April 2010 Volume 16 Issue 4 Shag Rag Dedicated to the Preservation of the Carolina Shag and Beach Music Northern Virginia Shag Club/ Marcia Conway, President PRESIDENT S MESSAGE by Marcia Conway Many thanks go to Jo-Ann Hitzemann and Judy Anderson for organizing the annual shag-a-thon for Capital Hospice that was held on Saturday, March 20 at Springfield Mall. Thanks to all members who asked people to sponsor them to raise money for our club charity, Capital Hospice. We were entertained with special dance exhibitions by members of the Dance Committee who danced to music provided by our DJs, Dennis Gehley and Greg Birmingham. A big appreciation goes to club members who helped with the set-up and take down and who brought snacks and to the volunteers who worked at the registration and information tables. THANKS NVSC SHAGGERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR CAPITAL HOSPICE AND FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL FUND RAISING EVENT!!! Be sure to come to Rene s on Wednesday, March 31 for the egg dancing contest. There will be prizes for the winning couples. So come join the fun!! Come and join us on Sunday, April 11 at JW & Friends for Sunday Brunch and a Classic planning session at 12:30PM. Read the flyer in the newsletter for directions. We need your ideas for Shagging with the Stars. On April 16th - 25th thousands of Shaggers will migrate to North Myrtle Beach, SC, for SOS, Spring Safari 2010. This event is sponsored by the Association of Carolina Shag Clubs. It is such a fun event and a time for renewing old and new friendships. NVSC will sponsor a NVSC party on Monday, April 19 in the back room of Fat Harold s from 3:30-5:30PM. There are new non-smoking dance areas added this year. The clubs are the O.D. Beach Club, the back deck of Fat Harold s, back area at Duck s and the Pirate s Cove. See Dave Bushey to purchase a SOS card for $30 that will admit you to all the clubs. See you at the beach!! Mark your calendar for the annual Capital Shag Classic being held at the Dulles Hilton on July 23-24. We need the support and volunteer services for this great annual party. Please see Sue Young or Marcia Conway if you would like to volunteer. There is information concerning this event on an attached flyer. There will be a general membership meeting on Wednesday, May 5th at 8:15PM. Upcoming Events April 19-from 3:30 to 5:30--NVSC s SOS Party at Fat Harold s, North Myrtle Beach, SC April 23-from 2 until 5 pm SOS Virginia Club party as Duck s, north Myrtle Beach, SC May 5-NVSC s General Membership Meeting at Rene s July 23-24 Our Annual Capital Shag Classic, Shagging with the Stars at Hilton Hotel, Dulles, Virginia
NVSC OFFICERS & DIRECTORS BOARD MEMBERS 2010 President Marcia Conway 703-361-8159 nclady11@comcast.net Vice President Fran Mong 703-368-2792 franmong@aol.com Secretary Liz Kestler 703-917-0720 sarejan5@yahoo.com Treasurer Dave Bushey 703-273-2876 dbushey99@gmail.com Director-at-Large Tim Farris 703-243-1548 tfarris11@yahoo.com Director-at-Large Kathy Miller 703-727-9423 khemp501@aol.com Director-at-Large Barry Newman 703-941-0445 barryn1940@aim.com Director-at-Large Dick Prosser 703-698-0709 rlprosser@verizon.net Director-at-Large Sue Young 703-237-8616 suey@theaeap.com NVSC COMMITTEES/CHAIRS 2010 Audit Birthday Cakes Capital Shag Classic 10 Charity Fundraising Dance Hello Shaggers Historian Membership Music Newsletter Nominating & Elections Photographer Public Relations Shag-a-thon Social/Hospitality Sunshine Web Site Cris Gaines Robbie Mann/Donna Romito Sue Young and Marcia Conway Kathy Miller/Nancy Cox Joan McKinney, joanmck3@aol.com Valerie Swiger Liz Kestler Valerie Swiger, Valerievms@aol.com Fran Mong Liz Kestler To be selected in September John Romito, jrdancer0501@yahoo.com Barry Newman, barryn1940@aim.com Jo-An Hitzemann/Judy Anderson Cris Gaines, Dick and Marion Prosser, David and Nancy Guilliams, Sandra Traylor, Sam Wray Maryann Lesnick, mlesnick@mlesnick.com John Romito Get Well Wishes go to Ellen Testa Ellen recently underwent emergency open heart surgery. The surgery was successful and she is recuperating at home. (The heart surgery was not related to her earlier cancer surgeries.) Ellen sends her sincere thanks for those who have sent cards and notes. She appreciates your thoughtful words of encouragement and well wishes. You may write to Ellen at 9643 Eaton Woods Place, Lorton, VA 22029
