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Ultimate Dance Zone Newsletter		Aug 5 - 2008

Greetings!

This Weeks Highlights

--- THANK YOU ALL- Karen & I want to thank everyone who supported us this past weekend for our 7th year anniversary - and of course all those that has come to our dances for the last 7 years. Our Anniversary went Great - As for the show we had Diego & Ana who did 2 of their brilliant Tango #'s with Karen & I doing one of our New Salsa numbers with a Twist ; - )

--- Sun (8/10) Karen's Awesome Ladies Styling- 11:30am - 1pm - 320 Smith St - Farmingdale

--- Karen & I want to thank Diane Nardone for running a great event @ World Hustle it was a pleasure to be involved.

Video Gems - Did You See ?
------ Diego & Ana, Fred, on2, Max & Annie, Lindy ----
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-----------Keep on Dancing - Mark & Karen

PS - Always Call to Check on events - usual disclaimer

This Week

	--- Aug 10, Sun Karen's Awesome Sexy Latin Styling - Farmingdale Ron's Dance Talk - 8-5-08 ------ Rambling Thoughts in the Zone .... Dance Calendar - Long Island / New York ------ Video Gems --- Diego & Ana, Fred, on2, Max & Annie, Lindy ---- Ron's Dance Calendar - National & Tri - State ------ Spotlight - Jenny Costa + Lori's Hustle Congress Free weekly iTunes song ------

Ron's Dance Talk - 8-5-08 ------

Happy birthday wishes to Marie Izzo, Keith Gussoni, Paul Meringola, Lana May, Luis Rosa, Tony Tanelli, Lauren Gleason, Hae Zang, Sandy Horne and Brandon Bess.

Our heart felt condolences go out to Elise Alvarado on the loss of her mother. Please keep Elisa and her family in your thoughts and prayers.

He's a daddy, DJ Noel Colon has a baby girl " Lucy" she was born last week, she weighs 8lb 10oz. Congratulations to Noel and Miriam.

In 1972, this DJ/dancer hustled over to the Joe Franklin TV show to audition along with dance pioneer Jeff Shelley. Enjoy below, the Spotlight feature which covers her illustrious career from the past to present.

Dance Champion Tiffany Brown has become engaged to be married. We wish her and Rob only the best for their future together.

Looking for the best new dance music, here is the CD for you. DJ Fancy has his summer compilation, with the newest dance songs, all on one CD. For only $15.00 (includes shipping) your get remixes including "Closer", "When I Grow Up", "Leavin", "Pocketful Of Sunshine", "Break The Dawn", "Fall", "Damaged" and many others. Write to DJ Fancy at sparda3636@yahoo.com to order.

Great images from Susan Hiser and Danielle Odhner's birthday parties are now posted, courtesy of Fred, Visit http://whatsnew.fredf.fotki.com/

A dance benefit is being planned to benefit the Rockland County Hospice. A one day event combining open dancing, group lessons, dance show and competitions. Needed: Dancers to perform, Competitors, Judges, MC's, DJ's........the tentative date is October 19, 2008. Contact catchthelight@hotmail.com

The Hustle Hall Of Fame has added lots of new photos and members. You can nominated new dancers as well. Visit the site at http://www.hustlehalloffame.com

Congratulations to Debra Lynn on her first Miami Dance Magic event. Here are the winners of the triple threat that took place. 1st Shay Dixon & Michelle Dixon, 2nd Nino DiGiulio & Dawn Lara, 3rd Michael Kielbasa & Jennifer Lyons, 4th Keith & Celeste Gussoni, 5th Aaron Frier & Vanessa Sampson. Save the date for next year, July 16-19th, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Miami.

This past weekend Mark & Karen ( http://www.UltimateDanceZone.com ) celebrated their 7th Year of running dances on Long Island. It was an energetic, packed & exciting evening. The show starred Argentine Specialists Ana & Diego, then the crowd was entertained with comedy, magic & a Salsa Shine Routine by Mark & Karen and Ana & Diego. Their next event will be Aug 10, Karen's Awesome Ladies Styling in Farmingdale - http://www.mjames.org/awesomestyle.html - Mark & Karen want to thank all their supporters for the last seven years.

Philadelphia Magazine named the Society Hill Dance Academy their "2008 Best of Philly" winner for Best Ballroom Dance Lessons. Congratz to Shana and her staff.

