Sunday, December 29, 2019

DANCE PARTY at Eastlake This Thursday January 2, 2020

Hello Dancers,   

 You are invited to welcome 2020 at a DANCE PARTY this Thursday January 2, 2020, 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 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 26th) was a great MASQUERADE & NEW YEAR DANCE PARTY at Eastlake.  There were about 30 dancers enjoying the music of DJ Mel Zaragoza, 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 photo should be, or go to this group website or to bertdonaldson.blogspot.com to see the whole email, and/or see lots of photos at the Facebook site mentioned below.)

THURSDAY December 26, 2019, MASQUERADE & NEW YEAR DANCE PARTY at Eastlake:


GROUP PHOTO BEFORE FOOD. Dancers posed for this photo above before eating. Here is a big "THANK YOU" to people who brought a lot of delicious food.  Beth brought mango.  Carmen brought kutchinta and hopia desserts. Mel Paiste brought sotanghon with patola and shrimp.  Estrelle brought spaghetti. Connie & Rick brought a bean casserole. Rei brought salad and puto pao. Alice brought cake. Minda brought chicken and pie. Juliette brought chicken. Nene brought carbonara and leche flan.  Karina brought sliders. Sheila brought cake. Mel Zaragoza brought paella.  And, there was more.  This and many more photos taken by Ric are in the EastLake Shore Thursday Dance Group Facebook.




DJ MEL kept the music going all night. DJ Mel also won the award for Best Attired man.  




BALLROOM DANCING alternated with line dancing until 10pm.  In the photo above, Mark and Rei were dancing to "When The Girl In Your Arms"




MASQUERADE WINNERS in another photo from Ric, we see Minda, Myrna, Rei, Nene, Beth, Estrelle, Arlene, Connie, Alice, Juliet, Karina, Sheila, Arcadia, Carmen and Loretta posing between judges Nina and Edith




LINE DANCING was non-stop from 6 to 7pm, then it alternated with ballroom dancing until 10pm.  The photo above was courtesy of Ric.  Estrelle, Bing and Sheila were in the front line, more or less, as line dancers enjoyed a relatively new one, the "Senorita" line dance.




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

Thursday, January 2, 2020: DANCE PARTY at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Bing Villafuerte.


Thursday, January 9, 2019: JANUARY BIRTHDAYS DANCE PARTY at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913, with roses for birthday ladies, balloons and cake. DJ Nickie Bascos.


Thursday, January 16, 2019:  DANCE PARTY at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Bing Villafuerte.


Thursday, January 23, 2019:  CHINESE NEW YEAR DANCE PARTY at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. Prizes for best attire. DJ Mel Zaragoza.


  It's a fun dance party most Thursday nights with line dances and ballroom dances like swing including 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)  If you do NOT want these weekly emails anymore, you can "unsubscribe" by e-mailing me, or calling me (619-224-3095), or just "Reply" and type "unsubscribe".

Sunday, December 22, 2019

NEW YEAR & MASQUERADE DANCE PARTY at Eastlake This Thursday December 26, 2019

Hello Dancers,   

 You are invited to a NEW YEAR & MASQUERADE DANCE PARTY this Thursday December 26, 2019, at Eastlake Shores, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista. There'll be lots of dancing, fun, food, beverages, and prizes for best attire. It's a "private party" and this is your invitation.  Dancers are welcome to bring a dish of food to share. The wonderful DJ Mel Zaragoza 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 19th) was a great CHRISTMAS DANCE PARTY at Eastlake.  Thanks in part to Nickie's Angels, a couple 1st-timers and some dancers returning after months away, there were about 50 dancers, the most since last Christmas, enjoying the music of DJ Nickie Bascos, 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 photo should be, or go to this group website or to bertdonaldson.blogspot.com to see the whole email.)

