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SUBJECT:  STACY HAS POSTED BIG BANG VIDEOS  ON

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Subject: Scott Blevins' 50th Birthday Bash and Dance

 

Event, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
From: Scott Blevins

 

Everyone is invited to join Scott and friends on this all

inclusive land based dance holiday. Fun, Sun, Dance

and Celebrate Scott turning the BIG 50!!!  Two great

packages 7day and 4 day.  Both include the Bday

Celebration and Dance event plus Hotel, food,

beverages (including alcohol) and airport transfer to

and from the Cancun International Airport.

Go to www.scottblevins.com to print the flyer or

contact Scott Blevins at scottb...@me.com for

more info or to get booked.
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SUBJECT:  CENTRAL VERMONT LINE DANCE

 

WORKSHOP

 

FROM: Denise Brault   Denise...@gmail.com

Please join Sid McLam and me on Saturday March

14th for our annual spring workshop at the Old Labor

Hall in Barre, VT.  This workshop is geared toward

easy to low intermediate dances.   Doors will open at

12:30 and workshop runs 1:00 - 5:00 PM.   Cost is $25

before March 7, and $30 at the door.  

There is more information and a registration flyer on

my website at www.DeniseBrault.com

 

We hope you'll join us for a fun afternoon of great

 

dancing!
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SUBJ:  2015 FT. WAYNE DANCE FOR ALL

 

CHOREOGRAPHY
FROM:  Jamie and Barney Marshall

 

We are thrilled of the response for the 2015 Ft. Wayne

Dance for All Choreography Exhibition.  If numbers

hold true, we have over 50 new dances to introduce

to the dance community!  It's not too late to join! 

Entry deadline and step sheets must be received by

February 10th.  Only $5 per dance!  We've changed

things up a bit from previous years.  We offer only 3

divisions:  Newcomer/Novice; Intermediate/Advanced

and Phrased.  If you enter at least 1 dance in each of

the 3 divisions, you qualify for the OVERALL and the

highest combined score wins $250 from our sponsor

Marco Club Connection! (Note:  if entering more than 1

dance per division (4 is allowed), only the highest

score is counted towards Overall.) Additionally, Marco

Club Connection (marcoclubconnection.com) is

offering a special division for this year's promotional

artist, Olivia Lane's new release "BOYS".  You have a

choice of the original version or the dance mix (email

Jamie at thejamie...@att.net for a download of

the songs).  The winner of "BOYS" also wins $250! 

 

That's $500 possible for our choreographers!  Winning

dances are awarded a teaching slot on Saturday too!  

Official rules are available at

 

www.ftwaynedanceforall.com.  Please email Jamie at

 

thejamie...@att.net with questions.

 

Remember, we welcome walk-ins so please call your

friends and join us at the 2015 Ft. Wayne Dance for All

on February 26 - March 1st. It's the perfect weekend

for first-timers and beginners.  The Ft. Wayne Dance

for All is the only event that offers such a variety of

dance! (Don't forget to bring your favorite ZOMBIE

attire for the ZOMBIE BALL on Saturday night!

ZOMBIES JUST WANNA DANCE.  Plus the 2016 theme

is revealed!)  Don't miss it! 

 

Jamie & Barney Marshall
www.ftwaynedanceforall.com
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Subject:  Line Dance Showdown, Quincy, MA – March

 

26-29, 2015
From:  JC Dance Productions, Inc.
 You are invited to the 14th Annual Line Dance

 

Showdown to be held at Marriott Boston Quincy in

 

Quincy, Massachusetts. 

 

 Workshops
ALL workshops are included in your weekend or daily

passes.  Workshops will be on Friday, Saturday, and

Sunday.  A complete workshop schedule will be

available online two weeks prior to the event.  We are

offering a variety of workshops at all levels.  Register

early for savings on your weekend and day passes.

