WV DANCE, INC., (304-984-1939) | Ballroom Dance Lessons and DJ Services

Instructors: Craig Giffin and Julia McCormick

"We Should Consider Every Day Lost On Which We Have Not Danced at Least Once," Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)

For Information About WV Dance, Contact: Craig Giffin

Email: info@wvdance.net

Phone: 304-984-1939

Places at Which We Have DJ'd or Taught Lessons Include: Charleston, Glenville, Institute, Hurricane, Parkersburg, Spencer, Summersville, and Winfield, West Virginia; Cambridge and Belpre, Ohio; and, The Homestead, Virginia

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

(Last Updated April 25, 2008)

(1) Introducing Last Saturday Latin Dancing. WV Dance, Inc. will be teaching Latin dancing the last Saturday of every month at the Impulse Nightclub in Charleston starting Saturday, April 26, 2008. Latin dance lessons will take place from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and general Latin dancing will follow from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Cost for the lessons and/or dancing is $10/person. The Impulse Nightclub is located at 205 Capitol Street, Charleston. We look forward to seeing you there!

(2) Special June Dance. WV Dance, Inc. will host a Special Ballroom and Latin Dance Lesson and Dance at Berry Hills Country Club, located at #1 Berry Hills Road, Charleston, WV, 25314, on Sunday, June 29, 2008. (Please Click Here for a Map of the location of the Berry Hills Country Club.) A Dance Lesson will be held from 4-5 p.m. and a Dance will take place from 5:00-7:30 p.m. Cost of this event = $15.00/person. Light Hors D'oeuvres and Soft Drinks are included in this event. Dressy Casual Attire is requested (Please, no Jeans), and We Welcome both Singles and Couples with Open Arms.

If you haven't received a registration form from us by mail and wish to attend the dance, please pre-register for this event by filling out the form below, clipping it, and mailing it to: WV Dance, Inc., 735 Chappell Road, Charleston, WV, 25304. Checks should be made payable to "WV Dance." Please pre-register for this event by no later than June 21, 2008.

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(3) Ballroom Dance Exhibitions and Classes for Beginning Dancers. Group Dance Lessons for beginning ballroom dancing students are ongoing at the University of Charleston. Join us from 7-8 p.m. on Thursday evenings for the lessons and exhibitions and/or from 8-8:30 p.m. for the free practice session. Activities will be held in the 3rd floor Geary Ballroom of the Geary Student Union on the University of Charleston campus. Click here for a map of the campus showing the Geary Student Union. Or, click here for written directions to the University of Charleston campus. The exhibitions and lessons are open to everyone. No prior dance experience is required to take the lessons. Dress is casual, no partner is required, and the lessons are free for University of Charleston students, staff, and faculty. Lessons for community members (non-UC students, staff, and faculty) are $10/person/lesson, or $50 for 6 weeks worth of lessons. Classes in Bolero and Hustle begin on Thursday, May 1, 2008. Three weeks of Hustle will be followed by three weeks of Bolero. Dates for these classes will be May 1, 15, and 29 and June 5, 12, and 19.

(4) Ballroom Dance Classes for Intermediate Dancers. If you have taken beginners' group lessons from us before and feel that you are ready for more advanced classes, contact us at info@wvdance.net or 304-984-1939 to learn how you can join the Intermediate classes that we offer in Hurricane on selected Sundays throughout the year. Our next classes in Hurricane will be on May 18, and June 8, 2008. Classes are held from 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the days we have class. Classes take place at 209 Olde Orchard Drive, Hurricane, WV. Click here for directions to our lessons in Hurricane.

(5) Click here to learn about our deejay (DJ) services.

(6) [The following event is not affiliated with WV Dance, Inc.] A Spring Fling Ball will be hosted by the Beckley Chapter of USA Dance on May 10, 2008 in the Concord Ballroom at Concord University in Athens, West Virginia. Dinner is at 6 p.m., followed by dancing from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Music will be provided by John Griffith. Dress is semi-formal. Cost is $30/person. Advance reservations are required by April 18, 2008. Please send payment to "Beckley/USA Dance Chapter #6064, PO Box 2214, Beckley, WV, 25801." Visit www.concord.edu for directions to the dance location.

(7) Special Announcement: It is with great joy that I announce the publication of my grandmother's first book, "West Virginia Farm Stories." Comprised of short stories, this book details life in the early 20th century--before cars, airplanes, computers, and cell phones. As stated on the book's back cover, "author Mary Cordelia Riffee Figgatt was born in 1904 and began writing this incredible memoir when she was 93 years old. She taught herself how to use the computer and started writing about what it was like growing up in rural Putnam County in the early 1900s. She spent seven years writing, and finished it in time for her 100th birthday party. She wrote it for her children, so they could read about growing up in those very different times in the early part of the last century . . .."

My grandmother's book will be available starting the week of April 7, 2008 at Taylor Books, Frog Creek Books, and the Fountain Hobby Center in Charleston, West Virginia, and at Borders Book Store in the Huntington Mall. The book is also available by calling West Virginia Book Company at 304-342-1848. My grandmother is currently 104 years young. -- Craig Giffin

BALLROOM DANCING WEEKENDS

Ballroom Dancing Workshop weekends are now available for select weekends throughout the coming months. Please email WV Dance at info@wvdance.net or call us at 304-984-1939 for more information as to how we can bring a ballroom dancing weekend to a facility near you.