Shag Rag DEEJAY SCHEDULE FOR MARCH* *subject to change April 7 - Craig Jennings April 14 - Eddie O. April 21 - Dennis Gehley April 29 - Eddie O. APRIL BIRTHDAYS Dick Wagner 1st John Voltmer 10th Lori Birmingham 1st Gary Martin 12th Sam Martin 1st Muriel Sue Kerr 13th David Guilliams 2nd A.J. Nowaskey 13th John Parks 4th Mike Fortunato 18th Jason Potter 9th Susan Cleghorn 24th Jeanne Potter 9th Joan Byrnes 25th Shag-a-Thon Thanks to everyone who came out on Saturday, March 20, and supported the Shag-a-Thon. Barry, Kathy, Pamela, Fran P, Sue, Bev, David, Marcia, Valerie, Jean, Fran M, Joan, Liz and Tim thank you for your help with set-up, check-in, clean-up, arranging for the DJs and demos -- you made it happen! We had a great time! Our thanks, too, to everyone who brought snacks and to the Hospice volunteers for attending and bringing water for our dancers. We can t forget the demos! Thank you to Cathy and Vaughn, Fran and David, Lorraine and David, Robbie and Gary who showcased our dance. You make it look so beautiful and easy! Without music, there would be no dancing. A very special thanks to our DJs, Greg Birmingham and Dennis Gehley, who volunteered their time and played great dance music! We appreciate the support of our Corporate Sponsors (Able Moving and Storage, Inc, Manassas; Chase & Associates CPAs, PC, Manassas; Dudley Martin Chevrolet, Manassas; Laura Lynn Stables, Midland; J. R. Framing & Photography, Kingstowne; Payne Financial Services, Manassas; Reed Smith Law Firm, Washington, DC; Rene s Night Club, Fairfax; Schoolcraft Insurance Agency, Inc., Manassas; Vincent & Vincent of Liberty Village, Inc. Dumfries). Let s show our appreciation by patronizing their businesses. So far, we have raised just over $6600. Thank you. Judy and Jo-Ann NOTE: PLEASE TURN IN (TO JUDY OR JO-ANN) YOUR ASSIGNED PACKETS AND/OR MONEY BY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28 TH THANKS VERY MUCH!!
DEAR NORTHERN VIRGINIA SHAG CLUB MEMBERS What one thing does our club need to keep dancing in the DC area? Well other than us shaggers, why a dance venue, of course. As part of our efforts to make our dance venue more enjoyable and available, members of the Board met recently with Rene s owner, John, to explore ways to make the dancing experience more enjoyable. We expressed the need to have the floor in better shape for dancing and John stated that his revenues are way down for Wednesday such that he can barely afford to open his doors on Wednesday night. We discussed reasons for the drop in revenue, some of which we have no control but others for which we felt that the club and Rene s could work together for our mutual benefit. One area that once was a source of revenue for Rene s on Wednesday night was food. Hardly any shaggers have been dining at Rene s for quite some time. John admitted that the food offerings had not been too appealing to us but he informed us that he had hired a new cook who can prepare foods that we should find to our liking. John has invited the Club to make recommendations for a value-priced menu ($6.95- $7.95 range) that he will make especially available for us on Wednesday night. So now is your chance to let us know your culinary preferences. We will tally up the responses and give Rene s the top three-four ideas and John will make them available within reason. (For these prices, whole Maine lobster and chateaubriand will be nigh out of reach!) Send your recommendations to Tim Farris (tfarris11@yahoo.com) by April 15th. John also said he would keep a better eye on the dance floor and apologized for letting it get into too bad a shape. He also said he would like to plan a welcome back meal at Rene s expense some time soon with the new menu items being showcased. We know that for some of our members, these times are tough but we also know that there are no free lunches so we do encourage our members to support the ongoing ability to have our club dances on Wednesday night by helping to support our venue at Rene s. Thank you in advance for responding and keep on shagging! Your NVSC Board HEY SHAGGERS HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE YOUR IDEAS AND HELP WITH OUR BIG WEEKEND PARTY - COME JOIN US FOR LUNCH WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR IDEAS! SUNDAY BRUNCH, 12:30 PM April 11, 2010 JW & FRIENDS, 6531 Backlick Rd., Springfield, Va. 22150 703-451-4556 HELP US PLAN THE CLASSIC EVERYONE WELCOME!! We need your ideas!! Great Brunch Menu & Reasonable Prices Reservations aren t required, but JW s would like a general headcount. So please contact Sue Young at suey@theaeap.com or see her at Rene s. See directions to JW s on the following page.