You must purchase a weekend or daily pass to attend

workshops.  Here is the link for a registration form: 

http://www.linedanceshowdown.com/images/pdfs/201

 

5.pdf

 Instructors
Some of the best instructors from around the world

 

have been CONFIRMED and you don’t want to miss

 

this line-up:
Scott Blevins (IN)
Will Craig (NC)
Dancin’ Dean (VT)
Rob Fowler (Spain)
Kenny J (NJ)
Rhoda Lai (Canada)
Steve Lescarbeau (MA)
Jamie Marshall (TN)
Rachael McEnaney (UK/FL)
Debbie McLaughlin (UK)
Guyton Mundy (FL)
John Robinson (IN)
Fred Whitehouse (Ireland)
Ed Williams (NY)
And Helena Jeppsson,  the WINNER of WDM

 

Choreography Competition
 
The Showdown
This is an ANYTHING GOES competition and it is

HUGE!  $2,000.00 in cash prizes.  The Solo’s / Duo’s /

Team’s will be competing against each other for the

$700 first place prize and $300 prize for the one with

the most audience votes.  You get a total of (6) Six

minutes on the floor to see if you’re good enough to

take home the cash.  Rules are. ……There are no

rules! 
 

 

USLDCC Choreography Competition
This is the first year for the USLDCC (United States

 

Line Dance Choreography Championships). Please

visit www.USLDCC.com for complete rules and how to

qualify for the Championships scheduled for 2015. 

Select your song, create your dance with some of

your favorite steps, ask friends to join you and give it

a try!  Winners take home some really great prizes!

Accommodations
The Line Dance Showdown will be held at Boston

Marriott Quincy in Quincy, Massachusetts.  The

Boston Marriott Quincy is proud to offer you a special

room rate of $106.00 per night.  For room

reservations, please call 617-472-1000 or 800-228-

9290.  Mention The Line Dance Showdown to get the

special room rate.
 
For questions or more information, please email us at:

 

 in...@linedanceshowdown.com

 

Jennifer Cameron
JC Dance Productions, Inc.
Line Dance Showdown (March 26-29, 2015)
Fun in the Sun (July 16-19, 2015)
Tampa Bay Line Dance Classic (November 5-8, 2015)
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SUBJECT: LOTS OF LINEDANCING ON LITTLE IDLE DE

LA REUNION

FROM: MARTIE PAPENDORF

 

Wow! is the reaction when catching a glimpse for the

 

1st time of this beautiful and photogenic volcanic Ile

de la Reunion bathing in late afternoon sunrays.

Situated East of Madagascar this [almost exclusively

French speaking] island is 63 km long; 45 km wide;

and covers 2,512 square km. It is located above a

hotspot in the Earth's crust with an active volcano in

the South.

 

Since the island is close to the continental shelf, the

sea becomes very deep not far from the coast. The

presence of nearby deeper ocean currents supports a

rich biodiversity fauna and flora in the reef

environment.

 

Being on 21° S in the Indian Ocean makes for a very

tropical climate, not unlike Cape Town in February.

The more than 9 kilometers long coral reef, that

covers a concentrated part of the western littoral, is a

World Heritage Site, the name of which is inscribed on

UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

Because of sharks in the area swimming in the sea in

restricted to mostly the areas behind the coral reef as

it usually has shallow water and white sandy

beaches.

 

This off course makes spotting the sharks somewhat

easier.

Not wishing to stub a toe on the coral, and mess up

any subsequent dancing, I really wished I had thought

of bringing water shoes along swimming off sore

muscles in the beautifully clear 28°C water while

visiting the island in December 2014.

I was there as a guest of Rosanne Du Pont having

been invited to take part in her year-end function and

the AFMTelethon in aid of the “Association Française

contre les Myopathie” [French Association against

Myopathy] …..and have the T-shirt to prove it!

 

Rosanne has a lovely quaint [newly renovated] guest

house in the center of St Denis and I loved staying

there for the visit.

The name of Rosanne’s school is A.D.E.L.S. It means

“Association danse en ligne sportive” [Line dance

sport association] and is one of several on the island

that took part in the 24hour AFMTelethon in St.

Suzanne, a short 26km drive from St Denis.

On arriving the 1st evening I was received by, and

enjoyed dancing with, dancers of the association Mo

Li Hua.

