IBDI Special Workshop With Albert Franz

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Divino Ritmo Dance Studio Workshop

Divino Ritmo Dance Studio Presents two Workshops by
US National Professional Latin Finalists and Blackpool Semifinalists
Andrei Kazlouski & Asta Sigvaldadottir

Sunday December 1, 2013
4pm International Cha-Cha (Principles and timing)
5PM International Rumba (Technique in popular variations)
Cost: $25 per person/1hr
Cost for BOTH workshops: $45 per person

Location: 404 Ward Ave, 2nd Floor

Catch our showcase on November 30th at the Waikiki Sheraton Ballroom at 6pm, and you will have the chance to see this talented professional couple perform. The day-after our showcase workshops present you an additional opportunity to meet this talented couple upfront and close while learning a few new techniques to enhance your dancing.

For more info, contact:

Lucas Jaime (917) 568-3173;
divinoritmo@aol.com

Yanna Samkova (732) 499-0407;
Yannajs@gmail.com

Divino Ritmo November Dance @The Cupola

SHAKE YOUR TAIL FEATHERS with Divino Ritmo @ the CUPOLA

"Twas two nights before Thanksgiving," when Lucas & Yanna will be hosting their November dance social at the CUPOLA.

Plan on coming to "shake your tail feathers" at

Divino Ritmo's Thanksgiving dance on Tuesday, November 26th, 6:30-9:30pm, 2nd floor of the Honolulu Design Center @1250 Kapiolani. (The theme for the dance is based on the Ray Charles hit featured in the movie The Blues Brothers).

The dance party is FREE and not just for dance students, but OPEN to the PUBLIC.

DJ Lucas provides a wide variety of music styles, some perfect for a little swing, cha cha, rumba, tango, waltz, foxtrot or other ballroom styles, but there is also plenty of music more in tune with social dancing such as merengue, salsa, bachata, hustle & nightclub 2-step.

"We just want it to be a fun, casual place for people to come out and dance each month," says Lucas. Besides, pupus and drinks are available for purchase, and a discounted happy hour price is applicable for select pupus if you place your order by 7p.

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

Divino Ritmo Dance 5th Annual Grand Ball 2013

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Two Block Buster Masquerade Ball This Weekend

Dance Magic 808 Masquerade Ball Saturday October 26
Come and join us at our Masquerade Ball. It will be a very fun evening for all. This will be an elegant type of affair. Formal dress is optional. We have the entire ballroom. There will be a mini-mock competition (beautiful outfits) and a very special guest performance by Professional Carlos Chang, who will really demonstrate some awesome dancing. You won't want to miss any of the performances.

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October 29th CUPOLA Dance CANCELLED

 

 

Divino Ritmo's social dance at the CUPOLA will be cancelled this month due to Lucas & Yanna's travel commitments to compete with their students on the mainland. Dancing at the CUPOLA will resume in November. Look forward to seeing everyone on the CUPOLA floor November 26th!

Dance Magic 808 Masquerade Ball

Dance Magic 808 Masquerade Ball is on Saturday October 26 at the Palladium. Not gonna be da kine spooky contest but a switch to da most beautiful costume, and best dressed couple. Clue in to the following message from Dance Magic 808 Prez Lynn Nakamura. You can reach Lynn at: cell 808-372-2256
www.dancemagic808.com
 
Costume Contest - Best Dressed Couple at Dance Magic 808's Masquerade Ball - Cash Prize

Hi Everyone,

Dance Magic 808 Masquerade Ball

SATURDAY OCTOBER 26TH
at "THE PALLADIUM" 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Come and join us at our Masquerade Ball. It will be a very fun evening for all. This will be an elegant type of affair. Formal dress is optional. We have the entire ballroom. There will be a mini-mock competition (beautiful outfits) and a very special guest performance by Professional Carlos Chang, who will really demonstrate some awesome dancing. You won't want to miss any of the performances.

$10 Advance ticket sales (first 300) will include a mini-Hawaiian plate (rice, kalua pig, chicken long rice, lomi lomi salmon, and potato macaroni salad). If we get more than 300 people attending and they purchase tickets in advance, they will receive a bento. Advance ticket sales' deadline is Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. Less than 25 tickets available.

Tickets purchased after Oct. 21 or at the door would cost $10 and it would be without any food.
Don't delay on getting your tickets. It's going to be a really fun evening with lots of time for general dancing. You don't want to miss out and be disappointed that you didn't get to attend this fabulous evening.

The food will be served from 5 pm - 6:30 pm. The doors will open at 6 pm for general dancing and the last dance will be around 9:30 pm.

There will be a costume contest for the best dressed couple with mask at the Masquerade Ball. Only 1 couple can win the cash prize of $50. Judging will be from 6:30pm - 7pm. Enter the contest because you just might win.

