Great post! Just wanted to let you know you have a new subscriber- me!

Who will be in Danvers MA?
I am one of the people going to Boston so I am not sure who you mean by 'they'.

Vic:

I looked it up and they are going to be in Danvers, MA that weekend...?

The Boston Tea Party is coming up again on March 17, 2005. This is a dancing party like you have never experienced. Visit www.teapartyswings.com for details. At least two of us from our group will be going. We will likely join the Toronto Swing Dance Society at their table for this event.

It was a pleasure to finally meet you, too! :)

It was a pleasure to meet you the other night at Sonoma’s Cassandraw even though we did not get a chance to talk very much.

I didn't get to go on Thursday. I had some restrictions (my friend's two girls) and didn't get home until almost 10, with a splitting headache! So I didn't go.

I won't be able to come out on Thursdays now until March as I teach and do recreational work on Thursdays until 10:30 pm.

Robert/Bob is the guy with dark hair and beard who always wears a black polo shirt, black pants and cowboy boots. Dennis is the guy who wears gold chains exposing his chest and looks like a "gino"! (Very nice person, though.)

Do you ever go out on a Saturday? If I am free, we will be going out this Saturday.

How am I supposed to introduce myself if I don't know what you look like, Vic?!!! :P

I am not sure who Janice and Denice and Bob are. I know several people with those names. I will likely be at Sonoma's again this Thursday. Say hello to me and identify yourself as Cassandraw.

Okay, then you wouldn't have been there when I was dancing with Janice... I was around Denis a bit, then Robert/Bob was hanging around me. I danced a few dances with him. Janice was sitting by the water cooler on the table. She has short silver/grey hair. Tanned. Pretty lady. (Used to be my neighbor.)

I should be there tonight, all going well. Probably around 9:30.

I generally don’t get there until just after 10 after the first set. And there are a lot of pretty ladies at Sonoma’s. Which one was your’s LOL?

I am sure I saw you, but I didn't know who you were...

I am the one who was leading a pretty lady, Janice, through some swing steps when the first swing song came on.

I checked out your site. Thanks! :)

I am hoping to be there Thursday as well. It will be the last Thursday I can attend until March. (I teach on Thursday nights.)

My computer was in the shop on Friday getting fixed and I just got it back now. Yes I was at Sonoma’s on Thursday. I will be there on the 30th as well if all goes according to plan.

This is my dance web site. http://www.optimalhealthsecrets.com/lodshome.htm

I am working on posting the basic dance steps to most of the popular dance. Look for that in the future sometime.

Vic, did you go last night? I was trying to figure out who you were/if you were there...

I look forward to understanding which is which!

Your website, Vic? Could I check it out?

The Community Centre is part of the City of Hamilton and there is no smoking allowed within feet of the building.

Yuck. Smoking! :P That is what I like about the No Smoking Ruling!!! Yeah! :)

West Coast swing and East Coast swing are not at all alike other than they both have the triple steps in them. They are danced to very different music. Once you have danced to both of them then you will never forget the difference again.

I am not a dance instructor I just like dancing that’s all. I can teach basic steps to most all of the common dances but for proper instruction a dance studio is wise. One day I will put all the basic dance steps on my web site, but that will have to wait till I have the time.

Lions clubs tend to allow smoking and so I avoid them.

Hi Vic!

Thank you for the info.

Do you teach dance?

I am terrible with remembering what the diffence is between West and East Coast Swing... All I remember is Single and Triple Time.

If anyone is interested, the Dundas Lions Memorial Community Centre now has Beginner Latin & Swing, Beginner Ballroom and Beginner Lindy Hop starting in January! The Cost for the Latin and the lindy are $65 for 10 weeks for 1 1/2 hour classes. Ballroom is $45 for 10 weeks and 1 hour classes.

There are no entrance charges at Sonoma’s on Thursday and drinks are $4. The dance floor is less crowded and so one can dance West Coast swing or East Coast swing when the music is right. But, the crowd is much smaller on the Thursday too. This Thursday it is hard to tell what will happen because it is the last shopping day, but then it is the last dancing day too before Christmas. I will likely be there after squash barring some emergency.

Maybe some time in the new year if a few people want to learn West Coast swing we can meet at Sonoma’s at say 7 pm and I will show the basic moves to whoever shows up. If anyone is interested in a lesson like this then let me know. There would be no charge for it.

Edited by author 12-17-2004 09:02 AM
Just to update you, Sonoma's has a cover charge after 9:30 pm of $3 on Friday and Saturday. The band starts at 10:15, usually. Also, a coat check fee of $1.50 (optional). I am not sure if there are charges or what time dancing starts on Thursday nights. I hear it is a much better night to go and practice though!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dccdancing/

Check the above, or, become a member to keep up to date with the area!

Directions to Sonoma’s

Several people are asking for directions to Sonora’s

Sonoma Country Wine & Grille - Bistro
3135 Harvester Road
Burlington, Ontario
(905)333-9463
The crowd is mostly a 35 year old, 40's 50's crowd.
No cover charge and the drinks are $4 on Thursdays. Good deal eh.

Take QEW to Guelph Line in Burlington. Go South to Harvester. (2nd light From Toronto cutoff, first light from the Hamilton cutoff) Turn left at Harvester. Go past the first light and turn left into Sonoma’s, it’s the purple sign on your left. If parking lot is full go out to road and turn left on Harvester then left again in the next parking lot beside Sonoma’s. Do not park in any handicap parking as they ticket people in there, some yahoo comes by at midnight sometimes eh.

http://www.sonomacounty.ca

Cowboy hat night November 18, 2004. This idea was started by me and endorsed by Sonora’s manager. There will not be any country dancing. The ‘Corner Pocket’ band is scheduled to appear. You need not wear any other cowboy attire unless you wish too. There are a dozen or so of us now who claim they will bring their hats. This is really only a hat night eh. The dancing is regular social type although I do West Coast swing whenever the music hits that beat and I can find a lady who knows how to do it. LOL

West Coast Swing Basic steps
For all those ladies who want to practice West Coast swing I’ll tell you how to do the basic steps.
The lady walks in a straight line then turns around and walks back. It’s like she can’t make her mind up which way to go, which is often the case with ladies. So she walks toward the door then turns and comes back. Then she says I’m going to go, then turns around and says maybe I’ll stay, and so on. The man in the meantime, is offering enticement for her to stay by leading her in all sorts of turns and giving her ‘attitude’ in the way of seduction. Cool eh.

The count: 1 2 3&4 5&6. Alternating feet on the count. Man’s left hand holds the lady’s right hand. Ladies start with the right foot walking forward. (This is the key for ladies to memorise. Ladies MUST start the 1 count with the right foot forward.) The man steps backward (with his left foot) as he leads the lady toward himself. He does NOT step out of the way as he leads her toward himself on the 1 count. He then steps out of her way after the 1 count as she continues down the slot. The lady’s 1 2 is just a forward step step. The man will turn you 180 degrees on the 3&4 then you do the anchor step 5&6 facing the man. You are now ready to repeat it all. The eight beat count steps are more advanced stuff and are very powerful, only for the adventuresome.

The pizzaz comes in with the ATTITUDE you take with the dance. The lady can choose to do her turns all on one beat instead of turning on each of the three steps of the 3&4. The anchor step 5&6 is usually always done facing your partner. When the man raises your arm at 3 DO NOT TURN YET. Wait for the signal in the hand as to which way to turn on the 4 count. Oops this is getting into intermediate stuff sorry.

See you on the 18th of November.
Vic

Edited by author 10-19-2004 11:48 PM
There are dances that come up all the time in various types of ballroom and Swing. You can go to www.dancinglist.com for a list of danced that Tony Hornick keeps.

Brantford has a Sunday night dance at the Best Western by the Wayne Gretsky Parkway. This is a social dance though. Burlington has a Saturday dance at the Burlington Social Club on the South Service road just East of Appleby Line. Saturday is singles night and there will be ballroom there.

Guelph has a dance this Coming Saturday at the University of Guelph. I have not been to this one so do not know what the age is or the dancing is like.

Cambridge Ballroom Dance Club
1005 Main St. E., Cambridge, 519-623-0274
Wednesday nights International lessons, Saturdays dancing Social, European

I am from Cambridge, Ontario. I am interested in ballroom dancing. Won't mind to travel if the dance is a good one, especially if there is a live band there. Do you have any suggestions where I can go on weekends in the near by area? Buffalo, New York ....?

Yes it is quite in here.
I have been busy on other projects and have not been retrieving my email.
I stayed in yesterday (Friday) for once.

There are not a lot of people interested in Ballroom dancing or WCS or Salsa who also want to travel to the more distant venues so I am just leaving this board up for the future.

Where are you from Princess?

It's quiet here. What's new? Any dancing this Friday?

