OUR TV SHOW
"YOU
CAN DANCE! with DANCEMATES!"
(Last
Update 6/25/2009)
Upcoming Show Highlights on
Chicago Access Network TV 19:
7/3/2009,
and 7/10/2009 – Fran shows the Eli’s Cheesecake kids
and YMCA young adults on how to dance the “YMCA” by the Village People – Eli’s
Cheesecake community and YMCA Community of Chicago dancing the “YMCA”; Salsa jazz
band “Yankatino” a.k.a “CarpachoSupercombo” playing for the Friday October 23,
2009 DanceMates Youth and Teen fundraising event; Norell, Norm’s son and
current Assistant DanceMates Instructor and DJ dancing Tango, Merengue, and
Salsa with the female students; and show brought to you by Eli’s Cheesecake
6/19/2009, and 6/26/2009 – Cumbia dance lesson with Norm and Fran at
Oakton Community College; Cumbia dancing by the students from the locations
listed at: www.dancemates.org/web1.html; Norell, Norm’s son
and Current Assistant DanceMates Instructor and DJ dancing Bachata, Foxtrot,
and Salsa with the female students
6/5/2009, and 6/12/2009 – “Taking it Back Old School” DJs
spinning the tunes for the Iloilo Relief Fund and Children with Cancer benefit;
DJs from Flip Productions playing Cha Cha Cha tunes for the DanceMates Youth
and Teens Annual Fundraiser which will be held again on Friday October 23,
2009; Cumbia dancing; and show brought to you by Flip Productions
5/22/2009,
and 5/29/2009 – American-Style Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot,
and Swing Dancing by DanceMates dance students (DanceMates dance students
perform for television on the same hour and on the same night they just learned
the movements…that folks is always amazing!); Norell, Norm’s son and current
Assistant DanceMates Instructor and DJ dancing Salsa and Cha Cha Cha with the
female students: show brought to you by Mr. Mechanical
5/8/2009,
and 5/15/2009 – Fran shows the North Center Seniors how to Line Dance to Celine
Dion’s song entitled, “I’m Alive”; Samba, Cumbia, and Merengue dancing by all
the students from the locations listed at: www.dancemates.org/web1.html;
Norell, Norm’s son and current Assistant DanceMates Instructor and DJ dancing
Bachata and Salsa with the female students; and show brought to you by El Gordo
Restaurant
4/24/2009, and 5/1/2009 – Bachata Dancing and Dance Instruction by
Norm and Fran; Yankatino a.k.a CarpachoSupercombo playing Merengue songs during
the October 24, 2008 Youth and Teen Dance Program Fundraising Event; Norell,
Norm’s son and Current Assistant DanceMates Instructor and DJ dancing Tango,
Swing, Foxtrot and Salsa with the female students; and show brought to you by
El Gordo Restaurant
4/10/2009,
and 4/17/2009 – DanceMates dance students’ club outing
at El Gordo Restaurant; Norell, Norm’s son and Current Assistant
DanceMates Instructor and DJ dancing Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Bachata, and Cha
Cha Cha with the female students; and show brought to you by El Gordo
Restaurant
3/27/2009,
and 4/3/2009 – Cumbia dancing by DanceMates dance students, sponsors, and
donors during the October 24, 2008 Youth and Teen Dance Program Fundraising
Event www.dancemates.org/dancematesfundraiser0708pt3.wmv ; Yankatino a.k.a CarpachoSuperCombo playing Cumbia songs for the
October 24, 2008 Youth and Teen Dance Programs Fundraising participants; and I
love to dance in several languages
*** 3/6/2009, 3/13/2009, and 3/20/2009 – Fran’s Cupid Line Dance
Instruction and Line Dancing with the North Center Chicago Seniors and October
2008 Youth and Teen Dance Programs Fundraiser Participants www.dancemates.org/cupidshuffle_fran_dancemates.wmv ; Norm’s Salsa dance instruction (for guys –
how to dance with 2 women at the same time) www.dancemates.org/salsa2ladies1guy_norm_lesson.wmv
; Jennifer’s Hip Hop Dance Instruction and Hip Hop Dancing www.dancemates.org/hiphop_oaktoncollege.wmv ; and Afterschool Merengue Line Dance Instruction
and Merengue Line Dancing by Asra with the Youth and Counselors of High Ridge
YMCA www.dancemates.org/AfterSchool_Asra.wmv
2/20/2009
