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February 2018 Volume 58, Number 2 STARLITE BALLROOM 5720 GUION ROAD INDIANAPOLIS, IN PHONE: 317-767-4040 www.continentaldanceclub-indy.com info@continentaldanceclub-indy.com Dancing Every Sunday.

1 February 2018 Volume 58, Number 2 STARLITE BALLROOM 5720 GUION ROAD INDIANAPOLIS, IN PHONE: info@continentaldanceclub-indy.com Dancing Every Sunday. since 1955 Doors Open at 5:45 pm Dance Lesson 6:00 7:00 pm Dancing 7:15-10:00 pm DANCE LESSON FOR FEBRUARY: RUMBA 6:00 7:00 PM LARGE BALLROOM BEGINNER LESSON FOR FEBRUARY: RUMBA 6:00 7:00 PM SMALL BALLROOM Member admission $10 Jr. Memberships & Student admission $5 Visitor admission $15 Photos and Videos at Club Events Photos and videos are frequently taken at Club events. Your presence indicates your willingness to be a part of Club activities including photos and videos, which may include you. Continental Dance Club Board of Directors David Hinderliter President Ben Davis Vice President Rhoda Israelov Secretary Nancy Lutz Treasurer Aina Clayton Tanya Marshall Ruthann Osenbaugh Susan Stewart Have you moved or changed your address? Please let us know your new mailing address, address, and phone number when you make changes. Contact our membership chairman, Darrel Trexler, at continentaldanceclub@yahoo.com or call Newsletter Editor Pat Ralston brimerpbr@gmail.com Web Master Position Open CDC Ambassadors Dennis and Bess Dworski in this issue Notes from the Board page 2 This Month s Party announcement page 2 CDC Schedule and Bands page 3 Dance instructors for this month page 4 New Members page 4 Area Dances & Web Sites page 5 CDC Birthdays page 5 Financial Statement page 6 My CDC page 7 CDC Express Check-in form page 7 CDC Photos pages 8-9 Membership Application Last page

Notes from the Board Columnist: Dave Hinderliter Hello! Feel free to pull up a chair while I tell you about our first 2018 Continental Dance Club Board meeting.

We did not make a profit last year. Fortunately, due to the efforts of the smart people who have run our club in the past, there was a savings account to fall back on.

2 Notes from the Board Columnist: Dave Hinderliter Hello! Feel free to pull up a chair while I tell you about our first 2018 Continental Dance Club Board meeting. We started our meeting by discussing 2017, both the good and the bad. I kind of look at our club as a business - if we don t make money, well, we go out of business and close the doors. We did not make a profit last year. Fortunately, due to the efforts of the smart people who have run our club in the past, there was a savings account to fall back on. We owe those former board members a big thank you. We discussed how ballroom dancers get started, how they finally get to the point of feeling confident enough to go to a dance club like ours and make an entrance. For me, I remember, it was less intimidating coming to Continental the first time than my first time walking into a dance studio. How many of you have taken dance lessons at a studio? I have been doing that, and at the very same studio, since It took me a year or so before I finally got the courage to go other places to social dance. My point is, help spread the word we do not want anyone to stop going to their home studio; we are NOT a dance studio and are not any studio s competition. We are a fun dance club! If you are taking lessons at a studio, that is a great investment in yourself kudos to you. Now come practice and have fun with us at Continental. If you already know how to dance, by all means, come on out! We all feel the best thing we have going for us is the fact we have a great place to dance and socialize every Sunday evening. If you are new, you fill out very little paper work and your entry is free that first time; tell Jane that your new best friend Dave is buying tonight! Then, every month, we have a special Sunday with a theme and great food is always involved pitch-in style. Our meeting was kind of bittersweet. We were saying goodbye to Diane and Carol, who have served on the board for more than six years. We will miss them and want to thank them for all their time and effort, always giving 110%. The sweet part of the evening was welcoming Tanya Marshall and Nancy Lutz to the board. Continued on page 4 February 11 Mardi Gras Party Colors are purple, green and gold Bring snacks page 2

