Sunday, February 23, 2014

Let's Party at Point Point Joint This Thursday (Feb. 27, 2014)

Hi Dancers,

  This coming Thursday February 27th there will be another jubilant dance party at Point Point Joint Restaurant, and you are invited.  Point Point will offer us dancers their yummy $10 dinner special which includes a soft drink.  (More details below.) 

  Last Thursday (Feb 20th) was a fabulous Dance Party with about 35 dancers showing up for to enjoy the dance music of DJ Mel Zaragoza. For a change, I saw no first-timers, but there were people who had not been to Thursday night dancing at Point Point for a long time.   

  Photo Highlights from the Feb 20th Dance Party:    (Note: If the following photos do not appear when you look at this email, click the words at the top of this email that say something like "Show images which are still blocked to protect your privacy" - I already know who you are):



Early in the evening I took some pictures of dancers doing the night club 2-step to "Woman In Love".  First of all, Nickie and Florita.


And, the venerable Bert Andrade danced the same song with Nedy.   

Across the dance floor were Liz and Boyet, who were back in Point Point after a long absence. 


I was happy to see Daisy and Lito at Point Point again.  Here they are dancing a tango, and doing a dance step that I'd like to do. 


Around 8 o'clock more or less everyone got up to dance the pretty night club 2-step "Tal Vez Quizas". Here we see Sally and Hector enjoying it.


Lu and Nickie were also dancing it.  Once again Nickie and Kelly deserved an award for "best dressed".


Even Lita and Florita danced to "Tal Vez Quizas".  I should have danced it, but I was fooling around with my camera. 


Lots of line dancing - here they're dancing to "Tonight".


About 9:30 Romy & Marilyn brought in a big box of avocados again.  By the time I got my camera most of the avocados were gone - gone in 60 seconds.


Rima and Kelly were dancing the merengue to "Me Miras".


Royce and Maria were also dancing that merengue.


Near closing time, I spotted Sally and Nickie dancing a tango.


Marilyn and Dante, both regulars at South Bay Seniors (Tooma Park), were also dancing the tango.


YOU TUBE VIDEO:  With all the various activities on Feb 20th, including Bert Alota on speakerphone, I forgot to record a video I wanted.  So, because there was so much frivolity dancing the "Road Runner" west coast swing that I'm posting this YouTube video link to the the artists' video - Microwave Dave live at a church picnic (and here's the studio recording).     

It's a fun dance party most every Thursday night at Point Point with line dances and ballroom dances like swing like Manila Swing (also known as 4-count hustle or Philippine swing or Filipino swing), cha cha, night club 2-step, tango and much much more.  For this weeks' Dance Party on Thursday (February 27th), Point Point Joint Restaurant, 916 E. 8th Street, National City, as usual offers their special price of $10 for 2-entree dinner plus drink for Thursday Night dancers. 

  Here's the plan for the next few weeks at Point Point: 

Thursday February 27th, 6-10pm, DJ Leo

Thursday  March 6th,    6-10pm, DJ Mel

Thursday  March 13th,   6-10pm, DJ Leo

See you on the dance floor,
Bert & Edith
619-224-3095

P.S. Other Notes: (1) The Thursday night dance parties are private parties, and this is the invitation to members of the email group to enjoy dancing in Point Point Restaurant, a mere four miles from downtown San Diego.  There are dancers who are happy to give free dance lessons during the dances, in case you don't know the steps of a particular dance.  
(2) You can click on various Hyperlinks (colored like this one for "Me Miras" merengue) and others earlier in this email to see things like: this email group's Home Page and Upcoming Dances.

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Dance Party at Point Point Joint This Thursday (Feb. 20, 2014)

OK Dancers,

  This coming Thursday February 20th there will be another fabulous dance party at Point Point Joint Restaurant, and you are invited.  Point Point will offer us dancers their delicious $10 dinner special which includes a soft drink.  (More details below.) 

  Last Thursday (Feb 13th) was a Valentine's Eve Dance Party and about 55 dancers showed up for rollicking good time, which featured the music of DJ Mel Zaragoza. I counted about 15 first-timers - people who had not been to Thursday night dancing at Point Point before.  VIPs included Susan De Los Santos, publisher of The Filipino Press, and her sister Lorna.  

  Photo Highlights from the Valentine's Eve Dance (my camera had problems - a lot of photos were out of focus):    (Note: If the following photos do not appear when you look at this email, click the words at the top of this email that say something like "Show images which are still blocked to protect your privacy" - I already know who you are):


Early on I spotted Florita and Nicky dancing. 


A while later it was busy Nicky again - this time dancing a night club 2-step with Lita


Across the floor, Mark was dancing with Cecile to the same song.  


The ladies really liked line dances.  Here we see them dancing to "Bachata Risma".




