MINNESOTA DANCING TIMES A publication of the Minnesota Chapter 2011 of USA Dance September 2013
Photo from the August USA Dance by Joel Torgeson
Inside this issue: Twin Cities Open, Heartland Classic, Finding Costume Inspiration, and More! Join us for USA Dance MN's DANCERS' NIGHT OUT Upcoming Dances Want to dance? Dancers’ Night Out lists social dance events in Minnesota. Want to see your dance listed here? Email the details to [email protected]. BECOME A USA DANCE MN MEMBER AT OUR DANCE AND GET IN FREE! Email: [email protected] Mon 9/2 - Rhythm Junction; Four Mon 9/16 - Rhythm Junction; Four Web: www.usadance-mn.org Seasons Dance Studio, 1637 Seasons Dance Studio, 1637 Hennepin Ave S, Mpls; Swing Hennepin Ave S, Mpls; Swing Dance; 8-11; $5; 612 342 0902 or Dance; 8-11; $5; 612 342 0902 or www.fourseasonsdance.com www.fourseasonsdance.com September Wed 9/4 - West Coast Swing Dance Tue 9/17 - Tim Patrick and His Blue Saturday, September 21st Party; Dancers Studio, 415 Eyes Band; Skateville, 201 S Pascal St. N, St. Paul; 9-10; River Ridge Circle, Burnsville; 7-8 pm Samba Lesson $5; 651 641 0777 or www. Lesson at 6, full band 7-10; $12; Instructor: Gene Bersten dancersstudio.com 952 890 0988, www.skateville. Fri 9/6 - Tim Patrick and His Blue Eyes com 8-11 pm Variety Dance Band; Eagles, 2507 E 25th St, Wed 9/18 - West Coast Swing Dance Music DJ: Gene Bersten Minneapolis; Lesson at 7; full Party; Dancers Studio, 415 $7 USA Dance members band 8-11:30; $12; 612 724 9714, Pascal St. N, St. Paul; 9-10; $10 Non-members www.minneapoliseagles34.org $5; 651 641 0777 or www. Sun 9/8 - FREE Beginner Hustle Class; dancersstudio.com Balance Pointe Studios, 508 W Sat 9/21 - USA Dance; Dance with Us Dance with Us America 36th St, Minneapolis; 2:00- America, 10 Southdale Center, 10 Southdale Center 3:30; instructor Jeff Nehrbass; Edina; Samba lesson at 7, 952 922 8612 dance 8-11; $10, $7 USA Dance Edina, MN 55435 Mon 9/9 - Rhythm Junction; Four members Seasons Dance Studio, 1637 Sun 9/22 - FREE Beginner Hustle
Hennepin Ave S, Mpls; Swing Class; Balance Pointe Studios, Dance; 8-11; $5; 612 342 0902 or 508 W 36th St, Minneapolis; www.fourseasonsdance.com 2:00-3:30; instructor Jeff Wed 9/11 - West Coast Swing Dance Nehrbass; 952 922 8612 October Party; Dancers Studio, 415 Mon 9/23 - Rhythm Junction; Four Saturday, October 19th Pascal St. N, St. Paul; 9-10; Seasons Dance Studio, 1637 $5; 651 641 0777 or www. Hennepin Ave S, Mpls; Swing 7-8 pm Viennese Waltz Lesson dancersstudio.com Dance; 8-11; $5; 612 342 0902 or Instructor: Eliecer Ramirez Vargas Sat 9/14 - Aqua Gliders Dance Club; www.fourseasonsdance.com Social Hall, St. Richard's Wed 9/25 - West Coast Swing Dance 8-11 pm Variety Dance Catholic Church, 7540 Penn Party; Dancers Studio, 415 Music DJ: Eliecer Ramirez Vargas Ave S, Richfield; Quickstep Pascal St. N, St. Paul; 9-10; lesson at 7:30, dancing 8:45-11; $5; 651 641 0777 or www. $7 USA Dance members $10 Non-members partner required; 612 869 3062 dancersstudio.com Sat 9/14 - Tango Society Milonga; Sat 9/28 - Tim Patrick and His Blue Porter and Frye (in Hotel Eyes Band; Patrick's Cabaret, E.R.V. Dance Studios Ivy), 1115 Second Ave S, Mpls; 3010 Minnehaha Ave, Mpls; 816 Mainstreet Lesson at 8:30, dance 9:30-1; Lesson at 7, full band 8-11:30; $14 ($10 members); 612 224 $12; 612-724-6273, www. Hopkins, MN 55343 2905 or www.mntango.org patrickscabaret.org Sun 9/15 - FREE Beginner Hustle Sun 9/29 - FREE Beginner Hustle Class; Balance Pointe Studios, Class; Balance Pointe Studios, 508 W 36th St, Minneapolis; 508 W 36th St, Minneapolis; 2:00-3:30; instructor Jeff 2:00-3:30; instructor Jeff Nehrbass; 952 922 8612 Nehrbass; 952 922 8612 Mon 9/30 - Rhythm Junction; Four Seasons Dance Studio, 1637 Hennepin Ave S, Mpls; Swing Dance; 8-11; $5; 612 342 0902 or www.fourseasonsdance.com n
2 MDT / September 2013 www.usadance-mn.org for our initiatives. Typically these volunteers USA Dance – MN operate off the radar, meaning their tasks are USA Dance: Chapter #2011 Board not fully known to the board and member- Who Are We? ship. Daniel’s report highlighted the work Minutes done by a core group of volunteers whose We are a nonprofit organization formed to work significantly supports the chapter’s mis- preserve and promote ballroom dancing, both Tuesday, August 6th, 2013 sion. We are grateful for their expertise and as an art and a healthful sport. The Minnesota Submitted by Leslie Whitney donated time and energy. chapter, USA Dance MN, was formed in 1991. In attendance: Daniel O’Connell (President), Cathy PROJECTS Membership in USA Dance is open to dancers Dessert (Vice President), Jane Phipps (Treasurer), Review of June/July of all levels. There are several categories to Leslie Whitney (Secretary), Zhuojing Liu, Bonnie choose from: Social, Competitor, Junior Burton, Karen Maldonado • Storage of chapter property – Tracy and (17 and under), Collegiate, and Associate (pro- Marty will update next month. fessional/instructor). Location: Quixotic Coffee, 769 Cleveland Ave