UAF Good Time Swing Dance Club News and Events
December 18, 2008


1. Swing & Ballroom Dancing at Silver Spur This Saturday
2. Ballroom Dance Club Announces Next Lessons
3. Hustle Lesson, Social Dance This Friday
4. Ballroom Choreographer of "High School Musical 3" To Teach Here
5. Dancing at Big Daddy's Every Friday, Saturday
6. Theresa Bauer Performs for Dancing Saturday
7. Dance Info for Anchorage
8. Dance Info for Seattle
9. Watch YouTube Video of Champion West Coast Swingin'!
10. New Year's Eve Dance Party at Pike's Binkley Room


1. SWING, BALLROOM DANCING AT THE SILVER SPUR THIS SATURDAY
Once again we'll be swinging at the Silver Spur this Saturday, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. with a superb selection of swing and ballroom dance music—west coast swing, east coast swing, 4-count swing, Lindy swing, single-count swing, foxtrot, waltz, cha cha, rumba, tango, nightclub 2-step, slow dancing, and more! Nice, big dance floor and friendly, efficient bartender and service staff. Please buy beverages and tip well to maintain our welcome! No cover charge. Adults only. Singles welcome and encouraged!

See photos of past UAF swing club dances at the Spur at: http://www.ballroomfairbanks.org/SilverSpur/index.htm  (Many thanks to the Ballroom Dance Club of Fairbanks for posting photos of the UAF Good Time Swing Dance Club dances at the Spur!)

2. LEARN BASIC BALLROOM, LATIN, WEST COAST SWING AND MORE
The Ballroom Club's next series of dance lessons are set to commence with the new year, beginning with basic ballroom lessons on Monday night, January 5 at Pioneer Park Dance Hall. For the complete schedule, visit www.ballroomfairbanks.org .

3. SOCIAL DANCE AND HUSTLE LESSONS FRIDAY
The Ballroom Dance Club of Fairbanks will host a social dance this Friday, December 19, at the Dance Hall in Pioneer Park. It will be hosted by Patty Davis and Frank Canha, who also will provide a Hustle lesson to get the evening started at 7:30 p.m. The dance will follow at 8:30 p.m. and go to about 11:30 p.m. There will be a video camera trained on the crowd to show images of the dancers mixed in with videos of the songs being played. Free snacks and non-alcoholic beverages. No smoking, all ages welcome. Bring a pair of clean-soled, non-marking shoes to wear while dancing. The cost is only $5.

4. CHOREOGRAPHER OF MOVIE, "HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3," TO TEACH HERE
The Lathrop High School Ballroom Dance Team will host a public dance clinic over Christmas break. See the attached flyer for details. Contact Stephani Brown at sbrown@northstar.k12.ak.us for additional information. Guest instructor is Paul Winkelman, who choreographed the ballroom dance scenes in the movie, "High School Musical 3," and the opening ceremonies of the Salt Lake City and Athens Olympics. All classes will be held in the Ryan Middle School Dance Room (Enter through the breezeway doors by the baseball diamond). Cost per person is only $10 per class, or $20 for a whole day, or $65 for all classes. What a deal!

FRIDAY NIGHT 12/26
   6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Dance Basics (posture, tone, frame, leading/following, spins,
              body position, showmanship)
   7:45 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Standard Ballroom Sequence

SATURDAY MORNING 12/27
   9:00 a.m to 10:30 a.m. Dance Basics (posture, tone, frame, leading/following,
              spins, body position, showmanship)
   10:30 a.m. to Noon: Latin Dance Sequence

MONDAY MORNING 12/29
    9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. More Dance Basics (posture, tone, frame,
               leading/following, spins, body position, showmanship)
   10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Standard Ballroom Dance Sequence: Part II
   11:15 a.m to Noon. Latin Sequence: Part II

TUESDAY MORNING 12/30.
   8:00 a.m to 9:00 a.m. Even More Dance Basics (posture, tone, frame,
               leading/following, spins, body position, showmanship)
   9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Swing Sequence

5. DANCE BAND EVERY WEEKEND AT BIG DADDY'S
Big Daddy's BBQ restaurant downtown features the two-man David Stevens Band every Friday and Saturday night, from 9 p.m. to midnight. Plenty of good dance tunes, but the dance floor space is pretty tight.

6. THERESA BAUER PERFORMS AT CHATANIKA LODGE DECEMBER 20
Saturday, December 20, Theresa Bauer (possibly Lisa Marquez, too) will play after the annual Chatanika Lodge Children's Christmas Party. Immediately after the party, it's the tradition to have all the kids who want to sing Christmas songs come up on stage for awhile. After that, the live music continues throughout the night for dancing (for the "big kids")! For times and other information on the party, call 389-2164.

7. ANCHORAGE SWINGING
Are you traveling to Anchorage? Find out what's swingin' in Anchor Town at:
http://home.gci.net/~liv/wcs_home.html
http://swingak.net/
http://www.akswing.com/
www.dekreon.org/

8. SEATTLE SWINGING
Find out what's swingin' in Seattle.
http://www.cutarugproductions.com/
http://www.seattledanceinfo.com/calendar.shtml
http://www.nwdance.net/

9. WATCH CHAMPION LEVEL WEST COAST SWING DANCING
Wanna see how the champs dance West Coast Swing these days? Check out the video clips from the recent SwingDiego 2008 competition, the "Super Bowl of Swing," and other West Coast Swing events on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKYUFU-dKJA&feature=related

10. LIMITED SEATING AT NEW YEAR'S EVE DANCE PARTY, $50 HOTEL ROOMS!
I am hosting a New Year's Eve Dance Party again this year at the beautiful Binkley Room in Pike's Waterfront Lodge, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Wednesday night, December 31. I'll play recorded music all night long, similar in mix to what I play every weekend at the Silver Spur. And as an added treat this year, local jazz & blues pianist, Etsuko Kimura, has agreed to tickle the keys for a few numbers throughout the night, and play Auld Lang Syne for us at midnight. Seating is limited to about 50 people, and we're already almost halfway there with reservations. The dance floor is kinda small, so you might want to look at this "dance party" with an emphasis on the "party" part. In any event, the fun quotient is always astronomical! Get decked out in your cocktail party/nightclub finest! Tasty finger food catered by Pike's, a cake, a no-host cash bar, funny hats, tiaras, and noisemakers all await you--not to mention music and dancing! And get this, Pike's is giving us a low, low special price on hotel rooms for party goers, only $50 plus tax--and that includes a free continental breakfast New Year's Day! Wow! CALL PIKE'S (456-4500) TO RESERVE YOUR ROOM, AND TELL THEM YOU'RE ATTENDING THE NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY TO GET THE SPECIAL RATE. Cost to get into the dance party is a mere $15 per person donation (cash or check only) to cover Binkley Room rental, finger food, cake, and party favors. NO SMOKING! Definitely contact me if you plan to attend--don't risk getting turned away at the door! Kurt Byers: bluefox@acsalaska.net .


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The University of Alaska Fairbanks Good Time Swing Dance Club, founded in 1996, is an officially sanctioned campus organization whose purpose is to provide the UAF and Fairbanks communities with a fun opportunity to socialize and make new friends while learning, practicing, and enjoying different styles of partner dancing.
Officers:
Kurt Byers, president
Terri Babers, vice president
Travis Veazy, secretary
Margo Matthews, treasurer

UAF Good Time Swing Dance Club
http://www.songsession.com/UAFSwingClub.htm

Ballroom Dance Club of Fairbanks
http://www.ballroomfairbanks.org

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