Lita won the Grand Prize - a big teddy bear - for the most creative attire.  She had a necklace of red blinking hearts.  Nina made the announcements.  I don't remember what I was trying to do in the photo. 


Marilyn was runner-up and Edith awarded the 2nd prize to her which was picture frames.  And, look at the fancy banner that DJ Mel had made for the party.


Rima and Kelly danced to the merengue "Tu Sonrisa".  Those two were dressed up very nicely.


Lu danced the merengue with the busiest dancer of the night, Nicky.


Hector and Sally were also dancing the "Tu Sonrisa" merengue.


Across the floor, we see Marilyn and Romy dancing to the same merengue.


And, next to them Eva and Dwayne were also dancing to "Tu Sonrisa".


Lito and Daisy popped into Point Point after about a year's absence and they too danced the merengue.  

   

YOU TUBE VIDEO:  My camera had issues, but I posted a short video of very short clips of two line dances: "Be My Baby" and "It's My Soul".  Just click on those words and the video should play (on most computers).   

It's a fun dance party most every Thursday night at Point Point with line dances and ballroom dances like swing like Manila Swing (also known as 4-count hustle), cha cha, night club 2-step, tango and much much more.  For this weeks' Dance Party on Thursday (February 20th), Point Point Joint Restaurant, 916 E. 8th Street, National City, as usual offers their special price of $10 for 2-entree dinner plus drink for Thursday Night dancers. 

  Here's the plan for the next few weeks at Point Point: 

Thursday February 20th, 6-10pm, DJ Leo

Thursday February 27th, 6-10pm, DJ Mel

Thursday  March 6th,    6-10pm, DJ Leo


See you on the dance floor,
Bert & Edith
619-224-3095

P.S. Other Notes: (1) The Thursday night dance parties are private parties, and this is the invitation to members of the email group to enjoy dancing in Point Point Restaurant, a mere four miles from downtown San Diego.  There are dancers who are happy to give free dance lessons during the dances, in case you don't know the steps of a particular dance.  
(2) You can click on various Hyperlinks (colored like this one for "Tu Sonrisa" merengue) and others earlier in this email to see things like: this email group's Home Page and Upcoming Dances.

Sunday, February 9, 2014

Valentine's Eve Dance Party at Point Point Joint This Thursday (Feb. 13, 2014)



Hi Folks,
  This coming Thursday February 13th is the Eve of Valentine's Day,


and you are invited to a wonderful Valentine's Eve Dance Party from 6 to 10PM at Point Point Joint Restaurant.  There will be roses and …. well, we already have at least one cute prize which judges will probably award to best dressed.  Point Point will offer us dancers their delicious $10 dinner special which includes a soft drink.  (More details below.) 


  On a rainy night last Thursday (Feb 6th) 15 dancers showed up for a lively Dance Party enjoying the music of DJ Leo Dulce.  A day or so ahead of time someone remembered that it was the 3rd Anniversary of our Thursday night dances at Point Point (photos below). 

  Photo Highlights from February 6th:    (Note: If the following photos do not appear when you look at this email, click the words at the top of this email that say something like "Show images which are still blocked to protect your privacy" - I already know who you are):



Early on I spotted Suzanne and DJ Leo dancing a bachata.


A while later Susie was dancing the rumba "I Have A Dream" with DJ Mel Zaragoza


Later on, first-timers Maria and Royce were dancing to the beautiful "No Matter What" night club 2-step.


Hector and Beth were also dancing to "No Matter What".


Then, Hector danced the "Quizas, Quizas" cha cha with Edith.



Line dancing was big Thursday night.  Mostly it was Nina's Dance Friends.  Here they're dancing "Todo, Todo, Todo".


About closing time Suzanne and Nedy were in front for "Red Hot Salsa".


The 3rd Anniversary of Thursday night dancing at Point Point was celebrated a week or so late.  Here are most of the main organizers:  Nina, the gracious Lydia, Penny, DJ Leo, DJ Mel, and Susie. 


DJ Leo and DJ Mel tried to blow out the three candles. 



LET'S GO BACK IN TIME:

To 2011:

Jan 27, 2011, was this group's 1st Thursday night at Point Point.  Were you there?


Next to: Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014: 

On Saturday Feb 1st (about a week ago), Nina's Dance Friends (in photo) danced on center stage at Seafood City, Chula Vista, responding to an invitation of The Filipino Press for Forever Young to put on a dance demonstration.  


Next to Tuesday Feb. 4, 2014:

OK, this is last Tuesday when Nina's newly named "Dance Friends" danced to "Bachata Risma" in Point Point's upper level.

And eleven of them posed for a group picture.         


YOU TUBE VIDEO:  In case you don't know, these emails are usually sprinkled with links to YouTube videos and other websites.  For example, last Thursday (Feb 6th) this video was recorded:  COWBOY CUMBIA - Point Point version on YouTube featuring mostly Nina's dance Friends. Just click on those words and the video should play (on most computers).   

