Merry Christmas, Dancers!
NEW YEAR'S DANCE and MASQUERADE PARTY is this Thursday night Dec. 29th at Eastlake Shores, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista. There'll be prizes for best attire, lots of fun, and snacks and beverages. It's a "private party" and this is your invitation. Dancers are welcome to bring a dish of food to share. The marvelous DJ Mel Zaragoza will play for line dancing 6pm-7pm, and mixed ballroom & line dances until 10pm.
DIRECTIONS: Take the H Street east to Eastlake Drive. Go right one block, then right onto Lakeshore Drive. Then, turn left immediately into parking lot of 2050 Lakeshore Drive. The Eastlake Shores Clubhouse is behind the the gated fence.
Last Thursday (Dec. 22nd) was the CHRISTMAS DANCE at Eastlake. DJ Mel played for about 45 joyous dancers, many is festive red attire, as you can see in the 9 photos below. (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. If that doesn't work, you can either click on the places where the photos should be, or go to this website to see the whole email.)
CHRISTMAS DINNER LINE-UP. Romy gave the blessing. If you think the photo looks odd, it's because I had to paste 2 photos together to get the whole line.
THE FOOD was fabulous. Too much for me to get all credits - Nick & Eden brought turkey & ham & clam chowder & scalloped potatoes & sweet potatoes & green beans & melon balls. Emelie brought cookies & dessert. Beth brought a banana dessert & watermelon. And, there was more. Emil Buencamino took the photo above. Emil, who operated a Photo Booth during the dance, posted the photo above and about 50 other photos from the Dance on his website (When you're there, click on "Gallery", then "Thursday Dance @ Eastlake", then click on a photo to activate the slide show).
RUMBA. We guys preferred the ballroom dances. Above, Eva and Dwayne danced to the rumba "Quien Sabe".
LINE DANCES were abundant, including non-stop from 6pm-7pm. Later on, the long-running favorite "Caballero" packed the floor.
PHOTO FRENZY erupted when "Caballero" dancers saw us taking their picture, sort of prematurely ending that line dance.
WINNERS of the Best Attire Contest lined up with their prizes. Dwayne, Eva, Neriza, Rei, Eden, judge Edith, Josie, Jona, Marilyn, Nene, Myrna and Bert Alota.
KISS UNDER THE MISTLETOE. A few of us managed to get a kiss under the Christmas Mistletoe, including Joel and Rima in the photo above, with mistletoe hanging over their heads.
GROUP PHOTO. Most of the dancers who were in Eastlake at quitting time got together for a group photo, above.
LOST & FOUND. The clean-up folks found the bifocal glasses that are in the photo above. If you know whose glasses were left at Eastlake, give me a call - I have them.
Here's the plan for the next few Thursdays:
Thursday, December 29, 2016: NEW YEARS DANCE and MASQUERADE PARTY in Eastlake, with prizes for best attire, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Mel Zaragoza.
Thursday, January 5, 2017: DANCE PARTY in Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Mel Zaragoza.
Thursday, January 12, 2017: JANUARY BIRTHDAYS DANCE PARTY in Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Mel Zaragoza.
Thursday, January 19, 2017: DANCE PARTY in Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Bing Villafuerte.
It's a fun dance party most every Thursday night 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, rumba and much much more.
Hoping to see you on the dance floor,
Bert & Edith
619-224-3095 (house phone)
P.S. Other Notes: (1) These are really fun ballroom and line dance parties. This is Thursday night dancing in San Diego. While the dancing and music is non-stop, there are dancers who are happy to give free dance one-on-one lessons during the dances, in case you don't know the steps of a particular dance. Hmmm - I bet the simultaneous instructions while others are dancing make these, for example, the best Thursday night rumba dancing in Chula Vista.
(2) You can click on Links to YouTube MUSIC VIDEOS and other websites that are mentioned in this email (the links are colored like this of "Caballero" line dance). You can get more info at websites like: this email group's Home Page and Upcoming Events.
(3) If you do NOT want these weekly emails anymore, you can "unsubscribe" by e-mailing or calling me (619-224-3095).
Ho Ho Ho Ho Dancers!
CHRISTMAS DANCE PARTY is this Thursday night Dec. 22nd at Eastlake Shores, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista. Nick & Eden plan to bring food. There'll be snacks and beverages. It's a "private party" and this is your invitation. Dancers are welcome to bring a dish of food to share. The miraculous DJ Mel Zaragoza will play for line dancing 6pm-7pm, and mixed ballroom & line dances until 10pm.
PHOTO BOOTH. Emile Buencamino is planning to set up a photo booth near the dance floor to take & print gorgeous photos of the dancers. Photos will be printed right there at the Eastlake dance for $3 each.
DIRECTIONS: Take the H Street east to Eastlake Drive. Go right one block, then right onto Lakeshore Drive. Then, turn left immediately into parking lot of 2050 Lakeshore Drive. The Eastlake Shores Clubhouse is behind the the gated fence.
