Israeli Dancing tonight, Gainesville Dance Festival Passes

Published: Tue, 03/27/12

Gainesville Ocala Israeli and Folk Dance Newsletter

Hello and Gainesville Ocala Israeli and Folk Dancers,

We are having Israeli dancing tonight Tuesday, March 27 from 7:30 to 9:30.

This weekend is the Gainesville Dance Festival at 308 West. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to explore 14 different types of dancing, with beginner lessons in each group, for an unbelievable low price. The reason the Festival is so affordable is that all the dance teachers are volunteering their time.
 
The programs most attractive to Folk Dancers are: English Country Dancing on Saturday from 2 to 4 pm, Rio-style Samba from 2 to 3 pm on Sunday, easy, fun Folk Dance Mixers immediately following Samba from 3 to 4 pm and Sacred Groove from 7 to 9 pm.
 
Samba will feature special guest Nilcemar Nogueira of the Mangueira Samba school in Rio De Janeiro.
 
The Festival starts with Friday Tango night. UF Swing Club will host a beginning Argentine Tango lesson. Afterwards, the community's Tango Pavadita will host an authentic, elegant Tango milonga (dance). Come and dance or just watch.
 
Saturday is a day of social dancing. This is a chance for you to learn to dance with a partner and sample several different kinds of partner dancing to pick your passion or poison for the future. Dancing starts at 2 with English Country, Waltz, Zydeco, West Coast Swing and Blues.

Sunday starts at noon with high energy dancing, but you can go out whatever pace is comfortable for you. Start with the spectacular, martial arts dance Brazilian Capoeira, Zumba, Samba and the fun Folk Dance Mixers.

From 4 to 6 pm you can learn Ballroom Dancing with the wonderful Ray and Eileen from Imperial Dance Studio. After ballroom dancing you will have an hour of Lindy Swing dancing, which is the mother of all swing dancing.

Plan to end your Festival with a meditative experience in the non-judgemental, spiritual dance of Sacred Groove starting at 7 pm.

Prices vary by session and day. You can get a discounted Gainesville Dance Festival Pass for the entire weekend for only $25 here, if purchased by Wednesday March 28.
http://Festival.GainesvilleDance.com

Also this weekend, at their normal locations are International Folk and Contra dancing.

In April there are a bunch of beginner classes starting up via Santa Fe College Community Education. Tell your friends this is the best time to start. Sign up at
http://dept.sfcollege.edu/ce

1. Ballroom Dancing starts Tuesday 7 to 9 pm on April 10, at Gainesville High School

2. Brazilian Samba starts Monday 5 to 6 pm on April 9

3. Contra Dancing 101 starts Sunday 5 to 6 pm on April 8

4. Israeli Folk Dancing 101 starts Monday 7 to 8 pm on April 9

5. Lindy Swing Dancing 101 starts Sunday 6 to 7 pm on April 8

6. Nia Movement and Fitness starts Monday 6 to 7 pm on April 23, listed under Health and Fitness

7. Tango 101 starts Tuesday 6 to 7 pm on April 10

Happy Dancing,
Andy

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Gainesville and Ocala Brazilian, Clogging, Contra, English, Folk, Israeli and International Dancing Calendar

www.DanceCalendar.info/u/event.asp?idarea=19

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In this Newsletter

Schedule: confirm all programs before going

1. Tuesday 3/27 - Israeli Dancing with Andy

2. Wednesday 3/28 - Israeli Dancing at Kol Simcha

3. Friday 3/30 - International Folk Dancing

4. Fri-Sun 3/30-4/1 - Gainesville Dance Festival

5. Sunday 4/01 - Contra Dance

6. Saturday 4/07 - Zumba

7. Sunday 4/08 - Contra Dancing 101

8. Sunday 4/08 - Lindy Swing Dancing 101

9. Sunday 4/08 - Swing and Hustle Dancing

10. Monday 4/09 - Rio-Style Samba with Corey

11. Monday 4/09 - English Country Dance

12. Saturday 4/21 - Contra Dance

13. Sunday 4/22 - Vintage Waltz Brunch

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Ongoing Dancing:

Capeoira, Brazilian Street Dance at 308 West - Tue, Wed, Thu and Sat. www.BCAEonline.org

Clogging in Gainesville - on Sunday afternoons. www.FirstKlassKloggers.com

Inisheer Irish Step Dancing with Piper Call, Wednesdays. www.InisheerIrishDance.com

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Volunteer to help out and get into dances and classes for free.

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Dance Quotes:

- It requires less character to discover the faults of others than to tolerate them. ~ J. Petit-Senn

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1. Tuesday 3/27 - Israeli Dancing with Andy

Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Avenue

7:30 - 8:30 : Israeli Dancing Beginners

8:30 - 9:00 : Israeli Dancing Intermediate

9:00 - 9:30 : Israeli Partner Dancing

Starts exactly on time.

For all levels of experience. Newcomers welcome.

No partner needed.

$5 per family. Ages 22 and under free.

If you pay full price ($10) at my Sunday Swing and Hustle, you can come Israeli Dancing for free.

