Sunday, December 31, 2017

DANCE PARTY in EASTLAKE This Thursday January 4, 2018

Hello Dancers,  

  Join a DANCE PARTY this Thursday night January 4th at Eastlake Shores, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista.  There'll be lots of dancing, fun, food and beverages. It's a "private party" and this is your invitation.  Dancers are welcome to bring a dish of food to share.  The great DJ Nickie Bascos will play for line dancing 6pm-7pm, and mixed ballroom & line dances until 10pm.

DIRECTIONS: Take H Street east to Eastlake Drive.  Go right one block, then turn right onto Lakeshore Drive. Then, turn left immediately into the parking lot of 2050 Lakeshore Drive.  The Eastlake Shores Clubhouse is behind the gated fence.

Last Thursday (December 28th) was MASQUERADE & NEW YEARS NIGHT DANCE at Eastlake, with 25 dancers enjoying DJ Nickie Bascos's great music, as you can see in the 5 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.)

THURSDAY DECEMBER 28, 2017, MASQUERADE & NEW YEARS NIGHT DANCE PARTY at Eastlake:


LINE DANCING was non-stop from 6 to 7pm, and off & on the rest of the night.  Above, dancing to "Carinito", a longtime line dance favorite on Thursday nights, it was DJ Nickie in front. 




FOOD LINE.   Here's a "Thank You", and some credits for very delicious food.  Nick & Eden brought beef afritada with vegetables and rice. Rei brought Greek salad. Mel (not the DJ, but the other Mel) brought sotanghon. Josie brought macaroni salad and coffee. Estrelle brought spam and rice. Nene brought espasol. Zeny brought rice cake. Rosa brought puto. Elma brought ham. Remy brought spam and oranges. And, there was more.




BLURRED LINES line dance is still favorite.  Above Geraldine was one of the dancers.




EVA, across the floor, was also dancing to "Blurred Lines" line dance.




BALLROOM DANCING.  We guys preferred the ballroom dances.  Above, I got to dance a cha cha with Rosa.  


2016 FLASHBACK PHOTO, one year ago:


2016 New Years Dance Party dancers posed above just before getting their food.


Here's the dance party plan for the next few Thursdays:

Thursday, January 4, 2018:  DANCE Party at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Nickie Bascos.

Thursday, January 11, 2018:  BIRTHDAY PARTY DANCE NIGHT at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. Roses and balloons for January celebrants. DJ Nickie Bascos.

Thursday, January 18, 2018:  DANCE Party at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Bing Villafuerte.

Thursday, January 25, 2018:  BLACK & WHITE NIGHT DANCE PARTY at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. Prizes for best attire. DJ Bing Villafuerte.


  It's a fun dance party most Thursday nights, with line dances and ballroom dances like swing including Manila 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 are 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.    

(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 "Carinito").  You can get more info at websites like: this email group's Home Page.  

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Sunday, December 24, 2017

NEW YEAR MASQUERADE Dance Party at Eastlake This Thursday December 28, 2017


Hello Dancers!   
  It's a MASQUERADE and NEW YEAR DANCE PARTY this Thursday night Dec. 28th at Eastlake Shores, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista. There'll be lots of dancing, fun, food, beverages, and masquerade attire (masks, etc., but no attire prizes). It's a "private party" and this is your invitation.  Dancers are welcome to bring a dish of food to share.  The wonderful DJ Nickie Bascos will play for line dancing 6pm-7pm, and mixed ballroom & line dances until 10pm.

DIRECTIONS: Take H Street east to Eastlake Drive.  Go right one block, then turn right onto Lakeshore Drive. Then, turn left immediately into the parking lot of 2050 Lakeshore Drive.  The Eastlake Shores Clubhouse is behind the gated fence.

Last Thursday (December 21st) night was the Christmas Dance Party at Eastlake, with about 30 dancers enjoying the great music of DJ Bing as you can see in the 8 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.)

