Issue #8
www.Latindance.com
News, Issue
#8
IN THIS ISSUE:
(1)
QUE
PASA CON JOSIE SINCE OCTOBER?
(2) UPCOMING EVENTS
(3) EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY WITH LATINDANCE.COM
(4) SALSA
CHRISTMAS PARTY TUES DEC 19TH IN LONG BEACH, CA
(5) REGISTER FOR
SALSA TEACHER'S COURSE FEB. 2001
(6) TIP AND QUOTE OF
THE MONTH
(7) PERSONAL HEALTH MESSAGE FROM JOSIE
(8) WEEKLY GROUP CLASSES IN CALIFORNIA
(9) HOT LATIN DANCE
INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO & THIS MONTH'S SALE
(10) MESSAGE TO PETA SIDDALL
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(1) QUE
PASA CON JOSIE SINCE OCTOBER?
OCTOBER
10: Long
Beach, CA: My birthday celebration at Tikal's was so memorable for
me! Thank you to all who came to celebrate it with me and to all that gave
me such beautiful gifts and cards. It almost made me forget about
getting one year older!
OCTOBER
13,14,15: Laughlin,
NV: The Salsa Masters' Workshop.
3 Days of fun workshops and dancing in Laughlin Nevada was a huge success.
The instructors were all great and we laughed a lot on the bus rides to and from
Nevada. Except for the minor concussion Alvaro & Josie got from their fall
during the impromptu performance on the slippery floor, the performances by the
other instructors and teams were exciting and fabulous. Cheryl did an
amazing job organizing and running this mega salsa extravaganza. We won a
few dollars at the Black Jack tables to top off the weekend!
OCTOBER
21: Long
Beach, CA: Salsa Workshop @ The Dance Factory with Josie Neglia, Louie
Angon and special guest teacher Joe Cassini with an introduction to Mambo on
"2". The students were great and walked away with some great new
skills. Josie and the students had a blast learning footwork from Joe
Cassini.
OCTOBER
28: Amsterdam:
Alvaro and Josie taught workshops and performed at Marlon and Annettje's Mini
Salsa festival. The students were surprisingly high level dancers and
picked up all the moves from the visiting instructors. See Daily
Trip Report for details.
OCTOBER
30-31: Rotterdam
and The Hague, Holland: Josie and Alvaro taught Los Angeles style salsa and Ladies'
and Men's Styling to the salsa instructors and students at Bidjai's Salseros
Dance Studios. The instructors were so much fun to work with and we
enjoyed a night out on the town of wild Amsterdam afterwards. See Daily
Trip Report for details.
NOVEMBER
18-19: Vancouver,
Canada: Nestor invited Josie and Alvaro to teach Salsa to the Canadian Salseros
of Vancouver for this fun two-day workshop. We taught 5 hours of salsa technique
and exciting moves at At
The Legion, 2205 Commercial Drive.
The Vancouver
students were incredible at picking up material. We were warmed by their
eagerness and friendly hospitality. Alvaro and I also performed at The
Rage, Plaza of Nations
along with other brilliant Latin Dance performers. Congratulations to
Nestor for his successful and well organized Salsa Event. Visit Nestor's
web site at www.LatinDanceTeachers.com.
DECEMBER
2: Long
Beach, CA: AIDS Benefit at The Padua House (AIDS Hospice in Long Beach).
Josie and Alvaro performed a salsa dance show for their Christmas Party and it
was a joyous night filled with magic shows, raffle contests and delicious food.
It was also a great moment to remember Peta Siddall, Josie's late dance partner
who died of AIDS April 26,1999.
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(2)
UPCOMING
EVENTS
DECEMBER
19,
2000: Long
Beach, CA: TUESDAY Salsa Christmas Party at the Dance Factory in Long
Beach (266 Alamitos). Two hour dance party with music, refreshments and
Josie, Louie and Alvaro as your salsa hosts. Be there at 7 pm and we will
dance, have a short fun dance lesson, give-aways and contests and fun till 9
pm. See you there! $10 for the evening of fun.
