Keep on Dancing this Thursday at Point Point Joint (Sept 3, 2015)

Yes Dancers - Point Point Lives On,
  And, another "end-is-near" prediction went wrong (details below).  Dance again this Thursday September 3, 2015 at Point Point Joint.  This is your invitation to join the fun & frolic from 6pm until 10pm.  The weather forecast is for eight degrees cooler this week.  The phenomenal DJ Nickie Bascos, Jr., will be playing swing, cha cha, rumba, and much more - and of course - LINE DANCING - which has been non-stop from 6-7pm lately.  The place: Point Point Joint, 916 E. 8th Street, National City.     

 Last Thursday August 27, 2015, was Caribbean Night and hat contest, and thanks to many dancers returning to what was billed as the "last dance", 65 dancers enjoyed the music of DJ Bing in a hot & packed Joint. Fabulous complementary food:  fruit salad from Romy & Marilyn, caramel popcorn from Tito & Gloria, leche flan from Jake, puto leche from Nene, and snacks from Edith.  The twelve photos below tell part of the story.           (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):

CARIBBEAN NIGHT AT POINT POINT JOINT (THURSDAY AUGUST 27, 2015):

There were lots of line dances, again non-stop from 6 to 7pm.  "Almost Jamaica", with Myrna, Nedy and Fred in front, was a Caribbean Night theme song.

We guys preferred the ballroom dances.  Above, Heidi and Ruben enjoyed dancing.  Ruben donated $100 in dinner gift prizes that were courtesy of Dr. I. Daramola at the Caring Hearts Medical Clinic.   

Edith wore Caribbean beach attire while dancing with Robert.

The one-eyed pirate Carlos tried to dance a salsa with Dolores, but she successfully fended him off.

Still a favorite line dance, "Bachata Risma" is seen above, with Lito, Rima and Lou in front.

The Hat Contest.  Most people had heard previous announcements of a Caribbean Hat Contest (I missed it).  At 9PM it was line-up time for the judges to see.  Marilyn, fourth from left & behind Dolores, was named the main winner, if I remember right.

The Point Point Hat Parade.  We & judges watched the Hat Parade.  All the hat ladies were winners, either getting a gift bag or a $10 dinner gift prize that Ruben awarded. 

Eva dropped in as the Hat Contest ended.  I think she got a consolation prize.

Joy let me dance with her to the west coast swing "Ooh Poo Pah Doo".

Above, it was "La Muchachita" with Joy, Suzanne and Nedy in front.

Lydia's Retirement.  Above, Lydia listens to Nina give praise & thanks & gift to Lydia for letting us have five years of fun at Point Point Joint. If I got the story right, Point Point's lease now extends halfway through September, but Lydia is leaving early (more info below).  

Last Tuesday Night Line Dance at Point Point Joint, Aug. 25th .  Well, Nina's Tuesday night line dancing at Point Point Joint does not survive Lydia's retirement.  The last Tuesday dancers, pictured above, were Eden, Gigi, Rei, Nedy, Beth, Lydia, Nick, Nina, Edith and Robert, and DJ Bing (who held the camera).  Way back in 2010, Nina's Tuesday night line dancing switched to Point Point Joint when its previous home, the Jestoni Bistro Club, closed.  However, Nina and Friends recently started and will continue with Wednesday night line dancing at the Cora Anderson Dance Studio,  8990 Miramar Road, from 7:30pm until 9:30pm, for $7 a person.  Nina's #: 619-342-6774.


  Anyway, it'll be another fun dance party again this Thursday night (September 3rd, and probably again on September 10th) at Point Point Joint with line dances and ballroom dances like swing including 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 week's Dance Party on Thursday (September 3, 2015), Point Point Joint Restaurant, 916 E. 8th Street, National City, as usual will offer their special price of $10 for 2-entree dinner plus drink for Thursday Night dancers. 

  Here's the revised dance plan for Point Point Joint:  

Thursday  September 3, 2015  6-10pm, DJ Nickie Bascos, Jr., 858-775-0139.  

Thursday  September 10, 2015  6-10pm, DJ Bing Villafuerte. 

Late September & on - Some of us are looking for a suitable place for mid-week night-time ballroom & line dancing.  More details next week.


See you on the dance floor,
Bert & Edith
619-224-3095 (house phone)

P.S. Other Notes: (1) It'll be another fun (and cooler this week) ballroom and line dance party this is Thursday night September 3, 2015, in Point Point Joint Restaurant, a mere four miles from downtown San Diego.  While the dancing is continuous, there are dancers who are happy to give free one-on-one dance lessons during the dances, in case you don't know the steps of a particular dance.  
(2) You can click on Links to to many YouTube MUSIC VIDEOS and other websites that are mentioned in this email (the links are colored like this one of "Bachata Risma" line dance).   And, see websites like: this group's Home Page, and Upcoming Dances.