Crep' Swing Festival May 2009 - Rennes, France

Edited: Thu, 05 Feb 2009

For the 2009 edition, a new team is in the saddle. With this new team come new longings and new ideas !

First of all : New dates ! The festival no longer takes place on the 1st week end of April but during a long week end in May : From Thursday 7th to Sunday 10th of May 2009. A three-day long festival to make the most of the bank holiday !!!

New teachers : This year, discover our all new teaching team ! Some of you may already know them... what brilliant teachers !

New locations :The lessons and evening parties will take place in a new location. For the Friday and Saturday parties, we have the pleasure to welcome you to one of Rennes's amazing concert halls, right in the heart of the city.

Unlike the previous editions, this year each participant will have to provide for their own food (but changes may still occur in this field).Another new aspect : we'll try to suggest accommodation solutions for those who are not from Rennes. Precise and practical information will be available mid-January. Meanwhile, we'll keep you posted if you subscribe to the mailing list.

Enjoy your 2009 Crep'Swing Festival !



Thu 7 May - Sun 10 May

Jive, Swing Dance

Dance Event, Rennes,France,Crep Swing,Festival

Original: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:16:00 GMT

Mediterranean Cruise with Scott Blevins, May 2009

Edited: Thu, 05 Feb 2009

Mediterranean Line Dance Cruise with Scott Blevins, Rachael McEnaney & Louie St George.

Price Dramatically Reduced!

Great news!! The cruise line has dropped the price of our upcoming cruise and there is still time to book....but not much. Booking must be complete by March 1, 2009.

Balcony cabins are priced at $1357 US per person based on double occupancy, which is more than $400 US less than our original flyer plus there is a room credit for your on-board spending pleasure.

Inside cabins are available for $832 US per person based on double occupancy and also include an on-board credit.

Sorry picture window cabins are sold out.

It is a 7 day cruise sailing May 17th to 24th, 2009. The ship sails and finishes in
Barcelona Spain and ports of call include Malta, Cannes France and three ports in Italy.

In order to be involved with the dance portion of the cruise, you must book with Jeanette Dunn. You can get info or book by contacting Jeanette Dunn at Jdunntours@yahoo.com (mailto:Jdunntours@yahoo.com) or call 219-924-9463, or for general info you can contact Scott Blevins at ScottABlevins@aol.com (mailto:ScottABlevins@aol.com)

Hope you can join us,
Scott, Rachael and Louie


Sun 17 May - Sun 24 May

Line Dance

Cruise, Dance Event, Malta,Cannes,France,Italy,Scott Blevins,Rachael McEnaney,Louie St George

Original: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:22:00 GMT

Linedance Popularity Chart, Alison Biggs UK, for January 2009

Edited: Wed, 04 Feb 2009

I thought you might like to see this, the latest Club/Class charts here in the UK collated by me from all the votes received by the end of January 2009.

These votes are from around the country sent in by instructors on behalf of their dancers and so as not to sway the votes in any way this does NOT include our own dancers choices. You can see this information as well as our own class charts if you visit our website at www.thedancefactoryuk.co.uk

Here are the results:

JANUARY 2009

1) Amame, Robbie McGowan Hickie
2) Galway Girls, Chrissie Hodgson
3) Human-Dancer, Alan Birchall
4) Tumbling Rush, Alison & Peter
5) Guantanamera, Kim Ray
6) It, Hurts Sue & Kathy
7) Tango Cha, Jo Thompson Symanski & Deborah Szekely
8) Like A Dream, Alison & Peter
9) Feel, Scott Blevins
10) = Cabo San Lucas, Rep Ghazali
10) = Do That To Me, Maria Hennings Hunt
10) = Pacifico, Alison & Peter
10) = Rollin' With The Flow, Grrowler
10) = Womaniser, Maggie Gallagher

Bubbling Under:

11) = Crazy Foot Mambo, Paul McAdam
11) = Go With The Flow, Alison & Peter
12) Right or Wrong, Robbie McGowan Hickie
13) She Believes, Kate Sala
14) Alabao, Andrew Palmer & Simon J Cox
15) Loosen Up, Pat & Lizzie Stott & Robert Lindsay

Happy dancing!

