USA Dance Quickstep Class

Thinking of weaving around the dance floor like a speedster? Well if you are gamed in learning or polishing your Quickstep, USA Dance have the offering in Januray 2013.  More info follows with Prez Glenn Okazaki's e-mail............

Aloha,

Get ready for two weekends of serious QUICK STEP!

We will make you ‘move like a butterfly and sting like a bee’

HA ha, not exactly, but we will keep drilling you over and over and make you move till it’s imprinted in your muscle memory!

Come on and enjoy a great work out and get a new look on quickstep using proper footwork and great techniques to make your dancing easier.

Beginning on Saturday, January 5 th and continues on Saturday January 12. Registration starts at 12:30pm and class begins at 1:15 pm. Classes are 1 1/2 hr each Saturday. USA Dance Members - $15 and Non-members are $25. See attached pdf file for more information.

Become a USA Dance member. Join us for free dances, discount classes and professional workshops. If you are not a member, you don’t know what you are missing.

Happy Holidays,

Glenn Okazaki

USA Dance Honolulu

Dance Magic 808 Roars Into 2013

Not quite two years old and Dance Magic 808 under the capable guidance of Prez Lynn and VP Richard Nakamura is roaring into 2013 with a bite in the Palladium schedule. That's a very good sign for this dance club and its growing membership. Here's what's in store for the coming days and into the new year. (email from Prez Lynn Nakamura)............................................

To all of our friends, students, and members of Dance Magic 808,

We would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy & Prosperous New Year.

We hope you get to spend the day with the ones you love and/or with your friends.

This year, Christmas came very fast for us. We were so busy working and teaching that before we knew it, it was Christmas but we haven't forgotten to share the spirit of Christmas with you and all of our friends and families.

This year we were blessed to have so many friends, students, members, and family participate in Dance Magic 808's classes and/or dance events. Our success is mainly to you. You are so caring, giving, and very supportive of Dance Magic 808.

Next year, you can expect to see Dance Magic 808 grow and do more for the community. We want to be of service to teach or help out wherever and whenever we can. We will continue to promote the other dance organizations' dance events by helping them sell tickets to their dance events, by making announcements in our classes or by emailing the announcements, and by attending their dance events whenever possible.

This Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at the Salt Lake District Park, we will be conducting registrations for the upcoming dance classes that will begin in January 2013. Registration will be from 5:30pm - 8:00pm. We will have some line dancing (no charge) from 6:30 pm and Roxanne Kaino will also teach the Gangnam style line dance. For those of you who will be attending Dance Magic 808's Las Vegas Showcase on Sunday, April 28, 2013, and would like to perform the Gangnam line dance, this would be a good time to learn it.

Membership Fee is $10 for Jan. - Dec. 2013

Tuesday classes: Jan. 8, 15, 22, Feb. 5, 12, 19, & 26
6:45pm - 7:35pm - International Foxtrot - Lester & Henrietta Muramoto (cost $7.00)
7:45pm - 8:35pm - International Tango - Richard & Lynn Nakamura (cost $7.00) - Group Tango routine dancers should take this class.

Thursday classes: Jan. 3, 10, 17, 24 & Feb. 7, 14, & 21
6:45pm - 7:35pm - Line Dancing - Roxanne Kaino (cost $7.00)
7:45pm - 8:35pm - Bachata - Ed Ho & Veronica Munez (cost $7.00)

Registration & Liability form will be sent out later today or tonight so check your email.

For this Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, we were thinking of having a little holiday cheer first before doing the line dancing. Everyone is welcome to bring a holiday snack if they want to. Dance Magic 808 will provide the paper plates, forks, & napkins. It's just something simple where we can snack, register, do some line dancing, and just have fun.

We plan to have some free dancing at the palladium for our members and in the future, hopefully starting in May, we plan to have some classes at the palladium. We will keep you informed of all our activities and classes.

On Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012 at the palladium (kitchen side), from 12:15pm - 3:30pm, we'll have a daytime social dance and there is no charge for members and their guests. Paul Lee will again be our DJ. We hope you can make it. We had a lot of fun this past Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012.

Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, Dance Magic 808's Sweetheart Ball will be held at the palladium (full ballroom) from 6pm - 9:30pm. No charge to all Dance Magic 808 2013 members. We are planning to have a Dance Extravaganza where certain couples will be dancing the latin and/or ballroom dances all at the same time. Right now we are planning on 4 latin and 4 ballroom dances with each dance being 90 seconds. To participate the couples must be a Dance Magic 808 2013 member by February 1, 2013 and there will be some dress requirements. Please contact me (Lynn) if you are interested in participating in this Dance Extravaganza. We might need to limit the number of couples so let us know right away.

We hope you'll all be able to join us at either one of our classes or at our dance event.

We hope you'll have a beautiful Christmas Day and a wonderful New Year.

Mahalo for your continued support!!!


We love you all,

Richard & Lynn Nakamura
cell 372-2256 (Lynn)
www.dancemagic808.com

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IBDI Dance Workshop with Carlos Chang

Due to the success of and favorable response to our Geoffrey Fells workshop on November 12, IBDI will be sponsoring another workshop on Monday, December 17, 2012, on International Rumba with professional Carlos Chang. Carlos will be leaving the Islands to further his career, so this may be your last opportunity to take a class from him before he leaves. See attachment for details.

