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Gearing up for the 2009 Spring Showcase at LDC!

Get ready for the 2009 LDC Spring Showcase Spectacular! This year, the showcase will feature awards for the "Best of the Best" The awards include: Best Solo Dance newcomer thru gold, Best All Around Performance, Best Routine, and Best Costume. Entry forms are available at the studio. Please call us at 216.464.5325 for more information or to sign up. Ticket prices are as follows: Afternoon Spectacular--$5, children under 5 years of age are free, Cocktail Party, Dinner & Professional Show, $60, Dinner and Professional Show only, $35.00. Reservations are required.

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Dance

Save the Date! The 2009 Valentine's Day Dance will be held Friday, Feburuary 13th from 8 to 11pm. For more information, please give us a call at 216.464.5325 or visit us at www.letsdancecleveland .com. Light refreshments will be served. Make your reservations today!

New Group Classes at LDC

Beginning this month, we will be introducing 3 new intermediate group classes:

Intermediate Ballroom-Mondays @ 7:45pm, taught by Tim Brown. This month will include Foxtrot & Rumba. Classes for March will focus on Waltz & Cha Cha.

Intermediate Swing-Wednesdays @ 7pm, taught by Minas Katsantouris.

Intermediate Salsa-Wednesdays @ 7:45pm, taught by Minas Katsantouris

Rockin' with Lady Diana!

10 Dance Champion Diana McDonald's visit in January was a smashing success! We would like to thank everyone who braved the cold and snow for coming out and making her feel welcome!

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ETC......

Did West Coast Swing Really Begin on the West Coast?

Although West Coast Swing is the "Official Dance" of the state of California, it did not orginate there. WCS originated from an earlier dance known as the Savoy Style Lindy, which was danced at the Savoy Ballroom in New York City in the early 1930's. Collins brought this style of dance with him to L.A. where he went to break into the movie business. He and his partner, Jewel McGowen, starte competing and winning contest with this version of swing. Collins started teaching "his version' to dancers around the city and soon everyone on the West Coast was doing it! In the movies of the 30's and 40's, WCS was billed as the Jitterbug, or Rock and Roll. Soldiers danced this stytle of swin in WWII, and they, along with the USO, took WCS and other forms of swing all over the world. For more on the history of Swing, please visit http://www.streetswing.com/histmain/z3wcs1.htm.

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