**The Goddard Dance Club News**

February 2003 News

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# New Sunday Class Format

We want everyone in the Club to consider the GDC Sunday night class and
practice session a part of their weekly dancing experience. In order to
enhance the Sunday night class and practice format to appeal to the
largest number of Club members, we are making the followng changes:

We are no longer teaching advanced material on Sunday nights. The
Goddard Dance Club is a social dance club. While the intention is to
provide class instruction that is interesting and useful to all levels
of dancers, the focus is on having fun. Advanced material will still be
introduced in the intermediate level classes on Monday nights.

The 6 PM Sunday class will start with beginner material and conclude
with intermediate level material. Everyone profits from revisiting the
fundamentals, and the beginners can join in as well. The objective is to
cover material that can be incorporated immediately into our dance
repertoire during the practice session. The beginners can practice the
beginner steps and some of the intermediate material; while the
intermediate dancers can clean up some of the bad habits they may have
acquired in their basic steps.

The featured dance will be limited to a maximum of two weeks for Sunday
night classes. Beginners will be exposed to a basic set of 12 dances
within a six month period. Intermediate dancers will have a few new
steps to work on for each dance. In this way everyone will have
something productive to work on during the two-hour practice session
that follows the class. The featured dance of the class session will
also be featured in that night's practice session. Dancers can try their
new steps, seek help, and get plenty of practice. At the discretion of
the class, specialty dances, such as the Polka, will be offered for one
week. This will offer some more variety and fun.

We are now rotating partners during all classes. As always, the club
policy is to encourage members to rotate partners, however, if you are
uncomfortable you always have the option not to rotate.

Rotating partners is now the standard procedure for all of our Club
classes. This helps all of us to become better dancers, helps the
singles dancers to participate, and accelerates the learning process for
the beginners. We all get to meet and dance with new people and broaden
our dance experience. For the more advanced dancers, if you really think
you know something, try teaching it. You can learn a lot in the process.

Hopefully, among other benefits these changes will increase the social
nature of our Club. We are optimistic that most members should enjoy
this new Sunday format.

#  Half Price Classes Continue

Half price rates will continue in effect for everyone, not just members
of other classes, during the January-February bimonthly Sunday series.
This means that, for this month only, you can sign up for February
Sunday classes at \$15/person. This is an opportunity you simply can't
refuse. The first two Sundays in February will Salsa, followed by two
weeks of Quick Step.

In March and April we will return to the \$60/person bimonthly rate,
that includes both the class at 6 PM and the practice session from 7-9
PM. The continuing good news is that anyone taking either the Monday or
Wednesday class can take a second class, including Sunday, for half
price of \$30/person for two months.

**Upcoming Special Events**

Mark your calendars! All dances are now on Saturdays from 7:00 to 11:00.
Here is a list of upcoming dances:

2003 Dances:

15 February Saturday Pot Luck Tony Luciano

15 March Saturday Pot Luck Chip Atwood

19 April \* Saturday Pot Luck Chip Atwood

17 May Saturday Pot Luck Chip Atwood

21 June Saturday Pot Luck Chip Atwood

19 July Saturday Pot Luck Chip Atwood

16 August Saturday Pot Luck Chip Atwood

30 August Saturday Pot Luck Chip Atwood

20 September Saturday Pot Luck Chip Atwood

18 October Saturday Pot Luck Chip Atwood

15 November Saturday Pot Luck Chip Atwood

6 December Holiday Party - Catered TBD

\*NOTE: New April Date (April 26 changed to April 19)

Feel free to invite guests. Everyone is welcome. However, please make
sure that everyone invited is included on the guest list. Members and
guests must be U. S. citizens and a picture ID is required. Contact
Kate Perrie (h) 410-757-1185, kate.perrie2@comcast.net or Martha O'Bryan
(h) 301-574-3349, (w) 301-286-1412, martha.obryan@gsfc.nasa.gov. The
guest list will be submitted to Goddard Security on Wednesday morning
before the event.

# 2003 Membership Cards

If you don\'t have a 2003 Membership card yet, then please take the
opportunity to become a 2003 member by filling out the form at the end
of the newsletter and sending it along with \$10/person to the
Treasurer.

**Valentine\'s Pot Luck Dance**

The Valentine\'s Pot Luck Dance will be on Saturday, February 15, 2003,
7:00 - 11:00 p.m.

Featuring music by Tony Luciano. The cost is \$10 per person with a
dish, \$20 per person without a dish (Plus \$5 extra for non members)

Tickets are on sale now and are available from your class rep.

If you are interested in attending this dance it is very important that
you contact Kate Perrie and request to be added to the list of
attendees. This list will be finalized on Tuesday February 11, 2003.
Kate Perrie (h) 410-757-1185, kate.perrie2@comcast.net or Martha O'Bryan
(h) 301-574-3349, (w) 301-286-1412, martha.obryan@gsfc.nasa.gov. Anyone
attending the party will need either a Goddard badge, temporary guest
badge, or have their name included on the guest list. The guest list
will be submitted to Goddard Security on Wednesday morning before the
event.