  
 

 


 

 

Amended Times for Divino Ritmo Workshop

Sunday, December 2nd Workshop with Blackpool Finalists Andrei Kazlouski & Asta Sigvaldadottir will START at 3pm instead of 1pm.

AMENDED Times:

WHEN: Sunday, December 2, 2012

3pm International Rumba

4pm International Samba

Where: 404 Ward Ave.

$25 per person per workshop

Divino Ritmo Workshop & Cupola Social Dance

Divino Ritmo Dance Presents Workshops with Blackpool Finalists ANDREI KAZLOUSKI & ASTA SIGVALDADOTTIR

WHEN: Sunday, December 2, 2012

1pm International Rumba

2pm International Samba

WHERE: 404 Ward Ave., 2nd floor

COST: $25 per person per workshop

First Time in Hawaii, Blackpool Rising Star Latin Finalists & US National Professional Latin Finalists, Andrei Kazlouski & Asta Sigvaldadottir will be performing at Divino Ritmo's showcase on Saturday, December 1st at the Sheraton Waikiki. Meet them in person and refine your skills the next day at this couple's workshop.
Andrei & Asta are available for private lessons/coaching - to sign up or for more information,contact Divino Ritmo Dance for available times and schedule. (Lucas: (917)568-3173 or Email: divinoritmo@aol.com
Yanna: (732) 499-0407 or Email: Yannajs@gmail.com

****CUPOLA Social Dance - We can't Disappoint you so, YES, there will be one this month! - Tuesday November 27th, 6:30-9:30pm - CUPOLA is located on the 2nd floor of the Honolulu Design Center at 1250 Kapiolani Blvd. Get into the Holiday mood and dance the night away with DJ Lucas Jaime and to the tunes of music maestro Jesse Gonzalez. FREE Admission/Open to the PUBLIC. Food and beverage available for purchase! For more info contact Lucas at ph: (917)568-3173 or Email: divinoritmo@aol.com;
Yanna at ph: (732) 499-0407 or Email: Yannajs@gmail.com

Dance Magic 808 Dance Program @The Palladium

 

Sun., Nov. 25, 2012 - Dance Magic 808's Dance at the Palladium (full ballroom) 6pm - 9:00pm
Members free (membership fee until Dec. 31, 2012 is $5.00) - General dancing, some line dances, short program & a snack. Members who would like to help set up, please be at the palladium at 5:30pm. At the end of the evening, we need everyone's help to clean up - .9pm - 9:30pm. Members are welcome to participate in our short dance program but will need to advise me if you will be participating by November 21. We will have members participating in the foxtrot, tango, waltz, quickstep, rumba, samba, jive, and cha cha (not in this order). Each dance will be 90 seconds and each participants will be dressed up. There will be a break between the latin and ballroom dances to allow the participants to change their outfits. It's going to be a fun evening.
(From Lynn Nakamura, Dance Magic 808 President)

IBDI Hosting A Free Dance

A FREE DANCE ON US! Renew your membership for 2013 on Friday, December 7, and we will waive the $3.00 entry fee for that night. Renew early and beat the crowd!   (Please go to the link DANCE FEVER OAHU and click on IBDI for membership forms). Print a 2-sided application, complete it, and bring it on the above date for a free IBDI dance!

Remember to also purchase your pre-sale tickets on the above date for IBDI's Christmas Dance on Saturday, December 15.

Happy Birthday To The (WASABI) Turkey

Please join us this Saturday, November 24th, at JCCH's Manoa Grand Ballroom from 7:30-10:30 p.m. for a special WASABI Oldies Night, as we will also celebrate Milton's (the "Turkey") Kanreki Birthday. In Japanese tradition, men celebrate their Yakudoshi, or 42nd year (our 41st birthday bcz at birth, you are supposedly already a year old...) for good health & long life; and their Kanreki, or 60th year to begin life all over again. Please DO NOT bring any gifts! Instead, we just want to share & celebrate Milton's special day with the people we love and that are important to us. We'll have cake & treats for everyone, so please come & enjoy!

We'll need a headcount to order the food, so please email me, or call me, by Tuesday evening, Nov. 20, because we have to phone in to MGB by Wednesday, Nov. 21. Ticket price is $15 in advance, or $20 at the door. Call me at 753-7181 for an E-ticket.

Also, you're welcome to come see us Friday night, November 23rd, at the Waikiki Yacht Club, if you want to work off some of that turkey dinner from the night before. LOL! We just picked up this gig. We start at 6:45 and end at 9:45 p.m. For those of you not familiar with the Waikiki Yacht Club, it is located at the Diamond Head entrance to Ala Moana Beach Park at the Ala Moana Blvd. - Atkinson intersection. Parking is along the roadway, or in the parking lot located approx. 75-100 yds away. Come in as guests of the band.

