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In This Issue President's Message Dance Lesson and Instructor New Members Chapter-sponsored Dance Lessons Center Stage Sister Chapter Dances

Quick Links

USA Dance Inc Homepage Greater Daytona Chapter Website

Questions???

President, Marta Pascale Email Marta 386-562-0590 Honorable Mention for National Chapter of the Vice President, Jean Krupa Email Jean Year 2013! 386-295-7870

Secretary, Tom Sanders Email Tom National Chapter of the Year 2011 386-631-1796

Treasurer, Valerie Green Email Valerie District 9 (Florida) Chapter of the Year 386-290-2472 for 2009 and 2011 and 2013

For General Information Call Ellie at 386-756-8433 or Greater Daytona Chapter USA Dance #6026 Email Chapter Contact January 2015

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President's Message

Dear Members and Future Members,

Thank you and CONGRATULATIONS PAID ADVERTISING to Geoff and PaoChen Davis who were recognized at our December 27 dance as our Chapter Volunteers of the Year for 2014 for Place your ad here for: their tireless efforts as our Outreach 1 month for $20 Coordinators. You are appreciated and this 2 months for $30 honor is well deserved by both of you! 6 months for $60

HEY, WHAT'S HAPPENING in January??? Congratulations, and thank you, to CLICK HERE TO VIEW who were elected at our December 13 dance as our board members for the CALENDAR 2015-2016 term. According to bylaws, they will elect the officers at the first board meeting in January. Jean Krupa Henry Eure Clarence Pan Marta Pascale Carol Edwards Tom Sanders Valerie Green Donna Keller Thank you for renewing Geoff Davis Our chapter is now offering the opportunity to purchase business card size When you renew in 2015 advertisement space in our e-newsletter at the rate of one month for $20, 2 you will receive months for $30 or six months for $60. Businesses will be listed on a first come, thank you gifts, first serve basis. See sidebar and thank you to Donna Keller of Essentials including dance lessons, Salon for being the first to advertise in our newsletter. By the way, our totaling $88. newsletter is sent to more than 800 members and non-members all over the Why? Because we appreciate YOU! country each month. Contact Jean Krupa at [email protected] for more information.

Our February 14 Valentine's Dance will include a silent auction of a 3 day- 2 night stay at the Holiday Inn and Suites on Atlantic Avenue in Daytona Beach. Minimum bid is $75. Don't miss out!

As we usher in 2015, on behalf of the board of the Greater Daytona Chapter USA Dance #6026, I wish to thank each of you for your support throughout the course of this past year. We do what we do for you and we couldn't do it without you. Wishing you a healthy and happy 2015. Follow us on Facebook In the meantime... keep on dancing!

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Marta

Dance Instructors for January

In support of the Dancing With Desire fundraiser event, there will be no dance on January 10. We hope to see you on January 10 at the News-Journal Center for this amazing show! Remember to review the Chapter Dance Lessons on January 24 YouTube This dance will include our pro hosts. TBD teaching Waltz Thanks to our videographer, Jean Lesson from 7 - 8 p.m. Bell, our chapter dance lessons, when Dance from 8 - 10 p.m. approved by the instructor, are This dance will include Pro Dance Hosts. available for your viewing pleasure on YouTube from our website and are Cost now categorized by Dance and $10 for members of USA Dance; $15 for non-members Instructor. Visit the new and improved $5 for students of public schools or higher education under age 25 website. Not a member? Be a member! Only $25 for a full 12 months as a social dancer and Click here for YouTube videos receive a return of $261! How? Check out Benefits of Membership at greaterdaytonachapter.org

***************************************************** Gold Star Ballroom DVD Lending Library Home of Greater Daytona Chapter 3100 S. Ridgewood Avenue, South Daytona Current members of our chapter may Use 3090 S. Ridgewood as your GPS address. borrow from our growing library of 500 feet west of Ridgewood off Venture Drive at the South Daytona Business Park dance DVDs. Leave a $25 deposit, cash or check, per DVD and you may borrow one or two DVDs for one month. For check out or return, see Be sure to welcome our Henry after announcements at our new members! dances. A complete list of available dance DVDs is included in our website at Video Library. Sharon Cook David Welch Doris Williams Christine Downs Jean Littlefield George Littlefield