Alison

Alison Biggs
International Instructor/Choreographer
www.thedancefactoryuk.co.uk


The Dance Factory UK

Line Dance

Popularity Chart, Alison Biggs

Original: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:20:00 GMT

Salsa Teacher's Training Course - February 2009

Edited: Tue, 03 Feb 2009

Salsa Teacher's Training Course: 16th - 20th February 2009

Bow, East London, E3 5SN

* Would you like to teach Salsa to children and adults?

* Teach children as part of the PE Curriculum in schools?

* Be part of International competitions leading up to 2012?

* Become an Assessor for the I Love Salsa Edexcel BTEC Award in Teaching Salsa Dance?

A week long intensive training course. For more information, call 07883 084774 or email info@ilovesalsa.com

Mon 16 Feb - Fri 20 Feb

I Love Salsa

Salsa Dance

Dance Event, London,Teacher Training

Original: Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:48:00 GMT

UK tour of Tanja Liedtke's award-winning Twelfth Floor

Edited: Mon, 02 Feb 2009

Dance Touring Partnership is very proud to announce the UK tour of Tanja Liedtke's award-winning Twelfth Floor. This darkly funny and entertaining dance theatre production explores human behaviour in confinement by five outstanding performers who come from an impressive background of dance, theatre and circus, and have worked with Australian Dance Theatre and DV8 Physical Theatre. Twelfth Floor is a powerful and original piece of work, which in 2006 won the Australian Dance Awards for Outstanding Choreography and Outstanding Female Dancer.

The 14-venue tour will take the show to Coventry, Newcastle, Inverness, Stirling, Swindon, Nottingham, Brighton, London, Poole, Truro, Northampton, High Wycombe, Cardiff and Oxford. For dates and details of a venue near you and online booking visit the website.

Features:
You can find more information including video trailers, music, press reviews, photos, workshop info, talks and a free teachers resource pack on the website: www.twelfthfloortour.co.uk

Competition:
Tell your friends about it and enter the competition for a Wii Console!


Tue 10 Feb - Fri 27 Mar

Ballet, Contemporary, Stage Dance

Dance Event, Tanja Liedtke, Tour, UK, Australian Dance

Original: Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:47:00 GMT

Dances taught at Girona-Costa Brava Line-Dance

Edited: Mon, 02 Feb 2009

This last week we have taught or re-taught the following dances, in all of our classes and dancing nights (3 each week). Those which are mine will not be commented:

MOONLIGHT KISS. 64 counts. Easy Intermediate. My last dance. Excellent reviews from around the world, but will not comments my dancers point of
view. They love the music. With 3 very easy tracks and 1 re-start. Thanks to all who are dancing it throughout the world. If you need the music, just request it. Music is by Raul Malo, "Moonlight Kiss", from his soon-to-be-released brand new album. There's no other dances to this new track in Kick-It so give it a try.

GOOD TIME - A nice dance by Jenny Cain. This is the dance from the video-clip. 48 counts, 4 walls. Beginner. People have enjoyed it a lot. Music by Alan Jackson - Good Time (this has been the second teach)

C.C.S. - We recap this wonderful cha by Tracey Davis & Joerg Hammer. Did it to David Kersh "If I never stop loving you" and Gary Allan's "Living you against my will". One of the most famous dances here that we have done again for people that is dancing now for a few time. 32 counts. 4
walls.

CONRADO CHA. Another oldie by Ron Ingenthorn. Music by George Strait, I Just Want To Dance With You. Lovely.

REDNECK WOMAN. A dance by Suzanne Wilson & Crystal Collinsworth, done to the Gretchen Wilson track of the same name.

SAN LUCAS - My Own. 32 counts. 4 walls. Adv Beginner/Easy Intermediate. 32 counts. Music by Toby keith - Cabo San Lucas. 2nd Teach.

ROCK'N'ROLL QUEEN. My Own. Beginners. 32 counts. 4 walls. Music by Louis St. Louis - Rock'n'Roll Queen (OST Grease). 2nd Teach.

Thanks

Rafel Corbi
Costa Brava
Spain

Line Dance

Dance Teach List, Music Play List, Costa Brava,Spain

Original: Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Workshop with Ricky Barrios & Laura Melo at La Rogaia in Umbria, Italy, April 2009

Edited: Mon, 02 Feb 2009

Tango Workshop At Villa La Rogaia In Umbria, Italy

With Ricky Barrios and Laura Melo.

April 4 to 11, 2009 (week before Easter)

Ricky and Laura will be opening our Tango festival year season with a class on Milonguero style Tango.

