Hello Dancers,
Thanks in part to Forever Youngsters adding a line dance to it, "It's My Soul" got folks dancing a lot in July. More details below.
TUESDAY NIGHT LINE DANCING - Line dancing in Point Point's Ocean Java Room remained warm as we danced in late July. "It's My Soul" had been sitting quietly on some laptops for years as a West Coast Swing song, but after Connie added some line dance steps, the song has become a favorite. Nina & Tuesday night line dancers practiced it. "Mamma Maria", "Under The Sun", "Tennessee Waltz" and "If You Want to Be Happy" continued as line dance favorites.
FOR UPCOMING TUESDAYS (August 2nd and 9th) you can join the fun in Point Point's Ocean Java Room, 916 E. 8th Street, National City, 6:30-9:00, when Nina will lead us through fun line dances.
WEDNESDAY FILIPINO NIGHTS at Lucky Star Restaurant. "It's My Soul" made it big in Lucky Star the past two weeks, but the dance was Manila and West Coast Swing (the line dance had not made it from National City to 54th & University, yet). Twenty dancers were there July 20th. On July 27th Filipino guys were noticeable by their complete absence except for DJ Eric. All the guys were white guys and most of the ladies were Asian. The air-conditioning was on and the music was hot - "One Way Ticket" disco swing was my favorite both nights. Two-steps "Lady In Red", "Sinta" and "Tal Vez Quiza" got everyone on the floor, as did swing dances like "I Love The Night Life".
"Filipino Night" once again will be this coming Wednesday August 3rd at the LUCKY STAR RESTAURANT, 54th Street & University Avenue, San Diego. 6:30-9:30PM. $6 plus one drink minimum. DJ Eric will be on stage playing a variety of dance music.
THURSDAY NIGHT DANCING AT POINT POINT continued into a warm late July with attendance climbing up to about 50 dancers. DJ Leo mounted speakers high on Point Point's walls over the main floor, so he doesn't have to lug them in & out each week. The featured line dance became "It's My Soul", even though "Tennessee Waltz" seemed to pack the floor even more. The "Waltz Line Dance" also packed the floor, as did "Sinta". But, my favorite was "Roadrunner" by Microwave Dave. On Thursday July 28th, Point Point was extra crowded as a reunion of Filipinos from Guam was going on in the Ocean Java room until after 9PM.
This coming Thursday August 4th, Leo & Penny invite us all to dance again on the main floor at Point Point, 916 E. 8th Street, National City. Party dancing: 6:30-10 PM.
FRIDAY NIGHT DANCING: Bert Velasco and his weekly Friday night Dancesation moves this week into Infinity Dance Sport Center, 4428 Convoy Street, Suite 288, in the shopping center with Office Depot near Convoy & Balboa Avenue. The former mainstay of the Poway dance group is having a Grand Opening this Friday August 5th in Infinity from 7 - 11pm. It'll be Hawaiian Luau Party night, featuring pot luck food and Hawaiian attire. $8 includes a rumba dance lesson until 8pm, followed by social dancing. (see Luau Party poster in Files section)
The 32nd Street Dance Group expects their ballroom in the ADM Robinson Rec Center to re-open after renovations. The dancing lesson begins there at 8pm followed by social dancing around 9pm.
FOR MORE WEEKEND DANCE choices, see Weekly Dance Events website.
PHOTOS (if these 2 photos do not pop up, click "Show Images" near top of this email):
First of all, we see DJ Eric dancing with Rima to one of his favorite songs, the "Chattahoochee" boogie, in Lucky Star on Wednesday July 27th.
Then, on Point Point's main floor on Thursday July 28th we see Angie and Bernie dancing a merengue.
I put those two plus 24 other photos from the past 2 weeks in the ForeverYoungSD Yahoo Group Photos section into the '2011 July' folder. For those of you who prefer the features of Google's Picasa Web Albums, and you who are non-Yahoo members, the July photos are also posted at
http://picasaweb.google.com/bertdonaldson/2011July#
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.
FYI, this Yahoo Email Group's Home Page is at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/foreveryoungsd
Click here for WEEKLY & UPCOMING DANCE EVENTS INFORMATION.
Any information corrections or additions are appreciated. To e-mail to only me, type in bertdonaldson_1@yahoo.com on "To" line.
Best Wishes to You,
Bert and Edith,
619-224-3095
Hello Dancers,
Bert Velasco's Dance-O-Rama packed Four Points on Kearny Mesa with over 60 dancers for 2 Saturdays. More details below.