December
25, 2000: MERRY
CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL !!!
January 1, 2001: HAPPY
NEW YEAR !!!!!
February
10, 2001: Long
Beach, CA: Salsa Workshop at the Dance Factory (266 Alamitos).
February
17-18, 2001: SanFrancisco, CA:
Metronome Ballroom invites Josie and Alvaro for a 2 day Salsa workshop.
March
1-10, 2001: Tokya,
Japan: George Watabe invites Josie Neglia and Alvaro for the annual day of
Salsa in Japan 03/03.
April
21-22, 2001: Valencia,
Spain: Salsaweb Convention. Josie and Alvaro invited to teach and
perform at the European Salsa Extravaganza.
April
28-29, 2001: Paris,
France: Susan Sparks will host a salsa event and invited Josie &
Alvaro to teach.
May
28, 2001: Long
Beach, CA: Salsa Workshop with Josie, Alvaro and Louie at the Dance
Factory 1-4 pm.
Please keep an eye on our web site for upcoming events around the world.
Info: 1-877-725-7284 or 562-491-1009
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(3)
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
WITH LATINDANCE.COM
Part
Time Receptionist:
we are looking for an experienced, responsible, person to join our team at our
growing LatinDance.com Dance and Video Distribution Company. If you have
great English communication skills (Spanish speaking is a plus), knowledge of
computer program Quick Books (a plus), great typing skills, availability daytime
between 9 AM and 3 PM and are interested in a company that you can grow with,
please e-mail us expressing your interest and how to contact you to arrange an
interview. E-mail all responses to: josieneglia@juno.com.
(Telephone applicants will not be accepted).
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(4)
SALSA CHRISTMAS PARTY DEC 19TH IN LONG BEACH, CA
Louie
Angon, Alvaro Coronel and Josie Neglia will host this year's Salsa Christmas Party at the Dance
Factory in Long Beach Tuesday Dec 19th. We will have the party during our
regular class time 7-9 pm.
The
schedule for the party will be as follows:
6:45 PM $10 dollar admission and name tags
7:00 PM Party begins
games, prizes, mini lessons, shows, food, drink, music...etc
9:00 PM Party ends
Come
have fun with us as we celebrate Christmas Salsa Style !!
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(5)
REGISTER
FOR THE 3 WEEK SALSA TEACHERS COURSE
Josie Neglia
will offer a special course for those individuals inspiring to be Salsa dance
Instructors.
This intensive 3-week course will include:
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Daily
dance training
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Training
in how to organize and teach a Salsa Course for beginner and intermediate
students
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Full
line of instructional video course from level 1 to level 4
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Guest
speakers on special themes: business, styling..
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On
the spot training in the Josie's group lessons
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learning
the lead and follow of a comprehensive step list for teaching beginner and
intermediate salsa classes
-
testing
and video inspection of all participants
Pre-registration is required
Space is limited
to 10-- must be
registered one month prior to course start date, so call today to reserve your place.
Call or toll free number
1-877-725-7284or 562-491-1009.
Price
$899 per person
Starting Date: Feb 5, 2001
Course Completion Date: Feb 23, 2001
Location: Latindance.com Studio in Long Beach, CA
Schedule: Mon-Fri 9am-3pm
Registration
Line 1-877-725-7284 or 562-491-1009
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(6)
TIP
AND QUOTE OF THE MONTH & DID YOU KNOW..?
TIP:
As the music gets faster, stay more relaxed!!!!!!
