October 2009 - On Top of the World Communities Info

October 2009 The World News® 33BallroomDance ClubRichard P. VulloOur new dance lessons season beganThursday, Sept. 3. Intermediate dancersmet at 11 a.m. and learned new steps inthe fox trot. Beginners met at noon, startedwith an introduction to ballroom dancing,and continued with the fox trot.The lessons are held every Thursdaymorning at the Arbor Club Ballroom.Every month, both groups will learnsteps in a different dance. For October,it will be the rumba. In future months,both groups will learn new steps in waltz,swing, tango, cha cha, meringue, sambaand other dances.PatternDance ClubJim & Nell EntingerThe fall season is upon us and club activitiesare getting underway. We hope allnewcomers and folks interested in tryingPattern Dance got the word and attendedthe two classes offered in September tolearn the basic steps.Thanks to Roger and BJ Schwartz andCarla and Tony Magri for our great set-upfor the Club Fair. We hope many of youstopped by for more information aboutthe Pattern Dance Club.Our first night of dancing and learningnew patterns will be Tuesday, Oct. 6 at6:30 p.m. in the Health & Recreation Ballroom.The Pattern Dance Club meets eachTuesday evening through April with a fewbreaks to be announced later.We will start the year with some beginnerdances geared towards our newcomersand will also dance some of our favoritedances from previous years. There willbe open membership until the last weekin October giving newcomers a chance toget some experience with pattern dancing.Nominal annual club dues will be collectedat that time.We are looking forward to seeingfriends who have been gone for the summerand hoping for a good turnout ofnew people interested in learning patterndancing. See you on Oct. 6 and at TheTown Square.For more information, call Nell at 861-5351 or Carla at 873-8387.Our dance instructor, Trish Sands, is avery experienced teacher who has taughtdance lessons in Ocala for many years.We welcome new dancers to join us everymonth. Club dues are only $6 per yearand four weekly dance lessons are only$20 per person. Partners are not necessary.Please register for your class by callingTrish Sands at 351-2423 or Dick Vulloat 854-6772.Here at On Top of the World, we havedancing on Friday nights at the ArborClub Ballroom and Friday and Saturdaynights at Circle Square Commons. In addition,there are numerous venues in theOcala area for dancing during the weekand on weekends. Come and join us toimprove your dancing and enjoy the socialbenefits of dancing here at On Top ofthe World. Dancing is like everything elsein life, use it or lose it.The On Top of the World “Dancin’ OnThe Top” committee will host its HarvestDance on Nov. 7 from 7 to 10 p.m. at theHealth & Recreation Ballroom. Music andentertainment will be provided by thepopular duo Automatic.As a special treat, complimentary predancecold hors d’oeuvre stations will beprovided from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Dress will bedance casual. Tickets are $7 per personand will be available every Monday andWednesday morning beginning Oct. 12through the 28th from 8 to 10 a.m. in theHealth & Recreation Ballroom.For more information, please call JackStone at 873-3083 or Dick Vullo at 854-6772.Line DancingSherry AshenfelterA friend of ours observed line danceclass and asked, “What kind of dancing isthat? It’s not country line dancing, is it?The music isn’t Country, and the dancersaren’t kicking.”Sometimes we kick and dance to songsby George Strait and Hank Williams, Jr.However, today’s line dance choreographersare inspired by a wide variety ofmusic and borrow moves from the waltz,fox trot, cha cha, samba, tango, swing andmerengue.In line dance class, we dance to musicby Danny and the Juniors, GeorgeBurns, Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers,Cher, Wayne Newton, E.C. Scott, BarbraStreisand, Fito Olivares, Barbara Carr, AlJarreau, the Pussycat Dolls, Enrique Iglesias,El Simbolo, Alfred Hause’s TangoOrchestra and more. We have taught linedances to church congregations wherewe were required to dance only to gospelmusic.In the past, our classes were calledCountry Line Dance. Today, we enjoy beingCountry and beyond.For optimal learning conditions andfloor safety, classes are limited in sizewith pre-registration required. For informationabout classes and the pre-registrationprocedure, phone 873-9440.www.OnTopoftheWorldInfo.comJuly 28 graduation of our 2008-2009 class.SquareDancingWalter LampAugust was a slow month for CircleSquares, as no dances were scheduled.Our season begins on Oct. 6. with dancingand a new class.The newly elected board, chaired byJoe and Toba Hackett, held their firstmeeting on Tuesday, Aug. 12. The outgoingpresidents, Tom and Rita Miller, whoprovided much insight on how to proceedon some issues for the upcoming year,joined them.Discussed were new revisions to thecurrent bylaws. They will be submitted tothe entire club for their input and vote.Also, a schedule for additional specialPhoto by Ken Shislerdances, along with some Tuesday nightthemes were discussed and agreed upon.Discussions were also held on theamount to charge for dues and admission.Suggestions were discussed, ourcaller and cuer, Don and Loretta Hanhurst,submitted that.Since the Free Fun dance was held onSept. 29, before this issue comes out, wespent some time planning on how wecould spread the word to get new peopleto come out and try square dancing.On Aug. 21, a group of our members,along with others from some local clubs,hopped a bus on a rainy Friday night andwent dancing in Orlando. The local clubwas Whirl & Twirl. The caller was WhitBrown and the cuers were Jan and PeteShankle.It was rainy outside, but inside, thedancing was fast and fun. Everybody waspumped up, from some great dancing andthe friendliness of the host club and itsmembers. Yes, square dancing also turnsstrangers into friends.Sept. 1 was our first theme dance forour current members. It was an ice creamsocial, welcoming back everyone from theAugust break and, of course, our returningsnowbirds. As you guessed by now,the main attraction was a cold dish of icecream, after a hot dance.On Sept. 18, at Circle Square Commons,there was a live demonstration bythe club members of square dancing. Ifyou were there and up close, you got agreat view of the dancing. We were wearingour club colors: red, white and black.