THURSDAY December 19, 2019, CHRISTMAS DANCE PARTY at Eastlake:


LINE DANCING was non-stop from 6 to 7pm, then it alternated with ballroom dancing until 10pm.  In the photo above, Arlene, Nedy and Estrelle were in front, more or less, as line dancers enjoyed a relatively new one, the "Senorita" line dance.




GROUP PHOTO BEFORE FOOD. Dancers posed for this photo above before eating. Here is a big "THANK YOU" to people who brought a lot of delicious food.  Beth brought pancit.  Del brought dessert. Carmen brought banana lumpia and walnut pies. Mel Paiste brought pancit canton with bell peppers and shrimp.  Estrelle brought chicken sandwiches.  Nedy brought noodles.  Connie & Ric brought a fruit & veggie platter. Rei brought salad.  Belen brought assorted cakes. Jovy brought pineapple cake. Alice brought empanadas.  Zeny brought fruit salad.  Bert Alota brought pineapple. Nick & Eden brought munggo and rice. Minda brought fish ceviche and blueberry muffins. Juliette brought cookies. Nene brought macaroons.  Pat E brought chicken. Karina brought carbonara. Sheila brought ube, chocolate cake & jello.  Rosie brought chop suey. Fred brought pizza. Hector brought beef.  And, there was more.




DJ NICKIE kept the music going all night. 




SELFIES were taken by the dozen.  In the selfie above, copied from Nedy's Facebook, Edith, Rima, Del and Nedy posed while dancers danced.




MISTLETOE was hanging in the room.  Most ladies stayed away from it, to avoid being kissed.  But, in the photo above, Rei and Mark kissed under the mistletoe and in front of cameras.




BALLROOM DANCING alternated with line dancing until 10pm.  Ric gave me a new camera !!!  In the photo above, Connie was dancing with Ric to "I Wanna Dance With Somebody".  




FLASHBACK TO 2018's NEW YEAR & MASQUERADE NIGHT DANCE PARTY:


LAST YEAR's 2018 NEW YEAR & MASQUERADE NIGHT DANCE PARTY was on December 27, 2018. Above you see the Best Attired Winners posing in the award ceremony.



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


Thursday, December 26, 2019:  NEW YEARS & MASQUERADE DANCE PARTY at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. Prizes for best attire. DJ Mel Zaragoza.


Thursday, January 2, 2020: DANCE PARTY at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Bing Villafuerte.


Thursday, January 9, 2019: JANUARY BIRTHDAYS DANCE PARTY at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913, with roses for birthday ladies, balloons and cake. DJ Nickie Bascos.


Thursday, January 16, 2019:  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 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)  If you do NOT want these weekly emails anymore, you can "unsubscribe" by e-mailing me, or calling me (619-224-3095), or just "Reply" and type "unsubscribe".

Sunday, December 15, 2019

CHRISTMAS DANCE PARTY at Eastlake This Thursday December 19, 2019


Hello Dancers,   

 You are invited to a CHRISTMAS DANCE PARTY this Thursday December 19, 2019, 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 marvelous 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 12th) was a great DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS DANCE PARTY at Eastlake.  There were about 30 dancers enjoying the music of DJ Bing Villafuerte, 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 photo should be, or go to this group website or to bertdonaldson.blogspot.com to see the whole email.)

THURSDAY December 12, 2019, DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS DANCE PARTY at Eastlake:


GROUP PHOTO BEFORE FOOD. Dancers posed for this photo above before eating. Here is a big "THANK YOU" to people who brought delicious food.  Beth brought persimmons and guavas.  Del brought rice cakes. Carmen brought fried rice and puto. Mel Paiste brought sotanghon with patola and shrimp.  Estrelle brought menudo and fried rice and a cake.  Nedy brought corned beef.  Connie & Rick brought cheese rolls. Rei brought kale salad and tangerines.  Belen brought assorted cakes. Jovy brought chicken wings. Alice brought banana bread.  Zeny brought leche flan.  Bert Alota brought papaya.  And, there was more.




BALLROOM DANCING alternated with line dancing until 10pm.  In the photo above, first-timer Alice was dancing with Rick to a tango. 




