Dec - Northern Virginia Shag Club

Shag Rag
December 2007 Vol. XIIII, No 12
Dedicated to the Preservation of the Carolina Shag and Beach Music
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
by David Rodgers
Looking back over 2007, it is hard to believe that eleven months have gone by
and it’s time for me to write my last President’s message for NVSC members.
Thanks to all of you who volunteered to help with any of the NVSC functions and
activities during 2007. A club like ours can not continue to function without the
support of lots of members who step up willingly to do all the many tasks which
need to be done all through the year. My job as NVSC President was made easier
because so many of you contributed your time and efforts to make 2007 a great
year for NVSC.
Congratulations to our newly elected Board of Directors for 2008. I wish the 2008
Board much success in the year ahead. They will need your continued support to
keep NVSC running smoothly. I believe the new Board has a healthy mix of former and new Board members who will do a fine job of leading NVSC in 2008. I
hope you will give your new Board your support to make 2008 a banner year for
NVSC.
I want to express my sincere thanks to the other members of the 2007 NVSC
Board of Directors, committee chairs & co-chairs, and members of committees
for everything they have done during 2007 to support the special events and
week-to-week operations of our dance/social club. There are so many things
which have been done so well behind the scenes to keep NVSC running
smoothly. These people often do not receive official recognition for all their outstanding accomplishments and hard work they do for NVSC. This year I have
felt fortunate to work with such a great group of NVSC members who give their
best efforts to make NVSC the kind of dance club we all enjoy.
On Saturday, December 8th NVSC will have it’s annual Holiday Party from 7:3011:30 PM at the Kingstowne Snyder Community Center. This is usually one of
NVSC’s most popular parties of the year and this new attractive facility should
make this event one to remember. Our DJ will be John Campbell from Roanoke,
Virginia. See the flyer in this Shag Rag for more information. Please bring an unwrapped gift to contribute to “Toys for Tots”. Plan to attend this holiday season
party and enjoy the food, fun, and dancing.
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you. I’ll be
looking forward to seeing you on the dance floor enjoying yourselves in the coming months.
December
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Holiday
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Happy
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DANCE LESSONS FOR December
DANCE LESSONS FOR DECEMBER
Intermediate
*Dec 5 -- Sugarfoot, Back Prep, Front Prep
Dec 12 -- Belly Roll & Pivot into a Belly Roll
Dec 19 -- Male Half Turn & Boogie Walk
Dec 26 -- Joanie & Funky Applejack
Novice
*Dec 5 -- Double Kick Basic & Applejack
Dec 12 -- Behind Sailor Shuffle & Pivot
Dec 19 -- Hesitation Basic, Pivot & Hug Pivot
Dec 26 -- Tuck from Pivot & Tuck from a Half Turn
Beginner
*Dec 5 -- Basic, Start, and Female Turn
Dec 12 -- Half Turn & Male Turn
Dec 19 -- Kick Basic & Side Pass
Dec 26 -- Crossover Basic & Triple Basic
* Beginning of new cycle
New Members in November
Anne Bernat, Paula Schuman and Patricia Sims
DJ’s for December
Dec. 5 - Craig Jennings
Dec. 12 - Jim Rose
Dec. 19 - Dennis & Nancy Gehley
Dec. 26 - Eddie O'Reilly
December 8 Holiday Party - John Campbell
Holiday Party
December 8
Music by
What you Bring
John Campbell
From Roanoke, Virginia
Pot Luck “Diner/Dance
Kingstowne’s
Snyder Community Center
6450 South Van Dorn. Alexandria, VA 22315
Side Dish, Appetizer, or Dessert
An Unwrapped Toy for
“Toys for Tots”
7:30—11:30 PM
This is a BYOB Event!!
(a change from last year)
Cost: FREE for NVSC Members!!
$10 for Non-Members
FREE to Junior Shaggers with adult!!
NVSC will Provide:
Ham, Turkey and Rolls
Junior Shaggers always Admitted Free
BYOB - setups provided
Location: Kingstown’s Synder Center
In the Kingstowne / Franconia area of Alexandria
From the Beltway
Exit the Beltway at South Van Dorn St. and proceed south on South Van Dorn St. Cross over Franconia road,
where you will enter Kingstowne. After crossing Franconia road, continue on South Van Dorn and turn right
at the first traffic signal, on to Lake Village Drive. Then take an immediate left and you will see the
Community Center a few buildings down on your right. Parking lots on both sides of the street.
From the Fairfax County Parkway
Go east until you reach Beulah Street, cross Beulah and the road changes names to Manchester Blvd.
Continue down Manchester ( it changes names to Kingstown Blvd) for 7 traffic signals. At the 7th traffic
signal, turn left on to South Van Dorn Street. At the 2nd traffic signal, turn left onto Lake Village Drive.
Take an immediate left and the Community Center will be a few buildings down on your right.
COVER CHARGE AT RENE’S SUPPER CLUB
Effective December 5th the management at Rene’s Supper Club is raising the cover
charge on Wednesday nights to $8.00/person. The cost for the lease of the space in the
commercial building which Rene’s Supper Club is in, has gone up, and Dewey Yen is
raising the cover charge on Wednesday nights.
