Swingin' New England 2006

Our quick stepping curator cleared the floor of piles of fallen fall color and a few downed power lines to make sure you knew about a great event coming to New England early in November -- Swingin' New England 2006. In lieu of an official press release, we've taken the liberty of posting information from the official web page. To learn even more visit the DancingFeats web site. Dancingfeats sponsors this swinging party.

iDance has found some very special gifts to go with this event. Three great T-shirts come from our favorite vendor, Tee Dance, a special dancers gift emporium located only online. Tee Dance is one of several terrific dance shops located in Cafepress.com.

Ballroom & Swing Dance T-shirts & Gifts from Tee Dance T-shirts | Sweats | Mugs | Mouse Pads | Stickers | Collectible Buttons & Gifts Galore.

Swingin' New England is the best dance event in the Northeast! And this year we're bigger and better than ever!

We've got what you're looking for in a dance weekend. We're beginner friendly. We've got Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing, and a smidgeon of Balboa tossed in for good measure. We've got a ton of fun. Come dance with us!

• Two huge, larger-than-last-year ballrooms featuring two huge, larger-than-last year dance floors!
  
• Weekend Pass includes 77 free workshops for Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing, Balboa, and more!
  
• More West Coast Swing instructors and Lindy Hop instructors than you can shake a stick at. In case you're counting, we've got nearly 60 instructors.
  
• Lots of Lindy and WCS DJs from all over the country, spinning tunes until the cows come home.
  
• Beautiful Cape Cod - Our event is held at the Seacrest Resort and it's right on the water. Breakfast and dinner buffets available with the event packages.
  
• This weekend has a great pace including all night social dancing in 2 huge (larger-than-last-year) ballrooms.
  
• Fantastic Competitions: Jack and Jills, Routines, Strictly Swing, Bookends, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing, Balboa!

Ballet News

iDance curators found this news item from the world of ballet and the land of modern dance. The article appears on SFGate. Here is a snippet and a link to the entire article:

• “There aren't big stars in ballet these days like there used to be, but Sylvie Guillem is certainly one who deserves that description…Now, at 41, an age when most dancers are wrapping it up for good, the French ballerina has embarked on a new career as a modern dancer.”

Read the entire article at SFGate.com.>

Music & Motion Dance to Perform for International Day at Bucks County Community College

Way back when, your curator lived in Bucks County, PA. We are pleased to publish this press release as the first of many in iDance News. This event is scheduled for this coming weekend, so if you are lucky enough to learn about it here, get over there and check it out. Leave a comment and tell us all about it. Good luck to Music and Motion Dance

Music & Motion Dance will be performing "To A Different Beat" as part of the International Day Celebration sponsored by the The Children's Cultural Center on Sunday, October 15th at the Bucks County Community College in Newtown, PA.

(PRWEB) October 7, 2006 -- Music & Motion Dance will be performing "To A Different Beat" as part of the International Day Celebration sponsored by the The Children's Cultural Center on Sunday, October 15th at the Bucks County Community College in Newtown, PA.

Music & Motion Dance Productions
The Children's Cultural Center
present
To a Different Beat

Sunday October 15, 2006 at 12:30 PM

International Day Celebration
Bucks County Community College
Auditorium Stage
Swamp Road, Newtown, PA

More Information: http://www.international-day.com
A full day of entertainment, food, crafts, exhibits and celebration of the rich cultural diversity in our region from 11:00 AM until 5:00 PM

"To A Different Beat"
Known for visually arresting creations, this contemporary youth company explores a cultural fusion of expressive rhythm and dance set to modern global music. Blending individual creativity, these dancers entice with their own rhythms of the heart, intense imagery, boldness and pure energy.

For the cast of Music & Motion Dance, this has been their most ambitious project to date. The company toured with this new dance work in Canada during the Summer and then had a most successful premiere here in the states at the Philadelphia Fringe & Live Arts Festival. High-energy world beats and sizzling rhythms “make the dances more challenging and complex to choreograph” according to senior dancer, Noelle Tolbert. But she adds, “they also just make you want to get up and move, stomp, dance and just enjoy this ethno-fusion and celebration of what is a part of all of us.”

Music & Motion Dance Productions is a non-profit corporation, which is both owned and operated by teens with mentoring from outside corporations and individuals. It is a group of pre-professional dancers ages fourteen thru nineteen, who have expressed an interest in pursuing dance and the performing arts. Under the artistic direction of Steven Weisz, this group’s mission has been to empower young people through dance and creative collaboration in the performing arts, building self-esteem and inspiring self expression and community action. To that end, Music & Motion performs locally and in surrounding communities throughout the year, as well as performances in a fully professional atmosphere presented for corporations, museums, gardens, and live arts related venues.

International Day: Celebrating The Many Cultures of Bucks County
International Day Celebration is a one day festival which celebrates the rich cultural diversity in the region. The focus of International Day is on education, providing an opportunity to showcase the heritages of those who make up our communities. The Children's Cultural Center, www.childrensculturalcenter.org, has been the coordinating organization of this gala festival since 2000. International Day features fun for the whole family through multi-cultural entertainment, exhibits, games, events and refreshments, and includes the annual bocce ball tournament and the art contest. Each year the festival has grown in attendance and awareness because International Day places the spotlight on the cultural heritage of families throughout the Delaware Valley. Recognizing that most of us can trace our family roots to foreign lands, International Day features cultural aspects of this rich heritage.

2006 Music & Motion Cast Members are: Julie Ann D'Angelo, Bristol, PA; Christina Heupel, Newtown, PA; Ashley Klemmer, Whitehall, PA; Kristen Konski, Bristol, PA; Kate Lubenetski, Quakertown, PA ; Jennifer Laucella, Horsham, PA; Melissa Martin, Schwenksville, PA; Lauren Mulholland, Aston, PA; Andrea Piovane, Bensalem, PA ; Alexandra Ruch, Horsham, PA; and Noelle Tolbert, Harleysville, PA and Guest Vocalist - Maria-Teresa Grinneby, Newtown, PA.

For information about Music & Motion Dance Productions
http://www.music-and-motion.com/

Scare Away the Noobs and Step on to the Mat!

Dance Dance Revolution, DDR, continues to sweep millions into its powerful magnetic field. The astoundingly popular combination of video game, exercise gear, dance trainer, rhythm machine, competitive team sport and party mixer is a hand-down favorite as this year’s top dance gift.



Just in case you don’t know, Wikipedia introduces their entry on Dance Dance Revolution this way:

Dance Dance Revolution, or DDR (known as Dancing Stage in Europe), is a music video game series produced by Konami. It was first introduced to Japanese video arcades in 1998, after being shown at the Tokyo Game Show earlier that year. Since then, the game has gained significant popularity elsewhere in the world, including large portions of North America and Europe. As of 2005, over 90 official versions have been produced, including those for home video game consoles. The Dance Dance Revolution series is a subset of the larger Bemani series of music video games. Including the arcade release of SuperNOVA there are exactly 950 songs released among all official arcade and console versions.

The game is typically played on a dance pad with four arrow panels: left, down, up, and right. These panels are pressed using the player's feet, in response to arrows that appear on the screen in front of the player. The arrows are synchronized to the general rhythm or beat of a chosen song, and success is dependent on the player's ability to time and position his or her steps accordingly.

Let’s take a little look at how Dance Dance Revolution is playing out around the world.

DDR America



DDR France



DDR Japan



DDR Kids



Everybody does DDR

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