Officers
President – Gary Willmes 343-3309
Vice President – Henry Olivier 399-9813
Vice President – Jerry Mc Martin 787-5768
Treasurer – Dennis Wilkerson 255-4383
Secretary – Paul Arthur 341-5682
Past President- Jim Bob Stephenson
Committees
Cards: Kathy Goodrich-Willmes 343-3309
Clean up: Need Volunteers
Telephone/E-mail/Newsletter & Web page -
Donald Reed
(reed_de@hotmail.com) 343-8929
Membership:
Elaine Reed 343-8929
Practice:
Linda Splittstoesser 399-9813
Public Relations: Terry Marvin 341-1285
Area Representatives
Belle Fourche /
Deadwood / Lead / Spearfish
Sturgis / Whitewood / Vale
Patrica Hofer - 644-1649
Rapid City
Arlene and Dennis Wilkerson 255-4383
Linda Splittstoesser 399-9813
The Board of Trustees
includes all elected positions at large, area representatives, and the last
past president. If your area appoints a
new representative contact the president so he/she can be included.
Advertising Rates
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than 2 inches)
Non-member $45/12 or $25/6
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Full page ad $15.00 per issue
Half page ad $7.50 per issue
Per column inch $1.50 per issue
Fliers $.03 (150 flier minimum)
Send payment
with a brief worksheet explaining your figures to Dakota Territory Dance Club,
ATTN: Treasurer, PO Box 9583, Rapid City, SD
57709.
Newsletter
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Chairman, PO Box 9583, Rapid City, SD 57701
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Notes From the PRESIDENT
It pays to go dancing!!!! One of our members, my wife Kathy, was the
lucky winner of the $475.00 BINGO jackpot, in addition to a $70.00 Speedo game,
at the Moose Club on January 9th.
The club participated in two dances at the Moose Club during January and
both were well attended.
February, March, and April will be significant
months for our club. We have two dances
scheduled at the Civic Center during this time. The Civic Center dances provide a smoke free environment that
many people request.
The significance of the Civic Center dances is
that we need enough participation to cover at least the cost of the rent. Planning next year’s events is based on the
success of past activities.
The other significant event is that we will have
the election of club officers in April.
Our officer positions, as well as, those that do a lot of work on
various committees and projects are getting thin. Many of the same people have served the club for the last several
years. We are seriously in need
of involvement by some other members.
If you are willing to serve please let us know.
I look forward to seeing many of you at our
February and March dances. Remember to
come early for the Moose Club dances and enjoy a very reasonably priced meal
and play some BINGO. You also might be
a winner.
Gary Willmes
President
jan. 2004 Meeting Minutes
Dakota
Territory Dance Club
January
13, 2004
The meeting was called to order by President;
Gary Willmes.
Old Business:
The minutes were approved as they appeared in
the Dec. Newsletter.
Dennis Wilkerson presented the finical report for, 11-12-03 to 1-12-04.
Beginning Balance: $2215.58
Income: $539.79
Expenses: $1146.08
Ending Balance: $1609.29
The next dance will be held on Feb. 14th in room
“H” of the Rapid City Plaza Civic Center, from 7:30 to 11:30 PM. Admission is $5.00 per person. Elaine Reed
will be sure that it is advertised in the Journal.
Dennis Wilkerson submitted a bill for renewal of
the club liability insurance policy. He
was authorized to renew it for the coming year.
New Business:
The club is planning to have a party on Sunday
the 29th of Feb. at the Moose Lodge. The ham that was left after the
Christmas dance will be used for sandwiches and chips will be furnished. Members can plan to come at 1:30 PM for a
couple of hours of visiting and dancing.
Bring finger foods if you like.
Note:
It is time for the DTDC Officer’s nominating
committee to be selected. We are
looking for interested members, to serve on the committee and members who are
interested in filling officer positions, i.e.:
President; Vice President; Secretary and
Treasurer.
