We had a fabulous time in Ft. Lauderdale this
weekend. Jennifer and Jason and all their crew do such a great job of
making everything seem effortless -- even though -- and this would freak
most people out so they would run screaming -- Louie St. George's truck
broke down in Virginia (I think) so being the trooper that he is --
he rented a U-haul truck, loaded all of his equipment out of his truck,
drove the U-haul straight through like 16 hours with no sleep to Florida
and arrived by Midnight on Thursday for the Thursday night open dance
(love those Thursdays) and then worked until the late/early morning
hours. What a guy!!! Oh, and did I mention we had a few rain showers
(the California people liked them though)? LOL. BUT the hotel was kept
cool for the dancers and everyone was there to greet people as they
arrived and make everyone feel like you had just arrived for a visit
with a friend and could kick up your heels and relax. That's what is
special about Jennier and Jason's events. They always make you feel
like this is just another day of having fun dancing and always have
time to make everyone feel welcome and this event was no exception.
This was the first Florida Masters and I saw lots of new people there
from Southern Florida and there were people there from all over the
US and Europe that we had time to meet and talk with and I really enjoyed
that. Bracken was there and it was fun doing Funky Fresh next to her
in class (thank you, Bracken) and Michele Jackson was there and it was
fun dancing next to her doing Holla and they both just came to have
fun!!! And thanks for mine and Bucky's honorary membership to the Orange
County Dancing Group. I got a really cute pin and will wear it proudly.
Oh, and did I mention that THERE WAS TONS OF OPEN DANCING!! Of course
the most energentic and talented people in the universe were there to
teach and party with us and there was excellent attendance at all the
classes. There seemed to be something for everyone with a mix of easy
and difficult/traditional and funky dances/country and noncountry with
Louie leading the band and finding dances that all of us thought we
forgot but somehow managed to remember with a little help from our friends.
We danced until the wee hours every morning and just had a great time.
I hope they do it again and again and again!!! Thanks Jason and Jennifer
for doing such a wonderful job and for Jamie being the perfect MC and
being able to dance on the super floor and having CJ doing the videos
(I love his videos) and having the lunchtime food being sold in the
lobby so you could just grab something to eat quickly or have a cup
of coffee and for having such a super show on Friday by Masters in Line
and then again on Saturday along with Guyton and the Strange People
(how do they dance on stilts!!!!????). They even had some hunky cowboys
from Roundup performing their new team routine and they got a great
response from the audience, Maurice put in a cameo appearance that was
hysterical. There was a 50/50 cash raffle along with a TON of free passes
to a bunch of great upcoming events. They even totally surprised me
(and I'm not easy to surprise) with a really beautiful thank-you award
to hang on my wall and I really REALLY appreciated that and was totally
surprised. It was so nice of them to do and thanks to all of you who
were really happy about my getting it and taking the time to say hi.
I am the luckiest person in the world to have all of you to talk with
and interact with all the time but it is especially fun at events to
meet you all in person and I will meet you all eventually. LOL. I let
Stacy know how much you appreciate her work on the web site because,
especially now with all my AOL problems, it would be a lot, lot worse
if the newsletter wasn't at least on the web site for those of you still
having problems. THANKS, STACY (and yes, she does know every dance ever
written and I couldn't do any dance without asking her or Diane, "How
does it start?" and they all know to tell me when the tags are
coming because I just kind of keep on going like the energizer bunny.)
There will be lots and lots of pictures on the website in the next few
days and I'll let you know when they are posted.
Now to what I know you want to read and some of these comments are from
asking people and some are from classes that I took. There were some
extra dances thrown in and I hope I don't miss any but if I do, please
write and let me know so I don't miss any.
FRIDAY: (And I don't have all the choreographers names
so if I'm not sure, I'm just putting who taught them instead.)
GOT TO BE REAL, MIL (I). (I liked this one but I forgot
what the music was)
FLOAT (Guyton Mundy) (I/A) This one was popular, not
very difficult, has arm movements that even I could do when my feet
weren't moving, and filled the floor
KEEP IT BURNING, (I) John Robinson (I already told
you this is an awesome dance and it is and awesome dance)
I'M MOVING ON taught by John Robinson but I think it
is by Craig Bennett (I) (the music is gorgeous and I really liked this
dance)
RIGHT TO BE WRONG, Scott Blevins (I) (I AM going to
learn this dance -- when it's being done by the people who can do it
well, it is really a beautiful dance)
FUNKY FRESH, by JP Potter, taught by Stella Cabeca
(I) (Done a lot and everyone I talked with liked it and I liked it a
lot)
DON'T WORRY, MIL (I)(Reggae-type music, looked pretty
easy)
OVERLOAD, MIL (I) (missed this class and I wish I hadn't.
It was very popular)
CLOUDS IN MY EYES, John Robinson (I) (I didn't see
this one)
YES, YOU WON'T, Bryan McWherter (it was fun doing this
one and we always do it on the weekends so lots of people who didn't
know it got to learn it.)
I PLAY CHICKEN WITH THE TRAIN, (I) Guyton Mundy (this
one always fills the floor)
BLACK HORSE, by Kate Sala, taught by Arline Winerman
(I) (EVERYONE likes this dance and Arline had a full class for it)
THE ANTS DANCE, by Michele Burton, taught by Arline
Winerman. (B) Cute, easy dance.
COUNTRY TWANG THANG, MIL (B/I) (I didn't take this
class but heard good feedback about this one.)
GET IT ON (I), MIL (I), This was a cute dance and pretty
easy
FUSION, by Michael Barr, taught by Bill McGee (I already
knew this one and a lot of people took this class)
EVERYBODY JAM, taught by Bill McGee to some really
great music and I'll have to find out what he used. It was really fun
to do.)
BETCHA NEVA, MIL (I), I really, really liked the music
with this dance that I think will be done a lot by all levels and ages.
The singer sounds like Shakira and I love Shakira (hope that's how you
spell her name)
DOUBLE J SWITCH (I), by Joey Warren & Junior Willis,
taught by Scott Blevins (This was very popular.)
AND THAT WAS JUST FRIDAY!!! I'll add Saturday tomorrow. I'm tired and
have to work today so there will be MORE TO COME!!
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