Board
Members
Gary and Kathy Willmes 343-3309
Henry Olivier and Linda Splittstoesser 399-9813
Dennis and Arlene Wilkerson 255-4383
Don and Elaine Reed 343-8929
Treasurer – Dennis Wilkerson 255-4383
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.
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than 2 inches)
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Full page ad $15.00 per issue
Half page ad $7.50 per issue
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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
article deadline is the 20th of the month previous to publication. Contact a
board member or send information to Dakota Territory Dance Club c/o Newsletter
Chairman, PO Box 9583, Rapid City, SD 57709
Check out our DTDC Website!
http://rap.midco.net/reedde/www
Notes From the board
Our final board
meeting for the current dance year was held on 4/12/05 at the CLSCC. We reviewed the treasurer’s report and
approved money to pay expenses from the annual Graduation Dance. Although we had a small turnout for the
April 9th dance, those who came enjoyed the wonderful music and the
spacious dance floor. We were
encouraged to see many new dancers enjoying this event as well as many of our
“regulars” in attendance.
Many of our club
members attended the annual Black Hills Dance Festival. Congratulations to all the Black Hills Dance
Company board members for putting on another successful dance event. The
instruction was top notch! Rex Jones
kept us laughing and learning at the same time—not an easy task. The entertainment was excellent; it’s
wonderful watching talented dancers share their love for dancing through their
performance.
The Tuesday night
lessons are completed for this year. We had excellent attendance and
instruction for these sessions. A HUGE THANK YOU to Linda and
Henry for volunteering their time and expertise. We had great fun and learned so much about dancing.
Other opportunities
for dancing and dance lessons this summer are advertised in this newsletter.
For the first three weeks in May, Heartland Dancing is sponsoring
a series of dance lessons at the Canyon Lake Senior Center on Thursday
evenings. Beginner Night Club Two-Step
is from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. and Intermediate West Coast Swing is from 8:00 – 9:00
p.m. at a cost of $20 per person.
Remember to attend the monthly DJ dances on
the second Friday of each month. These dances are held at the Moose Lodge
with Linda and Henry furnishing DJ music from 8:45 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Free-will
donations are welcome. There is plenty
of floor space and great music for dancing!
We’ve had a nice turnout this year and hope to get even more of you
interested in coming each month
Also, we want to
encourage and support your attendance at the monthly dances held upstairs at
the new Roosevelt Recreation/Swim Center. These dances are scheduled from 7:30 – 10:30 p.m. on the fourth
Friday of each month. These
monthly dances are hosted by Debbie Ellerton.
Wandave DJ’s furnish the music.
The wood floor is wonderful for dancing and the room is smoke-free. Plan to check out this new facility and
attend the next dance on Friday, May 27th.
Admission is $5 per person.
Attendance at the dances has been great, and includes line and couples
dancers of all ages having a great time dancing to great music!
Also, Les Harrington
will be available every Sunday afternoon (1:00 – 3:00 PM) at the
Rapid City Moose Lodge, for those dancers and students who wish to practice
and/or receive instruction over the summer period.
We’ll see all of you
again in September when the DTDC will host a “Potluck Dinner and Dance” at the
CLSCC, date & band TBA.
In October we will
also continue offering weekly dance lessons with Linda and Henry each
Tuesday night at the Viking Hall in the CLSCC. Beginners: 7:00 p.m.,
Intermediates at 8:00 p.m. During the
past years we had several members request that more singles attend so please
come, even if you don’t have a partner!
Treasurer’s
Report:
02-08-05
through 04-12-05
Beginning
Balance 955.19
Income:
Graduation
dance 225.00
Dance lessons
150.00
Total Income 375.00
Expenses:
CLSCC March
Hall Rental
200.00
Copy Country 12.17
Total Expense 212.17
Ending
Balance 1118.02
Dennis Wilkerson
DTDC Treasurer
next
dtdc board meeting: 10/11/05 6:30 p.m. clscc viking hall
We will continue to hold monthly DTDC board meetings at 6:30 p.m., on the second Tuesday of the month during the coming dance season in the Viking Hall at CLSCC. All DTDC members are invited to attend. Please give your input and ideas to the board members. The meetings are brief and completed at 7:00 p.m. before the dance lessons begin.