South, • June and July monthly dances were very well St. Paul, MN attended. Thank you, dancers! USA Dance MN sponsors monthly dances and other special dance events. Members Call to Order: Quorum established. Agenda ap- • Daniel is working on a music library while are entitled to discounts on admission to the proved. June minutes amended and approved. honoring the licensing requirements. • Business cards advertising and promoting the monthly dances, as well as access to a great ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS chapter have been printed. Thank you, Marty network for meeting other dancers. and Nic. Treasurer’s Report As a member, you’ll have fun dancing Odds and Ends and meeting many new friends. • Jane submitted a current report as of July 31, 2013. • Sunset Sparkle Dance – A motion was made The Minnesota Dancing Times is published • The treasurer’s report approved. and approved to not hold this fall event. monthly by the members of the Minnesota Brief Area Reports • Chapter Hotline – A motion was made and Chapter of USA Dance, providing information approved to discontinue the Chapter Hotline. and news of ballroom dancing to members Tracy – Competitions and Performances Liaison • MN Ballroom Blast – Sunday, October 13th. and friends. • Tracy wasn’t able to attend. Report in Sep- Registration for this event is available online Editor: Mary Beth Beckman (612) 424-2228 tember. at www.mnballroomblast.com. Design/Layout: Nic Westlake (612) 412-1112 • The board is considering a new location for Advertising: Bonnie Burton (952) 454-4620 Zhuojing – Dances (Monthly Dances, our monthly meetings. Mailing: Committee member Tea Dance, etc.) Discussion of Goals/Vision for our Chapter Contributors: Mary Beth Beckman, Paul Botes, • Zhuojing ensures that the monthly dances • Tabled until next month Bonnie Burton, Cathy Dessert, Elizabeth run smoothly by arranging for the location, Dickinson, Donna Edelstein, Marty Faeh, Julie teacher, and DJ for our dances. She also coor- Star of the North Jacobson Kendle, Karen Maldonado, Jack Mun- dinates special event dances. • Dan reviewed his report which outlined the day, Deborah J. Nelson, Daniel O’Connell, Joel Daniel – Volunteers history of SotN, a comparison of this event to Torgeson • USA Dance Minnesota relies on volunteers to National Qualifying Events held around the Contributions: Articles submitted may be edited handle a significant portion of the workload US, current steps underway for this year’s for length, clarity, and content. Photos should Star of the North, and finally, future goals and be high-resolution jpg, png, or pdf files. Email possibilities for SotN. submissions to: [email protected]. Next Meeting: Subscriptions: $22/year. Make checks Inside the Times Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013 payable to USA Dance MN and send to Theresa Kimler, 7050 49th St. N, St. Paul, MN 5:30 p.m. n Quixotic Coffee 55128 769 Cleveland Avenue South n Dancers' Night Out ...... 2 USA Dance MN Board Meeting Minutes ...... 3 From the Editor ...... 4 President’s Corner ...... 5 Advertising Look Your Best ...... 6 DISPLAY ADS: To advertise your event Upcoming Dance Demos ...... 8 or professional service, submit a digital file (300 dpi pdf or jpeg format ONLY) or camera- The Heartland Classic ...... 10 ready artwork to [email protected] The Dancing Life ...... 12 (952.454.4620), along with payment to USA Dance MN. Advertising for charge cards, Beyond Spectating ...... 15 insurance, or travel cannot be accepted. Payment to accompany ad. 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’m writing a short one this month be- cause September 2nd is my birthday, and I figure now is as good a time as Iany to relax. Plus, my last few editorials have been ridiculously long and you’re probably sick of my incessant yapping. Instead, enjoy this photo of me and Thor being menacing.
This month’s issue is all about competi- tions. We’ve got three articles about Twin Cities Open and one about the Heartland Classic in Indianapolis. Add to that more thoughtful content from our monthly fea- ture writers, and you’ve got yet another great issue of the Dancing Times, brought to you by volunteers in your community.
This month you should be thinking about Minnesota Ballroom Blast. Find your partners and select your dances, and then scoot on over to www.mnballroomblast. com to register. Or if you’d rather sit this one out, go reserve your tickets to watch everyone else dance. The action happens on October 13th, so don’t let it get away from you.
If you’ve got something to say or pho- tos to share, submit your content to me at [email protected] by September 10th to secure your slot in the October issue. n
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4 MDT / September 2013 www.usadance-mn.org President’s Corner By Daniel O’Connell
Daniel O'Connell is the president of USA Dance Minnesota and competes nationwide with his amateur partner, Rosemary O'Connell. Did you know the platypus is venomous?