3 CDC Dance Schedule and Bands Band schedules are current as of this printing, but are subject to change. This Month Feb 4 Dave Lowe Feb 11 Blue Notes Feb 18 Mike McCarty Feb 25 Monica Lung- DJ Next Month March 4 Blue Notes March 11 Mike McCarty Trio March 18 Dave Lowe March 25 Monica Lung - DJ 2018 Special Sundays and Events February 11 March 18 April 22 May 20 June 10 July 22 August 11 August 26 Mardi Gras Party, Bring snacks to share St. Patrick s Day Party, Bring snacks to share Beach Party, Bring snacks to share Black & White Ball, formal dress, Bring snacks to share Picnic Party, Bring snacks to share Luau Party, Bring snacks to share State Fair Dancing Homecoming at the Indiana Roof (No dance at Starlite) September 2 Nominations for Board of Directors September 16 50s Party, Bring snacks to share October 7 October 28 November 4 November 18 December 2 December 16 Nominations for Board of Directors Halloween Party, Bring snacks to share Nominations for Board of Directors Barn Dance, Bring snacks to share Nominations/Election for Board of Directors Christmas Holiday Party, Pitch-in Dinner page 3

Dance Instruction February From our Dance Instructor Chairman Ben Davis Scott and Yulia Shook will return to the CDC to teach our advanced dancers the Rumba.

Yulia married Scott in 2005 and now teaches with her husband. The beginner lesson will also cover rumba, and will take place in the small ballroom.

And we thank our member volunteers, who taught our beginner dancers American Dances Smooth. Please invite your friends to come and learn to dance or to join us in learning some new dance steps.

4 Dance Instruction February From our Dance Instructor Chairman Ben Davis Scott and Yulia Shook will return to the CDC to teach our advanced dancers the Rumba. Scott and Yulia have often been our instructors for a variety of dance lessons. Scott has been teaching ballroom dancing for over 25 years. Yulia married Scott in 2005 and now teaches with her husband. The beginner lesson will also cover rumba, and will take place in the small ballroom. Notes from the Board Continued from page 1 We thank our last month s professional instructor Olga Cansino who taught Viennese Waltz. And we thank our member volunteers, who taught our beginner dancers American Dances Smooth. Please invite your friends to come and learn to dance or to join us in learning some new dance steps. Both beginning and intermediate dance lessons are available only WITH paid admission to the dance. Please, no video recording of the lesson without permission of the instructor. Tanya will be taking over the special Sundays role. Karon Wagner was not at the board meeting, but we are all grateful for her efforts last year with our special Sundays. Tanya is an experienced event planner, but will need lots of help. Please Volunteer!!! Nancy is going to take over Diane s role as treasurer, and Rhoda will be filling Carol s shoes as secretary. We are looking forward to the New Year, eagerly anticipating seeing a bunch of new faces, along with those of members whom we ve not seen in a while. See you on the dance floor! Dave Welcome New Members Gene Fulks David Laskey Phyllis Bush Do you own a business? Consider running an ad in our newsletter or talk to a friend who might be interested in running an ad. Our newsletter reaches more than 300 people and the rates are quite reasonable. Substantial savings in monthly rates can be realized by running an ad for six months or a year. Your ad does not need to be copy ready. We will work with you. Please contact Darrel Trexler: at or continentaldanceclub@yahoo.com. Continental Dance Club ADVERTISING RATES Size 1x 3x 6x 12x Full Page $60 $54 $48 $42 2/3 Page /2 Page /3 Page /4 Page /8 Page page 4

IN CASE OF BAD WEATHER Dance cancellation policy: Decision to cancel a dance due to hazardous weather will be made by 3:00 p.m., call (317) 767-4040 March 18 St.

Dance Factor refer to web site for dance info IS DANCES Irsay Family YMCA: Wednesdays, Group Lesson 11:00 AM; Dance Party 1:00 PM- 3:15 PM; Fridays, Group Lesson from 6:15 PM- PM; Dance Party from

5 IN CASE OF BAD WEATHER Dance cancellation policy: Decision to cancel a dance due to hazardous weather will be made by 3:00 p.m., call (317) March 18 St. Patrick s Day Party DANCES IN THE AREA For the most accurate information on these dances check the dance group web page. Dance Factor refer to web site for dance info IS DANCES Irsay Family YMCA: Wednesdays, Group Lesson 11:00 AM; Dance Party 1:00 PM- 3:15 PM; Fridays, Group Lesson from 6:15 PM- PM; Dance Party from 7:30 PM-9:30 PM USA Heartland Dance Saturday February 10 Open Dance Party at Riolo. Lesson: American Waltz Lesson by Scott and Yulia Shook - 7:30 PM Dance 8:30 bring snacks Dance Web Sites January Birthdays at the CDC page 5

6 December 2017 page 6

MY CDC Nancy Lutz The curtain has fallen on Thursday-night ballroom dance lessons that once drew crowds, the Indianapolis Business Journal reported in 2014, as owner Nancy Lutz prepared to close the

Together with professional instructor Xavier Medina, she competed in the 2015 Meals on Wheels Dancing with the Stars fundraising event, and to this day continues to attend both Indiana Seniors and

Following her high school sweetheart and husband-to-be to Noblesville and then Kokomo, Nancy taught first grade for three years.

