Pegasus Post: January 24, 2017
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Tuesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>24</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
BECOME A MEMBER<br />
PEGASUS POST<br />
Play<br />
House of Cards is a day-time bridge<br />
club situated in Merivale. Our philosophy<br />
is to provide a friendly, family-type<br />
environment for bridge players.<br />
Bridge is not only a wonderful,<br />
stimulating game, it is also splendidly<br />
social. We have had much pleasure in<br />
seeing many new friendships flourish over<br />
the years.<br />
House of Cards is especially renowned<br />
for its teaching and we have taught<br />
literally thousands of beginners as well as<br />
improvers, in Christchurch and around<br />
New Zealand. We have run several<br />
national teachers’ conferences and have<br />
been instrumental in creating a national<br />
standard for bridge teachers.<br />
We have also written a whole series<br />
of bridge books for new and improving<br />
players which are widely used in New<br />
Zealand, Australia and the United<br />
Kingdom.<br />
We are a friendly, enthusiastic team<br />
who welcome new players. We have four<br />
sessions dedicated especially for the novice<br />
player, so you needn’t feel nervous!<br />
We will also introduce you to<br />
SkyBridgeClub. This is an online club<br />
catering for the improving player, where<br />
you can practice online during your course.<br />
It’s a great way to learn.<br />
Come in and see us. We’d love to meet you.<br />
Belly Dance<br />
With Kashmir<br />
Beginners Classes<br />
and Beyond<br />
Next 8-week<br />
beginner course:<br />
7:00 -8:15pm Tuesdays,<br />
14 February - 4 April<br />
from $90 (Early Bird prepaid)<br />
South Brighton<br />
Other classes available<br />
(see website)<br />
www.bellyraqs.co.nz<br />
382 0071 or<br />
027 438 7277<br />
Ladies! Love to Sing?<br />
Come sing with us.<br />
The Christchurch City Chorus,<br />
Australasia’s premiere international<br />
award winning women’s a cappella chorus<br />
welcomes all eager female singers. Can<br />
you see yourself in Pitch Perfect, Glee or<br />
Grease? Then we are the chorus for you.<br />
We rehearse on Wednesday evenings, 7pm<br />
to 10pm and are interested in hearing<br />
from all females keen to join our chorus.<br />
We have recently returned from the Sweet<br />
Adelines International Competition where<br />
we placed 5th and were voted by the<br />
audience as the Most Entertaining Chorus.<br />
Come along to try out 4-part a capella<br />
Belly Dancing<br />
Show your body a little love with some<br />
fun, gentle exercise starting this Valentine’s<br />
Day. Kashmir’s beginner belly dance class<br />
runs for eight weeks and explores not only<br />
the movement of belly dance but also a<br />
little of the background. You can watch<br />
some of the top belly dancers on video,<br />
begin to get a feel for the music, and get a<br />
glimpse into a different culture all while<br />
learning about how your own body can<br />
move to express the music as a belly dancer.<br />
Belly dance is the dance of celebration<br />
and entertainment in many Middle Eastern<br />
countries. Everyone does it (men, women,<br />
singing and receive six weeks of group<br />
singing lessons for $70. The lessons begin<br />
on Wednesday 1 February at 7pm.<br />
The Chorus was founded in 1985 and<br />
is directed by Virginia Humphrey-Taylor.<br />
There are over 100 members with ages<br />
ranging from 21 years to over 70. Sweet<br />
Adelines is a world-wide organisation<br />
with over 600 choruses singing in the<br />
barbershop style.<br />
All ages and voice ranges are welcome.<br />
The ability to read music is not necessary.<br />
Contact us, phone 022 689 9745 to find<br />
out more. See you there.<br />
and children). It is kind to the body with<br />
no extreme flexibility required and, unlike<br />
most folkdances, no jumping. It is based<br />
around movement of the torso rather than<br />
footwork.<br />
Although travelling and weight<br />
transitions are required for stage work, as<br />
a beginner you will learn mainly to move<br />
your hips and shoulders (“belly” dance is<br />
a misnomer). Then you can start to put<br />
movements together into phrases, add<br />
“layering” (two or more things at once),<br />
and sharpen your ability to isolate.<br />
More information: www.bellyraqs.co.nz<br />
Line up for some fun<br />
& learn to line dance<br />
If you like to dance, want a social life<br />
with a friendly bunch of people, then<br />
Line Dancing could be just what you<br />
are looking for. Scientists theorize that<br />
dancing has a triple benefit for the brain,<br />
it increases blood flow, reduces stress<br />
and keeps that vital grey matter in shape.<br />
Dancing also combines physical, mental<br />
and social activity and is a whole lot of<br />
fun too. Laughing is good for you because<br />
it increases our ability to think positively<br />
and we even cater for people who think<br />
they have two left feet. You can have all<br />
these benefits plus meeting new friends by<br />
joining “Cathedral City Line Dancers”.<br />
See our ad on this page or phone Mary<br />
on 389 8809 or 021 216 3382<br />
BRIDGE<br />
LESSONS<br />
4 introductory simple lessons to<br />
the wonderful game of bridge<br />
Classes start:<br />
Tues February 7th at 1.30pm &<br />
Thur February 9th at 9.30am<br />
Come and Play<br />
BRIDGE!<br />
FREE<br />
Play FREE online<br />
during your course<br />
Ph: 355 0643 • Email: bridge@houseofcards.co.nz<br />
184 Papanui Road (opposite the Merivale <strong>Post</strong> Office)<br />
Learn To Line Dance<br />
With Mary Stanley-Shepherd<br />
CATHEDRAL CITY LINE DANCERS<br />
MONDAYS<br />
Commencing 6 th February <strong>2017</strong><br />
Bromley Community Centre, Bromley Rd.<br />
New Dancers 6 – 7pm<br />
Experienced Dancers<br />
7.00 – 8.30pm<br />
Tuesday & Wednesday<br />
Afternoons<br />
Commencing 7 th & 8 th February <strong>2017</strong><br />
Woolston Club, Hargood St, Woolston<br />
New Dancers 12.30pm – 1.30pm<br />
Experienced Dancers 1.30pm – 3.15pm<br />
Tuesday Evenings<br />
Commencing 14 th February <strong>2017</strong><br />
Paparua RSA, 38 Kirk Rd. Templeton<br />
New Dancers 6.15 – 7.00pm<br />
Intermediate 7.00 – 8.15pm<br />
For further information<br />
Phone Mary 389 8809 or 021 216 3382<br />
Email danzlines@xtra.co.nz<br />
www.cathedralcitylinedancers.co.nz