temporarily out of service. We hope to Building a library of high-quality, have it back soon. For those that don’t danceable music is actually harder know, Dorthy Jones has been running than it sounds. For legal reasons, the the hotline for many years (and will music at the variety dances must be continue to do so when it returns), so licensed by BMI, one of the two major if you see her, please thank her for tak- music license holders. In addition, the ing the time to provide this valuable music has to be appropriate for the service to our community. dance: Is it the right tempo? Does it have an easy-to-follow beat? Are there With my shameless plugs out of the periods where the beat is missing or way, I wanted to spend some time the song becomes too loud or too soft? this month talking about the monthly Many times a song must be edited ’m pleased to announce that reg- dances. The monthly dances are an istration for Minnesota Ballroom from the original to be made fit for important part of our mission—what’s dancing. Lastly, deciding how long the Blast is now available at www. the point of learning to dance if not to Imnballroomblast.com. For those song should be before it is truncated dance? They provide another consis- is a very important decision. In my that aren’t aware, our very own Nic tent event that allows members of our Westlake has designed the compe- experience, shorter songs allow for community to dance and socialize more mixing and a more homogenous tition registration system we’ll be with each other. utilizing for Blast. If you have any experience at the dances. I have yet to meet the individual who enjoys a six- feedback, please pass it along to Over the last few months, the board minute Viennese waltz. Since finding [email protected] so that we can for the chapter has been working hard and editing songs is a time-consuming help him make his system the best it to evaluate how we can improve the process, the fruits of our labors in this can be. I’m also happy to answer any dances for our members and provide area will be integrated gradually over questions you might have about the the best experience we can. I wanted the upcoming months. event if you reach out to that email. As to share with you what we have come a reminder, Minnesota Ballroom Blast up with as our objectives so you can Additionally, we have been attempting will be held at Coffman Memorial see the direction we aim to take. to bring in fresh faces to our dances. Union in the Great Hall on October The board has been actively adver- To supplement the great work our DJs 13th. tising the variety dances to Project do for us, we intend to build a library Dance Minnesota participants as well Additionally, Star of the North of music to utilize at our dances. Our as the college student community. DanceSport Classic will be held March goal in this area is to update the sound You may have noticed an increase in 1st and 2nd at the Crowne Plaza - St. of the songs played at our dances, as attendance, in particular of younger Paul Riverfront. We’re really thrilled well as to ensure that the dance qual- dancers at the monthly events. It is our to be able to hold Star of the North in ity of what is played is top notch. this space. With over 10,000 square hope that by getting the ball rolling we feet in the main ballroom, this rep- Updating the sound of the songs can help drive positive growth at the resents a significant increase in the played at our dances is a tricky thing. dances and continue to foster active space available to us in past competi- Our community is diverse, and so are participation in the community. our tastes in music. Some prefer the tion locations. Registration should be If you have any feedback or ideas old classics, while others prefer the open sometime in November, but the about how we can improve the latest hits. Ideally, we’ll find a nice website is now up to date at www. dances, you should let us know. balance where everyone feels that the sotncomp.com. Any questions about Feel free to talk to a board member dance doesn’t go too long without Star of the North can be directed to at any of the dances or email us at hearing the sound they prefer, but [email protected]. [email protected]. Enjoy your it will take a few months (and some September, and I’ll see you on the I also wanted to note that the USA feedback) to find where that sweet dance floor! n Dance Minnesota hotline will be spot lies.
www.usadance-mn.org September 2013 / MDT 5 Look Your Best Inspirations for Your New Dance Costume By Deborah J. Nelson
here are so many options for what you should wear for your compe- becoming inspired with new ideas tition routines or for showcases. They for your new ballroom dance cos- are trying to help and may have a clear Ttume. Besides being aware of Broadway vision of what will work best. Remember musicals, television reality shows, and that if they are paying for your costume fashion magazines, the obvious source of or gown, they may have a right to make inspiration, of course, is to attend your specific demands. local ballroom competitions and see what everyone is wearing. If you like anyone’s If you are paying for your own costume outfit in particular, snap a quick photo of or gown, you need to take their sugges- it for future reference. Or watch non-local tions into account (in respect for their competitions via YouTube, other Internet years of experience), but the final decision video services, or television. Maybe your of what you come up with for the design ballroom friends and associates have of your costume or gown should be your own. Deborah J. Nelson is the videos of other ballroom competitions or showcases that they have attended. founder, president, and head You need to feel beautiful and flattered. designer of Satin Stitches Ltd. Please do not copy anyone’s costume or You need to feel comfortable in your own See more costuming tips at gown, as it is bad form. But you may be skin. If you are custom-creating a design, www.satinstitches.com. inspired by others’ designs. Remember it may often be difficult to determine that even though it is perfect for a partic- this until you are working with fittings. ular dancer, it probably will not be perfect Sometimes you may change your mind for you. You need to adapt all design on your design, as you may not feel as features to your own body shape, color- flattered or comfortable as you expected. ing, sense of style, and level and style of If you are working with a professional dance. costume designer, they will also have While watching competitions, see how suggestions for how to make the most of costumes dance and how well they flatter your new costume design. If you aren’t the dancer’s body shape and age. Watch happy with a feature, listen to them and how certain fabrics and design features their suggestions on how to improve it. move and dance. See how particular Be sure and be honest with your cos- styles of trim look close up and from a tume designer. They need to know how distance. Tiny details that may look ex- you like or dislike what you’re seeing. If quisite up close may not have the impact they don’t know you’re having second you want from the judge’s or audience’s thoughts, they won’t know that some- viewpoint. thing needs to be adjusted or changed. All professionals should have experience Certain cuts of a dress may be perfect for with all types of body shapes and perfor- a particular dance routine but not out of mance costuming and be able to help you context. Watch and notice what similar- create your perfect design. level dancers are wearing for their rou- tines. No, you don’t need to emulate these Seek the opinions of other dance associ- other dancers, but just keep it in mind. ates (friends and teachers) if you need Then ask yourself: do you want to stand other perspectives to help create your out from the group or blend in? If you perfect costume. Always remember that stand out from the crowd, you automati- the more comfortable you feel with your cally receive more attention. Just make costume and how you look in it, the bet- sure the attention is for good reasons. ter you are going to perform your dance routine, because you won’t be worried Many times your dance instructor will about your costume. n make suggestions or even demands on
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If you’re looking for a non-competitive opportunity to showcase your talent, how about joining a dance demo sponsored by USA Dance? We’re always look- ing for silver- to open-level dancers to entertain the crowds at local malls. Grab a dance partner or your formation team and dance your hearts out!
