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	Event Calendar 5/12/2008 – Dancing with the Stars On ABC Mondays evenings at 8:00 and the Tuesday results show at 9:00. http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancingwiththestars/index?pn=index 5/16/2008 – Jose at Moneta/SML The Smith Mountain Lake USA Dance Chapter offers this monthly ballroom dance opportunity most third Fridays starting at 7:30 with a one hour group lesson by Jose Zuniga from Danville followed by social dancing to taped ballroom music til 10:30 at the Moneta Community Center. $5.00/person/member: $8.00/person/guest: Students free. Feet are protected best in shoes that cover them completely! (Hard to dance in flip-flops!) First time guests attend FREE. This month is a shag lesson. http://usadance6042.idnet.org/2008%20USA%20Dance%206042.pdf 5/16/2008 – Updated! – Third Friday 808 RBT Dance Join us at 8:08 PM on the 3,300 square foot floor for the monthly dance hosted by D&D with very danceable recorded ballroom, Latin and swing music at Roanoke Ballet Theatre, 1318 Grandin Road. Only $5 per person. 5/17/2008 – Updated! – Mt. Empire USA Dance workshop, cook-out & dance Latin Workshop by Wayne & Marie Crowder, former national champions from Eden, NC, from 2-5:00, on bronze & silver syllabus in International Rumba. Complimentary cook-out served to workshop attendees. Evening Social Dance will begin at 7:30 with an additional one hour lesson in American Waltz. See the link for all the details. http://www.hawkshadow.org/Latin%20Workshop.pdf 5/18/2008 – Updated! – UPDATE Four items of interest: 1. We will not have Monday evening group classes in the summer so if that is a good evening for you for private lessons that time will be open after Memorial Day in addition to some times on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and on the weekend. 2. If it has been awhile since you have danced at Roanoke Ballet Theatre this is just a reminder that it is a raised, cushioned floor that is no longer sticky and that there are new sound systems. 3. Check out the new Roanoke Valley USA Dance website at our Links page. 4. Save the date - June 7. We will have the normal First Saturday Dance at the Roanoke YMCA but probably have guest instructors to teach a much requested dance. Check back for confimation. 5/19/2008 – New! – Private lessons The Dancing Duo of Dave and Donna Spangler have some availability either individually or as a couple, depending on how they are booked, to teach private lessons. Privates are a great way to get started into dancing or where you can really make progress in improving your dancing. Try it, you'll like it! No contract. Pay as you go. Call 772-2238 to set up an appointment. Most lessons are at the Roanoke Ballet Theatre, 1318 Grandin Road, Roanoke, VA 24015 or we can talk about another location. 5/19/2008 – Updated! – lessons with Jose Jose Zuniga is one of our instructors and comes from Danville at least twice a month on strongends giving private lessons all day. Jose has been doing this for 10 years and is a great instructor. Privates are where you can really make progress with your dancing and the more teachers you learn from the better, so if you have every considered private lessons contact Jose at The Dance Space, 1010 Piney Forest Rd, Danville, VA 24540. (434) 836-3437 5/20/2008 – Updated! – Happy Dancing during the year We have been told there is not much dancing in the area, and we beg to differ. Following are the regular monthly dances: USA Dance dances Roanoke Valley every 4th Sunday at Salem Citizen Center 4:00-5 lesson; 5-6:30 open dancing Mt Empire/Rural Retreat 3rd Saturdays - 7:30-8:30 lesson, 8:30-11 social dancing Smith Mt Lake 3rd Fridays at Moneta - 7:30-8:30 lesson, 8:30-10:30 dancing. Bedford 