World Line Dance Newsletter Thursday 8/31 PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE
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PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE. TODAY!
Thursday 8/31
HOW TO VOTE IN THE WEEKLY SURVEY: List up to 8 of your favorites and email to me at tka...@aol.com before 6 PM Sunday.
Thanks for taking a moment to vote AND I HOPE SOME OF YOU WHO AREN'T VOTING WILL DO SO THIS WEEK -- to those of you who vote faithfully THANK YOU!!
NOTE FROM ME: If you won, placed, or entered a dance in the USLDCC Competition at Hotlanta and would like me to post your videos with sheets in the newsletter and on the WLDN Group on Facebook, please send them to me in this format:
Name of Dance, Choreographer, Winning qualifying place
Link to the dance with sheet
Send to me at tka...@aol.com
If you didn't qualify but entered, I will also post those. There have been quite a few dances that maybe didn't qualify but went on to do very well but if people don't have a sheet WITH A VIDEO, I'm afraid they don't get looked at. My advice for the next time you enter is to have the sheet and video ready to go the day you enter so it can be posted. You have about a two-minute time frame to get your dances noticed and you might as well take advantage of it.
Congratulations to the winners and congratulations to everyone who enters for just DOING IT! I know it's a lot of work but what a great opportunity and what a great learning curve for aspiring choreographers. There were some really good dances so I hope I get to share them with everyone.
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Here is the DIRECT link to the 2017 Hotlanta Line Dance Jam playlists on PDF:
Dances Played ALL THREE NIGHTS in MAIN Ballroom: Ain’t Misbehavin’, Askin’ Questions, Blessed, Boom Pow, Clap Snap, Crash, Give Me the Beat, Handclap, Helium, High On Loving You (HOLY), Holdin’ Me Back, I Don’t Mind, Lady In Red, Let It Out, Levels, Make It Shake, More Dessert, Mr Put It Down, Off The Chain, Oops Baby, Pieces, Pink Champagne, Power Mix, Run Me Like A River, Serious Love, Shady, Shape Of You/The Shape Of You, She Used To Be Mine, Slowly Gently Softly (SGS), So Just Dance Dance Dance/Sunshine In My Pocket, Somewhere With You, Stomp Your Feet, Straight To The Castle, Strip It Down, Sugar Honey I.T., Take Me To the River, Tick Tick Boom, Trespassing, Whip It.
Dances from Carol’s August 20th Survey with at least 10 votes or more were played in open:
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SUBJECT: Early registration prices cutoff
FROM: Doug and Jackie Miranda, Event Directors Vegas Dance Explosion
The early bird registration cutoff is Friday, September 1st! You can still get your registration postmarked before September 1 and take advantage of the early registration prices before they go up or register on line before September 1st at www.djdancing.com! Register now and join us for the "LARGEST" Line Dance Event in North America, the Vegas Dance Explosion, November 7-12, 2017 at The Westgate Resort and Casino (formerly the Las Vegas Hilton). That's 6 days of workshops and 6 nights of evening dances!
If you haven't already booked your room at the Westgate, please make sure to do so soon! Rooms are almost sold out! We have reserved a room block to accommodate our dancers at special room rates we have negotiated just for you for this event. All Premium Rooms are $65 (plus tax, Sunday-Thursday) and $89 (plus tax Friday and Saturday). There is NO RESORT FEE! Make sure to mention the Vegas Dance Explosion or Group Code SVDE7R. Upgrades to Signature and Signature Concierge Rooms are also available.
Call 1-800-732-7117 or 1-702-732-5111.