If you'd like to participate, please contact Yvonne Viehman at (763) 553-1202 or [email protected] for more information. All formation team routines will be previewed. Appropriate costuming is always ap- preciated, as we put on family-friendly shows. Join the fun! SAVE THE DATE!
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5808 W 36th St Project Dance Minnesota offers free quality Minneapolis, MN 55416 ballroom dance instruction. A different professional instructor teaches a new dance at a 952.922.8612 different location every month. The Heartland Classic By Bonnie Burton
ave any of you ever impul- sively decided to enter a dance competition with ten days to Hprepare? Most of us usually plan and prepare for these things months in advance. Husband Ed and I decided, literally at the last minute, to compete at the Heartland Classic DanceSport Championships, held August 10th and 11th in Indianapolis. I’m just six months out of back surgery, and Ed is scheduled for knee surgery next week, but we tried not to let silly health is- sues deter us. In addition, our gold choreography was fewer than thirty days old, and we were still rusty from having been sidelined during much of the winter. Nonetheless, we were eager to get back into competition. It obviously didn’t matter to us that we weren’t as prepared as we’d like. Life is short; do it now. In any case, when is anyone ever completely ready to compete?
Off we went on a road trip. Our es- timated nine-hour drive took twelve hours, thanks to road construction, toll roads, and Chicago’s rush hour. Then there was the little mix-up about not having my USA Dance membership card. However, we managed to over- come all hurdles, and we were happy and excited to be there.
10 MDT / September 2013 www.usadance-mn.org Heartland Classic is a national qualify- attended the collegiate competitions in to dance our international standard ing event (NQE), which means that the area and told us this was his first heats and who took a moment to stitch amateur competitors who participate grown-up competition. There was a the neck button to a more comfort- and place highly enough will qual- concentration of competitors in the se- able location so Ed could wear the ify to dance at the 2014 USA Dance nior II and III divisions. For example, shirt right away; a huge practice area, Nationals in Baltimore next spring. Ed the senior II silver categories (age 45+) which unfortunately had a sticky floor and I had qualified for this past year’s had quarter-final heats of twelve to fif- but was spacious enough to work on a 2013 Nationals but were unable to teen couples, whereas the adult silver stretch of carpet; lots of raised seating dance due to my back issues, and we division (age 18-35), which is usually on the long wall of the ballroom floor; were disappointed. This was a chance very full, had only four to five couples serious competitors; nice pacing; and to get back in the game. in its heats. an efficiently run competition that was often up to half an hour ahead of the We quickly learned that even though Although small, the competition was posted times. I especially liked that it was an NQE, which tend to have fierce. These were serious competitors the audience was allowed to video lots of participants, this was just a and very good dancers, but we gave it dancers and take photos, unlike some baby competition in terms of size. The our best, and our results ranged from competitions, where only the official Heartland program showed 89 couples first to sixth in the various catego- videographer is permitted to do so. (178 competitors total) dancing a total ries we competed in. In general, the of 111 heats. By comparison, the 2013 Minnesota contingent all finaled in We’ll now work with our coaches (and Star of the North DanceSport Classic their dances, usually ranking first, sec- our video!) to prepare for our next was much larger, with 354 participants ond, or third. The best part is that we competition, the Carolina Fall Classic, dancing 176 heats this past winter. also all qualified to dance at the 2014 October 4th and 5th, in Charlotte, The Minnesota contingent included Nationals in Baltimore next spring! North Carolina. It feels great to be Nels Petersen and Theresa Kimler, It was fun to cheer each other on and back! n Nic Westlake and Neli Petkova, and video each other’s dances. myself and husband Ed Soltis. The six of us represented more than 3% of the The things I liked about the Heartland competitors. Classic included: a convenient food vendor located right next to the ball- It seemed Indy was drawing partici- room selling coffee, sweets, salads, pants primarily from the senior-divi- and sandwiches, because although sion competitors (age 35+), and there I don’t want to eat before dancing, were very few college students par- afterward, I’m hungry enough to eat ticipating. We met a young man from my arm; the clothing vendor who sold Michigan State who said he regularly Ed a shirt an hour before we were due
www.usadance-mn.org September 2013 / MDT 11 The Dancing Life Whole Body Dancing By Elizabeth Dickinson
’ve been challenged to get my smoothness and cover much more ankle and knee in a 45-degree ground. angle to the floor when I dance Ismooth and standard, which is My teacher says it’s like using apparently the ideal. (Who knew?) your body like an accordion. All My teacher complains I only reach the parts of your leg squeeze in 60 degrees and there’s much more different directions to create the in me. I complain that my ankles movement. It’s also a much more are as flexed as possible without coordinated, whole movement. me falling over and that it hurts I go through periods in life that my knees to go any further. feel like this process. I try as hard Turns out we were both leaving as I can, but it doesn’t feel as if something out. My teacher has things are coming together fluidly. Elizabeth Dickinson is a life/executive coach also (separately) challenged me Then I discover (or rediscover) and amateur ballroom dancer. If you enjoy her to adopt an athletic stance when something I’ve been leaving out— writing and would like to receive her weekly I dance. That’s when you cre- a piece of information, a way of emailed coaching newsletter, please go to www. ate a crease where your hips and being in the world, an attitude, or pursueyourpath.com and sign up. legs come together. Think of the a part of me that didn’t feel con- way a good tennis player stands. nected to what I want. And when I It feels like you’re sticking your connect that missing piece, every- butt out to dance, which is defi- thing comes together. nitely at odds with the pulled-up, Whole means healthy and com- stretched-up feeling I used to get plete. Living with your whole self when ballet dancing. is like dancing with your whole But when I flex my ankles and body; it feels whole and complete. knees and add the athletic stance, And when you find it, it’s so easy suddenly the angle of my knee to and effortless that you don’t want the floor is right where he wants to live or dance any other way. it to be. And if I slide my hips for- May we all find our own ways of ward when I’m passing my feet (it living and dancing with our whole feels to me like my hips are leading selves. n the movement), I get a whole new
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Sat., October 19 Workshops and Masquerade Ball: Wear your best costume!