One
of the hardest things to do when the music gets faster is to maintain a great
connection to your partner and maintain control after turns. I found after
many years of trial and error that the more I can let all my muscles relax while
maintaining the speed of the music, the more body action I was able to do, and
the more balance and connection I had. I was also much faster when I went
for multiple turns. If I was tense or my partner strongly threw me into a
turn, I would fall off balance and look slow and heavy. The more relaxed I
stayed, the lighter and faster and more agile I danced. --
Josie
Neglia, Professional dancer
QUOTE:
When someone blunders, we say that he
makes a misstep. Is it then not clear that All the ills of
mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill our
history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders
have arisen merely from a lack of skill in dancing. -- Moliere, 1622
DID YOU KNOW: MISTLETOE
Mistletoe was associated with peace
and friendship in ancient Scandinavia. In the time of the Druids, mistletoe was
believed to have magical properties. People who met under a tree bearing
mistletoe were forbidden to fight, even if they were enemies, and anyone who
entered a home decorated with mistletoe was entitled to shelter and protection.
Suggestions?
Write to Josie@LatinDance.com
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(7)
PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM JOSIE
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(8) WEEKLY
GROUP CLASSES
TUESDAY
The Dance Factory
266 Alamitos
Long Beach
7-8 P.M. Salsa Level I
8-9 P.M. Salsa Level II
$10/class or Card of 5 classes for $45
WEDNESDAY
BY
PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY-- STARTING FEB, 2001
The Dance Factory
266 Alamitos
Long Beach
8-9 P.M. Lady’s Style & Latin Technique class.
6 week course $54 in advance
click http://www.latindance.com/group.htm
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(9) HOT
LATIN DANCE INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS
THIS MONTHS SUPER SALE
BUY
ANY TWO VIDEOS AND GET:
Angel and
the Mambo Katz CD
for ONLY $8.00.
SAVINGS
OF $6.95
Video 1
(45 minutes) click http://www.latindance.com/videos.htm
Dance Hot Salsa (Level I&II) $
29.95
Steps 1-10 Basic Moves
Steps 11-15 Intermediate Moves
Video 2
(45 minutes) click http://www.latindance.com/videos.htm
Dance Hot Salsa (Level III
& IV) $
29.95
Steps 1-9 Intermediate moves
Steps 10-13 Advanced moves
Video 3
(45 minutes) click http://www.latindance.com/videos.htm
Salsa & Merengue Routines (Levels
I-IV) $
29.95
Video 4
(70 minutes) click http://www.latindance.com/videos.htm
Night Club Cha Cha (Levels
I-IV) REG.
PRICE $
29.95
now $24.95
Video 5
(30 minutes) click http://www.latindance.com/videos.htm
Ladies Latin Style & Technique (All Levels) REG.
PRICE $
29.95 now $24.95
Video
6(45 minutes) click http://www.latindance.com/videos.htm
Advanced
Salsa Variations $
34.95
Footwork,
Turns, Dips/Drops & Flips/Lifts.
NEW
LOWER PRICE
Video
7(15 minutes) click http://www.latindance.com/videos.htm
Salsa Line
Dancing (Level 1&2) with Joe Cassini was
$
19.95 NOW $14.95
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Videos Five
Videos (1,2,3,4&5)
$125.00 + FREE S&H
save $ 29.70
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$170 + FREE S&H
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Phone Orders
call: 1-877-725-7284 or 562-491-1009
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(10) MESSAGE
TO PETA SIDDALL
I realize that
this poem says it all:
Reason,
Season or Lifetime
- Author Unknown
People come into
your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.
When someone is in your life for a reason, it is usually to meet a need
you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you through a
difficulty, to provide you with the guidance and support, to aid you physically,
emotionally, or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend, and they are. They
are there for a reason, you need them to be. Then at some point this person will
say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die.
Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up or act out force you to take a
stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled.
Their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and it is now time
to move on.
When people come
into your life for a season, it's because it's time to share, grow, or
learn. They may bring you peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something
you have never done before. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it! It is real! But only for a season!
Lifetime relationships teach you lifetime lessons: those things you must
build on to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson,
love the person/people (any way) and put what you have learned to use in all
other relationships and areas of your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant. Thank you for being
part of my life.
-- Josie
Thanks for taking the time to read
my newsletter.
See you on the dance floor!
Josie Neglia
President
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DANCE IS LIFE AT ITS MOST
SENSATIONAL MOMENT-- Josie
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