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Happy Birthday wishes to  Donna Boyle,  Tommy "Oz" Osborn,  Dennis Harris  and Carl Free.

Our heart felt condolences go out to two dance familles in the Washington, DC area.  Ed Cagley passed away from cancer and Craig Hutchinson passed from cortico basilar ganglionic degeneration. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. See more on Craig, below, and his contributions to the dance world. 

The living legend and godfather of Adagio, Francois Szony, has his new website up and running.  http://francoisszony.spaces.live.com/default.aspx

If you love the hustle then check out the Hustle Dance Club of Philadelphia and South Jersey. Organized by "Disco" Donna Boyle,  visit her new site at http://www.Donnaboyle.com

Its a Stardust weekend....and not to late for you to joy the fun. See more details below and visit the website at  http://www.stardustdance.com 

Do you have a secret desire to dance with a cast member from Dancing With The Stars? Now you can, well, almost. Wii video games has now released an action game with cast members from multiple seasons. You can partner with Stacey Keibler, Mario Lopez, Cheryl Berke, Emmit Smith, Brian Fortuna plus many others. 

Pictures from Brian Gallagher's Halloween birthday party celebrated at Michael's Cafe, courtesy of Scott Michielli  http://share.shutterfly.com/action/slideshow?a=67b0de21b35539fac4f5&sid=8FYuW7Rw5ZxY&auto=1&idx=-1&m=1&d=1193970724247

Ballroom dance competitors Marek G'¡bor & Denisa Jancusova, have just opened their own dance studio. G & J Studios, 5 Jill ct, Building 14, Suite 15, Hillsborough, NJ 08844  -  908.892.0344 http://www.gandjstudios.com/aboutus.html

Get ready, next week starts the 6th Annual Readers Choice Awards, where you get to vote for your favorites.  Here are the winners from 2006
*** Favorite DJ - Johnny Ortiz
*** Favorite Female Dancer - Donna DeSimone
*** Favorite Male Dancer - Derrick Allen 
*** Favorite Dance Couple - Jamie Serna & Jerise Massone
*** Favorite Dance Couple (not hustle) - Robert & Nicola Royston
*** Favorite Female Instructor - Diane Nardone
*** Favorite Male Instructor - Arte Phillips
***Most Improved Dancer - Cathy Ricci
***Favorite All Time Dancer - Eddie Vega
***Person of the Year -  Gary Ulaner   

This weeks edition of DanceTalk is sponsored by The Big Easy coming to New Orleans. Read all about it below. http://www.bigeasydanceclassic.com/details.htm

Make it a great week,
Ron

The Big Easy

What do you get when you take a world dance champion, the king of New Orleans and put them under a mirror ball at the Big Easy.....you get one of the most eagerly awaited events of the year, the second annual Big Easy 2007. Hosts Katie Marlow and Keith Gussoni invite you to their Dance Classic November 29th thru December 2nd at the Double Tree Hotel on Canal Street in New Orleans. Your be located right at the center of all the action. The famous French Quarter and so much more. But, the Mardi Gras takes place inside as live bands, a Friday night Salsa Room, an all Star Saturday night show, New Orleans style buffet dinner and an incredible list of dance professionals and Deejays. The Big Easy includes dance competitions in Latin, Swing and Hustle dancing in all levels for novice, intermediate, advanced for professionals, amateurs and pro/ams.   
Last year at the premier, Kelvin Roche and Loriann Greenhouse won the prestigious Triple Threat Dance Challenge. Will they repeat?  
Co-organizer, Katie Marlow brings years of dance experience to the Big Easy. She hails from Florida with dance championship titles (with Billy Fajardo), which include the IDO World Cabaret Exhibition, IDO World Disco Hustle, US Open Cabaret, United States Hustle and NADC Cabaret titles. She has traveled the world performing, competing and teaching dance. She also oversees Dancesation a studio and entertainment production company. Add to this the energy of Keith "Mr New Orleans" Gussoni and you have all the ingredients for a weekend of excitement. Keith, a native of New Orleans, has been dancing for over 25 years. Trained in Jazz, Ballet, Adagio, Ballroom, Swing and Hustle, Keith holds numerous titles in Classic, Theater Arts, Cabaret, Just Hustle & Jack 'n Jills. Known for his bigger then life smile and dazzling baby blue eyes, Keith turned professional in 2002. Along with his partner/wife Celeste, Keith has taken first place honors in professional divisions and in Pro/AMs at the International Hustle & Salsa Competition, Disco America, New Orleans Dance Mardi Gras and World Hustle Dance Championship. He received the Top Male Instructor award at the 2003 World Hustle Dance Championships and was voted by the readers of DanceTalk as their favorite male dancer.
With less then a month to go, you can still book your room at the Doubletree at the special rate of only $109, ask for the Big Easy Dance Classic special rate. Call them at 1-504-581-1300. Please direct all your other questions to  (954) 358-0168,
Everyone's going, how about you?  For all the details, staff and more visit the website at http://www.hustleneworleans.com   You can register on line at: 
http://www.bigeasydanceclassic.com/details.htm

