April 2016 Volume 56, Number 4 STARLITE BALLROOM 5720 GUION ROAD INDIANAPOLIS, IN PHONE: 317-767-4040 www.continentaldanceclub-indy.com info@continentaldanceclub-indy.com Dancing Every Sunday. since 1955 Doors Open at 5:30 pm Dance Lesson 5:45-6:45 pm Dancing 7:15-10:00 pm DANCE LESSON FOR: APRIL WEST COAST SWING 5:45-6:45 PM LARGE BALLROOM BEGINNER LESSON FOR APRIL: EAST COAST SWING 5:45-6:45 PM SMALL BALLROOM Member admission $8 Visitor admission $12 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. Look for Continental Dance Club On Facebook Have you moved or changed your email address? Please let us know your new mailing address, email address, and phone number when you make changes. Contact our membership chairman, Darrel Trexler. His email address is: brdancer47@att.net. Continental Dance Club Board of Directors Millie Mills 317-753-7636 President Darrel Trexler 317-722-0133 Vice President Carol Kussmann 317-331-7698 Secretary Diane Rice 317-252-2612 Treasurer Aina Clayton 317-694-0485 Ben Davis 765-620-5973 David Hinderliter 317-491-2794 Freda Hutcheson 765-522-6859 Newsletter Editor Pat Ralston brimerpbr@gmail.com Web Master Mary Sue Delauter msd@indy.net CDC Ambassadors Amy and Rog Greenawalt in this issue Notes from the Board page 2 This Month s Party announcement page 2 CDC Schedule and Bands page 3 New Members page 4 Dance instructors for this month page 4 Advertisements page 4-5 Announcements, and Area Dances page 6 Area Dances and Web Sites page 6 MY CDC Bill Culley page 7 Recognition Night page 8 Birthdays at the CDC page 8 Kids Dance Outreach page 8 Dance Party Photos page 9-10 Membership Application Last page
Continental Dance Club April, 2016 Volume 56, Number 4 Notes from the Board Columnist: Millie Mills SPRING Isn t it a wonderful time of year! Crocus, daffodils and hyacinths are blooming everywhere along with magnolia trees, etc. We are having our Spring Break Fling here at the club on April 10 th. Dress for the occasion and bring a snack. Look elsewhere in our newsletter for more details. I have a box of old CDC newsletters dating back to the 50 s. Anyone who would enjoy looking through them please contact me. Betty Gordon has several old newsletters that she would be willing to share also. Betty has been a member of this club since June 1978. Bill Fischer actually holds the top place for longest continuing current member. Betty Gordon joined a few months later and has the 2nd longest continuing membership. Ray Harding and Helen Wickline are life-time members. Both joined in 1955. These members represent our club very well!! See you on the dance floor. Millie Mills, President page 2
Continental Dance Club April, 2016 Volume 56, Number 4 CDC Dance Schedule and Bands Band schedules are current as of this printing, but are subject to change. This Month April 3 Mike McCarty April 10 Blue Notes April 17 Groovin' Easy April 24 Dave Lowe Next Month May 1 Brass & Ivory May 8 Larry Meecham May 15 Blue Notes May 22 Mike McCarty Trio May 29 Dave Lowe April 10 May 22 June 12 July 10 August 21 2016 Special Sundays and Events Spring Break Fling Bring snacks to share 500 Black & White Party Bring snacks to share Luau Party Bring snacks to share Special Ball - Details next month Homecoming at the Indiana Roof (No dance at Starlite) September 4 Nominations for Board of Directors September 11 Barn Dance Party Bring snacks to share October 2 October 30 November 6 November 13 December 4 December 11 Nominations for Board of Directors Halloween Party Bring snacks to share Nominations for Board of Directors 50 s Party Bring snacks to share Nominations/Election for Board of Directors Christmas Holiday Party Pitch-in Dinner page 3
1 2 Continental Dance Club April, 2016 Volume 56, Number 4 Dance Instruction April From our Dance Instructor Chairman Freda Hutcheson Our April lesson for intermediate and advanced dancers is West Coast Swing. The instructor for April is Tracy Martin. She began teaching dance ten years ago. She says you can never get bored studying dance because there are so many styles. Tracy recently became the manager of Ballare Ballroom in Carmel. The beginner s dance class is East Coast Swing and will be taught in the small ballroom. Bess & Dennis Dworski will be our member-volunteer teachers for April. The dance lesson in the small ballroom is free with paid admission to the dance. Our members choose to volunteer because of their love for dancing. We thank our last month s instructors, Ed Godby Schwab and Diana Miller, for teaching the Cha Cha, as well as our volunteers, Dave and Sue Berard, who taught the Tango to our beginners. Please invite your friends to come and learn to dance or to join us in learning Both beginning and intermediate dance lessons are available only WITH paid admission to the dance. Please, no video recording of the lessons without permission of the instructor. Welcome New Members Sema Kappes Tanya Marshall Carol Young page 4