About the teachers:

Ricardo is an actor, dancer, choreographer, director and teacher. In recent years, he was part of the highly acclaimed company "Tango x 2" of Miguel Angel Zotto, was artistic director of "Tango Emoción" of the Mora Godoy Company, and participated as actor, dancer and choreographer in the Musical "Tanguera" and in the operetta "María de Buenos Aires" by Astor Piazzolla, in this latter play, he worked with the Italian singer Milva.

Laura is a highly acknowledged dancer, teacher and choreographer. Her degrees are in Psychomotricity and Music. She began studying tango in 1997 with Pedro Monteleone, Marcela Guevara, Osvaldo Zotto and Lorena Ermocida. She has taught and performed in International Tango Festivals in Belgium, Italy and Austria. She has done documentaries for the BBC of London and for RAI TV in Italy, as well as commercials for Austrian, Italian and Ukrainian television. Most recently, she was an instructor for the Mora Godoy Studio and for Tango Elite Argentino.

Ricardo and Laura have been working together professionally since 2002. They
have done exhibitions, workshops and concerts in many European cities. They express with passion, tradition and innovation an elegant and precise style of dance, characterised by great virtuosity. They have performed with Orchestras including Color Tango, Juan José Mossalini, Hyperion and Tango Seis.

More info at: www.ricardoylaura.com.ar

Level: Intermediate to advanced level
Languages of instruction: English, Italian, Spanish
Fee: EUR 695 per person per week. Price includes 15 hours of teaching, lodging in doubleroom and food (breakfast and dinner, all beverages inculded) for the entire week of the course, including the booking charge. There is an extra charge for single rooms of an additional EUR 120 per week. Please contact us about details of instruction, lodging and food.

See our full program at http://www.tango-holidays.com and http://www.tango-urlaub.de

Tango at Villa La Rogaia

Come to Italy for a combination of Tango, Arts, Culture, Food, Wine and more. Individual attention and intensive learning guaranteed (max. number of participants 9 couples per class) !
Registration possible also without partner ! Spend a relaxing week at Villa La Rogaia, an old countryhouse with a large garden and a pool. It is situated in the hills above Lake Trasimeno between Rome and Florence. Participants will stay in individually crafted double or single rooms (shared bathroom for two bedrooms) or in holiday apartments (for two persons). Enjoy our hearty and healthy breakfast and authentic Umbrian cuisine. And of course there is dancing every night. Get inspired by Italy's wealth of culture and history...

Sat 4 Apr - Sat 11 Apr

Tango, Tango (Argentine) Dance

Dance Event, Umbria,Italy,Workshop

Istanbul August 2009: 6th Annual Grand Tour of Turkish Bellydance World

Edited: Sat, 31 Jan 2009

Explore historical part of Istanbul, see fantastic shows, meet with local people, take classes from Turkey's most popular teachers, visit unspoilt villages, stay in traditional country houses, be away from touristic spots, enjoy real Turkey with us!

13 Nights 14 Days Programme Itinerary
Istanbul - Bodrum - Gokpinar Music & Dance Center - Bodrum
Greek Island (Cos)

Day 1 : Arrive Istanbul Ataturk Airport and take your connect flight to Bodrum.You will be met by one of our hosts at Bodrum airport and will
be transferred to Gokpinar Music & Dance Center.
Day 2-3-4-5-6-7-8 : Bellydance classes in the great atmosphere of Gokpinar Music & Dance Center.
Live music and dancing nights with locals
All meals are included while you are in the center. A turkish bath visit will be included as well on one of the days.
You will have an escorted tour of Dalyan (turtle beach)as well.
Day 9 : After a 3 hour drive by the beautiful Agean coast line. We will be on a boat all day on the river. There will be visits of famous Lycian rock tombs,mud baths .We will have a 2 hour stop at the famous turtle beach
In the evening you will be back to Bodrum and check in hotel.(L)
Day 10 : Today you will be visiting Greek island (Cos)your own for a day. It is 1 hour ferryboat journey from Bodrum to Cos.You will be back in
the afternoon to Bodrum.(B)
Day 11 : You will be transferred to Bodrum airport for your flight to Istanbul and then we will check in Hotel Kafkas in the old city Sultanahmet(B).In the evening you will be
visiting Turkish Night Club with bellydancer show and folk dancers with live music.Dinner will be served at the night club(B,D)
Day 12 ; After breakfast we will be visiting Grand bazaar and spice market.(B)
Day 13 : Tour of Topkapi palace and famous Blue mosque (B)
Day 14 : Transfer to Ataturk airport for your international flight. Additional days can be arranged upon request.