and 2/27/2009 --- Cha Cha Cha dancing across all locations listed in the
webpage: www.dancemates.org/web1.html
including Cha Cha Cha dancing during the
October 24, 2008 “DanceMates Annual Youth and Teens Fundraiser”; Bachata,
Tango, Salsa, and East-Coast Swing dancing; Norell, Norm’s son and current
Assistant Dance Instructor and DJ demonstrates easy to learn, easy to follow,
and easy to lead dance moves for Tango
and Salsa
1/23/2009 and 1/30/2009 – DanceMates very
own “Merengue Line” as lead by Fran and Norm during the October 24, 2008
“DanceMates Annual Youth and Teens Fundraiser”; Salsa, Cumbia, and Merengue
dancing across all the locations listed in the webpage: www.dancemates.org/web1.html ;
Norell, Norm’s son and current Assistant Dance Instructor and DJ demonstrates
easy to learn, easy to follow, and easy to lead dance moves for Cumbia,
Merengue, and Cha Cha Cha
12/19/2008,
12/26/2008, and 1/2/2009 – Beginners and Intermediate Salsa dancing at Leaning
Tower YMCA, Irving Park YMCA, Truman College, Harold Washington College, and
Wright College; Interview with the Beginners Salsa,
Merengue, Cumbia, Bachata, and Cha Cha Cha dance students of Leaning Tower YMCA
-- Avalon, Celeste, and Marissa; Norell, Norm’s son and current Assistant Dance Instructor
and DJ demonstrates easy to learn and easy to lead routines for Tango, Bachata,
Cumbia, Merengue, and Swing; ”I
love to dance” in various languages
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Click this link for Fran’s Classic
and Popular Line dancing class at Maine East High School. Fran is the best Line
dance instructor for youth, teens, adults, and seniors of the world and in the
USA: www.dancemates.org/franlinedancemaineast.wmv
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Click this link for Fran’s Classic
and Popular Line dancing class for youth and teens in the Eli’s Cheesecake
Festival. Fran is the best Line dance instructor for youth, teens, adults, and
seniors of the world and in the USA: www.dancemates.org/franlinedancewithkids07.wmv
or to download to your ipod: www.dancemates.org/franlinedancewithkids07.mp4
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Click this link for Norm and Fran’s Cha
Cha Cha Lessons Part 1 at Chicago Summerdance. Norm and Fran are the best kept
secret and the best Master Social Dance Instructors in the nation: www.dancemates.org/chachachalessons.wmv
or to download to your ipod: www.dancemates.org/chachachalessons.mp4
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Click
on any of the topic below to get a video footage:
What women say
about men who dance?
Bachata
Dance Instruction & Testimonials
What does
a loyal DanceMate student has to say (Full Interview with Tony Lugo)!
Salsa
Dance Instruction & Testimonials
Fran not only teaches Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Belly Dance, West
African Dance, Polka, and Party line dances, She is also a singer! Watch sample
video footages of her performance at the Taste of Chicago 2005 on Friday June
24 and Saturday June 25, 2005 (Her fabulous guitar accompanist is Mike
O’Leary):
Salsa
Dip Instruction & Testimonials
“I Love to
Dance” in several languages
Wade and Nancy
is the dancing couple! Watch what they have to say
Marisa Cabrera’s Quincinera celebration
Ronda de Salsa
Ronda de
Salsa, also known as Manila Ronda or simply "Ronda," is a group dance
inspired by Casino Rueda. The dance was invented at the Asian Social Institute
in an attempt to energize a disintegrating Filipino Hispanic culture through a fusion
of a local hispanic dance called Pandango and a popular modern dance, Salsa,
which for decades is making waves in other hispanic countries. Ronda brings to
the world, Philippine's contribution to the development of Casino Rueda and
Salsa. Ronda is a dance that follows basic salsa steps and rhythm. It is meant
to be danced in a group with an equal proportion of men and women. Just like
Rueda, Ronda is a round dance. Similar to Rueda, there is a caller that gives
the call or the steps.