THURSDAY DECEMBER 21, 2017, CHRISTMAS DANCE PARTY at Eastlake:


LINE DANCING was non-stop from 6 to 7pm, and off & on the rest of the night.  Above, dancing to "Rocking Around The Christmas Tree" line dance, it was Edith and Nina more or less in the front line. 




FOOD LINE.  Above, Nina was ready to give a blessing for the large amount of food. Here's a "Thank You", and some credits. Nick & Eden brought corned beef and pan de sale. Geraldine brought embutido. Karina brought pork loins. Sheila brought dessert. Beth brought sotanghon and guava. Estrelle brought tuna sandwiches. Rei brought Greek salad and summon. Romy brought coffee from Maui. Cindy and Chito brought baked chicken and Hawaiian bread. Nene brought puto and ube leche flan. Jake brought leche flan. Zeny brought fruit salad. Delia brought pasta alfredo. Dwayne and Eva fraught leche flan. Edith F and Susie brought assorted desserts. And, there was more.




BALLROOM DANCING.  We guys preferred the ballroom dances.  Above, Neriza and Romy danced to the cha cha "Sofrito". 




GIFT EXCHANGE. Above the gift table was filled before the gift exchange began.  "Thank You" to everyone who brought gifts.




MISTLETOE occupied some people's attention, mostly women staying away from it so they wouldn't get kissed.  Above, Romi kissed Geraldine under the mistletoe.




UNDER THE MISTLETOE.  We also spotted Connie and Rick kissing.




CHITO and ROMY were trying to figure out who would kiss who under the mistletoe.




NEW DANCE SHOES for CHRISTMAS looked good and caught my eye. I heard some dance shoes were bought from on-line stores like www.LightInTheBox.com 


OTHER PHOTOS. There are a lot of other photos from the dance that you can see on Eva's Facebook.


Here's the dance party plan for the next few Thursdays:


Thursday, December 28, 2017:  NEW YEARS and MASQUERADE DANCE PARTY at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913.  DJ Nickie Bascos.


Thursday, January 4, 2018:  DANCE Party at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Nickie Bascos.


Thursday, January 11, 2018:  BIRTHDAY PARTY DANCE NIGHT at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. Roses and balloons for December celebrants. DJ Nickie Bascos.


Thursday, January 18, 2018:  DANCE Party at 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 Thursday nights, 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 are 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.   

(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 "Sofrito").  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), or just "Reply" and type "unsubscribe".

Sunday, December 17, 2017

CHRISTMAS Dance Party at Eastlake This Thursday December 21, 2017


Ho Ho Ho Ho Dancers!   

  CHRISTMAS DANCE PARTY is this Thursday night Dec. 21st at Eastlake Shores, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista. There'll be lots of dancing, fun, food, beverages, festive attire, a gift exchange ($10 & up gifts)(but no attire prizes). It's a "private party" and this is your invitation.  Dancers are welcome to bring a dish of food to share.  The marvelous DJ Bing Villafuerte will play for line dancing 6pm-7pm, and mixed ballroom & line dances until 10pm.

DIRECTIONS: Take H Street east to Eastlake Drive.  Go right one block, then turn right onto Lakeshore Drive. Then, turn left immediately into the parking lot of 2050 Lakeshore Drive.  The Eastlake Shores Clubhouse is behind the gated fence.

Last Thursday (December 14th) night was December birthdays dance party at Eastlake, with about 40 dancers enjoying the great music of DJ Bing as you can see in the 6 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.)

THURSDAY DECEMBER 14, 2017, BIRTHDAY DANCE PARTY at Eastlake:


LINE DANCING was non-stop from 6 to 7pm, and off & on the rest of the night.  Above, dancing to "Quando, Quando, Quando" line dance, it was Edith and Nina more or less in the front line.




FOOD LINE.  Above, Nina was ready to give a blessing for the large amount of food. Here's a "Thank You", and some credits. Nick & Eden brought prime ribs and salad. Geraldine brought macaroni salad. Nedy brought corned beef brisket and cabbage. Karina brought banana bread. Sheila brought pandan gelatin. Ralph brought baked chicken. Suzanne brought turkey chili and toppings. Beth brought cantaloupe and oranges. Estrelle brought pancit #5 (beef & vegetables) and rice, and a BIG CAKE. Rosa and Myrna brought chicken apretada. Rei brought pasta salad. Josie & Romy brought apples and oranges. Cindy and Chito brought salted & peppered squid and chicken wings. Nene brought puto. Jake brought leche flan. Carmen brought puto and potato salad. And, there was more. 




