Happy Memorial Day

Happy birthday wishes to Raluca Georgio, Alex Kim, Jenae' Rubin, Jennifer Gessner, Robert Moss, Mike LoCicero, Erik Novoa, Michelle Russamano, Lisa Berger and Jean MarkCerrone.

Music producer Henry Stone, born in the Bronx, turns 90 this week..... and he's still going strong. Best known for his work with KC & The Sunshine band, Anita Ward (Ring My Bell) and Peter Brown (Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me).

Lori Brizzi is excited to announce the return of the 2011 Hustle Congress, taking place over Labor day weekend. The "Pennsylvania Hotel" in NYC is the new home. Stay tuned for all the details.

"So You Think You Can Dance" is back. The two hour premier last week featured auditions in Atlanta. It displayed an enormous amount of young talent in all genres of dance. Expect to see some incredible B-Boy dancers move on to the finals. The show is broadcast on Thursday nights, on June 9th (8PM EST) the top 20 dancers from Las Vegas will be announced.

Central Jersey Dance Society will hold five outdoor dances at Hinds Plaza in Princeton, NJ, this summer. The dates are:; Friday; June 3; 7:30 - 9:30 - Cal Mix; Friday; June 10; 7:30 - 9:30 - Swing Mix (East and WCS) Friday; July 1; 7:30 - 9:30 - Salsa/Latin (Salsa; Merengue; Cha Cha; Bachata) Sunday; July 10; 6:30 - 8:30 - Tango; Dancing under the stars to great music. The event is free and open to the public. For more info see centraljerseydance.org; or call (609) 945-1883.

High five to Hines Ward and Kym Johnson as this seasons champions on DWTS. Hines danced away with the mirror ball trophy. Second place went to Kirstie Alley & Maksim Chmerkovskiy and third place was Chelsea Kane & Mark Ballas.

It's one of the most swinging events around, Desert City Swing takes place this fall Sept 9 - 11, at the Pointe Tapatio Hilton Resort, in Phoenix Arizona. This is one of the greatest cities in the USA. The staff includes the top swing dancers in the nation and has loads of competitions including: Jack & Jill's in all divisions and Strictly Swing A & B, Masters reservations call 1-800-947-9784, See more details below. Desertcityswing.com

Want to be entertained. Tune in to the new season of "America's Got Talent", May 31st, Tuesday night at 8PM EST on the NBC network for the sixth season. Who will win the million dollars?

Michael's Café, the Wednesday night dance party. No cover charge and free parking. Celebrating Robert Moss's birthday and a free hustle lesson at 8:30PM with Silvana Gallagher. DJ Mark spins all night - hustle, WCS and more.

Located on Street Road in Bensalem Pa. Next week's guest teacher is Brian Gallagher. Spread the word.

Make it a great week,
Ron

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Lisa Sparkles Dance Studio, come celebrate

The big one year anniversary party is scheduled for Friday, June 3rd featuring DJ Louis Del Prete. You don't want to miss this special event. This is where Long Island learns to dance. "Thank you to everyone for your support over this last year", expresses Lisa. The anniversary party kicks off at 7:30PM and goes till 11:30PM. Admission includes a 30 minute dance lesson, a great mix of Ballroom, Latin, Hustle & Swing music, a hot buffet, wine, & student performances. You can pre-register at the website LisaSparkles.com for only $15, or $20 the day of the event (cash only). The dance studio offers instruction in all styles of partner dancing, including Ballroom, Latin, Hustle and Swing. Whether you just want to learn a few basics or you want to learn to "Dance Like the Stars" they have a program that will best suite your needs. You can become a fan on facebook at facebook.com/LisaSparklesDanceStudio
Getting Married soon? Let Lisa help you make your special day even more memorable. "We have been assisting brides- to- be and their fiancés for over 10 years. Having your first dance at your wedding reception can be nerve-racking, we have numerous packages available to help you get started on the "right foot" . We also have extensive experience instructing brides and their dads in preparing for their Father/Daughter dance. It makes a great gift idea, and you will get to spend some quality time together", shares Lisa.
Lisa has been a certified Ballroom-dance instructor with the National Dance Council of America (NDCA) for the past 11 years and a Competing Professional for the last six years. She has taught dance to both couples and singles as well as children thru out NY & Connecticut. With a passion for dance and teaching she has worked at LUHI located in Brookville, teaching middle-school and high-school girls as stipulated by the girl's curriculum. A recognized Zumba teacher, Lisa was certified five years ago. More recently; she received her Masala Bhangra Dance Workout Certification. Both of these programs help both men and women become active in a fun way. Lisa is licensed to teach ZUMBA Basics, ZUMBA Gold, ZUMBAtomic, ZUMBA Toning & The Masala Bhangra Dance Workout.
In 2009, Lisa was recognized by the Cambridge Who's Who as an Honored Member. Cambridge is an exclusive membership organization that recognizes and empowers executives, professionals, and entrepreneurs all over the world. As an entrepreneur in the arts, she was also selected as a VIP member which is bestowed to only ten women and men a year in their industry. Lisa also offer Dance Fitness classes! The new craze in working out and getting fit is dancing... "We offer both ZUMBA and Masala Bhangra dance fitness and toning classes weekly to help you have fun and get in shape" explains Lisa. See the packages page for details on these high energy classes, and see what everyone is talking about.
Plan to be there for the fireworks and special one year anniversary, Friday, June 3rd featuring DJ Louis Del Prete.
Lisa Sparkles Dance Studio, 132 South Street, Oyster Bay, NY 11771
516-241-3179 Lisa "Sparkles" Paternoster
(516)241-3179 Visit her website at LisaSparkles.com