This weeks edition of DanceTalk is sponsored by the NY Hustle Congress taking place Labor day weekend, read all the details below. http://www.nyhustlecongress.com

Make it a great week,
Ron

- Spotlight Jenny Costa - NY Hustle Congress -

Rambling Thoughts in the Zone ....

"An inferiority complex would be a blessing.
If only the right people"
Had it"
--Alan Reed

Dance Calendar - Long Island / New York ------

Aug 6 - Wed --- DANCE - Matty T's every Wed for West Coast Swing. Open dancing at 7PM - 631 979-0713

Wed- --- Groups - George Maderski - Metro Dance - Westbury - East Coast Swing -- 9 pm - Please call first - http://www.madhotdancing.com/

Wed --- Groups - Innovative Fitness - inter salsa - 7pm -- advance salsa 8pm - www.innovativedancesport.com

Aug 7- Thurs --- DANCE - Louis Del Prete - Latin, Hustle, WCS - Mirelle's (516) 819-9016 7:30- 11:30 $14

Aug 8- Fri--- DANCE - Louis Del Prete - Latin, Hustle, WCS - VFW - Deer Park (516) 819-9016 7:30- 11:30 $14

Fri - --- Groups - George Maderski - Metro Dance - Westbury - Fox Trot @ 8 - Waltz @ 9 Please call first - http://www.madhotdancing.com/

Aug 10, Sun - Karen's Sexy Latin Styling - Karen Lupo - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm - 320 Smith St - Infinity Fitness - Farmingdale - CLICK HERE FOR MORE
Learn AWESOME moves and TECHNIQUES that will DISPLAY yourself with CLASS AND STYLE!!
- Info - Call 516-835-9996 -$15 - class for 1&half hrs
- Sign in Starts @ 11:15 - Call about Hustle DVD for Sale - 30 moves for $35

Aug 11 - Mon - August's Groups - dance

wk 2 of 4 - Mark James Instructor - $32 for month/class - $11 per class
102 E Main St, Bay Shore, LI, NY - Mon - Group Classes
- 7 - West Coast Swing & American Tango - Adv Beg/Int'm
- 8 - Street Salsa - Int'm - 20 min Salsa Shine Warm- up + Patterns - - Bay Shore
- Singles & Couples Welcome
- No Partner Needed - Call 516- 835-9996 - http://www.mjames.org/groups.html

Aug 12 - Tues --- DANCE - Latin, WCS, Hustle Dance Mix by DJ CODY- 56th Fighter Group Restaurant at Republic Airport www.lidance.org/salsa.html/

Tues --- DANCE - Hustle - IBBG Hustle

Future Zone Events

Aug 17 - Sun - NEW PLACE - HUSTLE WORKSHOP - Mark James & Karen Lupo
- 1 - 4:45 pm - INFINITY GYM - 320 Smith - Farmingdale LI, NY- off 110
- CLICK HERE TO GO TO WORKSHOP - * 1 to 2 Brand New You asked for it - You got it - Newbie/ First Timers Starter Course - Basic Hustle - * 2 to 3 Int Hustle - Core Basics to Spins - * 3 to 4 Int/Adv Hustle - Something New & Dance able for All - * 4 to 4:45 Practice Session General Dancing - Mark & Karen, the 2 Instructors - will walk around answer questions - You can even Video the Review - Making Sure You Got It !! - Cost $10 for Beginner Class - $12 per class - Best Deal 2 Classes for $20 - Sign in Starts @ 12:40 - Singles & Couples Welcome - Call about DVD for Sale - 30 moves for $35

Sept 6, Sat - Wantagh - DANCE @ The Dance Zone DANCE Enjoy an evening of Latin Ballroom - Hustle
dance

WCS Dance music
with Mark James & Karen Lupo
- + Show - New Look - Larger Floor + Fruit & Veggie Platters- Beautiful Wantagh Jewish Center - 8:30 - 12:30 am
- 3710 Woodbine Ave Long Island
- (516) 835-9996 for directions
- $14p/p - www.mjames.org/zone.html

Complete Calendar @ ----------------

Video Gems --- Diego & Ana, Fred, on2, Max & Annie, Lindy ----

Enjoy

--- Diego & Ana, Fred, on2, Max & Annie, Lindy ----

Weekly Video Player @ Bottom - updated Wednesday

Ron's Dance Calendar - National & Tri - State ------

Click Below to Go to Ron's Dance Talk & Calendar

---------------- Ron's Complete Calendar----------------
----------------National Events & Tri--State for the Year----------------

