Talkin ’bout Dancing Instructors

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By Times Staff Writer
Published December 25, 2007

Today

Enjoy the Illuminated Gardens at Florida Botanical Gardens from 6 to 10 p.m. nightly through Jan. 3. More than 425,000 lights welcome in the holiday season with style. The gardens are at 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo. For information, call (727) 582-2100.

Tuesdays

Supporting veterans: Attend weekly dinner, dancing and bingo events at American Legion Turner-Brandon Post 7, 1760 Turner St., Clearwater. Memberships are available for all veterans and immediate family members. For event days and times, call 727 447-9204.

Wednesday

Double-6, anyone? Experienced domino players and those wishing to learn the game are invited to play from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays at Largo's Highland Complex, 400 Highland Ave. Instructor Francis Novoa, president of the Tampa Bay Domino Club, will provide instruction on rules and strategies. Free with Rec card, $3 without. Call (727) 518-3016.

Spice up your life: Create excitement on the dance floor when you learn how to Salsa, Merengue and Cha Cha at a beginner's Latin dance class from 7:45 to 8:45 p.m. every Wednesday at Largo's Southwest Complex, 13120 Vonn Road. To get information on cost or to register, call (727) 518-3125.

Peace vigil: 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Edgewater Park, next to the Dunedin Marina, at Alt. U.S. 19 and Main Street, Dunedin. Call (727) 734-8945 or visit www.stpeteforpeace.org.

Line dancing: Adults and seniors are invited to learn new and traditional line dances from 11 a.m. to noon Mondays and Wednesdays at Largo's Highland Complex, 400 Highland Ave. No partner needed. Join anytime. Call (727) 518-3016.

Thursday

Library fun: The Clearwater Public Library is offering a variety of programs for youth during winter break. Tricky Dogs, a family-friendly circus-style dog comes to the Countryside Library, 2741 State Road 580, at 10:30 a.m. A High School Musical …

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This Week
The Women’s Board of Akron Children’s Hospital will host its 105th Annual Charity Ball from 6 p.m. to midnight Thursday at Goodyear Hall, 1144 E. Market St. in Akron. The black-tie event will honor 45 area young women for their accomplishments and the volunteer contributions of their families to the greater Akron area. $125. To receive an invitation, call the hospital volunteer office at 330-543-8424.

Plan Ahead
Main Street Orrville, the nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and revitalization of Orrville’s historic downtown, will host ‘’New Years on Main'’ from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Dec. 31 at the Maibach Ford Community Room, 1780 N. Main St. in Orrville. Celebrate the New Year with music and dancing to the Phil and Sparky Show Band while enjoying appetizers and desserts from area restaurants and caterers. $50, includes food, soft drinks and mixers all night plus two drink tickets. Cash bar. 330-682-0317 or http://www.mainstreetorrville.org.

New Year’s Eve Dance to the Stars with professional dance instructor Joseph Rittenhouse from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Dec. 31 at Greenbriar Party Center, 50 Riffel Road in Wooster. One-hour dance class, hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, dancing and traditional buffet at 11 p.m. $40 individual/$75 couple, advance sale only. All proceeds benefit the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wayne County. For reservations, call 330-345-8333.

Canton Ex-Newsboys Charities will benefit from a concert featuring LaFlavour and Jimmy & the Soul Blazers on Jan. 4 at the Canton Civic Center, 1101 Market Ave. N., Canton. Doors open at 6 p.m.; music 7 p.m. to
midnight. $15. Tickets available at Papa Bear’s and Pizza Oven restaurants, Skyland Pines Golf Course and http://www.ticketmaster.com, 330-945-9400.

The Cleveland International Film Festival will host a fundraiser, ‘’Get Shorty,'’ a pre-screening some of the short subject films to be shown at the 2008 Cleveland International Film Festival …

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Argentine ballet dancer Julio Bocca, dubbed the Baryshnikov of Latin America, leapt and pirouetted in public for the last time in front of an ecstatic throng of 300,000 people in downtown Buenos Aires on Saturday night.