1:00-2:00 p.m. Shine Up Your Basics – Simple and memorable styling to embellish basic West Coast Swing patterns. 2:15-3:15 p.m. Let’s Connect! – Tools and patterns to improve your dance as an individual and with your partner. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Play It! – Getting playful within lead and follow social patterns.*
8:00-Midnight The Masquerade Ball with demo by Melissa, “darned good” door prizes (really!), 50/50, costume contest, and refreshments
Sun., October 20 Workshops: (an asterisk* means the workshop is more challenging)
1:00-2:00 p.m. Move It, Don’t Lose It! – Learn to accent the music in just the right places.*
2:15-3:15 p.m. Feet First – Learn how to enhance your dance with great integrated footwork and timing. 3:30-4:30 Give It a Whirl – Dancers’ secrets to great spins and turns.
More info.: www.tcrebels.com or 952.941.0906 www.tcrebels.com info.: More 4:45-5:45 p.m. Fun for Dick and Jane – How to make you and your partner shine on the dance floor.* The Masquerade Ball : Saturday, October 19, 2013, 8:00 p.m. – Midnight at Social Dance Studio with DJ Gail Zimmerman playing predominantly West Coast Swing and some Variety tunes. Cost: $10 for Rebels members & students w/ ID, $15 for guests. Annual memberships are $25 and can be purchased at the door. Payment can be made with cash, check (made payable to Twin Cities Rebels) or with credit card. Workshops & Dance held at Social Dance Studio, Workshop pricing: $12 each for Rebels members & students w/ID; $17 each for guests 3742 23rd Ave. S., Mpls.
Weekend Pricing: Rutz-O-Rama Saturday: 3 workshops plus the dance: $40 member/$60 guest Puttin’ On the Rutz Sunday: 4 workshops: $40 member/$60 guest Melissa teaches, competes, and judges all over the world. She is ranked among the top West Coast Swing dancers in the world and has won numerous champion level competitions. Melissa is known for her versatility as a dancer. She has performed in a variety of solo works on stage as well. Melissa had the pleasure of working as Christina Aguilera's dance double in her music video, Candyman and on the big screen in the movie, Love N' Dancing. Beyond Spectating Twin Cities Open 2013 By Cathy Dessert
his year, being unable to com- had some lunch, and then went back strong to resist. Trying on ready-made pete and refusing to not sup- to watching the dancing. dresses is always a good idea, because port the competition, I chose to you can see what the latest styles are, spectateT my fellow dancers at TCO. I There was a shoe vendor there, and what looks best on you, and I always had many friends dancing, both from before I left, I ran into one of the pick up business cards from the places the studio I was taking lessons at and Bersten brothers. He was looking at that I try dresses on. I had a good time also some with other pros. I checked shoes, too. Well, you know there was with my friend T. We had some oohs the heat sheets, made my plans, and talk of So You Think You Can Dance. and ahhs and a few good laughs at my then I thought I was ready. The other brother, on a break from the expense. Funny how bodies change. show, would be supporting the pro Soon, another friend queried about brother while he danced the next day. My Saturday evening dinner was the dinner before the Saturday evening He asked me if I would be there, and I best. Thank you, my friend, and what show. That sounded like a good idea. said I would. A new pair of shoes later, turned out to be many friends, for the She suggested that we eat in the hotel I was headed for home. pleasure of your company. so that parking wasn’t an issue. It was a plan. Back the next day to watch my favor- Oh, yes, the spectating was the best! ite style, standard. A local amateur Everyone working so hard to put for- I attended the Thursday evening couple would be dancing as well as ward the best of their dancing in tech- session and ran into some younger some pro/am dancers. Jewelry was nique, costuming, and performance to people I knew. They were dressed my next stop. I am amazed at how wow the judges and crowd—bravo! A to the nines, looking fabulous, and those lights make the stones sparkle. job well done! Each dancer, whatever were there to watch the evening show. Not currently competing meant I had the level, strives to bring their best to While we were waiting for the show to no need for a purchase, but it was oh the competition floor, and I saw it in start, the girls decided to try on some so tempting. each person I watched. dresses. What fun! I watched while they modeled, snapped a few shots, Barbara Condon, a massage therapist, Amy and Scott Anderson do a fabu- gave some opinions, and generally travels to many dance competitions. lous job with their team. I did not get had a grand time. Soon it was time for She saved me when I hurt my neck at photos from the photographer, but I the spectating to begin! Ohio Star Ball a few years back. If you did look at them, and they captured have never had the pleasure, try her the best of each competitor. The photo Friday I caught up with a former sometime. She is amazing. booth for candid shots was a hit. Amy dance pro here in the city. She was and Scott kept a handle on all the selling dresses. We chatted. She said Another miss for me was the seminars things that were happening, run- she is happy in her new place of Amy and Scott organized. I was told ning without a blip. Congratulations residence, engaged to a wonderful by friends who attended that they had to a great team again for showing man, and has a pro partner that she is some great takeaways. They are taught Minnesota dance hospitality. Can’t finding success with. As long as she by the judges at the competition. wait to see what is in store for next was selling dresses, I had to peek! I year! n It was lunch break after standard did a bit of spectating and met up with when the dress siren call became too another friend. We met a few others,
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heard this a lot at TCO: “Your guys So I want to give a huge shout-out of Top Studio, which was a surprise and look awesome!” and “You have praise to Oncu Er, Ed Kadletz, Ken total thrill. some very talented gentlemen!” Kendle, Tom Tinkham, and Ha Tuong IAt one point, two judges told me (after for their fabulous dancing and contin- Thanks to all of you for your hard giving one of my students second ued hard work. It’s a joy to swing and work and keeping me on my toes. I place in an event against a highly sway every week with these dedicated truly am a lucky lady to dance with talented young lady), “That was the dancers, and what’s more, they are ex- such a fine bunch. And special thanks hardest event we’ve had to judge all ceptional human beings. Two of these for not giving me too hard of a time day. You [the student] danced really men shone even brighter when their about my less-than-elegant footwear. well!” What a compliment! To all of lovely partners graced their frames: I’m so happy that a foot injury did not this, I replied, “Thank you! I’m a very Ed Kadletz dancing standard with keep me from getting out on the dance lucky lady to dance with all of these Cathy Casey and Tom Tinkham danc- floor and having a ball with y’all! n wonderful men!” ing rhythm with Jacquelyn Hauser. As Cheers! an entire group we earned Third Place
Photos from our August dance by Joel Torgeson
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What’s All the Noise? Twin Cities Open 2013 By Marty Faeh
f there’s one thing that’s for certain, it’s that Scott and Amy Anderson will create, promote, Iand host a wonderful midwestern ballroom championship competition. This year was no exception. The Twin Cities Open Ballroom Championships was held from July 11-13, 2013. What a wonderful event and great time for spectators and participants alike. The downtown Minneapolis Marriott, surrounded by restaurants, clubs, and a variety of businesses, provides a bustling, energetic vibe that sets the tone for a fun weekend.
