Tomorrow as usual (upstairs), weeks after downstairs and later

There will be dancing on Monday the 16th, in our regular room upstairs and starting at 12:30.

Beginning the week after (Feb. 23) and continuing forward, we will be dancing in the main room on the ground floor and we will start at 1:00 and go until 3:30.

Dances Done - Feb. 9

Little Rhumba (Laurin) (Alt. music: Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters)
Tennessee Waltz Surprise (Chumbley)
American Kids  (Pelletier)
Silver Threads (Langstaff)
Simplemente (Sala)
You're Beautiful  (Card)
Hello Dolly (Kurtela)
You Raise Me Up (Beg)  (Tripp) (song tempo increased 15%)
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I'm Mad (Shatto)
Doors of Life (Barr)
Cecilia (Brown, Barton) *** NEW ***
Those Were the Days (Whittaker, Fowler)
Help Me Make It  (Double Trouble)

Dances Done - Jan. 26

Let's Chill (Scott)
Fun in the Sun (Trace)
American Kids  (Pelletier)
Stealing the Best (Multari)
Sleep (Sala)
You're Beautiful  (Card) *** NEW ***
Vertical Expressions (Fisher, Lawrence)
You Raise Me Up (Beg)  (Tripp) (song tempo increased 15%)
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I'm Mad (Shatto)
Clap Happy!  (Walton)
Help Me Make It  (Double Trouble)
Hootenanny (Robinson)
Moonlight Madness (Double Trouble)
Those Were the Days (Whittaker, Fowler)
Dream Lover  (Whittaker)
Open Arms (Macari) (used Journey's version of the song)

Email re upcoming Schedule changes and Events

I sent this email to the group a few days ago, and thought I'd post it here as well for future reference.

Upcoming schedule changes:
1) There will be NO DANCING on February 2nd - I'm going to be in Mexico!!!
2) On Feb. 9 we will be dancing downstairs from where we usually are. The bridge group is leaving, and given that the parquet floor is starting to lift in places again we thought we'd give the floor downstairs a try. I'd love to have as much feedback afterwards as possible.
3) On Feb. 16 (Family Day) we will be dancing, upstairs.
Whether we dance upstairs or downstairs after that will depend on how the 9th works out.

Upcoming events:
1) Hyacinth's annual workshop in Arnprior is on Saturday April 11 starting at 1:00 pm. This is a great workshop for our group because you will get a walkthrough of almost all the dances, which is unusual elsewhere. There will be dances taught - the guest instructor/choreographer is Ira Weisburd, who teaches around the world. But there will also be lots of other dancing. I'd like to fill several cars! There is the option of staying for supper and dancing until 9:00, which some may want to do and others may not. So even if you're away right now, put it on your calendar if there's a chance you'll get home in time.

2) April 18 there is a workshop in Trenton, starting at noon, with supper and dancing until 11:00 pm. That requires an overnight stay and pre-registration, so if you're interested please let me know asap. I am going and can drive and arrange accommodation together.

3) June 4-7 is Celebrate Dance in Toronto. This is organized by Robert Mah, who has come to our class several times. Pre-registering as a large group gets everyone a discount, so if you are interested I can add you to the Crazy Soles group. I am definitely planning to go, and we can drive and stay together if you want. Carole is considering coming as well. Again, please let me know asap if you're interested.

More information on these events, and links if available, can be found on our blog: http://web.ncf.ca/fq119/LineDancing/Upcoming%20Events%20for%20Blog.pdf

Dances Done - Jan. 19

Ah Si! (Masur)
Cut a Rug (Thompson)
American Kids  (Pelletier)
Cry Cry Cry (Sittrop)
Such a Fool (Poulsen)
Broken Stones (Musk)
Gin & Tonic (Sala, Hickie)
You Raise Me Up (Beg)  (Tripp) *** NEW ***
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I'm Mad (Shatto)
Islands in the Stream (Jones)
Help Me Make It  (Double Trouble) *** NEW ***
Simplemente (Sala)
Those Were the Days (Whittaker, Fowler)
Fly Like a Bird (McAdams)
Open Arms (Macari) (used Journey's version of the song)

Dance Done - Jan. 12

Mamma Maria (Trace)
Such a Fool (Poulsen)
Gin & Tonic (Sala, Hickie) (Alt. music: Jukebox by Michael Martin Murphey, with one restart)
American Kids  (Pelletier) *** NEW ***
Silver Threads (Langstaff)
Mucara Walk (Steel) (Alt. music: Volcano - Jimmy Buffett)
Stripes (Jones, Lockwood)
Bosa Nova (Dennington)
Something in the Water (Poulsen)
Last Cheater's Waltz (Giam)
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I'm Mad (Shatto)
Those Were the Days (Whittaker, Fowler)
Dizzy (Thompson)
Clap Happy!  (Walton)
Burlesque (Gifford)
Dream Lover  (Whittaker)
Whole Again (Johnstone)
Open Arms (Macari) (used Journey's version of the song)
Islands in the Stream (Jones)

Dances Done - Jan. 5

Boardwalk Rodeo Stomp
All Yours (Petre, Genduso) Kickit
Swing It (Starnes) Kickit
Such a Fool (Poulsen)
Cheap Talk (Teather)
Jo 'N Jo Tango (Szymanski, Thompson)
My Love Runs Out (Chung)
Silver Threads (Langstaff)
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Dream Lover  (Whittaker)
I'm Mad (Shatto)
Clap Happy!  (Walton)
When I Need You (Winson)
Those Were the Days (Whittaker, Fowler)
Islands in the Stream (Jones)
Open Arms (Macari) (used Journey's version of the song)