Edited by author 07-08-2004 12:21 PM
There is a Lindy Hop instruction weekend coming up next weekend on the Toronto Island. Is anyone interested?

 http://odd-socks.org/island_weekend.htm

There is also a Hustle lesson at the Toronto Swing Dance Society's dance at the Toronto Argonaut Club on Lakeshore tomorrow. Anyone interested in that?

http://www.dancing.org/tsds/locations/argonaut_rowing_club.htm

Are there any people in our group that would like to go to Toronto this Friday to take in the West Coast Swing lesson and dance at the Toronto Swing Dance Society at the Argonaut Club?

If there are, then let me know because I would like to get a lesson in before the Buffalo weekend. I may go if I can find some Toronto people who may need someone to fill a vacant spot in a hotel room. It does not appear that anyone from our group is interested in this function.
Vic

Yes I got stuck in that mess. I got to bed at 4 am and so slept in on Sunday and went to the Cancer ride function at 12pm but they said they were not letting anyone else on the hwy to roller blade. So I missed that. I got ticked off and just left and went down to the confederation Park pathway.

Thanks for the invite, but I need to do some stuff at home you know the exciting things ...groceries, laundry, clean house, and catch up on my sleep.. My daughter needed a ride to work on Sunday so I was up at 8:00 and never went back to bed..I am feeling it here at work...By the way did you get stuck on the Gardiner...we took the Queensway to 427 then home...we got in around 2:45 a.m.

Good that your knee is not so bad now. Keep doing the deep fibre work that I showed you. do it two or three times a day every day.

If you rollerblade I can meet you at Scooters in Mississauga tomorrow at 8 pm for indorr rollerblading.

Hi Vic, Yes I noticed you deleted the message, thanks...Oh, and surprisingly my knee did not hurt on Sunday. (I did some gadening).. I will tell my physio what you said regarding my knee... I don't know about Mary but I had a good time dancing with you..... I'll see maybe in future I will take you up on the Swing dancing..I'll keep in touch

Oh BTW Vera, I deleted the message post with your phone number in it Okay. Great time dancing last night eh.

It looks like I will not be going to the Salsa tonight at La Brisas.

Edited by author 05-30-2004 11:06 AM
It turned out that the lady’s arrived at the Dovercourt House a little late. So at 10 pm we decided to go to the Lula Lounge on Dundas St. for some Salsa instead of the Lindy Hop at the Dover court House. They had a special band from New York playing a Latin type of Jazz than no one could dance too. So everyone stood around until midnight when the DJ music came on and then the dance floor filled up instantly. The big band really stunk. A band that can have 200 people in the hall and no one can dance to it is really bad in my books. Anyway, the Salsa was good after that but it was a little late. We left at 2 pm and I got stuck in the traffic as the Gardener was shut down from the Lakeshore to Islington. Real bummer. I didn’t get to bed until 4 pm. Anyway, these two hot ladies were a pleasure to dance with. Thank you Vera and MaryH.

There is a Salsa lesson Hamilton at La Brisks at about 8 pm tonight. $8 plus a buffet meal and a dance. Does anyone want to go?

I'm off to rollerblading now and will have to have a nap this afternoon I guess LOL.

I am going to the BSC tonite, too late to ask anyone to go with me. :((

Edited by author 05-29-2004 07:16 PM
Ok Then I'll show up there at about 9 pm.
The lesson is beginner level and I don't need that lesson. It is too late now for me to eat supper and shower and get there by 8 anyway. If I do not see you there at 9 then I will call your cell number. How am I going to recognize you now? LOL
My cell number is 905-546-6310
My Roaming Number in Toronto that you dial before the above number is 416-460-7626.

I will be off line for a few hours as I go wash some clothes for tonight LOL.

Will come back on at 6 pm or so to see what you have decided.

Edited by author 05-29-2004 03:52 PM
The odd-Socks group is having a free Lindy Hop lesson at their regular dance at the Dover court House too. Cost $12 Lesson at 8 pm

http://odd-socks.org/swing_schedule.htm

That's tonight too BTW. So if you want to learn some swing dance and get away from the traditional dances then we can meet there. And if it is not to your likeling we can take off and go downtown somewhere.

Edited by author 05-29-2004 03:00 PM
Well Vera I was out Thursday and Friday nights so thought I might stay in tonight. But now that you talked me into it I can meet your group somewhere.

The Single Professionals Network is having some kind of a special grand opening tonight.

http://www.singlesparties.com/events.html

We can meet up there if you like. It won’t be ballroom though but there should be lots of other people around eh LOL. Its at the Days Hotel on the Airport Road. 6257 Airport Road. Cost $13.

So Vic, do you know where there is some good music and dancing tonight (Saturday) ?? We've (girlfreinds) decided that we would like to go out and have some fun

The Big Band Concert in Burlington is sold out so we are all SOL.
LOL
You snooze you loose eh.

Edited by author 05-28-2004 05:30 PM
Gees Vera you are spoiling all my fun. Don’t they say that the ladies like BAD boys. So I’m just trying to play along eh. LOL I will not be going to the Burlinton Band Concert unless some other people agree to go as well.

Hold on though Vera, you give me more credit than I deserve with dancing. If you put me into a crowd of good dancers then I do not dance well at all. It is only when you compare me to people who cannot dance at all that I might look good.


Mary dance; Who turned you down? You can always get bunch of ladies together and go on your own you know. Maybe if Vera and Mary H come along on Sunday then you can join in.


On Sunday may 30 apparently the Cancer Society is having a Bikeathon-walkathon-rollerbladeathon on the Lincoln Alexander parkway. LOL That was a mouthful. That is a major hiway in Hamilton for those who don’t know. They are shutting it down from 10 am to 2 pm for this event.

I will be rollerblading the 8 km. That distance is the same as we do at the Confederation park pathway.

I will be at the Limeridge Mall parking lot South west corner at 10 am on Sunday.
Will get back with more info when I confirm it all.

Will also be sending an e-mail out to the 35 or so people and couples on the LODS email list.

Vera,
Thanks very much for the information(did Vic ask you to write this? LOL). You are lucky to have a few dances with this great dancer. For me, as said who would care to dance with sometime who do ironing all the time?
Mary.

Vic,
Other than ironing I might pick up irony here and there.
I was so certain that I was going to the BB Concert but then I was being turned down so I will have to stick to my computer this Sunday.

Mary

Hi MaryDance.. I have met Vic and he is not what he says he is.... He is a nice looking guy, slim build with glasses, and the way to find him, is just look for a great dancer. I danced with him at New Years and he was fabuluous, he was so easy to follow, had a great time, so Vic are you going to the Burlington Band Concert

Edited by author 05-28-2004 10:34 AM
I guess you and I would make a good couple then eh MaryDance. And what type of plan do you have for your future other than regular ironing that is?
LOL

Vic,
I am old, short & fat. Quite often I have to iron all the wrinkles before I meet anyone.

Mary

If anyone here in this Bulletin Board would like to learn the basics of West Coast Swing, then I can give some basic lessons here in this forum.

WCS is a difficult dance to learn but one that women tend to like because they can become very sensuous in it and sort of do their own thing all the while taking lead from the man.

And what do you look like MaryDance?

LOL
I'll bet.
You have to try to weed out the scraps.
I like to morph into somehting differnet when I go to dances so you might not recognise me. LOL
I may be at the May 30 Big Bnad Concert in Burlington. See if you can find me??

Hahaha,
Tons of people look like you, all I have to do is to say "hi Vic" and I will tell you how many Vics I will meet at one dance.

Mary

Edited by author 05-27-2004 11:18 AM
Short, Fat, Bald, Glasses, ragedy clothes, unshaven
lets see what else????
dirty hands brown teeth
That should do it.
But if you don't know where I frequent then how are you going to run into me?
You may not recognise me though, because I may be incognito.

Vic,
We have never met before unless in dreams. LOL ( hahaha, you got to tell me how you look so that I could say "hello" to you. )

Mary

Hi Vic,

Good evening! Could you unsubscribe me from the list for now? I'll rejoin later..

Thanks,
Theresa
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Edited by author 05-26-2004 06:56 PM
Gisele, apparently I have your email address incorrectly recorded. It keeps coming back to me. Send it to me again please at info@painreliefdiet.com.

A while back you asked about getting a Swing dance club going. Have you found any other people interested in that?

Edited by author 05-26-2004 06:35 PM
The deadline for The Buffalo West Coast weekend is May 28th for the Hotel room discount. If anyone wants to go then let me know. I will be sending another email about this to the 35 or so people on our email list.

This will be a good time for those who want to learn West Coast Swing. I am an Intermediate level WCS dancer. I am still willing to bunk in with others at the Hotel on this weekend if any people want to go.

Edited by author 05-26-2004 06:22 PM
Yes it appears that the may so dance is really more like a concert with 800 tickets sold. If anyone would like to go then let me know.

MaryDance. the problem with the Hamilton Convention centre big band dances that come up every few months is that there are a lot of people there and that makes those dances hard to dance at. The DJ dances usually offer more room on the floor.

The June dances listed on the LODS Events page http://www.optimalhealthsecrets.com/lodsevents.htm
are all live bands.

Have we met before MayrDance? I don't recall.