This, my fourth competition in 2013, was so much fun. As with many things in life, we must find a healthy and sustainable balance in the activi- ties we pursue. For me, it is ballroom dance. If I could, I would dance and compete each and every week, but the reality is, most of us have to choose how we allocate our personal resources and time for our leisure activities. As a competitive amateur, I am always striving to find a sustain- able balance of lessons, practice time, showcases, competitions, and how to infuse this passion into my everyday life. So where am I going with this, you may be wondering. I will get to that in a minute, I promise. If I had to rank where my passion is with the three out of four dance styles I have competed in thus far, I would have to rank international standard as number one, American smooth as number two, American rhythm as number three, and international Latin as someday. From there, I balance and rebalance what I can do and when. In this par- ticular case, I decided it was best to
20 MDT / September 2013 www.usadance-mn.org only compete in international stan- As the day goes on, you can only Michelle and I danced throughout the dard with pro Michelle Haley Hudson. imagine the roar generated by my morning, tweaking and cleaning up So what’s the next best thing for a fellow fans and dancers from Cinema those little things that tend to sneak passionate dancer to do when they are Ballroom. One becomes thirty-plus into your dancing as you’re thinking not actually on the dance floor? Well, cheerleaders supporting one another about a million other little things to spectate, observe, and learn from oth- and sharing our passion for dance. do and not do. We got stronger each ers who are dancing. The energy created by this group is dance and did very well in the com- mind-blowing, for we are a family petition. The highlight of the weekend Most sane competitors not dancing sharing a common passion with one for me was when Michelle and I were would sleep in and show up around another and everyone else who loves walking off of the dance floor after our 10:00 a.m. or so, but not me. Dancing dance as we do. After two days of final waltz in the championship round. and watching are both exciting and cheerleading and learning from past She turned to me and said, “Marty, feed my passion. Thursday and Friday experience, I called it a night early, that was the best waltz you and I have morning, rise and shine was 5:00 a.m. even though the Rising Star dancers ever danced!” I never stopped grin- I caught my bus to Minneapolis and would be going until about midnight. ning the rest of the day. What a com- arrived at 7:00 a.m. sharp, just in time I train hard all year, and it was to be pliment from teacher to student. You for bronze rhythm and smooth. Of my turn at 7:00 the next morning, so see, I compete against myself when course I got to see many familiar faces, homeward bound I went. I got every- it’s all said and done, and that compli- pros and amateurs alike. thing ready and was in bed by 10:00 ment was music to my ears. p.m. Other than the dancers, it is pretty I can’t just end my story here. There is, quiet in the ballroom—well, except for Saturday morning came early. I was of course, the Twin Cities Open After me at this hour. I have been known wide awake at 4:00 a.m. but feeling Party. What a blast. It is an opportu- to make some noise, and I don’t at all really good and refreshed. I zoomed nity to visit, dance, bond, connect, mind cheering on the dancers I see. down to the ballroom around 5:30 have a drink, celebrate, strategize, The judges in front of me—well, they a.m., grabbed a light bite of breakfast, relax, enjoy the company of other smiled a lot, probably thinking, “Can and had the ballroom to myself to run dancers from around the world. Great someone find a cork for this guy? It is through all of my international stan- food, great music, and I enjoyed the 7:00 a.m.” Just kidding. Most ball- dard routines a couple times. It was scotch along with a cigar or two. Such room folks appreciate cheering and cold, but I was warmed up and ready a fun evening. 3:00 a.m. came rolling shout-outs to the dancers. As a dancer to go. around, so I headed towards home, re- myself, it always feels good to hear flecting on what a wonderful weekend your name or number being cheered One by one, other dancers started it was. I took a moment to be kind to for when you’re on the floor dancing appearing, each checking out the myself for all of the commitment I put your heart out. If I see a dancer I like, others, wondering if they would be into my dance and all of the benefits it even if I don’t know them, I will look competing against each other, what provides me in return. up their name and give them a cheer. age group, what level, a million things Oftentimes you’ll see that dancer re- perhaps going through their minds. What’s next? After a year break in spond by stepping it up another notch: For me, it was just another day of American smooth, starting Monday, the smile gets just a little bigger, and dancing with my instructor, Michelle Michelle and I will add all new their dance gets just a little bit better, Haley Hudson. She prepared me well. smooth routines to our arsenal of and each time they pass by, I cheer My confidence was at its peak. I was dances to compete in. I’m so excited. even louder. This is as much fun as calm, relaxed, and just ready to dance Is it Monday yet? You got to love it to dancing for me. like we always do, having a ton of fun understand it. n along the way.