At the request of the NVSC Board, Dewey Yen will increase the length of the “Happy
Hour” period an additional 30 minutes ON A TRIAL BASIS for the first two Wednesday
nights in December – December 5th & 12th. On those two Wednesday nights, Happy Hour
prices will be in effect from 6:00-8:30 PM. If this trial period does not show an increase
in Rene’s income from the sale of drinks, then the Happy Hour time will revert to 6:008:00 PM.
Please remember to support Rene’s Supper Club financially by attending the NVSC
dance sessions on Wednesday nights and purchasing food and drinks.
2008 Board of Directors for the Northern Virginia Shag Club
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Director at Large
Director at Large
Director at Large
Director at Large
Director at Large
Marcia Conway
Fran Mong
Nancy Roop
John Romito
Pamela Alfano
Tom Brett
Mike Deese
Sharon Geyer
Jo-ann Hitzemann
NORTHERN VIRGINIA SHAG CLUB
2007 BOARD
President David Rodgers
Vice-President Marcia Conway
Secretary Nancy Roop
Treasurer Russ White
Director-at-large Pamela Alfano
Director-at-large Tom Brett
Director-at-large Hilda Clemann
Director-at-large Linda Coffeen
Director-at-large Fran Mong
703-239-8978
703-361-8159
703-753-0141
301-654-0548
703-379-7992
703-642-1595
703-631-1929
703-877-1653
703-368-2792
rodgersd3@cox.net
nclady11@comcast.net
nsar33@comcast.net
Russwhite@starpower.net
PAlfano@ReedSmith.com
tombrettphoto@cox.net
Hclemann5@msn.com
Coffeen@titleva.com
fmong@abhylaw.com
Happy Birthday December Babies
Anne Beeton
Russ White
Gayle Guthizie
Lela Vandecar
Amanda Tedesco
Barry Kumar
Ray Jones
Victor Clemann
Denise Lanier
Jane James
Mark Samblanet
Brennar Goree
Fran McIntyre
Cathy Cox
Cathy Metcalf
Rondel Lipps
Linda Cosgrove
Helen Jencks
Darleen Small
Wynde Sipe
Cookie Bell
Dave Rapson
Michael Browne
Gayle Proctor
Michael Deese
Steve Hipsley
Sandy Farwell
Sandra Traylor
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Janis Grimes
Carolina Shag
Private and Group Instruction
Home—-703-536-7362
Work—-202-208-3878
janigrimes@cox.net
SOS CARDS FOR 2008
Russ White, NVSC Treasurer, is taking orders
and payments for
SOS Tickets which will cover 2008 Mid-Winters and Spring and Fall SOS events.
SOS tickets sold through NVSC cost $30.00/ticket. As soon as Russ has received the
SOS tickets, he will distribute them to the people who have placed orders for the tickets.
The cut-off date for NVSC to sell SOS tickets will be January 10, 2008.
After that date, SOS tickets must be bought at North Myrtle Beach during SOS events
and will cost $35.00/ticket.
Congratulations to NVSC members Vesta Denning, Ralph Tedesco and Vicki
Tedesco, who were inducted into the prestigious National Living Legends of the
Dance in Virginia Beach on November 10! Vesta, who served twice as president of
NVSC, remains an active member, while dividing her time between Virginia Beach
and Marathon, Florida. Ralph and Vicki are longtime members and supporters of
NVSC and competitive dancers who relocated from Richmond to Myrtle
Beach. National Living Legends of the Dance was founded for the purpose of giving
recognition to all styles of dance across the United States. Inductees are honored for
their contributions and influence in their particular dance styles. Several present and
past members of NVSC have received the honor of induction into National Living
Legends of the Dance.
PRIVATE LESSONS
WITH
CHARLIE WOMBLE & JACKIE McGEE
Charlie Womble and Jackie McGee (9 times & 10 times National Shag Champions) will be
teaching private lessons on Feb. 15 and 17, 2008 at David & Jerry Rodgers’ house in Fairfax
Station.
SIGN UP NOW for private lessons with Charlie & Jackie by e-mail at
rodgersd3@cox.net or call David at (703) 239-8978 to put your name on the list. Lessons
will be scheduled in the order in which the requests for private lessons are received. Costs of
the private lessons are $85.00/hour lesson with Charlie and Jackie, and $60.00/ hour lesson
with Charlie or Jackie.
Tribute to Hutch by Janis Grimes
Craig Hutchison was not just the Washington area's local guru of West Coast Swing,
member of the National Living Legends Hall of Fame and Feather Award nominee. According to the book SHAG, published in 1995, he was the first to bring shag
out of the Southeast. Back in the 1980's, Craig saw Charlie Womble and Jackie
McGee dance in Myrtle Beach and invited them to a national swing dance event in
Oklahoma. That event opened the door for shag to become known competitively
coast-to-coast. Then, in 1994, he helped the NVSC to grow when he included shag
as a division at the VA State Open dance championships and invited a DJ from VA
Beach to play beach music. He opened the door for shag and its music to become
known within the local dance community. Swing and hand dancers found the music
compatible and embraced our dance. NVSC became a permanent fixture within the
community."