1st Sunday 3-4:00 lesson, 4-6:00 dancing. Charlottesville - first Saturdays. Shenandoah Valley - 4th Saturdays Sept thru June. Beckley, WV - 2nd Saturdays. Other than USA Dance there are many other dance opportunities. D&D host dances the first Saturday at either the Roanoke or Salem YMCA and teach workshops at the Roanoke YMCA every other 1st Saturday. We also host dances at Roanoke Ballet Theatre every 3rd Friday and 5th Saturdays. We teach 2 group classes on Monday evenings and another group class on some Fridays and private lessons Tues and Wed evenings and strongends. Linda Stancill's Sapphire Ballroom has a group lesson followed by a dance every 2nd and 4th Saturdays. Swing Roanoke has weekly Tuesday evening group classes at 6:30 and 7:30 and dancing at Corned Beef & Co downtown at 9:00. There is Contra dancing in Floyd on the 2nd Saturday and in Blacksburg the 3rd Saturday. Also square dancing in Blacksburg the 1st Saturdays. There is dancing starting at 10 PM every Friday and Sat eve at El Coqui Caribbean Restaurant and Lounge, 1502 Williamson Road, just a couple blocks from the Civic Center. These are just some of the regularly scheduled events. There are others and many more special individually scheduled events. I hope listing these in one place is a help to you. Please let us know others you think we should consider listing. 5/21/2008 – New! – new Plastic Musik video Please check out the Immigrant Song on our video page. This was filmed at Roanoke Ballet Theatre. http://www.plasticmusik.com 5/21/2008 – Updated! – Plastic Musik !!! Can you say that you have ever had the chance to experience a world famous group before they became world famous? Check out this local group and try to imagine a combination of Blue Man Group, Stomp, drum line precision, the choreography of an R&B/pop vocal act, a hand bell choir on steroids and throw in some gymnastics. Please, please check out the group Plastic Musik on our video page and their web site from the links page. You will be amazed. Donna and I saw their first performance Jan 25 at Roanoke Ballet Theatre. Click in the bottom right hand corner to see more videos. Be sure you see their Funky Fat/Beethoven's 5th, Axel F, Rondo, Half Step and Saints. For fun watch Deck the Halls and Wacked Wm. Tell Overture. http://www.plasticmusik.com 5/22/2008 – Are you single? Looking for date ideas? This could apply to marrieds also. Check out the first one at the link below. http://msn.match.com/msn/article.aspx?articleid=8493&TrackingID=516311&BannerID=544657&menuid=6>1=10391 5/22/2008 – Updated! – Check out the video page There are several videos to choose from but if you go to the bottom right hand corner of each and click on menu you will get your choice of several additional videos!!! http://www.dancingduo.net/?page=video 5/22/2008 – New! – want to have some fun? Go to our Links page and click on FJ & Catherine Abaya. At their website click on Gallery, then Shows. Check out the pictures on the right, especially the 2nd & 3rd ones from the top. That is Dancing Dave on the far left rolling around on the floor and having Catherine roll over the top of us. http://www.abayasballroom.com/ 5/23/2008 – New! – Friday eve dancing Every Friday at The Mix, 16 Campbell Ave, downtown Roanoke playing Beach,60's, 70's & Disco from 7-11. Non-smoking. This evening DJ Jerry English. 344-4494. http://www.myspace.com/themixone6club 5/23/2008 – New! – Forest/L'burg dance party Every 2nd & 4th Fridays (excluding holidays) at the new Va Dance Studio. 8:30-10:30. $10 per person. 