Hi Fellow Ballroom Dancers-- (To unsubscribe, see bottom note) Here's the scoop for March: 0) TV BROADCAST: "America's Ballroom Challenge" (Weds; Jan 31-Feb 28) 1) RED FRIARS: Upcoming live big-band dances, ISU (Fri; Mar 2) 2) COMP/WKSHOP/DANCE: Cyclone Ballrm Classic, ISU (Sat-Sun; Mar 3-4) 3) TV BROADCAST: "Dancing with the Stars" rtns (Mon,Tu; starts Mar 19) 4) COMP/WKSHOP/DANCE: Hawkeye Swing Festival, UofI (Fri-Sun; Apr 13-15) -) SOCIAL: Ballroom Dance Club practice & social (Fri's) -) LESSON: Descarga salsa lessons, ISU (Fridays, now-Apr 27) -) LESSONS: Cyclone Swing Society classes, ISU (Thurs; spr sem) -) TANGO: Argentine tango class & soc, Ames (Sundays, now-Apr) -) LATIN DANCE: Salsa, merengue, & reggaeton, Ames (alt Fridays) -) SALSA DANCE: Latin Tues at Keysters, DSM (Tue's) -) SWING DANCE: Swing Des Moines!, DSM (3rd Fri of month) TV BROADCAST: "America’s Ballroom Challenge" (Weds; Jan 31-Feb 28) ==== This new series premieres Wednesday, January 31, on PBS (Channel 11 Ames/DSM) and airs every Wednesday thru February 28. This five-part series captures the sizzling action at the world’s largest ballroom dancing competition. Top couples from North America compete across dance styles with just one couple emerging as America’s best ballroom dance couple. Stage and screen actress Marilu Henner and former US Latin dance champion Tony Meredith host. Many interesting links at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/ballroomchallenge/ RED FRIARS: Upcoming live big-band dances, ISU (Fri; Mar 2) =========== The Red Friars Dance Club sponsors live-band, semi-formal ballroom dances once a month, Friday evenings, in the Sun Room of the ISU Memorial Union. The attire is either tuxedo or business suite with tie for men, and evening or cocktail wear for women. Visit their website http://www.redfriars.com for more info and registration forms, or contact Pat Banitt, president, (515) 232-1122 or Larry Link (515) 577-6604. Guest couples may attend individual dances at $20/couple or $10/single, but they must first contact either a regular member or Pat Banitt so they're hosted by a member. ISU students may attend drop-in w/studentID at half price, $10/$5. Appreciate, there's no promise singles will have a partner. Next dances: DATE BAND @ 8-11pm LESSON @ 7:30pm 3/02/07 John Morgan Orchestra waltz 3/23/07 Tuxedo Junction Orch cha cha 4/13/07 Everett Boyer Orchestra lesson TBA, no dinner The "get topic" ball.ia.ames.red-friars.2006+07 has complete details. COMP/WKSHOP/DANCE: Cyclone Ballrm Classic, ISU (Sat-Sun; Mar 3-4) ===== The Iowa State University Ballroom Dance Company will be hosting its annual ballroom dance competition Saturday, March 3, which is open to everyone. The Cyclone Ballroom Classic will offer bronze, silver, and gold dance events in waltz, fox trot, tango, quickstep, v. waltz, cha cha, rumba, samba, bolero, mambo, merengue, west-coast swing, east-coast swing, jive, Lindy hop, and hustle. Following the competition will be a social dance for all competitors and the public. Dance and technique workshops will be available on the following day, Sunday, March 4; see the schedule below. The judges are also offering private lessons on March 3 and 4.* Mar 3 -> Competition from 9am-5pm (lunch 11:30-1pm) in Great Hall, ISU Sat Memorial Un. Web site has comp details, pricing, & reg form. Spectator seating is $8 gen, $3 student for pre-sale**; $10 general, $5 student at the door. Mar 3 -> Social dance 8pm-midnight in Great Hall of the ISU Mem Union. Sat $5/person, $3 w/spectator stub from above daytime competition. About 8:30pm, there will be a few short informal competitions in which anyone can participate, and a theater arts dance showcase. Mar 4 -> All workshops below are in Great Hall (GH) or So Ballroom (SB) Sun of the ISU Memorial Union. Cost is $10/session/person. 9- 9:50am Bronze American Waltz with Paul Botes - GH International Rumba Technique with Anjula Chan - SB 10-10:50am Bronze Jive with Dan Calloway - GH Silver American Tango with Anjula Chan - SB 11-11:50am Bronze Quickstep with Paul Botes - GH Judges debriefing - SB 12-12:50pm Intro to Peabody with Edward Simon - GH Bronze/Silver American Cha Cha with Nathan Daniels - SB *For private lessons, contact Mandy Boyle **For pre-sale tickets, contact For more info: http://www.stuorg.iastate.edu/danceco/people/cbc.html TV BROADCAST: "Dancing with the Stars" rtns (Mon,Tu; starts Mar 19) === ABC TV announces a fourth season of its smash-hit "Dancing with the Stars" ballroom competition series. This new season begins airing on Monday, March 19, for a special two-hour premiere. In Ames, watch ABC Channel 5 each Monday from 7-8:30pm (or until 9pm for the first two weeks), with competition results aired the following Tuesday evenings from 7-8pm (no Tuesday airing on the first week). The show's BBC Worldwide production company will "eventually" announce who is participating on the second web link below. http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancing/index.html http://www.realitytvworld.com/dancingwiththestars/ COMP/WKSHOP/DANCE: Hawkeye Swing Festival, UofI (Fri-Sun; Apr 13-15) == The Hawkeye Swing Festival is Iowa's swing dance event of the year, from April 13-15, at the University of Iowa. 3 dances & contests, 2 days of workshops. Full weekend is $60 for students. Registration required. Free housing available. http://www.hawkeyeswingfestival.com Sponsored by the UI Swing Club, contact SOCIAL: Ballroom Dance Club practice & social (Fri's) ================= The Iowa State University (ISU) Ballroom Dance Club hosts free Friday-night dance practices and socials that are open to _everyone_. Our music is mostly big band with modern music used for the swing and fox trot. Singles are welcome, and you don't have to have a partner. Dress is casual; however, indoor-type shoes or socks must be worn on the studio floor. The practices are held on the ISU Campus in the Forker Building, studio 196 (Toman Studio), from 7:30-9:45pm on most Friday evenings during fall and spring semesters when ISU is in session. The exceptions to our regular meetings are listed below: The exceptions to our regular meetings thru May are listed below: March 16: No social/practice. Forker building closed. LESSON: Descarga salsa lessons, ISU (Fridays, now-Apr 27) ============= ISU's Latin dance club, Descarga, hosts beginner, intermediate, and advanced salsa lessons nearly every Friday, from now thru April 27, from 7-9pm, in the ISU Memorial Union (MU); check the MU's posted daily schedule for specific location. Exceptions: No lessons March 16 (spring break), and April 13. Adm is $4/person, $6 for two. Free lesson possibilities! Contact instructor and president, Stephanie Kadlicko LESSONS: Cyclone Swing Society classes, ISU (Thurs; spr sem) ========== Moderator's note: ISU Swing & Lindy is now the Cyclone Swing Society. The Cyclone Swing Society meets for lessons most Thursdays from 7:30-8:30pm in 213 Forker when ISU is in session. Swing II: (Feb 15, Feb 22, Mar 1) Fancy Moves: (Mar 8) Charleston: (Mar 22) Swing III: (Apr 5, Apr 12, Apr 19) Each session $5 gen adm, $3 Cyclone Swing members. Contact is Sarah Carney http://www.stuorg.iastate.edu/swing TANGO: Argentine tango class & soc, Ames (Sundays, now-Apr) =========== Moderator's note: Dates subject to change, check their website. Valerie Williams is teaching Argentine tango on these Sunday night(s): March 4 at Cafe Diem on 229 Main Street in downtown Ames. And March 11 in 213 Forker, ISU Campus. Beginning lesson and technique from 4:30-5pm, followed by a dance social from 5-7pm with a featured intermediate figure taught around 6pm. $5 for the evening. No partner required, register at the meeting. Contact Valerie at Co'Motion Dance Theater (515) 232-7374 or and ask to be added to their e-mailing list for further updates. http://www.vjw.biz/docs/tango.htm LATIN DANCE: Salsa, merengue, & reggaeton, Ames (alt Fridays) ========= "Fiesta Pa'l Latino" alternate Friday nights (2nd & 4th Fridays) from 10pm-2am at the Sopranos Bar in Cafe Northwest Steakhouse, 114 Des Moines Ave, Ames IA. Recorded music includes salsa, merengue, and reggaeton. Adm $3, ages 18+ welcome. (515) 451-7852 SALSA DANCE: Salsa Martes at Keysters, DSM (Tue's) ==================== Every Tuesday night, from ~9:30pm-1am, dance salsa at Keysters, 3280 100th St, one block south of Douglas on 100th St across from Stella's Blue Sky Diner, Urbandale (DSM). Music includes Latin house, salsa, merengue, bachata, and Latin pop, with music by DJ Sergio on January 23. Must be 21+ w/ID $5 adm. Free dance lesson about 8:30pm w/Ruben Zamudio. Attire is casual nice. Hosted by Salsa Iowa . (515) 252-1403 SWING DANCE: Swing Des Moines!, DSM (3rd Fri of month) ================ Moderator's note: Those in Ames interested in going may wish to contact Sarah Carney of the Cyclone Swing Society for directions and car-pool information. Swing Des Moines! hosts monthly swing dances from 8-11pm, at the West Des Moines Community Center located on 217 5th Street, in Valley Junction, West Des Moines IA, on the third Friday of each month. There's a free an introductory swing lesson from 8-8:30pm. Adm $5 or $3 for Swing Des Moines members. The Community Center features a 3000 sq-ft hardwood dance floor. Contact is Directions at http://www.swingdesmoines.com