Programme includes:

*3 nights accommodation in a double room at Hali Hotel including open buffet breakfast
*Bellydance show and dinner at Istanbul's famous night club
*Istanbul - Bodrum & Bodrum - Istanbul domestic flight tickets
*All airport transfers and ground transportation
*8 nights accommodation in Gokpinar Music & Dance Center including all meals
*2 nights stay in Bodrum at 3 star hotel with swimming pool facility including breakfast
*Beach trips in Bodrum - Local market visits
*total 12 hours bellydance classes with Aylin
*Turkish bath including sauna - scrub - soap massage
*Professional English speaking guide during 2 weeks
*All tours mentioned in the itinerary
All meals mentioned in the itinerary
B: breakfast L : lunch D : dinner
*All entrance fees to open air museums

The cost of the programme:

1650 USD per person in a double room
single supplement 280 USD

Non dancers are welcome at discounted rates...


Sat 15 Aug - Mon 28 Sep

Belly Dance

Dance Event, Turkey,Istanbul,Tour,Holiday,Cos,Greece

Original: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:58:00 GMT

New Tango Networking Site

Edited: Fri, 30 Jan 2009

We have recently launched an online Argentine Tango community network. This site now represents 23 states and 14 countries and has had over 8,000
hits in just a few short weeks. Please join (free of course) to post events, find events, post videos, photos, etc. Many members are looking for an event, teacher, milonga, or just a contact person to know where to go while they are visiting your city.

Muchos gracias y abrazos

http://www.tangoconnections.ning.com

Tango, Tango (Argentine) Dance

Dance Newsletter

Top Dancewear Store for Reading

Edited: Thu, 29 Jan 2009

Dancia International, Britain’s premier dancewear retailer, has opened its doors to Reading’s thousands of dance enthusiasts with the launch of its new branch in Caversham on 3rd January 2009.

Diane Kirkup, Director of Dancia International, said, “Reading was an obvious choice for the expansion of our network, as the town does not have a high street dancewear store despite an incredibly vibrant dance scene. Our shops are an “Aladdin’s cave” for dance and fitness enthusiasts of all ages, who know they will find everything they need, whether they’re just starting their first lesson or have been dancing for years. We’re looking forward to supplying Reading’s dancers with regulation leotards, tights, crossovers, bags and accessories, not to mention shoes for all styles of dancing including ballet, tap, street, Latin and ballroom.

Jude Chapman, proprietor of Dancia Reading, is very excited about her new branch. “Dancia will fill a longstanding gap in the market, and I know that people will travel to Caversham from all over Reading for our distinctive own-label garments, as well as those by leading brands such as Bloch, Capezio and Freed. Dancia is also the sole UK distributor of world-renowned Gaynor Minden pointe shoes, as worn by top ballerinas worldwide. Caversham has a fantastic array of shops, cafes and restaurants, with ample parking facilities, and I hope that our customers from further afield will make the most of what the area has to offer during their visits to Dancia.”

Monica Cleaver, private ballet teacher and Director of Mo’s Dance & Drama Schools, says she is delighted with the news. “The fitting of pointe shoes is a highly skilled job, and for many years I have taken my ballet students to Dancia’s London store. Now they can have access to Dancia’s trained staff without travelling outside of Reading. That has to be good news for all local ballet students”.

Dancia International is at 36-38 Prospect Street, Caversham, Reading RG4 8JL.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri:10am-5.30pm. Sat: 9.30am-5pm.
For further information, please call 0118 9478123.
Email: reading@dancia.co.uk. www.dancia.co.uk/reading


Dancia International

Balboa, Ballet, Ballroom, Ceroc, Cheerleading, Disco, Flamenco, Freestyle, Gymnastic, Irish, Jazz, Jive (French & Modern), Latin American, Modern, Rock 'n' Roll, Salsa, Salsa (Cuban), Tango (Argentine), Tango (Ballroom), Tap Dance

Event Report, dancewear, caversham, tilehurst, woodley, twyford, gymnastics, pointe shoes, Gaynor Minden,

Original: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:15:00 GMT