1129 Thomas Jefferson Road, Forest, VA. 24551 434-525-9410. http://www.vadance.com/ 5/24/2008 – New! – Night Club 2-Step Workshop Shanandoah Valley USA Dance presents Night Club 2-Step Workshop at Dayton Learning Center, Dayton, Va. At 5:00 pm, the Night Club 2-Step workshop will be conducted by Dance Instructor, Karen Thomas. Admission is free for members, and $10 for non-members. Open to public, singles welcom, casual attire, smoke and alcohol free, contact bailes17@comcast.net http://www.valleydancenews.net/ 5/24/2008 – New! – Night Club Theme Ballroom Dancing Shenandoah Valley USA Dance presents Night Club Theme Ballroom Dancing at Dayton Learning Center, Dayton, Va. At 7:15 pm a beginner Night Club 2-Step dance lesson will be taught by Karen Thomas. Dancing 8-10:30 pm. Admission is $5 for Students with ID, $7 for members and seniors, and $10 for non-members and includes the lesson. Open to public, casual attire, smoke and alcohol free, contact bailes17@comcast.net. http://www.valleydancenews.net/ 5/24/2008 – Sapphire Ballroom Welcome Party We'll start the evening with a strictly beginner lesson featuring essential dance styles, then put what you've learned to use for the rest of the evening. This evening will also feature mixers (maybe something totally new?) to help in getting to meet new friends, newcomer specials, and possibly a demo by some of our more experienced students. It's the perfect time to bring a first-time guest! Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing. http://www.sapphiredance.com/events.php 5/25/2008 – Updated! – 4th Sunday Roanoke Valley USA Dance dance Jose teaches Mambo lesson from 4:00-5:00 followed by open dancing from 5:00-6:30 at the Salem Citizen Center. $5 USA Dance members, $8 non-members, $3 students with ID, and under 16 free. http://members.cox.net/usabdaroa/win08_nl.pdf 5/29/2008 – New! – Party in the Park At Elmwood Park. Series starts this summer with The Embers. Swing Roanoke, is doing a Shim Sham performance during the band break. More details at http://www.pitp.org/ 5/31/2008 – Fifth Saturday 808 RBT Dance Join us at 8:08 PM on the 3,300 square foot floor for an extra monthly dance hosted by D&D with very danceable recorded ballroom, Latin and swing music at Roanoke Ballet Theatre, 1318 Grandin Road. 6/1/2008 – Updated! – Bedford Dance Smith Mountain Lake Chapter of USA Dance has a dance every first Sunday of the month at Bedford Middle School with general dancing from 4:00-6:00. 4 Count Hustle lesson starting at 3:00 taught by John O'Brien. http://usadance6042.idnet.org/ 6/5/2008 – New! – FREE Ballroom Dancing Roanoke City Public Libraries - Raleigh Court branch (in front of Patrick Henry HS) Thursday. 7PM. Cha cha taught by Dave & Donna. Class is free - however registration is required. Couples and singles are welcome to join the fun. 853-2240. 6/7/2008 – New! – First Saturday Dance at the Roanoke YMCA YMCA dance at the Kirk Family Y at Church and 5th Street, downtown Roanoke, on their 9,000+ square foot wood floor! Great recorded danceable ballroom, Latin and swing music from 8-10:00. Group class at 7:00 TBA. $8 for members, $10 non-members. 6/7/2008 – Updated! – YMCA East Coast Swing workshop 12:30-2:00 taught by D&D in the mirrored aerobics room with its nice wood floor at the downtown Roanoke Kirk Family YMCA. 6/11/2008 – New! – FREE Ballroom Dancing Roanoke City Public Libraries - Williamson Road, Wed. 7PM. Swing taught by Dave & Donna. Class is free - however registration is required. Couples and singles are welcome to join the fun. 853-2340 6/14/2008 – New! – Summer Dinner Dance Smith Mountain Lake chapter of USA Dance presents the Annual Summer Dinner Dance at Waterfront Country Club starting at 6:30. Black tie optional/cocktail dress. DJ Sandi Conner will once again provide the music. Cash bar. Hardwood floor. Dance host available! Buffet style dinner. See the flyer at the link to preregister - limited to 65 dancers and details about special requests taken for songs/dances. http://usadance6042.idnet.org/Holiday%20-SummerDD08.pdf 6/14/2008 – Updated! – Roanoke Valley USA Dance big Sat eve dance Enjoy this new location for the second of three big dances at the beautiful new ballroom at the Vinton War Memorial as we celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Roanoke Valley chapter. 