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1. Hugo's Birthday Party:
Antonio's Birthday Party! Come on, Come all!
My darling husband is turning 34 in September and we are
celebrating his birthday on September 11, 2005 at Sandy
Point State Park at noon! You are all invited.
To see the birthday invitation please click here
Come join us for some fun in the sun! There will
also be a Seafood Festival at Sandy Point
on the same day! Entry into the park is $10 however. If this is
a financial burden for you and you want to join us please
contact Grace.
ANTONIO'S PARTY: Our wonderful instructor and
best friend Antonio will be celebrating his birthday at La
Palapa Grill & Cantina in Ellicott City on Thursday, September 22, 2005.
Come join us for some wild fun at La Palapa, which
honestly is the best place to kick back and have fun
during the week. You can wear jeans or come casual.
Classes will be held that evening by the birthday boy and
his wife Elsybel. As for gifts Antonio is hoping for
a new house and new car so chip in everyone and we may be
able to afford a Monopoly House for him and that little
metal racecar that comes with the game!! ha ha ha.
No Seriously, if you want to bring a gift we
recommend gift certificates to the usual places like
Victoria's Secrets, oh excuse me, I mean, Best Buy,
Circuit City, WalMart, TGIFridays, Target, etc.
We hope to see you there! The more, the merrier!
Come early (by 9) and there is no entry fee to the club!
2. Monday & Wednesday Evening Hula Classes w/ Sheena!
Monday Hula Classes: Want to learn how to move your hips and tell a story with
your body? Try Sheena's Hula Dance class with an
introduction to Tahitian Dance every Monday Night in
September at the Promenade. Those ladies who have
difficulty with arm styling, hip movement and isolation
can really practice their technique in this class and
eventually apply it to salsa. Come learn from Sheena Luaehu, one of the only authentic Hula instructors in the
state of Maryland.
Monday Evening: 7-8 p.m. at the Promenade
Promenade Dance Sport Facility on 2605 Lord Baltimore
Drive. For directions and more information click here.
Dress: Wear comfortable clothes, hip scarfs or just
regular dancewear. Jazz shoes or practice shoes are
fine as you can also dance barefooted!
Wednesday Fitness Hula Classes: Sheena is
teaching a Fitness Hula Class In September on Wednesdays
after Labor Day at the Baltimore City Harbor View Health
Club.
Wednesday Evening: 7-8 p.m.
Harborview Health Club
100 Harborview Drive (Off of Key Highway near new Ritz
Condominiums downtown)
For more information call: 410-752-3488
3. La Palapa Classes Going
Strong; Beginner Intermediate Classes Coming Soon!
Feel like brushing up on basic salsa or finally begin truly dancing
Bachata? Try Antonio and Elsy on at the quaint La Palapa on Main Street in Ellicott City. If you can't make it on Tuesday or Saturdays night to our other classes, then this is the perfect place to be. La Palapa will be charging $8.00 per class. Elsybel will be available for private beginner classes only before the class starts. If you are interested please e-mail her at
Elsybel@dancingwithgrace.com. For more information
click on one of the links below:
Salsa Beginners I-III 8-8:50 p.m.
Bachata Beginners I-III 9-9:50 p.m.
Beginner Intermediate classes for Bachata and Salsa are
coming in October so get ready!
4. Tuesday Nights at the Promenade Dancesport Facility.
Technique, Technique, Technique. What's the point of
learning a move to slow music if you can't dance to fast
music? This month we will concentrate on the
technique of dancing to faster music. Each
combination taught will be taught to slow/medium music and
faster music will be played for at least 20 minutes of the
class. So you will be practicing to faster music this
month. Classes are $10 each or $15 for both
classes.
- Beginner I-II 7-8 p.m.
- Intermediate Salsa Technique 7-8 p.m.
- Beginner II-III 8-9 p.m.
- Intermediate/Advanced Salsa Combination 8-9 p.m.
Promenade Dance Sport Facility on 2605 Lord Baltimore
Drive. For directions and more information click here.
5. Saturday Night Salsa
Classes at Gardel’s
Classes are going so well at Gardels to the point that we
may be getting the third floor as well. Lets hope we
can expand to one class on each floor soon!
Gardel’s Supper Club is located
on 29 S. Front Street, right across from the Port Discovery
Balloon on the other side of President Street. Its
18,000 Square feet big and has 3 floors so if you haven’t
been come join us.
For directions and more information click here.
CLASSES ARE HELD ON THE SECOND FLOOR! $10.00 Each
- Salsa
Beginners Level
I-II: 8-9 p.m.