Capital Hospice by Marcia Conway
Marcia Conway and guest, Gary and Robbie Mann, Bill and Peggy Myers, Liz Kestler, Simon
Shupak, Jeff Kincheloe and Jo-Ann Hitzemann represented the shag club at the Capital Hospice 30th Anniversary Gala held October 27th, at the National Building Museum.
It was a elegant affair and we all enjoyed the food, program and dancing. However, the greatest surprise was seeing the name of the Northern Virginia Shag Club as an ANNIVERSARY
CIRCLE SPONSOR. Anniversary Circle Sponsors have stretched their giving levels through
the following commitments on behalf of Capital Hospice at the $30,000 and above levels.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL SHAGGERS WHO HAVE MADE THIS POSSIBLE.
There is a great opportunity for junior dancers or wannabe dancers to be exposed to
some great junior shaggers. The Junior Shaggers Association will host their annual
Christmas party in Virginia this year for the first time. This can easily be done as a
day trip since the event runs from 1:00 - 5:00 on December 8th. See the event flyer
at the following link: http://www.juniorshaggers.com/jrxmas.pdf The Virginia
Beach area has a great group of junior dancers, some who are serious competitors
and some who are not. Many other junior dancers will be traveling to Virginia for this
party as well. It is a great opportunity that is fun for the adults and children. Put the
kids in the car and go to support this event. Time things right and you can make it
back to Northern Virginia to finish out your day of shagging at the annual NVSC Holiday Party. Juniors are welcome and encouraged to attend this party also!!
NVSC LOGO ITEMS---Don’t Party without out them
Have you noticed the NVSC logo items that club members are proudly
displaying? These items are available to everyone. We have the following:
NVSC T-Shirts
CD Cases
Coffee Mugs
Baseball Caps
Shoe Bags
Golf Towels
Twinkling Glasses
Shagging in the Carolinas (book)
$18—$30
$15
$5
$15
$20
$15
$10 (new item and very cute)
$20
Many shirts are by special order. If you are interested in purchasing any of the above items, please contact Marcia Conway. She is at Rene’s on Wednesday nights, or you may call her at: 703-361-8159 or
email her at NCLady11comcast.net.
BORROWING SHAG VIDEOS.....
is EASY at NVSC!!! Whether you have taken all of the shag classes offered at NVSC or are just looking
for new steps or tips on technique... our club has a constantly growing library of shag instructional videos. These videos contain more steps and tips than you can shake a stick at and they're FREE to club
members! All you have to do is put down a FULLY refundable $25 deposit. See “Jane James” on
Wednesday nights to borrow a video!!! A list of all available videos can be found on the “flyer” table
Wednesday nights.
Keep your membership information current::
Email any changes to Hilda Clemann at Hclemann5@msn.com
NVSC information
www.nvshag.org
Shag Club Information www.shagdance.com
"The Internal Revenue Service notified NVSC on April 19,
1999, that we have been accepted as a non-profit social
club exempted from paying Federal income taxes. Anyone interested in reviewing NVSC's application and supporting documents provided to IRS, the IRS exemption
letter, or the club's annual Form 990 to the IRS, please
contact the club Treasurer."
Board meetings are held each month and are open to any and
all members who wish to attend. Unless put on the agenda,
attendance is for observation, not participation. Since board
meetings, at this time, are at board members’ homes, please
alert the secretary, one week in advance, if you are interested
in attending in case we need a larger facility. Copies of Board
meeting minutes are available to members upon
request from the secretary and posted on the nvshag.org website.
Rene’s Supper Club
3251 Old Lee Highway
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-385-0077
Wednesday night home of the Northern Virginia Shag Club
Cover charge $6.00
Happy Hour drinks 6-8PM
Lessons at 7:30
General Dancing from 8:15 to 11
Juniors (under 21) Welcome with Adult Supervision
Directions: I-495 Beltway to Route 50 West, towards Fairfax, VA. Go approximately 3 miles to Fairfax Circle. At the Circle, look for McDonalds. McDonalds is on Old Lee Highway. Take Old Lee
Highway 1/10 of a mile. Rene’s is on the ground floor of an office building on your LEFT with a
lighted blue sign and directly across from Artie’s Restaurant.
Please do not bring in food or drink!!! This is a supper club.
HELLO SHAGGER EMAILS
You can’t get them if we don’t
have your correct email.
Send email corrections to
Valerie Swiger at
valerievms@aol.com
Condolences go out to Denny Koski.
Denny’s mother, Geraldine Hallett, passed
away November 24th. Denny was with
her in Massachusetts at the time of her
death.
Cards can be sent to: Denny Koski, 6900
Barnack Drive, Springfield, VA 22152.
Danny asks that no flowers be sent.
Arlington/Shirlington
Lovely 1 bedroom condo, freshly
painted, large balcony, two large
walk-in closets, wood floors, new
appliances, all utilities included in
condo fee. $199,900. Contact
Pamela Alfano 703-379-7992.