Britt O’Grady The SaddleBrooke English Country Dance Group is in full swing. English Country Dancing is an excellent way to get great exercise for both the mind and the body and have lots of fun at the same time. We dance year round, and even though a number of dancers are snowbirds they have no…
Tucson’s Studio West School of Dance is hosting the second Spring Dance Expo at MountainView HOA 2 on Sunday, March 15. The Spring Dance Expo (modeled after the successful 10 year running Summer Dance Expo held in August) features professional ballroom dancers exhibiting their trade with dance amateurs for a day long dance gala. The…
Steve Holdener Growing up in the 1950s in Tacoma, Washington, I was aware of dancing in our Swiss community with polkas, waltzes, landlers, etc.; however, it made quite an impression on me as I was watching an old black and white movie on TV one day, which featured a beautiful woman dancing to a lively…
Lidia and Hector Legrand So far we’ve reviewed the similarities between Argentine Tango and Jazz from their beginnings in the late 19th Century to the 1940s. To read the start of Part 18 published last month and Parts 1 through 17 of these series, please visit our website http://tangoargentino.sharepoint.com. You can also visit this website…
Dr. Mark Magdanz Holiday festivities are done, it’s still about as dark as it gets. Oh, what shall we do? How about line dancing? All three line dancing levels will have classes starting the middle of January. Never danced with Rebecca? It’s all about fun, learning and laughter in her classes. December 9 brought a…
Learn to dance in 2015 Wally Mara Latin dancing is an aerobic activity that exercises your body and mind while improving your body’s balance all at the same time. And it’s fun! The Latin Rhythm Dance Club is SaddleBrooke’s premier dance organization dedicated to bringing professional level dance instruction to SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch residents.…
Enid Fowler Drop that extra weight, that is! Dancing not only combines physical exercise, social interaction and the mental challenge of following new steps, but moving to the music subtracts stress and adds joy and gives you an opportunity to dance off those extra calories; who could ask for anything better! So come and have…
Our holiday season was filled with many fun events. The New Year promises even more to come! Many of our club dancers celebrated New Year’s Eve dancing with friends in Green Valley and some Allemanded left with their corner in Mesa. Best of all, when the Times Square New Year Eve’s ball dropped it was…
A final note on West Coast Swing Steve Holdener During the 1940s and into the 1950s the Big Bands were very popular across America with touring, radio and television which all helped to sell records. The preferred dances were Lindy and Jitterbug for Big Band music. Towards the end of the 50s the inevitable happened…
You’ve seen others dancing on the floor, now see how easy it is. We invite you to come and learn the Texas Two Step and the Western Waltz and experience a boot stomping, ground pounding good time! We will begin our next series of classes on Wednesday, January 7, 2015, in the HOA 1 Vermilion…