DIRECTIONS TO JW S NOTE: Mapquest isn t always right for central Springfield. Directions below. From the Beltway, or from I-395 inside the Beltway. Take the Springfield exit and stay to right on this long exit ramp. At end of exit, take immediate right on to Brandon. Take next left on to Bland. At 2 nd light, turn left on to Amherst and go up & across the bridge. At bottom of bridge (traffic light), take immediate left on to Springfield. Street dead-ends into Backlick Rd. (You can see JW s, slight diagonal across the street). Turn right on to Backlick and then turn immediate left into JW s parking lot. From the west and I-66, avoid the Beltway and take Fairfax Parkway (east/south) Fairfax Parkway eventually will turn into Springfield/Franconia Parkway. You will follow parkway almost as far as going to Springfield Mall. You ll be about 1.5 or 2 miles short of Mall when you need to exit Parkway. Take the Backlick Rd exit. At end of exit ramp, turn left on to Backlick. At the split, bear right and keep going straight. Look for Five Guys on your right. JW s is the next building. Turn right into JW s parking lot. Coming north on I-95, from Lorton area. Just past Newington, take the Backlick Rd north exit. This is a confusing exit. Have faith and just follow the arrows that say Backlick Rd. north. After a few miles on Backlick, stay in right lane and keep going straight at the split. Look for Five Guys on your right. JW s is the next building. Turn right into JW s parking lot. SHAG-A-THON CHUCKLE Before the start of the Shag-A-Thon, I was talking to a young lady (late 20's) at the Information Desk next to Center Court. In the course of obtaining information from her about the bathroom locations, etc. I explained the purpose of the Shag-A-Thon and the club's sponsorship. So she naturally asked me what was the shag dance. I always try and make my answer simple to this often asked question, "it is a variation of the well known jitterbug or swing from the ole rock 'n roll days." She then looked at me puzzled and said, "I know the jitterbug, it's the simple to use cell phone." After a constrained chuckle from me, I replied, "not exactly." "The jitterbug I am referring to is a dance originating from the lindy hop in the 1930s" and so forth. "Take a look at our dancing when we start and you'll get the picture." Then I said, "maybe your parents might have heard about it." But, then she said her parents were born in 1956 - so who knows....barry Newman
Shag Rag RECENT DECISIONS MADE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MARCH 2010 BOARD NOTES The board voted to give a $100 gift certificate to David and Jerry Rodgers for their thirteen years hosting Charlie and Jackie at their home during the February workshop/dance. The board voted to invite Charlie and Jackie for a workshop/dance in February, 2011. The board voted to have a dance/workshop on Saturday, November 6 instead of having a Band this year. The board voted to have the annual picnic at the new home of Bobby and Laura Payne in Fauquier. Date will be announced later. NVSC Logo Merchandise and SOS Cards Members Kathy Miller and Nancy Cox are the contacts for NVSC logo merchandise. They have the following: Shirts-in several colors and styles, priced from $18 - $34 CD Cases $15 Coffee Mugs $5 Baseball Caps $15 Shoe Bags $20 Golf Towels $15 Twinkling Glasses $10 Cook Books $15 Shagging in the Carolinas book $20 2010 SOS CARDS Dave Bushy is selling 2010 SOS cards for $30. That s a savings of $5. Cards sell for $35 at North Myrtle Beach. You may use them for Mid- Winters, Spring Safari and Fall Migration. Dave is at Rene s on Wednesday nights but if you can t make it to Rene s, mail your $30 check payable to NVSC and mail to P.O. Box 5522, McLean, VA 22103. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope. REMINDER-KEEP YOUR MEMBERSHIP INFO CURRENT Have you moved, changed phone numbers or email? Contact Valerie Swiger at valerievms@aol.co m. This is especially important if you want to receive Hello Shaggers emails a terrific way to keep in touch with NVSC news, current events, and activities. WHERE DO I GET A COPY OF THE SHAG RAG? Go to the NVSC website, www.nvshag.org, click on Newsletters tab, click on the month you want. It s in PDF format. Or, for a yearly fee of $5, you may have it mailed to your home. Also, copies will be available at Rene s on Wednesday s. ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS IN THE SHAG RAG CONTACT LIZ KESTLER AT sarejan5@yahoo.com for details.