www.usadance-mn.org September 2013 / MDT 21 Gentlemen Lead By Jack Munday
very so often, we hear a stay dancing through most of news broadcast where the songs. A salsa or two and the reporter shows a always some swing. I jokingly crowdE and says, “They were asked Fran what they would so happy, they were dancing in do if I asked for a tango. the street.” Well, that happened to us recently. We were dancing The band got their name dur- in the streets in Isanti, the town ing a session where they were nearest to our home. And they just tossing names around and were happy—because they had had settled on Hayseeds as the a place to dance. band name, but they wanted an adjective for that name. On Saturday, July 27th, we ven- Someone said that killer was tured onto Main Street in Isanti. a buzzword, like killer golfer It is the older part of town, or killer bartender, because it with a post office, meat market, means you are good at what barber shop, and what used to you do. Nice to know that the be a pharmacy. We were going adjective had nothing to do to dance to a band known as with violence. Killer Hayseeds. They are loud, and the rhythm is easy to find. Dancing in the street is not the same as on a ballroom floor. The mayor of Isanti, George True, some places have a ce- Wimmer, said that this dance ment dance floor outside, like and others to come were de- at a park, but this was asphalt. signed to help the historic part What shoes should we wear? of downtown have a renewal of When I asked Monica, she sug- business. And the Isanti Lions gested we dance in our oldest Club sold beer. pair of dance shoes. My oldest pair is very comfortable and John S. Munday is a writer and lawyer who lives in Isanti The band has been active for I do wear them outside the County, Minnesota, with his wife, Fran. Together, they twenty years. I could picture dance studios. That day, I had found ballroom dancing at Cheek to Cheek Studio, where the bandstand, which we could on leather-soled shoes, and Jack takes lessons with Monica Mohn. Jack’s book, Beauty hear long before we got there. Fran had on sandals she felt in Partnership, A Memoir of Ballroom Dancing, is avail- We walked from our car to the comfortable with, having prac- able at www.johnsmunday.com and several dance studios. sound. Good thing we brought ticed in our driveway before chairs so we could catch our we left home. We were okay breath before dancing. The with what we selected, actually bandstand closed off Second doing a bit of a foxtrot on our Street, standing between the driveway. meat market and the Creamery Restaurant. We were pleased to be there, for several reasons. We were When we danced, it was not thrilled to dance only seven hard to catch the rhythm of miles from home. We saw the songs. The drummer was neighbors who also saw us good. So were the guitar and dance actual patterns. One bass player, and all of them other couple danced the triple- sang at one time or another. step swing. Everyone had great Thank goodness for the night- fun. n club two-step, which let us
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This might be a stupid question, but what are people talking about when they say something is a bronze pattern or a gold Q: pattern or an open pattern? Is that something I need to worry about if I’m just social dancing?
Donna Said: Paul Said: Rather, it is the opposite. There are a million combinations of steps out It’s always great to ask a question Dance patterns are organized in levels, there, so one should concentrate on rather than just wondering. starting at bronze for beginners and learning the elements of dance that are ending in gold for advanced dancers. in all dance patterns and introduced Bronze, silver, and gold refer to syl- Open patterns are above gold and are throughout the different levels of labus levels in ballroom and Latin not tied to any syllabus. As a social dance. They help to give you the feel- dancing. Regardless of if we are dancer, these levels serve as a yard- ing and the characteristic of a dance teaching social or competitive danc- stick for your own development as a and help you learn true partnership ers, we begin with the bronze syllabus, dancer. If as a beginner you try some from day one. which is a series of logically progress- gold or open figures, you might find ing steps in each dance. The steps are them very difficult, as the technique Dance is not intuitive for all of us, designed to help teach an increasing enabling you to dance them success- and the patterns can challenge us to level of mastery of the principles of fully is addressed in the earlier levels. become better dancers, but only if the dancing. For social dancing, we may As in everything, we need to crawl be- basic elements of dance are continu- not get into as much technique as we fore walking and walk before running. ally applied. Some of the elements would with competitive dancers, but So even as a social dancer, you would are really simple to understand in certain basic elements are important benefit from lessons preparing you for concept; take, for example, a forward for comfort and clarity of leading and more advanced figures. walk. But it is the technique and styl- following. ing that can take us longer to master, Through years of study and prac- The Dance Medic Said: and the dance levels tend to represent a difference in the mastery of those tice, students progress from bronze First of all, don’t worry! If you are techniques rather than merely pattern through silver and gold. Open level having fun and dancing a lot at any difficulty. means that a dancer is using elements function, that’s important. Originally, of steps from the syllabus that can be the dance levels were put into place As you go, I recommend learning combined or enhanced according to a to create structure, goals, and to track how to dance in your space and how choreographer’s vision. our progress in our dancing. But learn- to relate that to your partner. That ing them should not be based on being is what true partnership dancing is. step-happy. Dance on! n
Donna Edelstein is Paul Botes is a dance The Dance Medic a coach, judge, and instructor, coach, is a member of the organizer of the Snow choreographer, and Minnesota dance Ball DanceSport judge. He is an owner community chosen Competition. of American Classic each month based donnawrites@msn. Ballroom, located in on his or her unique com 763-557-6006 Chanhassen, MN. insight on the question.
