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show dancers/performers to get updated event calendars, news and to stay in touch.
Upcoming Events: August 2, 2008 Show:
Update 7/30/2008: Please be in you dance cloth at dress rehearsal at 1pm on
Saturday, so that we can rehearsal in your stage cloth, with sunglasses, tango wrap...etc. Please bring a bag so that
you can put all your stage prop stuff in there and set in the entry lines behind the curtains. The Dressing room can
be used to store your bags, don't put valuable things in your bags, as there are no locks, just your street cloth, shoes,
stage props, make up bags, extra panty hose, hair pieces.... The standard dress code for us dancers for Saturday is classic,
dressy, "The Elegant Look": Men, white shirt and black pants (leave your jacket off when you dance),,Ladies, half
length dresses with nude panty hose... Dressy boots fine, dressy hats fine, clean and shine your shoes.... If
you are wearing short skirt, make sure you wear dancers underpants plus panty hose. Overall look, new, shiny, clean
up, polish, dressy, classic, Elegant! The following message is for lady dance/performers and want-to-be lady dance performers,
You choice, if you want, the make up for August 2 you can use is Stage Make Up, mean the Heavy Side of Make Up with Glue-On
Eye Lashes. If you need help, please let me know and I will demo for you this evening and also put make up for you on
Saturday at Dress Rehearsal. Please bring your own set of make up, especially Eye shadow and Lip sticks, I have a few
extra pair of eye lashes, if you dare to use them... We will rehearse for two hours and you are free to either go home and
hang around in San Jose, downtown, in restaurants... (bring street cloth so that you can change into them and go eat without
worry about dripping food on your stage cloth) I am going home to Cupertino to do my hair, make up, dress in my dance
cloth and bring the rest of my evening cloth with me to the show (street cloth/shoes, a ballroom dance outfit and another
country dance dressy outfit) by 6pm. At 6:30pm, at the back stage, we will run through a couple more times our
show routine with no music (very low volume music), so after you enter the front door with your dance cloth and make
up ready to go, go to the backstage right away! We will be there waiting for you. At popular demands, I have scheduled
another rehearsal this Thursday and Friday night at the Rodeo Club, Back Room, from 6pm to 8pm, short and sweet,
run through our routines non-stop. Update July 24, 2008: Due to popular demand, I am adding another practice (this Sunday, from 10am to
4pm) and another rehearsal (next Tuesday, 7-10pm). SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS. I am also working on a updated
YouTube video for the last segment (Finale) and will let you know when I complete this. I am finalizing on the dancers line up and will publish
it here on page: Dancers Line Up in the next few days. It's critical that you attend the next two
Rehearsals so that we can practice as a group and make sure our performance runs smoothly. At next week's rehearsal,
July 29, 2008, I will watch you dance. Base upon your dance presence, I will have the final dancers line up, including
the positions of the the dancers, 1st line, 2nd line and so forth. Only those who have learned the dance and can dance
without looking at anyone else will be on the final dancers line up, especially for segment 1 and 4, the advanced line
dance segments. So, you have one week to really learn the practice the dances that you want to perform in. Thank
you for your understanding and hard work. I
have also decided to change our stage entering and exiting format. After the perfomrance, the dancers will walk
towards the back of the stage and will stay there, just clap and cheer like they are part of the audience and watch other
dancers performing until their turns to perform. The last Segment, She Bangs, all the performers will do this segments
with loud and exciting presence. I recut the music for this segment already so that we can do Tush Push twic completely
with a loud clap and yell "FINE" at the end, with legs part and arms extended spread out. I am working
on a new YouTube Video of this segment and will let you know when I have complete this. BY THE WAY: This may not be our last performance, I am getting words that we may be
invited to perform in other situations, such as company parties, community centers, college dance shows....etc.. I will
let you know more, as I learn more.... Also, The Headline Comcast Local Editions Interview with Maggie Scura will air
in August, '08. I will send email to let you know when it will air. Sunday Practice: July 27, 10am to 4pm, my rental house, Cupertino. I will be there at 10pm for any
dancers that want extra practice. Bring water for yourself.