VIC,
Over the phone, I was told that the Burlington Convention Centre Big Band is more like a concert. Do you know other places that have live band for Ballroom dancing?

Mary

Sorry that was WCS (West Coast Swing) that the Hustle steps resembled.

Sunday afternoon in Beamsville was a good lesson in Hustle step but in a ECS fashion using a slot. Nice sequence too.

sunday evening now is coming up at Hamilton's La Brisa's at Walnut and main 7:30 for a Salsa lesson.

This may be the type of dance that you need to go to with a date Mary. It ia always better to bring your own party to these types of dances just to be on the safe side.

Thanks for the information. I will be there, May 30.

I found the data. It is the Burlington Convention centre Big Band Dance May 30.

Edited by author 05-21-2004 02:29 PM
BTW I have updated the LODS Events Page so have a look everybody.
http://www.optimalhealthsecrets.com/lodsevents.htm

On May 30 the Burlington Concert Band and its newly formed swing band will pay pay tribute to the music of the 40's.
See the LODS events page for details.

I have put a notice out to all the people on my email list for info on that dance because I have lost the data. We will see what information comes back.

Thanks! I will take a date there once I get the information.

There was a big band dance on near the end of May but I just can't lay my hands on the data right now.

LOL
No Mary, shadow dancing is not so cool.

Yes there are places with live bands but they are usually places that you take a date to.

More about that later. I’ll post some on our Events page.

>.<"

If it is so DIFFICULT to get a dance partner then I would rather dance with my shadow.

By the way, do you or anyone knows where there is ballroom dancing with live music?

Maybe that dance partner was a dog for leaving you so far behind then eh. LOL What kind of advertisement would you have? How about this advertisement

Recovering Marydance, willing to learn new skills, doesn’t handle wheels very well yet either big or small but willing to learn the ropes on things. Currently working on three activities with big wheels, small wheels and no wheels. Call her now and find out what those activities are, maybe you can help.????;)

I am MaryDance who don't know how to dance!After knowing how to handle cycling I will learn rollerblading.
By the way, no dog was chasing me instead I was trying to chase after a dance partner which was the main reason for that fall. LOL Should I get an advertisement? (Mike suggested that! LOL)

Edited by author 05-19-2004 03:07 PM
Mary are you Mary or Mary dance???

Cycling is a dangerous sport eh. You’ll have to use the other foot to kick the dogs that chase you on the bike now I guess eh. LOL Mary are you the Mary that I know from rollerblading? I guess its time to get back on the blades at the path at confederation Park.

Yes I remember now. Those other two ladies were high on drugs and could not stay on their feet. The lady I was dancing with fell too but I caught her before she hit the floor. Lol Cal was not so lucky as his dance partner went splat all on her own. There was nothing he could do. Anyway, it was good that they left early. I danced with a lot of women that night. There was a large group of ladies from Brantford I believe it was. They were a bit disappointed I think.

Yes I remember the dancing with you and Mary H. now. I guess there are a lot of Marys in this neck of the woods. I enjoyed dancing with both you and Mary. Have you picked up any Salsa or West Coast swing moves over the last five months?

Sorry Vic, I forgot to give you my email it is vlooby@simmonscanada.net...

You guys are mixing this up. Vic you are correct , it was the singles gourmet dance. You were seated in the middle. The tall blonde lady with glasses ( in black oufit) was on your left, her girlfriend fell and hurt her back. I was sitting on your right and Mary ( very small & petit) was beside me. I had a red dress on. the other 2 ladies left early and Mary H. and I danced with you and your friend ( ..can't remember his name..) till it closed. Dose that help ?? And yes we thought you were a great dancer, and your site is quite amazing too... Looks like you have quite a group... Where is La Brisas ???

Sorry Vic, I don't know Vera, you got to wait for another 5 months to know her better. LOL. I don't know ballroom dancing at all after learning for 5 months ( What a shame!). I hurt my ankle while cycling and I haven't attend classes for more than 2 weeks already. Mary

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Edited by author 05-19-2004 10:20 AM
So you know Vera too do you Mary? And does Vera know ballroom dancing? I gues I'll have to ask you Mary because it may be another 5 months before Vera answers. LOL

You are not the same Mary though that was with Vera on New Years Eve but you know something about Vera it seems. Okay, I'm going to have to try to keep this straight.

Vic,

You impressed Vera very much. That's all I know. LOL.

Mary - the one who doesn't know dancing
(not Vera's girlfriend)

Well Vera that’s quite a time lag there. What kind of an impression did I make that you remembered five months later? you’ll have to tell me. Lol

I do not remember where I was at New Years. I have not been very active dancing lately. Have been working on a computer project that has been taking all of my time.

What dance was it that we met at? Ok just a sec. The single Gourmet dance in TO. I am not sure which lady you are. You will have to fill me in. Give me a description of what you look like and I’ll see if I can place you. What side of me where you sitting on at the New Years danse?

No I dance mostly in Burlington to Toronto area, not much in Hamilton. But I do occasionally go to the Salsa danse lessons and danses at LaBrisas when some other people I know are going.

Are you into Ballroom dancing or Salsa or West Coast Swing? How about tango? I hear there is a tango club your way.

If you have a dance in your area then let me know.

What is your email address?

Hi Vic, I hope this is the same Vic I met at New Years Single dance. We were sitting at the same table. My girlfriend was Mary (at one point she did not feel all that well) anyhow I found your card and have browsed your bulletin board.. Wow you guys are really serious about dancing..I take it you meet mostly in Hamilton..I live in Brampton. Do you ever come into Toronto ?? Where do you usually go on Saturday nights ??

What happened to Vibe? Did they go bust.
I drop out of things for a bit and it all goes to hell.
Does the Sheridan still have Salsa lessons at 10:30 pm on Fridays?

Hamilton is really not a very good dance city you know.

Hi Vic,

So no more Sunday lessons at Vibe..
and no more Saturday lessons at YAnni's???

So, now, we only have
Wednesdays - UpLounge
and
Sundays - Las Brisas??

A lady asked if the Salsa lessons at Haymarket St. are still on. NO they are not. Mark now teaches Salsa on Sundays at LaBrisas at Main and Walnut at 7:30 for $10. A buffett is also free too.

Oh By the way my DVD's came in from the Boston Tea party West Coast Swing weekend. These are three DVD's from Debbie and Angel Figueroa. They were very good instructors. And so I am ready to have a dance party somewhere so wee can watch and practice these moves. Anyone interested in donating their house?

I will be going to BSC tonight for the lesson and dance.
Probably drop into Sonama's later.
Will anyone else be there?

Gisele
I went to the Singles Mosaic house party last night. Did not dance at all. Played Air Hockey, Pin Ball and Pool all night lol

hey, it's Sat night...anyone going dancing, anywhere, tonight?

High Gisele.
First we would decide what type of swing we would want to do. I’m for WCS.

Then we would find some people with like minds. Then we would meet somewhere and discuss how to get going. Then we would form a web site and contact procedures.

We could hold our own dances if there are enough people or we can travel to Toronto and Waterloo if there are not enough people. There is a WC swing dance club in Toronto so we might network with them. We might also try out the McMaster Swing dance club but they might play a lot of Lindy Hop music.

If enough people in the House Party Circuit are interested in the WCS then we could do some house parties. I can give lessons only in the very basics. Anyone really keen, would have to take dance lessons at a dance school like dance line studios.

I can teach the basic step, the sugar push step, the side arm pass, the under arm turn and about the SLOT. It might take a bit to get the gist of the slot but once you have it then it becomes easy. The next ten years of your life are then spent putting together more and more complicated sequences.

Hi Vic, It sounds like you had a great time. I'd like to know a bit more about the possibility of starting a swing club in our area. What does it entail?

The Boston Tea Party West Coast Swing and Lindy Hop Weekend Workshop

This was a fabulous fabulous weekend. Lessons started at 10 am on Saturday and Sunday. On Friday there were four hours of workshops going on at 5 locations at the same time. You picked which lesson you wanted to attend. On Saturday there were lessons at the five locations from 10 am until 2 pm with another hour from 7 to 8 pm. They sprinkled five general dancing hours throughout the day and evening and then from 1:30 am till 6 am there was general dancing for those hardy intense people who wanted to dance all night. Four hours of sleep seemed to be enough for a lot of people. With 15 or so pairs of instructors they kept things hopping. Instruction was excellent and there were classes for rank beginners as well as experts. Classes were a pure joy to attend.

Midnight came on with a buffet but there was an extra $16 US charge for this. It brought food smells into the dance hall though and this made it hard for those people trying to avoid food late at night which is necessary to keep weight down. Not my particular problem but others wer eyeing the food ravenously.

Dance demonstrations and Jack & Jill competitions between instructors were great to watch. The Bookends dance competition at 1:30 am Sunday morning between instructors was particularly enjoyable. A bookend competition is when same sex couples dance together and compete for free tickets to next year’s event. It was hilarious. If anyone hasn’t watched a bookend competition then you are missing something. It was great. I must say the men out-shone the women though.

