Vito Magrone's SAMBA Group Class

Get ready to SAMBA!!!

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Get ready to shake those feathers! Spring is here and a brand new class has just been added to the schedule. Samba group class starts Thursday, May 16 at 8:00pm. Guaranteed to be a great time! Join us for Samba, taught by Vito Magrone.

Click the flyer for all the details, call 630-542-7644 or e-mail Vito to sign up.

Hope to see you there!

Sandia




Ballroom Dancing in April 2013 with Vito Magrone

Ballroom Dancing at the Georgetown Clubhouse - and Around Town with Vito

We've been meeting weekly (on Thursday nights) in the South Meeting Room at our home studio, the Georgetown Clubhouse in Wood Dale, for West Coast Swing group class. The South Meeting Room is good-sized, and overall it has accomodated the class well. The workers are finished for the day by the time we get there at 7:00 pm, and the clubhouse is always left clean and quiet for our arrival. All things considered, it really says a lot about this group of people that this West Coast Swing class has been so much fun...

But we're still anxious to get back to the main ballroom and dance on a brand new floor! One of the interesting things about coming to the clubhouse each week has been taking a quick second or two to sneak a peek behind all that plastic sheeting to see how the new floor is coming along.

Plastic sheeting surrounds the entire work area as the new
dance floor project progresses at the Georgetown Clubhouse.

Last week, the concrete had been removed and workers were installing drain tiles and a new pump system to control moisture. This week, they were finished with that. They had poured a new, smooth layer of concrete and it looked dry.

We're told the next step is the floor itself!

Georgetown management has not yet made any future dates available for booking, so we're not certain we'll have a dance this month. I'll send out an announcement if they allow us to schedule one. If not, we'll resume our monthly ballroom dances in May for sure. I'll keep you posted.

If you're not on our mailing list and would like to be, you can sign up here.

For directions to the Georgetown Clubhouse, click here or visit our website.

Saturday, April 13

Vito will host the Dance World monthly dance. He'll teach a Cha Cha lesson from 7:30 - 8:30 pm. A ballroom dance party follows immediately afterward.

Funny thing. The Triphahn Center (where the Dance World dance is normally hosted) is also closed for construction! Talk about a coincidence. This month, the dance will take place at Keller Jr. High (Schaumburg School Dist 54)

820 W Bode Rd. Schaumburg, IL
For more information, you can call the folks at Dance World: 847-985-9868 or on the day of dance, 847-404-5486


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Saturday, April 20

Vito will be appearing at Ballroom City in Villa Park for the monthly dance he hosts there. Join Vito at 7:30 pm for a Rumba lesson, followed by an open ballroom dance party from 8:00 to 11:00. Guaranteed fun!

Details are here.

Private Lessons

If you're interested in private ballroom dance lessons, you won't get a more fun, patient and professional instructor than Vito Magrone. For a short bio, you can visit the website. The story there will give you an idea of Vito's professional background, but doesn't really begin to scratch the surface of his considerable experience as a dancer, dance competitor, competition judge, top manager of major studios, etc. We're lucky to have an instructor of such caliber right here in Wood Dale.



To schedule a lesson, give Vito a call: 630-542-7644 or if you prefer, you can use the contact form on the website to get in touch.

Until next time, hope to see you out dancing!

Sandia

April Dance Dates!

Greetings dancers,

April promises to be a great month!!! Mark your calendar, there are some wonderful opportunities for dance and enjoyment.

We're Back! The Georgetown Clubhouse Monthly Dance Party

At long last, we anticipate the new floor will be finished at the Georgetown Clubhouse and we'll be able to resume our once-a-month Friday night dance. This top-quality dance, in wonderful surroundings with friendly dancers and Vito as the host, is one of the absolute best. We're glad to be back...

As soon as I have a confirmation that Clubhouse management has booked the date/time, I'll get the word out. I'll e-mail an announcement, update this blog, the website, Vito's Official Dance Facebook page, Twitter, you name it. So please check back sometime in a week or two. If you're not on Vito's e-mail list and would like to be, you can sign up here.

We look forward to dancing on the brand new floor!

Dance World

Vito is this month's guest pro teacher at Dance World's monthly dance. The dance is on April 13, 2013. Get ready to Cha Cha Cha! Vito has some great Cha Cha patterns and he will be teaching one of them that evening. The lesson starts at 7:30pm and open dancing is from 8:30 on.

As you may already be aware, the Triphahn center is also under repair (roof leaks), so the April dance is at Keller Jr. High.

Keller Jr. High (Schaumburg School Dist 54)
820 W Bode Rd.
Schaumburg, IL



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Ballroom City April Dance

Vito hosts a dance once a month at Ballroom City in Villa Park. April's dance features a Rumba lesson at 7:30pm, followed by open ballroom dancing from 8:00 on. During his incredible dance career, Vito was undefeated Latin dance champion for seven years running. You'll be learning from a true professional - he's the best! Dancers at every level are welcome, the step will be a crowd-pleaser that you'll be able to easily master, and both couples & singles will fit right in. Ballroom City 207 S. Villa Ave. Villa Park, IL 60181 630-834-7994

Group Classes and Private Lessons

As I mentioned, the workers are scheduled to finally finish the new floor at the Georgetown Clubhouse. Thursday night group class and all Vito's private lessons have taken place for the past several weeks in the South Meeting Room. We'll be able to move back out onto the larger dance floor in the main dance hall. Vito plans to resume his Wednesday night advanced class at that point as well.
If you're interested in either one, give Vito a call, or send an e-mail.


