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SwingShoes News
August 27, 2007
http://swingshoes.net/Newsletters/newsletter-2007-08-27.html

Pictures



Erik spent some time at the Minnesota State Fair on Sat, Aug 25.
 


Lisa gets led by Jerry on her second day of West Coast Swing at The Field on Wed, Aug 22.
 


Denis and Jeannette do a cool underarm turn at The Platinum Party at Club 412 on Fri, Aug 17 in NYC.
 


The gang busts-a-move on West Coast Swing Night at The Field on Wed, Aug 15.
 


Mark and Sue do a "pinwheel" on Hustle at the Dream Cafe on Tues, Aug 14.
 


Virginia, one of our best followers, is also a smiling leader on West Coast Swing night on Wed, Aug 8.
 


Oxana and Ed show off their "Shadow" at Hustle Night in Norwalk on Tues, Aug 7.
 


Heidi and Bill (2 US Open Champions) show their stuff at WCS Night on Mon, Aug 6.


Guys - learn how to dance!
or I'll have to dance with both of them.

 


Steve and Jeanne enjoy some WCS at Smith's Dancing School on Fri, Aug 3.
 

 


 

Weekly Classes & Dances in CT
Monday's
WCSwing
S. Norwalk, CT
 

Aug 27
Week 4

Back at
Black Bear Saloon

 

* New Beginners
should start on
 Sept 10
 


Info

Tuesday's
Hustle
Norwalk, CT
 

Aug 28
Postponed
Until Sept 4
Enjoy the Labor Day Week

 

** New Beginners
should start on
 Sept 4
 


Info

Wed's
WCSwing
Black Rock, CT
 

Aug 29
Postponed
Until Sept 5
Enjoy the Labor Day Week
Location will change
for 9/5

** New Beginners
should start on
Sept 5
 


 Info

Discounts Available

The more you dance, the more you save
DISCOUNTS HERE!!


Private Lessons with Erik Novoa

Thurs Privates in CT
Westport, CT & Stamford, CT

Sept 6 - Stamford (6,7pm Avail)
Sept 13 - Westport (6,7pm Avail)
Sept 20 - Stamford (Times Avail)
Sept 27 - Westport (6,7pm Avail)



Improve Your Dancing!!
Click Here

Privates in NYC
You Should Be Dancing
New York, NY

Aug 17 (Avail)

Then stay for the
Platinum Party

Improve Your Dancing!!
Click Here


Boys Dancing - Keeping That Big ‘Nutcracker’ Party Coed
On the school steps a little brother in a denim jacket played with an action figure. Two boys on bikes stopped to ask what was happening, heard the words “ballet tryouts” and cycled on. Near the back of the line, a slender boy in sweat pants and a T-shirt waited quietly with his parents and sister. So far he was the lone auditioning boy in a sea of girls.

In 2007 being the only boy — at an audition, in a class, in a recital — is still a routine experience for ballet students in the United States. Men are well represented at the highest ranks of American ballet: at New York City Ballet, for which the school is the official academy, men (many of them foreign-born) make up more than 50 percent of principals and soloists and also hold the posts of ballet master and resident choreographer. Still, at the entry level boys remain a distinct minority. Of the 544 New York-area children ages 6 through 10 who turned out for the School of American Ballet’s open auditions in May, just 65 were boys.

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Dance pole gains popularity
Once thought of as taboo, dance found in strip joints enjoyed by fitness devotees

Practitioners are adding dance poles less delicately known as stripper poles to rooms from the basement to the boudoir. Some of the users see pole dancing as a way to add a little excitement to a relationship, but for most it's a way to get Madonna arms and Britney Spears abdominals while enhancing their sensuality.

Besides, it's fun, said Kim Brown, who has a dance pole in the basement of her Jackson Township home and teaches pole-dancing classes.

Brown spends about a half-hour every day or two working out with a stationary pole mounted atop a small stage, performing graceful spins and ab-crunching lifts. It's a taxing regimen that works many parts of her body, she said, but she finds it so enjoyable that she hardly realizes she's exercising.

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Review your WCS & Hustle Basics

Here is the link that will take you to the
beginner WCS & Hustle videos.  Enjoy!