The three Lutz children grew up doing dishes and bussing tables.

7 MY CDC Nancy Lutz The curtain has fallen on Thursday-night ballroom dance lessons that once drew crowds, the Indianapolis Business Journal reported in 2014, as owner Nancy Lutz prepared to close the almost forty year old steak house so popular with ballroom dancers. For Nancy herself, the curtain had definitely not come down on dancing. Together with professional instructor Xavier Medina, she competed in the 2015 Meals on Wheels Dancing with the Stars fundraising event, and to this day continues to attend both Indiana Seniors and Continental dances and special events. An Elementary Education major at Butler, Nancy completed her Masters at Ball State, going on to teach fourth grade in Williamsburg, Virginia. Following her high school sweetheart and husband-to-be to Noblesville and then Kokomo, Nancy taught first grade for three years. In 1983, Nancy and Dave (Dave had been vice president of a floralsupply company), bought Calloway s Steak House, renaming it Lutz s Steak House. The three Lutz children grew up doing dishes and bussing tables. Calloway s came with a dance floor, Nancy recalls, and over the years, the couple concentrated on customer service, at the same time creating a Mecca for good music and dancing along with the great food. After Dave died of cancer in 2009, Nancy, with the help of her loyal staff, was able to keep the business going until the end of Today the site houses a childcare facility. This development might be viewed as a symbol of her life coming full circle, reminiscent of her days teaching little uns, Nancy muses. As one of the two newest members of the CDC Board, Nancy brings a wealth of business expertise and dedication to service along with her obvious love of dance. As compared with other groups, Nancy particularly appreciates Continental Club s emphasis on ballroom dance and its friendly people. Not much has changed through the years at Lutz s Steak House, wrote Betsy Reason in The Times. It s a place loyal customers have been patronizing for 32 years, where everybody seems to know everybody. It s obvious - Nancy Lutz and CDC are a perfect fit! (based on an interview with board member Rhoda Israelov) Nancy Meals on Wheels: Dancing with the Stars Lutz s Steakhouse Express Check-In (Members only) To use Express Check-in, complete this form, attach check or correct cash amount and hand to cashier. Lesson: Free Advanced ($5.00) Admission: $ Member $ Jr. Memberships & Student $ Guest Print Name Card Number Expiration Month page 7

8 Continental Dance Club February, 2018 Volume 58, Number 2 Fiesta Party at the CDC page 8

9 Continental Dance Club February, 2018 Volume 58, Number 2 Fiesta Party at the CDC New Year's Eve at the Forum Sharing our "Love of Dance" at the Forum at the Crossing, were Continental Dance Club members and the Continettes providing entertainment for Forum residents on New Year's Eve, December 31, Participants were: Ed Schmidlin, MC; Jeronimo Casanova & Barb Newsom; Gerry Rummage & Debi Kelsay; Ray & Myrna Sommers; Joe Cushman & Mary Sue page 9 DeLauter; Dennis & Bess Dworski (CDC 2017 Ambassadors).

10 Continental Dance Club Continental Dance Club February, 2018 Volume 58, Number 2 First Class Postage Paid 5720 Guion Rd. U.S. Postage Paid Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, IN CONTINENTAL DANCE CLUB ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES RENEWAL NEW UPDATE OF ADDRESS/PHONE PLEASE PRINT NAME(S) STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP PHONE ADDRESS US Mail Please indicate your choice of methods for receiving your newsletter (You will receive the newsletter 5 days sooner by and it will be in color). Annual dues are $ Please mail this page to the Continental Dance Club, 5720 Guion Road, Indianapolis, IN Information below is to be filled out by a Board Member. Membership Number / Joined / Expiration Date / Amount Paid Board Member Date page 10

Doors Open at 5:30 pm Dance Lesson 5:45-6:45 pm Dancing 7:15-10:00 pm

Doors Open at 5:30 pm Dance Lesson 5:45-6:45 pm Dancing 7:15-10:00 pm January 2017 Volume 57, Number 1 STARLITE BALLROOM 5720 GUION ROAD INDIANAPOLIS, IN PHONE: 317-767-4040 www.continentaldanceclub-indy.com info@continentaldanceclub-indy.com Dancing Every Sunday. since