Might there be some people in our area interested in starting up a West Coast Swing club? Let me know if you are interested.

Vic

I will be at Emma's Back Porch tonight then off to play squash at 7:45 then over to Sonoma's at 10

The chat may get popular later when there are more people involved.
Right now you would have to know when other people are online then you go to the chat and meet them in there.

Vic,
I like the bulletin board because it's easy to use but I would also like to know something about the Java chat.
Mary

If I can find someone to go skiing with then I might do a ski day this weekend instead of dancing.

Mary, I started out with this type of Bulletin Board because it was easy to use. On other pages of my main web site I offer Bravenet forums and chats. They are in java I believe. I will delete your blank message later.

Would you prefer a Java chat?

I was going to ask but then I got the answer "Sorry, but you are not running a Java Compatible Web browser", that's why I deleted the message.

My speeling was the pits so I deleted my message LOL

You were saying Mary ???????

Sonoma's had a "tribute" to the Supremes on Sunday night - $20 cover - it was a lot of fun.

The mosaic dance is on April 17 - I sent you a copy of the brochure just now by email, Vic so you have it for future reference.

Oh by the way Tamara, if you see Lee sometime tell him I still have that gym bag he won at Emma's in my trunk.

Would everyone pass the word around please for men interested in the House Party Circuit.

Hi Vic. I am posting myself. As I said, I will be moving to Burlington in August. I am interested in the party circuit but would probably not travel to Hamilton.

BY the way I am sitting all alone in the LODS chat room right now. The link is on the page
http://www.optimalhealthsecrets.com/lodsbulletinboardpage.htm

I was at Vibe Diana But I left after paying my $5 because there was no lady for me to team up with. There are about 10 couples no in the advanced Salsa class there.

What night does Singles Mosaic have its dance on in April?

Was anyone at Vibe on the weekend?
Anyone planning to go next weekend?

Gisele
Apparently I do not have your corect e-mail address.
Please re send it.

Notice
Would everyone who wishes to be removed from the LODS e-mail list please let me know. Also, there is someone else who asked to have their email address blinded but I neglected to record who it was. Would you please get back to me again on that.

We will be arranging a meeting in April possibly at Linda’s house in Burlington to discuss the House Party Circuit. If anyone is interested in attending please let me know.

Thanks
Vic

The Boston weekend of lessons on West Coast Swing is a go for two of us. We will be leaving at 7 am Friday morning and driving. It promises to be a very good time.

Has anyone made arrangements to go to the Blues Weekend in Waterloo this coming weekend?

Yes things went ok at the Mall show Helen. Was on my feet a lot. LOL

Will be at Vibe tonight thought for a lesson.

Hi Vic hope your display at Eastgate goes well. Sounds like a busy schedule.

Yes as far as I know the lesson is still on at 7:30.
Address is 235 Kenelworth N. near Barton St.

I likely will be there. I will be at a booth in the Eastgate Mall all day for four days starting tomorrow. I am down by the food court, 1st table. Drop in and say hello if you are in the area.

Hi Vic,
I'd like to get to Vibe this Sunday too. Let me know if you and others are going. Is the lesson still at 7:30 p.m.?

No Vic I didn't. I'd like to make it this Sunday.I'll see how it goes.

Gisele
Did you go to Vibe on Sunday?

Hi Helen.
Weekend workshops are held in various cities. They usually have a theme, a type of dance that they focus on. The March 20th weekend in Waterloo for instance, is on Blues dancing and Lindy Hop while the Boston Tea Party weekend of the 27th is on West Coast swing. There is usually a dance on Friday night and Saturday and lessons all day Saturday and Sunday. The various venues usually have web sites explaining who the instructors are and what the lesson schedule will be. They are a good intense way to learn dance steps.

Hi Vic I am interested in weekend workshops. Tell me more.

Danceline Studios is having the 6 year anniversary dance party on March 13th. See their web site for details. www.dancelinestudios.com

If there are people interested in going to weekend workshops as either singles or couples then let me know as there are two fine workshops coming up in March. Weekend workshops are a great way to learn new dance moves.

The dress code is pretty much anything the for lessons but Latin dancing generally is more dressy. Go with casual style for yur first time.

I will not be there tonight. I'm spending my time working on getting ready for my Mall show booth stint at Eastgate this Thursday to Sunday.

i was thinking of going to vibe tonight...it's my first time. What's the dress code?

Edited by author 03-05-2004 12:37 PM
Someone asked me in an email if the workshops were good for beginners.

Yes, beginners will be just fine in any workshops anywhere. In workshops they take you to all levels starting from the basics.

This seems like a good workshop for people who like Blues and Jazz music. It is great to be able to dance to that type of music if you like listening to it.

http://members.rogers.com/stlouisblues

If any people are interested in sharing a room at this Waterloo workshop then leave a message here in this Bulletin board and see what happens. I will pass it on to the LODS email group.

Here is the URL to the Boston Workshop.
www.teapartyswings.com
The cost is $115 US before March 7

If you are interested in going to Boston then let me know.

Oh an BTW Christopher did get back to me. He is 22 years old and lives in Austrailia. LOL

Lynda Mills (From St. Catharines) just called me this morning and would like to go to a West Coast Swing workshop weekend Friday night to Sunday night in Boston. She has asked me to post a message to the LODS group to see if any people would like to share a room there. The Room rate was $79 and the Workshop was $115. That is for the March 26-28th weekend. She said that if four people share a room then the cost is very reasonable. There is a March 7 cutoff for a reduced fee so if anyone is interested then get back to me. I will calculate a guestimate for the total cost after I get more details on what the weekend entails and an email link if I can.


There is a Waterloo Weekend workshop on Blues dancing and Lindyhop. This fee is $115 and includes the dances. It is on March 20. If anyone is interested then let me know.
http://members.rogers.com/stlouisblues

Hello Christopher
I have reorganised my web site and added bulletin board forums and chat rooms on several sites for people to network with each other on. My dance email is now lods@canada.com. One page on my main site lists all the links to all the boards and chat rooms. As new ones are needed they will be added to that page. This page is: www.OptimalHealthSecrets.com/bulletinboardlist.htm

Although you feel your problems come from dancing, I will answer your question in the chiropractic bulletin board. The link to that board is on this page: www.OptimalHealthSecrets.com/bulletinboardchiropractic.htm

Because other people in dance may have the same problems that you do, then I am posting your question here as well.

E-mail from Christopher

Date: 2 Mar 17:53 (PST)
To: optimalhealth@canada.com
Subject: spine problems and dancing

Hi, I have been reading your website and there is a lot of useful information on many areas. I dont know if this is the FAQ email but I hope you can spend 5 minutes answering my question. I have been salsa/lambarda/bossinova/bolero/gaffiera/forra dancing for about 3 years now. I started very very slowly doing 2 lessons a week but since then I have improved and am doing nearly once a day. I have noticed for salsa that my back is starting to hurt a lot. This is mainly because I am 6 foot 2 and most of the girls I dance with are too small.. as a result my turning causes my spine to turn in a way that its not supposed to turn since I cant keep my back straight while turning. I dont know what this is doing to my spine but I usually have very good posture and I do other exercises such as pilades. My question is : Do you know anyone I can contact in this related field so I dont injure my spine(You do have salsa connnected to your website and Im sure, with your experience of spine related injuries, you must know how to fix this problem). I try using my knees but this seems to put a lot of strain on the them.

Thanks kind regards
Christophe

Helen are you looking for daytime weekend lessons or evening lessons linked to a dance?
Danceline Studios in East Hamilton has weekend 3 hour workshops on various topics.

Hi Vic. No I am not taking dance lessons with Giselle. Couldn't you tell!! She is going to Burlington Social Club Wednesday and Wednesday isn't good right now interferes with Marathon training. Looking for a good basics on the weekends any suggestions.

Notice you have added Chat capabilities you are speedy.

I have added a live chat room to the LODS web site. Although there are not very many people on our site as yet, this chat will be available if people wish to chat rather than send bulletin board messages.

If you normally enter the bulletin board by a Favourites link of Bookmark link in Netscape then go back to the LODS page and follow the links. I have made a separate page for the bulletin board and chat room.

Hi Helen
Sometimes I dance a lot sometimes not so much.

Did you say you were taking dance lessons along with Giselle?

Vic you certainly were dancing up a storm. Re Round the Bay, race is end of March. It was a training run on Saturday did 22.7 k from RBG through Hamilton out to Beach Boulevard and ended at Spencer Smith in Burlington. Lots to look at on a Saturday morning running through Hamilton.

Edited by author 02-29-2004 12:01 PM
How did your run around the bay go Helen?

A note the the others.
It looks as though I will not be going to Vibe tonight.

Hi Helen
Thanks.
I had a good time last night dancing up a storm.

Hello Vic quite the site.

Nice site congratulations.

For info on clubs in Hamilton, I've created this page:
http://home.cogeco.ca/~salsastuff/hamiltonclubs.html

Vic, can't go to Vibe tonight.. already had my Salsa-fix last night/morning! :)

Have fun!