Fifth and Half RehearsaL:
July 29, Tuesday, 7 to 10pm, my parents' house in Los Altos (I will email address), back patio, flatstone, bring
water. Show Music every 15 minutes, non stop, I will watch you dance, last dancers line up audition. Sixth Rehearsal: July 30, Wed. 7 to 10pm, my parents'
house in Los Altos (I will email address), back patio, flatstone, bring water. Show Music
every 15 minutes, non stop, I will watch you dance.
Fifth
and Half RehearsaL: July 29, Tuesday, 7 to 10pm, my parents' house in Los Altos (I will email
address), back patio, flatstone, bring water. Show Music every 15 minutes, non stop, I will watch you dance,
last dancers line up audition. Sixth Rehearsal:
July 30, Wed. 7 to 10pm, my parents' house in Los Altos (I will email address), back patio, flatstone, bring
water. Show Music every 15 minutes, non stop, I will watch you dance. Fifth
and Half RehearsaL: July 29, Tuesday, 7 to 10pm, my parents' house in Los Altos (I will email
address), back patio, flatstone, bring water. Show Music every 15 minutes, non stop, I will watch you dance,
last dancers line up audition. Sixth Rehearsal:
July 30, Wed. 7 to 10pm, my parents' house in Los Altos (I will email address), back patio, flatstone, bring
water. Show Music every 15 minutes, non stop, I will watch you dance. Fifth
and Half RehearsaL: July 29, Tuesday, 7 to 10pm, my parents' house in Los Altos (I will email
address), back patio, flatstone, bring water. Show Music every 15 minutes, non stop, I will watch you dance,
last dancers line up audition. Sixth Rehearsal:
July 30, Wed. 7 to 10pm, my parents' house in Los Altos (I will email address), back patio, flatstone, bring
water. Show Music every 15 minutes, non stop, I will watch you dance. Fifth
and Half RehearsaL: July 29, Tuesday, 7 to 10pm, my parents' house in Los Altos (I will email
address), back patio, flatstone, bring water. Show Music every 15 minutes, non stop, I will watch you dance,
last dancers line up audition. Sixth Rehearsal:
July 30, Wed. 7 to 10pm, my parents' house in Los Altos (I will email address), back patio, flatstone, bring
water. Show Music every 15 minutes, non stop, I will watch you dance. Last two Rehearsals: July 31 and August 1, Thursday and Friday, 6pm
to 8pm, Rodeo Club, Back room. Show Music every 15 minutes, non stop... Dress Rehearsal: August 2nd, Saturday at 1pm, at the Center
for the Performing Arts, San Jose. Bring all your gears, clothes, shoes, boots, sunglasses, rubber band, tango wrap,
your wits... We will practice with the music a few times on the stage...until your are comfortable. I am bring
a bag with my formal half length black dress (a killer dresser!) ball room shoes and a set of street cloth for the AfterCast
party. I will store the bag in the dressing room to use after our dance program and after the dance show.
I will go to the AfterCast Party in my street cloth. You are welcome to do the same, whatever make you more comfortable. August 2 Show: Door opens at 6pm, enter the Center through
the front door with your show ticket, meet at the back of the stage no later than 6:30 pm, let's run through the dance program
with quite music (I will bring boom box), twice. The show starts at 7pm with some public speakers and one tap dance
rountine, at about 7:25pm, I will speak for two minutes and our 15 minutes dance program will start. The performers
for the 1st dance segment "Swing City" will line up and the music will start. Just remember to relax, smile
and have a good time, the people down there watching don't know how to dance your dance, so everything you do looks great,
just have a big smile on your face. After the dance program, sit down on your seat and watch the rest of the show.
Participate in open dancing if you want, I will, we can line dance in one area, just us or couple dance... Our dance
groups sit in Row 2 and Row 6, if you need to find someone, I have the seat assignments for each dancers. Let's
try to stay together, so we can line dance together at the OPEN DANCING time. AfterCast Party:
AfterCast Party at the Original Joe's in San Jose, it's only two blocks away, walking distance: 301 S. First Street,
San Jose, Ca 95113, Toll Free: 1-888-841-7030. http://www.originaljoes.com/. Original Joe's has two Bars, one upstairs and one downstairs: They will arrange tables for us to all
sit together in BAR upstairs. They serve food until 1am (Italian! Yummy) in the Bar downstairs. Any questions,
please call Brandy at Original Joe's 1-888-841-7030. Hope to see you all there after the August 2 show.
