Nina introduced us to "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" line dance on Tuesday. It got played and danced to at the 3 dance parties I went to, Tuesday at Point Point, Wednesday at Lucky Star, and Thursday at Jade House. So did other line dance favorites "Todo, Todo, Todo", "Tennessee Waltz", "Coco Jamboo", "Rose Garden", and "September". Christmas and New Years schedules are shaping up. More details below.
TUESDAY NIGHT LINE DANCING - Tuesday November 30th, line dance night now $5 per person at Point Point brought about 15 energetic line dancers, including 1st-timers Leah and Susan. Nina introduced the cute line dance "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree", which will be a "must" for a few weeks. We went through over 15 different line dances again. Besides the ones listed above, we danced to "I Love The Nightlife", "Rock Around The Clock", "Sway", "Sex Bomb" and "Simplemente".
You can join the fun this coming Tuesday (December 7th) at Point Point Joint, 916 E. 8th Street, National City, 6:30-9:00, when Nina will again lead us through fun line dances.
WEDNESDAY FILIPINO NIGHT at Lucky Star Restaurant on December 1st, featured DJ Eric, the One-Man Band. Attendance crept up to 25 dancers, one being Bert Andrade, plus dozens of diners. There were about the same number of ladies and guys, so there was a lot of dancing, but still there weren't more than 20 dancers on the floor at any one time. The waltz "Right Thing That We Do" got about 20 dancers.
We're looking forward to this coming week's "Filipino Night". It will again be WEDNESDAY NIGHT (December 8th) in the LUCKY STAR RESTAURANT, 54th Street & University Avenue, San Diego, from about 6:30 to 9:30pm.
THURSDAY NIGHT DANCING AT JADE HOUSE at 569 H Street, Chula Vista, had about 15 dancers on Thursday night December 2nd. A lot of interesting things took place. I enjoyed an extended samba lesson and dance which took place to Madonna's "La Isla Bonita" over & over. Penny joined us and introduced several dances, including "Caribbean Disco Show" line dance. Manager Vangie Mangune will be open next Thursday night 6pm-nearly midnight Dec 9th for buffet dinner, dancing and karaoke, all for $10.
PHOTOS:
First of all, from Lucky Star on "Filipino Night", Wednesday Dec 1st, we see Edith, Zeny, Divine and Jun dancing in sync to "In The Mood Swing Medley".
Then, at Jade House on Thursday night Dec 2nd, we see Wilma, Nedy and Jun dancing late into the night.
I put those plus 12 other photos from the past week in the Forever Young Group Photos section into the '2010 December' folder. For those of you who prefer the features of Google's Picasa Web Albums, and you who are non-Yahoo members, the November photos are also posted at
http://picasaweb.google.com/bertdonaldson/2010December#
You can download photos from both locations. Using another Picasa feature, you can order prints on-line out of a Picasa album from several print providers including Walgreens without the need to download & upload photo files to & from your computer. To see the photo file names in Picasa Web, left click on the 1st photo, then left click on 'more info' under 'Photo Information'.
FYI, this Yahoo Email Group's Home Page is at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/foreveryoungsd
TITA's II. The building where Jestoni (formerly Manila-Tokyo) existed, which has been dormant since May, has been the scene of much renovation work lately. Apparently the Stop Work order was lifted, and Tita's II is being readied for an opening. There's still no word on what kind of weekly entertainment Tita's II will have, but there have been big Help Wanted ads in "Filipino Press" lately. The help wanted is for "chefs & kitchen help". The ads mention "unique dining and entertainment experience" and "target opening day is 1st week of December" (i.e., now! It looks like it'll be somewhat later.).
UPCOMING DANCES:
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Tonight! Saturday, December 4th, 7PM-Midnight. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Dinner Dance. Infinity Dance Center, 4428 Convoy Street, #288, San Diego. DJ: Jonthan Lee, $30. For tickets: 858-336-8000 or 619-241-1630. The RMX Dancers plan to be there.
Tuesday December 7th, 6:30-9pm, line dancing at Point Point, 916 E. 8th St., Nat'l City. $5
Wednesday December 8th, roughly 6:30-9:30pm. Filipino Night at Lucky Star, 3893 54th St., San Diego. Featuring DJ Eric, the 1-Man Band for a $6 cover charge and 1 drink minimum.