Hi everyone
I will be going to Vibes on Kenilworth tomorrow for the 7:30 Salsa lesson and dance.
$5 charge to get in.

I will be needing a dance partner at the advanced level.

Now don’t be afraid of the advanced level. All you need is to have memorized the step 123 pause 567 pause and be able to keep that beat while you are turning and spinning. All they are doing at the advanced level is teaching sequences that’s all. So if you know the step then come join me.

If anyone gets this email like right now and wants to go out tonight to Salsa then give me a call or email me. 905-664-9540
Vic

Mike would be at the beginner level just approaching the intermediate level. He knows some of the steps and would like to practice them. If you are not doing anything on Friday then send him an email and say you are available and explain your dance level so he knows before hand. If you do not have his email then get on my email list and you will get the emails of everyone then.

Mike wants a partner at which level?

I am off rollerblading tonight at Scooters in Mississauga.
Mike needs a partner for ballroom dancing at the Gremania club this Friday. If anyone is interested mention it here. He is at the beginner level.

Well I showed up at 4 pm along with two other couples and the door was locked.
I found out later online that the time was changed.
Maybe someone should tell them to post a sign on the door.
Anyway, thanks Theresa. I may drop in at 7:30.

Edited by author 02-15-2004 02:59 PM
Vic, don't go at 4pm! The lesson at Vibe has been moved to 7:30pm! Check out
hamiltonsalsa.com

Edited by author 02-15-2004 02:07 PM
There was a sold out crowd at PWP last night. Good dance.
Met another person who may be interested in the house party circuit. Will start to get that moving now that Valentines day is over.

I thought that because you asked if I snowboarded that you did too.
I will be going over to Vibe again for another Salsa lesson at 4 pm today.

I've never tried snowboarding nor skiing! Skiing seems fun, but I think I'll save my knees for dancing! heheh..

Are there any people in this group who might like to get together to go to Blue Mountain for a ski/snowboard day?

Looks like I will be stuck in tonight as my daughter took the car. I thought kids were supposed to take the bus. LOL

Yes I do snowboarding but have not been out this year yet.
Was thinking of going with the Cedar Springs Ski club.

Hi Mary, Vic and all! Happy Valentines to all too!

Vic, Can't wait for Spring.. Summer.. and outdoor rollerblading! Do you do snowboarding?

Thanks Mary

Happy Valentine's Day to all

Looks like rollerblading is out tonight, maybe snowboarding eh. LOL

Is anyone interested in rollerblading tonight at Scooter's?

Hi Theresa
Yes I went to Vibe. There were about 20 people in the beginner Salsa class and 10 or so in the beginner Cha Cha class. There was a new couple who came over to the Advanced Salsa class and the instructor spent most of the time teaching them the moves we learned last week so there was not much new, just a few ending moves for the sequence we learned last week.

The dancing after was not good at all for my age group (middle aged lol) so I left and went home. It was too early to go to Brisks and I just stayed home. I liked the advanced Salsa sequence we learned last week though. It was a complicated arm and spinning thing. It will be nice when I get to work smoothly.

Hi Vic,

Did you go to Vibe on Sunday? How was it?

I didn't make it for Vibe, but I went to Las Brisas - Mark taught Salsa, Merengue, Bachata and ChaCha...

T

That sounds pretty good.

This Sunday again @ Hamilton!! You can do both! :)

4pm SALSA/ChaCha Lesson and practice, $5 cover includes some munchies since it is the Grand Opening of the club.
Vibe - 253 Kenilworth Ave. 905.545.5510

7pm SALSA Lesson at Las Brisas and dancing afterwards, NO COVER!!! Just $2 Coat Check. Includes FREE dinner buffet! (Good Food! :)
Las Brisas-157 Main St E (corner of Walnut St) 905.528.0006

Yes Vic, same Mark who teaches at Yanni's on Saturday. I like his way of teaching actually.

By the way if the weather is still bad I will be skipping the rollerskating Tuesday night.

Teresa was it Mark Jawchinski (not the correct spelling) who teaches the lessons at Brisas?

Mark used to teach on Saturday at Yannis Cassablanca on Haymarket St.

Mary
LOL I cut my hair eh LOL

I will make a sign that says LODS and put it on the table the next dance I go to.

Theresa, I will try to leave early and see if I can to L.B. by 7.30 on Sunday.

Vic, you were at BSC? I didn't notice that there was any gentleman with long hair or you must be hiding. Maybe you could email me your photo and I would come up to say hello next time when we are there(hehehehe just joking)

Not a lot of people at Las Brisas last night. Different age groups.. I don't think it was advertised at all.. There were about 12+ people who attended the lesson in total, but there were only 5 people there (4 women + 1 man) at 7pm. Mark took some breaks so the late comers was able to join in around 7:30 and 8 or so..

The place is really nice and they serve food lunch/dinner too.. Great place and I heard last Saturday was packed!

Theresa
What was the age of the crowd at Brisas and how many people were there?

Edited by author 02-02-2004 12:30 AM
I was at the BSC on Saturday Mary.
We should arrange a place or table to meet at in the future.

I was at the Salsa lesson at Vibe too. It was a very good advanced lesson but there were only two men in it, myself and another man.

There were about 20 people in the beginner Salsa class and about 10 in the beginner cha cha class.

Next Sunday is open house with free orderves I think.

Is anyone up for Rollerblading on Tuesday in Mississauga at Scooters?

Hi Mary! :)

I haven't attended any of the Burl Social Club gatherings.

Up to what time do you work on Sundays? Can you make it for the 7pm lesson at Las Brisas? It's pretty good... it didn't start on time either.... so even if you make it by 7:15 you shld still be ok.. Mark is the name of the teacher there and I think he teaches pretty good.

Theresa

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Theresa,

I was at the Burlington Social Club on Saturday but met none (actually I know no one there). I work on Sunday that was why I didn't show up at Vibe.

Looks like Hamilton is being packed with Latin nights! :)

I checked out Vibe(253 Kenilworth Av N) today as well as Las Brisas(along Main St /corner Walnut).

SUNDAYS:
4-5pm: Salsa and ChaCha lessons at Vibe, and some practice afterwards..

7-8++pm: Salsa lesson at Las Brisas, with buffet food(pretty good - salads, pasta, rice, chicken). Today, it was free.. but rumors are they are going to charge $5??? cover that includes the lesson and buffet on Sundays. Don't quote me on that though!

Apparently, Las Brisas has Friday, Saturday and Sunday Latin/Salsa nights.

I am going to drop into Vibe at least for an hour and a half. It is free today they say. Will go home to watch the game lol. May return later

Hi Mary and all,
Are any of you coming later at Vibe for the lesson?
Theresa

Can't go on Friday 'cause as Vic said that it's a "couples thing". Any other non "couples" place within Hamilton area on Fridays? Might go to Burlington Social Club on Saturday if weather permits. I work on Sundays till 8p.m. > <" otherwise it will be a good chance for me to learn cha cha cha.

So far, I attended 3 lessons from Mohawk College on Wednesdays. I am a slower learner and forget the steps right after class. Practice makes perfect?

Hi everyone I am just leaving to head to the networking meeting at Emma’s Back Porch then on for some dancing at Sonora’s afterward.

If anyone would like to go to the Burlington Social Club on Friday (tomorrow) for the lesson and dance, then let me know. This should be a couples thing I suspect.

Saturday some of us will be at the Burlington Social Club for the singles night. Does anyone want to join us?

Sunday I may take the Latin lesson at Vibe on Kenilworth in Hamilton. The lessons are apparently 4 to 8 pm with a dance later all for $5. But I would like to watch the Super bowl game at 6, not for the game mind you but for the commercials. LOL If anyone would like to join me then go back later to dance or has a better idea then let me know. it is the first time they are running the lesson though so next week may be better.

Vic

PS I am putting together an advertisement for the newspapers to find a FEW GOOD MEN who wish to learn to dance better. If anyone has any ideas about an ad like this then please send them on to me.

The house party circuit idea is coming along. There are about 6 possibilities now. Let me know if you are interested if you haven't already.

--> I got this from Marie Ehler (Salsalicious), she teaches at UpLounge on Wednesdays.


Sunday Salsa Social
Every Sunday Afternoon starting February 1st
Something unlike anything else
Vibe Dance Club......Wall to wall wooden dance floor
253 Kenilworth Ave.N.Hamilton

3 Classes to choose from....All at 4pm sharp

1. Beginners to intermediate Cha-cha
2. Beginners to intermediate Salsa
3. Advanced Salsa

Then immediately followed with Dance Practice
 Latin beats by...D.J. George

Complimentary Sunday ...Feb 1st... Check us out for free!

GRAND OPENING afternoon
Feb 8th..including free hors d'oeuvres & dessert...
$5.00 cover...ongoing

Instruction by...
We've Got theBeat dance studio...Hamilton
with Salsalicious & Arturo 905-630-5683

www.hamiltonsalsa.com

Hi Theresa,

I wasn't there because I was off line after 6p.m. by the time I got the message it was too late already. My email address is marydance1255@yahoo.ca.

