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The Newsletter of the
Kansas City Swing Dance Club

Volume 9 Issue 5 May 1999
Mary Carrington, Publications Director
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MAY HEADLINES
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING SUNDAY MAY 16 BEATA HOWE WEEKEND WORKSHOPS & DANCE PARTY COMING IN JUNE Your E-Mail Address Would Be Appreciated Activities Report by Sue Williamson, Activities Director BEATA HOWE by Mary Carrington, Publications Director FootNotes from the Publications Director, Mary Carrington: SATURDAY CLUB NIGHT OUT DECORUM (Just for fun, here's an excerpt from an 1883 etiquette book regarding dancing- Publications Director, Mary Carrington) A practical Treatise on Etiquette and Dress of the Best American Society ARGENTINE, AMERICAN and INTERNATIONAL The Argentine Tango Club of Detroit ALSO SEE: Etiquette for the Ball Room George P. Landow, Professor of English and Art History [from the Universal Dancing Master by Lucien O. Carpenter, 1880] http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/victorian/history/Etiquette.html

FootNotes - Mary Carrington, Publications Director
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SATURDAY CLUB NIGHT OUT Club members will be happy to learn that Saturday Club Night Out is resuming at 12th Street Lounge located in the lobby of the downtown Marriott Hotel, 200 W. 12th Street, Kansas city, MO (816-421-6800). For the past year, a Las Vegas-type entertainment show has been playing at the 12th St. Lounge- great show, but no opportunity for people to dance. That's changed! For new members reading this, 12th Street Lounge was a very popular club night our due to the centralized location, very nice accommodations, and good dance floor.	Webmaster comments: why not email Mary and tell her how much you appreciate how great it is we receive the newsletter a week before the 1st of the month. SUPER JOB!! Club Activities Don't forget to check the club activities calendar. There's something for everyone, and there's something going on every single day of the week! Your club is hard at work giving you many opportunities to improve your dancing and have a good time!
Monday Intermediate Tango Lessons are $4. Thursday Night Bib Band Street Swing lessons are $3 for one class; $5 for two classes; $6 for three classes	FootNotes Editor's note: Since the club is offering Argentine Tango lessons on Monday nights, I thought it might be of interest to you to learn more about the origin of the dance) (Webmaster note: this article was reprinted in our FootNotes newsletter. Click on it to take you to the site and the article.) ARGENTINE, AMERICAN and INTERNATIONAL The Argentine Tango Club of Detroit http://www.motorcitymilongueros.com/tngstyles.htm (FootNotes Editor's Note: Did you notice the similarity of true Argentine Tango & the swing community's style of West Coast Swing when it comes to interpreting the music and playing with timing?)

(Just for fun, here's an excerpt from an 1883 etiquette book regarding dancing)
DECORUM
A practical Treatise on Etiquette and Dress of the Best American Society
Union Publishing House, New York, 1883
*While Dancing* In giving the hand for dancing, those dancing should wear a smile, and accompany it with a polite inclination of the head, in the manner of a salutation. t the end of the dance, the gentleman reconducts the lady to her place, bows and thanks her for the honor which she has conferred. She also bows in silence, smiling with a gracious air. *Grace and Modesty* Dance with grace and modesty, neither affect to make a parade of your knowledge; refrain from great leaps and ridiculous jumps,	which would attract the attention of all towards you. *General Rules for a Ballroom* A lady will not cross a ballroom unattended. A gentleman will not take a vacant seat next to a lady who is a stranger to him. If she is an acquaintance, he may do so with her permission. White kid gloves should be worn at the ball and only taken off at supper time When a gentleman escorts a lady home from a ball, she should not	invite him to enter the house; and even if she does so, he should by all means decline the invitation. He should call upon her during the next day or evening. Any presentation to a lady in a public ballroom for the mere purpose of dancing does not entitle you to claim her acquaintance afterwards; therefore, should you meet her, at most you may lift your hat; but even that is better avoided-unless, indeed she first bows--as neither she nor her friends can know who or what you are.

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GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

Want to be an in-the-know club member? Then attend
the General Membership Meeting on
Sunday, May 16 at 3:00 PM.
This is a good opportunity to meet the
Board of Directors and visit with fellow club members.
Along with a club update, there will be a
special election to fill a vacant Member-at-Large
Board position. Nominations may be made
from the floor that day. The Board always
appreciates your comments. Some important
changes have occurred in the past due to
members' thoughts and suggestions made
at these General Membership Meetings.

The Board looks forward to seeing you there!

BEATA HOWE
JUNE WORKSHOP & PARTY
by Mary Carrington, Publications Director

You won't want to miss the Beata Howe weekend workshop June 18-20! Beata's teaching style and enthusiasm make learning the latest West Coast Swing moves, as well as reviewing the basics, really fun. You'll be surprised how fast the lessons fly by" (For those of you who attended Beata's August '98 workshop in Kansas City, you'll understand when I ask, "Have you been practicing goofy, awkward and silly? Or, have you now advanced to smooth, sexy and stylish?") If one can be awkwardly sexy or stylishly goofy, I think I fit those categories!

Also see the Activities Committee has another fun-filled dance party planned for Friday night, June 18. The theme is "A Summer Picnic".

Details of the workshop and party will be in the June edition of FootNotes, as well as at the clubhouse. You won't want to miss out on all the fun!
(Webmaster note: Details will be here, too!!)

BEATA HOWE Friday, Saturday, Sunday June 18, 19, 20, Workshops
	At the KC Swing Dance Club 6101 Martway Mission, KS 66202 913.831.7964

Schedule will be filled in at a later date.
Friday – June 18, 1999
7-8 pm
8-9 pm
9 pm - Midnight	DANCE PARTY
Saturday – June 19, 1999
101 am
12
2- pm
4 pm

Sunday – June 20, 1999
10 am
12 pm
2 pm
4 pm

The clubhouse is just east of the corner of Lamar and Martway (which in turn is just east of the fire station and the HyVee). Look for the "Ballroom Unlimited" sign on the building.

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