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  • ~KootenayDanceNews~ Partner Dancing Wednesday !

    Hey Friendlies ! 

    Come Partner Dancing ! 

    Wed. Feb 26 North Shore Hall

     Swing Fusion Lesson and Social ! 

    7 – 8 pm Lesson: Swing+Partner Improv

    Groove and rock step to the lively swing beats of jitterbug, jive, and rock ’n’ roll ! 

    For beginners & refreshers  

    8 pm – 9:45 pm Social mixer

    Mixed playlist includes a variety of upbeat fusion-able music: swing, blues, fusion, oldies, westcoast, tango, latin, jazzy, contemporary, waltz, cha cha.

    • Friendly, chill, fun, age inclusive !
    • No partner necessary.
    • Beginners welcome !

    -complimentary personal coaching available by request.

    North Shore Hall 675 Whitmore Rd, Nelson, V1L 6H7

    1 mile past the Big Orange Bridge

    $5 at the door / or by e-transfer to peteclement@gmail.com

    Knowing the swing rhythm is an integral part of enjoying social dancing. The moves taught in this lesson are universal and can be danced to any music.

    • Improv is easy to pick up. 
    • Learning to improvise makes partner dancing fun and accessible right from the beginning !
    • Come for the fun, dance for your health !
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  • Thought for Today!

    There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.

  • ~KootenayDanceNews~ Partner Dancing Wed. Feb 12

    Hey Friendlies ! Come Dancing !

    Fusion Partner Dancingis Back @ The Fabulous North Shore Hall 

    Wed.,  Feb. 12, 7pm – 9:45 pm

    7:00–7:45 PMBeginner-friendly lesson

    • Proper connection
    • Improvisation
    • Blending social rhythms to fusion dancing smoothly

    7:45–9:45 PMSocial dancing mixer

    • No partner required, social and friendly.
    • Playlist includes a curated fusion-able mix of swing, blues, contemporary, oldies, tango, waltz, latin, chacha, etc.
    • Casual, Chill, Fun, age inclusive.
    • Personal coaching by request during social

    North Shore Hall – Nelson’s fabulous dance hall

    675 Whitmore Rd, Nelson, V1L 6H7

    1 mile past the Big Orange Bridge

    $5 at the door or by e-transfer to peteclement@gmail.com

    We welcome dancers, novice and experienced from all styles.

    About…

    Fusion Partner Dancing

    Fusion dancing is a fun and satisfying way to enhance your partner dancing. 

    Fun because the learning curve is fast, and satisfying because improvisation allows for original dances to any kind of music. 

    Fusion is about blending dance styles and improvising in sync to any rhythm and to any music.

    Instead of strict patterns, Fusion dances are mashups of many different social dance movements, patterns, and techniques that dancers can use to spontaneously create unique interpretations for any moment in any song. 

    Let the music and partnership move you, not necessarily the patterns and constraints of any one particular dance.  

    Fusion dancers can draw basics from any dance while improvising.  This makes the dance original and personally based on each dancer, the partnership, and the music.

    See you on the dance floor – Peter

    P.S. 

    Attending the lesson? Pls. arrive on time.

    Note the change of week day -upcoming events:

    • Wednesdays, February 12,  26
    • Wednesdays, March 12, 26
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  • Thought for Today!


    “Aviation is proof that given the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible.”

    Eddie Rickenbacker

  • Thought for Today!

    Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.

    Caye Caulker.

  • ~KootenayDanceNews~ Potluck Dinner & Dance this Saturday, Feb 1st!

    Gong Xi Fa Cai! 

    Wishing all my dear friends and dancers a Happy Chinese New Year! May the Year of the Snake bring you prosperity, joy, and love. 

    This Saturday, Feb. 1st, we’re hosting a potluck dinner and dance from 6 pm-7:30pm

    Lesson from 7:30-8:30 pm and 

    Dancing (Tango -traditional, nuevo, & mixed genre till 10 pm).   $10 pp

    Please bring a Chinese-inspired dish to share with the group, and don’t forget to wear something RED to attract good luck and prosperity. 

    It’s going to be an awesome evening of food, friends, and dancing, and we can’t wait to share it with you. 

    Hope to see you there!  RSVP, please! 

    Oh, one last thing! Swingsations is playing on March 1st in Fruitvale. Dancing to this big band is such a treat.  Don’t miss this opportunity!

    With love and Tango,

    Maria Baula -Schuh

    (250-354-8085)

    FB: Dancenelsonbc

    “Building community: connect, move, and inspire, 

    one hug at a time”