Last Thursday (Dec. 15th) there was no dance at Eastlake. But, I dug through the archives to find four interesting photos from Christmas dances from the past few years. (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. If that doesn't work, you can either click on the places where the photos should be, or go to this website to see the whole email.)
FLASHBACK PHOTOS, 2012-2015:
2012 - POINT POINT JOINT - Above, line dancers had fun at the Christmas Dance in the Joint on Dec. 20, 2012, with Nedy, Peter and Rima in the front line, sort of.
2013 - POINT POINT JOINT - Winners of the Christmas Party's Ugly Sweater Contest lined up in the Joint on Dec. 19, 2013.
2014 - POINT POINT JOINT - Above, San Diego's Filipino Elvis sang at the Christmas Party in the Joint on Dec. 18, 2014.
2015 - POINT POINT JOINT - Yes, Thursday night dancers went back to Point Point Joint in late December. Above, dancers gathered for a group photo at the Christmas Dance on Dec. 17, 2015.
Here's the plan for the next few Thursdays:
Thursday, December 22, 2016: CHRISTMAS DANCE PARTY in Eastlake, with a big Christmas dinner beginning at 6pm, a Photo Booth, and prizes for best attire. 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Mel Zaragoza.
Thursday, December 29, 2016: NEW YEARS DANCE and MASQUERADE PARTY in Eastlake, with prizes for best attire, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Mel Zaragoza.
Thursday, January 5, 2017: DANCE PARTY in Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Mel Zaragoza.
Thursday, January 12, 2017: JANUARY BIRTHDAYS DANCE PARTY in Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Mel Zaragoza.
It's a fun dance party most every Thursday night 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, rumba and much much more.
Hoping to see you on the dance floor,
Bert & Edith
619-224-3095 (house phone)
P.S. Other Notes: (1) These are really fun ballroom and line dance parties. This is Thursday night dancing in San Diego. While the dancing and music is non-stop, there are dancers who are happy to give free dance one-on-one lessons during the dances, in case you don't know the steps of a particular dance. Hmmm - I bet the simultaneous instructions while others are dancing make these, for example, the best Thursday night cha cha dancing in Chula Vista.
(2) You can click on Links to YouTube MUSIC VIDEOS and other websites that are mentioned in this email (the links are colored like this of Upcoming Events). You can get more info at websites like: this email group's Home Page and Upcoming Events.
(3) If you do NOT want these weekly emails anymore, you can "unsubscribe" by e-mailing or calling me (619-224-3095).
Hello Dancers!
NO DANCE this Thursday, but please plan on returning to dance at Eastlake Shores in eleven days on Thursday December 22nd for the CHRISTMAS DANCE PARTY, when DJ Mel Zaragoza will play the music.
DIRECTIONS for Dec 1st: Take the H Street east to Eastlake Drive. Go right one block, then right into 2050 Lakeshore Drive. Then, turn left immediately into parking lot - the Clubhouse is behind the the gated fence.
Last Thursday, December 8, 2016, DJ Bing Villafuerte played at Eastlake for about 35 happy dancers on the DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS DANCE PARTY NIGHT, as you can see in the following 7 photos. (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. If that doesn't work, you can either click on the places where the photos should be, or go to this website to see the whole email.)
DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS DANCE PARTY NIGHT, THURSDAY DECEMBER 8, 2016, at Eastlake:
DINNER TIME. After non-stop line dancing from 6pm - 7pm, hungry dancers lined up for great food. A big "THANK YOU" to people who brought food: Nick & Eden brought barbecue beef sandwiches and salabat. Rei brought lots of quiche. Beth brought corn. Gino & Edith R brought maruya and cookies. Ralph brought chicken. Rudy brought cheesecake. Dolores brought fruit bread. Rima & Joel brought a big birthday cake. And, there was a lot more. (I hope I got the credits right.)
BALLROOM. We guys preferred ballroom dancing. Above, we see Nedy and Mel (not DJ Mel, but the other Mel) dancing to "Reloj" rumba.
NIGHT CLUB TWO-STEP. Many dancers got up to dance to the night club two-step "Yo Te Amo", including Elsie and Ping in the photo above.
NICK & EDEN also danced to the night club two-step "Yo Te Amo".
THE DJ DANCED in the photo above with Nita, also to the night club two-step.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Edith R and Jamila have birthdays in December. In the photo above, they blew out candles on the Happy Birthday cake that the Sims Family brought, while holding their roses, and while dancers sang "Happy Birthday".
GROUP PHOTO. After a long night of dancing, many of those remaining lined up for a group photo.
Here's the plan for the next few weeks for Thursday night dances:
Thursday, December 15, 2016: NO DANCE. The Eastlake Clubhouse will be used by another group on that night.