TUESDAY NIGHT LINE DANCING - Maybe there's now a 3rd guy regularly going to Nina's Tuesday Night Line Dancing in Point Point's Ocean Java Room. Peter is still coming, joining me and Jun. AND, lovers of "Coco Jamboo" have now reached Critical Mass (me and Peter), so we get "Coco Jamboo" played every night. Peter even brought his dear 85-year-old mother Per, who joined in on a couple dances. The other ladies meanwhile loved "Come Dance With Me" and "Volare". Chito led line dancing on "Another One Bites the Dust" on June 28th, the 1st time for me to see those steps.
THIS COMING TUESDAY (July 5th) you can join the fun in Point Point's Ocean Java Room, 916 E. 8th Street, National City, 6:30-9:00, when Nina will lead us through fun line dances.
WEDNESDAY FILIPINO NIGHTS at Lucky Star Restaurant. DJ Eric, back on stage on Wednesdays since June 15th, was hot again this past Wednesday June 29th. With more ladies than guys in the place, the line dances like "Tennessee Waltz" and "Coco Jamboo" got the most dancers. But, by and by the exhilarating music got the ladies dancing even without a partner. Attendance the past two weeks has been about 15 folks enjoying the great facility on "Filipino Nights".
"Filipino Night" once again will be this coming Wednesday July 6th at the LUCKY STAR RESTAURANT, 54th Street & University Avenue, San Diego. 6:30-9:30PM. $6 plus one drink minimum. DJ Eric will be on stage playing a variety of dance music.
THURSDAY NIGHT (June 30th) AT POINT POINT was warm and PACKED with about 60 dancers. There were about 50 dancers the week earlier. Once again, DJ Leo was playing the great dance favorites. Since the dance floor, which is Point Point's main floor, was always full of dancers, I couldn't tell what were favorite songs. Latin songs were big with "Bailamos" and "Esta Noche" prominent, as well as tangos. The week before, the 2-step "Sinta" by Aegis was big. Line dances in both weeks included Nina's favorite "Come Dance With Me" and my favorite "Coco Jamboo".
This coming Thursday July 7th, Leo & Penny invite us all to dance again on the main floor at Point Point, 916 E. 8th Street, National City. Party dancing: 6:30-10 PM.
SATURDAY NIGHT DANCING AT FOUR POINTS HOTEL at 8110 Aero Drive on Kearny Mesa/Serra Mesa in the hotel's Citrus Restaurant lounge. I heard that the last two Saturday night dances have featured most of Bert Velasco's Dance-O-Rama dancers plus some 32nd-Streeters; there have been over 60 dancers - standing room only at the peak. Bert Velasco's dancers usually dance Friday nights in Poway's The Dance Place (TDP) at at the Growing Place Montessori School, 13242 Pomerado Road, Poway, but with their "SCHEDULE Temporary SUSPENDED due to TDP Hall Maintenance" they're at Four Points on Saturdays. Anyway, at Four Points the music has been ballroom dance songs and latin dance favorites.
This coming Saturday July 9th, it'll be dance party time again at Four Points, 8100 Aero Drive, with Bert Velasco teach more West Coast Swing (WCS) from 8-9pm. He taught basic WCS July 2nd (yesterday). "Social" dancing from 9-past midnight. Come early to get a seat. The DJ will be Mario or Abe. $8
32ND STREET Dance Group - Renovations are going on in the 32nd Street Group's regular big ballroom, so the Group has announced no Friday dancing at the ADM Robinson center until further notice.
PHOTOS (if these 2 photos do not pop up, click "Show Images" near top of this email):
First of all, at Lucky Star on Wednesday June 29th, we see Rose, Wilma and Vivian dancing to a rollicking cajun swing song.
Then, at Point Point on Thursday June 30th we see Peter dancing a stylish "La Cumparsita" tango with Beth.
I put those two plus 21 other photos from the past 2 weeks in the Forever Young Group Photos section into the '2011 June' folder. For those of you who prefer the features of Google's Picasa Web Albums, and you who are non-Yahoo members, the June photos are also posted at
http://picasaweb.google.com/bertdonaldson/2011June#
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.
FYI, this Yahoo Email Group's Home Page is at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/foreveryoungsd
Click here for WEEKLY & UPCOMING DANCE EVENTS INFORMATION.
Any information corrections or additions are appreciated. To e-mail to only me, type in bertdonaldson_1@yahoo.com on "To" line.
Best Wishes to You,
Bert and Edith,
619-224-3095
