World Line Dance Newsletter Saturday 10/21 PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE
Carol Craven
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Saturday 10/21
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SUBJECT: I NEED SOME VOLUNTEERS TO KEEP TRACK OF DANCES AT VEGAS LINE DANCE EXPLOSION THURSDAY-SATURDAY. ANY VOLUNTEERS?
FROM: Stacy J Garcia, Stacy...@gmail.com, www.worldlinedancenewsletter.com
I need some volunteers to do playlist in the MAIN & BEGINNER/ALL REQUEST ballrooms at VEGAS LINE DANCE EXPLOSION event THURSDAY-SATURDAY(and if any of the DJs keep a list, perhaps you could send it to me to be posted on the site).
I will send you a list so you can check off most of them and just add the ones not included.
Thank you.
Stacy J Garcia
World Line Dance Newsletter Website
www.worldlinedancenewsletter.com
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Where to Dance for Kids & Teens has been updated!
http://www.worldlinedancenewsletter.com/wtd/wtd-kids-teens.html
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SUBJECT: Intermediate Line dance class – Tampa, Florida. Wednesdays at 6:50pm to 8:55pm
FROM: Lynda Licht (lyndali...@gmail.com) Facebook page: Line Dance with Lynda
Wednesday from 6:50pm-8:55pm ROY HAYNES Hillsborough County Rec Center - 1902 S Village Ave, Tampa, FL 33612 (813) 903-3480 (just 3 lights west off Fletcher Ave exit on I-275, turn left onto Rome). Cost $ 4.
For Wednesday 10-25-17
Flashback teach/review (by request): Intrigue (Fowler)
1st Review: Think I'm Sexy (Lopez, McEnaney-White) AND Should be Loved (McEnaney-White)
1 wall reviews: Peculiar Game (Whitehouse, Dixon), Cake By the Ocean (Blevins)
Open dancing: Woo Woo, Blackout, Strip That Down, Put it On Me, Thumbs Up, Helium, Thy Will...
Please come dance with us!
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SUBJECT: Vegas Dance Explosion
FROM: Doug and Jackie Miranda, Event Directors
Come 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! 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 8th. 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 am everyday 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
November 7-12, 2017
at The Westgate Resort and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
Email: bona...@aol.com
Website: www.djdancing.com
Phone: 951-756-4451
FLASH MOB DANCES FOR VEGAS!
Here are the 2017 Vegas Dance Explosion Flash Mob dances:
Improver:
LONELY DRUM by Darren Mitchell
Intermediate:
CLAP SNAP by Philip Sobrielo and Rebecca Lee
Lonely Drum will be danced on Friday and Clap Snap will be danced on Saturday.
Time and location will be announced soon!
Happy dancing!
Doug and Jackie Miranda
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SUBJECT: SOMEONE NEEDS TO SELL TWO TICKETS TO THE VEGAS DANCE EXPLOSION AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE.
Someone is unable to attend the Vegas Dance Explosion because of a medical reason. The tickets are Platinum Passes with early entrance into the ballroom.
Here is the registration form so you can see what the passes cost and what they include, entitled "??"
http://stage.djdancing.com/flyers/2017VegasDanceExplosionFlyer.pdf
They would like to sell them for $300. They also have reserved a room if you haven't reserved a room yet.
Contact: Me (Carol Craven, tka...@aol.com), and I will get you in touch with each other for full details if you are interested.
Thank you.
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SUBJECT: Classics Line Dance workshop
FROM: Betsy (egc...@aol.com)
WHEN: Saturday 11/18/17; 12:30 – 5:30 pm
WHERE: SHALL WE DANCE STUDIOS, Deerfield Beach, FL
Our first Classics Line Dance workshop was a huge success! Our next Classics Line Dance workshop is scheduled for Saturday, November 18th from 12:30 - 5:30. Cost is $25.00.
On the schedule: FEEL (Scott Blevins), CRY TO ME (Paul McAdam), SXE (Rob Fowler) and DO YOUR THING (Barry & Dari Anne Amato, Max Perry & Kathy Hunyadi). There will be 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.
Hope to see you there!
Betsy
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