DANCEMATES
SPECIAL EVENTS & DANCE PARTIES
(Updated 7/17/08)
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The event of the year 2007
was a blast! Everyone had an outstanding time! Thank you very much to all
our donors, sponsors, and volunteers!
Here is the video link of
the event: www.dancemates.org/dancematesfundraiser2007.wmv
or for your ipod: www.dancemates.org/dancematesfundraiser2007.mp4
“DANCEMATES RECOGNITION
DINNER DANCE”
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2007
Wright College (Atrium)
6:00PM-11:00pm
LIVE LATIN ORQUESTRA
(YANKATINO)!
GREAT D.J. (DJ IZZIE-O)
LIVE PERFORMANCES
Mini-DANCE LESSONS Social Mixers
FREE GIVE-AWAYS - GREAT FOOD
Dance
to SALSA, MERENGUE, CUMBIA,CHA CHA CHA, BACHATA, REGGAETON, POPULAR LINE DANCES,
WALTZ,
FOXTROT, SWING, RUMBA, TANGO
TICKETS:
$39 at the door per person (CASH ONLY)
$25 at the door per person (CASH ONLY)
for friends of VIPs (password is the full name of the VIP)
$24 at the door per person (CASH ONLY)
for Male volunteer dance hosts
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***Funds
raised will be utilized to provide Youth After-School Dance Programs
***If
you want to make additional donation for the event or simply if you just want
to make donation without attending the October 26, 2007 event, please send you
check or money order payable to “DanceMates Educational Arts, NFP at:
4110 North Kilbourn Avenue
2nd floor
Chicago, IL 60641
Attention: Youth AfterSchool Dance Programs
Donation
***DanceMates
Educational Arts, NFP is a not-for-profit tax-exempt (501)(c)(3) charitable
organization
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For more information, contact Fran or
Norm of DanceMates at (773) 286-6879
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For detailed event program
information, DanceMates Educational Arts, NFP Youth & Teen AfterSchool
Dance Program charter, Event Sponsors & Volunteers, and complete food menu,
please click the following links:
http://www.dancemates.org/Program-Brochure-page2-final.htm
http://www.dancemates.org/Program-Brochure-page3-final.htm
http://www.dancemates.org/Program-Brochure-page4-final.htm
http://www.dancemates.org/Menu-Frame2.htm
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REPORT ON THE EVENT USING TIMELINES:
6:30PM
to 7:00PM – Buffet Dinner served (Flip Productions playing the tunes)
6:30PM
to 8:03PM – Introduction by Emcee, Master Social Dance Instructor, and
Executive Director Frances Strain, Speech by Frank Portillo of Brown’s
Chicken and Catering, Line Dance performance by “Copernicus Dance
Performers”, Community Award recipient – Leon Hirsch, Speech by Jill Grimshaw –
Executive Director of High Ridge YMCA, Community Award recipient –
Guadalupe Gutierrez, special mention Community Award recipient – Maria
Llopiz-Rosas Landa, Performance by “I Believe Youth Dancers”, Speech by Norman
Viray – President and Chairman of DanceMates Educational Arts, NFP
8:03PM
to 8:55PM – Latin Orquestra “YANKATINO” (www.carpachosupercombo.com) plays
Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, and Cha-Cha-Cha songs
8:56PM
to 9:15PM – Salsa mini-lesson (How to Dance very basic Salsa movements with two
women to one guy), icebreaker, & social dance mixer by Norm Viray, Master
Social Dance Instructor
9:15PM
to 9:35PM – Conga Line lead by Fran Strain, Master Social Dance Instructor;
Electric Slide line dance; and Cha-Cha slide line dance (Flip Productions
playing the tunes)
9:36PM
to 10:05PM – Latin Orquestra “YANKATINO” (www.carpachosupercombo.com) plays
Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, and Cha-Cha-Cha; and also, Merengue partner line
presided by Fran Strain, Master Social Dance Instructor
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10:06PM to 11:00PM
-- FLIP Productions plays Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, and Cumbia to culminate
the event! |
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(Remember! We're available
for private lessons, corporate functions, fund-raisers, and private parties.)
For information and inquiries, call (773)286-6879 or mailto:dancemates@dancemates.org
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