RMX Dance Group at Lucky Star on Nov 10th

Hello Dancers,  
   Mira Mesa's delightful RMX Dancers were in abundance at Lucky Star Nov 10th for Filipino Night.  More on that below.


TUESDAY NIGHT (free!) LINE DANCING - Tuesday November 9th, free line dance night at Point Point, was busy, with what I think was an all-time high of 24 people dancing.  Well, all-time since we began in June.  Nina was busy getting ready for Saturday's Cavite Chabacano fiesta, so the rest of us had DJ duty till Nina showed up.  Nitz introduced us to two line dances that are being done at the 32nd Street Dance Group, dancing to the older songs "I Love The Nightlife" and "Rock Around The Clock", both downloadable from the Files section.  The surprisingly large group also enjoyed talking, eating Point Point food, and dancing to "Rose Garden", "September", "Sex Bomb", "Simplemente", "Tennessee Waltz", "Volare", and other line dances.  
   You can join the fun this coming Tuesday (November 16th) 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 November 10th, was a once in a lifetime occasion - 20 beautiful ladies, including many from Mira Mesa's RMX Dance Group, and only 10 guys.  And, only 3 of the guys danced with anyone other than the lady they came with.  Two of those guys were Bong and I.  Just like 2 weeks ago, some ladies left early, disappointed that there were so few guys dancing with them.  Well, I really enjoyed the night.  DJ Eric was AWOL again, so THERE WAS NO COVER CHARGE.  But, once again, Lucky Star asked us to leave at 9pm.  Boo.  Nevertheless, a big THANK YOU  to Carlos for bringing about a dozen cheerful RMX Dance Group dancers (see photos in photo albums).  Lulu, one of their dance instructors, gave me a lesson.  Once again, the manager let us play our dance CDs on Lucky Star's nice sound system.  I brought the favorite songs that DJs Dwayne, John, and Eric played, like "I Have A Dream", "La Ultima Noche" cha cha, "Lady In Red", "The Right Thing We Do" waltz, "Yo Te Amo" 2-step, etc. With so few line dancers there, line dances were few & far between - just "Todo Todo Todo", "Coco Jamboo", and "Tennessee Waltz".           
   We're looking forward to this coming week's "Filipino Night". It will again be WEDNESDAY NIGHT (November 17th) in the LUCKY STAR RESTAURANT from who knows, maybe 6 to 9:30pm, if DJ Eric is back (and the $6 cover charge would return). 


THURSDAY NIGHT DANCING AT JADE HOUSE.  The Jade House Restaurant at 569 H Street, Chula Vista, had its 2nd Thursday night of dancing and karaoke on Veterans Day (Nov 11th).  Vangie Mangune managed things very well again, with a buffet dinner, dancing and karaoke for $10, from 6PM-nearly midnight.  Munchies and Nachos in the dance room were fun to eat all night.  DJ RT kept the music going.  There was a lot of socializing among about 30 dancers who showed up, including mostly a mixture of dancers from the 32nd Street group, Forever Young, Nina's Tuesday night line dancers, and other groups (see photos in photo albums).  
   Vangie invited us to Jade House to watch Saturday night's Pacquiao-Margarito fight, which ended with a 12-round unanimous win for the Philippines' Pacquiao.
   If you can, add next Thursday night Nov 18th at Jade House to your social agenda. 
  
PHOTOS:  
  First of all, from Lucky Star "Filipino Night" Wednesday Nov 10th, the Lulu and Esta are in front of some RMX Dancers for a cha cha dance routine.           

Then, at Jade House Thursday night dancing November 11th, we see Angie and Ping enjoying what seems to be a tango.  Vangie and a visiting dance instructor are in the photo's background.   

    I put those plus 18 other photos from the past week in the Forever Young Group Photos section into the '2010 November' 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/2010November#


 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


UPCOMING DANCES:
(Let me know what to add.)


Tuesday November 16th, 6:30-9pm, FREE line dancing at Point Point, 916 E. 8th St., Nat'l City


Wednesday November 17th, probably 6:00-9:30pm.  Filipino Night at Lucky Star, 3893 54th St., San Diego.  When DJ Eric is there it's a $6 cover charge and 1 drink minimum.  Otherwise, dance for 1 drink minimum.


Thursday November 18th, 6PM-midnight, buffet dinner, dancing and karaoke at Jade House, 569 H Street, Chula Vista, all for $10.


Saturday, November 20, 2010, 6-11PM
"Jam Session" Food & Dance for San Diego Classic Lions Club.
at Loma Verde Rec Center, 1420 Loma Lane, Chula Vista.
$15.  DJ
For tickets:  Remy at 619-288-4507 or 619-474-8858


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.


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:  Edith Donaldson, 619-224-3095.




WEEKLY DANCING EVENTS:
  (I do not regularly go to most of these.  Other than those 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, Ballroom & Swing Dance Club, National City Middle School, 1701 D Avenue, Nat'l City.  Ballroom & line dance lessons & practice, plus snacks & coffee for $7. Nelson & Tess, 619-817-9992
   Tuesdays - Point Point, see above.
   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 3 begin variously between 7 or 8pm, usually with dance lessons early, and dancing till about 11pm:  (1) the 32nd Street Dance Group on the Naval Station.  (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.    (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.  And, there's a 4th one: (4) Red Hot Line Dancers.  They dance line dances for FREE every Friday in the senior center at 8460 Mira Mesa Blvd., from 7-9pm.  Contact is Rose Mata at 858-204-7454.
   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


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