Queer & Women's PARTNER DANCING - List Events Here!

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This thread is for all BFP memmbers to list partner dance dances, special events, competitions, lessons, etc. in you areas. Includes queer based and lesbian based events. Have fun... DANCE!

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Northern California - end of March & April 2010:


TEXAS ROSE

Country & Western Dance for Queer Women & Their Trans & FtM Friends

Saturday, March 27, 6:30pm-11pm

Sizzling' line dance instructor Thom Vindiola returns to teach beginners
the basics, plus intro line dance Easy on the Eyes. Remember to wear
your leather-soled shoes.

Chiara and Beverly

Starting in April through July, it's on the 2nd Saturday every month:

April 10 * May 8 * June 12 - Dance into Pride! * July 10

TEXAS ROSE

Country & Western Dance for Queer Women & Their Trans & FtM Friends

Saturday, March 27, 6:30pm-11pm

***Entrance: $10*** $5 discount with your student ID

Humanist Hall

390-27th St., Oakland

Betw. Telegraph and Broadway & Free parking in the county garage next
door

6:30-7:15pm * Beg 2-step class, - no partner/experience needed

7:15-8:00pm * Line Dance – "Easy On The Eyes" no partner
needed

8:00-10:00pm * Open Dancing

10:00-11:00pm * Social Hour

Find that girl/boi and chat it up on the beautiful Hall grounds

Great music ... friendly community...our usual free chilled water &
yummy buffet

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Our THIRD Country Nights dance is right around the corner, be sure to put APRIL 2nd on your calendars, shake off those winter doldrums, it's spring!!!, Time to dance the night away ...with new and old friends. Lets fill the dance floor!

Also there will be a special surprise with a Queer Tango Demo that evening as well as a great West Coast Swing lesson.



Welcome to Country Nights Women's Partner Dancing
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Two-step, Waltz, Swing, Latin, & Line dancing!
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Friday -- April 2, 2010

Lake Merritt Dance Center *a fully disabled accessible venue*
Located at: 200 Grand Avenue, Oakland , CA

Instruction by Monica Vasquez 7:30-8:45pm
(7:30 to 8:15 beginning and 8:15-8:45 for intermediate)
Open non-stop dancing 8:45-11:00pm

$10 * Includes Lesson & Light Refreshments *

Walk in, dance out!

NO EXPERIENCE OR PARTNER NECESSARY!

*All ages Welcome
*Excellent Teachers
*Warm and Inviting Atmosphere

Info:(510) 534-6226
Email: CountryNightsDance@ sbcglobal. net
www.CountryNightsDance.com
Join us on Facebook as well!


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ALSO- LATIN DANCE:

Opening night of Latin Dance Party 4 EVERYONE @ Athletic Playground 4770 San Pablo Ave, Emeryville, 8pm to 12am

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Texas Rose

Monthly Country & Western Dance

Queer Women & Their Trans & FtM Friends

Saturday, April 10, 6:30pm-11pm
***Entrance: $10***

$5 discount with student ID

Humanist Hall
390-27th St. Oakland betw. Telegraph and Broadway

Your 2-Step instructor: TBA
6:30-7:15pm Beginner 2-step class, no partner or experience needed.

Your Intermediate instructor: TBA
7:15-8pm Lesson TBA

8-10pm Open Dancing

10-11pm Social Hour:

Chat it up on the beautiful Hall grounds. Great music ... friendly coummunity...
Free parking west of the Hall in county lot.

NEXT DANCES: May 8, June 12 - PRIDE DANCE, July 10

Humanist Hall Oakland

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Country Nights- Night Club 2step and ROLL BACK THE RUG!

Date: Friday, May 7, 2010
Time: 7:30pm - 11:00pm
Location: Lake Merritt Dance Center


DescriptionJoin us dancing into May with a wonderful Night Club 2 step lesson with Monica Vaquez from 7:30 to 8:15pm then an EXCITING line dance lesson with Joy Anagnostis teaching ROLL BACK THE RUG from 8:15 to 8:45.$10 entry includes lesson, water and light snacks. No partner required.
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[MsMerrick]

Good news for those interested in the Dance Lessons and Dance Events:

Simone can offer more Saturday afternoon lessons in Manhattan- and keep fees low if there is enough interest.

