Judee Curtis When you have the “hiccups” and they stop, you are happy to have this inconvenience go away. When “critical life hiccups” happen and you can finally get back to a life that you can enjoy and be active, it is a “MIRACLE!!” It’s a blessing to have the technology to “fix you,”…
Tag: dancing
Clubs & Classes, October 2018
30-year anniversary season
John Yu Rags Allen Band will appear on Sunday, October 21, and twice more during the season. This new four-piece band that will be providing our dance entertainment features the following artists: Rags Allen on keyboard, an inductee into the Arizona Nightclub Performers Hall of Fame, Rags has performed with The Platters, Waylon Jennings,…
Clubs & Classes, September 2018
Line Dancing with Judee
Judee Curtis Yes, it’s happened again after all these years; July is a blur, and August is moving too fast. Planning dances for three levels does take time, but I still enjoy looking at new dances, trying new music and hoping to make things “new” for all dancers this next season. Monday, September 3…
Clubs & Classes, August 2018
Sunday Dance Club
John Yu We look forward to our new season which begins on September 23, 2018, with the addition of a new band. We will continue to focus on our favorite ballroom dances: Waltz, Foxtrot, East and West Coast Swings, Rumba, Cha Cha, Samba and Tango, with the addition of Line Dance, Nightclub and Country…
Clubs & Classes, August 2018
Basic Social Dance Classes – summer update
Mary Lou Kaye We continue to improve our skills, and residents of Sun Lakes communities are certainly showing up at all the dance venues that are available to them. They are creating their own inner community of “Dancers” with a capital “D.” And you’re invited to join them in this wonderful activity which strengthens your…
Clubs & Classes, August 2018
Line Dancing with Judee
Judee Curtis What’s more exciting? Registering new people for Ultra Basics Class, hearing from the dancers who are returning to classes on September 3, Labor Day or finding new dances to teach to everyone? Check, check, check = all the above. If you are NEW to Line Dancing with Judee and interested in registering…
Community News, July 2018
Sun Lakes Sunday Dance Club – Forever Young
Denise Green It’s easy to recognize members of the Sun Lakes Sunday Dance Club. They’re the folks with a twinkle in their eye, an infectious laugh and a spring in their step… well, at least we like to think that! Dancing is like finding the Fountain of Youth for many. Ask 20 different members…
Clubs & Classes, June 2018
Learning to dance is fun
Mary Lou Kaye Social Dancing provides so many benefits… social, physical, mental, psychological and, most of all, FUN. You’ll never regret adding it to your lifetime of accomplishments. Social Dance lessons are offered at the Cottonwood Dance Studio. Mary Lou Kaye, a certified ballroom dance instructor, developed a KISS (Keep It Super Simple) method…
Clubs & Classes, June 2018
Line Dancing with Judee
Judee Curtis You’re never too old to learn is validated by me when looking up dances. I learned how many “Elviras” there were, so I checked out “Electric Slide” and “Boot Scootin’ Boogie.” Out of more than 10 “Electric Slides,” two were the same with different choreographers. When I saw 48 Step Sheets for…
Clubs & Classes, June 2018
Sun Lakes Sunday Dance Club prepares for exciting fall
Denise Green What do Kermit the Frog and Harry Potter have in common? Modern waltz songs! Kermit’s “Rainbow Connection” and “Neville’s Waltz” from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire are lovely songs for waltzing the night away with the Sun Lakes Sunday Dance Club. The elegant waltz, a dance beloved by today’s ballroom…