8-11:00. Music by 20 piece big band SwayKatz!! http://members.cox.net/usabdaroa/win08_nl.pdf 6/14/2008 – Sapphire Ballroom Beach Party Celebrate summer the way only dancers can! We're talkin' Beach party (without the sand) - so dig out your Bermuda shorts and Hawaiian shirts. We'll start the evening with (what else?) a Carolina Shag lesson. Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing; $5/person. http://www.sapphiredance.com/events.php 6/14/2008 – Updated! – Swing Roanoke Sizzlin' Summer Kick-off Dance Elks Lodge, 1147 Persinger Road, Roanoke. 7:30-10:30. Only $5 per person. See the link below for details. http://www.swingroanoke.com/site/JuneDance2008.pdf 6/17/2008 – New! – FREE Ballroom Dancing Roanoke City Public Libraries - Main branch downtown in the auditorium. Tuesday. 6:30PM. Waltz taught by Dave & Donna. Class is free - however registration is required. Couples and singles are welcome to join the fun. 853-2477 6/20/2008 – Updated! – Third Friday 808 RBT Dance Join us at 8:08 PM on the 3,300 square foot floor for the monthly dance hosted by D&D with very danceable recorded ballroom, Latin and swing music at Roanoke Ballet Theatre, 1318 Grandin Road. Only $5 per person. 6/21/2008 – Mt. Empire USA Dance dance Every 3rd Saturday in Rural Retreat, just past Wytheville. 8:30-11:30 social dancing; 7:30-8:30 lesson. This month Tango. http://www.hawkshadow.org/events.html 6/22/2008 – Updated! – 4th Sunday Roanoke Valley USA Dance dance Jose teaches East Coast Swing lesson from 4:00-5:00 followed by open dancing from 5:00-6:30 at the Salem Citizen Center. $5 USA Dance members, $8 non-members, $3 students with ID, and under 16 free. http://members.cox.net/usabdaroa/win08_nl.pdf 6/28/2008 – Sapphire Ballroom 80's Explosion Tease your hair, dig out your spandex mini-skirt - do whatever you have to - this night will be awesome! (Totally.) The first of our decade dances in 2008, we'll focus on 80's music, but that won't limit our dancing! We'll feature a totally tubular lesson in East Coast Swing and Rumba, Dude. Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing; $5/person. http://www.sapphiredance.com/events.php 6/28/2008 – New! – Latin Theme Ballroom Dance Shenandoah Valley USA Dance presents a Latin Theme Ballroom Dance at Dayton Learning Center, Dayton, Va. At 7:15 pm a beginner salsa lesson will be taught. Dancing 8-10:30 pm. Admission is $5 for Students with ID, $7 for members and seniors, and $10 for non-members and includes the lesson. Open to public, casual attire, smoke and alcohol free, contact bailes17@comcast.net. http://www.valleydancenews.net/ 7/5/2008 – Updated! – First Saturday Dance at SALEM YMCA YMCA dance at the Salem Y at 1126 Kime Lane, Salem in their full size gym. Great recorded danceable ballroom, Latin and swing music from 8-11:00. East Coast Swing group class at 7:00. $10. 7/13/2008 – Updated! – Roanoke Valley USA Dance Cha Cha Workshop Jose Zuniga teaches at the Salem Citizen Center from 3-4:30. http://members.cox.net/usabdaroa/win08_nl.pdf 7/13/2008 – Updated! – Bedford Dance Note this is the second Sunday, not the normal first Sunday. Smith Mountain Lake Chapter of USA Dance has a dance every first Sunday of the month at Bedford Middle School with general dancing from 4:00-6:00. Merengue lesson starting at 3:00 taught by John O'Brien. http://usadance6042.idnet.org/ 7/16/2008 – New! – FREE Ballroom Dancing Roanoke City Public Libraries - Williamson Road branch. Wednesday. 