Our program will start at 7:45 pm with an International Tango routine by the Dance Magic 808 members and it'll go right into the mini mock competition, followed by Professional Instructor and Dancer, Carlos Chang. We will have light refreshments after the performances and will continue with the general dancing.

Just a reminder that this is not a Halloween Dance but a beautiful Masquerade Ball. For ideas on what to wear, you can Google masquerade gowns and masks and it'll give you lots of ideas.

Tickets for the Masquerade Ball can be bought from the following if they still have tickets: Charlotte Bugarin, Roxanne Kaino, Marsha Ninomiya, Vanelle & Robert Hirayasu, Mike & Lorrie Chun and Richard & Lynn Nakamura.

DANCE MAGIC 808 HALLOWEEN DANCE

Our Halloween Dance will be held as our end of class Halloween Dance on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013 from 6:15 pm - 9 pm at the Palladium (stage side). The cost will be $3 for 2013 members and $5 for non-members and we will have refreshments. The students that are currently taking this session's classes (Sept - Oct) on Tuesday and/or Thursday nights at the Salt Lake District Park and/or Thursday nights at the palladium, will be able to attend this dance at no charge. Dance Magic 808's Instructors will also be able to attend this dance free of charge.

There will be a costume contest and cash prizes will be given out so plan on attending in costume because you just might win.
We hope you'll all get to attend the Masquerade Ball and the Halloween Dance.

Mahalo for your continued support.
Lynn A. Nakamura
President
Dance Magic 808
cell 808-372-2256
www.dancemagic808.com

IBDI Membership Renewal

FREE entry to either the October 4th or December 6th Birthday/MonthlyDance when you sign up for 2014 New or Renewal membership. Renew early to avoid the lines later! If you have friends who are not members of IBDI, encourage them to come on Friday, October 4th for a free dance and 15 months (the remainder of 2013 plus 2014) of membership if they sign up.

Registration for IBDI 5th Term begins on Monday, October 7th from 6:00 to 7:30PM.

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IBDI 5th Term Dance Schedule 2013

 

 

5th Term Registration is on Monday October 7,   6:00 PM at the Palladium (Ewa Ballroom) First dance class starts on Monday October 14, 6:30 PM at the Palladium. Here are the dance instructors and the dance they will be teaching.

International Cha Cha I

American Waltz II

Bolero



International Rumba I & II



International Quickstep I

International Waltz

Divino Ritmo's END of SUMMER Social Dance@ the CUPOLA

Hi Frank:

It's time again for another dance at Cupola! Thanks for your kokua in posting! Here it is:
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It feels so hot, it's been so warm, can it be the End of Summer already!!????? YUP, it's here, summer's wrapping up and we are back on the CUPOLA floor, next Tuesday, September 24th, 6:30-9:30p, 2nd floor of the Honolulu Design Center, 1250 Kapiolani Blvd.

Admission is FREE and our dance social is open to the PUBLIC. The more the merrier! Food & drink are available for purchase. Discounted pupus available for order by 7:00pm.

It's a good time to throw on your favorite beach attire, or wear what you want....have a drink, a few dances, chat it up with your friends, or meet a few new ones at our free & easy summer social. Danceable tunes by DJay Lucas to shake those booties loose!:)

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

More Doings In October

Saturday, Oct. 5 - Kauai Ballroom Dance Club's 9th Anniversary Ball - Kauai Marriott Resort Hotel / Time: 5:30 pm - 11pm /Cost $55.00 /delicious buffet, exciting exhibitions, and lots of general dancing /For those of you coming in on Oct. 4, the Kauai Ballroom Dance Club will be hosting a get-together for the out-of town-guests at the War Memorial. It's going to be a lot of fun. Come & join us if you have the time. Please see me (Lynn) for the banquet tickets. We have just a few more tickets left. Please let me know if you would like to attend by Sunday, Sept.22. All unsold tickets will be returned on Monday, Sept.23.

Saturday, Oct. 12 - Pan Pacific's Inaugural Ball at the palladium - full ballroom

Cost: $10 bento if purchased in advance/exhibitions and general dancing

Please see Roy Hamasaki, Dance Magic 808 ticket chairperson for tickets

 

 

Message from Lynn Nakamura 

Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 - Dance Magic 808's Masquerade Ball/Mock Competition



Full ballroom at the Palladium /Cost: $10 mini-Hawaiian plate (1st 300 tickets purchased in advance). After 300 advance tickets have been sold, the remaining advance tickets that are sold will be served a bento. Serving time from 5pm - 6pm/ Doors open at 6pm for general dancing. You can dress up in your finest wear as this will be a Royal Masquerade Ball. For tickets, please see Dance Magic 808 instructors, Roy Hamasaki, and any officer/board member of Dance Magic 808. Dance Magic 808 is planning it's first Masquerade Ball at the palladium and we are planning to set it up like a mock competition with everyone dressed in their dance outfits to compete. It's going to be a lot of fun.