The Guy Nobody Wants to Dance With
This is a "how to guide"  in case you would like to be the guy, nobody wants to dance with. Courtesy of the Dance Primer. 

* Stare at your feet. Or, if you are dancing with someone wearing a low cut blouse - simply look down.
* Don't apologize, or even notice, when you throw you partner directly into another moving couple.
* Do your largest, flashiest, fanciest tricks as often as possible. If your follow doesn't do it well, make sure everyone knows she's the one who messed up.
* While dancing, scan the room for girls you'd rather be dancing with.
* Ensure your follow always does exactly what you want her to at all times. Use force when necessary. Realize it's her fault if she gets hurt, 'cause she just not following right.
* Teach your partners how they should be dancing. Don't forget to be giving constant feedback.
* Ensure everyone knows that you know you are the best dancer in the room. When sitting on the sidelines, make sure you talk about how terrible the DJ is, what a bad job the organizers are doing, and how nobody in this town is any good at dancing.
* Be highly selective about who you'll dance with: young hot single girls, or only the best follow in town.
* Offer free lessons to the newest girls, to ensure some alone time with them, and then make sure they know you're interested in more than just dancing with them.
* Only smile if your partner is up to your high standard, which, unless she's going out with you, nobody in this town really is.

Craig Hutchinson - RIP

Craig R. Hutchinson, D.C.'s original Swing Daddy, founder and former director of the Potomac Swing Dance Club based in the Washington, D.C. area taught, did social exhibitions, competitive ballroom, night club dancing and swing for over 48 years (from 1954 to 2002). The PSDC was formed in 1985 to preserve and promote all forms of swing in the D.C. area. Craig is a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who holds a Mineral Engineer-Mathematics degree from the Colorado School of Mines and a MA degree in Mathematics from the University of Arizona. He formed the United States Military Academy Swing Dance Club at West Point, NY in 1975 and wrote a West Coast Swing Syllabus for its use. He is the author of Swing Dancer, a Swing Dancers Manual and has written over 30 articles on Swing dancing. He is also the editor of the Swing Dancer Newsletter.
Craig Hutchinson has produced four Swing dance instruction video tapes and has held numerous positions in various dance organizations over the years: Founder and director of the Potomac Swing Dance Club, Inc. (PSDC), which is a charter member of the United States Swing Dance Council (USSDC); Director of the VA State Open Swing Dance Championships; Secretary for the National Association of Swing Dance Events; Librarian/Archivist for the American Go Association; Judge at the US Open Swing Dance Championships; Judge at the NASDE Swing Dance Championships; and West Coast Swing choreographer and coach for The Boothill Dancers, a team which consistently wins first place in Country Western AA Division competitions.
Craig married his long-time dance partner, Lucy Renzi, and they currently reside in Falls Church, Virginia. Highlighting their own unique style of West Coast Swing, they have been constant promoters of Swing dance in the Washington, DC area and across the U.S. In addition to writing articles or dancing he has earned these awards.
1985 & 1986 - National Swing Dance Champion
1993 - National Swing Dance Hall of Fame Inductee
1990's -Judged competitions on the NASDE dance circuit
1994 - Swing Fling Heritage Award Recipient
1996 - National Living Legends Inductee

DanceTalk * 11-6-07

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Happy Birthday wishes to  Donna Boyle,  Tommy "Oz" Osborn,  Dennis Harris  and Carl Free.