7PM. Class taught by Dave & Donna. Class is free - however registration is required. Couples and singles are welcome to join the fun. 853-2340 7/17/2008 – New! – FREE Ballroom Dancing Roanoke City Public Libraries - Raleigh Court branch (in front of Patrick Henry HS). Thursday. 7PM. Class taught by Dave & Donna. Class is free - however registration is required. Couples and singles are welcome to join the fun. 853-2240 7/18/2008 – Updated! – Third Friday 808 RBT Dance Join us at 8:08 PM on the 3,300 square foot floor for the monthly dance hosted by D&D with very danceable recorded ballroom, Latin and swing music at Roanoke Ballet Theatre, 1318 Grandin Road. Only $5 per person. 7/18/2008 – Jose at Moneta/SML The Smith Mountain Lake USA Dance Chapter offers this monthly ballroom dance opportunity most third Fridays starting at 7:30 with a one hour group lesson by Jose Zuniga from Danville followed by social dancing to taped ballroom music til 10:30 at the Moneta Community Center. $5.00/person/member: $8.00/person/guest: Students free. Feet are protected best in shoes that cover them completely! (Hard to dance in flip-flops!) First time guests attend FREE. This month is a V. Waltz lesson. http://usadance6042.idnet.org/2008%20USA%20Dance%206042.pdf 7/19/2008 – New! – Flower Festival Dance at the Brambleton Center Celebrate summer and come dressed in floral attire and bring a small vase with fresh blooms from your garden (or silk) to decorate your tables. Join Liz & Steve Becker for some Wisteria Waltzes and Hydrangea Hustles along with other fun ballroom dances. Time: 8:00 – 10:30pm Fee: 10.00 per person Reserve at the Brambleton Center 772-7505 or call Liz 772-4388 for more info. 7/19/2008 – Mt. Empire USA Dance dance Every 3rd Saturday in Rural Retreat, just past Wytheville. 8:30-11:30 social dancing; 7:30-8:30 lesson. This month Bolero taught by Lance Halverson, Johnson City, TN. http://www.hawkshadow.org/events.html 7/22/2008 – New! – FREE Ballroom Dancing Roanoke City Public Libraries - Main branch downtown in the auditorium. Tuesday. 6:30PM. Class taught by Dave & Donna. Class is free - however registration is required. Couples and singles are welcome to join the fun. 853-2477 7/26/2008 – Updated! – Harrisonburg lesson/dance Shenandoah Valley USA Dance presents a Patriotic Red, White and Blue Ballroom Dance at Dayton Learning Center, Dayton, Va. At 7:15 pm a beginner dance lesson will be taught. Dancing 8-10:30 pm. Admission is $5 for Students with ID, $7 for members and seniors, and $10 for non-members and includes the lesson. Open to public, casual attire, smoke and alcohol free, contact bailes17@comcast.net. http://www.valleydancenews.net/ 7/27/2008 – Updated! – 4th Sunday Roanoke Valley USA Dance dance Jose teaches Foxtrot lesson from 4:00-5:00 followed by open dancing from 5:00-6:30 at the Salem Citizen Center. $5 USA Dance members, $8 non-members, $3 students with ID, and under 16 free. http://members.cox.net/usabdaroa/win08_nl.pdf 8/2/2008 – New! – Y dance workshop 12:30-2:00 taught by D&D in the mirrored aerobics room with its nice wood floor at the downtown Roanoke Kirk Family YMCA. 8/3/2008 – Updated! – Bedford Dance Smith Mountain Lake Chapter of USA Dance has a dance every first Sunday of the month at Bedford Middle School with general dancing from 4:00-6:00. Waltz lesson starting at 3:00 taught by John O'Brien. http://usadance6042.idnet.org/ 8/15/2008 – Updated! – Third Friday 808 RBT Dance Join us at 8:08 PM on the 3,300 square foot floor for the monthly dance hosted by D&D with very danceable recorded ballroom, Latin and swing music at Roanoke Ballet Theatre, 1318 Grandin Road. Only $5 per person. 