July 20th Int & Adv Jack & Jill Results

Congratulations to the winners of the July 20th contest.  Also to Roberto Villamarin & Quenna Wong who progressed from novice to intermediate!

Intermediate

1st    Ken Shintaku & Mary McDonald

2nd   Roberto Villamarin & Barbara Zito

3rd    Bob Michalak & Quenna Wong

4th    Phil Creore & Sandi Stewart

5th    Bruce Baker & Kristina Spencer

Advanced

1st    Allen Spencer & Susan Graham

2nd   Bill Vogel & Honey VanEecke

3rd    Robb Bryan & Susan Kraemer

4th    Gene Lunsford & Sharon Jackson

5th    Slawek Porowski & Brenda Marshall

Progressive Class Variations Night - August 4, 2008

Spice Up Your Basics - Tuck, Side Pass and Whip Variations for Leads and follows. Drawn from the 22 foundation patterns taught in our Progressive Classes, These Simple and Fun variations will add the “extra something” you see in the more seasoned WCS dancers and give you a more creative edge to the music!

The Variations Night for the Progressive Class is only open to people who have completed one of the 14-week progressive class. This is a drop-in class: no pre-registration. The cost of the two-hour class is $10.00.

The class will be held at the Juanita Community Club in Kirkland. The class begins at 7:30 PM and ends at 9:45. Doors will be open at 7:00 PM for registration and warm-up.

Nancy Clark (formerly Nancy Heaverlo) will be the instructor for the evening class. To learn more about Nancy go to her website.

Shazam Cruise - April 2009

This a cruise through the Caribbean from Florida. Cruise dates are April 19 - 26, 2009. It is being put on by an outfit called Dance Fun. The dance instructors will be the members of the Shazam WC Swing dance team. The members (instructors) include:

The price for the cruise (per person) begins at $959.00 (including tax and surcharges).

To find out more about the cruise you can go click on this link: http://dancefun.com/westcoastswing/090419_Shazam/cruise1_main/main_page.html

Lynn Gross to Teach July 20th Classes at SSDC

Lynn Gross will teach the intermediate classes at the July 20th at SSDC. This will be a two-hour workshop beginning at 2:45 PM.

2:45 – 4:00 Spice Up Your WC Swing and increase your dance skills – with more turns!!  Add variety and more fun on the dance floor: hook turns, break turns, paddle turns, spot turns, slow motion turns, multiple turns, alternating turns, partnered pivots!  Pleasing turns…and playful, teasing turns.

The workshop fee is the usual $19.00 for SSDC members (and members of affiliated clubs) and $25.00 for our guests. The class fee gets you into both the workshop and the 5:00 PM social dance.

There will be a beginning workshop (upstairs) at 4:00 PM for those who would like to take a basic WC Swing class. This beginning class is free for anyone who has paid for admission to the 5:00 PM social dance.

A feature of the evening is the Intermediate and Advance Jack & Jill competition. Competitors must register at the competition desk no later than 6:30 PM. The Intermediate competition will begin at 7:00 PM, closely followed by the Advance contest.

Our DJ for the evening will be the inimitable Paul “Song Scout” Booth.

This event will be held at the Alki Masonic Hall.  The Masonic hall is located at 4736 40th Avenue SW; Seattle 98116.    See the map and driving instructions under the “Events” tab of this web page.

July 6th SSDC Dance at the Masonic Hall

July 6 2008 is the SSDC first Sunday Dance. The location will be at the Alki Masonic Hall. No Intermediate WC Swing Classes at this dance (too many conflicting events going on).

There will be a beginning WC Swing class (upstairs) at 3:30 PM. This class is free with your admission to the social dance ($5.00 for members/$9.00 for guests).

From 4:30 PM – 5:00 will be an orientation to new SSDC members. This will be hosted by the Board of Directors. Come and learn all about member services, the club cultlure, club history, and a little about what goes on behind the scenes.  This will also be the club’s Annual Membership Meeting.

The DJ for this dance is Bruce Baker

All the activities will be at the Masonic Hall in West Seattle. The address is: The address of the Masonic Hall is 4736 40th Avenue SW; Seattle 98166.