Spotlight - Jenny Costa + Lori's Hustle Congress

"Spotlight"
Jenny Costa
Music has been refereed to as the universal language. The right song can touch your inner soul, regardless of your age, sex - socioeconomic background. Music can raise your spirits and bring hope to a potentially plight. Jenny Costa could relate to all these situations.....music is her life.
When Jenny turned 11 years old, she experienced a fascinating new dance. She was captivated. For the past few years she had been studying classical dances - tap, ballet and jazz, but this was different. Jenny Costa really connected with the music and partner dancing, this was the hustle.
"Gerry taught me some basic steps and I picked up the rest by watching people dance" explains Jenny. Still a preteen, Jenny developed a deep rooted connection for the hustle as well as the music that moved her. The youngest of four girls, Jenny was born and raised in New York City. Her father was an orchestra musician which had a profound impact on her fascination with music. At this young age, this ambitious young lady became an avid collector of vinyl records, which included Latin, disco and R&B classics.  Like most kids her age, she began to attend teen, church and school dances, to practice her new found love, the hustle. "Gerry and her partner were awesome. That's how I learned by watching her and her partner practice at my friend's house," recalls Jenny. As the dance bug continued to grow internally, so did her love for the music all around her. By the age of just 12, Jenny was already DJing. She was so enriched by the sound that she was compelled to express her love by playing and mixing the music. She understood that selecting the right song could make - brake that pinnacle point in a movie, that romantic moment - a critical dance routine. At the time, very few women embraced DJing - were able to break thru this male dominated craft. All along, she continued to develop her dance skills and seek out dance partners. "My hustle dance partner, Henry was about 6 feet tall and could do one arm lifts with me, holding me straight over his head", explains Jenny. Their dancing went beyond the traditional steps and patterns, they would execute difficult moves like death drops, dips and various types of sweeps. "My dance partner Eddie was my Latin dance partner. Along with my friend Sandy, we performed dance routines for a Latin band back in the late seventies", shares Jenny. With her partner Eddie, they won many dance competitions, including a round trip to Puerto Rico.  All along, Jenny was living a multi faceted life, channeling her artistic energy not only for dancing but for "spinning" the music. She was already making a name for herself and was highly regarded for both her dancing and DJing skills. Jenny was popping up on everyones radar. At just 16 years old, with such tenacity, Jenny mixed music for the original WKTU FM radio station in New York City. Simultaneously, she was being recruited to teach all types of ballroom dancing. Jeff and Jack Shelley approached her at a club in Queens, NY, after she had won a big hustle contest. The Shelley brothers were innovators and the originators of the first chain of dance studios dedicated to teaching the hustle.  "They had asked me if I would be interested in helping them break down the hustle so they could teach it at their studio in Queens," details Jenny, " in exchange they would teach me ballroom so I could teach that as well."
Under the direction of the popular Shelly brothers, Jenny began teaching at Dale Dance Studios, The Metropolitan Dance Club, that was located at 87-20 Parsons Blvd. in Jamaica, NY and at the New York Hustle Studio, that was located on Roosevelt Ave. in Flushing. She was able to take multi tasking to a new level, as she attended school full time and managed dual careers, all at once. " It was a win win situation until I started DJing which conflicted with my dancing, I had to eventually bow out of dancing for my DJ career" explains Jenny.  "I must admit, dancing was always my first love, but the love of seeing so many dance to the music that I mixed together was so much more gratifying for me", shares Jenny.
Jenny made a critical decision to hang up her dance shoes and take a position behind the scenes as opposed to being front and center dancing. With such a diverse love of music, Jenny has amassed a wide spectrum of collectibles in all forms of music including her favorite artists:  Andre Bocelli, James Brown,
P. Diddy, Luther Vandross, Whitney Houston and the late - Barry White. "I always felt that dancing gave me the edge in DJing because I could always feel myself out on the dance floor and know what music and mixes made me want to dance", explains Jenny. There at their beginning, Jenny has received platinum albums for her help as a billboard reporter in promoting artists such as Madonna, Jody Watley and Expose. Jenny's hard work and ultimate success has made her a well sought after DJ/mixologist. Her career has given her the opportunity to meet some of the most influential people in the field of entertainment as well as work in Europe, the Caribbean and various states through out the USA. Today, Jenny still adores the music that she grew up with as well as salsa. She still is in love with her craft, and has been working since 1997 at the number one radio station in the country, WKTU in NYC.  Her dedication and talent has not gone by unnoticed as she recently made radio industry history by becoming the first ever to win the New York Metro A.I.R. Award for Best Mix Show DJ. New York Governor George Pataki and Sean Puffy Combs were among the honored presenters and guest speakers at the awards dinner. She was commissioned by WKTU to do a midnight mix of current dance music on Diane Prior's "Ladies On the Turntable's Show", along with the Saturday Night Dance Factory, Midday Mix shows along with special event mix shows. Jenny can also be heard on Satellite radio, XM Chrome. As a young girl growing up in NY, Jenny became entranced in the hustle. She went on to excel in the dance and would later teach others. Today, she continues to share her passion for dancing and the music that inspires us all. She will be the featured DJ at the 2008 NY Hustle Congress hosted by Lori Brizzi this Labor Day weekend.