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Dance with Us America Studios 10 Southdale Center, Edina Clubs Services American Classic Ballroom 612.564.5483 Aqua Gliders Dance Club Made for Movement 550 Market Street, Chanhassen www.dancewithusamerica.com 612.869.3062 952-595-0003 www.made4movement.com 952.934.0900 Instructors: Café Bailar www.acballroom.com Elena Bersten, Gene Bersten www.cafebailar.com Contact: Instructors: Dancers Studio Cotillion Dance Club of Marsha Wiest Hines Natalie Palmer Botes, Paul Botes, 415 Pascal Street N, Saint Paul Stillwater Services: Modie Chehouri, Whitney Irene, P.O. Box 102, Stillwater, MN 55082 651.641.0777 Costume design, production, and Benjamin D. Wagner www.dancersstudio.com 651.388.1231 tailoring Arthur Murray Dance Studio Instructors: [email protected] Oh Sew Special 534 Selby Avenue, St. Paul Etta Berkland, Jeff Halverson, Contacts: 7300 South France Avenue Suite 651.227.3200 Bonnie Inveen, Chris Kempainen, Scott and Maggie Paynter 323, Edina Troy Lerum, Marcy McHenry Balance Pointe Studios LaDanza Dance Club 952-746-5539 5808R W 36th Street, St. Louis Park E.R.V. Dance Studios Ballroom Stillwater, MN www.ohsewspecial.net 952.922.8612 & DanceSport Contact: 816 Mainstreet, Hopkins 651.439.3152 www.balancepointestudios.com facebook.com/LaDanzaDanceClub Susan Richardson Instructors: 952.303.3339 Services: [email protected] Contacts: Cindy Nehrbass, Jeff Nehrbass Tailoring, alterations, and redesign www.ERVdancestudios.com Mark and Wanda Bierbrauer Ballroom & Wedding Dance Satin Stitches Ltd. Instructors: Linden Hills Dancing Club Studio Lake Harriet United Methodist 11894 Round Lake Blvd NW, 2717 42nd St E, Minneapolis Amber Anderson, Rachelika Church, 4901 Chowen Avenue Minneapolis Baruch, Shailyn Fonseca, Sayoni South, Minneapolis 612.371.0300 Haldar, Aiden Mamedov, Eliecer 763.323.9507 www.myballroomdancestudio.com Ramirez Vargas, Rebecca Rae 952.412.7230 1.800.48SATIN www.satinstitches.com Instructor: Ramirez, Will Weaver www.lindenhillsdancingclub.org Tom Larson Four Seasons Dance Studio MN West Coast Swing Dance Contact: Club Deborah J. Nelson Blue Moon Ballroom 1637 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis B-Dale Club, 2100 N Dale St, Services: 2030 Hwy 14 E, Rochester 612.342.0902 Roseville www.fourseasonsdance.com Custom-designed dancewear 507.288.0556 651.487.6821 www.BlueMoonBallroom.com Instructors: mnwestcoastswingdanceclub.com Cheek to Cheek Studio Bruce Abas, Rebecca Abas REBELS Swing Dance Club Instructors 11415 Foley Blvd NW, Coon Rapids Fred Astaire Dance Studio 952.941.0906 Scott Anderson 612.816.4446 763.755.3644 1975 Seneca Road, Suite #700, www.tcrebels.com cheektocheekdancestudio.com Eagan, MN 55122 Rachel Damiani 612.718.6823 Stardust Dance Club Nathan Daniels 763.545.8690 Instructor: 651.451.6300 Dine and Dance Jennelle Donnay 651.357.2060 Harry Benson www.FredAstaireMN.com [email protected] Julie Delene 612.598.5355 North Star Dance Studio Cinema Ballroom Suburban-Winterset Dance Club Bloomington, MN Donna Edelstein 612.910.2690 1560 St. Clair Ave, St. Paul Woman's Club of Minneapolis, 410 Jennifer Foster 952.922.8316 Oak Grove Street, Minneapolis 651.699.5910 612.799.4147 Robert Foster 952.922.8316 facebook.com/northstar.dancestudio www.cinemaballroom.com 952.894.1412 Esther Granbois 612.872.1562 www.suburbanwinterset.com Instructors: Instructors: Lindsey Rebecca Hall 612.940.9546 Jonathan Chen, Dustin Donelan, Michael D. Bang, Laia Olivier Tango Society of Minnesota David Hanson 218.722.0742 Eric Hudson, Michelle Hudson, Rendezvous Dance Studio 612.224.2905 Julie Jacobson 651.261.6442 Kirsten McCloskey, Nadine 711 W Lake Street, Suite B, www.mntango.org Jay Larson 651.387.3886 Messenger, Shane Meuwissen, Minneapolis Tapestry Folkdance Center Kristina Lee 715.821.9039 Martin Pickering, Dipendra 3748 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis Thakur, Douglas Wallock 612.872.1562 Shinya McHenry 651.302.6891 www.theplacetodance.com 612-722-2914 Deanne Michael 612.508.9255 Dahl Dance Center Monica Mohn 612.874.0747 River Center Plaza, 1619 North Social Dance Studio www.tapestryfolkdance.org 3742 23rd Ave S, Minneapolis Mariusz Olszewski 612.242.5159 Broadway, Rochester University of Minnesota 612.353.4445 Ballroom Dance Club Karin Rice 612.242.2188 507.252.1848 Mary Rosenstiel 612.720.2584 www.dahldance.com www.socialdancestudio.com [email protected] is.gd/umnbdc Lisa Vogel 651.208.0818 Dance and Entertainment Instructors: Joy Davina, Todd Paulus USA Dance, Minnesota Chapter 651.605.5784 651.483.5467 [email protected] StudioJeff www.usadance-mn.org www.danceandentertainment.com 701 St. Germain St W Suite 201, St. Cloud Instructors: 320.266.4137 James Wood, Tricia Wood www.studiojeff.com Instructors: Jeffrey Ringer
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