8/15/2008 – Jose at Moneta/SML The Smith Mountain Lake USA Dance Chapter offers this monthly ballroom dance opportunity most third Fridays starting at 7:30 with a one hour group lesson by Jose Zuniga from Danville followed by social dancing to taped ballroom music til 10:30 at the Moneta Community Center. $5.00/person/member: $8.00/person/guest: Students free. Feet are protected best in shoes that cover them completely! (Hard to dance in flip-flops!) First time guests attend FREE. This month is a Jive lesson. http://usadance6042.idnet.org/2008%20USA%20Dance%206042.pdf 8/16/2008 – New! – Mt. Empire USA Dance dance Afternoon Workshop with Wayne & Marie Crowder, former national champions from Eden, NC. Evening Social Dance w/ pre-dance Lesson http://www.hawkshadow.org/events.html 8/23/2008 – New! – Harrisonburg lesson/dance Shenandoah Valley USA Dance presents Ballroom Dancing at Dayton Learning Center, Dayton, Va. At 7:15 pm a beginner waltz lesson will be taught. Dancing 8-10:30 pm. Admission is $5 for Students with ID, $7 for members and seniors, and $10 for non-members and includes the lesson. Open to public, casual attire, smoke and alcohol free, contact bailes17@comcast.net. http://www.valleydancenews.net/ 8/24/2008 – Updated! – 4th Sunday Roanoke Valley USA Dance dance Jose teaches Waltz lesson from 4:00-5:00 followed by open dancing from 5:00-6:30 at the Salem Citizen Center. $5 USA Dance members, $8 non-members, $3 students with ID, and under 16 free. http://members.cox.net/usabdaroa/win08_nl.pdf 8/30/2008 – Labor Day Weekend 5th Sat 808 RBT Dance Join us at 8:08 PM on the 3,300 square foot floor for an extra monthly dance hosted by D&D with very danceable recorded ballroom, Latin and swing music at Roanoke Ballet Theatre, 1318 Grandin Road. 9/6/2008 – New! – First Saturday Roanoke YMCA Dance YMCA dance at the Kirk Family Y at Church and 5th Street, downtown Roanoke, on their 9,000+ square foot wood floor! Great recorded danceable ballroom, Latin and swing music from 8-10:00. Waltz group class at 7:00. $8 for members, $10 non-members. 9/7/2008 – Updated! – Bedford Dance Smith Mountain Lake Chapter of USA Dance has a dance every first Sunday of the month at Bedford Middle School with general dancing from 4:00-6:00. Samba lesson starting at 3:00 taught by John O'Brien. http://usadance6042.idnet.org/ 9/19/2008 – Updated! – Third Friday 808 RBT Dance Join us at 8:08 PM on the 3,300 square foot floor for the monthly dance hosted by D&D with very danceable recorded ballroom, Latin and swing music at Roanoke Ballet Theatre, 1318 Grandin Road. Only $5 per person. 9/19/2008 – Jose at Moneta/SML The Smith Mountain Lake USA Dance Chapter offers this monthly ballroom dance opportunity most third Fridays starting at 7:30 with a one hour group lesson by Jose Zuniga from Danville followed by social dancing to taped ballroom music til 10:30 at the Moneta Community Center. $5.00/person/member: $8.00/person/guest: Students free. Feet are protected best in shoes that cover them completely! (Hard to dance in flip-flops!) First time guests attend FREE. This month is a Foxtrot lesson. http://usadance6042.idnet.org/2008%20USA%20Dance%206042.pdf 9/20/2008 – Mt. Empire USA Dance dance Every 3rd Saturday in Rural Retreat, just past Wytheville. 8:30-11:30 social dancing; 7:30-8:30 lesson. This month Foxtrot. http://www.hawkshadow.org/events.html 9/27/2008 – Updated! – Cha Cha Workshop Presented by Smith Mountain Lake USA Dance chapter at the Moneta Community Center. http://usadance6042.idnet.org/2008%20USA%20Dance%206042.pdf 9/27/2008 – New! – Harrisonburg lesson/dance Shenandoah Valley USA Dance celebrates National Ballroom Dance Week at Dayton Learning Center, Dayton, Va. At 7:15 pm a beginner lesson will be taught. Dancing 8-10:30 pm. Admission is $5 for Students with ID, $7 for members and seniors, and $10 