We would like to schedule 3 Saturdays to start with: this Saturday, April 24 (either 3-4pm, or 3:30-4:30pm depending on availability of Chelsea studio space), then two weeks later, May 8, and May 15. (As of yet, no class is scheduled on May 1.)

The fee for each one-hour dance workshop will be $20 per person, or, $50 for all three workshops. You don't need to commit to all three, but please let me know if you can commit to the first Saturday this April 24th. The space must be reserved and paid for in advance and we can't hold the class if there are not enough participants. (To help make minimum, these lessons will not be exclusive to B-F community, so spread the word.)



The goal of the last series of Dance Wkshps was to enjoy more partner-dancing at the BFS Gala. Mission Accomplished! The goal of this series will be to meet-up and dance at the May 16 Sage Tea Dance. We can work on partner dancing that can easily be done with the contemporary music that Susan Levine will be spinning. (Cha Cha, Salsa, Swing, etc.) We can use the Latin dances the next day at the Labor of Love Tea Dance at the Center - see below

[MsMerrick]

LET'S MEET THIS SUNDAY: OUT SALSA presents: LABOR OF LOVE TEA DANCE AT THE CENTER this Sunday, April 25th. Get there early -They will have an INTRO TO SALSA DANCE LESSON AT 5PM.
There will also be dance performances: Simone will dance with Susan and she will also dance with her professional dance partner, Meredith (Hot! Hot! Hot!) I was told that they will play Salsa, Meringue, Cha Cha and perhaps Rumba music throughout the night.
OUT SALSA WILL RAFFLE OFF A FEW GIFT CERTIFICATES FOR FREE PRIVATE DANCE LESSONS WITH SIMONE.



This is OutSalsa's inaugural dance, if it is successful; the organizers hope to make it a monthly event. I think having an inexpensive lgbt venue for partner dancing would be a great thing for the community, and worth coming out to support. See below for contact info.



http://www.gaycenter.org/node/5121

Be prepared to sweat and have a great time with this fun, diverse group of people at this LGBT Salsa tea dance. An unforgettable evening - be there at 5PM if you want to catch the Intro to Salsa class with Rebeca and John. Enjoy great dance music and a performance by Simone and Meredith. $10. 646.308.1341 - www.outsalsanyc.com.

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TRIP THE LIGHT FANTASTIC

A dance space for bay area women, and the queer community! These fun and exciting classes are taught by Zoe Balfour, current California State and North American Same-Sex Women's Standard Champion, and gold medalist in latin at the 2006 gay games.


InformationLocation:
200 Grand Avenue
Oakland, CAPhone:
510.430 8820Mon:
6:30 am - 9:30 am

www.tripthelightfantastic.org


FYI:

NASSPDA is a membership organization committed to the promotion and expansion of social and competitive same-sex partner dancing, which includes Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Country Western, and other partner dances.


http://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=privacy&ref=mb#!/pages/NASSPDA-North-American-Same-Sex-Partner-Dance-Association/369684225385

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TEXAS ROSE


Queer Women & Their Trans & FtM Friends

Monthly Country & Western Dance

Saturday, May 8, 6:30pm-11pm


***Entrance: $10***

$5 discount with student ID

Humanist Hall

390-27th St. Oakland

betw. Telegraph and Broadway



Your 2-Step instructor: Thom V.

6:30-7:15pm Beginner 2-step class,
no partner needed.

7:15-8pm Intermediate 2-step class, no partner needed.
8-10pm Open Dancing
10-11pm Social Hour:
Chat it up on the beautiful Hall grounds.

Great music ... friendly coummunity...
Free parking west of the Hall in county lot.