Love,

Doreen

Dance Magic 808 & Other Upcoming Dance Events

Hi Everyone,

Last call for the Divino Ritmo Grand Ball 2012, Dec. 1, 2012. It's going to be a fantastic evening that your won't want to miss out on. There will be a delicious buffet dinner, exhibitions, special spectacular pro show by USA Latin Finalists and Blackpool Rising Star Finalists, Andrei Kazlouski & Asta Sigvldadottir (their first time in Hawaii) and general dancing. It's going to be held at the Sheraton Waikiki and tickets are $85.00. Please let me know by tomorrow, Sunday, Nov. 18, as all payments will be turned in on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012.

Upcoming Dance Magic 808's Dance Events:

Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012 - Latin Workshop by Professional Carlos Chang (call Lynn 372-2256 or text) if interested. Must be preregistered and a Dance Magic 808 member to attend. Membership fee is $5.00. Workshop begins at 10:00am at the Ala Wai palladium. We'll be at the palladium tonight at IBDI's dance if you want to give us your registration & liability forms.

Sun., Nov. 25, 2012 - Dance Magic 808's Dance at the Palladium (full ballroom) 6pm - 9:00pm
Members free (membership fee until Dec. 31, 2012 is $5.00) - General dancing, some line dances, short program & a snack. Members who would like to help set up, please be at the palladium at 5:30pm. At the end of the evening, we need everyone's help to clean up - .9pm - 9:30pm. Members are welcome to participate in our short dance program but will need to advise me if you will be participating. We will have members participating in the foxtrot, tango, waltz, quickstep, rumba, samba, jive, and cha cha (not in this order). Each dance will be 90 seconds and each participants will be dressed up. There will be a break between the latin and ballroom dances to allow the participants to change their outfits. It's going to be a fun evening. Deadline to advise me if participating in the dance program is Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012.

Sun., April 28, 2013 - Dance Magic 808's Las Vegas Showcase at Sam's Town
College Competition on Friday & Saturday, April 26 & 27 at UNLV
Save this date, more info forthcoming
If you are interested, please advise me as we are trying to get a headcount.

Fri., August 9, 2013 - Dance Magic 808's 2nd Anniversary Ball at the Pacific Beach Hotel
Please save this date, more info forthcoming.
It'll be another fabulous ball you won't want to miss.

Upcoming Dance Events for Other Dance Organizations:

Sat., Dec. 8, 2012 - Pan Pacific Christmas Dance at the Palladium - cost $10.00 (see Lynn for tickets)
Bento - Exhibitions-Door Prizes - General Dancing - bento served t 5:30pm

Fri.,Dec. 14, 2012 - USA Dance - Classic Holiday Ball at the Palladium 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Exhibitions - Refreshments /cost $8 presale (see Lynn for tickets)/ $10 at door

Sat., Dec. 15, 2012 - IBDI Christmas Dance at the palladium - 5:30pm - 10pm
Cost $10 presale with bento - served 5:30pm - 7:30 pm/$10 at door no bento

Mon., Dec. 31, 2012 - New Year's Eve Ball at Sugino's Studio - 404 Ward Ave. Suite 202
Dinner & Dancing from 6:30pm - midnight/ Cost $30.00
Limited seating so purchase in advance/ See Lynn for tickets

We will be attending all of the above dance events and hope that you can join us.
Please let us know asap so we have a limited amount of tickets.

Mahalo for all your support of Dance Magic 808 and for your support of the other dance organizations.

See you at the dances.

Richard & Lynn Nakamura
cell 372-2256 (Lynn)
www.dancemagic808.com

International Ballroom Dance Inc. Christmas Dance

Pan Pacific Ballroom Dance Society Christmas Ball

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Dance Magic 808's Latin Workshop with Carlos Chang

Hi Everyone,

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Hope you'll be able to attend Carlos' workshops.

The first hour will be techniques and the 2nd hour will be steps that he'll put together in a short choreography.

See you soon at our classes or dance event.

Richard & Lynn
cell 372-2256
www.dancemagic808.com

Workshop With Michael Kiehm

Dawne & Michael Kiehm

Swing Dance Club Hawaii presents a Michael Kiehm Workshop featuring club favorites: the West Coast Swing, the Hustle, and the Night Club Two Step. Starts this Saturday at the Palladium. Please scroll back to previous blog for more info.

Dance Magic 808 Masquerade Ball

Hi Everyone,

Don't forget to come and join us at Dance Magic 808's Masquerade Ball this Sunday, October 28, 2012 at the palladium (kitchen side) from 6pm - 9pm. Come at 5:30pm if you would like to help set up.

Come in costume (not mandatory) and enter the costume contest.

Categories: Most Scariest, Funniest, Most Beautiful/Handsome, Most Famous Couple, and Most Original

We are going to have a fun evening so come and join us.

Richard & Lynn Nakamura
Dance Magic 808
www.dancemagic808.com

No Tricks, Just Treats & Dancing @ the CUPOLA!

Strut your stuff and burn the floor at the CUPOLA with Lucas & Yanna as they host their 3rd Spooktacular Social dance this Halloween week!