Meeting adjourned at 7:00PM
Paul Arthur, Secretary
PRACTICE
THE DANCE CLUB NEEDS YOU & YOU & YOU! We can’t have too many people!
The February schedule is as follows:
Beginners will cover Cha-Cha, at 7:00 PM and at
8:00 PM intermediate lessons will include Cha- cha, 2-step and waltz.
If anyone
has something they would like to review or teach at the intermediate classes,
be sure and give me a call. I’d sure appreciate it.
Our lessons
are held at the Canyon Lake Senior Citizen’s Center, Tuesday’s October though
May. Beginner level lessons,
emphasizing basic footwork, are at 7:00 PM..
Intermediate level lessons, emphasizing patterns and moves, begin at
8:00 PM. The charge is $2 per person.
[We need single men and women!]
Dance like nobody is watching!!
Linda Splittstoesser,
Henry Olivier
Practice
Chairmen
Kathy’s kard korner
Winter is really here – as I’m writing this, it
is 9 degrees outside.
Now that Christmas and New Years are a memory,
all of you should be ready to start dancing again.
Nancy Stephenson’s mother passed away and the
Dance Club sent her and JR our condolences.
See you all on the dance floor!
Kathy Goodrich-Willmes,
Cards Chairman, 343-3309
Email
We appreciate all of the E-mail addresses we have now. It has saved many hours on the phone when notifying members of club activities. More addresses can save more time. We encourage those of you who have not shared your E-mail address with us, to do so.
Send
your E-mail address to: reed_de@hotmail.com
jackets
The
new style jacket is available and can be purchased individually but at a
savings if several are ordered at one time.
Call Elaine Reed @ 343-8929 or reed_de@hotmail.com
Member
Profile
Beverly (BJ) Cole
BJ, owner of
E-mmaculate Cleaning Service, moved from East River (Dakota Country Dance Club
land) to Rapid City in January of 1989; a blissful 15 years ago.
I first
began dancing with instruction in formal waltz, when I was 4 years old. Mom
really “forced” Dad into the effort, since she was of the opinion that no women
could call herself a lady, unless she could dance a passable waltz. She never
did ask ME if I had any interest in becoming a “lady”, however!
I joined the
DTDC after the Halloween party of ‘2000.
I love a
good waltz, upbeat East Coast Swing or Texas 2-step. And still love a formal
ballroom after all these years. But some good old, rockin’ –stomping honky tonk
is what charges me up; preferably with the strong lead of a real rancher or
Texas import cowboy. I love the great variety of dance that remains to be
learned. The field is always changing and modifying existing styles. I love
creating new approaches and choreography.
My favorite
dance events are our holiday dinner dances and events when we are blessed with
visiting instructors. Also great fun and thrilling are the unorganized dance
occasions, when I can hunt down and bag unsuspecting, stag partners in the
wild.
I have fond memories of the year I spent
working closely with Jim & Marty Ferrazanno and Les Harrington, to
choreograph and train for the anticipated spot light dance with Jerry Naasz in
Sioux Falls. Since that was not realized, I recall, with a lot of satisfaction,
the evening that my former dance partner, Andy Petrichko, and I cleared the
floor during a DJ dance at the Mother Butler Center and received a standing
ovation from the crowd after dancing the first Triple 2-step Andy had ever
danced. I got a great big hug from Andy for coaching him through it, by
whispering in his ear as we proceeded through the sequence.
Membership News
Membership Due Dates are printed on the
newsletter-mailing label “Membership Due” is stamped on
newsletters the month previous to and the month of your membership due date. “Last
Newsletter” is used the month after your due date. E-mail recipients
will receive a follow up memo. regarding their due date. Please use the
attached membership registration form to send your renewal ($15/ person.)
Give
a warm welcome to our new members:
Jim Andersen
Carol Black
Happy Birthday to the following members:
Feb.
13 Gene Patterson
14
Jane
DeSmet
15
Darwin
Knudtson
24
Sandra
Knudtson
Anniversary’s:
Feb.