Our heart felt condolences go out to two dance familles in the Washington, DC area.  Ed Cagley passed away from cancer and Craig Hutchinson passed from cortico basilar ganglionic degeneration. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. See more on Craig, below, and his contributions to the dance world. 

The living legend and godfather of Adagio, Francois Szony, has his new website up and running.  http://francoisszony.spaces.live.com/default.aspx

If you love the hustle then check out the Hustle Dance Club of Philadelphia and South Jersey. Organized by "Disco" Donna Boyle,  visit her new site at http://www.Donnaboyle.com

Its a Stardust weekend....and not to late for you to joy the fun. See more details below and visit the website at  http://www.stardustdance.com 

Do you have a secret desire to dance with a cast member from Dancing With The Stars? Now you can, well, almost. Wii video games has now released an action game with cast members from multiple seasons. You can partner with Stacey Keibler, Mario Lopez, Cheryl Berke, Emmit Smith, Brian Fortuna plus many others. 

Pictures from Brian Gallagher's Halloween birthday party celebrated at Michael's Cafe, courtesy of Scott Michielli  http://share.shutterfly.com/action/slideshow?a=67b0de21b35539fac4f5&sid=8FYuW7Rw5ZxY&auto=1&idx=-1&m=1&d=1193970724247

Ballroom dance competitors Marek G'¡bor & Denisa Jancusova, have just opened their own dance studio. G & J Studios, 5 Jill ct, Building 14, Suite 15, Hillsborough, NJ 08844  -  908.892.0344 http://www.gandjstudios.com/aboutus.html

Get ready, next week starts the 6th Annual Readers Choice Awards, where you get to vote for your favorites.  Here are the winners from 2006
*** Favorite DJ - Johnny Ortiz
*** Favorite Female Dancer - Donna DeSimone
*** Favorite Male Dancer - Derrick Allen 
*** Favorite Dance Couple - Jamie Serna & Jerise Massone
*** Favorite Dance Couple (not hustle) - Robert & Nicola Royston
*** Favorite Female Instructor - Diane Nardone
*** Favorite Male Instructor - Arte Phillips
***Most Improved Dancer - Cathy Ricci
***Favorite All Time Dancer - Eddie Vega
***Person of the Year -  Gary Ulaner   

This weeks edition of DanceTalk is sponsored by The Big Easy coming to New Orleans. Read all about it below. http://www.bigeasydanceclassic.com/details.htm

Make it a great week,
Ron

The Big Easy

What do you get when you take a world dance champion, the king of New Orleans and put them under a mirror ball at the Big Easy.....you get one of the most eagerly awaited events of the year, the second annual Big Easy 2007. Hosts Katie Marlow and Keith Gussoni invite you to their Dance Classic November 29th thru December 2nd at the Double Tree Hotel on Canal Street in New Orleans. Your be located right at the center of all the action. The famous French Quarter and so much more. But, the Mardi Gras takes place inside as live bands, a Friday night Salsa Room, an all Star Saturday night show, New Orleans style buffet dinner and an incredible list of dance professionals and Deejays. The Big Easy includes dance competitions in Latin, Swing and Hustle dancing in all levels for novice, intermediate, advanced for professionals, amateurs and pro/ams.   
Last year at the premier, Kelvin Roche and Loriann Greenhouse won the prestigious Triple Threat Dance Challenge. Will they repeat?  
Co-organizer, Katie Marlow brings years of dance experience to the Big Easy. She hails from Florida with dance championship titles (with Billy Fajardo), which include the IDO World Cabaret Exhibition, IDO World Disco Hustle, US Open Cabaret, United States Hustle and NADC Cabaret titles. She has traveled the world performing, competing and teaching dance. She also oversees Dancesation a studio and entertainment production company. Add to this the energy of Keith "Mr New Orleans" Gussoni and you have all the ingredients for a weekend of excitement. Keith, a native of New Orleans, has been dancing for over 25 years. Trained in Jazz, Ballet, Adagio, Ballroom, Swing and Hustle, Keith holds numerous titles in Classic, Theater Arts, Cabaret, Just Hustle & Jack 'n Jills. Known for his bigger then life smile and dazzling baby blue eyes, Keith turned professional in 2002. Along with his partner/wife Celeste, Keith has taken first place honors in professional divisions and in Pro/AMs at the International Hustle & Salsa Competition, Disco America, New Orleans Dance Mardi Gras and World Hustle Dance Championship. He received the Top Male Instructor award at the 2003 World Hustle Dance Championships and was voted by the readers of DanceTalk as their favorite male dancer.
With less then a month to go, you can still book your room at the Doubletree at the special rate of only $109, ask for the Big Easy Dance Classic special rate. Call them at 1-504-581-1300. Please direct all your other questions to  (954) 358-0168,
Everyone's going, how about you?  For all the details, staff and more visit the website at http://www.hustleneworleans.com   You can register on line at: 
http://www.bigeasydanceclassic.com/details.htm

