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The February dance of the 76 Club was held at Arbor Hall on February 7 th , 2003. The dance was attended by 129 dancers; we really appreciate your attendance, especially given the slippery conditions. Jack Meinking provided a wonderful selection of both new and classic dance music and received many compliments from the attendees. During the intermission, John Bucholz and two of his students provided the entertainment. For the first dance, Karen Clute (wearing a flowing peach-colored gown) and John danced an exciting and challenging ten-dance medley. Jane Kline (wearing a black-and-silver dress) then joined John to dance a vibrant cha cha. The audience appreciated the expertise and styling of both routines. The next 76 Club dance will be held March 6 th , 2003. Music will be provided by Tony Rimkus. We look forward to seeing you there. — Bill Dean Swing ‘n’ Sway Think Spring. Think Swing 'n' Sway into Spring that is. Our club is proud to bring you the first dance of Spring 2004, 8-11 p.m., March 27 at Arbor Hall. Sure to put a "spring" in your step will be the delightful music of our very own Jack Yaus. Our thanks to Cincinnatians Anne Perl and Kevin Kock for their foxtrot rendition at our January dance. They have danced previous exhibitions in English waltz and international tango, which were choreographed by Bonita Brockert. Neither dancer is a stranger to exhibition or competitive dancing. Anne, a native of Austria, began dancing in her teens. By her mid-20s she was dancing in Viennese waltz formations and competing in international standard. Her work as a research scientist for Children's hospital brought her to the Queen City in 1999. When she found the local USABDA chapter for social and exhibition dancing, she knew she could be comfortable in her new home. Kevin is a Cincinnati native and has performed dance exhibitions since the mid- 90s. By 1999 he had a yen to compete and did so in American smooth and international standard under the watchful eye of Bonita. The computer programmer met Anne in January 2000 and they became exhibition dance partners in April. It's not too early to be thinking about planning for New Year's Eve. If you'd enjoy being on the creative team to plan this year-ending event, contact a Swing ‘n’ Sway board member. See you 'round the dance floor. ‘76 Dance Club — Dean Shipley, reporter Annual 76 Club Dinner/Meeting/ The end of the dance year for the 76 Club is fast approaching. Our final (April) event of the year is always a combination of a dinner, followed by a brief business meeting and election of new board members, capped by our regular dance. The date is Saturday, April 3 rd ; the doors will open at 5:30 PM; the dinner will start at 6 PM; the business meeting will start at about 7 PM; and the dance, as usual, starts at 8 PM. This year, the dinner will feature roast beef, baked chicken, Italian meatballs, and turkey & dressing accompanied by redskin potatoes, green beans, and carrots. There will be a 25-item salad bar for your enjoyment, and the dinner will be capped-off with assorted fruit pies. The cost for the meal for non-members is $10 per person. There is NO COST to members for the meal, but, in order to enjoy the dinner, YOU MUST SUBMIT A RESERVA- TION FORM (printed on Page 5 of this Newsletter) and include the $10 deposit for each member. The $10 will be returned to the members at the door. REGULAR members will pay the normal $6 entry fee for the dance; non-members pay $10 per person for the dance. Reservation forms must be received by March 26 th . Dance(tonians) Our entertainment was championshiplevel competitive amateur couple Phil and Marcie Gabriele from South Bend, Indiana. They danced a romantic waltz, with Marcie dressed in a beautiful pink gown, and Phil looking handsome in black. After Marcie changed into a sexy black dress, and Phil donned a hat, they danced a sultry tango with Argentinean styling. They are wonderful performers and were very well received. Dance(tonians) celebrated Valentine's Day by sharing our love for ballroom dancing, with over 190 in attendance, at Arbor Hall on February 14th. We handed out chocolate candy hearts as a special treat to the first 125 guests. The tables were festively decorated with red hearts, and pink rosebuds in small vases. Jack Meinking played a wide variety of music to keep everyone on their feet. We held our usual raffle of three restaurant gift certificates. Congratulations to the winners. For our March dance, the Shipleys will be performing a waltz for us. They have a new routine, so if you think you've seen the Shipley's before, you've never seen them like this! It was great to see such a large turnout for our Valentine's Dance. We hope to see all of you again for our next dance on March 13th at Arbor Hall. — Becky Courtney Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 2 March 2004
Open Letter from the Club Boards Dear Club Members, As you are probably aware, the past year has been a difficult year financially. All three clubs have operated with significant deficits ($2-3 thousand) between their income and operating expenses. The major expenses of hosting a monthly dance are the rental of Arbor Hall and the DJ fee, totaling about $1000 per night. These expenses are fixed but reasonable. Your club boards held a joint meeting in mid-January, primarily to discuss the deficits and to determine an approach to minimizing the “red ink” in future years. Among other things, we plan to reduce the amount of money spent for entertainment at the intermission, and the costs for the monthly newsletter are being reduced. However, our main problem is with our income. In the past few years, the number of members in each of the clubs have decreased – more for some clubs than for others. Also, attendance at most dances has fallen off about 25%. The membership dues and the guest/regular member door charges no longer come close to covering the increased expenses. One main problem is that the current dues for Prepaid membership [for Dance(tonians) and 76] provide an income of only $4.09 or $3.75 respectively per person for each dance; another problem for some clubs is that the number of paying guests per dance has decreased. It is the intent of the Dance(tonians) and 76 clubs to increase fees to provide more income from the Prepaid status; the amount will increase to provide $5.45 or $5 respectively per person per dance ($60 per year, which matches the Swing ‘n’ Sway fee). Dance(tonians) and 76 clubs are also raising their Regular membership dues to $20 per person per year. All three clubs are also trying to attract more guests and new members by advertising in a number of free publications, including the GO! section of the Dayton Daily News (and activedayton.com) and in the Single Source News. We also have a Web site (ballroomdancedayton.com) under construction to provide more information about the clubs and the dances. Phil and Marcie Gabriele, pictured above, performed a waltz and tango during intermission at Dance(tonians) Valentine’s Day Dance on February 14th. The mild weather that evening helped bring our a large crowd for the dance. See Page 2 for more details. We ask for your understanding as we try these measures to keep the clubs solvent. The increases we have proposed will NOT cover all the expenses, but we hope that we can increase the attendance at the dances enough to cover the difference. YOU CAN HELP by “talking up” the dances at your studios and among your dancing friends. If you have been to a dance recently, you know that there has been plenty of dancing and sitting space available (except for the 76 Club dance in December 2003). Even with the increased dues, the dances are still an entertainment bargain. Respectfully yours, Rick Courtney, Chairman, Dance(tonians) Bill Dean, President, Seventy-Six Pamela Neveu, President, Swing ‘n’ Sway New Singles Seating To allow for more space for Singles, the seating areas will be changed at the Arbor Hall dances starting with 76 Club’s Dance on March 6th. Please refer to the seating diagram at right to see where the Single’s Seating and Overflow areas are located. If you have any questions, please contact a board member. — The Club Boards Singles Singles Overflow DJ Open Seating Sign in Pictured above, left to right, are Jane Kline, John Bucholz, and Karen Clute who entertained the attendees of 76 Club’s February Dance at Arbor Hall. John and Karen performed a 10-dance medley and Jane and John performed a Cha Cha. See Page 2 for details. Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 3 March 2004
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