BALLROOM DANCING.  We guys preferred the ballroom dances.  Above, Angie and Nando danced to the night club 2-step "Yo Te Amo". Angie also led dancers in the line dance "S'Aimera", a San Diego Filipino-American line dance favorite since Angie choreographed it in 1999.




NIGHT CLUB 2-STEP. Above, also dancing to "Yo Te Amo", it was Nene and Jake.




BIRTHDAY PARTY.  Getting ready to cut the cake, Estrelle, Chito and Carmen were celebrating their December birthdays.




SERENADE. San Diego's Filipino Elvis, Romy serenaded the birthday celebrants with his rendition of "How Did You Know"


OTHER PHOTOS. There are a lot of other photos from the dance that you can see on Nedy's Facebook and Ralph's Facebook.


Here's the dance party plan for the next few Thursdays:


Thursday, December 21, 2017:  CHRISTMAS DANCE PARTY at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. Gift exchange, $10 & up.  DJ Bing Villafuerte.


Thursday, December 28, 2017:  NEW YEARS and MASQUERADE DANCE PARTY at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913.  DJ Nickie Bascos.


Thursday, January 4, 2018:  DANCE Party at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Nickie Bascos.


Thursday, January 11, 2018:  BIRTHDAY PARTY DANCE NIGHT at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. Roses and balloons for December celebrants. DJ Nickie Bascos.

  It's a fun dance party most Thursday nights, 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 are 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.   

(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 "S'Aimera" ("On Ne S'Aimera Plus Jamais") 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).

Sunday, December 10, 2017

BIRTHDAY DANCE PARTY in EASTLAKE This Thursday December 14, 2017


Hello Dancers,  

  Join a BIRTHDAY DANCE PARTY this Thursday night December 14th at Eastlake Shores, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista.  There'll be lots of dancing, fun, food and beverages, and roses for ladies with December birthdays and balloons. It's a "private party" and this is your invitation.  Dancers are welcome to bring a dish of food to share.  The marvelous DJ Bing Villafuerte will play for line dancing 6pm-7pm, and mixed ballroom & line dances until 10pm.  

DIRECTIONS: Take H Street east to Eastlake Drive.  Go right one block, then turn right onto Lakeshore Drive. Then, turn left immediately into the parking lot of 2050 Lakeshore Drive.  The Eastlake Shores Clubhouse is behind the gated fence.

Last Thursday (December 7th) night was a fun dance at Eastlake, with about 25 happy dancers enjoying the great music of DJ Bing as you can see in the 4 photos below, while some dancers monitored the status of wildfires.  (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 7, 2017, DANCE PARTY at Eastlake:


LINE DANCING was non-stop from 6 to 7pm, and off & on the rest of the night.  Above, dancing to "Sweet Caroline" line dance, it was Edith in front of Geraldine and Zeny, while DJ Bing gave directions.




FOOD.  Above, Nina was ready to give a blessing for the large amount of food. Here's a "Thank You", and some credits. Nick & Eden brought apretada and noodle soup with vegetables. Geraldine brought macaroni fruit salad. Nedy brought chicken sotanghon soup. Karina brought chicken enchilada casserole. Nina brought chicken empanadas and suman. Sheila brought cookies. Ralph brought baked chicken. Suzanne brought papaya. Beth brought ampalaya with rice guisado. Estrelle brought fettuccine alfredo. Rosa brought bicho bicho and turon. And, there was more.




BALLROOM DANCING.  We guys preferred the ballroom dances.  Above, Bert Alota and Suzanne danced to the salsa "Rie Y Llora".




SALSA. Above, a while later, Eden was dancing with Mel to another salsa "En Buenaventura".