Mary

Mary!!

Were you there on Friday? It was pretty good lesson! What is your email, btw?

Theresa

This is the new Latin club
Does anyone want to try it out tomorrow Sunday January 25


Vibe Dance Club....
Salsa, cha-cha & Merengue
235 Kenilworth Ave. N
Hamilton
905-545-5510

I will pop into Philthy's at 8:30 too. Was not going to do the Country Western thing for a while yet but it will give me a chance to wear my cowboy hat. lol

Mary! Email me at tdowhan@cogeco.ca so we can talk about how to meet up there! I hope you get this in time!

The address is: 144 Upper James St.

Directions from Burlington.
Take Hwy403
Take Lincoln M Alexander Parkway/Mohawk Rd - go 1.8.km
Take Lincoln M. Alexander exit - go 4.7km
Take Upper James St/Hwy 6 exit - go .5km
Turn Right on Upper James - go 1km

I would love to join the country line dance lesson but which Phil's are you going? (I started reading these messages not long ago, so I am not sure where to go even I want to join the people there)

Edited by author 01-23-2004 04:16 PM
Hi! I'll be going to Phil's tonight for the Country Line Dance lesson ! :) It should be fun! See you all there?

Does anyone happen to know Sharon Hughes? Her email does not work. I guess I copied it wrong.

Change of plans. I will be going to the Single Professional’s Network dance tonight. If any one else is interested then let me know. 21 Old Mill Rd. Toronto $13, free parking starts 8 pm

Hello and Happy New Year to all. I hope everyone’s holiday season went well for them.

There are two couples interested in offering their house for the house circuit and a possible third. If anyone is interested in going to the dance lesson house party them let me know as I would like to start organizing this. My suggestion is that everyone should be matched up at these parties but some women may like to learn the steps even thought there may be a shortage of men. Let me know what you think.

I also think there should be a volunteer clean up crew to vacuum the floor reposition furniture and tidy up so the host dose not have to do this chore.

If anyone would like to go to the Sheraton in Hamilton on Friday night January 9th for the Salsa lesson and dance then let me know. Also if anyone would like to go to the Yannis Casablanca on Haymarket Street in Hamilton on Saturday for the Salsa lesson and dance then also let me know.

I hear from the manager at Sonoma’s that they are starting live bands next Thursday and every Thursday. If any of you would like to meet there to discuss the house party circuit idea then I will be there just after 10 pm after I finish playing squash.

By for now.

Vic

Edited by author 12-30-2003 12:09 PM
Hi Mary, Happy new Year to you.

You can learn to dance at both places. Phone them both and inquire as to costs. The Fred Astaire and Arthur Murray studios have reputations for the hard sell to get you to buy expensive packages. Danceline Studios won’t do that to you and you will learn just as much there. Learning to dance well is a slow process that takes a few years. Paying a lot of money is not going to help you learn any faster because the process of memorizing steps takes time. Getting out and dancing regularly will help you learn faster. Going home and writing up the steps after a lesson will help you learn faster but most people do not do that.

If you have the attitude to have fun while you are learning and to persevere at it, then you will become a good dancer.

Hi Vic,

Time for me to decide where to learn dancing in January 2004. I have not made up my mind where to go, Fred Astaire Dancing Studio? Danceline Studio? Any information/comment on these 2 studios?

Happy New Year to you and everyone.

I will be at Scooter's tomorrow at about 8 pm. New Years Eve is booked at the Single Gourmet in Toronto.

That's right

Cal
Ok That would be You, Mike, Myself, and two ladies then.

Vic, so far there are 5 coming to the BSC for dinner and dancing, counting you.

Hi Cal
I am interested in the Sunday night BSC dance.

The Single Professional's Network is having a dance tonight in Toronto at the Ramada Plaza Hotel, 185 Yorkland Blvd, 8pm - 1am, $13 (inc. tax), free parking. There are two ladies plus myself that will be going tonight. If anyone else is interested then let me know.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas, and I hope that Santa was good to you. Is anyone interested in going to the Burlington Social Club this Sunday night? A great way to help get rid of the calories that were put on over the last week. I have had a few phone calls expressing an interest in doing this.

Bulletin

New Idea
I would like to build a LODS dance house party circuit. If 6 (or more) people could each host a party once a year then we could give our own basic dance lessons to each other and practice dancing on a bi monthly basis. It would be a BYOB and pot luck basis for food and drinks and a volunteer team would do clean up. Are there any people who would be interested in offering dance space with a CD player and sound system and would like to be involved? Your place does not have to be elaborate just functional. There would be no fees charged to attend these parties.

Guess you all have fun this weekend. I have a bad cold, nowhere to go except staying home with the computer.

News Flash

Tonight Thursday December 18 Emma’s Back Porch Customer Appreciation Day. Free Drinks and food After 7 pm. This is a great time and Singles Mosaic is also meeting there as well tonight.
- - - - - - -

There are Two couples and myself interested in the Burlington Social Club Dinner and dance this Sunday. If anyone else is interested then let me know.

Edited by author 12-18-2003 12:37 AM
Would any people like to meet at Sonoma’s this Friday?

Does anyone have any suggestions for this Saturday night? Salsa lesson and dance at Yannis for instance.

Would anyone like to go the Sunday Ballroom dance at the Burlington Social Club?

Are any people interested in meeting at Scooters in Etobicoke for some rollerskating or inline skating on Tuesday December 23rd at 8 pm till about 10 pm?

I'm going to go out and get my hair cut right now.

Hey! I saw a guy taking pics with a digicam! hmm... Do you have long hair? I thought the guy had long hair.. or maybe not.. I didn't notice the TREMBLANT.. But we were at the table in front of the guy taking pics.. Was that you? Dianna.. was she wearing a blue/purple shirt (with tiny flowers) and jeans? She was the one that the guy took pics of..

I only saw this email now.. Next time, you guys should put a sign on the table! I was wearing a black long sleeves shirt and jeans and I was with a friend, she was wearing a blue (&white stripes) shirt and jeans as well. We arrived at almost 8:45 or so.. and left around 9:40..

Have you tried the Thursday skate?? oldies music - is it more fun? I find that that the music last night was kinda slow .. it would've been better if it was more upbeat?

What is the Christmas dance this Sunday? What sort of music do they play? ballroom?

I generally start skating at 8 pm and wear a maroon vest with TREMBLANT on the back. I generally do not start conversations with strangers so come up and say hello to me.

Mary you are going to have to change your name on this bulletin board to Dancing Queen now.

Yes Theresa I was at Scooters.
I guess I am going to have to put a sign up or something.
Dianna and Claude were there also. I took some pics of them on my digital camera and as soon as I learn how to get them onto my computer I will post them on a pics pages.

Tuesday December 23 I will probably go again. If anyone is free then drop in. Maybe we could all go out after for a coffee. We skate till about 9:45 or so if we start at 8 that is. I will post a message to the email addresses of those on my list.

I understand Sunday there will be a Christmas dance at the Burlington Social Club. If any people are free and would like to get then let me know so I can make a count. They used to have a buffet dinner at 6 pm which was quite good. Now that the owner has died, I am not sure if that is continuing. I will find out an post it.


Next week

Hi Theresa & Vic,

The future dancing queen is saying thank you to both of you for sending her encouragement.

I wish I were 20s or 30s younger then I might get up and ask the men to dance with me.

Mary

Hi Vic,

I'm going with a friend to SCOOTERS tonight! Were you thinking of going too?

I haven't skated since summer... I might not know how!! :)

Theresa

Mary,

Ofcourse, you can be "Dancing Queen"!!! :)

Keep dancing!

Theresa

Yes, it you keep at it, you will be a dancing Queen one day and then other people will be sitting down watching you and saying, hey, I’d like to be able to dance like her.

If you just sit and watch then all you will ever do is, well,... just sit and watch. You have to get up and ask men to dance. That’s how it is done now days.

Vic,
I attended 2 Christmas parties this year and saw a lot of people who danced so well. Who were they? I do not know......either I am too shy or I am not good at recalling names. For the time being, I am the one who sit and watch others dancing.

Mary

Hi Theresa,

Thanks for the encouragement and information. Yes, I should tell myself that it's never too late. I am going to learn ballroom dancing in Jan 2004! Hehehehe will I be the dancing queen someday?

Regards,

Mary

What party did you go to and whom did you see?

Hi Vic,
It is good to know that I do not need a partner at the beginners level. Hopefully after a year I could dance as good as those whom I saw at the party.

Mary

I have been to one of their dance classes. They are quite good instructors. There was a lot of women at the lesson that I was attended but that is ok for the beginning level instruction. You don’t need a partner to learn the basic steps. If you live in Burlington then this would be a good place to go. I have not been to this particular location on Pine Street but I would assume it is quite acceptable.
Vic

Hi Mary!

