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Country Line Dancing 46 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | SEPTEMBER 2023 For those of you who love to dance or enjoy watching dancers, just a heads up, our Holiday Party will be Friday, Dec. 8, so mark your calendar. The menu and prices are not yet established. Watch for more information in the October Breeze article. This event is open to the community and is a BYOB affair. Line dancing is exercise plain and simple. You are constantly moving in one direction or another. If the song is fast, you finish it sweaty and gasping for breath. I try to mix the dances up and put a slower one in there to give folks time to recoup. Our class is not into perfection, just move in the same direction and enjoy yourself. Besides, even those of us who have been dancing for a long time mess up when our mind wanders. We laugh and call it our grocery list. We all do it. Our new dancers are doing wonderfully well. One said no one ever taught her to dance, but she did not find it difficult, just different. Everyone learns at their own pace, and everyone stumbles on some of the steps at first. The key is to practice and not give up. With practice, most people learn to line dance. After all, you are in control. It takes concentration and some coordination and lots of practice. Once you learn the basic steps, it is a matter of learning new patterns as new dances are taught. Give it a try. You might find that you really love it. Hope to see you on the dance floor! ~ Martha Franck, marthafranck@icloud.com, (714) 345-8588 Our Roman Holiday Dinner Dance was a success! We danced to the "light fandango" thanks to the new addition of two LED light strips supplied by the HOA and placed in the eave of the center section. These lights were thanks to the efforts of Willis Fagan and Brian Fusilier. There are more light strips to come once they are approved by the Board. Once again, American Made was spot on with their choice of music for dancing. The food was catered by Thomas Catering and the "Pasta Station" was a winner! Everyone remembered to bring extra money to purchase raffle tickets. The beautiful gift baskets were inspired by Cheryl Fusilier, after her recent holiday in Rome. We had an awesome corner for photo opportunities. The banner of the Coliseum made a perfect background. In addition, we had a Vespa scooter put together by Lori Crosse. September is Swing Month – we will be doing East Coast Swing. What is the history of Swing Dance? It originated in Harlem, New York City in the late 1920s. It continued its popularity through to the late 1940s. The Swing Dance style that was widely danced was called Lindy Hop. The dance was created by dance studios including the Arthur Murray dance studios in the 1940s, based on the Lindy Hop. It can be danced to current music, Big Band, Country Western, and almost everything in between. This is one of the most versatile dances in partner dances. The best part of East Coast Swing is how simple it is to learn. Once you learn the basic pattern, you can add turns and footwork and now you are dancing the Swing. Music can be adjusted. If it is too fast, just slow it down. If it's too slow, speed it up. East Coast Swing is one of the most fun and versatile dances in partner dancing. Also, the easiest. "Let's Dance!" Social Dance Club meets in The Lodge Ballroom every Monday evening with FREE open practice and review from 6 to 6:30 pm. The cost is only $10 per person for professional instruction, and you are welcome to stay for the entire session. The instructors are flexible and adjust to the needs of the class. For more information, please contact Brian Fusilier at (909) 215-2778 or Lisa Johnson at (714) 322-8877. See you on the dance floor! ~ Lisa Johnson Let's Dance! Audrey portrayed by Marina Haro