WHERE: The CUPOLA, 2nd floor of the Honolulu Design Center, 1250 Kapiolani (corner of Kapiolani & Piikoi)
WHEN: Tuesday, Oct 30th, 2012
TIME: 6:30-9:30pm

Admission is FREE, the PUBLIC's invited; no partners necessary!

Live Music and DJ by Lucas Jaime & Jesse Gonzales!

Food and refreshments available for purchase! Great wine bar! Discounted pupu menu if you order before 7pm!

Divino Ritmo invites the PUBLIC and dancers to come & put their best feet forward - both on the dance floor & in the costume department.

Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place outstanding costumes! While costumes are NOT necessary, they are appreciated!

Enjoy a haunting evening of dancing at the CUPOLA!

For more info, contact:
Lucas Jaime, ph: (917) 568-3173; divinoritmo@aol.com
Yanna Samkova, ph: (732) 499-0407; Yannajs@gmail.com

Pro Show Presented by Divino Ritmo

What better way to start the month of December than with a Spectacular Dance Show presented by Divino Ritmo. Last year's show was smash hit and this year it's gonna be better with a Pro Show that's first time in Hawaii.  See more info on the poster.

Dance Magic 808 Events and New Dance Classes

Dance Magic 808′s Masquerade Ball at the Ala Wai Palladium on Sunday, October 28, 2012 from 6pm – 9pm to the public. We are asking our members for assistance from 5:30pm to help set up and at 9pm – 9:30pm to clean up. Cost for the event is $3.00.

It’ll be a fun evening. We plan to have a costume contest so come in costume. There will be lots of time for dancing, socializing and snacking.

Here’s our schedule for the next and last session for this year 2012. All classes are at the Salt Lake District Park.

Tuesday starts on October 30 and Thursday starts on November 1, 2012.
Tuesdays:
6:45pm – 7:35pm Salsa by Ed Ho & Veronica Munez
7:35pm – 7:45pm Break/Announcements
7:45pm – 8:35pm International Tango by Richard & Lynn Nakamura

Thursday:
6:45pm – 7:35pm Line Dancing with Roxanne “Roxie” Kaino
7:35pm – 7:45pm Break/Announcements
7:45pm – 8:35pm International Cha Cha by Lester & Henrietta Muramoto (not confirmed yet)

Registration forms will be available on Tuesdays and Thursday at class with more information.

 

IBDI Workshop with Geoffrey Fells

OOOOH YEAH! Here's a late announcement for all you guys and gals who like to dress funky. IBDI hosting a HALLOWEEN Dance at the Palladium this Saturday (Nov. 20). Spook time is at 6 PM  and there will be a costume contest I'm told.

Choosing Duds To Dude Up For Da BASH

A Reminder From WASABI 's Doreen

We're at St. Louis Alumni this Thursday, October 11, 2012, from 7:00-10:00 p.m., so put on your dancing shoes and come on down to one of the best places in town...Great, big dance floor, cool air-conditioning, good food from da Kitchen, and CLEAN, CLEAN, CLEAN! Free parking, too!

Then, Friday night, October 12, 2012, we're at Dot's in Wahiawa from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Love this very retro place with the ono local food!

We only have these two places to play at this month, then Milton & I are OFF TO LAS VEGAS, BABY!!! We are going to join my Kauai High School classmates & friends from Kapaa High & Waimea High for a Tri-School 60th Birthday Bash in Las Vegas for a fun-filled few days, then Milton & I extended our stay to just hang out there, do our own thing, enjoy some shows, & SHOP, before flying down to L.A. to hook-up with Milton's cousin (formerly of Hiroshima) and enjoy our second childhood at Disneyland!

Will be gone for two whole weeks, and see you guys next month!

See you all soon...in the meantime, stay safe, be happy, and GOD BLESS!

Love from me & da boyz,

Doreen

Divino Ritmo Workshop with Peter Eggleton

Dear Students and Friends,

Lucas and I will be hosting a Workshop by Mr. Peter Eggleton (some of you might have met or seen him judging at the Hawaii Star Ball).

Mr. Eggleton is currently coaching in Japan, and we are thrilled that he agreed to stop over in Hawaii on his way back to the mainland to share his knowledge with us.
We hope that you will take this opportunity to attend his 2-hour workshop on International Waltz, its technique and fundamentals, principles of good lead and follow.

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Attached is the flyer with detailed information about the workshop on October 20th.
Mahalo and hopefully I will see you all there!

Yanna
Divino Ritmo Dance

  (If the poster is unreadable or you need more info, please contact Yanna at: yannajs@gmail.com
or at (732) 499-0407)

Da Pumpkin' by USA Dance Honolulu

Aloha!

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Join us on Saturday the 13 th for our October bash, ‘DA PUMPKIN’. We will be on the stage side, where the dance floor is LAAAARGER!!!! (See attached pdf file for more information!!)

Join us for the best dance music and sound system in town from our DeeeeeJ GaryK. Hearing his sounds makes you feel like dancing.

At intermission, enjoy the best snacks, and all this FREEEE FOR MEEEMBERS!

