Happy birthday wishes to Dawn Garrish, Michelle Sanchez, Mary Murphy, Caren Casper, Alex Skutza, Silvana Gallagher, Sarah Flaim and Donna DeLuca.
He wrote, sung and produced many memorable dance songs during the disco era. Gregg Diamond left behind a list of classics. He passed away this week in 1999.
He is a hustle legend. A member of the esteemed ‘Live Time Achievement’ recipients on the Hustle Hall Of Fame. Eddie Vega was extraordinary. He captured all the crowns during his short time with us. He passed away this week in 1992. His dance movements, mesmerizing uniqueness and kind heart were unparalleled and will live on forever.
Get ready to register for the Professional Certification Course – for Dance Instructors… Registration is NOW open. The program starts April 5th, 2010 (WCSwing, Arg. Tango, Bolero and Merengue) and May 4th, 2010 (Cha-Cha, Hustle, Salsa and Rumba) For more information, please contact world dance champion Jami Josephson at 877-98 DANCE or email at Jami@learn2http://www.facebook.com/l/8735e;salsa.com”
Dancing With The Stars returns on Monday, March 22nd. The complete dance line up for the new season is posted below.
Las Vegas auditions: Female dancers wanted for Casino show in Laughlin Nevada. Trained dancers with great personalities 5′6″ and up for country western show. March 24 thru March 29th. Rehearsals begin March 20th. Rehearsals will be two days in Las Vegas and 2 days in Laughlin beginning March 20th. Salary, housing & meals. Kari Lorenzen choreographer. E mail pictures and resume to: WWW.CONFETTIENTERTAINMENT.COM
Dance Champion Joe Kerner brings his skills to Michael’s Cafe as he teaches a free hustle lesson this Wednesday night at 8:30PM. Don’t miss it. DJ Mark spins the top dance music till 12:45AM. No cover charge and free parking. The place to be. Located on Street Road in Bensalem, Pa. Next week the guest teacher is world champion Stephanie Risser. Spread the word.
Mad Jam was off the hook setting a new attendance record. Congratulations to Dave Moldover and all the competitors. Winners in the Professional Classic Hustle were Brian Gallagher and Danielle Odhner. In the Strictly Professional Hustle 1st place went to Tybaldt & Hazel Ulrich, 2nd place was Joe Kerner & Stephanie Risser and 3rd place was Louie Orlando & Elizabeth Darchi.
The 2010 Hustle Dance Directory is here. See below part one of the three part installment. These are the best hustle instructors on the planet.
Make it a great week,
Ron
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2010 Hustle Teacher Directory (part 1 of 3)
Here is the 2010 list of Hustle instructors (alphabetically) across the country. (Make sure you print this out for future reference). If your traveling, on vacation or in need of a new teacher, here is a list of the finest hustle instructors representing over 30 major cites. These are the leaders and pioneers in the world of hustle. Many of these instructors are dance champions and members of the Hustle Hall Of Fame. The list covers all the major cities for your hustle fever…from the Hustle birth place of NYC to the capitol DC, from the Adult playground of Las Vegas to the beautiful surf of Hawaii. We cover the birth place of our constitution, Philadelphia, to the igloos of Alaska, the path of Paul Revere to North Church to the sunshine state of Florida. We stretched out to the West coast and the gold rush state, home of Hollywood. We uncover the oil rich talent in Texas and the recovery of Louisiana as they prepare for Mardi Gras. The Garden State of NJ has many dance treasures as does the rock and roll state Ohio, and we can’t forget the peach state of Georgia. Check out their websites and/or e mail or call these instructors for their teaching schedules.
This is part One of Three. Stay tuned for part two next week.