Continental Dance Club April, 2016 Volume 56, Number 4 CDC News and Announcements Please be courteous during our club announcements. Refrain from talking while the person making announcements is at the microphone. We make every effort to keep announcements brief and informative and most members and guests would like to be able to hear them. Thank you! 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 317-722-0133 or brdancer47@att.net. 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 (formerly Indianapolis Senior Center Dances) Riolo Dance: Wednesdays, Group Lesson 11:00 AM; Dance Party 1:00 PM- 3:00 PM; Fridays, Group Lesson from 5:45 PM- 6:45 PM; Dance Party from 7:00 PM-9:00 PM USA Heartland Dance April 18 Riolo Dance: 7:30 pm Group Lesson: 8:30 Dance Dance Web Sites www.continentaldanceclub-indy.com www.andersonparamount.org www.ballareballroom.com www.indydancers.com www.indyusadance.org www.indiana.edu/~dance www.indyswing.org www.mydancefactor.com www.purdueballroom.org www.riolodance.com www.starlitedanceindy.com 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 CDC Dance May 22 500 Black & White Dance Party Dance Quotes If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution. - Emma Goldman Race in to Dance! Bring Snacks page 6
Continental Dance Club April, 2016 Volume 56, Number 4 My CDC by Bill Culley I was raised in Peoria, Illinois and moved to Indiana to pursue my Ph.D. in biochemistry at Purdue. I ve been a Hoosier ever since. After finishing school, I did research on biochemical factors related to mental disabilities for a number of years and after retiring from fulltime employment, I taught organic and biochemistry at IUPUI part time for ten years. I am fortunate to have two wonderful daughters, Bonnie in Noblesville and Connie in Fort Lauderdale. They have blessed me with nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. In 1990, I saw an ad in the paper for ballroom dance lessons and with some trepidation I decided to give it a try. After three months of lessons, a friend told me about the Continental Dance Club. It was a little scary walking in that first night. I got there in time for the lesson and immediately saw that the other people were catching on much faster than me. In fact, I wasn t catching on at all. By now, I was self-conscious and unsure of myself. Nevertheless, I had the good fortune to sit at a table with three very nice looking ladies, Mary, Phyllis, and Shirley. They were all very charming but it was Mary with whom I immediately felt a connection. As soon as I asked her to dance, I saw that she was a much better dancer than me, but she didn t seem to notice that as I stumbled along beside her. I didn t want to waste any time so was thrilled later that evening when she agreed to go to a play with me. Now my self-confidence was returning. Even though I wasn t dancing well, I had a date with this gorgeous lady sitting beside me. We continued dating for a year and were then married. We had 21 exciting years together until she passed away in 2011. We always kept Sunday open for the Continental Dance Club. I ve been pleased to serve the CDC in a number of capacities over the years including newsletter editor from 1996 to 2012, creator of the website and webmaster from 2002 to 2012, and Board president from 2002 to 2005. Dancing with the wonderful ladies of the Continental Dance Club each Sunday is still a highlight of each week. page 7
Continental Dance Club April, 2016 Volume 56, Number 4 Recognition Night Many of our volunteers were recognized for their numerous contributions to our club. Thanks to all our volunteers. Pictured here: some of our past Kings, Queens, their escorts, and Our Ambassadors Dance Fundraiser for Kids Dance Outreach Indy Dancers invites you to a special benefit dance for Kids Dance Outreach (KDO) on Tuesday, April 26, at the Moose Lodge #17, 7055 East 16th St., Indianapolis. KDO, which is also supported by the Continental Dance Club, is a non-profit organization that provides dance-structured programs for at-risk elementary school-aged children and children with disabilities in the Indianapolis area. So, come and enjoy an evening of dancing to newly released music, as well as all your favorite artists, and help support underserved youth and their communities through KDO programs. The dance will be from 7:00 10:30 pm with a performance by KDO participants at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $8/person. March Birthdays at the CDC page 8
Continental Dance Club April, 2016 Volume 56, Number 4 CDC St. Patrick s Party Photos page 9
Continental Dance Club April, 2016 Volume 56, Number 4 CDC St. Patrick s Party Photos page 10
Dance Floor Etiquette 1. Dance in the proper lanes as indicated by the diagram below. 2. Step off the dance floor to talk while dancing is going on. 3. Do not talk while someone is at the microphone, so everyone can hear. Thank you. Stationary Dancers Slow Moving Dancers Fast Moving Dancers Page 11
Continental Dance Club Continental Dance Club April, 2016 Volume 56, Number 4 First Class Postage Paid 5720 Guion Rd. U.S. Postage Paid Indianapolis, IN 46254 Indianapolis, IN CONTINENTAL DANCE CLUB ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES RENEWAL NEW UPDATE OF ADDRESS/PHONE PLEASE PRINT NAME(S) STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP PHONE EMAIL ADDRESS Email US Mail Please indicate your choice of methods for receiving your newsletter (You will receive the newsletter 5 days sooner by email and it will be in color). Annual dues are $25.00. Please mail this page to the Continental Dance Club, 5720 Guion Road, Indianapolis, IN 46254. Information below is to be filled out by a Board Member. Membership Number / Joined / Expiration Date / Amount Paid Board Member Date page 12