If you are not a member…. $5.LL. < feeling blue? Than join USA Dance for our FREEEE FOR MEEEMBERS DANCES!!! Members, don’t forget to renew your membership. (All USA Dance monthly dances are free for members, except for ticketed events.)

Beeee there on the Thirteeeeenth. Everyone else will !!!

GlennJ

USA Dance Honolulu

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A Gentle Reminder from the Oldies Bash Sock Hop Core

To our Senior Teens, Friends and Classmates! On behalf of our hardworking, dedicated active core committee, we welcome you all as registered guest for our upcoming 6th Annual Nifty 50s/60s/70s Oldies Bash Sock Hop 2012 on October 19th! Based on First Come, First Served registration, you are one of our lucky attendees to register prior to our "completely" selling on July 10th, 2012, a FULL 3.5 months in advance of our event date! Please remember, we do NOT distribute or issue "tickets" to our event. We REGISTER our guest as every seat, every table IS reserved. When you arrive please check in at our Reception Tables, your Names will be listed, so just check in. Thanks to earlier than usual paid registration, this years event broke all previous records for the earliest complete sellout and total attendance! Our Event has to follow all Fire Code Laws and the Safety and Comfort policies of the hotel. With this complete sellout hundreds of your fellow Senior Teens, Friends and Classmates will be joining you! Your early registration is appreciated, and its unfortunate that we have had to turn away several hundred late registrations which came in after we sold out. Waiting too long, procrastinating for this very popular event unfortunately leads to late registrations politely being turned away. We welcome those who could not register or attend this year, to please join us for our 7th Annual Event in 2013! Please mark your calendar's, as Nifty 50s/60s/70s Oldies Bash Sock Hop 2013 will be held on Friday Nite, October 18th! Please join us before the memories fade forever! Here are important reminders whereby you will have a most memorable evening recreating authentic classic Golden Oldies, Rock 'n Roll, Crusin Classic memories from over 55 years ago! You will make new memories to last another lifetime, see old friends and make new ones! Nifty 50s/60s/70s Oldies Bash Sock Hop 2012 1. When: October 19, 2012 ~ 2. Where: Pacific Beach Hotel's Grand Ballroom - 7th Floor Parking Lot Elevator, 5th Floor via Main Hotel Elevator's ~ 3. Time: 5:00PM till 12:00 Mid nite - Many guest do arrive "early" ~ 4. Parking: Parking is limited, First Come, First Served. If Hotel Parking is FULL, a Hotel Attendant will be at street level to direct you to close by, alternative parking at the Waikiki Banyan Hotel, 1 block Diamond Head of of Kuhio Avenue. From Kuhio Ave. Turn LEFT thru Grassy Medial Strip to Waikiki Banyan Hotel Parking Entrance. Bring your parking ticket with you for Validation at our Event ~ 5. What to Wear: 50s/60s/70s Costumes, Wigs, Shoes and Accessories! Dress and look as you did in High School! Shop at Party City, Honolulu or in Waikele to find all your Costumes, Wigs, Shoes and Accessories ~ 6. Benefit: Benefiting the Hawaii Food Bank. Please bring a non-perishable food item, such as a canned good to donate. Easy Drop Off Bins will be positioned at Reception ~ 7. NO Substitute Guest: NO substitute guest will be accepted without prior notification to the committee prior to Sept. 1st. Thank you for your cooperation ~ 8. Name Tags: Please wear your Name Tags VISIBLY at all times for the entire evening. Thank you for your cooperation ~ Thank you and we look forward to another Authentic, Classic and Magical evening! Chairman - Wendell Kwan - Kalani '65 Treasurer - Diane Hayamizu Yoshida - Kaimuki '65 Ann Nosaka Kabasawa - Kalani '65 Sharon Young Uesugi - Farrington '65 Dianne Kawakami Okumoto - Farrington '65 Sonette Uyehara Muramoto - Kaimuki '65 Tony Caluya - Frankfort American '65 Phil Nakayama - Farrington '60

Dance Magic 808 Schedule of Events

There's been a change to the October 6 schedule. Filipino Tango will be rescheduled and Bachata by Ed & Veronica is substituted in its place.
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IBDI New Dance Classes

                                            Registration for dance classes is from 5:30-6PM

Dance Magic 808 Friendship Social Dance 9/30/2012

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No Cupola Dance Tuesday (9/25)

Aloha Frank!

Wonder if you can help us get the word out that there will be NO Cupola dance next week Tuesday!

We're all gearing up for Geoffrey Fell's Hawaii Star Ball which starts on Wednesday, Sep 26th and runs through the 28th, with a kick off reception on Tuesday night.

Our CUPOLA social dance will resume and be back on schedule next month, Tuesday October 27th, just in time for our trick or treat party, with costume contest and lots of fun stuff! Come see if you can spot Lucas & Yanna in their Halloween disguise!

Hope to see you there!