Raul Ante
Brisbane, CA
Steppin Out Productions 830 Stewart Dr. Sunnyvale, CA
bigdaddy-ante@excite.com 415-467-8830 http://www.Hustledanceclub.com – http://www.steppinoutproductions.com
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Ava Apple
San Francisco, CA
Hustle, Salsa, Lifts & Drops
415 681 8140, avaapple@hotmail.com, http://www.avaapple.com
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Raye Avery
Houston, Texas
Hustle & Salsa
(832) 618-6637
http://www.HustleandSalsaHouston.com rayeavery@HustleandSalsaHouston.com
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Ron Bess
Mt Laurel, NJ
Hustle, adagio, choreography
(856) 938-4490
Rowenlb22@aol.com
http://www.mjames.org/ronbess.html
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Bob Blank / Lisa Freeman
Ossining, NY
Hustle, Salsa, Int’l Ballroom and choreography
203-667-0137
732-809-2652
bob@bailamosdance.com http://www.bailamosdance.com
lisag1281@msn.com
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Donna Boyle
215 740 3472
PO box 312 Flourtown, Pa
Hustle, wcs, Salsa, Ballroom, Latin & Belly Dancing
donnaboyledisco@aol.com
http://www.discoamerica.com http://www.donnaboyle.com
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Lori Brizzi
NYC, New York
Hustle, Salsa, Ballroom
(516) 728-6101 loribrizzi@aol.com
http://www.loribrizzi.com http://www.nyhustlecongress.com
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Carl Charles
Pompano Beach, FL
Hustle, Swing, Latin and Ballroom
(954) 252-4081
Carl.Charles@carlcharlesdane.com
www.carlcharlesdance.com
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Melody Cochran
Woodland Hills, California
Hustle, Swing, Latin, Ballroom
(818) 395-1120
Adancindiva@aol.com
http://www.melodycochran.com
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Elizabeth Darchi
New York, NY
Independent
Hustle, Ballroom, Salsa
718-256-6473 darchibeth@yahoo.com
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Louis Del Prete
Long Island, NY
Hustle, Latin, Ballroom
(516)819-9016
louisdelprete@yahoo.com www.louisdelprete.com
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Donna DeSimone
Long Island, NY
Hustle, Salsa, WCS, Rumba, Cha Cha, Foxtrot, Waltz, Swing, Samba,
Tap, Lyric, Ballet, Jazz
631-399-7171 dancindonna_2000@yahoo.com
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Nino DiGiulio
Chicago, Illinois
May I Have This Dance Inc,5246 N Elston Ave, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60630
Hustle, WCS, Salsa, Ballroom, Latin, Chicago Steppin 773-635-3000
www.MayIHaveThisDance.com info@mayihavethisdance.com
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Barry Durand
Washington, DC
Rendezvous Social Dance & Fitness Club
Hustle, Swing, Latin, Country
301-468-2582 http://www.Dance911.com
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Billy Fajardo and Katie Marlow
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Dancesation, Hustle, Salsa, Cabaret/Theatre Arts, Showdance
http://www.billyandkatie.com, dancesation@comcast.net
954-358-0168
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Chuck Fetta
Hauppauge NY
Independent
chuck@dancin.com http://www.dancin.com
631-348-1753
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Robert Finocchio
New York, NY
Hustle
917-747-5395 robert@finoccho.name
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David Flynn
Laurel, Md.
Hustle Style – Sling/Modern
swingandhustle@gmail.com http://www.salsaandhustle.com
301-498-5656
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Susan Fritz
New York City – Manhattan & Queens
Hustle, Salsa On1, Mambo, Merengue, American & International Rumba, Cha-Cha, Samba, Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Quickstep, ECS, Lindy, Line Dance, WCS .
Cell: 917.447.6414 Front Desk: 212.431.1825
hustle@sandracameron.com www.sandracameron.com
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Brian Gallagher
Pa, NJ
Hustle, Swing, group classes
215-292-3340 or G11Brian@aol.com
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Silvana Gallagher
Havertown, Pa
Hustle, Swing, Ballroom
215.815.1219 ladyhustle @aol.com http://www.ladyhustle.com
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George Garcia
New Jersey
Hustle, Salsa, WCS, Ballroom, & Latin, Private Lessons, Wedding & Cotillion george@georgegarciadance.com
201.207.2481 http://www.georgegarciadance.com
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Irene Griffin
Houston, TX
Hustle and Salsa, private and group instruction
Irene@HustleHouston.com http://www.HustleHouston.com
713-202-2081
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Keith Gussoni
New Orleans, LA
Club Silhouette Dance Studio, Starlight Ballroom Dance, Ric Seeling Dance Studio
Hustle, WCS, Salsa, Theater Arts
504-220-5560 hustleneworleans@aol.com http://www.hustleneworleans.com
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Doug Hagwood
NYC & L.I.
Bobbi Petri’s Dance upon a time…., Forest Hills Adult Ed.,
dhdanceteacher@aol.com (917) 566-3445
http://www.danceuponatime.com
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Letters to the Editor
(our goal is to post readers letters twice a month, unfortunately due to space limitations we can not publish them all)
As listed in Dance Trivia, “the hustle was born in the early 70’s but to many folks surprise, it keeps rolling on today.” To me, being a social dancer, that is the problem. I think the best way to increase the visibility of hustle is get it back in clubs. Hustle, it not just for competions anymore. That is why I am supporting David Flynn for President. He wants to build a bigger tent and expand, not tear down, what exists and already works fine. He wants give increased opportunities for young dancer and not so young dancers who don’t know hustle still exists both socially and competitively. Maybe if people see it, they will want to learn and take a class and bring their friends and the more people, the more likely a place would consider a hustle night. David offers change we can believe in.
John Dever
Northern Va
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Hi Ron,
I have danced the hustle from 1979 to 1984, got married and had 2 kids then returned in 1999 and haven’t stopped since. I am not familiar with the IHDA???? I see that there are some candidates running for the presidency but I know nothing about this society. Could someone help educate us about them? Where do they office out of? Is this a new group? I feel like I know a ton of dancers yet I haven’t heard about the IHDA?