# Why Dance at GDC?

There are a lot of good people to meet, dancing is good exercise, the
social activity is abundant, the instructors are great, with a little
persistence it is easy to learn, it gets you off the couch and out of
the house.

# Events Around Town

-   Goddard Dance Club, Goddard Space Flight Center, Building 8
    Auditorium, dances for 2003 are listed on page one of this
    newsletter. Contact Martha O\'Bryan 301-286-1412 or 301-574-3349, or
    contact John Barker 301-614-6610 or 301-431-2626, or visit our web
    site http://members.aol.com/ tangomambo/ goddard.htm

-   Davidsonville Dance Club, Davidsonville, Maryland. Ballroom dancing
    on 2nd & 4th Saturdays, Contact Millie Cave 301-262-8010.

-   Wheaton Ballroom Dance Club, Saturday night dances with live bands,
    8:30 to 12:30 PM. Dances for 2003 include: 2/8/03 Helmut Licht 5PC
    Orchestra, 3/15/03 Pamela Ferguson Trio, 4/12/03 Tony Luciano,
    11/1/03 the Continentals, and 12/6/03 Pamela Ferguson Trio. Contact
    Nancy McCeney 301-441-2338.

-   Hollywood Ballroom, Silver Spring Maryland. Ballroom dancing on
    Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, & Saturday. Call 301-622-5494 or
    http://www.hollywoodballroom.com/.

-   The Promenade Baltimore\'s Premier Dancesport Facility, 2605 Lord
    Baltimore Drive, Suites L-P, Baltimore Maryland, 410-277-0234,
    http://www.mddancesport.com/

Visit the Goddard Dance Club web site at

http://members.aol.com/tangomambo/goddard.htm.

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# Goddard Dance Club Classes with Chip Atwood

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# Basic Ballroom Class

2-Month series Wednesday, Wednesday, January 8 to February 26, 2003
offering Waltz and Disco Hustle

Next Series: Wednesday, March 5 to April 30, 2003

Other dances include Rumba, Cha-Cha, Tango, Foxtrot, Waltz, Hustle, etc.
as requested by participants

Rep.: Ike Orlowski (w) 301-805-4545, (h) 301-805-8125, iorlowski@jnt.com
or ikeorl@aol.com

Asst. Rep.: Billie Byard, (w) 301-429-2581, (h) 410-757-9433,
bbyard@qssgroupinc.com or billie_byard@msn.com

7:30 -- 9:30 Wednesday, Building 8 Auditorium

\$60 per person for 2 hours for 2-Month series

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# Intermediate-I Ballroom Class Intermediate-II Ballroom Class

2-Month series January 6 to February 24, 2003 2-Month series January 6
to February 24, 2003

Next Series: March 3 to April 28, 2003 Next Series: March 3 to April 28,
2003

7:30 -- 8:30 Monday, Building 8 Auditorium 8:30 -- 9:30 Monday, Building
8 Auditorium

\$40 per person for series (Intermediate I only) \$40 per person for
series (Intermediate II only)

\$60 per person for both Intermediate-I and Intermediate-II per 2-Month
series

Rep.: Ed Gaddy (w) 301-286-1338, (h) 301-390-5115,
edward.m.gaddy.1@gsfc.nasa.gov; egaddy@comcast.net

Asst. Rep.: Ron Kaese (w) 301-286-6732, (h) 301-948-5458,
ronald.w.kaese@gsfc.nasa.gov or rkaese@yahoo.com

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  **Monday**   **January**   **February**   **March**   **April**   **May**   **June**   **July**

  **7:30**     Hustle        Tango          Triple      Foxtrot     Samba     Sway       Salsa
                                            Swing                                        

  **8:30**     Waltz         Hustle         Tango       Triple      Foxtrot   Samba      Viennese
                                                        Swing                            Waltz
  ------------ ------------- -------------- ----------- ----------- --------- ---------- ----------

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# Sunday Night Ballroom Practice and Dance Variations Class

\*\*\* NEW CLASS STRUCTURE \*\*\*

Sunday class instruction will include all levels of dancers

Sunday class will start with beginning material and include some
intermediate material later in the class

2-Month series January 5 to February 23, 2003 (half-price - see details
on page 1)

Next Series: 2-Month series March 2 to April 27, 2003

Classes feature: Social Fox Trot (January 29^th^), Salsa (February 2^nd^
and 9^th^), Quick Step (February 16^th^ and 23^rd^)

Dance Variations Class 6:00-7:00 PM

Dance Practice 7:00 --9:00 PM

Building 8 Auditorium

Rep.: John Barker, (h) 301-431-2626, (w) 301-614-6610,
barkers@earthlink.net, John.L.Barker@gsfc.nasa.gov

Asst. Rep.: Kathy Bennett, (h) 410-923-6778, KBenn26@aol.com

\$60 per 2-Month Class and/or Practice (Half price special \$15 for
month on February)

For badged GSFC employee or member of another class (50% discount) \$30
per 2-Month

\$10 Single Night Class and/or Practice (\$50% discount for badged GSFC
employee - \$5 Single Night)

2-Hour Practice discounted prices for members taking other Goddard Dance
Club dance classes:

\$30 for 2-Month Series and \$5/night for 7-9 Sunday Practice