Open Role J&J Winners
The results are in! Our first “Open Role” Jack & Jill took place on June 15th. Open role means that anyone can choose to lead or follow.
1st: Leader: Sandi Stewart Follower: Sharon Jackson
2nd: Leader: Christine Traicoff Follower: Bruce Baker
3rd: Leader: Ed Petrossian Follower: Denise Belanger
4th: Leader: Michelle Badion Follower: Kevin Wright
5th: Leader: Jim Bronke Follower: Bill Vogel
John Detore - A Celebration of Life
John P. Detore April 1, 1933 – June 6, 2008
Our fellow dancer and dear friend will be greatly missed. Come and help us celebrate his life and share your memories of John.
What: Celebration of Life - Memorial - Tribute - Dance (mostly blues) and Dining
When: Sunday, June 29, 2008 4 PM until 8 PM
Where: Alki Masonic Temple (West Seattle) 4736 40th Avenue SW, Seattle
How: With all of us and other family and friends of John’s s in attendance, sharing all of John’s favorite things including dancing, eating, stories and laughter we will bring John’s spirit back to the dance hall for a true celebration of John’s life.
At 4 PM Terry West will be playing “mostly blues” in honor of our friend John. The eating may begin upon arrival and around 5 PM we will begin asking those who want to say something in tribute to John to take the microphone and share your memories, thoughts, feelings, jokes etc. Don’t be shy, bring photos, stories, memorabilia anything you have or remember, to share with the rest of us and pay tribute to John and his life. Candy will be coordinating the speakers so if you would like to share contact Candy at abutchone@yahoo.com or (206) 463-9935.
Potluck
If you are able to bring a potluck dish to share, contact Kaj Sonjia at kajsonjia@comcast.net or if you do not have email contact Candy at Home: (206) 463-9935 or Cell: (206) 920-7596.
Volunteers
We need volunteers to decorate the hall and help close up when around 7:45 or 8:00 PM. If you would like to help with the decorating contact Lynn Gross: swingst@nwlink.com or 206-313-5678. To help out in the kitchen contact Debby Floyd at debbyfloyd@msn.com.
Donations
Donations will be graciously accepted to pay for the hall rental and other expenses. Any amount of money collected above these expenses will be given to his girlfriend Nancy. Give your donations to Kaj Sonjia or Candy McCullough.
Debby Floyd Scrap Book
The one I am working on is simple, and will have room for photos each submitted along with some journaling (Under 200+/- words).
I may or most probably will tweak photos some to create a cohesive look to this small book and will also print the journaling in similar fashion and have the book done before the celebration.
If you have a photo of yourself or one of John or one of you both and would like to write something in “journal” or “story” form, or just a journaling note feel free to send it to me via email before the 22nd, so I can assemble this 6 x 12 custom book.
It may appear something like this:
I loved dancing with John! From the timeI began dancing he was there every dance,
making sure that I had a great dance and enjoyed “it all”. Our venture into Demo’s for
for SSDC with John where a lot of fun and I’ll remember his smile and laughter
always. Thank you John!! Much Love, Debby
~ Debby
Thank you and please pass this information onto everyone you know who would want to be involved.
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Jim Minty Teaches at the August 17th Dance
Jim Minty teaches at SSDC on August 17, 2008. This is the SSDC third Sunday Dance. The location will be at the Alki Masonic Hall. Intermediate WC Swing Classes will be at 2:45 PM and 4:00 PM.
2:45: West Coast &a1 – Connection Challenge. Will take some basic patterns and principles and twist them up in weird ways to give you options to play with. Ideally will come away from this with a better understanding of the principles so that you can free up your creativity.
4:00: West Coast &a2 – Phrasing, It is not just about being able to execute patterns its about building partnership between you , your partner and the Music.
The class fee is $19.00 for SSDC members and $25.00 for our guests. The class fee includes both classes and admission to the 5:00 PM Social Dance.
There will also be a beginning WC Swing class (upstairs) at 4:00 PM. This class is free with your admission to the social dance ($7.00 for members/$11.00 for guests).
A highlight of the evening is the Intermediate & Advance Jack & Jill competition. Competitors must register with the Competition desk by 6:30 PM with the competition starting promptly at 7:00 PM. The DJ for this historic dance is Paul Booth.
All the activities will be at the Masonic Hall in
Progressive Class (Part II) Begins June 16, 2008
Progressive Class Part II. This is the second six weeks the class completes the remainder of the six-count patterns and all of the eight-count patterns. On July 28th the class reviews patterns learned during the second section and participants have a second opportunity to have private sessions with the instructors. The private lessons are $20 each and are only available to students registered in the class. Prerequisite for second seven-week session: successful completion of a first session.
Part II - seven weeks: 6/16, 6/23, 6/30, 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28 (Instructor: Lynn Gross)
Class Registration: Sorry – This session is full.
Mark your calendars … Variations Class: August 4th
June 1st Novice Jack & Jill Results
Eleven novice couples competed in the Novice Jack & Jill with our special guest judge Mary Ann Nunez. Here are the results…
1st - Robert Villamarin & Roberta Diles
2nd - Koicki Tsunoda & Marlaina Williams
3rd - Jim Bronke & Quenna Wong
4th - Greg Moravan & Bonnie Bradley
5th - Koichi Tsunoda & Kelly Ham
Congratulations everyone!
Michele Perron Teaches on June 15th at the SSDC
June 15, 2008 is the SSDC third Sunday Dance. The location will be at the Alki Masonic Hall. Intermediate WC Swing Classes will be at 2:45 PM and 4:00 PM. The class fee is $19.00 for SSDC members and $25.00 for our guests. The class fee includes both classes and admission to the 5:00 PM Social Dance. The workshop instructor will be Michele Perron.
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Mary Ann Nuñez ~ ~ ~ May 30 - June 1, 2008
Mary Ann Nuñez ~ ~ ~ May 30 - June 1, 2008
Sponsored by
The Seattle Swing Dance club & CutARug Productions
Ms Nuñez will be in
Saturday (May 31) – Four workshops at the Juanita Community Club. The workshops will be in the early afternoon at 12:15 PM, 1:30, 2:45 and 4:00. Each of the workshops is a one hour session. The address for the Juanita Community Club is
Sunday (June 1) – Three workshops at the Seattle Swing Dance Club’s first Sunday Dance. The workshops will be at 1:30, 2:45 and 4:00 PM. (Note: for members of the SSDC or CutARug, your workshop fee will also get you into the SSDC dance that evening. Yes…this also goes for affiliated clubs such as the BC Swing Dance Club). Ms. Nuñez will be joining us and doing a demonstration at the dance. The Swing Club dance will be at the Alki Masonic Hall located at 4736 40th Avenue SW; Seattle 98116.
Here is a complete list of the workshops, date, and times:
Friday (May 30th):
7:00 – Be the Partner Everybody Wants to Dance With
8:15 – Anchor Variations That Don’t Interfere with Your Partner
Saturday (May 31st):
12:15 – Connection, Center and Control
1:30 – Gliding Footwork
2:45 – How to Play Within the Music (both leader & follower)
4:00 – Critique Session
Sunday (June 1st):
1:30 – Pivots and Turn Techniques
2:45 – Adding Style to Your Basics
4:00 – He Said, She Said (Fun action & reaction moves)
Workshops Fees: Individual workshops are $20.00 each.
- Any two workshops - $35.00
- Any three workshops - $49.00
- Any four workshops - $65.00
- All nine workshops - $99.00
All registration for these workshops are at the door.
Video Clips of mary Ann dancing