Thursday, December 22, 2016: CHRISTMAS PARTY DANCE in Eastlake, with prizes for best holiday attire, and with Emilio Buencamino operating a Photo Booth. 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Mel Zaragoza.
Thursday, December 29, 2016: NEW YEARS DANCE PARTY In Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Mel Zaragoza.
Thursday, January 5, 2017: DANCE PARTY in Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Mel Zaragoza.
It's a fun dance party most every Thursday night 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, rumba and much much more.
Hoping to see you on the dance floor,
Bert & Edith
619-224-3095 (house phone)
P.S. Other Notes: (1) These are really fun ballroom and line dance parties. This is Thursday night dancing in San Diego. While the dancing is continuous, there are dancers who are happy to give free dance one-on-one lessons during the dances, in case you don't know the steps of a particular dance. Hmmm - I bet the simultaneous instructions while others are dancing make these, for example, the best Thursday night cumbia dancing in Chula Vista.
(2) You can click on Links to YouTube MUSIC VIDEOS and other websites that are mentioned in this email (the links are colored like this of "Yo Te Amo"). You can get more info at websites like: this email group's Home Page and Upcoming Events.
(3) If you do NOT want these weekly emails anymore, you can "unsubscribe" by e-mailing or calling me (619-224-3095).
Hello Dancers!
This Thursday night, December 8, 2016, let's dance at Eastlake Shores, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista, for DECEMBER's BIRTHDAY DANCE PARTY. Besides roses for ladies with December birthdays, there'll be snacks and beverages. It's a "private party" and this is your invitation. Dancers are welcome to bring a dish of food to share. The incredible DJ Bing Villafuerte will play line dances 6pm-7pm, followed by mixed ballroom and line dancing until 10pm.
DIRECTIONS: Take the H Street east to Eastlake Drive. Go right one block, then right onto Lakeshore Drive. Then, turn left immediately into parking lot - the Clubhouse is behind the the gated fence.
Last Thursday, December 1, 2016, DJ Mel Zaragoza played at Eastlake for nearly 25 happy dancers, as you can see in the following 6 photos. (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. If that doesn't work, you can either click on the places where the photos should be, or go to this website to see the whole email.)
THURSDAY DECEMBER 1, 2016, at Eastlake:
AFRICA BOOM BOOM line dance, part of the non stop line dancing from 6 until 7pm, had Beth, Myrna and Bing in the front line in the photo above. I love the "Africa Boom Boom" song. The Eastlake Shores Clubhouse already had Christmas decorations up.
THE FOOD LINE. After an hour of line dancing, dancers were hungry. A big "THANK YOU" to people who brought food: Nick & Eden brought champorado. Ralph brought lasagna. DJ Mel brought potato salad. Nedy brought sliced oranges. Beth brought watermelon. And, there was a lot more. (I hope I got the credits right.)
SELFIES. Nedy and some others took a million selfies Thursday night. I liked the one above on Nedy's Facebook. The photo features Myrna, Nora, Nedy, Neriza and Beth.
BALLROOM. We guys preferred ballroom dancing. Above, I was fortunate to get to dance with Nora to something called "Vamos A Bailar".
IT'S A TOUGH JOB! Being a DJ can be very stressful. Luckily, DJ Mel had two things to reduce his anxiety: Susie and Budweiser.
GROUP PHOTO. After a long night of dancing, many of those remaining got cozy for a group photo by the DJ's table.
Here's the plan for the next few weeks for Thursday night dances:
Thursday, December 8, 2016: BIRTHDAY NIGHT Dance Party in Eastlake, with roses for ladies with December birthdays, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Bing Villafuerte.
Thursday, December 15, 2016: NO DANCE. The Eastlake Clubhouse will be used by another group on that night.
Thursday, December 22, 2016: CHRISTMAS PARTY DANCE in Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Mel Zaragoza.
Thursday, December 29, 2016: NEW YEARS DANCE PARTY In Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Mel Zaragoza.
Thursday, January 5, 2017: DANCE PARTY in Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Mel Zaragoza.
It's a fun dance party most every Thursday night 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, rumba and much much more.
Hoping to see you on the dance floor,
Bert & Edith
619-224-3095 (house phone)
P.S. Other Notes: (1) These are really fun ballroom and line dance parties. This is Thursday night dancing in San Diego. While the dancing is continuous, there are dancers who are happy to give free dance one-on-one lessons during the dances, in case you don't know the steps of a particular dance. Hmmm - I bet the simultaneous instructions while others are dancing make these, for example, the best Thursday night cumber dancing in Chula Vista.
(2) You can click on Links to YouTube MUSIC VIDEOS and other websites that are mentioned in this email (the links are colored like this of "Africa Boom Boom"). You can get more info at websites like: this email group's Home Page and Upcoming Events.
(3) If you do NOT want these weekly emails anymore, you can "unsubscribe" by e-mailing or calling me (619-224-3095).