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Intermediate Level I: 8-9 p.m.
- Hot Salsa Beginners Level II-III:
9-10 p.m.
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Intermediate Level III-Advanced 9-10 p.m.
Warning: If you come for the 9:00 PM lesson at 9:00 PM or 1 minute afterward, the owner will charge you an entry fee of $10.00 at the door and you will still have to pay us for the class. By the way, I think their clock is 5 minutes fast. Please come early so you can get in free and only have to pay for the class. Parking: The earlier you get there the easier the parking, but they do provide Valet
Parking for $10.00. They are an Argentine Supper Club
with huge dance floors and classy atmosphere. Age
ranges from 21 to 70! No Jeans, No Sneakers!
6. December Cha-Cha-Cha Classes at Gardels!
Leslie & Dan Darlington are scheduled to come to
teach Cha-Cha-Cha classes in December 2005 so plan to get
your cha-cha groove on!
First Floor Demonstration: 7:30 p.m.
Beginners 8-9 p.m.
Intermediate 9-10 p.m.
Dan and Leslie
Darlington each studied ballroom and Latin dancing since the
early 1980's. Dan's training also includes swing dance;
Leslie's in classical dances (ballet, modern and jazz.)
When Dan moved to Baltimore from San Francisco in 1989, he
brought with him the freshness of West Coast Swing and his
peers were impressed with his dancing. He was encouraged to
teach these new moves and his lessons soon expanded to
include East Coast Swing and St. Louis Shag, then ballroom
dance. His teaching venues include: Swing on a Star
(Philadelphia Swing Dance Society) Glen Echo Spanish
Ballroom (Washington Swing Dance Council) Avalon Dance
Studio, the Potomac Swing Club, The Promenade Dance Sport,
and the Towson Dance Studio.
Leslie's dance and
performing experience started at age 6 and her classical
training extended into college, where she was a member of
the Towson University Dance Company. During a winter college
break, she auditioned for and was accepted as a dancer for a
one ring circus "Circus America"
that performed at the Nissan Center (former Capital Center).
After college, she performed with a modern dance troupe
called Movement Arts Parasol. During college, she
taught dance for Baltimore County Recreation and Parks,
Towson University Children's program and Lester Holmes
dance studio. Her students have ranged in age from 4 to 74.
Soon after learning ballroom dance she competed and taught.
Most recently, the
Darlingtons have taught at the Towson Dance Studio and the
Promenade Dance Sport in Baltimore. Collectively Dan and
Leslie have hundreds of hours of training, performances,
workshops, showcases, dinner shows, dance conventions and
teaching experiences under their belts.
For the past three
years, they have been members of "Capital Swing" a
competitive West Coast Swing dance team based in Bethesda,
Maryland. Capital Swing captured first place at "Swing
Fling" competition August 2002, third place
at "The Virginia State Open"
competition September 2002, first place MAD Jam, 2003
and first place at 2005 Swing Fling. Dan and Leslie are
gearing up for another team competition this coming fall.
Meanwhile, they are
available for demos and dance entertainment for corporate
and individual parties. They also teach privately from their
home in Catonsville, Maryland. For more information, visit
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~ldarlington
7. New Saturday Night Classes at Club Mate!
Come join the DWG Instructors at Club Mate for Salsa
Classes! I like to call Club Mate the "Modern
Miracle" of night clubs. This beautiful location is
worth taking a look at. Come one! Come all!
DWG Instructors will be swapping at this location so the
first week you may get Grace and Antonio and the second it
might be Antonio and Elsy so we hope to share this lovely
location with you. Both classes are Free with
Entry $10. So if you need more practice before
seeing Hugo in the Intermediate or Advanced Class come on
over to Club Mate and enjoy it with us! We will be
at this location on New Years Eve as well while Cha-Cha
Classes are going on at Gardels.
Beginner I-III Salsa: 8:30-9:25 p.m.
Beginner to Intermediate Salsa: 9:30-10:30 p.m.
For our Club Mate Review click
here.
Club Mate
3612 South Hanover Street
Brooklyn Maryland 21225 (Located off I-95)
Cover $10/VIP $15 Valet $10
410-355-6697
Dress Code: No Jeans, No Sneakers. Tasteful
dress please.
8. Stardust Dance Weekend in Ellenville, New
York: 09/16/05-09/18/05!