It's never too late!! :)

Some classes will say No partner required.. I just came across this and thought of you..

http://www.dancescape.com/dancesport/workshops/

"For Absolute Beginners Only" Social Dance Workshop - Thursday Evenings at 8- 8:45 pm, from January 22nd - March 11th. Approx 45 minutes.

Learn to Dance for FUN or ROMANCE. -- Big Band/Jazz Events, Weddings, Cruises, Gala Balls, Corporate functions. This eight-week session is dedicated to couples or singles who have never danced before, have limited dance experience, or would like a refresher. Learn such Social dances as the Foxtrot/Swing, Quickstep, Waltz, Cha Cha, Rumba, and Salsa. A partner is not necessary.

Recent Fall sessions were SOLD OUT, so Register Early! Great Gift Idea for Holidays, Bridal Showers or Wedding "First Dance" Preparation!
 Winter 2004 Session - Now Booking

CDN $96 per person for all eight sessions (advanced registration -- i.e., works out to $12 pp per session)

or CDN $20 per person, per session (Drop in)

Ukrainian Hall Main Ballroom
2077 Pine Street (at Pearl)
Downtown Burlington, Ontario

Regards,
Theresa

Hi Mary
No, it will not be a problem taking dance lessons by yourself at either place. You will be in a class with other single people. You will be welcomed at any dance studio. Phone the dace studios and ask them for information. You can start to learn dancing at any age. It is a great form of exercise and is good for the heart and the blood vessels. Start out with ballroom dancing unless you particularly wish to learn the Latin dances or the Swing dances. After you have taken lessons for a year or two you probably will find that you enjoy one form of dance more than the others. You just spend more time taking lessons in that type of dance at that point.
Vic

Hi Vic,
Thanks for your advise. Your are right that I am a beginner with no experience at all. Is it too late to start learning ballroom dancing at the age of 50? Will it be a problem if I have no dance partner when taking lessons at Danceline Studio or the Germania Club?

Mary

Edited by author 12-10-2003 02:12 PM
Hi Mary

Most people want to find a dance partner that has these qualities.
1. Similar age
2. Similar dance experience
3. Is willing to commit.... (to regular dancing that is)

Dancing does not become really enjoyable until you have been doing it for about 3 years. That is the same for most sports. In the meantime you can still have fun.

First, take some lessons at one of the local dance studios. I go to Danceline Studios right now but have also gone to the Mohawk Dance Club for lessons.

What is your age, what is you dance level, I assume you are a beginner with no experience at all, and do you have a preference of the type of dance you would like to learn?
Vic

 I want to learn ballroom dancing within Hamilton area in January, 2004 but I have not found a partner who is a fresh beginner like me. Please advise.

Hi Theresa

There are pros and cons to whether women should learn to lead. Yes, it can be confusing to beginners but, in Swing dance, Hustle, West Coast and so on, there are often more women than men. Women dance with each other and, of course, one must lead. In the dance classes that I take in Toronto there are always several women that want to learn the man’s part. There is one lady at the Toronto Swing Dance Society who is excellent at both. In fact, many women who know her come over and ask her to dance. She is a pleasure to dance with as a leader or follower. I sat beside her but would not ask her to dance as she was way beyond my level.



If anyone wants to contact me about the practice floor at Danceline Studios then I am willing to organize it.

I have been to El Ranchos too and it is good dancing there.

Hi Vic,

I'm just getting into Salsa/Latin and I'm really loving it!

I went to UpLounge last Wednesday and it was great but didn't really stay long. The place is a lot better than Yanni's in terms of atmosphere. The lesson is ok, but the place was packed.. I wish the dance floor was a bit bigger.

I did like the lesson at Yanni's and Mark's way of teaching. I kinda like partner rotation because it really teaches you to follow different types of leaders.

I also checked out Tonic's on Friday and the lesson was pretty good. But there are not enough men who joined in the lesson so I ended doing the guys part and leading my friend (Which wasn't a good idea according to some people - they said for someone trying to learn it is not a good idea to do both lead/follow). :(

My Saturday - was THE BEST! I attended a salsa practice in Toronto http://www.coyotevirtual.com/salsa where people meet at Trinity church (hall) and practice. They rent a hall for $15/hr for 2 hrs (4-6pm Saturdays) and split the cost. I paid .75 cents and dance for 2 hours with different partners and was exposed with different styles of Salsa.

Then we went to El Rancho in Toronto the food was very affordable. Lots of people to dance with and it was a really nice place. We left at almost 3am and the place was still packed! I would go there again, but maybe I'll try Yanni's this Saturday again.

On your site, you have something about a practice floor for rent at Danceline Studios? Maybe you can start a practice time for people in the area! That would be great! I'm sure a lot of people will attend. It just needs to be promoted, I guess...

Regards,
Theresa

Hi QT
I have received your email but am unsure who you are.
You do not give a name. I have been to these lessons
several times and agree that Mark does a good job. His
last name sounds something like (Craw-chin ski) but I
do not know how to spell it. The only problem with that
place is that they allow smoking and later in the night
it is unbearable in there. But, the lessons are great
and Mark is a good instructor.

My LODS web site is a place for people to meet online
and arrange to go out as a group for dancing. It is
still in its early stages of planning at the present
time. I would appreciate it if you would go to the
bulletin board on my site and put this same email
message up for the rest of the people to see. Right now
I am too busy to spend much time on the dance site but
would like to see some dialoge started on that bulletin
board.


www.OptimalHealthSecrets.com/lods

Vic



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Hi! I went to Yanni's Casablanca in Hamilton last Saturday for a lesson and stayed for awhile. The lesson was given by Mark of "Beyond Salsa", I think that's the name.... Anyway, it was great! Probably half of the attendees came without a partner, but it ended up that there were even number of men and women in the lesson. So, we were rotated frequently giving everybody a chance to dance with everybody! :) The people are friendly and I also had a chance to dance with some of the guys in the lesson. I would definitely come back again!

Edited by author 07-28-2003 09:46 PM
The Club 54 dance was very good on Sunday night if you brought your own partner. It was pretty much disco music but you can dance swing to a lot of those tunes. There was one particular couple who were a pleasure to watch as they were very good at several types of swing dance.

There are free passes available for those in the know.

This coming Sunday August 3, 2003 they are allowing blue jeans. It will be very busy and hot so dress cool.

Some people have found a Salsa place in Hamilton.

Casa Blanca on Haymarket Street in Hamilton
Saturdays Salsa lesson at 8:30 or so with Salsa dancing to DJ afterward.

Haymarket is immediately south (behind) the GO train and bus terminal, going west from John St. The Casa Blanca, otherwise known as Yannis', is just west of the BlueLine Taxi office.

BALLROOM DANCING on TV Wednesday, July 30th @ 10:00 pm Women's Network. In Burlington it's Channel 33. Last Wednesday it was the Latin Competition and this week is part 2 of 3. It was great to watch!

Hi Sharon

The age thing is a sensitive thing. We all seem to want to find people roughly our own age. That kind of rankles some people who fall outside our preset target, either younger or older. It is difficult to find a ballroom dance group of people who are in their 30's and 40's. The Swing dancers tend to be a much younger crowd in their early 20's, particularly the Lindy Hop swing dancers, and the West Coast Swing dancers. Likewise the Salsa people tend to be a younger crowd.

Danceline Studios has quite a number of people taking lessons but they have dances only once a month and sometimes most people are coupled up already for these dances, at least in the summertime.

Taking dance lessons is a good way to meet people but I don’t know of any dance school that offers special lessons just for people interested in finding a dance partner for dances.

Our Lake Ontario Dancing Sociables (LODS) group is just getting going and as yet we have not settled into a routine. The summertime is a difficult time to organise things for a club like this because everyone is off somewhere.

We will be organising outings where we will meet at various dances. We are in the process of designing an Internet web page that will allow people to find a partner for dances. I will let everyone know by email when it is ready. If you are not on the email list then send me an email at optimalhealth@canada.com. Make sure you put the word LODS or Ballroom in the subject line.

Maybe some other people reading this bulletin board will have some other suggestions.

Hi there. I just discovered this site by accident while checking out the danceline studios site. I'm interested in hooking up with other singles who like to dance. I've checked out some of the dances listed...Germania Club, Leander...but my experience has been that most of the people who attend are considerably older than I am. I should mention that I'm 42. Does anyone know of any groups or dances that cater to those of us in our 40's?

NEW WEBSITE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP BALLROOM COMPETITIONS: www.ontariodancesport.com
There are 2 events coming up that apparently get sold out rather quickly. I was in Toronto yesterday speaking with some dancers. They indicated that we can get together a table of 8 and reserve tickets ahead. One event is the ONTARIO 2003 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday, October 25th at Rameses Banquet Hall in Downsview. The other event is DANCESPORT FOR CHARITIES Saturday, December 6th at the same location. This one is about $33 for one day. I wasn't able to get any more details yet; but sign on to the website above to find out more. These would be great to watch and learn how it's really done!