AfterCast
Party: AfterCast Party at the Original Joe's in San Jose, it's only two blocks away, walking distance: 301
S. First Street, San Jose, Ca 95113, Toll Free: 1-888-841-7030. http://www.originaljoes.com/. Original Joe's has two Bars, one upstairs and one downstairs: They will arrange tables for us to all
sit together in BAR upstairs. They serve food until 1am (Italian! Yummy) in the Bar downstairs. Any questions,
please call Brandy at Original Joe's 1-888-841-7030. Hope to see you all there after the August 2 show. AfterCast
Party: AfterCast Party at the Original Joe's in San Jose, it's only two blocks away, walking distance: 301
S. First Street, San Jose, Ca 95113, Toll Free: 1-888-841-7030. http://www.originaljoes.com/. Original Joe's has two Bars, one upstairs and one downstairs: They will arrange tables for us to all
sit together in BAR upstairs. They serve food until 1am (Italian! Yummy) in the Bar downstairs. Any questions,
please call Brandy at Original Joe's 1-888-841-7030. Hope to see you all there after the August 2 show. AfterCast
Party: AfterCast Party at the Original Joe's in San Jose, it's only two blocks away, walking distance: 301
S. First Street, San Jose, Ca 95113, Toll Free: 1-888-841-7030. http://www.originaljoes.com/. Original Joe's has two Bars, one upstairs and one downstairs: They will arrange tables for us to all
sit together in BAR upstairs. They serve food until 1am (Italian! Yummy) in the Bar downstairs. Any questions,
please call Brandy at Original Joe's 1-888-841-7030. Hope to see you all there after the August 2 show. AfterCast
Party: AfterCast Party at the Original Joe's in San Jose, it's only two blocks away, walking distance: 301
S. First Street, San Jose, Ca 95113, Toll Free: 1-888-841-7030. http://www.originaljoes.com/. Original Joe's has two Bars, one upstairs and one downstairs: They will arrange tables for us to all
sit together in BAR upstairs. They serve food until 1am (Italian! Yummy) in the Bar downstairs. Any questions,
please call Brandy at Original Joe's 1-888-841-7030. Hope to see you all there after the August 2 show. Now it's the time to pass the words along that we are doing the show, invite your friends
and family, make it a night to remember! Come,
make a difference, One Dance At A Time!
Old News:
First
Rehearsal: Went very well. Go Page Show Dance and Music to see the dances that we will be practicing, performing,
songs we are using, and how the dance routines are put together Second Rehearsal: July 2, Wed. Rodeo Club 9pm, back floor. 15 dancers/performers met
and discussed dances and music that we will be using. We talked about dance show routines and dancers line up, stage
info, etc, we did dance demo and a Dancers Roll Calls. We discussed dance show wear, men white shirt, black pants, women
comfortable dresses, not too short. We practiced some of the dances after ten thirty pm. Most dancers/performer
got show tickets. I have only two row 2 tickets left, the next group of tickets start row 6. Mark put the dance
show music into a CD along with four other line dances CDs (his favorite) and gave them to me for us to practice for our show,
thank you, Mark! When you see, please thank him!
Daily
Update, July 8th, 2008: Music 1st cut done, 15 minutes with 8 segments, reviewed and complied 1st Dancers Line
Up sheet. Last night, I sent your via email your dance segments, please check your email, about the segments that you
are performing and the dances you will need to review/learn in the next week. I have made extra 1st cut music
CDs and will bring them to on Wed. July 9th to the Rodeo Club, for you to take home to practice. See you there
at 7:15pm. Bring checks on Wed. to get show tickets, I can not take cash, sorry! I only have a few Row 6 seats
left, first come first serve! Go
to Pages: Show Music and Dance- 1st cut, Dancers Line Up - 1st Cut, Dance Step Sheets Links and Dance Video for updates. Third Rehearsal: July 9, Rodeo Club, 7:15pm, meet at
backyard. 7:15pm - 7:45pm group meeting, announcement, questions and answers. 7:45 pm backyard - Review Tush Push, Baby
Like to Rock it, Racing Cowboy, Uno Do Tres, She Bang, Men in Black, Mum Bop. Starting 9pm at the outside patio, I will
teach Music High, Sold!, Razor Sharp and Crazy Legs. DJ Tony will play music for our show dance/performance practice,
thank you, Tony! Wear something nice and comb your hair, as you will be on TV! I am going to video the practice
on a DVD to give to Headline News/Local Edition - NEWSMAKERS, Maggie Scura. Show tickets: Get your tickets
now so that we can sit together, I only two row 2 left and other tickets are row 6. Please bring checks make out to
Adrian Flores Presents, $21/ticket and give the check to me (some of you got the ticket last week, please remember to bring
the check to give to me, thanks!). Bring your dance clothes that you are planning to wear and I will also bring my dance
clothes for you to see. For the people who plan to do Men In Black, bring a pair a dark sunglass, with a black rubber
band tied to the back so that the sunglass don't fall off when you dance! I will bring a few extra pairs for you
to purchase cheap! $3/pair.