Marie

USA Dance International Waltz Workshop

Rounding up the DANCE WORKSHOPS at the Palladium for September is USA Dance Honolulu's International Waltz with Stephan Krauel. Here's an excerpt from Glenn Okazaki's e-mail................. Aloha, (Left click to zoom in) USA Dance is once again, proud to present Mr. Stephan Krauel. We all enjoyed Stephan back in 2010 for an amazing workshop in Standard and Latin. This year we have Stephan for an encore in the International Waltz. Learn Stephan’s great techniques that makes him a champion.  Stephan and Denise are both available for private lessons. Their fee for private lessons are $90/45 minutes, plus floor fee. If you are interested in having great coaching lessons, just Contact Anne Ho or myself. See attached poster for more details of Stephan’s Waltz Workshop. Mahalo, Glenn Okazaki President USA Dance Honolulu

Da Bucket List for October 2012

WOW! We've been having a wild September what with Dance Workshops galore. And now it's time to see what's in the "bucket" for  October. But first I gonna give a plug for our newest dance club in Honolulu (okay..I'm a member). Dance Magic 808 is hosting their very first Social Dance at the Palladium on Sunday, September 30th from 6PM to 9PM or maybe later. If you missed going to the Dance Magic 808 1st Anniversary Ball at the Pacific Beach Hotel this past July, Olelo will be televising the two hour event on Channel 52 this Friday (9/21) from 2pm to 4PM.

If you got DANCING SHOES and WILL TRAVEL, Kauai Ballroom Dance Club hosting their Anniversary Ball at the Kauai Marriott Hotel on October 6. If you don't like to travel that far, then you might want to check in to Dance Magic 808's Filipino Tango Workshop at the Palladium on October 6 from 12:30PM. Instructors will be Andy and Monica Pascua. Registration, and Line Dancing by Roxanne at 12 Noon.

Pan Pacific Ballroom Dance Society hosting their 38th Inaugural Ball at the Pacific Beach Hotel on October 12. You can get more info by left clicking on the poster.

And da BIG ONE coming on October 19 at the Pacific Beach Hotel...Nifty 50s/60s/70s Oldies Bash Sock Hop. Sorry! Dis BIG ONE is SOLDOUT!

If you're a fan of Professional Dance Teacher Michael Kiehm of the StarLight Dance Studio, you might want to check in at the Palladium on October 27 and 28 for Swing Dance Club Hawaii Workshop. On tap are the three popular club dances...West Coast Swing, Hustle, and Night Club Two Step. Scroll back to my previous blog for more info.

Dance Magic 808 hosting a Masquerade Ball on October 28 at the Palladium. More info later.

Aloha fo' now!





  

A Gentle Reminder for Registered Guests to the 50s/60s/70s Oldies Bash Sock Hop 2012

To our Senior Teens, Friends and Classmates!

On behalf of our harworking, dedicated active core committee, we welcome you all as registered guest for our upcoming 6th Annual Nifty 50s/60s/70s Oldies Bash Sock Hop 2012 on October 19th! Based on First Come, First Served registration, you are one of our lucky attendees to register prior to our "completely" selling on July 10th, 2012, a FULL 3.5 months in advance of our event date! Please remember, we do NOT distribute or issue "tickets" to our event. We REGISTER our guest as every seat, every table IS reserved. When you arrive please checkin at our Reception Tables, your Names will be listed, so just checkin.

Thanks to earlier than usual paid registration, this years event broke all previous records for the earliest complete sellout and total attendance! Our Event has to follow all Fire Code Laws and the Safety and Comfort policies of the hotel. With this complete sellout hundreds of your fellow Senior Teens, Friends and Classmates will be joining you! Your early registration is appreciated, and its unfortunate that we have had to turn away several hundred late registrations which came in after we soldout. Waiting too long, procrastinating for this very popular event unfortunately leads to late registrations politely being turned away. We welcome those who could not register or attend this year, to please join us for our 7th Annual Event in 2013! Please mark your calendar's, as Nifty 50s/60s/70s Oldies Bash Sock Hop 2013 will be held on Friday Nite, October 18th! Please join us before the memories fade forever!

Here are important reminders whereby you will have a most memorable evening recreating authentic classic Golden Oldies, Rock 'n Roll, Crusin Classic memories from over 55 years ago! You will make new memories to last another lifetime, see old friends and make new ones!

Nifty 50s/60s/70s Oldies Bash Sock Hop 2012

1. When: October 19, 2012 ~

2. Where: Pacific Beach Hotel's Grand Ballroom - 7th Floor Parking Lot Elevator,

5th Floor via Main Hotel Elevator's ~

3. Time: 5:00PM till 12:00 Midnite - Many guest do arrive "early" ~

4. Parking: Parking is limited, First Come, First Served. If Hotel Parking is FULL, a

Hotel Attendant will be at street level to direct you to close by, alternative

parking at the Waikiki Banyan Hotel, 1 block Diamond Head of of Kuhio

Avenue. From Kuhio Ave. Turn LEFT thru Grassy Medial Strip to Waikiki

Banyan Hotel Parking Entrance. Bring your parking ticket with you for

Validation at our Event ~

5. What to Wear: 50s/60s/70s Costumes, Wigs, Shoes and Accessories! Dress and look as you did in High School! Shop at Party City, Honolulu or in Waikele

to find all your Costumes, Wigs, Shoes and Accessories ~

6. Benefit: Benefiting the Hawaii Food Bank. Please bring a non-perishable food

item, such as a canned good to donate. Easy Drop Off Bins will be positioned

at Reception ~

7. NO Substitute Guest: NO substitute guest will be accepted without prior notification to the committee prior to Sept. 1st. Thank you for your cooperation ~

8. Name Tags: Please wear your Name Tags VISIBLY at all times for the entire evening.

Thank you for your cooperation ~

Thank you and we look forward to another Authentic, Classic and Magical evening!