Hope to see you out and about in April!

All the best,

Sandia

Construction Update

Construction Continues
at the Georgetown Clubhouse

Hello, dancers!

Just a quick update. Construction continues on the new dance floor at the Georgetown Cluhouse. Once again, Georgetown management has cancelled all dates for our monthly dances in March. As you can see, the entire area has been sealed off as the crew continues to install the brand new dance floor.

We plan to resume our regular monthly dance schedule in April. You can check back here, or visit our website for the latest scheduling information.

in the meantime, group west coast swing class and private ballroom dance lessons continue in the South Meeting Room. For more information, contact Vito.

Clubhouse Update

The Georgetown Clubhouse is under construction.
Soon, we'll have a brand new dance floor!

Greetings, Dancers!

The not-so-good news: Next week, a crew will tear out the remainder of the floor at the Georgetown Clubhouse. We've continued to enjoy classes & lessons in the smaller South Meeting room at the Clubhouse. But next week, even that won't be possible due to construction.

We're investigating alternate group class locations for the week of March 3-9, and we will keep you posted.


The great news:
After that, it shouldn't be long before we have a brand new, deluxe floor!

The week of March 10-16 we are currently being told by Georgetown management that we will be able to return to the Clubhouse for group class. If there are any delays, we'll post them here, so be sure to check back before stopping by. For now, count on joining us that week for our regularly scheduled Georgetown events.

For other scheduled events, including Vito's monthly dance at Ballroom City in Villa park, visit the website: http://vdancesport.yolasite.com/

Hope to see you soon!

Sandia

What's Up On The Ballroom Dance Scene?

It has been a busy weekend for ballroom dance!

The 2013 Indiana Challenge took place this weekend. Many dancers from the area were headed up to Schererville late last week to be a part of that event. Dance Camp Chicago also took place in Elmhust. Several of the studios also hosted ballroom dance parties. If you're still feeling the energy and excitement, and you're not quite ready to settle back in to the usual routine, why not plan some future dance events now?

If you missed dancing, that's an even better reason to get out and dance ♥ dance ♥ dance! It sounds like all this crazy snow, ice and rain is behind us now. Getting there shouldn't take much effort at all. And if you're like me, once you're there you'll be so glad you made it.

Advanced class is scheduled for 8:00 on Wednesday at the Georgetown Clubhouse. Class will meet in the South Conference Room due to the ongoing floor construction in the main ballroom. Due to the smaller room size, the class will be focusing on a Latin dance. Vito has gorgeous, silver level patterns that he teaches in his advanced class. He was undefeated champion for seven years in Latin when he was dancing professionally. You'll be learning from the absolute best! If you're interested, give Vito a call: 630-542-7644.

Level 2 West Coast Swing (WCS) group class takes place on Thursday evenings at 7:00. The class will continue through the month of March. Information is here. The only prerequisite for this class is that you know the WCS basic step. If you've ever had any WCS before, you should fit right in with this group. Vito will be teaching new patterns. Everyone in this class is exceptionally friendly and welcoming. There is always a lot of laughter. Both couples and singles are welcome. Stop by... you'll be glad you did!



Vito hosts a dance party once a month at Ballroom City in Villa Park. In March, he'll be there on Saturday, March 16. Vito will teach a Tango Lesson at 7:30 and open dancing will start at 8:00. The lesson is included in the admission price. Details are here.

Vito's own monthly dance party at the Georgetown Clubhouse is tentatively scheduled for March 22nd. Due to the floor reconstruction project, please check back prior to the event to make sure we'll be there. I will post updates as we get closer to the date. 

Vito is also available for private lessons. For those, I can offer a personal testimonial. I came to Vito as a student with some bad dancing habits. Vito patiently and tirelessly works with me to give me more poise and to eliminate some of the elements that shouldn't be there. He is incredibly knowledgeable, a real pro in every sense. Vito really makes it fun. But best of all, he is gradually taking a "hopeless case" like me and turning me into a dancer. Hahaha! It doesn't get any better than that! 

For more information, about any of the above visit the website: http://vdancesport.yolasite.com/

Hope to see you soon!

Sandia

   

Important Information: Event Cancellation & Updated Schedule

The good news: Georgetown Clubhouse in Wood Dale is getting a brand new, high-quality, deluxe, floating dance floor! The old floor was torn up and they began laying the new floor. I had the opportunity to see it yesterday. The underlayment is in place and they are ready to begin installing the wood. The project was originally going to take one week to complete.

The not-so-good news: Unfortunately, there has been some kind of construction delay. Georgetown management informs us they do not anticipate the floor will be finished until the end of February. They had to cancel our event date for the February dance at the end of the month.

*** There will be no dance on Friday, February 22 ***

The Georgetown Clubhouse is under construction. We will have a brand new, floating floor to dance on soon!

Thursday night West Coast Swing group class at the Georgetown Clubhouse is also still on! For now, until the time the main dance floor is finished, class will be held in the South Meeting Room. The class danced last night in that room and it worked out just fine. Use the regular (main) entrance and turn right. The South Meeting Room is down the hall. Last door on the right side. 

We will resume the monthly dance party - hopefully in March - on a brand new dance floor!

Sandia