New York Hustle Congress 2008

Get ready New York, its the end of the summer dance spectacular. This is the third leg of the triple crown of hustle, this is the New York Hustle Congress. One of the premier dance competitions returns to the birth place of the hustle, NYC. Your host, Lori Brizzi, says Good - bye to summer in grand tradition. The Congress kicks off August 28 - Sept 1st, and will feature a Saturday night party like you've never seen. Headlined by the incomparable Grammy nominated singing group, the Trammps, it will be twice as nice, as Lori has the number one Female DJ in the country on board. Mega Super Mixer DJ Jenny Costa is this years special DJ. Direct from radio station WKTU, Jenny will be playing the hottest classics and fresh tunes as well. The event will also feature West Coast Swing, along with Competitions in Pro-AM Hustle, Latin, WCS, Amateur & Pro Strictly Swing, Just Hustle, Classic Hustle, Theater Arts Hustle and Jack and Jills.
Lori is no stranger to hustle dancing. With years of teaching, competing and performing, Lori hosts some of the biggest dance parties in the tri state area. Her "Hustle Millennium" dance socials are legendary. Lori is having the year of her life as she was voted, by thousands of DanceTalk readers, "Person Of The Year" and was just honored with the prestigious "Christopher M. Nardone Award" (for her spirit and caring) at this years World Hustle Dance Championships.
Lori continues to make things happen as she has assembled a weekend of non stop dancing.
The Saturday night party features the artists that had the hit song from "Saturday Night Fever." The Trammps bring the Philly sound to NY, featuring Earl Young. They will be performing their hits. Their discography is endless, with some of the finest dance songs that include, " Zing Goes the Strings of My Heart," " Disco Party," "Where the Happy People Go," their monster hit from 1977 - "Disco Inferno," "Love Epidemic," "Hold Back the Night," "The Night the Lights Went Out"..... You don't want to miss this.
The 4th annual Hustle Congress brings dancers from all over the country together for the Labor dance weekend. Say good bye to summer as we dance the nights away.
There will be an exciting Salsa party with DJ Henry Knowles. Terrific workshops, social dancing and competitions with a great staff: Arte Phillips, Henry Knowles, Billy Fajardo & Katie Marlow, Bobbi Petri, Brian Gallagher, Derrick Allen, Diane Nardone, Donna Boyle, Donna DeSimone, Eddie Simon, Erik Novoa, Jenny Costa, Hazel & Tybaldt Ulrich, Jeff Sandler, Kim Vanaman, Lisa Nunziella, Lisa & Christopher Joe Schaupp, Loriann Greenhouse, Billy Marti, Mark James & Karen Lupo, Jami Josephson, Joyce Szilli, Paul Pellicoro, Robert Vance, Silvana Gallagher, Bobby Morales, Nelson "Paradise" Roman, Kelvin Roche, Ron Bess, Johnny O, Raul Santiago, Sergia Anderson, Robert Vance, Maria Torres, Herb Martin, NY Hilton Hotel 1335 Avenue of the America (1-800Hiltons). Don't miss this exciting weekend of dance. For all the details, staff and more, visit the website at http://www.nyhustlecongress.com For more details visit the website and - contact Lori at (516) 728 - 6101 e mail - Loribrizzi@aol.com

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--- Aug 10, Sun
Karen's Awesome Sexy Latin Styling
- Farmingdale

Karen's Awesome Sexy Latin Styling - Aug 10 - Sunday - Farmingdale Learn AWESOME moves and TECHNIQUES that will DISPLAY yourself with CLASS AND STYLE!!

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