Chairman - Wendell Kwan - Kalani '65

Treasurer - Diane Hayamizu Yoshida - Kaimuki '65

Vice Chair - Ann Nosaka Kabasawa - Kalani '65

Sharon Young Uesugi - Farrington '65

Dianne Kawakami Okumoto - Farrington '65

Sonette Uyehara Muramoto - Kaimuki '65

Tony Caluya - Frankfort American '65

Phil Nakayama - Farrington '60

TV Showing of Dance Magic 808 1st Anniversary Ball

From Lynn Nakamura, President of Dance Magic 808...................

Aloha Everyone,

See below for the showtimes that Olelo will be showing Dance Magic 808's 1st Anniversary Ball.

If you attended the ball and participated in dancing or being a part of the program or sitting in a location that was being filmed, you will see yourself on this video.

We want to thank everyone again for attending and making it a very successful 1st anniversary ball for us. We hope that you'll be able to attend our 2nd anniversary ball which will be held on Friday, August 9, 2013 at the Pacific Beach Hotel.

Aloha & Mahalo,
Lynn A. Nakamura
President, Dance Magic 808
www.dancemagic808.com

Dance Magic 808 Anniversary Ball
9/13/2012	7:00 PM	FOCUS 49
9/17/2012	12:00 PM	FOCUS 49
9/21/2012	2:00 PM	OAHU 52
9/25/2012	1:30 PM	OAHU 52

If you checked the ‘OleloNet box on your Playback Request, your show will be available on the Internet at www.olelo.org/olelonet two to three days after the first airdate.
Just search for your program (using “quote marks” helps narrow down the choices) and distribute the link.

Aloha!

Swing Dance Club Workshop with Michael Kiehm

Michael Kiehm, world champion dancer and owner and director of Starlight Dance Studio in San Diego will be in Honolulu for a two-day workshop next month at the Palladium. If you're hooked on "Club Dancing", you're gonna want to explore Michael's entertaining way of teaching the three most popular club dances: the West Coast Swing, the Hustle, and Night Club Two Step. (Left click on poster to zoom in).

Dance Magic 808 Dance Workshop with Professional Leeanne Brampton

You are all invited to attend Dance Magic 808's Dance Workshop with Professional Instructor, Leeanne Bampton.

We are very fortunate to have Leeanne teach us here in the islands instead of going to Australia to learn from her. We are offering our members 3 workshops with Leeanne. You must be a member to take advantage of these workshops. Come and join us. You’ll learn a lot and it'll be fun.

Leeanne has won the Australian 10 Dance Championship 7 times and represented Australia in a World Final Competition where she came in fifth overall in the Ballroom and Latin Dances. She has also been South Pacific, Asian Pacific, Australasian and State Champion in the professional ranks. Leeanne has her dance studio in Sydney, Australia and retired from competition in 2004. She is the Dance Director of Dancing with the Stars in Australia and is a choreographer for So You Think You Can Dance in Australia.

These might be the only group classes that she'll have on this trip as she will be helping her students with the Star Ball competition. You can also book private lessons with her but you'll need to do it right away since she usually gets booked up fast. For those of you who do not already take lessons from her and would like to book some private lessons, please contact us and we'll give you her contact.

Space for the workshop is limited and will be on a first come basis. Video taping will be allowed.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Location: Ala Wai Palladium (Kitchen side)

12noon – 4pm Dance Magic 808

12noon – 12:30pm Registration

12:30 pm – 1:30pm International Waltz (1 hour)

1:30pm – 1:40pm Break (10 mins.)

1:40pm – 2:40pm International Samba (1 hour)

2:40pm – 2:50pm Break (10 mins.)

2:50pm – 3:50pm International Foxtrot (1 hour)

3:50pm – 4:00pm Clean up & departure (10 mins.)

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Location: Ala Wai Palladium (Stage side)

9:30am – 1:00pm

9:30am – 9:40am – Set Up

9:40am – 11:10am International Rumba/Cha Cha (1 hr. 30 mins.)

11:10am – 11:20 am Break (10 mins.)

11:20am – 12:50pm International Paso Doble/Jive (1 hr. 30 mins.)

12:50pm – 1:00pm Clean Up & departure (10 mins.)

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Location: Ala Wai Palladium (Stage side)

9:00am – 1:00pm

9:00am – 9:30am Registration

9:30am – 10:30am International Viennese Waltz (1 hour)

10:30am – 10:40am Break (10 mins.)

10:40am – 11:40am International Tango (1 hour)

11:40am – 11:50am Break (10 mins.)