It's a fun dance party most every Thursday night at Point Point with line dances and ballroom dances like swing like Manila Swing (also known as 4-count hustle), cha cha, night club 2-step, tango and much much more.  For this weeks' Valentine's Dance Party on Thursday (February 13th), Point Point Joint Restaurant, 916 E. 8th Street, National City, as usual offers their special price of $10 for 2-entree dinner plus drink for Thursday Night dancers. 

  Here's the plan for the next few weeks at Point Point: 

Thursday February 13th, 6-10pm, DJ Mel.  This will be the Valentine's Dance Party at Point Point.  While the Friday night dance groups will enjoy their Valentine's dances on Friday, we'll have a day before Valentine's Dance Party with roses for all women and complimentary snacks & prize(s) along with Point Point's $10 dinner special.

Thursday February 20th, 6-10pm, DJ Leo

Thursday February 27th, 6-10pm, DJ Mel

See you on the dance floor,
Bert & Edith
619-224-3095

P.S. Other Notes: (1) The Thursday night dance parties are private parties, and this is the invitation to members of the email group to enjoy dancing in Point Point Restaurant, a mere four miles from downtown San Diego.  There are dancers who are happy to give free dance lessons during the dances, in case you don't know the steps of a particular dance.  
(2) You can click on various Hyperlinks (colored like this one for "I Have A Dream") and others earlier in this email to see things like: this email group's Home Page and Upcoming Dances.

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Point Point Joint Dance Party This Thursday (Feb. 6, 2014)

Hi Folks,

  This coming Thursday February 6th, there will be more fun and frolic at a great Dance Party from 6 to 10PM at Point Point Joint Restaurant.  You are invited to attend and enjoy Point Point's $10 dinner special which includes a soft drink.  (More details below.) 
  The Chinese New Years Eve Dance Party last Thursday (January 30th) at Point Point had about 30 dancers enjoying the dance music of DJ Mel Zaragoza and showing off some nice Chinese clothing.

  Photo Highlights from January 30th:    (Note: If the following photos do not appear when you look at this email, click the words at the top of this email that say something like "Show images which are still blocked to protect your privacy" - I already know who you are):



First of all, here we see Marilyn and Jake enjoying a cumbia.


A while later it was DJ Mel dancing with Lita.


DJ Mel was a busy dancer.  Here he's dancing with Lu.


A few minutes later it was Nedy and Jake dancing to the "Lady In Red" night club 2-step.      


And, Delia and Rolly were also dancing to "Lady In Red".  Delia is the new Queen of the South Bay Terraces Fil-Am Seniors Association.  Delia and Rolly were first-timers to Thursday night dancing at Point Point.


"Lady In Red" was a favorite dance on Thursday.  Here Nilda and Wally were dancing to it.


Nena made a rare appearance.  Here she is dancing "Lady In Red" with Ruben.  


Around 9 o'clock, "Bachata Risma" line dance packed the floor - Florita and Hector in front here.



Penny and Marilou were in fancy Chinese attire.  Beth and Nedy posed with them here. 



DJ Mel went all out with his banner and Year of the Horse statue.  Mel said the banner's words mean something like lots of luck and good health in the new year.


Working on up to closing time, there were more line dances.  Here Suzanne is in front on "Ballando".


And, at closing time "Bilando Boogaloo" got a lot of dancers onto the floor.   


It's a fun dance party most every Thursday night at Point Point with line dances and ballroom swing, cha cha, night club 2-step, tango and much much more.  For this weeks' Dance Party on Thursday (February 6th), Point Point Joint Restaurant, 916 E. 8th Street, National City, as usual offers their special price of $10 for 2-entree dinner plus drink for Thursday Night dancers. 

  Here's the plan for the next few weeks at Point Point: 

Thursday February 6th, 6-10pm, DJ Leo



Thursday February 13th, 6-10pm, DJ Mel.  This will be the Valentine's Dance Party at Point Point.  While the Friday night dance groups will enjoy their Valentine's dances on Friday, we'll have a day before Valentine's Dance Party with roses for all women and complimentary snacks & prize(s) along with Point Point's $10 dinner special.


Thursday February 20th, 6-10pm, DJ Leo

See you on the dance floor,
Bert & Edith
619-224-3095

P.S. Other Notes: (1) The Thursday night dance parties are private parties, and this is the invitation to members of the email group to enjoy dancing in Point Point Restaurant, a mere four miles from downtown San Diego.  There are dancers who are happy to give free dance lessons during the dances, in case you don't know the steps of a particular dance.  
(2) You can click on various Hyperlinks (colored like this one for "Bilando Boogaloo") and others earlier in this email to see things like: this email group's Home Page and Upcoming Dances.