Andrew, publish@gainesvilledance.com, 352-327-7121

www.IsraeliDance.info

www.IsraeliPartnerDancing.com

www.YouTube.com/israelipartnerdances

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2. Wednesday 3/28 - Israeli Dancing at Kol Simcha

*** Confirm before going, not every week ***

Kol Simcha, 14007 NW 44 Ave, Gainesville, FL

6:30 - 8:30 : Teaching and Israeli dancing

With Joseph Simpkins

352-331-3191

www.KolSimcha.org

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3. Friday 3/30 - International Folk Dancing

*** This is not every week ***

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4225 NW 34 Street

8:00 - 11:00

$3, $1 students

Jack Seltzer, 352-359-2903 gainesvilleifd@gmail.com, www.gifd.org

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4. Fri-Sun 3/30-4/1 - Gainesville Dance Festival

Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Avenue

Friday March 30 through Sunday April 1

Sample 14 different dances, 24 hours of dancing. Most sessions have a lesson for newcomers.

Come out for a fantastic weekend of dancing at the Gainesville Dance Festival.

Take this opportunity to explore other types of dance you have not done before.

Everyone welcome. No experience and no partner needed.

Friday night Tango from 8 pm to midnight. Saturday 2 to midnight, variety of social dances: English country, waltz, zydeco, west coast swing, blues. Sunday noon to 9 pm folk and social dancing: capoeira, Zumba, samba, fun folk dance mixers, ballroom dancing, lindy swing, Sacred Groove.

Schedule (subject to change)

Friday March 31

8 - 9:30 pm: UF Tango Club lesson (UF students free)

9:30 - 12:30 am: Tango Pavadita milonga (UF students free)

Saturday March 31

2 - 4 pm: English Country Dancing

4 - 6 pm: Vintage Waltz

6 - 8 pm: Zydeco and Cajun

8 - 11 pm: West Coast Swing

11 - 1 am: Blues Dancing (students $5)

Sunday April 1

12 - 1 pm: Capoeira

1 - 2 pm: Zumba

2 - 3 pm: Samba

3 - 4 pm: Folk Dance Mixers

4 - 6 pm: Ballroom with Ray and Eileen

6 - 7 pm: Lindy Swing

7 - 9 pm: Sacred Groove ($12 - weekend pass holders get priority entrance to Sacred Groove)

http://Festival.GainesvilleDance.com

Andrew Weitzen, 352-327-3672, publish@gainesvilledance.com

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5. Sunday 4/01 - Contra Dance

Thelma Boltin Center, 506 NE 2 Ave

3:30 - 4:00 : Lesson

4:00 - 7:00 : Contra Dancing

$8, $5 under 21

Beginners lesson a half hour before the contra dance starts. No partner needed.

Please wear clean, soft-soled shoes to protect the floor.

Susie, 352-466-9150

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6. Saturday 4/07 - Zumba

Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Avenue

1:00 - 2:00 : Zumba

Jarred, 954-907-4964, jared.h.mussen@ufl.edu

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7. Sunday 4/08 - Contra Dancing 101

Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Avenue

5:00 - 6:00 : Contra Dancing 101

Easy, sociable dance, similar to Square dancing, done in long lines. Learn the basics of Contra Dancing and how to dance with a partner so you can attend the twice monthly Contra Dances at the Boltin Center.

$10 general, $5 students per night.

Includes Israeli Dancing with Andy that week too.

Andrew, 352-327-7121, publish@gainesvilledance.com

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8. Sunday 4/08 - Lindy Swing Dancing 101

Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Avenue

6:00 - 7:00 : Lindy Swing Dancing 101

Learn the mother of all Swing dances, Lindy swing dancing, in this easy class catering to new dancers.

$10 general, $5 students per night.

Includes Israeli Dancing with Andy that week too.

Andrew, 352-327-7121, publish@gainesvilledance.com

www.DanceSwing.info

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9. Sunday 4/08 - Swing and Hustle!

Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Avenue

7:00 - 8:15 : Swing Dance Class and Dancing

8:15 - 9:30 : Hustle!

$10 general, $5 students per night.

Includes Israeli Dancing with Andy that week too.

Special program, the more you dance, the more you save. Pay for any organized dancing during the prior week and get in for only $5.

Andrew, 352-327-7121, publish@gainesvilledance.com

www.DanceSwing.info

www.youtube.com/partnershipdancing

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10. Monday 4/09 - Rio-Style Samba with Corey

Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Avenue

5:00 - 6:00

$6 - $10

Corey Souza, 352-316-0682, corey@sconnection.net

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11. Monday 4/09 - English Country Dance

Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Avenue

7:00 - 9:30

$5

Annette Merritt, flamerritt@hotmail.com

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12. Saturday 4/21 - Contra Dance

Thelma Boltin Center, 506 NE 2 Ave

7:30 - 8:00 : Lesson

8:00 - 11:00 : Contra Dancing

$8, $5 under 21

Beginners lesson a half hour before the contra dance starts. No partner needed.

Please wear clean, soft-soled shoes to protect the floor.

Susie, 352-466-9150

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13. Sunday 4/22 - Vintage Waltz Brunch

Gainesville Dance Association, 308 W University Avenue

10:30 - 1:30 : Waltz lesson, dancing and brunch

$10, $5 Students

Joyce Thompson, thompsj@gmail.com

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