11:50am – 12:50pm International Quickstep (1 hour)

12:50pm – 1:00pm Clean Up & departure (10 mins.)

You must be a member of Dance Magic 808 to attend these workshops. (Please contact Lynn for info on membership fee and workshop cost).  There is a discount if you are taking the workshop on Sept. 15 & 16 (total $90). There is an added discount if you are paying for it by August 31 (total $80). If mail is postmarked on August 31, 2012, we will make an exception and accept that as being received on August 31. There is also a discount for Sept. 23. If you are taking the workshops on Sept. 15 & 16, Sept. 23 will be at a discount of $40 instead of $50. If you are paying for the workshops by August 31 and you are taking all 3 days, the total cost is $120 ($80 + $40).

You must register for the workshops and sign the liability form.

No refund once workshop begins.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

Mahalo,

Richard & Lynn Nakamura

cell 372-2256 (Lynn)

www.dancemagic808.com

A Midsummer Night's Dance @ the CUPOLA!

On Tuesday, August 28th,
On the 2nd floor of the Honolulu Design Center, from 

6:30p-9:30p, the CUPOLA will once again be transformed 

into a dancer's dream  a la Divino Ritmo style!

Nothing beats a midsummer social dance party to shake 

out the August heat and live your best fantasy dancing 

the night away.

Lose yourself as you groove to the rhythmic tunes of 

DJs Lucas Jaime & Jesse Gonzales. Let your imagination 

run wild...come and be cooooool.....

Admission is FREE and this social dance is OPEN to the 

PUBLIC!

Food and drink are available for purchase.

CUPOLA is located on the 2nd floor of the Honolulu 

Design Center, 1250 Kapiolani, corner of Kapiolani & 

Pensacola.

For more info, contact:
Lucas Jaime, ph (917) 568-3173; divinoritmo@aol.com
Yanna samkova, ph (732) 499-0407; Yannajs@gmail.com

Dance Magic 808 New Term Dance Classes

Dance Magic 808 new term classes at the Salt Lake District Park starts on Tuesday September 4 at 6:45PM.  See schedule below. The present term concludes next Tuesday, August 28 with the East Coast Swing by Frank & Lani, and the Salsa by Ed Ho and Veronica Munez. For more info, please click the link "Dance Magic 808" on the side bar.

Upcoming Classes

Day	Class	Dates	Instructor(s)
Tuesday 6:45-7:35 pm	Argentine Tango	Sept. 4, 11, 18, Oct. 2, 9, 16	Robert & Vanelle Hirayasu
Tuesday 7:45-8:35 pm	International Samba		Richard & Lynn Nakamura
Thursday 6:45-7:35 pm	Line Dancing (partner not required)	Sept. 4, 11, 18, Oct. 2, 9, 16	Roxanne Kaino
Thursday 7:45-8:35 pm	International Waltz		Lester & Henrietta Muramoto

Hope For The Best For Cole Horibe

Family, Friends and Supporters of Cole:

I am sick to my stomach to receive this news about Cole's 

injury!!!!!!

I am so very very sorry!!! It couldn't have come at a 

worse time but what can we do but hope for the best, 

Pray hard.

Cole is young and strong and determined....mind over 

matter, he has strong will and we will pary hard he comes 

through....

Please pray hard for him,  send your spiritual support 

and well wishes....

We will weather this together! Cole is not alone.

I told Wanda herself and to tell Cole to hang in there, 

to tell Cole to stay strong and keep the faith!

Below is Wanda's email to me:

"MARIE,
Cole suffered a foot injury and was in the hospital most 

of the day!!! Drs. said he can't dance for 2 days and show 

this week they have to tape on Tuesday because Nigel has 

an important meeting...it will aire on Wednesday same time. 

Please please ask everyone to pray & or send positive 

thoughts & prayers....he is devastated because you know 

how he practices 12-15hrs everyday! And he thinks he's 

terrible in this routine (as usual) and now with this 

injury.....please share this w/everyone who's supporting 

Cole! Thank you!
Wanda"
-------------------

Marie

Addiction Routine - Gravity - A SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON of Kayla/Kupono & Cole/Lindsay

Hey guys and gals! If you missed Cole and Lindsay's performance this week on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, and want to compare their performance with the original performance. Then read the e-mail from my good friend Marie and be sure to click on the link below ..............

Cole Horibe, Yanna's student, performed a contemporary piece with 

partner Lindsay to the choreography of Mia Michaels this week. 

The judges called Cole "psychotically mental" and that he has come 

out the TOP of all the dancers this week. This particularly video 

is a side-by-side presentation of the same Mia Michaels routine 

done by Cole this week as compared to the original couple who 

performed the same routine a few seasons ago. Both set of dancers 

did a unique an incredible rendition....they each took ownership of 

the choreography and made it their own! Yanna, Lucas and all the

students of Divino Ritmo are so proud of Cole...... PLEASE stay 

tuned for next Wednesday's So You Think You Can Dance and PLEASE 

VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE for our native son Cole Horibe!

Aloha, Marie

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pelQ8f21_GM&feature=youtube_gdata_player