Our current list of Instructors and Choreographers include:
INTERNATIONAL INSTRUCTORS:
Jonas Dahlgren – Sweden
Rob Fowler – England
Maddison Glover – Australia
Jo & John Kinser – England
Rebecca Lee – Malaysia
Shane McKeever – Ireland
Peter Metelnick – England
Guillaume Richard – France
Raymond Sarlemijn – Netherlands
Philip Sobrielo – Singapore
Daniel Trepat – Netherlands
Roy Verdonk – Netherlands
Ivonne Verhagen – Netherlands
AMERICAN INSTRUCTORS:
Michael Barr – California
Joanne Brady – Delaware
Michele Burton – California
Will Craig – North Carolina
Amy Glass – Oregon
Doug & Jackie Miranda – Tennessee
Kat Painter – California
Brenda Shatto – California
Jo Thompson-Syzmanski – Colorado
Trevor Andrew Thornton – Florida
Ira Weisburd – Florida
NEW THIS YEAR:
West Coast Swing Award Winning Dancer/Instructor John Lindo - New Jersey
2016 CHOREOGRAPHY WINNERS:
Susan Dodge
Sue Demitropoulos
Wendy Johansson
YOUR DJs:
Michael Diven
Louie St. George
John Growler
Mary Kaye Johnson
JP Potter
At the Vegas Dance Explosion, you will enjoy:
*Repeat Workshops
*Large Ballrooms with Wooden Dance Floors
*Dedicated Ballroom for Beginner Dancers
*Workshops for all Levels
*Special Couples Workshops
*West Coast Swing Workshops (Private lessons available)
*NTA (National Teacher's Association) Certification Classes with Kelly Gellette
*Line Dance Lobby with open dancing all day
*6 Days and Nights of Line Dance FUN
*Evening Dance Parties
*Daily Special Technique Workshops
*New Line Dance Choreography Competition (Thu-Sat)
*Sunday Morning Line Dance Praise and Worship
*Discount Tickets to Shows
*Slot Tournament
Also NEW this year : NTA (National Teacher's Association) Dance Fundamental Classes:
- Level I class taught by Kelly Gellette. This class introduces proper foot positions, how to use the feet correctly and safe body mechanics for simple dance moves. The NTA is an International organization that offers personal training and coaching for dancers, incorporating many dance styles. The NTA makes learning to dance easier by knowing the basic dance fundamentals every dancer needs. It is a great starting point for new dancers as well as for those who may have been dancing longer and want to improve their knowledge of dance.
The event officially starts Tuesday, November 7th. We will also be providing Technique Workshops from many of our All Star line up of Instructors and Choreographers. In addition, one of our ball rooms will be dedicated to teaches of Classic Dances. Registration will begin at noon; Beginner, Intermediate, Specialty Technique Workshops and Classic Dance workshops will begin at 1 pm on Tuesday. Workshops will begin at 10 ameveryday after that. We will also have a "Welcome to Vegas" evening dance beginning at 8:00 pm.
Register for a "Fast Pass" - limited to the first 200 people who purchase this pass in addition to their regular Gold or Platinum Pass! Fast Pass will allow those dancers early entry to our designated "Evening Show" ball room before other dancers. Our "Evening Show" ball room will have stadium seating to accommodate all 1500 dancers.
Please Note: Fast Pass holders WILL NOT be permitted to save seats for anyone! We will have 2 doors to our ball room which will open simultaneously allowing Fast Pass Dancers first entry. All evening shows and performances will begin at 8:30 pm.
There will be a total of 5 different ballrooms running simultaneously during the day, with open dancing being offered throughout the day in our Line Dance Lobby! Workshops will be repeated during the course of the event in order to allow you to catch a workshop you might have missed or to reinforce the lesson you may have already taken. One of our ballrooms will be solely dedicated to Beginner thru High Beginner Dances. That same ballroom will be designated each evening as our Beginner Dance Ballroom.
For added fun and excitement we will have "theme nights" for our evening dances! It is not mandatory for you to dress in costume but it sure is alot of fun!! Be as creative as you want!! Keep in mind that there will be loads of sales of Halloween costumes after October 31st!
THURSDAY Night - Back by popular demand: INTERNATIONAL NIGHT: Show your pride for your heritage by dressing in a style typical to the country of your origin! Be part of the International Parade and see how many countries and States are represented!
SATURDAY Night - It's a " Halloween Bash" - one big costume party... let your imagination run wild and be who or whatever you want to be...
SUNDAY Night - "Dress White at Night Gala" - An all white attire evening!
FLASH MOB - We have FILLED the Riviera Hotel lobby and the Westgate lobbies with our flash mobs! We aim to fill the Westgate lobby again! We are currently taking your suggestions for dances - please email them to us at Bona...@aol.com. We will have workshops scheduled for this dances so that everyone can participate!
SUNDAY MORNING - LINE DANCE PRAISE AND WORSHIP - A wonderful way to start your morning on the last day of the event, giving thanks and praising Him through scripture and DANCE!
ADDITIONAL INFO ABOUT OUR HOST HOTEL, THE WESTGATE RESORT AND CASINO:
There will be NO Resort Fee added to all rooms booked through our Vegas Dance Explosion (VDE) Room Block. FREE PARKING!
There will be NO additional charge for Wi-fi for registered VDE dancers.We have secured immense ballroom space for all workshops which will allow us to install larger dance floors. The amount of ballroom space allocated to VDE is more then double what we had at The Riviera.
Because we have larger ballrooms and huge dance floors we are increasing our attendance capacity to 1500 dancers. All our floors will be sprung wooden floors designed for dancers!
