Hoping you had a Happy Thanksgiving, and with no dancing at Jade House tonight, this report covers dancing I was at in past few days. Two ladies named Marilyn came to Tuesday night Line Dancing at Point Point for the first time. Details below.
SATURDAY NIGHT'S LIONS CLUB DANCE at LOMA VERDE had an estimated 150 dancers at a gala dinner-dance on a rainy night. Large contingents were there from 32nd Street Dance Group, the Dance Fusion Social Club, and the RMX Dance Group. I got new info on Cesar and the Dance Fusion Club, and I saw RMX dancers do a well-choreographed number. Vangie Mangune, who manages Thursday nights at Jade House, reports that she and her dance partner Brian won the tango contest.
TUESDAY NIGHT (free!) LINE DANCING - Tuesday November 23rd, free line dance night at Point Point brought about 15 energetic line dancers, including 2 newcomers both named Marilyn! Point Point owner Lydia was managing the restaurant Tuesday, and she joined in several of the line dances. We went through over 15 different line dances, with "I Love The Nightlife", "Tennessee Waltz", and the recently-introduced "Rock Around The Clock" line dance getting special attention.
You can join the fun this coming Tuesday (November 30th) 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 24th, featured DJ Eric, the One-Man Band. Attendance doubled from the previous week! But still, it was only 20 dancers. We got to compare notes and dance steps with Joe, Josie, Romy, Cynthia, Luther and Maria, who have been coming off & on for a couple months to Lucky Star, and who say they often dance Sundays afternoons as the youngest in attendance at the Kimball Senior Center in National City. A few songs like "Besame Mucho", "Souvenirs", and "You're the First, Last, My Everything", those last two both being disco hustle, got almost everyone dancing. Divine, the most enthusiastic line dancer among us, got DJ Eric to play "Coco Jamboo" and "Cumbia Semana" line dances.
We're looking forward to this coming week's "Filipino Night". It will again be WEDNESDAY NIGHT (December 1st) 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 no Thursday night dancing this week, but Manager Vangie Mangune said she will be open next Thursday night Dec 2nd for buffet dinner, dancing and karaoke, all for $10.
PHOTOS:
First of all, from Point Point Joint Line Dance Night, Tuesday Nov 23rd, we see 14 line dancers. In the front row, left to right: Lydia, Marilyn, Nina, Jona and Marilyn.
Then, at Lucky Star "Filipino Night" Wednesday Nov 24th, we see Nita and Dione dancing to a swing dance.
I put those plus 12 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 30th, 6:30-9pm, FREE line dancing at Point Point, 916 E. 8th St., Nat'l City
Wednesday December 1st, 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 2nd, roughly 6PM-11PM, buffet dinner, dancing & karaoke at Jade House Restaurant, 569 H Street, Chula Vista, for $10. DJ RT
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.
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.
WEEKLY DANCING EVENTS:
(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, 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
Tuesday nights - Point Point, see above.
Tuesday nights - Dance Fusion Social Club at Eastlake Church, 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 Nov 26th there no dance lesson or regular social dancing. Those will resume on Dec 3rd. (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. (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. (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
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