NATIONAL FASTDANCE ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER

 

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NATIONAL FASTDANCE ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER

January - March 2019

 

IN THIS ISSUE

 

  • Notes from the editor
  • Copyright news
  • New members 
  • Guest blogger articles
  • Multi-day Events
  • National Association of Rhythm and Blues Deejays 2018 Top 50 

Happy New Year! Welcome new members! Thank you for joining us!

 

We had another record number of new affiliates sign-up in 2018! If you haven't already, it's time to renew your National FastDance Association membership for 2019. We thank you for your loyalty in the past and hope that we can continue to serve you in the coming year. Renew your membership today to continue the benefits that the National FastDance Association provides - discount music licensing, liability insurance, plus promotion of your clubs and events to the fast dance community. 

NFA membership dues and licensing fees have stayed the same since 2015. This year membership dues remain unchanged, however, there will be a small increase in licensing fees. We will be increasing benefits for our members to go along with this change. We are looking forward to implementing a new membership portal, an automatic renewal system, and more in the coming year. We are happy to consider any suggestions you might have as well.

 

All the best, 

Sandy Shields

Newsletter Editor

webmaster@fastdancers.com

NATIONAL FASTDANCE ASSOCIATION LEADERSHIP

Bill Maddox, Founder/President 

bill@fastdancers.com

 

Founder National Boppers Hall of Fame

Founder Club Savoy Inc., Jax, FL

Co-founder Florida Boppers, Inc. (FBI)

Honored by induction into the following:

  • National Living Legends of Dance
  • Florida Boppers, Inc.
  • Club Savoy Inc.
  • National Bopper's Hall of Fame

 

Advisory Committee

Ellen Taylor, Terry Rippa, Denny Martin, Phil Dorroll, John Lindo, Anne Henry, Ray Coker

COPYRIGHT NEWS

 

Why Your Business May Be Breaching Copyright Law By Streaming Personal Playlists

 

More than one-third of music consumers still pirate music

 

ASCAP files copyright infringement lawsuits against 12 venues nationwide

 

Historic music modernization act becomes law 

 

NEW MEMBERS

CLUB MEMBERS

 

Downbeat Vintage Swing Society

Contact: Jason Baide

Facebook

 

Twin Rivers Shag Club

P.O. Box 13006

New Bern, NC 28501

Phone: 252-876-8288
Contact: Greg Mills

Facebook

 

Footloose Friends

Contact: Greg Krolicki

Facebook

 

 

SUPPORTING MEMBERS

 

Swing or Nothing/Nathan Dias Arts

Contact: Nathan Dias

 

AmVets Post #70

1831 Ribaut Road
Port Royal, SC 29935

Phone: (893) 524-1494

Contact: Carl Barr

Facebook

 

Westie Kim LLC

(Teaches at) Ballroom Utah

3030 S. Main Street

Salt Lake City, Utah 84115

Phone: (385) 262-3927

Contact: Kim Leung

Facebook

 

SUPPORTING (CON'T)

 

5678fun.com

(Teaches at) Kearny Mesa Moose Lodge

3636 N Ruffin Road

San Diego 92123 

Phone: (858) 848-5540

Contact: Jody Kravitz

 

Cathleen Benben

Northampton, MA 01060

 

Dance Thing STL

St. Louis, MO 63114

Phone: (314) 680-5574

Contact: Maria Blackwell

 

 

EVENTS

 

Lindy Focus

Crowne Plaza Resort, Asheville, NC 

Phone: (747) 33-FOCUS

Contact: Jaya and Michael Gamble  

Facebook

 

California Balboa Classic 

(Host: Pacific Swing Dance Foundation)

Hyatt Regency, Newport Beach, CA

Contact: Jason Swihart

Facebook | Facebook

 

Robert Royston and PJ Turner Intensive 

Contact: Cathy Yates

Ragon Hall, Pensacola, FL 32526

Guest articles from our blog: 

 

  • Dance Marathons in the Great Depression

         by Paulette Brockington

  • Remnants of Charlie's Place, Myrtle Beach

         by Jennifer Dawn McGinnis

  • Is it because I'm too old? 

         by Maria Blackwell

MULTI-DAY EVENTS JANUARY - MARCH 2019

As seen in the Event Directory of our website

December 28, 2018 - January 1, 2019

Spotlight New Years Celebration - Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest Golf Resort, Ypsilanti, MI 

Jason & Annmarie Marker  (734) 487-2000

Facebook

 

December 28, 2018 - January 1, 2019

Palm Springs New Year's Swing Dance Classic - WSDC Event - Renaissance Marriott Hotel, Palm Springs, CA

Jay Byam (805) 405-2946

Facebook

 

December 28, 2018 - January 1, 2019

Floorplay Swing Vacation - WSDC Event 

Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, FL
Mark Traynor (407) 973-9674

Facebook

 

December 28, 2018 - January 1, 2019

New Year’s Dance Extravaganza - Sheraton Framingham Hotel, Framingham, MA

Bill Cameron (860) 268-1968

Facebook

 

December 31, 2018 - January 6, 2019

27th Annual UCWDC Country Dance World Championship - WSDC Event - Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport Hotel, San Francisco, CA