for non-members and includes the lesson. Open to public, casual attire, smoke and alcohol free, contact bailes17@comcast.net http://www.valleydancenews.net/ 9/28/2008 – Updated! – 4th Sunday Roanoke Valley USA Dance dance Jose teaches Tango lesson from 4:00-5:00 followed by open dancing from 5:00-6:30 at the Salem Citizen Center. $5 USA Dance members, $8 non-members, $3 students with ID, and under 16 free. http://members.cox.net/usabdaroa/win08_nl.pdf 10/4/2008 – New! – Y dance workshop 12:30-2:00 taught by D&D in the mirrored aerobics room with its nice wood floor at the downtown Roanoke Kirk Family YMCA. 10/5/2008 – Updated! – Bedford Dance Smith Mountain Lake Chapter of USA Dance has a dance every first Sunday of the month at Bedford Middle School with general dancing from 4:00-6:00. Foxtrot lesson starting at 3:00 taught by John O'Brien. http://usadance6042.idnet.org/ 10/17/2008 – Updated! – Third Friday 808 RBT Dance Join us at 8:08 PM on the 3,300 square foot floor for the monthly dance hosted by D&D with very danceable recorded ballroom, Latin and swing music at Roanoke Ballet Theatre, 1318 Grandin Road. Only $5 per person. 10/17/2008 – Jose at Moneta/SML The Smith Mountain Lake USA Dance Chapter offers this monthly ballroom dance opportunity most third Fridays starting at 7:30 with a one hour group lesson by Jose Zuniga from Danville followed by social dancing to taped ballroom music til 10:30 at the Moneta Community Center. $5.00/person/member: $8.00/person/guest: Students free. Feet are protected best in shoes that cover them completely! (Hard to dance in flip-flops!) First time guests attend FREE. This month is a Hustle lesson. http://usadance6042.idnet.org/2008%20USA%20Dance%206042.pdf 10/18/2008 – Mt. Empire USA Dance dance Every 3rd Saturday in Rural Retreat, just past Wytheville. 8:30-11:30 social dancing; 7:30-8:30 lesson. This month Int'l Rumba by Linda Stancill, C'burg. http://www.hawkshadow.org/events.html 10/25/2008 – New! – Harrisonburg lesson/dance Shenandoah Valley USA Dance presents Ballroom Dancing at Dayton Learning Center, Dayton, Va. At 7:15 pm a beginner lesson will be taught. Dancing 8-10:30 pm. Admission is $5 for Students with ID, $7 for members and seniors, and $10 for non-members and includes the lesson. Open to public, casual attire, smoke and alcohol free, contact bailes17@comcast.net. http://www.valleydancenews.net/index.html 10/26/2008 – Updated! – 4th Sunday Roanoke Valley USA Dance dance Jose teaches Bolero lesson from 4:00-5:00 followed by open dancing from 5:00-6:30 at the Salem Citizen Center. $5 USA Dance members, $8 non-members, $3 students with ID, and under 16 free. http://members.cox.net/usabdaroa/win08_nl.pdf 11/1/2008 – Updated! – Roanoke Valley USA Dance big Sat eve dance Enjoy this new location for the final big dance of the year at the beautiful new ballroom at the Vinton War Memorial. 8-11:00. Music by DJ Alan Hedgpeth from Virginia Beach !! http://members.cox.net/usabdaroa/win08_nl.pdf 11/1/2008 – New! – Roanoke Valley USA Dance Rumba Workshop The one and only Alan Hedgpeth from Virginia Beach teaches from 3-4:30 at the Vinton Citizen Center. http://members.cox.net/usabdaroa/win08_nl.pdf 11/2/2008 – Updated! – Bedford Dance Smith Mountain Lake Chapter of USA Dance has a dance every first Sunday of the month at Bedford Middle School with general dancing from 4:00-6:00. Mambo lesson starting at 3:00 taught by John O'Brien. http://usadance6042.idnet.org/ 11/15/2008 – New! – Mt. Empire USA Dance dance Every 3rd Saturday in Rural Retreat, just past Wytheville. This month is the Charity Ball http://www.hawkshadow.org/events.html 11/21/2008 – Updated! – Third Friday 808 RBT Dance Join us at 8:08 PM on the 3,300 square foot floor for the monthly dance hosted by D&D with very danceable recorded ballroom, Latin and swing music at Roanoke Ballet Theatre, 1318 Grandin Road. Only $5 per person. 