01 Elaine &
Don Reed
07 Kathy & Gary Willmes
23
Ronalda
& Dan Driscoll
Encourage
your friends to join us.
See
you on the dance floor!
Elaine Reed,
Membership Chairman
UPCOMING
EVENTS
SUNDAY
POTLUCK & DANCING
SPONSORED BY DAKOTA TERRITORY DANCE CLUB
Please join us at the Moose Lodge on Sunday,
February 22nd at 1:00 p.m. for a light lunch and dancing! The club is furnishing ham sandwiches and
chips. You are welcome to bring a side
dish, finger food or desserts, if you wish.
Beer, mixed drinks, soft drinks and water will be available for
purchase. We’ll have casual dancing
after lunch. Bring your favorite CD or
requests.
- February. 20 – 21, ‘2004
“Dancing in the Desert” (Line dance)
Tucson, AZ.
http://www.nettyslinedancing.com
- Second
Friday of February and March ‘2004.
Linda &
Henry invite you to join them in dancing to DJ music at the Rapid City Moose
Lodge, 8:30 PM until ???
- Saturday,
January 31st, 2004.
“Winter Wonderland Showcase”
http://www.dancestepsonline.com
Hi Everyone,
“DanceSteps”
is sponsoring a Winter Wonderland Showcase in Grand Island, NE. on Saturday,
January, 31st. There will be workshops
during the day and a fun and entertaining evening with Spotlight dances and
social dancing from 7:00 - 12:00 with Quadsound as the DJ. This will all take place at the Eagles Club.
To view our flyer, click on the website link above, go to the Special Events
page and the pricing and schedule is listed.
If you have any questions, please contact
Gloria at,
308-384-6628 or Esther at, 308-384-8167.
It will be a
great weekend of workshops with "local Nebraska", Instructors,
entertainment and a fun evening of dancing.
Esther
& Don Amick
DANCE BASICS
Develop a
Smart Lead
Excerpt
from the June, 2000 Newsletter.
A
"smart" lead is far superior to a "strong" lead. Strength
is not a
requirement
for good leading techniques. Leaders who grip their
partners
too tightly and push them around the dance floor make dancing quite
uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous for the follower.
Two
qualities of a smart lead are:
a. The
leader should move his ENTIRE body as a unit and not just his
feet.
The upper body movement is the primary communicator of direction for the
follower. If a leader moves only his feet and leaves his body behind, all he
will accomplish is stepping on his partner.
b. Only
2-3 fingers are required to indicate the direction and tempo of the followers
turn(s). The follower turns herself. She just needs to know where to turn and
how many times to turn. Trying to "crank" a follower through turns
with exaggerated arm movements will only
throw
her off balance and possibly lead to a fall.
Customize
Your Lead
Excerpt
from the July, 2000 Newsletter.
Good
dancing requires good communication between partners. All
dancers
need to be aware that each partner they dance with is unique. Therefore, each
will require a slightly different method of
communication
for lead and follow techniques to be effective. Some
things
to take into consideration when you dance with a new partner
are:
HEIGHT
Leaders
should remember to adjust their hand and arm positions
according
to their partner's height. This sounds obvious but I can
speak
from experience as I am short. You would be surprised how many
leaders
who are used to dancing with tall women will stretch my arms way up as though I
were 6 feet tall!
DRAG
VS. SENSITIVITY
Leaders
must also pay attention to the way each new partner follows.
I compare
this to the steering feature on an automobile. Some
followers
are like driving a car with power steering...It requires
very
little effort to direct them. Others are like the manual steering on an old
tractor...You practically have to pick them up to move them. You must assess
each follower and apply the proper amount of guidance in your lead.
SKILL
LEVEL
Assess
what dancing level your partner is on by starting out with simple dance
patterns and then advancing. If you determine that your partner is a beginner
then I would advise you to keep your
dancing
simple enough for both of you to enjoy the experience. You
can
advance very gradually the more you dance with each other.
*Article
by Mariann Cataletto, co-founder of Dancestudent.