SELFIES were taken by the dozen.  In the selfie above, copied from Nedy's Facebook, Arlene, Estrelle and Nedy posed while dancers danced.




BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.  December birthday celebrants Estrelle and Carmen were blowing out candles on their birthday cakes in the photo above.  The photo was courtesy of Rick and Connie, and copied from the EastLake Shore Thursday Dance Group Facebook.




LINE DANCING was non-stop from 6 to 7pm, then it alternated with ballroom dancing until 10pm.  In the photo above, also copied from the EastLake Shore Thursday Dance Group Facebook, Beth and Connie were in front, more or less, as line dancers enjoyed a relatively old one, the "Tennessee Waltz" line dance.


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


Thursday, December 19, 2019:  CHRISTMAS DANCE PARTY at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Nickie Bascos.



Thursday, December 26, 2019:  NEW YEARS & MASQUERADE DANCE PARTY at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. Prizes for best attire. DJ Mel Zaragoza.



Thursday, January 2, 2020: DANCE PARTY at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Bing Villafuerte.



Thursday, January 9, 2019: JANUARY BIRTHDAYS DANCE PARTY at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913, with roses for birthday ladies, balloons and cake. DJ Nickie Bascos.


  It's a fun dance party most Thursday nights with line dances and ballroom dances like swing including 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)  If you do NOT want these weekly emails anymore, you can "unsubscribe" by e-mailing me, or calling me (619-224-3095), or just "Reply" and type "unsubscribe". 

Saturday, December 7, 2019

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS DANCE PARTY at Eastlake This Thursday December 12, 2019


Hello Dancers,   

 You are invited to a DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS DANCE PARTY this Thursday December 12, 2019, at Eastlake Shores, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista. There'll be lots of dancing, fun, food, beverages, and cake and balloons and roses for birthday ladies. It's a "private party" and this is your invitation.  Dancers are welcome to bring a dish of food to share. The spectacular 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 5th) was a great DANCE PARTY at Eastlake.  There were about 20 dancers enjoying the music of DJ Mel Zaragoza, as you can see in the 4 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 photo should be, or go to this group website or to bertdonaldson.blogspot.com to see the whole email.)

THURSDAY December 5, 2019, DANCE PARTY at Eastlake:


GROUP PHOTO BEFORE FOOD. Dancers posed for this photo above before eating. Here is a big "THANK YOU" to people who brought delicious food. Nick & Eden brought chicken macaroni soup and rice. Beth brought pancit.  Del brought peanuts.  Minda brought garlic sticks and cookies. Juliette brought garlic bread. Carmen brought chicken guisado and rice. Nina brought suman.  Nene brought puto. And, there was more.




LINE DANCING was non-stop from 6 to 7pm, than alternated with ballroom dancing until 10pm.  In the photo above, DJ Mel was showing line dancers the steps to a relatively new one, "Cerezo Rosa".




DJ MEL ZARAGOZA had a lot of Christmas spirit, partly helped by a giant tree next to him.




BALLROOM DANCING.  In the photo above, Del was dancing with DJ Mel to the tango "L'amour C'est Pour Rien".  


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


Thursday, December 12, 2019: DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS DANCE PARTY at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913, with roses for birthday ladies, balloons and cake. DJ Bing Villafuerte.



Thursday, December 19, 2019:  CHRISTMAS DANCE PARTY at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. DJ Nickie Bascos.



Thursday, December 26, 2019:  NEW YEARS & MASQUERADE DANCE PARTY at Eastlake, 6pm-10pm at the Eastlake Shores Beach Clubhouse, 2050 Lakeshore Drive, Chula Vista CA 91913. Prizes for best attire. DJ Mel Zaragoza.



Thursday, January 2, 2020: 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 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)  If you do NOT want these weekly emails anymore, you can "unsubscribe" by e-mailing me, or calling me (619-224-3095), or just "Reply" and type "unsubscribe".