APRIL DANCE LESSONS Lessons Begin at 7:30 p.m. Shag Rag Intermediate Level Shag Steps: April 7 Belly Roll, Pivot into a Belly Roll April 14 -- Sugarfoot with Front and Back Preps April 21 -- Male Half Turn, Boogie Walk April 28 Joanie, Funky Applejack Novice Level Shag Steps: April 7 Double Kick Basic, Applejack April 14 -- Behind Sailor Shuffle, Pivot April 21 -- Hesitation Basic, Hug Pivot April 28 Pivot, Tuck from a Pivot Beginner Level Shag Steps: April 7 -- Basic, Start, Female Turn April 14 -- Half Turn, Male Turn April 21 -- Kick Basic, Side Pass April 28 -- Crossover Basic, Triple Basic KUDOS TO OUR NVSC & OTHER VIRGINIA COMPETITORS!! Virginia was well-represented in the finals of the National Shag Championships at North Myrtle Beach, Which were held March 11th, 12th & 13th. Cathy Metcalf & Vaughn Royal (Northern Virginia), Tory Robinette (Northern Virginia) & Justin Poston (Virginia Beach); Kevin & Joan Byrnes (Richmond); Earl & Beverly Robinson (Richmond); and Brennar Goree (Virginia Beach) had all previously qualified to dance in the final rounds. Earl & Beverly won the Masters Division Championship. Brennar & Tori Smith (California) won the Juniors II Division Championship and also the Overall Juniors Championship. Tory Robinette & Justin won 3 rd in Juniors II.
SCHEDULED & TENTATIVE NVSC EVENTS FOR 2010 The Northern Virginia Shag Club has planned many FUN EVENTS for the coming year. In addition to our weekly LESSONS and SHAG DANCES at RENE S, we have other planned activities, which provide members and guests the opportunity to SHAG. See remaining events below: SUMMER ACSC WORKSHOP JULY 9-11 JUNIOR SOS JULY 15-18 CAPITAL SHAG CLASSIC JULY 23-25 FALL MIGRATION (SOS) SEPT. 17-26 EASTER BONNET/HAT CONTEST & EGG DANCING CONTEST MARCH 31 NVSC PARTY AT FALL SOS SEPT. 21 SPRING SAFARI (SOS) APR 16 25 FALL SUNDAY SOCIAL OCT? NVSC PARTY - SPRING SOS APRIL 19 DANCE WORKSHOP OCT? ANNUAL PICNIC JUNE/AUGUST NVSC HOLIDAY PARTY DEC 4 * * * * * * * * * * * * OTHER PLACES TO DANCE Tuesday-Battlefield Boogie Club at Ristorante Renato s, 422 William Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401, phone 540-371-8228. Please check website www.battlefieldboogieclub.com for updates or confirm as to time and place. Fridays-Tucker s Restaurant, 9205 Marlboro Pike, Upper Marlboro, MD Saturdays-Rene s from 6:00 to 8:30, Contact Janis Grimes for details DC Hand Dance Club-check their website for dates and times www.dchanddanceclub.com/schedule.htm ATTENTION TO MEMBERS: If you would like your newsletter mailed to your home address, please send in $5.00, payable to NVSC, to help cover costs of mailing. This is an annual fee, not prorated. Thanks, the Editor BORROWING SHAG VIDEOS... is easy at NVSC!!! Whether you have taken all of the shag classes offered at NVSC or are just looking for new steps or tips on technique... our club has a constantly growing library of shag instructional DVD or videos. These DVD s contain more steps and tips than you can shake a stick at and they're FREE to club members! All you have to do is put down a FULLY refundable $25 deposit. See SUE YOUNG on Wednesday nights to borrow a DVD or video!!! Learn from the pros by watching their instructional DVD s. See Sue Young for details and availability of rentals
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