Thursday December 9th, roughly 6PM-11:30PM, buffet dinner, dancing & karaoke at Jade House Restaurant, 569 H Street, Chula Vista, for $10. DJ RT
Saturday, December 11th, 5-11PM. Wilroc Christmas Party Dinner-Dance. Southwest Masonic Lodge, 1140 B Avenue, National City. DJ: Marlon of Las Vegas. $20. For tickets: Jun Ancho, 619-518-5315
Saturday, December 18th, 5:30-1AM (dinner at 7PM). 32nd Street Dance Group Holiday Celebration dinner dance. Fiesta Hall, 1770 Palm Avenue, Imperial Beach. DJ: Ron Cacha. No tickets at the door. $35. Tickets: Edna, 619-265-6749.
Friday, December 31st, 6-past midnight, New Year's Eve Dinner and Dance, at the Town & Country Hotel & Convention Center in Mission Valley. $65 per person plus $5 parking. Contact: (858) 748-5790
Saturday, January 29th, 7-11PM, "Winter Tyme Hustle Swing Fest" at Synergy Dance Zone, 7480 Miramar Road. Hustle lesson followed by dancing. Snacks, lesson, dancing & more all for $8 ($4 if you get ticket through meetup.com/Hustle-Daze. Contact: Arman at (858) 210-2599
WEEKLY DANCING EVENTS:
(NOTE: PLEASE BE AWARE THAT, BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON, EVENTS MAY BE CANCELLED OR BUMPED FROM USE OF THEIR REGULAR LOCATIONS DUE TO HOLIDAY PARTIES AND COMMITMENTS. IT'S BEST TO TRY TO VERIFY IF THE LISTED EVENT WILL ACTUALLY OCCUR. I do not regularly go to most of these. Other than the Tuesday-Thursday ones that are also described above, I wouldn't know if the event is cancelled on any particular day.)
Sundays mid-day, Filipino-American Senior-Junior Golden Years Association, dancing and food, at K-P Hall, 200 E. Plaza Blvd., National City. $7. Dancing more-or-less from noon till 3pm, featuring Harana Band and recorded dance music during breaks.
Sundays late afternoon (4:30-7PM) , Ballroom & Swing Dance Club, National City Middle School cafeteria, 18th & D Avenue, Nat'l City. Ballroom & line dance lessons & practice, plus snacks & coffee for $7. Nelson & Tess, 619-817-9992. This club's events will not be held on Dec 26th or Jan 2nd.
Tuesday nights - Point Point, see above.
Tuesday nights - Dance Fusion Social Club at Eastlake Community Church, 990 Lane Avenue, Chula Vista, roughly 6:30-8:30PM. Contact: Cesar 619-838-7959.
Wednesdays - Lucky Star, see above.
Wednesday karaoke and some dancing 9pm-1am at Jasmine Restaurant on Convoy Street, hosted by Kristina, the Filipina karaoke queen.
Thursdays - Jade House, see above.
Fridays mid-day, roughly 10am-2pm, Fil-Am Veterans Assn and Senior Center, 2926 Market St., food, dancing and karaoke for around $6.
Friday night dancing: These 5 begin variously between 6:30 and 8pm, usually with dance lessons early, and some dance till about 11pm: (1) the 32nd Street Dance Group on the Naval Station - But on Friday Dec 10th there's no dance lesson or regular social dancing. (2) the Poway Group ("The Dance Place") dances mostly ballroom at the Growing Place Montessori School, 13242 Pomerado Road, Poway. $8. Contact (858) 748-5790. The Poway Group ("Dance Place") will have a potluck Christmas party on Dec 17th, no event on Dec 24th, BUT they're an organizer of a BIG New Year's Eve Dinner/Dance Dec 31st at the Town & Country in Mission Valley for $65 per person. (3) the RMX Group dances mostly ballroom in Studio FX, 9499 Kearny Villa Road near Mira Mar Road; $8; contact is Esta at 858-386-2789. RMX will meet Dec 17th along with their Christmas potluck, but no regular event on Dec 24th or 31st. (4) Red Hot Line Dancers. They dance line dances for FREE (except for $5 annual membership in Fil-Am Assn) every Friday in the senior center at 8460 Mira Mesa Blvd., from 7-9pm. Contact is Rose Mata at 858-204-7454. Red Hot Line Dancers have no regular event on either Dec 24th or 31st. (5) Dance Fusion Social Club at Bethune Elementary School, roughly 6-8:30PM. Contact: Cesar at 619-838-7959.
Monday-Friday, roughly 9am-noon, Tooma Park Seniors, dance, eat, etc., under a cabana at Bay Terraces Park, 7449 Tooma Street, San Diego.
Till we dance again, Bert
619-224-3095
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