We will have our own designated personal Line Dance Lobby right outside our ballrooms in the Convention Area of the Hotel. The line dance lobby, in itself, will be larger then our Main Ballroom (which is really big)! We will have a huge dance floor in our lobby for open dancing during the day, with music being played at a comfortable level. There will be plenty of tables and chairs for everyone. Our Vendors will be located in our lobby as well! Eat, Socialize, Shop, AND DANCE all in one open room all day long!
Vegas Dance Explosion FREE SLOT TOURNAMENT!
The Vegas Dance Explosion will have it's own slot tournament called The Harvest Festival Slot Tournament with $3,000.00 in FREE SLOT PLAY! This is exclusively for VDE attendees (you must have an event badge to participate )
FOOD and BEVERAGE
Fast and Convenient : The Westgate will set up and operate our own VDE Cafe in our Line Dance Lobby.
The VDE Cafe will be open from 8am to 7pm Thursday thru Sunday.
Breakfast served 8am-11am
Lunch/Dinner 11am-7pm
Menu examples:
Breakfast Burritos, Breakfast Sandwiches, Turkey, Ham Roast Beef sandwiches, Veggies, Salads, Freshly Grilled Hamburgers, All Beef Hot Dogs, plus a large variety of other selections at a reasonable cost such as Fresh Fruit, Muffins, Nachos, Chili, Chips, Cookies and much, much more!
So there you have it! We're looking forward to our Biggest and BEST event yet!
For more information, please do not hesitate to contact us by
email: bona...@aol.com or call (951)756-4451.
Happy dancing!!
Doug and jackie Miranda
DDM Productions
Doug and Jackie Miranda
Event Directors
The Vegas Dance Explosion
at The Westgate Resort and Casino
Email: bona...@aol.com
Website: www.djdancing.com
Phone: 951-756-4451
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SUBJECT: Windy City Linedancemania!
It's the final day to register for the Early Bird rate... you can still register at the door, but not at this rate. All registrations must be postmarked by Aug 31st or you will get a surcharge at the door.
October 5 - 8, 2017
The Only Chicago Event where Line Dance meets Modern Dance
Great programs for both Beginner and Intermediate Dancers
Starring International Favorites
Fred Whitehouse (Ireland) * Simon Ward (Australia) * Daniel Trepat (Netherlands) * Shane McKeever (Ireland) * Roy Verdonk (Netherlands)
Debbie Rushton (UK) * Linda McCormack (UK) * Rebecca Lee (Malaysia) * Jonas Dahlgren (Sweden) * SPECIAL Mystery Instructor!! *
And Confirmed from the US & Canada:
Jo Thompson - Szymanski * Scott Blevins * John Robinson * Joey Warren
Joanne Brady * Michael Barr * Frank Trace * Amy (Glass) Bailey * Will Craig * Jill Babinec * Jamie Marshall * Rona Kaye
Trevor Thornton * Rosie Multari * Judy McDonald * Johanna Barnes * Amy Christian * Bob & Denise Boyle * Christa Thomas
Special Afternoon Workshops with Ms. Georgia Griffin
2016 Choreography Winner: Pam Connor
Also featuring: Derek Steele, Scott Schrank & Tina Foster
Your Event DJs: "Wildman" Louie St. George, Jill Babinec & JP Potter
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Today at The Round Up
1. Strip That Down by Maggie & Tim
2. Hide Away Cha (classic bring back)
3. The Fighter by Neils,Raymond &Roy
Class is 7-9pm. See you all on the dance floor at The Round Up Maurice
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SUBJECT: Line Dance Classics workshop
FROM: Betsy (egc...@aol.com)
WHEN: Saturday 9/30/17; 12:30 – 5:30 pm
WHERE: SHALL WE DANCE STUDIOS, Deerfield Beach, FL
WOW -what a great response I’ve received to having a periodic classic line dance workshops. Our first workshop is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 30th from 12:30 - 5:30. Cost is $25.00.
On the schedule: HAVE FUN GO MAD, POETRY IN MOTION, SWING YOUR CHAINS, and LARGER THAN LIFE. I will do full teaches and then a quick review of each dance and dance again at the end of the day. And of course time for social dancing in between. If you plan to attend please email me your requests for open dance (egc...@aol.com).
At Shall We Dance Studios, Deerfield Square, 600 S. Federal Highway, 2nd floor, Deerfield Beach, FL.
NEXT DATE will be November 18th so we can get one more workshop in before Florida Line Dance Classic.
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SUBJECT: DANSE-FLOOR MAGAZINE (French Magazine)
NOTE FROM ME: I'm reposting this because the photo didn't show up yesterday.
