Century Ballroom's Offerings for December and 2011 NEW Queer Schedule

As we are drawing upon another year's end I want to mention some of the offerings that Century Ballroom has added to their extensive schedule that are specifically for the queer community.  The main thing to note is starting in January the OutDancing Gay Events are changing from Friday to Saturday evenings.  Basically there will be queer dancing on most Saturdays evenings at Century!

Remember that often you can check the Seattle Announcements Calendar for information that is not found written here as it is updated even when I am not posting the information here (as this is really a dual gig keeping the calendar current and writing tidbits).  Century Ballroom has added this last year the addition of two more dance spaces, West and East Hall both located in Century's main building Oddfellows Hall.

For the month of December check out the regular dance classes intermingled with a little bit of spice.

• December 2nd/3rd/4th:  West Hall: Ben de la Creme presents HOMO FOR THE HOLIDAYS 8:00pm, All Ages $15, Adv $20 Door, BUY TICKETS.
• December 11th, Saturday:  West Hall: Miss Indigo Blue's Academy of Burlesque
  presents BURLESQUE 101GRADUATION RECITAL, 7 & 9:30pm $15 at Door. Miss Indigo Blue's Website.
• December 17th, Friday:  East Hall:  OutDancing presents DUSTBOWL Dance Gay Night
  Two Step, Swing & Waltz with DJ Betty. 8:30p Lesson, 9:00p-12:30a Dance, 21+ Prices Slashed! Lesson & Dance: $5.
• December 24th, Friday: West Hall: Ben de la Creme presents HOMO FOR THE HOLIDAYS 8:00p All Ages $15 Adv $20 Door BUY TICKETS.
• December 31st, Friday:  At Century West Hall & East Hall, Join us for New Year's Eve 2010.

 January look for:

• The First Saturday of the month. Queer Milonga is a lovely evening of Classic & Nuevo Tango dedicated to the queer community & all their friends located in East Hall. Dressing up is highly encouraged.  
• Beginning Tango Lesson w/ Michelle Badion & Alison Cockrill at 8pm.  Dancing at 9pm - 12am.  Dance$7/$15 includes Lesson & Dance.
• January 1st, 1st Saturday's:  At East Hall: QUEER MILONGA, 8:00p Lesson, 9:00p-12:00am Dance, 21+, Dance: $7 Lesson & Dance: $15. 

• January 8th, 2nd Saturday:  East Hall:  OUTDANCING presents DUSTBOWL Dance Gay Night TWO STEP, SWING & WALTZ, DJ Betty, 21+, Lesson & Dance: $TBA.
• January 9th, Sunday:  West Hall: MISS INDIGO BLUE'S ACADEMY OF BURLESQUE presents NAKED GIRLS ROCK! 7pm, $17 Adv, $20 Door, 18+ BUY TICKETS.
• January 15th, 3rd Saturday's:  At East Hall: OUTDANCING Gay Night SALSA, SWING & Dance Favorites 21+ Lesson & Dance: $TBA.
• January 22nd, 4th Saturday's:  At East Hall: OUTDANCING presents DUSTBOWL Dance Gay Night TWO STEP, SWING & WALTZ, DJ Betty, 21+, Lesson & Dance: $TBA.

Enjoy!
Ms T

Cuff Wednesdays & Friday schedule

The Cuff continues to do a great job of hosting a variety of events for our community. They switch easily between two stepping to leather events and do not miss a beat! All puns intended. Ms T.

Wednesdays 7:30-8:30 Open dancing, a mix of couples and line
8:30-9 Line dance lessons (usually an intermediate/advanced or new dance)
9-10:30 Line dancing, plus a few couples dances when requested


Cuff Country Fridays
Every Friday @ The Cuff
Dance floor opens at 7:00
7:15-8:15 lesson
8:15-11:00 open dancing

Fri. April 23 - Hoedown weekend
Lesson: Int. 2-step & review of last week's line dances
Instructor: Jim
DJ: Terry

Fri. April 30
Lesson: "Mojo Rhythm" & "Rio"
Instructor: Christa
DJ: Jim

Basic 2 Step and Intermediate Swing starts Thursday April 8th - 4 weeks

There are several ways to go about learning 2 step dance as this community is so open.  They provide great lessons at most of their dances for tipping the instructors.  The one thing that can be said is the folks that 2 step (my umbrella ignorant term) is that they love the art of dancing and share it.  I will be doing my part by continuing to post on the Seattle Announcements Calendar lessons, dances and times of when one can dance and brush up on their fancy footwork.  Ms T

'Rain Country Dance Association is pleased to announce weekly dance
lessons at the Miller Community Center on Capitol Hill, and we'd like
to have you join us!

Classes will begin Thursday, April 8, 2010 at the Miller Community
Center, which is located at 330 19th Avenue East in Seattle. There is
plenty of parking around the center, so if the top lot is full, go
around the corner and use the bottom lot. We have two tracks of
lessons, and encourage you to choose which one (or both) is best for
you.

* The 7:00 to 8:00 track is Level 1 C&W Two Step (beginning) and
will take you through the basics and several turns and spins, as well
as some of the more popular dance positions.
* The 8:00 to 9:00 track is Intermediate West Coast Swing - "Bust
Your Windows".

Level 1 C&W Two Step will start at the beginning and move quickly
through several turns and position changes. The lesson will be heavily
adapted to the skill level of the class, so even if you are an
intermediate dancer, we guarantee that you'll learn something new in
this class.

Intermediate WCS will play with some choreography to the song "Bust
Your Windows by Jazmine Sullivan. This song, with it's undulating
tango rhythms and provocative lyrics, adapts itself easily to a lot of
back and forth and play between lead and follow. You can preview the
song on Rhapsody here:  http://p.rhap. com/Tra.23188210 

This class is not a continuation of any of our earlier "choreography"
classes, so if you already know some WCS and want to learn more, this
is the class for you. We will expect that you can execute some simple
6-count passes, a push break, and a basic pivot whip. If you have any
questions about this class, please contact Michael directly at mkelson@gmail.com

Each track is $50 for four weeks of lessons, but if you're a Rain
Country member, you'll get a $10 discount for each track you enroll
in.

If you're not a member of Rain Country, you can join when you register
for only $25.

Please plan to show up 15-20 minutes early on the first night of
lessons to allow plenty of time for registration.

For more information, please e-mail mkelson@gmail.com.

We look forward to seeing you in class, and on the dance floor!

Michael Kelson
Director of Instruction
Rain Country Dance Association

P.S. Please feel free to forward this announcement to any other e-mail
lists or individuals you feel may be interested.'
Thanks to Rain Country Dance Association for this information.

On Seattle Announcements Calendar.