The 40-year-old dancer ended his professional career by performing on an open-air stage on the capital’s 9 de Julio Boulevard. Fans crowded onto 12 blocks of the boulevard, said to be one of the widest in the world.

As chants of “Ole! Ole! Julio!” filled the air, Bocca reprised some of his most famous roles from Don Quixote and The Black Swan, mixing it with modern numbers from other musical styles such as samba, tango and jazz.

It ended a year-long goodbye tour of 11 countries. After a 27-year career, Bocca said it was time to hang up his ballet shoes.

“You reach a certain age when it becomes a lot harder,” he told the Associated Press.

Bocca began dancing at age four, taught by his mother, who was a dance instructor. By seven, he advanced to the National School of Dance and then joined the elite ballet program at Argentina’s famed Teatro Colon opera house.

His career was launched when he won the gold medal at the International Ballet Competition in Moscow in 1985. Mikhail Baryshnikov, the 1969 winner, was then artistic director at the American Ballet Theater (ABT), and invited him to join.

“People knew that he was going to be a star when he first began,” recalled Rachel Moore, the ABT’s executive director. “He was very technically skilled, but he also had such a passion and energy on the stage, especially for someone who was quite young.”

According to Bocca, dancing is like “making love. It’s about finding something new, exciting and passionate.”

Bocca enjoyed a 20-year run at ABT and danced his last number in 2006 to an ovation lasting more than 25 minutes. During that time, also created his own company, Ballet Argentino, whose members joined him on the stage on Saturday.

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Click photo to enlargeA court officer leads Sherman Lynch into a courtroom for a preliminary hearing Friday in Salt Lake City.«12»Kathleen Mathie wore her dead friend’s white Christmas tree sweatshirt to court Friday.

    Mathie and other friends of longtime social worker Patricia Rothermich dressed in her clothing and jewelry, they say, so that her alleged killer would feel her presence.

    Prosecutors say Rothermich’s husband, Sherman “Sandii” Lynch III, deliberately ran his wife over in October and attempted to cover it up by pleading for the public’s help in finding the vehicle that hit her.

    Lynch, 59, is also accused of hiding the white Chevrolet truck used in the killing in an abandoned garage.

    Following a preliminary hearing Friday, Judge William Barrett in 3rd District Court ruled there’s enough evidence to bring the case against Lynch to trial. Lynch is charged with first-degree felony domestic-violence homicide, punishable with a term of 15 years to life, and obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony that carries one to 15 years in prison.

    Several of Rothermich’s friends dabbed away tears in court Friday when investigators detailed finding pieces of her flesh and scattered clothing on the road where she was hit.

    “She just didn’t deserve this kind of end,” said Mathie of Cottonwood Heights.

    Police found Rothermich, 64, in heavy brush along Haven Lane (5180 S.) near 2500 East in Holladay at about 3:20 p.m. on Oct. 3. She had been struck Advertisementfrom behind by an eastbound vehicle while walking in the westbound lane against traffic, police said. She died on the way to the hospital.

    While Lynch initially used the media to ask people for help in finding the vehicle that hit wife, police arrested him after his girlfriend came forward and said she was with Lynch in …