I wanted to let my French-speaking friends know about a WONDERFUL magazine that was shared with me. It's called DANSE-FLOUR and if you read French, you can find out all about it by writing Laurent Saletto for subscription information. The editor/owner of the magazine is Gerard Simoncello and he does a wonderful job. There is an article I wrote about THE EXPERIENCE IN NEW ORLEANS featured in this issue. Here is Laurent's email for any questions or to find out how to get in touch with Gerard. Here are some photos of what the magazine is like. It is a beautiful glossy publication and I know you will love subscribing to the magazine! Thanks so much for sharing, Gerard. It was such a nice surprise.
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SUBJECT: SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA DANCE-A-THON (DANVILLE, VA) WITH DANCIN' DEAN-SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 1, 2017
FROM: Bonnie Mathews (linedan...@nc.rr.com)
Event director Harold Logan invites you to join him for the fall Southside Virginia Dance-a-thon. The level for this event is intermediate and above. Dancin' Dean will be joining regular instructors Bonnie Mathews and Sue Ann Ehmann. As always, our dj is the incomparable Mary Kaye Johnson. We promise you a relaxed, fun-filled two days and nights of new teaches, open dancing and socializing with friends. Come join us for the "Biggest Little Event" ever!! We even take requests for dances to be taught!!
The weekend begins with a Friday night "meet & greet" dance from 7 to 11 ($5) which will be held at The Pepsi Building, 661 Craghead Street, Danville. If you need directions to The Pepsi Building, please email Cindy Jones with Danville Parks & Rec at jon...@danvilleva.gov.
The Friday night dance is all request--and I mean ALL REQUEST!! You ask for it, Mary Kaye plays it. Saturday and Sunday are at the Ballou Recreation Center, 760 West Main Street in Danville. Saturday begins with sign-in and registration at 9:30 with some dancing as well. Classes start at 10 and end at 5, with an hour or so lunch break and open dancing in between teaches--again, all request. Lots of restaurants in walking distance or bring your lunch. If requested, Mary Kaye will put a playlist on during lunch so you can decide whether you want to dance or eat or do both!! We break for dinner and come back at 7:00 for 4 more hours of open dancing and review (if that is requested). Sunday we come back from 9:30 to 1:30 with the most difficult, anything goes dances reserved for that morning.
The cost of the weekend is just $40 in advance or $45 at the door on Saturday morning. Saturday only is $25. The host hotel is the Comfort Inn & Suites on Tower Drive (434-793-2000). Mention the Southside Virginia Dance-a-Thon for their special rate of $75 + tax per night--includes a great breakfast with lots of selections. To find out about preregistration, please call/email Cindy Jones with the Center--434-799-5216 or jon...@danvilleva.gov. If you have any questions about the event itself, please email me.
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SUBJECT: SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA ALL-BEGINNER LINE DANCE WORKSHOP, Danville, VA--October 28, 2017
FROM: Bonnie Mathews (linedan...@nc.rr.com)
Come join instructors Sue Ann Ehmann & Bonnie Mathews and our dj, Mary Kaye Johnson, for a fun-filled day of learning new beginner dancers. Our annual fall workshop is geared towards dancers who are already familiar with line dance steps and terminology. We teach dances ranging from ultra beginner to high beginner levels and generally have one improver level dance for you as well. If you are a beginner dancer or an instructor, we hope you will come spend your day with us.
Location is the Ballou Recreation Center, 760 West Main Street, Danville, VA 24541. Registration is from 9:30 to 10:00. Workshop is from 10 to 4 with a break for lunch. Cost for the day is $20 in advance or $25 at the door. The step book is included, but only guaranteed with preregistrations. To do so, please contact Cindy Jones at Ballou. Phone: 434-799-5216. Email: jon...@danvilleva.gov.
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SUBJECT: VIDEO OF THE WEEK (COUPLES)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EuHmtYBNl8
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Vivian
"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself." - Mikhail Bary
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SUBJECT: SUGGESTION TO ADD FOR CLASS INFORMATION
First, thanks for all your service ! I was wondering if you think it might be good to ask people to specifically mention in their listing of classes, events and in the news items they send you any particular types of line dancing they do -- for instance, "includes some Zydeco line dances" or "includes soul line dancing". B/c I only do soul line dance classes (I've learned that better to concentrate on something than spread myself too thin and not learn anything very well), I open the newsletter and usually just do "find" and then "soul".
Just a thought !!!!! If that wouldn't work/be appropriate/, etc., you don't have to explain why. Seriously -- it's just a thought.
Again, thank you for ALL YOUR SERVICE.
Helen
NOTE FROM ME: If you do any specific types of dances in your classes, this is a good suggestion. When you post events, you can choose the type of dances to be done but it would be good to add them in your posts. Thanks for the suggestion, Helen.
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