Ruth Birkhead It’s time to put away the flip flops and put on the dance shoes. The Let’s Dance Club of SaddleBrooke is offering an ambitious lineup of ballroom dance instruction. From the peppy West Coast Swing to the elegant American Tango there is a dance for every one coming this fall. Even if you…
Bolero – Spanish or Cuban? Part 2 Steve Holdener Last month I wrote that Bolero is a very slow and deliberate romantic Latin dance originating in Spain in the late eighteenth century. The music at that time was sung and accompanied by castanets and guitars. The Cuban Bolero tradition originated in Santiago de Cuba in…
Steve Holdener Ravel’s Boléro is one of his most famous works, originally written as a ballet score for his patron Blanche Lapin or commissioned by Ida Rubinstein, but now usually played as a concert piece. It was originally called Fandango but has rhythmic similarities with the Spanish dance form. Some versions of Ravel’s Boléro are nearly 17 minutes…
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…
Nancy and Neil Macdonald On the afternoon of January 2, several SaddleBrooke Dance Club members brought in the New Year with approximately 50 residents at the La Cholla Country Club Assisted Living Facility. We had a great time and so did they. Most of the folks who made up the audience were familiar with music…
Nancy Macdonald The Let’s Dance Club would like to welcome you to join us for fun and frivolity on the dance floor. No kidding, these folks know how to have a good time, a lot of good laughs and the real bonus—you’ll learn to enjoy ballroom dancing. The music you grew up with is at…