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Paul Dalessandro, 72, world traveler
By MILT KRUGMAN
Bucks County Courier Times
Paul J. Dalessandro always called his sister Grace Pursell of Bristol “Gracie.”
“No, it was “my dear Gracie,’ ” she corrected, “and that was always special to me. I was always happy when I saw my brother.”
A religious man and a graduate of the Philadelphia Biblical University in Langhorne Manor, “he was anything the Lord wanted him to be. He was a wonderful brother to me,” his sister said.
Mr. Dalessandro, born and raised in Penndel, died Dec. 7 of cancer. He was 72.
A congregant of Calvary Community Church in Penndel, he traveled the world from Australia to South America during his younger years.
Mr. Dalessandro had a talent for dancing and musical instruments. He played the piano and accordion.
“He was a former dance instructor many years ago at Arthur Murray Dance Studios,” Pursell said. “He would travel to a country and spend a whole summer there and live with the people and teach them our language and dancing. In return he would get housing.”
He worked as a waiter for 14 years at the former Latin Casino in Cherry Hill and had his summers off to travel.
“He loved it at the Latin,” Pursell continued. “He was very much into theater and entertainment.”
His sister said her brother spoke seven languages and, besides her, he is survived by a brother and two more sisters.
Mr. Dalessandro also was an outdoorsman and a wonderful cook.
“He loved to cook,” she said. “That was one of his big hobbies. He cooked for me and my husband, but mostly he cooked for himself and his boarder, who lived with him for the past 11 years. My brother was a great guy — he really was — but he loved the Lord more than anything.
“I’m going to miss not hearing his stories; I’m going to miss his smile, and going to miss everything that made up Paul. He’s home now, and he’s happy.” Milt Krugman …

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Live entertainment on Friday and Saturday starting at 9 p.m., with Audrey and local recording artist Rose Martinez and the “Islanders” band. Call Tilly at 647-0488 for inquiries.Chamorro Artists AssociationThe Chamorro Artists Association and the Bank of Guam, in collaboration with The Guam Gallery of Art, announces the association’s group art show at the Bank of Guam’s Hagåtña branch, second floor. Works by association member Barbara M. Perez will be presented in an exhibit, “Photographs of Natural Guam.” The show will continue until 3 p.m. Jan. 4. The public is invited. Call Filamore Palomo Alcon at 472-9659, 688-0320, 477-1352, or e-mail: guamarts@ite.net for more information.s Isla Center exhibitThe University of Guam’s Isla Center for the Arts will hold its 2007 Art Faculty Biennial Exhibition through Jan. 26. Featured are drawings, paintings, prints, sculptures and mixed media works created by UOG fine arts faculty members, professors Jose Babauta, Lewis Rifkowitz, Ric R. Castro, Philip Noble and Luzia Rifkowitz. Images are available upon request. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday; closed Sundays and holidays. Admission is free; however, donations are always appreciated. Call 735-2965/6 for inquiries.KAHA art galleryPhoto exhibit by local photographer J.R. Manuel titled “Guam’s Living Color” is on display at the KAHA Art Gallery at Two Lovers’ Point. The exhibit will run through Dec. 31. Gallery hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; and 9 to 3 p.m. Sunday.KnucklesLocated in the Compadres Mall, Harmon Loop Road. Call 633-5689. Happy hour daily …

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KITTERY, Maine — The Recreation Department is registering for the following activities.

Dance Exercise: This class will be geared to the group and scaled down to the abilities of the participants. It offers a mixture of jazz, hip hop, line dancing and dance videos. Learn simple, easy to follow routines to a variety of popular songs. Wear comfortable clothing. Class is for all ages and meets 5-6 p.m. in the Community Center. Instructor: Tia Almeida. Fee:$40 for 6 weeks or a drop-in fee of $8. Session runs Jan. 11-Feb. 15,

Dance Exercise/Body Shop Combo: Learn simple, easy to follow dance routines to a variety of popular songs. Second, boost your overall health while improving muscle strength, bone density, flexibility and balance with weights, stretching and target exercises. This class is designed for all ages and levels and meets 10-11 a.m, Tuesday and Thursday at the Community Center. Instructor: Tia Almeida. Fee: $65/12 classes. Session runs Jan. 8-Feb. 14.

Yogalates Is Back: This class combines core strengthening and warm-ups from pilates with the grace and flow of Kripalu Yoga. Each class includes breathwork variations of postures as needed and relaxation at the end. Please bring a small pillow, a light blanket/towel and a yoga mat. Instructor Deborah Levine is certified in Kripalau and Adaptive Yoga. Class is for adults and seniors; it meets 8:30-9:45 a.m., Tuesday or Thursdays at the Community Center from Jan. 15 to Feb. 19. The fee is $60 for the 6-week class. Future sessions will be held as follows: Session 3: March 4-April 10; Session 4: April 22-May 22; Session 5: June 3-June 26-$40/4 week class.

