Punch Howarth Continuing with articles this off season of SASO concerts, we will take a good look at the form and history of the waltz. Most everyone is familiar with waltzes and even know the names of some. Settle back and think Om-pah-pah, Om-pah-pah! Musically a waltz is a dance form in three time; 3/4,…
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Clubs & Classes, June 2015
Let’s Dance and SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Clubs
Steve Holdener The Viennese Waltz, also known in German as the Wiener Walzer, is quite different from other forms of waltz. It is a rotary dance where the dancers are constantly turning either toward the leader’s right (natural) or toward the leader’s left (reverse), interspersed with non-rotating change steps to switch between the direction of…
Clubs & Classes, June 2015
Summer Squares
It’s not your mother’s square dancing anymore! Modern square dancing has been influenced by the younger next generation. Fluffy crinoline short skirts are now seen alongside those choosing to wear long skirts; men look like sharp shooting cowboys with snappy accents like country western shirts, bolos and big belt buckles. The music is neither Ozark…
Clubs & Classes, June 2015
Part 2: Argentine Tango and Ballroom Tango
Lidia and Hector Legrand Last month we covered different styles of Tango dancing. Argentine Tango dancing is often confused with Ballroom Tango and other non-Tango styles. Classic Argentine Tango dancing is a social dance and a musical genre that originated in Argentina and Uruguay and is now popular all over the world. Other Tango styles…
Clubs & Classes, June 2015
SaddleBrooke English Country dancers enjoy summertime fun
Enid Fowler As the song goes —“Summertime, and the living is easy” —- (and hot!). But we can still dance, have fun and get the exercise that we need in the lovely air-conditioned Vermilion Room at SaddleBrooke One! We recently had a visit from some of Bob and Britt O’Grady’s family; Jim, Skye, Grace and…
Clubs & Classes, May 2015
English country dancers
Enid Fowler Well, even though those hot days of summer are fast approaching, the English country dancers of SaddleBrooke will continue through the summer months as we meet in the lovely, air-conditioned Vermilion Room at SaddleBrooke One and can enjoy the dancing without the summer heat affecting us. It’s a great way to get exercise…
Clubs & Classes, May 2015
Let’s Dance Ballroom Club
A crowded dance floor of eager wanna be Night Club Two Steppers awaited instruction under the expert tutelage of Tom and Ann Kurtz. Night Club Two Step is often called the cruise ship dance because of the small dance floors on most cruise ships. NCTS can be danced beautifully with grace and stylish movement in…
Clubs & Classes, May 2015
Congratulations SaddleBrooke Squares Dance Club 2015 graduates
Rita Fletcher Since November 21 residents have learned over 100 calls and can now readily show off their acquired skills! It may seem intimidating but, yes, it is that easy; learning from our expert SaddleBrooke resident professional caller Larry Kraber on Tuesday evenings makes it even more fun. The ability to review at home with…
Clubs & Classes, May 2015
Birthdays are a piece of cake!
Dorothy Wood “Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.” These veritable words were brought to life by twenty-five members of the SaddleBrooke Line Dance Club who threw themselves a party on April 13 to celebrate what we often try to forget—our birthdays! This wasn’t your boring cake and candle event, this was a bash…
Clubs & Classes, May 2015
Let’s Dance & SaddleBrooke Ballroom Dance Clubs
Steve Holdener What is a cockchafer and its relationship to a bodkin? According to Wikepedia a cockchafer is a European beetle and it’s also called a May bug, Mitchamador, Billy Witch or Spang Beetle. A bodkin has been described as a dagger, stiletto, ornamental hairpin shaped like a stiletto or a sharp slender instrument for…