 

The year-end dinner took place the next evening Dec.

5th.

But nothing could have prepared me for the surprise

of the very lively line dance activity on the island as

seen at the fundraiser event!

 

The islanders love their dancing and can they dance!

It was wonderful being part of all the vibrant action

dancing with the dancers of the association Mo Li

Hua, at Rosanne’s year-end dinner and especially for

the 24hours of the telethon.

During this outdoors event we were extremely lucky

to have had great weather very suited to dancing in

the open.

 

A slight breeze cooled everyone and the sun

considerately hid behind cloud.

People drifted on and off the dance floor to dance

from a looong dance list taking a break every so often

“spectating”.

 

The telethon was a fundraiser for Myopathy. It was

organized by the Association "Country & Line Dance –

974” of Mr. Joseph Fok Cheong, who is also the

ambassador of the city of St Suzanne, and led by him

and Mr. Didier Yan Kwai.

Myopathy can be described as “any pathology of the

muscles that is not attributable to nerve dysfunction”

and a worthier cause for a fundraiser telethon can

hardly be found.

St Suzanne was chosen as Ambassador City for the

Telethon of 2014 and the event stretched over

24hours starting midday on Saturday the 6th Dec.

 

This 24 hours, Non Stop Country Line Dance was a

first in Reunion with over 500 Linedancers

participating.

The action went well beyond the allotted time taking

place from Saturday, December 6 at 1:30 p.m. until

Sunday, December 7 ending at 17:00; thus 27 ½

hours.

 

Below is a list of associations / groups and their

leaders that have contributed to the success of this

"First”.

 

- Crazy Feet Dancers ( Jacky CARRERE )
- K'Danse Line (Marie Anselme CHANE LIAT )
- A. D. E. L.S. ( Rosane DUPONT )
- MO - LI - HUA ( Marcelin MAC WIN)
- TJ Line Dance ( Jacques KWONG CHEONG )
- The Western Cheyenne (Sébastien BONSERGENT )
- Olynca NAZE and his group;
- East Country Forever (Isabelle Parmentier)
- A Time for Dancing (François MARIANE)
- Farfar (Francia BUSH)
- Family Dynamics ( Josiane JAURES)
- Donn' The Main ( Annie JERSEY )
- Country & Line Dance - 974 (Joseph FOK CHEONG)

 

It really was a pleasure and honor to have been

included in all the occasions and I consider myself so

lucky.

 

I returned home with memories of an outstanding and

enriching experience as well as a lovely gift….Thank

You Rosanne!

 

I am very much looking forward to visiting again after

being invited back for the end of 2015.
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 Subject:  NTA Dance Camp and Accreditation Classes

 

– February 13-15, 2015

 

From:  Debra Cleckler – NTA Dance Committee

 

Member – de...@cleckler.com

 

 

 

Early registration of $80.00 has been extended to the

end of January!   Get ready, set, GO!  Get your

accreditation and take other fun workshops including

Line Dance, Couples and Patterned Partner, Music for

Dancers, etc., (all for FREE with your workshop pass)

at our annual NTA Dance Camp.  February 13-15, 2015

in Kansas City, MO at the beautiful Hilton Kansas City

Airport.  Remember, you don’t have to be a member of

NTA to take the accreditation classes but if you want

a certificate you must be a member to test. Social

dance parties Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. 

Check the NTA web site www.ntadance.com for the

registration form and more information.  Or contact

 

Debra at de...@cleckler.com. 

 

WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE WITH US THIS YEAR TWO

GREAT TALENTS, THE FAMOUS BETH EMERSON

SHOEMAKER and THE ONE AND ONLY SCOTT

BLEVINS.  Other talented teachers include: Kelly

Gellette, Mike and Heather Salerno, Bob and Carol

Schwartz, Debra Cleckler, Karen Hedges, Bill and

Letha Blackford, Larry Schmidt, Gwen Walker, Larry

Harmon, Betty Moses, DJ Ryan and more to be

announced.