Cant make it to any of the Salsa Cruises? Stardust
Dance Weekend is a lovely time away from the normal dance
craze of any city. Hugo and I went last year to a
Stardust event not knowing what to expect. What we
found were many serious dancers coming to learn, gigantic
ballrooms that reminded me of when courtship actually
involved a night of dancing. The interesting part of
it besides all of the workshops and food were all of the
different ages present. The average age was over 40.
Maybe 20% of the people were from 25-45 and the level of
dancers were pretty great. Some of the teachers were
in their 60's but could literally out-dance any salsero in
DC! We couldn't believe it! They danced on 1
and 2 and even taught on both. If you want to try
something truly unique try this: Average
Price $235-$418 p/p (Rates Vary Depending on the room you
choose) Sign up with us and you will get a better
discount. Email Elsybel at
elsybel@dancingwithgrace.com All Inclusive:
- 3 Fabulous Days; 2 Exciting Nights
- 7 All You Can Eat Meals; Champagne Reception
- Over 60 Dance Workshops
- Great Performances By Leading Dancers.
- Night and Day Dancing to 4 Dance Bands & 5 Great DJ's
- Dancing During Lunch and Dinner
- Top Night Club Entertainment Each Evening and Much More!
- Free Indoor and Outdoor Tennis; discounted Golf!
- Your Choice of Round Robin Permanent Reserved Seating
in Dining Room
- Separate Dance Facilities for Latin, Ballroom, Hustle
and Argentine Tango!
Dance Lessons include:
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For more details please visit:
www.stardustdance.com
Sign up with us and Get a discount!
To Check out the Hotel where this is being held go to:
http://www.nevele.com
9. Dancing With Grace Productions Has A Job Opportunity For You!
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Hugo and Grace are on the lookout for a male salsa dancer
who is willing to train to become an instructor. This
candidate must be an Intermediate III dancer or better.
Now that we are going National Dancing With Grace
Productions will have many more opportunities for big
events, workshops and money making opportunities for their
instructors. Its not as easy as it sounds and you
must be willing to train for 500 hours; yes you heard me
right 500 hours on the DWG Method over a period of 1-2
years. Training also includes "on the job" training
teaching with us by your side and eventually you will get
your own location/club. This person must have great
communication skills and be able to deal with all kinds of
people. A sense of humor is a must.
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Grace and Hugo
will also consider hiring couples who are married or
engaged as we think being taught by a couple is better
than just 1 instructor. For an interview please email Grace Badillo at:
grace@dancingwithgrace.com. We want you to be on
our team!
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Web Master/Designer: Hugo and Grace are looking for
a creative Web Master to help update and add pages to our
website. Due to the high costs of this type of work
we would like to trade private dance classes and group
classes for your services. If you are interested
please contact grace at
grace@dancingwithgrace.com
10. Girls Night Out With Grace: An Early Evening
at The Spa, Any Takers?
When is the last time you spent money on relaxation and on
pampering yourself? Grace is looking for 5 friends
to share a relaxing evening with at the Robert Andrews
Salon & Spa (Named Best Spa by Baltimore Magazine).
Escape to another world...
Airfare not required. At Robert Andrew - The Salon & Spa, we bring the destination spa
experience to you. Welcome to Robert Andrew. Our grand, award-winning location overlooks the
lakes and fountains at The Village at Waugh Chapel in Gambrills - centrally located between
Washington DC, Baltimore & Annapolis. Let our 22,000 sq. ft., two-level, Tuscan-themed retreat
carry you thousands of miles away, leaving your troubles and worries far behind.
For $198.00 each the evening would include (3 hours):
Aroma Classic Facial: Your skin will be revived and nourished with pure botanicals generating maximum results in a minimal amount of time. You will be amazed how
relaxed you'll feel and look!
Swedish Massage: Consists of long strokes and
kneading of the outer layers of tissue to reduce stress
and sooth sore joints and muscles. Also relaxes the
nervous system, aids circulation and helps with
detoxification.
Dinner w/The Girls: Robert Andrews Caters a special
meal for all of us w/style and class!
This service is cheaper during the weekdays so I would
like to plan this for a Monday night in October if
possible so you can save up your quarters and break open
your piggy bank! You will each get off of work an
hour or two early for your relaxing evening! I would
try to book this for 4 p.m. I am looking for 2-3 more
ladies! Ladies who are interested in this so far are:
Grace Badillo
Sheena Luaehu
Yasmin Mughal
Nadine Cottle
If I find more than than 2-3 more ladies I can book
another night for November as I am so ready for some
relaxation after all this video filming and editting!
IF you are interested please email me at
grace@dancingwithgrace.com Sorry Guys,
this is for the ladies only! Muuaaahhhh! Beso!
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