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2013

Place: Palladium (full ballroom)

Time: 6pm - 9:30pm

Program starts at 7:45pm

We would like to invite you to participate in our Masquerade Ball Mock Competition. If you would like to accept our invitation to participate, please advise Richard Nakamura by email (ronakamura@hotmail.com) or by phone at 220-8175 or contact me by Wednesday, September 25, 2013. Please advise us on what dances you will be participating in.

We plan to have 4 Latin and 4 ballroom dances for the mock competition. The Latin dances are samba, rumba, cha cha and jive. For the ballroom, we'll have the waltz, , foxtrot, tango, and quickstep. We haven't decided yet as to what order the dances will be.

We will be issuing comp. tickets to all the performers so please let us know asap and no later than Sept. 25 since we want to make sure we set aside the mini Hawaiian plates for our performers.

We hope that you'll be able to join us in this fun event.

Aloha,

Lynn A. Nakamura

President

Dance Magic 808

cell 372-2256

www.dancemagic808

 

 

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Thursday, October 31, 2013 - Dance Magic 808's End of Class Halloween Dance

Palladium (stage side) 6:30pm - 9:00pm General Dancing/ Costume Contest

More info forthcoming.

 

 

        

Da Gals of Can Can Dancing -Part 2

Please scroll down for Part 1 on this blog.

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There were more gals in the Can Can exhibition showcase choreographed by the late Eugene Ichinose, Founder (together with wife Harriet) and Dance Director of HBDA. As I remember them, Harriet was the cool one and Eugene was the "tough as nail" one but together they were like Ying and Yang that worked harmoniously well together.

I'm not sure if the Can Can exhibition was one of his legacy but fo' sure he was very proud of presenting the Can Can showcase and the gals who faithfully participated in them at more than one HBDA event. 

Divino Ritmo Dance 5th Annual Grand Ball 2013

 

A bit early for this announcement but if you're planning to attend Divino Ritmo Dance "World of Music" come this November 30 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, here's your chance to get some tickets early before the SOLD OUT! sign goes up. Last year's Annual Grand Ball was a smashing hit. Just Smashing! (there I go again using a British Isle lingo). But that's cool because there's gonna be a dance exhibition by Blackpool Semi-Finalists Asta Sigvaldadottir and Andrei Kazlouski.in the showcase, and a special performance by Divino Ritmo Dance professionals Lucas and Yanna. This 5th Annual Grand Ball promises talents from students of Divino Ritmo, colorful array of costumes, terrific musical scores, plenty of general dancing, a formal gourmet dinner, and props to compliment the "World of Music". For more info check the attached poster or bettah yet...you can contact Lucas Jaime at (917) 568-3173 or www.divinoritmo@aol.com or Yanna Samkova at (732) 499-0407 or yannajs@gmail.com.      

AnykindaHats" Labor Day Dance at the CUPOLA

Divino Ritmo takes its hat off in celebration of American workers & Labor Day at its CUPOLA social next Tuesday, August 27, 2013 from 6:30-9:30pm. CUPOLA is on the 2nd floor of the Honolulu Design Center, 1250 Kapiolani Blvd.

Admission is FREE and our dance is open to the PUBLIC. Food & drink are available for purchase. Discounted pupus may be ordered by 7:00pm.

A national holiday, Labor Day (officially celebrated on Sep 1st) is said to symbolize the end of summer, and pays tribute to the contribution of American workers who are the backbone of this great Country.

Commemorating laborers of all kinds, and in the spirit of Divino Ritmo's unique brand of fun and entertainment, Lucas & Yanna encourage you to sport your favorite head-wear, be it a top hat, Easter Bonnet, Fedora, cap, sun visor, Sombrero, construction hard hat, race car helmet, hair ornament, toupee or wig, you feel like wearing it, wear it! Anykindahat you want!

Love to dance and socialize? and enjoy moving to all kinds of music? Here's the dance for you to a moveable variety of tunes by DJay Lucas! You get to practice your dancing skills AND have a great time!

See you on the dance floor, hat or no hat, all are welcome!

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

Hawaii Gardenia Circle Anniversary Dance 2013

Boy! There's been a slew of Anniversary Balls this month and each one has brought showcases of exhibition dancing entertainment a notch higher. This coming Saturday Hawaii Gardenia Circle is hosting their Anniversary Dance at the Palladium. Gayle sent me a gentle reminder. See the attached poster for what's gonna happen. (left click to zoom in).

Hi Frank,

Just a reminder, don't forget Saturday night Hawaii Gardenia Circle is having their Anniversary Dance at the palladium.