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Robert Kearly Allison Forster Michael Tobin Carl Bethea Vic Mitchell

PRACTICE NIGHT REMINDER ! Greater Daytona Chapter-Sponsored Dance Lessons

PLEASE NOTE THAT BEGINNING THIS MONTH CHAPTER-SPONSORED LESSONS WILL BE TAUGHT BY MARTA ON MONDAY NIGHTS. Passes that indicate Tuesday nights will continue to be honored on Monday nights. Thursday Night is PRACTICE NIGHT Who: Members and Non-Members, singles and couples welcome, sponsored by the no partner needed Greater Daytona What: *Beginning Viennese Waltz Chapter at When: Mondays - January 5, 12, 19, 26 Time: 6:30 - 7:15 pm

Cost: $7 per person per lesson; $28 total paid at first lesson please, exact change is appreciated. Cash or check payable to USA Dance. 3100 S. Ridgewood Ave. South Daytona, FL Please note that when paying for one lesson at a Come join us! time, cost will be $10 per lesson. Members helping members! What: Intermediate Foxtrot TIME:6pm- 8pm When: Mondays - January 5, 12, 19, 26 $6 members of Time: 7:30 - 8:15 pm USA Dance Cost: $10 per person per lesson; $8 non-members of USA Dance $40 total paid at first lesson please, exact change is appreciated. Cash or check payable to USA Dance.

*Gold Star Ballroom is partnering with USA Dance Chapter #6026 by offering free admission to Thursday Night Practice to the students of Beginning Viennese Waltz for this month, when paying for all 4 lessons. Didn't make lesson 1, but still want free Thursdays? Come to lesson 2 and pay for 4 lessons instead of 3 lessons. Completely your option, of course. :) Thank you, Gold Star Ballroom!

Where: Gold Star Ballroom

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3100 S. Ridgewood Avenue, South Daytona 500 feet west of S. Ridgewood from Venture Drive; look for Sandy Point and a sign for the South Daytona Business Park on the corner; use 3090 S. Ridgewood as your GPS address. Questions? Contact Marta at [email protected] 386-562-0590.

If you are enjoying the world of Ballroom Dance, Dance Quote of the Month NOW is the time to show your support and reap the personal benefits of membership! An expert at anything was once a beginner.

Social Dancer $25.00 BallroomDancer $35.00

Click here to Join Now! CENTER STAGE by Tom Sanders

Dancing With Desire

We all do it. Once you become hooked, you're hooked! First, we desire to The extra $10.00 goes to the Archie emulate that dancer who put you in a state of awe. Then, you take your first Hazelwood Fund lesson and just desire to move your feet in the correct direction. Then, you to support national chapter projects. desire to move smoothly and gracefully, and only then do you desire to show off your new achievement. Soon, the desire to dance becomes a passion, much like a thirst that cannot be quenched.

Now that we agree on how we grow to dance with desire, let me introduce you to an event entitled Dancing With Desire. For some, the desire burns so strong that they bury their heads and feet in study to master every element and movement of the leader and follower. Only after this kind of dedication can Our chapter programs are sponsored they call themselves your instructors. These dance instructors not only forge a inpart bythe living for themselves and their families, but also express the love of their Cultural Council of profession in the community. Volusia County. The paragraph above describes your professional dance teachers in the greater THE EXOTIC CARIBBEAN Daytona area! They dance with desire and most recently many of them are the AWAITS principles in a major charity event entitled "Dancing With Desire!" Instructors USA DANCE MEMBERS need students who also have the desire to dance and to serve the community in JANUARY 2015. which we live, and in this event we have nine of these charity minded students > > > > > > > of dance. One more essential ingredient is that special entity who agrees to coordinate and sponsor the event. In this event, Absolutely Ballroom is taking the lead.