Please help fill in the blanks.
Thank you,
Joy Glass
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I am writing in support of David Flynn for president. I have known David since the summer, and I am a member of his dance team and am hoping to either compete or perform with him in a showcase in the future. He has been teaching the team swing, salsa, and hustle and I can say from personal experience that he is an excellent teacher. I have the most experience with hustle and I really enjoy going out to the clubs and being able to dance hustle to club music and I am looking forward to learning more from David.
Thank you,
Jessie
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Reference David Flynn for President of I D H A
. I have know David Flynn for over 25 years. I taught him how to dance the sling hustle back in the mid 80’s.. He is now organizing and teaching the upper 20 to lower 36 young adults groups with much success. He is a very intelligent, accomplished dancer and teacher, having won most of the competitions he has participated in and in addition, is very popular with the generation he is teaching. He now has a dance team and is successful with them. I support David for president because I believe in his ideas of sling hustle style of dancing as it can accommodate to all speeds of dancing and is easier to teach than the current new york style of hustle, which I particularly do not like. I have grown up with every hustle that has come down from new york and the present new york style is not very applicable to higher speeds of music. I also believe in David’s ability to articulate his vision of dancing for all, bringing in the younger generation, which is so important to keep the hustle movement alive. I also think David’s ideas regarding teaching are superior, and he is very adapt at teaching both young and old dancers. He can articulate and demonstrate the easy and more complicated dancing moves and is very good with those that are new to the art as well as those who are excellent dancers. I have known most of his partners, and several of them are still active in dancing and contribute to his dance team on a regular basis, which is remarkable in that they are remaining in contact with him eventhough they dont dance with him in a partnership way. This says something of David’s demeanor, intelligence and overall personality. His older dance partners and friends regularly contribute to his dance team which shows inclusion of all ages. I certainly enjoy his friendship and revele in his knowledge about dancing and his attempts to get others to incorporate some of his ideas into the dancing repertoire. Most of the dances that I go to regarding hustle, are attended mostly by people in their late 30’s and up. We need to get the younger generation involved and I think the best way is with inclusion of sling hustle as part of dancing repertoire. David is very involved with the younger generation, and they seem to thrive in his dance community. This is what hustle needs. And I think that inclusion of sling is important as I believe it is easier to teach than the new york style. David would make an outstanding leader and would appeal to all generations of hustle dancers.
Respectfully submitted
Steve Russell
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Dancing with the Stars – Dancers & Pairings
Courtesy of Mark James Website
Pamela Anderson will be paired with Damian Whitewood, a new addition to ‘Dancing With The Stars.’ Whitewood is an award-winning dancer from Australia. In 2000, he stopped competing and began touring with ‘Burn The Floor.’
Kate Gosselin will dance with Tony Dovolani. Dovolani has previously danced with celebrities such as Susan Lucci and Kathy Ireland. While partnered with Melissa Rycroft in season 8, the duo took third place.
Buzz Aldrin is paired with Ashly Costa. Costa, formerly DelGrosso, took time off, got married and is now mom of two boys. Past celebrity partners include Harry Hamlin, Master P and Joey McIntrye.
Chad Ochocinco will dance with Cheryl Burke. Burke and her TV dancing partners have won the competition two times. Capitalizing on the success of the show Burke opened a dance studio and launched a clothing line.
‘Bachelor’s’ Jake Pavelka will do the tango with Chelsie Hightower. Hightower joined the cast after competing in ‘So You Think You Can Dance.’ Past celebrity dance partners are Louie Vito and Ty Murray.
Aiden Turner will dance with Edyta Sliwinska. Sliwinska is the only professional dancer to appear on all the seasons of ‘DWTS.’ However, she has never taken home the mirrorball trophy. Sliwinska has danced with celebrities such as Jeff Ross, George Hamilton and Jason Taylor.
Nicole Scherzinger will be with Derek Hough. Brother of Julianne, Hough has danced with Brooke Burke, Jenni Garth and Shannon Elizabeth. Hough has also appeared in a London production of ‘Footloose.’
Evan Lysacek will dance with Anna Trebunskaya. A native of Russia, Trebunskaya has been dancing since she was six years old. On past seasons she’s been paired with Steve Guttenberg and Jerry Rice.
Niecy Nash will be with Louis Van Amstel. In addition to his Latin dance background, Van Amstel is also trained in jazz, tap and ballet. He’s previously danced with Lissa Rinna and Kelly Osbourne.
Shannen Doherty will dance with Mark Ballas. Ballas has won the competition twice, once with Kristi Yamaguchi and once with Shawn Johnson. Ballas is good friends with the Houghs and has competed against his father, Corky, on the show.
Erin Andrews will be partnered with Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Another ‘Burn The Floor’ alumnus, Chmerkovskly has been with the show since season 2. His past celebrity partners include Mel B, Willa Ford and Debi Mazar.