 

•Pre-register fee $80 (Prior to 1/20/15) - Includes all

activities

 

•Registration fee $95 (After 1/20/15) - Includes all

 

activities

(other passes available see the flyer)

 

Hilton Kansas City Airport
8801 NW 112 Street
Kansas City MO 64153

 

On-site restaurant/bar
FREE shuttle to/from airport
Reservations must be made by noon Jan 25,2015

 

CALL 1-800-HILTONS (445-8667)

Special NTA rate: $89/night + taxes - Mention NTA

 

Dance Camp
Staying at our host hotel helps offset cost of ballroom

space.
You will receive a $5.00 event registration discount if

you stay at the host hotel.
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Subject: Video of the Week (couples)
From: vyoun...@gmail.com

 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDKVky68Qwk
--

 

Vivian

 

"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself." - Mikhail Baryshnikov
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 SUBJECT:  DANCES THIS WEEK
FROM: BIG DAVE

 

Hi all,
 
First of all a big thanks to the Linedancer Magazine for the honour of including me in the Awards DJ team & well done to them for another awesome Awards weekend - It was also great to see so many dancing friends & huge thanks & appreciation to everyone who voted for me for DJ of The Year :-) - I'm so proud & thrilled to have won & I'm still on a high - It was a wonderful weekend all round - Not least some awesome workshop dances which will be at the heart of my classes for a few weeks to come :-)
 
I might have just been on cloud 9 on Wednesday night at class but I think I had a full-house of 5/5 hit dances this week - Two from the Awards :
 
-Hard To Say It (Niels Poulsen) - 32/4 Intermediate
Another great Nightclub from Niels to a classic smooth Chicago track - One of a few really nice Nightclubs taught at the Awards which I'll be moving onto too :-)
 
-Shades Of Passion (Rob Fowler) - 72/4 Higher Intermediate
A lovely cool Viennese Waltz to a haunting smooth track - From the DJ booth I'd say this was the hit teach of the Awards, although there were lots of great dances that will be hits too
 
 
A great new smooth one from Ria :
 
-Love Me Like You Do (Ria Vos) - 64/2 Intermediate
Many of the class are already doing this already elsewhere - A lovely smooth/slow West Coast which is going to be another Top 10 hit for sure
 
 
And a cracking funky one from Strictly Stoke :
 
-Slave 2 The Rhythm (Fred Whitehouse & Joey Warren) - 64/2 Advanced
A really fast & funky MJ track with a cool Nightclub tag - Quite a challenge but the late-birds loved it - My knees were not quite so impressed though lol !! :-)
.....Next up for the late-birds is Hypnotized from Stoke & Battle Scars from the Awards ..... And there's more queuing up too !! :-)
 
 
Recaps included New Shade Of Blue, Modern Romance, Here's To Us (Sheet soon for this from Maggie), Uptown Funk, Vroom Vroom, Vertigo, Don't Dance Alone & I'm Burnin' Up - Next week we need to go back to Too Blind To See, Turn The Beat Around, Up, Hard Work & Bubbbles Dahhhling - And I also particularly want to go back to One Great Mystery which was one of the current floor filling hits at the Awards which we did before Xmas.
 
Looking forward to our Sutton Sunday this weekend - Come & dance with us 11.30am - 5.00pm at Sutton Hall, South Shields - I'll be doing an early-bird teach of Karl's Westlife Nightclub A Thousand Miles at 11.30am before we get going at noon - And during the afternoon I'm planning a teach of Maggie's Here's To Us & Yvonne's The Boy Can Dance ...... Gotta sneak in Rob's waltz somehow though too !! :-)
 
 
Also really looking forward to our first visit to Folkestone & working with Dee & Karl in a couple of weeks time :-)
 
 
Dave.
*****Come & dance with us in San Francisco at the 'Experience' in September - We had an awesome time last year & this is your last chance with us in SF before we move on - Scott/Niels/Rachael/Guyton/Karl/Joey/Fred ... And DJ me :-)
SF is an amazing place to dance on a vacation in an awesome hotel with rooms just $129pn for up to 4 people :-) ..... http://www.bigdavegastap.com/SanFransiscoEvent.html

 

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