Intro Videos Here
 


Dance Etiquette Tips:

Want to maximize your time on the dance floor and get some of Erik's best suggestions. 

Here are some dance etiquette tips
 


SwingShoes Promotional Information

Want to find out more about Erik Novoa and SwingShoes Entertainment LLC.

Find out about Erik Novoa / SwingShoes
 


Are You Ready For A Dance Event?

A dance event is one of the best way to improve your dancing and meet many new people who also love to dance.

Ready for your first dance event?

 


Dance Calendar

Monthly schedule, Schedule privates online, show it to your friends...

Dance Calendar Here!!


 


Dance Shoes / Sneakers
I have various types of dance shoes for different occasions.  Some of my shoes look like regular street shoes, while other look like ballroom shoes.  The pair that I wear most frequently are Dance Sneakers by Sansha.  These are perfect for jeans but look horrible if worn with shorts or skirts.
"Dyna-Sty" S37C, S937C
direct link

They have a store in NYC:
Sansha New York, since 1983
888, 8th Avenue
Entrance from 53rd Street
NYC, NY 10019, USA
Tel. orders: (212) 246 6212
Fax orders: (212) 246 2138
e-mail: sanshanyc@sansha.com

You can also go to Capezio or Discount Dance for other options.

More Dance Shoe Suggestions

 

Events to Attend

Aug 30-Sept 3


New York Hustle Congress
New York, NY

Erik invites you to join him at Hustle Congress on Saturday, Sept 1
Click Here

Event Web Site

 

Fri-Sat, Sept 7-8


Endicott, NY

Erik & Anna in Upstate NY

WCS, Hustle & ECS
with Erik & Anna

Fri, Sept 7
6:45pm Hustle I
8:00pm ECS
9:00pm Dance
Sat, Sept 8
1:00pm WCS II
2:15pm Spins & Turns
3:30pm WCS III
6:45pm Hustle II
8:00pm WCS IV
9:00pm DANCE

See the Flyer & Info

 

Sun, Sept 16

Ballet Technique
for
West Coast Swing

w/ Anna Brady
& Erik Novoa

3pm Ballet 101
with Anna

4pm Ballet 102
with Anna

5pm Pizza Party
6pm WCS Technique
Moves w. Placement
w Erik & Anna

7-8pm WCS Practice

Info Coming

 

Fri, Sept 21
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Platinum
WCS & Hustle
Party (NYC)
 
8:30pm Erik teaches crash course WCS
9:30pm WCS & Hustle Party
DJ: Dmitry Lapidus
 

Review of July's Platinum Party

Info Coming!

 

Tues, Sept 25

Hustle
Guest Instructor

Lisa Paternoster

7pm Beg Hustle
with Erik

8pm Int Hustle
with Lisa Paternoster

9pm Hustle Party

See regular class information and especially Tip #8 of Dance Etiquette

 

Sat, Sept 29

7pm  WCS Workshop 1
8pm WCS Workshop 2
9pm-12am WCS Party
DJ: Erik

Info Coming!

 

Fri, Oct 13

W.C.Swing Workshops
& Dance
w/ Erik & Anna
Weymouth, MA

7pm  WCS Workshop 1
8pm WCS Workshop 2
9pm-12am WCS Party
DJ: Erik

Info Coming!

 

 

Fri, Oct 19
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Platinum WCS & Hustle Party (NYC)


 
8:30pm Lisa Paternoster teaches crash course Hustle
8:30pm Erik teaches crash course WCS
9:30pm WCS & Hustle Party
DJ: Wes Carrajat

Info Coming!

 

Sat, Oct 27


Lebanon, NH

W.C.Swing Workshops
& Dance
w/ Erik & Anna

7pm  WCS Workshop 1
8pm WCS Workshop 2
9pm-12am WCS & All Dance Mix Party
DJ: Erik

Upper Valley Dance Club

Info Coming!

 

 


 

 

FORWARD THIS NEWSLETTER TO A FRIEND
Please, please, please tell a friend. 
If each person could bring 1 new person every month we would double our dance community every 30 days....think about that!!!
 

Thank you for reading and being a part of the dance community
Erik Novoa / SwingShoes@aol.com / 917-414-3105

Dance Gourmet

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