___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MINNESOTA DANCER May 2015 Inside . Lead or Follow? Part 2 Should Social Dancers Compete? A New Dance Studio! USA Dance Nationals: Tony Guinta and Lisa Mohr are winners! Photo by Ryan Kenner Photography www.ryankennerphotography.com 1 MD / May 2015 www.usadance-minnesota.org Official publication of USA Dance Minnesota Chapter #2011 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 MD / May 2015 www.usadance-minnesota.org ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 MD / May 2015 www.usadance-minnesota.org ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Minnesota USA Dance Minnesota Chapter ues for the monthly dances. Included in the discussion was the chapter’s providing of the #2011 Board Minutes DJ for these events. We discussed the pricing of the monthly danc- Dancer Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015 es. This subject will be advertised in the April Submitted by Leslie Whitney February 2015 and May issues of the Minnesota Dancer. The board discussed hosting a special event In attendance: Lee Whitney (President), Ed An Official Publication of dance in the fall of 2015. Soltis (Vice-President), Jane Phipps (Treasurer), USA Dance-Minnesota Chapter #2011 Leslie Whitney (Secretary), Tom Crable, Dan Communications Coordinator Report Fitzgerald, Karen Maldonado, Carol Post, Joyce Thompson, Paul Stachour USADance-MN.org recovery request - Gary Stroick is facilitating this effort. Location: DanceLife Ballroom Studio, 6015 Hotline – Dorothy Jones updates every week. USA Dance: Who Are We? Lyndale Avenue South, Mpls., MN 55419 Thank you Dorothy. Joyce is managing the Hotline. We are a nonprofit organization that promotes ball- Call session to order Star of the North Coordinator Report – The room dancing. The Minnesota chapter, USA Dance board is continuing to explore feasibility. Minnesota Chapter #2011, was formed in 1991. Agenda – Unanimously approved Membership in USA Dance is open to dancers of all K12 Coordinator Report – We discussed two levels. Confidentiality – Meeting discussions are confi- dential. Chapter minutes are posted in the Minne- opportunities which currently exist to promote USA Dance Minnesota Chapter #2011 sponsors sota Dancer. dancing in the K12 population. monthly dances and other special dance events. The USA Dance, Inc. School Dance Program, Members receive discounts on admission to monthly Minutes – Motion was made, seconded, and which is promoted by Nationals. Lee summa- dances, as well as other benefits. unanimously approved to accept the minutes from rized this program. each board meeting held in February. Dancing Classrooms, a program nationally The Minnesota Dancer is published monthly by the recognized and locally sponsored by Heart of USA Dance Minnesota Chapter #2011, providing Treasurer’s Report – Motion was made, second- Dance MN. Paul Stachour attended an organi- information and news about ballroom dancing. zational meeting and distributed a handout Subscriptions: $22/year. Make checks payable to ed, and unanimously approved to accept the Feb- summarizing this program. We will invite the USA Dance Minnesota #2011; send to Jane Phipps, ruary treasurer’s report. 9018 Zanzibar Lane, Maple Grove, MN 55311 co-founders of this program to present at our Reporting Requirements April meeting. Editors/Layout: Bonnie Burton, Leland Whitney Annual Report – Jane has submitted to Nation- Advertising/Editing: Bonnie Burton, 952.454.4620 als UMR Ballroom Dance – Scholarship Request: A Mailing: Committee member Financial Report – Jane has submitted to Na- motion was made, seconded, and unanimously tionals approved to donate to this club for the purpose of Contributions: Articles submitted may be edited for Coordinator Budget Estimates – in progress attending the Iowa DanceSport Classic on March length, clarity, content. Photos should be high- 28th. resolution jpg, png, or pdf files. Email submissions to: Membership Coordinator Report [email protected]. February, 2014 – 130 members Next Meeting: April 7th, 2015, 6:00 pm, DanceLife Ballroom, 6015 Lyndale Ave. S., Contributors: Suzi Blumberg, Paul Botes, Bonnie February, 2015 – 316, Currently, 313+33 Minneapolis, MN 55419 Burton, Linda Checky, Elizabeth Dickinson, Donna (memberships being processed) = 349 Edelstein, Tony Guinta, Jenna Kremer, Lisa Mohr, Dan will work on continuing to sustain member- Deborah J. Nelson, Leland Whitney. ship growth. Leland Whitney, President, 651.690.9367 Project Dance Coordinator Report – April will [email protected] be at American Classic Ballroom Edward Soltis, Vice-President, 612.805.6516 Social Dance, Special Projects and Volunteer [email protected] Coordinator Report A motion was made, seconded and unanimous- USA DANCE MINNESOTA Jane Phipps, Treasurer, 612.859.5245 ly approved to form a committee to explore the [email protected] HOTLINE feasibility of Newcomer Dances. Plans for the Tea Dance are moving along 651-483-5467 Leslie Whitney, Secretary, 651.690.9367 Call for information on dance events. [email protected] smoothly. We discussed the opening and closing of ven- www.usadance-minnesota.org Yes! I want to receive the USA Dance Minnesota Dancer Magazine! Please send my one-year subscription to: Name Phone ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ City/State/Zip ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please mail your check for $22 with this form to: Jane Phipps, 9018 Zanzibar Lane, Maple Grove, MN 55311 [email protected] 4 MD / May 2015 www.usadance-minnesota.org ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DANCER’S NIGHT OUT Fri 5/1 DanceLife Ballroom Variety Dance, per couple, Dancing to the Northernaires, 10:30 Lesson, general dancing with 8–9:30, 6015 Lyndale S, Mpls, 612-345- St Richard's Catholic Church Social Hall, Shinya McHenry. Dessert and coffee. 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