July
15, 2008 Update: I am available this week anytime to practice dance with you using my rental house in Cupertino,
it is empty until July 26. Please email me at dianadancing@yahoo.com, if you need me to review with you or practice with you as I can no longer
spend time giving individual instructions at the group rehearsal, we have quite a big group now and I need
to spend time coordinating the dance segments. I sent to all of you yesterday via email, dance video of Sold! (now on
Youtube), Buffalo Boogie, Music High. I just completed another web page: Show Dance Notes, please go the page,
print it out and read over, we will use this to practice at our rehearsals. Please make sure you come to the next two Wed Rehearsals, as we need to
practice as a group to make sure the our performance run smoothly. After this Wednesday, 7/16/08, rehearsal, I will
publish the "Dancers Line Up- 2nd Cut" for us to line up and practice for next Wed, 7/23. Those of you that
have learned the dance and can dance comforably on your own (without looking at anyone else) will make the 2nd cut.
So I will be watching you this coming Wed. I may have an audition to help me line dancers up. We want to make
sure everyone looks good on the stage. To help you better prepared, please go to Kickit Line Dance and YouTube for dance
links, see webpage dance links. You need to know the dance by heart in order to perform that dance on stage. Thank
you for your understanding.
CNN Headline News/Local Edition-NEWSMAKERS Interview: July 11, 11:40am, in Salinas, went well, see photos
and answeres to question which I gave Maggie: "How have your dance experiences impacted your life?"
I also give Maggie the DVD from our rehearsal, but the interview will air after our dance show, so I did not mention the dance
show during the interview. Go to page: Interview with Maggie for photos. Also Page: Sharing Our Stories.
I also gave this info to Maggie
Fourth Rehearsal: July 16, Wed. Rodeo Club Concert, so 7:30pm
my rental house in Cupertino (email me if you need address). To help you better prepare, please take the time to practice
some of the dances yourself, listen to the CD I gave you and see the YouTube links. The better prepared you are before
you come, the better you can take advantages of the rehearsal, as we have about thirty people now... 6-7pm Beginners Review in this sequence: Tush Push, Baby Like
to Rock It, Uno Do Tres, Men In Black, Drifter, Horse Shoe, Cowboy Cha Cha, Midnight Waltz, Booty Shakin', Crazy Legs
7-8pm Intermediate/Advance
Review: Racing Cowboy, She Bangs, Mum Bop, Music High, Hideaway Cha, Razor Sharp, Sold, Love Letters, Hot Tamales, Swing
Time Boogie and Buffalo Boogie 8-9:30pm Dance Show Music15 minutes, we will walk through it slowly the
first time and run through it three times non-stop, with entering and exiting the stage... Please bring: Your show costume/cloth,
I would like to at least see what you plan to wear, Socks to dance in. Bottle water for yourself (the house is empty,
refrigerator cleaned and turn off) Checks mede out to Adrian Flores Presents $21/ticket If you have an
extra Boom Box, please bring it, I can use extras. I have five separate areas that we can practice in. I will video the practice on a DVD and mail to Headline News/Local
Edition - NEWSMAKERS on July 17, 2008.
Fifth Rehearsal: July 23, Wed. my rental house, Cupertino. I will be there at 6pm for any dancers
that want extra practice. Starting from 7pm, I will run show music every 15 minutes in the Family Room, non-stop.
There are three other areas for small group practice, bring your boom box if you can for extras, bring water for yourself.
My Favorites
Favorite Band or Musician: Country and Classical music Favorite TV show: CNBC Favorite movie: Brave Heart
Favorite book: The Secret
Favorite sports team: The 49ers
Favorite food: Mine - Home Made
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