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The IHDA fourth Quarter Letter

Happy New Year to all IHDA members! No your calendar is not confused, April 1 marks the beginning of the IHDA new year. As we look forward to a new year of exciting moments for IHDA, it is also important to look back not only on the fourth quarter but the entire year.
The last twelve months have been extremely productive for IHDA. Some developments of the last year include: video demonstrations on the website, IHDA Imix, Pro/Am Guidelines and Am/Am Guidelines along wih Violation Procedures, the expansion of our Regional Representation and the addition of newly sanctioned events.
Now let us look at the last three months specifically. Many items that were put into place in the beginning of the year came to fruition in the fourth quarter. Before we discuss these accomplishments, I would like to thank the board and committees of IHDA for all of their work and dedication to this organization. This last year was great, but we are not done yet. There is still more work to be done! I look forward to the upcoming year and all that we have yet to do.
As mentioned above, the Am/Am Guidelines were released in the fall of 2010. At the start of the new competition season, beginning with Mad Jam and then continuing to IHSC, we saw these guidleines take effect. There have been resounding remarks from the amateurs stating how much clearer the competition process is now that the guidelines have been set in place. All dancers now know what level to enter in a competition and also what is required of them.
Next we released the IHDA recommended competitive music cds. These cds were created with music of various styles and tempos suggested for each competitive levels. The cds were distributed to all organizers of the IHDA sanctioned events and were used during the competition sessions at the events. The overall comments from the dancers about the music was remarkable. These cds will be updated every competitive season with the current music of the year being added to the selections.
Those of you who attended Mad Jam or IHSC, got a glimpse of the new IHDA banner hanging in the ballroom. The banner was designed with all of the events that are sanctioned in the calendar year posted on it. The banner will travel to each event and hang in the ballroom so that all dancers can see where the next sanctioned event will be held. This way dancers will know what event to attend next. Each event they attend help the dancers accumulate competition points for a chance to win the cash prize at the end of the year!
Our most recent announcement will be the focus of IHDA over the next year. Since we have spent a great deal of time structuring the competion aspects of the organization, it is now time to direct our attention to the social dancer. In that respect, IHDA released the Community Outreach Program in March. Through the Community Outreach Program, IHDA will reinvest the money from the members' registration fees back into the regional communities. In an effort to further educate and build the community, IHDA will send certified instructors into a community at the request of the regional representatives. We are very excited about this new program. We are already working with various regional reps to secure dates for regional workshop weekends. For a complete description of this new program, please visit the IHDA website.
IHDA continues to boom on the International scene. The number of hustle dancers growing in counties like Italy and Canada is staggering. Young dancers are taking hold of our dance and they cannot get enough of it. Very shortly, IHDA members can expect big announcements from the International scene!
Lastly, IHDA would like to recognize the recent exposure hustle is receiving due to the organization of the hustle flash mobs. While these flash mobs are not IHDA sponsored, we are very proud of the people organizing them and promoting this wonderful dance. IHDA would like to congratulate Joyce Szili, Jami Josephson and Erica Smith for all of their hard work and dedication in teaching the flash mob choreography and then organizing great venues in which to showcase their work.
So it is in looking back that we acknowledge our accomplishments, but also see how much there is still to do. IHDA currently has many irons in the fire. We will continue to keep the membership informed of our progress through email newsletters and these quarterly reports. We thank our membership for their continued support of our organization and this dance. I, along with the IHDA board look forward to another prosperous year.
Daniel McGee
IHDA President

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