The Toronto Swing Dance Society "Bandstand Boogie" dance last night was quite interesting. It was an American Bandstand theme complete with 50's, 60's costumes, decorations, contests, etc. The East Coast Swing two-step version lesson was great, but most of us had a hard time trying to do it to music being so used to the triple-step.
Great dance but the majority of people came as couples and there was only a handful of good-looking men as singles.
The website for this group is www.dancing.org/tsds

Hey Vic, We'll let you know the difference after Sunday!!!

Hello Everyone

As some of you know my computer crashed and I put in a new hard drive and consequently lost all my email contacts and email messages. Some of the people who went onto the list later are not on the new list. I am building the contact list over again so ask your friends if they would like to be on the list. Then give them my email address, optimalhealth@canada.com

Please be patient with this new group. It will get busier as time goes on.

There are some people looking to find a group to go out with this weekend June 27, 28, 29. If you are one of them then leave a message on the bulletin board. Just say “Hey what’s happening this weekend.”

I will be taking my second Samba lesson in Toronto on Sunday afternoon then going on the Latin Boat Cruise in the early evening and to El Rancho’s later I suspect.

Rumor has it that there is a group of women (the hungry 5 I believe) who are going to a Greek restaurant in Toronto then to the Latin Boat cruise to see if they can find some hot Latin men to dance with. Me-thinks its not food they are hungry for. I think these women are setting their goals too high because Latin men are short. Maybe they don’t know that.......yet. Anyway it promises to be a good time and Cal and I will be there to help these Latin men deal with the women. Come to think of it me-thinks Cal and I may just spend a wee bit of time looking around for some hot Latin women to dance with. LOL

So a question to all is “What is it that these Latin people have that we don’t have?”

SINGLES MOSAIC SUMMER SOIREE ....SOCIAL DANCING FOR SINGLES at Holiday Inn Express (Bronte Rd & QEW). SATURDAY, JULY 26TH 8PM TO 1AM. Ladies wear long skirts and Gents bright colours. Members $12 Non-members $16.

Some people have asked “Why no more emails?” Well, I have taken to placing my comments on this Bulletin Board because some people complained I was sending too many emails. In time I will find the right balance.

Note: I have had to get a new hard drive and reinstall my operating system so have temporarily lost all my email contacts. They are on my computer somewhere, I just don’t know where as yet. Until I find my address book, if you want to send me an email again and just say BR or Ballroom Dance in the subject line (nothing is required in the body of the email), then I will put you on the new email list.

We are in search of a few good men, Ballroom men that is. It doesn’t matter how good they are at other things what they need is a desire to learn ballroom dance. If you know of any, give them my email address at optimalhealth@canada.com and tell them to send me an email.

Are there any people who would like to plan a ballroom function in Buffalo some evening?

Edited by author 06-10-2003 01:19 PM
Here are some new names that I have thought up. I tend to favour The Eight Lines of Dance Travel Club (ELOD) or maybe the Quick Quick Slow Dance and Travel Club (QQSDATC)

Does any one else have any ideas?

Golden Horseshoe Dancers (GHD)
Golden Horseshoe Sociable Dancers (GHSD)
Golden Horseshoe Sociable Ballroom Dancers (GHSBD)
Dance, Dance, Dance, Ballroom (DDDB)
The Eight Lines of Dance Club (TELODC)
The Eight Lines of Dance Travel Club (TELODTC) (ELOD)
The Fifth Position Dance Club (TFPDC)
Ballroom and Social We do it all Club (BASWDIAC)
The Quick Quick Slow Dance and Travel Club (TQQSDATC)

Here is a note from the Hamilton Lindy Group

This Friday June 6th (7:00-9:00 pm), a great opportunity will arise for young men and women to dance to live swing music...FOR FREE!
Come to the Dundas International Buskingfest. Watch buskers from around the world perform.

Where:
Dundas, Ontario
King Street

Does anyone feel like going to the Burlington Social Club tonight? Some of us need to practice the QuickStep moves that we learned on Saturday.

I hear a rumour that a group of ladies are out on the prowl for sexy Latin men. They and I are going to be on the El Rancho Cruise on Sunday June 29th.

As I understand it this is a couples and singles event. Let me know if anyone else is interested.

Is anyone interested in going to Riverdance The Show tomorrow Sunday May 31 at 2 pm? I am looking for someone to go with.

The Big Band Dance last night at the Scottish Rite was fun but....
It was a very impressive building but the band, Sophisticated Swing, took too many breaks and talked way too much between songs. If you are interested in good ballroom dancing then I would recommend that you skip this band in the future. It would have been okay if all you do is shuffle dance. The floor was filled mostly with people who did not know how to ballroom dance so it was hard manoeuvring around people who were static on the floor. They did not play one Tango all night. A bummer that was. We did get a chance to practice some moves though, and that was very good. I wonder how the other couple in our group felt about that dance?

It would appear that the Germania Club, the Burlington Social Club, and the Leander Boat Club dances are hard to beat for learning and practising ballroom dancing in the social scene. In my opinion, the public dances that dance clubs hold, like Danceline Studios for instance, should be your first choice for practising the lessons that you learn.

If anyone has anything to say about any dance they went too, please mention it in this bulletin board.

Some people think I am sending too many emails. Okay I hear you. I will instead post notes about events in the main body of the web page.

I will be both posting on our bulletin board and sending you an email for the time being. You can set your bulletin board settings to send you the messages to your email inbox. To do this click on the little envelope about 2 inches down from the top of the screen that is beside the words
"to get & post, or stop messages by email"


Dianna has organized a group of her friends for the Boat Cruise on Sunday June 29th.
The boat leaves the dock at 5 pm and is a 4 hour cruise.
Young and Queens Quay E. The boats name is the River Gambler and cost is $24 in advance and $29 at the door. There will be a Salsa contest on board I am told. They will be going to El Rancho after the cruise for more dancing. This is a good opportunity to meet a new crowd of people.

If any men, other than me, are interested in this cruise then let me know please.

The bulletin board and the connections to people will take some time too perfect so give it some time please. If it does not work or people do not like it then I will discontinue it. for the time being you have a place to make comments and a place to notify others of up coming events.

Barb's note to us of the June River Boat cruise on Sunday June 29th seems to be popular with our group so far. It sounds like a nice variation for a night out and you don't have to be a ballroom dancer.


This isn't ballroom but may be fun

Singles Mosaic Event tomorrow
Pool Party and Barbeque
Burlington - May 31, 2003
Bring something to BBQ!

* Music and dancing
* Salads / desserts supplied
* BYOB and lawn chair
Time: 4:30 pm: Swim / 7:30 pm: Party
Cost: $15 (members), $20 (non-members)

THE SINGLES MOSAIC
Ph: 1-905-333-4498 or 1-888-334-4449
Events Hotline:1-905-333-9149, Fax:1-905-333-4992
E-mail: singles.mosaic@cogeco.ca

Does anyone have any feelings on whether or not we should allow advertising on this web site? It would certainly help pay the costs.

Edited by author 05-29-2003 11:10 AM
 Another lady is interested in the El Rancho boat cruise on June 29th so that makes three single ladies and one single man so far interested. that single man would be moi.

I have not made any arrangements fo group tickets as yet.

We are going to have to make an effort to find men for this group. I am writiing an article on our group now and will submit it to various newspapers for publication. We'll see if any of them carry it for us. We must have patientce as this project was just started two days ago. It takes a bit of time for everything to fall into place.

also, Salsa lessons at the Sheraton hotel Tonic lounge should be good too. So count me in.

Hi Vic,
I'm interested in the El Rancho boat cruise on June 29, in Toronto at this point.
Also will be at Sonomas CSA day on June 12.

Edited by author 05-28-2003 02:29 PM
Big Band Dance
Hamilton Scottish Rite
4 Queen Street. South (at King)
905-522-1622

The band playing is called Sophisticated Swing
Friday May 30, 2003
Time 8:30 till 12:30
Tickets $20
Cash bar
no food served only chips and popcorn on the tables.


I would like to attend this dance to see what it is like. At the present time one couple, one lady and myself, are interested in this dance.

I am told that almost everyone is coupled up for this dance so ladies interested should make an effort to find a man interested if they want to go to this function.

One lady has expressed an interest in going to the Gremania Club on Friday May 30. Are then any men who would like to go to the Germania club too?

Edited by author 05-28-2003 07:39 AM
Great concept Vic; we appreciate all your hard work. Thanks!

Is anyone going to The Big Dance Party at the Regal Constellation Hotel in Toronto June 20-22? It's 3 days of ballroom and country line dancing. You can register for 1, 2 or 3 days; either ahead or at the door. A great way to get lots of exercise and meet lots of new people in the process! Those of you who have been to the Burlington Social Club have seen the ballroom line dancing. It provides an alternative way to dance (to keep from getting bored); and a way to dance alone if your partner is worn out from dancing with you!!

The website is www.danceline.ca or call Judy McDonald @ (905)338-3885.

Hey, Vic! You certainly are ambitious. First e-mails to keep eveyone in the know and now a web page and a group name. Good for you, but if you're doing all of this work when are you dancing? Heads ups, honey and hold that frame! see you Saturday.