Monday Nights In Sunnyvale
Dances Of Modern Israel
Directions | Playlist | Pictures
|
|
|
|
$6.00 |
|
|
No dancing Memorial Day and Labor Day (Mondays); no dancing on major Jewish holidays. No dancing if Xmas, Xmas Eve, New Years Eve, New Year's Day or July 4th fall on a Monday. Contact me if you are uncertain. |
|
|
7:30- 8:00 PM |
Easy warm-up dances that most beginners can do without a lot of instruction. New beginners always welcome to join. |
| 8:00- 8:30 PM |
2 or 3 beginner dances will be taught. Sometimes one of the dances is a couple dance. Dances are typically taught at least twice, sometimes three weeks in a row. |
|
| 8:30- 9:00 PM |
Usually 2 intermediate/advanced dances, usually one non-partner dance, one partner dance. Dances are typically taught two weeks in a row. About every fifth week, I take a night off and don't teach. Request dancing starts at 8:30 with dances the beginners have been learning. |
|
| 9:00- 11:30 PM |
Open dancing, requests. Starts out fairly easy and aerobic, most recent dances played 9:30-11:00. Older material, esoteric, infrequently-played, memory-challenge dances the last half-hour. |
|
|
80% Ashkenazi and modern Israeli; 20% Yemenite, Mizrahi. Couple sets are almost always 3 dances, typically 8 couple sets during the evening. Sometimes the last set has four couple dances. 1-2 "line" dances per evening. About 60% of the dances are from the last 2 years, but there are always "oldies" [dances from 1995 and earlier] mixed in. If you're really curious about the repertoire, click here for a typical play list. |
|
|
I use a request board. If you can't remember the name of a dance show me some steps or hum some of the music. I've been teaching for almost 20 years and dancing for almost 30, and I can usually figure out the dance you want. |
|
|
Smooth, wood parquet over foam pad over concrete. Some people complain about leg and lower back pain. Nice ballroom with soft lighting. Air-conditioned for the summer, good cross-ventilation otherwise. |
|
|
Coffee, tea, lemonade, hot chocolate. Cookies and popcorn. Usually bagels are supplied by local bagel maker - yes, they're free! Seasonally and occasionally: apples, figs, oranges, birthday cake. |
|
|
Varies from 85 - 120; 60% women, 40% men 60% Israelis; 40% American Jews and non-Jews Average age about 40; age range from late teens to mid-70's. |
|
|
Children under 14 are welcome if accompanied by a parent. More children attend during the summer. There is a lobby just outside the dance hall that provides a safe place for teens and youngsters to congregate while their parents dance. Children under 14 $1.00 (to cover all the lemonade, popcorn and hot chocolate they consume!) |
|
|
A group of nightowls goes out after dancing to a nearby restaurant for drinks/snacks. Size of group ranges from 4 to 15. We're usually on the road for home around 1:00 AM. |
|
|
If you have further questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me! I can also tell you what's being taught at the lessons or if there's no teaching that night. | |
Location
DANCING WITH CANCER
by Loui Tucker
Now available in paperback
Design: Mossinger Consulting