Suggest a tip. TANGO TIP: The leaders left hand is more compact and lower when properly connected with partner.
22
Apr
2012

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Weekly Dance Lessons 4/22-4/25

Hello Dancers!
The Charlotte DanceSport Challenge 2012 was AWESOME! And I’m super happy for all of the new people that competed. Finish off the semester strong!

Lessons

Sunday, 22nd:
We will meet in the Cone Center, Lucas room from 1p-8p for:
Silver: 2-3 Paso with Wayne Crowder
Bronze: 3-4 V-Waltz with Marie Crowder
Newcomer: 4-5 Tango with Steven and Christine
Social: 5-6 TBA

Wednesday 25th:
We will meet in the SAC, aerobics room from 8p-9p with Steven Smeltz-Zapata


Nina
49er Social and Ballroom Dance Club President (Charlotte Dance Sport)

10
Apr
2012

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Weekly Dance Lessons

Hello dancers,

A few reminders…

Wednesday 11th:
We will meet in the SAC, aerobics room from 8p-9p with Steven Smeltz-Zapata.

April 14 & 15:
www.charlottedancesportchallenge.com
The 2012 Charlotte DanceSport Challenge will commence at UNC-Charlotte! We look forward to a wonderful weekend of great dancing, professional showcases, and the highly anticipated fun dance events.

The Saturday evening beginner dance lesson @ 6:30PM and professional showcases @ 8:30PM are FREE to attend, so please extend the invite to your friends & family.


Lance
Charlotte DanceSport

2
Apr
2012

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Charlotte Dancesport Challenge event details

Read on for Charlotte Dancesport Challenge announcements:

Registration will close on April 9th 11:59 pm and reopen on the day of the competition:

The early registration deadline for the Charlotte Dancesport Challenge is April 2nd 11:59pm. Registration will be open until April 9th midnight. Also competitors can register for events during the day of the competition before the competition starts based on availability.

Please remind your dance friends (through Facebook, email, etc..) to sign up ASAP!

Exciting Professional Dance Shows:
Saturday night, dress up and invite your non-dancer, fans of dance friends to come with you to watch our amazing professional shows! This year we were able to secure shows with these amazing dancers for total of 10 dances.. (listed in no particular order)

  • Dimitrijus Sazinas & Karolina Szpiech (Standard)
  • Lucas Chockuba & Erica Sazinas (Standard)
  • Paul Montagnase & Masha Khazanova (Standard/Latin)
  • Felipe Gonzalez & Olivia Wesolowski (Latin)
  • Gianni Caliandro & Arianna Esposito (Standard)
  • You won’t want to miss these amazing shows with these amazing dancers!

    Fun dances:
    Fun dances will include reverse role rumba, three person cha cha and four person Viennese waltz. This year we put these as a part of online registration but couples will be able register for those on site as well. I always love watching the fun dances and I am sure this year all the teams will work extra hard on these (costumes, etc..) to make these dances even more fun to watch.

    Scholarships:
    We are working hard to get even more scholarships than we handed out last year ($2100). Currently we have collected $2000 towards scholarships and I am sure this will pass last years number so bring your A game. And if you wish to donate towards our scholarships, please contact us!

    Judging Panel:
    We have an excellent judging board with highly qualified adjudicators. See their bios under “Officials” section of charlottedancesportchallenge.org

    Please go to our website and log in to register, make payments so you don’t miss the registration deadline. There also is a Facebook event set up to get the word out. Please search for “Charlotte Dancesport Challenge 2012″ and invite your firends to it.

    Thanks
    Charlotte Dancesport Challenge
    CharlotteDancesportChallenge.org

20
Mar
2012

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Weekly Dance Lessons 3/19-3/25

Hello Dancers!

Our competition as approaching quickly! Those who have just join do not be afraid to ask about signing up or volunteering. We can get you ready to go out and show off at least 2 dances and if you are a student and have paid your club dues you will get to go for free! Thank you for getting some new faces on the dance floor too, I’m glad you see your friends enjoying dance with you!!

Wednesday 21:
We will meet in the SAC, aerobics room from 8p-9p with Danyel Reid!
She danced with us in previous years and she is lots of fun! I hope you enjoy her, she will be replacing Okan while he works hard at his new Internship in New Mexico (so proud of him!).

Sunday, 25th:
We will meet in the Cone Center, Lucas room from 1p-8p for:
*Silver: 2-3 Tango, 3-4 Samba with Wayne Crowder
*Bronze: 3-4 Rumba, 4-5 Quickstep with Marie Crowder
**Newcomer: 4-5 Swing with Lauren
***Social: 5-6 Tango with Steven and Christine
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13
Mar
2012

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Weekly Dance Lessons 3/12-3/18

Hello all!
I hope you enjoyed your spring break and got refreshed or all your work done. :) I am happy to say that our dancing will continue this week and I get to see all of you again! Don’t forget to bring your friends out to learn to dance with you, life is better with friends. I will see you soon!!

Wednesday, 14th:
We will meet in the SAC, aerobics room from 8p-9p with Okan Pala!

Sunday, 18th:
We will meet in the Cone Center, Lucas room from 1p-8p for:
*Silver: 2-3 Tango, 3-4 Sumba with Wayne Crowder
*Bronze: 3-4 Rumba, 4-5 Quickstep with Marie Crowder
**Newcomer: 4-5 Foxtrot
***Social: 5-6 Cha-Cha/Rumba with Nina
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