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Get your shoes. You're not tooling anyways...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (dcctdw@MIT.EDU)
Fri Feb 4 02:30:30 1994
From: dcctdw@MIT.EDU
To: apo-news@MIT.EDU
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 94 02:29:54 EST
Alright, guys. Below is the MIT Ballroom Dance Club's Spring 1994 Workshop
Schedule. I mentioned this at the last chapter meeting. I plan on going
Sunday. No partner necessary. No experience necessary. No coordination
or dexterity necessary. Dress shoes recommended. Cost for the beginner
class is 50 cents. The teachers are usually excellent. And remember: THIS
IS MIT. WE ARE ALL AS BAD AS YOU ARE. STOP FEELING SELF-CONSCIOUS,
DAMMIT!!! (This has been a public service announcement.) :)
So. Anyone interested in coming (it's a lot more fun with a group) should
join me starting THIS SUNDAY at 1pm at Walker.
Swing is very cool, very fun, and very easy. It's the canonical dance step
to almost everything.
Hustle requires a little more dexterity, but is also *very* fun.
Both are fast-ish steps; Hustle is a little faster than Swing. But really,
truly, and honestly, they're fun. You should try. C'mon. Just try. I'm
not trying to pull something over your heads. If you come with an open
mind and an awake body, you'll learn a lot, and i bet you'll have fun too.
I mean, I do NOT look like the type of guy who would do this stuff, but I
do when I get the chance, and the term is young, and we all have free time,
even if some of us are 6.111, so you should come. No partner necessary,
although it can be more fun if you pair up with one.
Tango is fun. :) Yes, i've tried. No, i am obviously not some major
flame of a tango dancer, but they just teach the basics.
Rumba is also fun -- it's another Latin dance.
And you all should at least *try* it. It's more fun with a group!
dave
SPIIIIN!wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!
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From: waldemar@ai.mit.edu (Waldemar Horwat)
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 94 19:01:36 EST
To: bdc-list@MIT.EDU
Subject: MIT BDC Spring Schedule
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The MIT Ballroom Dance Club's
Spring 1994 Workshop and Party Schedule
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20th Year
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Date Beginning Intermediate Professionally taught
1:00 - 2:00 2:00 - 3:30 4:30 - 5:30
Sun, Feb 6 Swing 1 Hustle 1+2 Merengue
Sat, Feb 12 ** Valentine's Semiformal Dance (Student Center) **
Sun, Feb 13 Tango 1 Swing 2 Hustle 3
Sun, Feb 20 Rumba 1 Tango 2 Swing 3
Sun, Feb 27 Foxtrot 1 Rumba 2 Tango 3
Sun, Mar 6 Cha Cha 1 Foxtrot 2 Rumba 3
Sat, Mar 12 ** St. Patrick's Dance **
Sun, Mar 13 Quickstep 1 Cha Cha 2 Foxtrot 3
Mar 13 ** Team Competition/Fundraiser in Wonderland Ballroom **
Sun, Mar 27 Samba 1 Quickstep 2 Cha Cha 3
Sun, Apr 10 Waltz 1 Samba 2 Quickstep 3
Sun, Apr 17 West Cst Swng 1 Waltz 2 Samba 3
Sat, Apr 23 ** 20th Anniversary Celebration Ball **
Sun, Apr 24 Polka 1 West Cst Swng 2 Waltz 3
Sun, May 1 Salsa/Mambo Polka 2 West Cst Swng 3
Free general dancing 3:30 - 4:30PM between the Sunday workshops. Refreshments
provided. All workshops and parties are held in Morss Hall, Walker Memorial
except:
Feb. 12 Valentine's Party is in the Sala de Puerto Rico in the MIT Student
Center (84 Massachusetts Avenue)
Mar. 13 team competition/fundraiser is in Wonderland Ballroom (last station
on blue subway line)
Team:
The MIT ballroom dance team will be participating in a number of competitions
and other fun events during the spring semester. The team will also be
holding professional workshops for its members and Tuesday group classes open
to anyone. Participating in a team is the fastest way to improve your
dancing. For more information, contact Yi Chen at 225-6451 or Elizabeth
Earhart at 776-5243.
Outings:
Group outings to local dances and studios will be scheduled throughout the
semester. Call the Line of Dance 258-6554 for details.
20th Anniversary Celebration:
On April 23 we will hold a ball to commemorate the club's 20th anniversary.
This festive occasion will include plenty of entertainment and shows. Call
the Line of Dance for more details.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Location:
Most workshops and parties this semester will be held at Morss Hall, on the
1st floor of the Walker Memorial Building, which is at the corner of Memorial
Drive and Ames Street. Free parking is available on Memorial Drive and in
any of MIT's garages on weekends.
Prerequisites:
None for Level 1 (Beginning) workshops. Level 2 (Intermediate), requires
attendance at a beginning workshop in the same dance, or prior knowledge of
the basic step. Level 3 and level 4 workshops are taught by Professional
ballroom dance instructors. Level 3 workshops require at least 2-1/2 hours
of recent instruction in the dance, or knowledge of at least a few basic
figures in the dance. Level 4 workshops are oriented toward the more
experienced ballroom dancer, and require a minimum of 1 year ballroom dance
experience (there aren't any level 4 workshops this semester).
Prices: Level Member Non-member
Beg. $0.50 $0.75
Int. 0.75 1.00
Prof 3 2.00 3.00
Schedule Changes: This schedule is subject to change! Please call our 24-hour
recorded Line of Dance at (617) 258-6554 for schedule or location changes,
information on outings and other events, etc.
General: No partner is required for any of our events. Dress for workshops
is casual.
Membership: Available at any workshop and valid until August 1994.
$3 for students, $5 for MIT affiliates, $10 for others. Entitles you to
discounts at workshops and parties, and a subscription to our regular
newsletter.
Volunteers: This is entirely a volunteer-run club. We can always use your
help no matter what your background or how much time you can spare! Please
contact the desk worker or any officer, or send e-mail to <bdclub@mit.edu>.
Thanks!
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