Hope to see you there!!
Aloha,

Gayle

Da Gals of Can Can Dancing -Part 1

I was digging into my photo archives yesterday and surprisingly came across this photo of Eugene Ichinose's Can Can Girls. (Eugene was the Founder and Dance Director of HBDA, and the choreographer of the Can Can routine). Okay that was many many moons ago but those gals are still in today's dance scene. Some of them are seen at the Palladium and they are still in grade A shape. So it must be true about the wise saying "Dancing Is Good For You. It'll Keep You Healthy and Young!" Now I don't know where I first heard that phrase or even read it. All I know about it is that my main gal keep telling me that. Anyway, I saw a couple of those Can Can gals at the Palladium last night when Lani and I were there to teach the American Cha Cha....the gal in the foreground, and Joella (the music player in my Cha Cha dance class) on the far left next to my main gal Lani. The scene in this photo was at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel Ballroom where nearly all of HBDA big events were held before the Palladium was built. These gals did really good that night and the countless hours of practice really paid off. Practice sessions were held at the old Ala Wai Clubhouse on the corner of Kapiolani Blvd. and McCully Street. It wasn't the best place for dancing feet but it was maybe the only public place to hold dances outside of the hotels. Gotta appreciate the dance floor at the Palladium 'cause the old Ala Wai Clubhouse floor was all cement and some areas were uneven. It didn't have airconditioning and the only relief during those muggy nights was the light breeze from Manoa. Auwe! Mr. Ichinose was strict during those practice hours and some members in the dance club thought he was hard core. But I saw the other side of him during all those days of practice while I was taping a training video of the gals. I found him to be a gentle person and easy to talk to. There were more gals in the Can Can routine than are pictured in the photo and they all performed in the tradition of true Can Can showmanship....the tumbling, the high kicks, the chorus line, the crisscrossing, the tush tease,  etc....they were all there and performed with expertise. That was the WOW factor that brought favorable applause, whistles, excitement, and entertainment to the HBDA showcases of yesteryears.  Okay, dat's all the musing for now. But keep on dancing. Dancing Is Good For You. It'll Keep You Healthy and Young!
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More Info On Kauai Ballroom Dance Club Anniversary Ball

Aloha Frank,

Yes, there will be exhibition dances by the Hanapepe and Lihue chapters of KDBC, and hopefully by some 808 dancers. For ticket information, feel free to my email address:

achavez001@hawaii.rr.com

 Thanks again for posting on your Weblog.

Mahalo,

Tomas

Kauai Ballroom Dance Club 9th Anniversary Ball

Aloha Frank and Lani,

Attached is the flyer for the KDBC 9th Anniversary Ball in Kauai. Mahalo for posting it on your blog.

Tomas

KDBC Anniversary Ball Chairman

Lani and I met Ken and Ellen Kitabayashi of the Kauai Ballroom Dance Club when we first attended IBDI's Dance at Las Vegas a little over 3 years ago. The are genuine friendly people. We met them again a few months later when Lani and I attended the Kauai Ballroom Dance Club Anniversary. Long story short, Ken and Ellen came to last week's Dance Magic 808 2nd Anniversary Ball at the Pacific Beach Hotel. We talked a little about their upcoming 9th Anniversary Ball that's on tap in October.  As with all anniversary balls, there's general dancing and a good number of dance exhibitions. Kauai Ballroom Dance Club holds their anniversary ball at the Marriott so you can expect a good dance floor and good eats. Anyway, if the call to go to the Garden Isle is on your agenda come October and you're looking for a place to have an evening of fun dancing, I've attached the Kauai Ballroom Dance Club 9th Anniversary Ball poster courtesy of Thomas.

 

Nifty 50s/60s/70s Oldies Bash Sock Hop 2013-SOLD OUT!

Aloha Frank! (Left click to zoom in) I hope everything finds you well! Frank, if you don't mind posting in your Blog the above Regrets Letter Announcing that as of July 15th, 2013, Nifty 50s/60s/70s Oldies Bash Sock Hop 2013 is officially and completely soldout, for the 5th consecutive year! We've reached a new milestone in both attendance and the earliest complete sellout in our history, this our 7th Annual Nifty 50s/60s/70s Oldies Bash Sock Hop! I have also, once again, reattached our great poster for this years event for reference There is much, much Anxiety, Anticipation and Excitement in the air for this years event from hundreds of guest who made it a point to not forget to Pre-Register. But if you haven't Pre-Registered yet, its now too late! We are taking names and contact information, though, for our waiting list.  Mahalo! Wendell Kwan Chairman 239-5360

Hawaii Dancesport, Inc.

Aloha Frank:

Appreciate your posting this for Yanna. Big Mahalo.



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Thank you!