OTHER PHOTOS. There are a lot of other photos from the dance that you can see on Nedy's Facebook and Ralph's Facebook.


Here's the dance party plan for the next few Thursdays:

Thursday, December 14, 2017:  BIRTHDAY PARTY DANCE NIGHT at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. Roses and balloons for December celebrants. DJ Bing Villafuerte.


Thursday, December 21, 2017:  CHRISTMAS DANCE PARTY at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. Gift exchange, $10 & up.  DJ Bing Villafuerte.


Thursday, December 28, 2017:  NEW YEARS and MASQUERADE DANCE PARTY at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913.  DJ Nickie Bascos.


Thursday, January 4, 2018:  DANCE Party at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Nickie Bascos.


  It's a fun dance party most Thursday nights, 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 are 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.   

(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 "Sweet Caroline" 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).

Sunday, December 3, 2017

DANCE PARTY in EASTLAKE This Thursday December 7, 2017

Hello Dancers,  

  Join a DANCE PARTY this Thursday night December 7th at Eastlake Shores, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista.  There'll be lots of dancing, fun, food 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 Bing Villafuerte will play for line dancing 6pm-7pm, and mixed ballroom & line dances until 10pm.

DIRECTIONS: Take H Street east to Eastlake Drive.  Go right one block, then turn right onto Lakeshore Drive. Then, turn left immediately into the parking lot of 2050 Lakeshore Drive.  The Eastlake Shores Clubhouse is behind the gated fence.

Last Thursday (November 30th) was COWBOY & WESTERN NIGHT at Eastlake, with over 30 dancers enjoying DJ Bing's great music, many in western attire, as you can see in the 7 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.)

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2017, COWBOY & WESTERN NIGHT DANCE PARTY at Eastlake:

FOOD.   Here's a "Thank You", and some credits for a very large amount of delicious food.  Nick & Eden brought chili and hot dogs for chili dogs. Geraldine brought biko and brownies. Nedy brought fried rice and Swedish casserole. Karina brought cassava cake. Rei with Nina provided biko and suman. Sheila brought Madeleine brownies. Ralph brought baked chicken. Mel (not the DJ, but the other Mel) brought sotanghon. Suzanne brought papaya. Connie brought cassava cake. Josie & Romy brought pumpkin pie. And, there was more.



LINE DANCING was non-stop from 6 to 7pm, and off & on the rest of the night.  Above, dancing to "Sweet Caroline", a relatively new line dance on Thursday nights, it was . . .  well, I can't tell if there was a front line or not. 




BALLROOM DANCING.  We guys preferred the ballroom dances.  Above, Nene and Jake danced to the rumba "Carino Mio"




RUMBA.  Romi and Geraldine were also dancing to the lovely rumba "Carino Mio".




WESTERN ATTIRE WINNERS, couples division, next to judges Nina and Edith, were Chito & Cindy, Romy & Josie, Connie & Rick, and Geraldine & Romi.




SINGLES ATTIRE WINNERS were Dolly and Sheila.




CHA CHA.  Rima and Mel danced cha cha to "Smooth".




GROUP PHOTO.  Dancers lined up for a group photo at the end of the night.


Here's the dance party plan for the next few Thursdays:

Thursday, December 7, 2017:  DANCE Party at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Bing Villafuerte.

Thursday, December 14, 2017:  BIRTHDAY PARTY DANCE NIGHT at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. Roses and balloons for December celebrants. DJ Bing Villafuerte.

Thursday, December 21, 2017:  CHRISTMAS DANCE PARTY at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. Gift exchange $10 & up.  DJ Bing Villafuerte.


Thursday, December 28, 2017:  NEW YEARS and MASQUERADE DANCE PARTY at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913.  DJ Nickie Bascos.


  It's a fun dance party most Thursday nights, with line dances and ballroom dances like swing including Manila 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 are 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.    

(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 "Carino Mio").  You can get more info at websites like: this email group's Home Page.  

(3)  If you do NOT want these weekly emails anymore, you can "unsubscribe" by e-mailing or calling me (619-224-3095).