NEXT DANCE:

June 12 - PRIDE DANCE

Humanist Hall Oakland




texasrosedance@yahoo.com

[MsMerrick]

I had a great time at the Afternoon Tea Dance Labor of Love, GLBT Salsa
Event yesterday at 5 ! It included a lesson at 5, and performances by some
dynamite dancers ! They hope to do it again, follow them at OutSalsaNYC on
Facebook, as well as a web site by the same name ( _www.OutSalsaNYC.com_
(http://www.OutSalsaNYC.com) ).

The people that taught the lesson, offer ongoing GLBT Salsa Lessons, a
series of 4, every Friday, with a new cycle, starting April 30th.
I will most likely join this month, and encourage everyone to :) Whether
you are a beginner or not, its a wonderful social atmosphere , and a lot of
fun :)
This is their web site
_www.DanceArcoIris.com_ (http://www.DanceArcoIris.com)
or on Facebook as Dance Arco Isis,
Both seem to be works in progress, so let me fill in the blanks ;)
Fridays 6:30 - 8:00
Salsa Dance Lessons, 4 in a series ( $15 a lesson or $55 for a full cycle
paid in advance ! )
Pearl Studios
500 8th Avenue ( @ 35th street) 4th Floor

Also, Simone continues to offer Dance lessons, specifically for the our
Community, and there are 2 scheduled in May, IF enough people can commit to
paying for the lessons, at a Chelsea Studio
The goal being to use our new Dancing skills, at the May 16th SAGE
Women's Tea Dance !
You must let _bfdance@nyc.rr.com_ (mailto:bfdance@nyc.rr.com) know, if you
are going, and please, Simone pays for the space ahead of time, so .
please do show up ;)
So far dates scheduled are May 8th and May 15th !

And of course, one of my all time Favorites, Big APple Ranch, continues to
have Two Step Lessons & Social Dancing, every Saturday, with the First
Saturday of the month, being Women's special Night !!!
More information on them at :
_http://www.bigappleranch.com_ (http://www.bigappleranch.com)

I am worn out just thinking about how much great dancing we have these days
:)



Ms Merrick
Femme - Singular and Single ; )
NYC

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CountryNights Dance Dance into Pride Month!

June 4th with Country Nights!
7:30 to 8:15pm line dance lesson with Joy Anagnostis teaching Cowboy ChaCha.

$10 entry includes lesson, water and light snacks.
NO Partner needed!
...Smoke, alcohol and scent free! 200 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA

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CountryNights Dance

Start off your holiday weekend with Country Nights!

7:30 to 8:30pm Barbara Zoloth teaching HANKY PANKY!!!

8:30 to 8:45pm Barbara teaching a brief Basic Two step lesson
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$10 entry includes lesson, water and light snacks.

NO Partner needed!

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Mark your calendars for August 6th, our next dance,where the lesson is set for Reggae Cowboy followed by basic West Coast Swing
with Adrianne Santillon! We had over 70 amazing women last time so bring
your great energy and feet back to the floor!


Country Nights Women's Partner Dancing
Two-step, Waltz, Swing, Latin, & Line dancing!
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First Friday's -- August 6th, 2010

Lake Merritt Dance Center *a fully disabled accessible venue*
Located at: 200 Grand Avenue, Oakland , CA

Instruction by - Adrianne Santillon

7:30-8:15pm Line Dance - Reggae Cowboy!

8:15pm-8:45pm - Basic West Coast Swing Lesson

8:45-11:00pm Non-stop Dancing!

$10 *Includes Lesson & Light Refreshments*

Walk in, dance out!

NO EXPERIENCE OR PARTNER NECESSARY!

*All ages Welcome
*Excellent Teachers
*Warm and Inviting Atmosphere

Info:(510) 534-6226
Email: CountryNightsDance@sbcglobal.net
www.CountryNightsDance.com
Join us on Facebook as well!


Upcoming Events/Classes-

Texas Rose - Second Saturday's www.texasrosedance.com
Latin Dance Party - Forth Saturday's www.emilycolesdance.com
Monday's Dance Classes by Zoe Balfour www.tripthelightfantastic.org
Sunday Ballroom Dance Classes by Dancing with the Queers
www.dancingwiththequeers.com