11/21/2008 – Jose at Moneta/SML The Smith Mountain Lake USA Dance Chapter offers this monthly ballroom dance opportunity most third Fridays starting at 7:30 with a one hour group lesson by Jose Zuniga from Danville followed by social dancing to taped ballroom music til 10:30 at the Moneta Community Center. $5.00/person/member: $8.00/person/guest: Students free. Feet are protected best in shoes that cover them completely! (Hard to dance in flip-flops!) First time guests attend FREE. This month is a Samba lesson http://usadance6042.idnet.org/2008%20USA%20Dance%206042.pdf 11/22/2008 – New! – Harrisonburg lesson/dance shenandoah Valley USA Dance presents Ballroom Dancing at Dayton Learning Center, Dayton, Va. At 7:15 pm a beginner lesson will be taught. Dancing 8-10:30 pm. Admission is $5 for Students with ID, $7 for members and seniors, and $10 for non-members and includes the lesson. Open to public, casual attire, smoke and alcohol free, contact bailes17@comcast.net. http://www.valleydancenews.net/index.html 11/23/2008 – Updated! – 4th Sunday Roanoke Valley USA Dance dance Jose teaches Hustle lesson from 4:00-5:00 followed by open dancing from 5:00-6:30 at the Salem Citizen Center. $5 USA Dance members, $8 non-members, $3 students with ID, and under 16 free. http://members.cox.net/usabdaroa/win08_nl.pdf 11/29/2008 – Thanksgiving weekend 5th Sat 808 RBT Dance Join us at 8:08 PM on the 3,300 square foot floor for an extra monthly dance hosted by D&D with very danceable recorded ballroom, Latin and swing music at Roanoke Ballet Theatre, 1318 Grandin Road. 12/5/2008 – New! – Pipestem weekend This is always a great weekend and they will have a new floor! Learn ballroom dancing with professional instructors. Contact: Jeff Mullens 304-466-1800 x 379 12/6/2008 – New! – Y dance workshop 12:30-2:00 taught by D&D in the mirrored aerobics room with its nice wood floor at the downtown Roanoke Kirk Family YMCA. 12/7/2008 – Updated! – Bedford Dance Smith Mountain Lake Chapter of USA Dance has a dance every first Sunday of the month at Bedford Middle School with general dancing from 4:00-6:00. Rumba lesson starting at 3:00 taught by John O'Brien. http://usadance6042.idnet.org/ 12/19/2008 – Third Friday 808 RBT Dance Join us at 8:08 PM on the 3,300 square foot floor for the monthly dance hosted by D&D with very danceable recorded ballroom, Latin and swing music at Roanoke Ballet Theatre, 1318 Grandin Road. 12/20/2008 – New! – Dinner Dance Presented by the Smith Mountain Lake chapter of USA Dance. http://usadance6042.idnet.org/2008%20USA%20Dance%206042.pdf 12/20/2008 – Mt. Empire USA Dance dance Every 3rd Saturday in Rural Retreat, just past Wytheville. 8:30-11:30 social dancing; 7:30-8:30 lesson. This month Waltz. http://www.hawkshadow.org/events.html 12/28/2008 – EOY/NYE in Norfolk Tidewater chapter of USA Dance sponsors a 4 or 5 day dance extravaganza you do not want to miss. There are a great selection of 70 workshops for beginners to advanced all day, each day, and a dance every night on a huge floor and 2-3 outer ballrooms for specialties like Salsa or Argentine Tango. NYE Dance includes a post midnight buffet and additionally there is normally another dinner dance on another evening. You can come for all or part of it. It will be at the Norfolk Sheraton Waterside. We have been for the last 5 or 6 years and many others from this area have gone. And don't forget... The Dancing Duo is available for private or group lessons. No contract – pay as you go. Two instructors for the price of one! Questions? Call the Dancing Duo of Dave & Donna Spangler at 772-2238.
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