Call Deborah Levine at (603) 205-4073 for information.

Yogalates for Seniors: This class is for seniors and will offer variations, such as sitting in chairs or using the wall for balancing. Please bring a small a light blanket/towel and a yoga mat. Instructor is Deborah Levine. Class meets Mondays 10:45-11:45 a.m. …

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It doesn’t take many step dancers to make a small room shake and pulse with raw energy.

Especially with instructor Nakeya Bell regularly reminding her young dancers to “Put some enthusiasm in it! You’re performers now.”

Once a week, the Hypnotics, a nontraditional Girl Scout troop, rehearses its stepping in a mirrored dance room at the Samuel Pannell Meadowview Community Center.

The Hypnotics Dance Team is composed of 13 girls, ages 13 to 16, most from low-income neighborhoods in south Sacramento. They participate in Scouting through the art of step dancing.

“It has roots deep in African American culture,” said Bell, an outreach assistant for the Girl Scouts Heart of Central California.

Bell formed the Hypnotics in 2003 and the group has performed at a variety of venues, including the state Capitol, the Sacramento Black Expo and a pregame show for the Sacramento Monarchs basketball team.

Shapre Nichols, a 16-year-old Burbank High School student, said she’s been step-dancing since the first grade.

“I like the rhythm and the beat,” the Hypnotics dancer said.

While the nonprofit Girl Scouts Heart of Central California provides the Hypnotics with transportation to and from meetings and performances, it doesn’t have additional funding to pay for uniforms.

“Uniforms would give them some confidence,” said Sonja McLorin-Jackson, whose 14-year-old daughter, Zakiya Livingston, is a member of the troop.

Bell, who watches her dancers practice in a variety of jeans, sweats and shorts, agrees. “Uniforms have always been a big deal. It helps them to feel like a real team,” she said.

Heather Thompson, vice president of the Hypnotics, has Book of Dreams readers to help purchase matching uniforms for the dancers so they’ll have a consistent look while performing.

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BELLY OUT OF CONTROL? TEACH IT TO DANCE

RICHWOOD - Want to firm up those abs without doing sit-ups or leg lifts? Beginning in early January, Radiant Fitness LLC will offer classes in belly dancing.

“Class participants will lose weight and get fit while learning the fundamentals of this ancient, low-impact form of dance,” explained Keri Kaeding, Radiant Fitness president. “Beginners and people with two left feet are welcome.”

The class will meet on Wednesday evenings at the Williamstown Farm Bureau and on Thursday evenings at NKU. Costs vary.

Kaeding, a veteran dance teacher and fitness instructor, will teach. She performs belly dancing professionally as Amal al-Zahra.

Information: 859-485-1238 or www.RadiantFitness.com

LOCKSMITH OPENS STORE AT FIXED LOCATION

FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP - Gary’s Locks LLC, which started out as a mobile locksmith service, has opened a shop at 3991 Hamilton-Middletown Road (Ohio 4), Suite B. The new store features Emtek designer hardware.

The store is open from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and other times by appointment.

Gary’s mobile van service is still available seven days a week, around the clock.

Information: 513-892-5625

TRADE SHOW ADVICE OFFERED

WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP - Company employees who represent their businesses at trade shows are invited to a marketing seminar Jan. 16 that is designed to help them present their information more effectively. “Maximize Your Trade Show R.O.I.” is offered free of charge by Skyline Exhibits, at its offices at 9850 Princeton-Glendale Road.

Said Jim Pearson, the company’s design consultant, “The two-hour presentation covers the following topics: designing your booth, measuring your return on investment, pre-show promotion, choosing the right trade show, the hidden costs at trade and booth staffing.”

Two sessions are scheduled Jan. 16; one begins at 9:30 a.m. and the other …

Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer ()

Last updated December 12, 2007 3:48 p.m. PT

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