Have a wonderful summer!
PRACTICE
THE DANCE CLUB NEEDS YOU & YOU & YOU! We can’t have too many people!
If anyone
would like to volunteer to teach a move at the intermediate class, please
contact me. If you have never done this kind of thing before and would like to
try it; now is the time. Again just call me.
Our lessons
are held at the Canyon Lake Senior Citizen’s Center, Tuesday evenings from
October through April. 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!]
Linda Splittstoesser, Henry
Olivier
Practice Chairmen
Kathy’s kard korner
No cards sent this
month.
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
Member
Profile
Suzanne Kieper Fisher, Photographer and retired Social Worker; first moved to the Rapid City area from Omaha, Nebraska in 1985. I left in 1997 to live in Bismarck, North Dakota and Sioux Falls, South Dakota before returning to my lovely Black Hills home in 2002, to be nearer to my family. I’ve always loved music and danced as a child and teenager; ballet, Toe, Tap and so on for teen dances and formals; but never had a serious dance partner with whom I could learn to dance and move on the floor. Luckily, over the past year or so while taking lessons with Henry and Linda, during the Tuesday night lessons, I have met and danced with several new friends and have
been able to enjoy the experiences of partner dancing.
I joined the Dakota Territory Dance Club in late 2004 after starting to dance in October 2004. I enjoy the East Coast Swing & Jitter Bug; with my favorite music coming from the 50’s and 60’s and I’m currently learning to dance Country, which is a new venue for me. Learning the Waltz has been especially dear to me; as I vividly remember watching my grandparents as they danced the waltz. To me dance is a feel good thing, with the music, the rhythm, feelings and friends. The exercise is another bonus too!
So far my most memorable dance moments came from the April 2005 Black Hills Dance Festival. It was very exciting taking lessons from and meeting the local and national dance instructors and the numerous dancers and new friends.
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.)
Encourage
your friends to join us.
See you on the dance floor!
Elaine Reed,
Membership Chairman
Upcoming Events
Thursday’s May 05, 12 & 19, ‘2005
Intermediate West Coast Swing
lessons at
the CLSCC, 8:00 – 9:00 PM. $20.00 per person.
Beginner Night Club Two-step
lessons at
the CLSCC, 7:00 – 8:00 PM. $20.00 per person.
The fourth Friday of each month, dance
at the Rapid City Recreation (Swim) Center. Host Debbie Ellerton, with DJ music
by “Wandave “ 7:30 PM to 11:00 PM, $5.00.
On the second Friday of the month, catch Linda & Henry’s open house DJ
dances at the Rapid City Moose Lodge (8:30 – 11:00 PM).
Sunday Afternoons
from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM Les Harrington will be
at the Rapid City
Moose Lodge, for those dancers and students who wish to practice and/or receive
instruction over the summer period.
June 17 – 19 Colorado
Country Classic in Denver, CO. Enjoy 3 days of workshops, watch and/or participate in dance
competitions and enjoy a fantastic dinner show on Saturday evening.
July 8 – 11 Rocky
Mountain Regional Dance
Festival in Casper, WY. John Robinson and Barry and DariAnn Amato are featured
instructors. Thursday evening dance is
free! Friday and Saturday workshops are held all day. Sunday is a review of workshops.
Saturday evening is the dinner show.
08/18-08/21
2005 Swingtime in the Rockies Denver, CO 303-220-7488
www.denverswing.com SW WSDC
09/29-10/02
2005 New Mexico Dance Fiesta Albuquerque NM 803-802-7743 www.dancefiesta.net CW,SW UCWDC
10/14-10/16
2005 River City Dance Festival Edmonton Alberta Canada 780-439-5773 rivcty@planet.eon.net CW,SW UCWDC