Ronda's uniqueness
is based on a Filipino tradition that put a story in a dance, the story of its
people. There are five simple basic combinations or combo, or ronda: Gising,
Pule, Patria, Lakambini and Dolorosa. Gising in Filipino means
"wake-up".The Gising ronda is a combination of steps which tells of a
people being called to wake up. Pule ronda is a combination of steps which
mimic an act of prayer and tells of a people deeply rooted in their tradition.
Patria Ronda is a combination of steps which mimic an act of commaraderie and
tells of a people searching for solidarity. Lakambini is a combination of steps
that imitates reverance of nature and tells of a story of a people being
ecologically conscious. Dolorosa is a combination of intricate steps which
tells of life's ambivalent reality and therefore calls for vigilance. While the
meaning of the dance may contain serious themes, the jollity that the dance
elicits compensated for a somber motif. Designed to be a community dance, the
five steps serve as the basic combinations and each community that dance the
ronda is encourage to develop new rondas or combinations that tells about the
unique character of their group. The dance is also meant to be a social
icebreaker during community gatherings. Other new combinations have been
introduced by different groups such as the Antonio ronda (by Grupo Filipino
Salsa) and Accompania ronda (by ASI employees). New groups that will dance the
Ronda are advised to develop their own rounds and add the new combinations with
the basic rondas. Groups that have contributed to the growth of the ronda
celebrate and share their unique contributions through a Salsa Festival done
twice a year. The dates of Salsa Festivals are November 26, 2005, May 6, 2006,
and December 2, 2006.
At present,
the Asian Social Institute, with the cooperation of Grupo Filipino Salsa and
international and local supporters, have been promoting the Ronda by providing
free salsa lessons in the school and in local communities. The Ronda will be
featured in the show called "You Can Dance with Dancemates" on Friday
July 29, 2005 and September 16, 2005 from 10:00 PM to 10:30 PM. It will be
shown in ComCast Chicago Cable Access Network TV Channel 19. The
instruction to dance the Ronda and a sample on how the Ronda is danced by the
core group are available online (Click on any of the link below to get a video
footage):
RONDA
Interview (Ronda as explained by ARES)
RONDA
Dance Instruction by ARES ARTEMIS
The videos
above was shot and authored by Norm Viray
ARES ARTEMIS
SAYS, “If anyone in the US would like to learn to dance the Ronda, we have
given Dancemates permission to teach the dance. Please contact Norm and Fran
Strain-Viray of DanceMates Educational Arts. Norm is one of Chicago's finest
American-Style Ballroom (Waltz, Foxtrot, Rumba, Tango), East-Coast Swing, Polka,
2-STep, and Latin Dance(Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Bachata, Cha Cha, and Samba)
instructor since 1992. Frances Strain is also a dance instructor not only for
American-STyle Ballroom, East-Coast Swing, Polka, 2-Step, and Latin Dances but
also for various Party LIne Dances, Hip Hop, Belly Dance, and African Dancing.
She has been teaching since 1994. They are Co-Producers and Co-Hosts of the
"You Can DAnce with DanceMates" TV show. The show Director and Editor
is Chris Kaesberg, with Norman and Fran as Assistant Editors”.
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Watch
Norm & Fran with their Salsa, Swing, Merengue, Cha-Cha, Cumbia, Lambada,
Bachata, Samba, Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Rumba, Texas 2-Step, Polka and Tropical Rhythms
Aerobics dance students in this fitness-related, entertaining and educational
dance show! Viewer bonuses include guest music videos, interviews/testimonials,
dance instruction and social dance tips. Watch every
Friday 10:00 P.M. at Chicago Access
Network TV Channel 19 and experience the excitement. Join the friendliest
& the most talented & versatile dance instructors in Chi-town!
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