The Guy Nobody Wants to Dance With
This is a "how to guide"  in case you would like to be the guy, nobody wants to dance with. Courtesy of the Dance Primer. 

* Stare at your feet. Or, if you are dancing with someone wearing a low cut blouse - simply look down.
* Don't apologize, or even notice, when you throw you partner directly into another moving couple.
* Do your largest, flashiest, fanciest tricks as often as possible. If your follow doesn't do it well, make sure everyone knows she's the one who messed up.
* While dancing, scan the room for girls you'd rather be dancing with.
* Ensure your follow always does exactly what you want her to at all times. Use force when necessary. Realize it's her fault if she gets hurt, 'cause she just not following right.
* Teach your partners how they should be dancing. Don't forget to be giving constant feedback.
* Ensure everyone knows that you know you are the best dancer in the room. When sitting on the sidelines, make sure you talk about how terrible the DJ is, what a bad job the organizers are doing, and how nobody in this town is any good at dancing.
* Be highly selective about who you'll dance with: young hot single girls, or only the best follow in town.
* Offer free lessons to the newest girls, to ensure some alone time with them, and then make sure they know you're interested in more than just dancing with them.
* Only smile if your partner is up to your high standard, which, unless she's going out with you, nobody in this town really is.

Craig Hutchinson - RIP

Craig R. Hutchinson, D.C.'s original Swing Daddy, founder and former director of the Potomac Swing Dance Club based in the Washington, D.C. area taught, did social exhibitions, competitive ballroom, night club dancing and swing for over 48 years (from 1954 to 2002). The PSDC was formed in 1985 to preserve and promote all forms of swing in the D.C. area. Craig is a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who holds a Mineral Engineer-Mathematics degree from the Colorado School of Mines and a MA degree in Mathematics from the University of Arizona. He formed the United States Military Academy Swing Dance Club at West Point, NY in 1975 and wrote a West Coast Swing Syllabus for its use. He is the author of Swing Dancer, a Swing Dancers Manual and has written over 30 articles on Swing dancing. He is also the editor of the Swing Dancer Newsletter.
Craig Hutchinson has produced four Swing dance instruction video tapes and has held numerous positions in various dance organizations over the years: Founder and director of the Potomac Swing Dance Club, Inc. (PSDC), which is a charter member of the United States Swing Dance Council (USSDC); Director of the VA State Open Swing Dance Championships; Secretary for the National Association of Swing Dance Events; Librarian/Archivist for the American Go Association; Judge at the US Open Swing Dance Championships; Judge at the NASDE Swing Dance Championships; and West Coast Swing choreographer and coach for The Boothill Dancers, a team which consistently wins first place in Country Western AA Division competitions.
Craig married his long-time dance partner, Lucy Renzi, and they currently reside in Falls Church, Virginia. Highlighting their own unique style of West Coast Swing, they have been constant promoters of Swing dance in the Washington, DC area and across the U.S. In addition to writing articles or dancing he has earned these awards.
1985 & 1986 - National Swing Dance Champion
1993 - National Swing Dance Hall of Fame Inductee
1990's -Judged competitions on the NASDE dance circuit
1994 - Swing Fling Heritage Award Recipient
1996 - National Living Legends Inductee

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