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Let me introduce you to these wonderful participant dance instructors and their community-minded celebrities: (alphabetically by celebrity's last name)

Celebrity Dance Professional Bob Davis Marta Pascale Bonnie Esposito Viorel Ionita Helena Montgomery Caleb Young Book now by calling Angie Nickell Joe Mounts David Nikzad Angela Ionita 800-999-9302 Seth Parr Dorice Soroka or Visit the website Stephanie Mason-Teague Matthew Osborn Ho Tsai Felix Solis Dr. Yong Tsai Annie Hawkins

Each of these wonderful people are committed to create an event that not only wows the audience but hope to raise up to $100,000 to aid and benefit the Volusia County Schools Performing Arts Program, the Charles & Linda Was this email forwarded to you? Williams Children's Museum of Arts and Science, and Cinematique. They also Have trouble re-subscribing? want to earn your votes to be recognized as the best dancers in Dancing With Click here to have your name and Desire's own version of the Dancing With The Stars styled competition. To email re-added to our list. realize that goal, they have been hard at work learning two group dances and one showcase dance. The dance couples are also competing to raise the most money for these worthy organizations.

Judges for the event are: Jerry Lawrence, Owner of Lawrence Studio Jean Krupa, Owner of Gold Star Ballroom Steven Brinberg, renowned Barbra Streisand impersonator

In addition to all the talent listed above, Dancing With Desire will feature Daytona Salsa, Steven Brinberg as Barbra Streisand and five time Cabaret Champions Georgia Ambarian and Eric Luna, with yours truly as Master of Ceremonies.

In summary, "dancing with desire" includes as many facets as a fine diamond. Each one sparkles! It could be the professional teacher's pride in seeing his or her student achieve dance excellence or the student realizing a dream come to life. It could look like the shine in the audience's eyes as they marvel at the elegance of dance or maybe the bright smile from a judge who validates the dance couple's performance. You choose: they all are radiant results of "dancing with desire."

Ultimately, the winners of this dance competition are the performing arts and the youth who will benefit from the event! If you feel the same desire as we do, then come support the event. Tickets are $75 and can be part of your charitable contributions along with your votes at $10 each.

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2015 Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: The News-Journal Center

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221 N. Beach Street, Daytona Beach

To purchase tickets or to vote or to learn more, visit dancingwithdesiredaytona.com and ...keep on dancing... with desire!

*Note: In support of this community fundraiser, Gold Star Ballroom will be closed and there will be no chapter dance that evening.

THE EXOTIC CARIBBEAN AWAITS USA DANCE MEMBERS JANUARY 2015

The always alluring Caribbean awaits USA Dance members, their families and friends for the Sixth USA Dance National Dance Cruise, Jan. 25 - Feb. 1, 2015, aboard the Celebrity Silhouette.

Leaving from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and visiting exotic ports such as Haiti, Jamaica and Cozumel, the cruise will feature seven days of

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dancing including America's top professional instructors and plenty of fun, food and excitement.

Time is running out, so book now by calling 800-999-9302 or visit the website .

DANCE SCHEDULE FOR ORLANDO USA Dance #6002 www.orlando-usadance.com Third Friday at Bahia Shrine Ballroom 2300 Pembrook Drive, Orlando All ages, all levels, singles & couples 7:30 - 8 p.m. group lesson included in price of admission; 8 - 11 p.m. General Ballroom Dancing Regular admission is $6 for USA Dance Members $10 Non-Members INFO: 407-831 3680

DANCE SCHEDULE BLUE SPRINGS USA Dance #6086 Dances are held on the first or second Sunday at the Chisholm Center, 520 South Clara AVenue, DeLand beginning April 7. Admission is $6 members; $10 non-members; $3 students. The dance begins at 5:30 p.m. with a 30-minute dance lesson included in the price of admission. General dancing is from 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. For information, call 386-259-4074.

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