Randy Shotts (503) 330-0976

Facebook | YouTube

 

January 10-13

Monterey Swing Fest - WSDC Event 

Monterey Hyatt Regency Spa & Resort, Monterey, CA

John Wheaton (805) 937-1574

Facebook

 

January 10-13

Hilton Head Island Winter Classic (Host: Hilton Head Island Carolina Shag Club) - Westin Hilton Head in Port Royal, Hilton Head Island, SC

Becky Elliott (517) 449-1492

Facebook

 

January 11-13

Desert Dance Line Dance Festival - Las Palmas Grand, Mesa, AZ

Janet Wallace (480) 984-0455

 

January 17-20

Austin Swing Dance Championships - WSDC Event - Sheraton At The Capital, Austin, TX

Rick Domalski 

Facebook

 

January 17-20

Freedom Swing Dance Challenge - WSDC Event - Crowne Plaza – Wilmington North, Philadelphia, PA

Rob & Sheila Purkey (609) 519-0793

Facebook

 

January 18-20

Kind of a Big Deal Weekend (Host: Boston Swing Central) - Hibernian Hall, Boston, MA

Natalie Eringros

Facebook

 

January 18-21

California Balboa Classic (Host: Pacific Swing Dance Foundation) - Hyatt Regency, Newport Beach, CA

Jason Swihart

Facebook | Facebook

 

January 31- February 3

Charlotte WestieFest - WSDC Event (Host: Charlotte Westies/Carolina Westie Productions) - Charlotte Hilton University Place, Charlotte, NC

Rick Dauss (336) 263-6099

Facebook | Twitter

 

January 31- February 3

Big Bang Line Dance Classic - USLDCC Event - Crowne Plaza Executive Park, Charlotte, NC    

William Craig (704) 226-8007

Facebook

 

On Hiatus for 2019

Electric Storm (Host: Electric City Shag Club) - Best Western, Clemson, SC

Don Beaudoin (864) 365-5590

Facebook

 

February 1-3

Shaggers @ Heart (Host: Boogie On The Bay Shag Club) - Doubletree Williamsburg, Williamsburg VA

Donna House (757) 550-0126

Facebook | Twitter

 

February 7-9

31st Annual Chicken Pickin' (Host: Lake Norman Shag Club) - OD Arcade & Lounge, North Myrtle Beach, SC

Donnie Warren (704) 902-1011

Facebook

 

February 7-10

East Coast Shag Classic - Holiday Inn Resort, Wrightsville Beach, NC

Penny Millis (910) 207-7688

Facebook | LinkedIn | Vimeo

 

February 8-9

Valentines in Vegas - ACDA Event

Alexis Park Resort, Las Vegas, NE

Russell Keller (940) 329-1321

 

February 8-10

Dance Camp Chicago - WSDC Event (Host: Swing N' Country Dance Club) - Double Tree Hotel, Oak Brook, IL

Gary La Forte (630) 728-1605

Facebook

 

February 14-18

Capital Swing President's Day Convention - NASDE/YASDA/WSDC Event (Host: Capital Swing Dancers) - DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Sacramento, CA

Tami Krok (530) 518-1598

Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Instagram

 

February 15-17

28th Annual Sweetheart Dance Jamboree  

Bellevue Hilton, Bellevue, WA

Alan Provencher (360) 561-3517

Facebook

February 15-17

Sweetheart Swing Classic - WSDC Event 

Tampa International Airport Marriott Hotel, Tampa, FL

Phil Dorroll (615) 948-3124

Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

 

February 21-24

Cincy Westie Bash - Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport, Cincinnati, OH

Sophy Kdep (859) 816-5626

Facebook

 

February 21-24

Rose City Swing - WSDC Event - Holiday Inn Portland Airport, Portland, OR

Babak Shakeri (971) 221-6333

Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Instagram

 

February 22-24

Swingin' at the Savoy (Host: Silicon Valley Swing Dance) - Lake Merritt Dance Center, Oakland, CA

Gilles Bouvier (408) 890-7964

Facebook

 

February 22-24

Cincinnati Westie Bash - Carnegie Center of Columbia Tusculum, Cincinnati, OH

Sophy Kdep (859) 816-5626

Facebook

 

February 28-March 3

Ft. Wayne Dance For All - Grand Wayne Convention Center, Ft. Wayne, IN

Jamie & Barney Marshall (615) 207-5207

Facebook

 

February 28-March 4

MADjam - NASDE/WSDC Event - Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, Baltimore, MD

Dave Moldover (301) 330-7708

Facebook

 

March 7-10

The Chicago Classic - WSDC/NASDE Event - The Yorktown Westin, Lombard, IL

April Prince (708) 609-6030

Facebook

 

March 7-10

Meet Me At The Beach (Host: DC Hand Dance Club) - Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel, Ocean City, MD

Linda Trader (443) 226-3331

 

March 14-17

Peach State Country Western Dance Festival UCWDC Event (Host: Country & Western Social Club) - Crowne Plaza Ravinia Hotel, Atlanta, GA

Bill Robinson (678) 640-4633

Facebook

 

March 15-17

Inland Empire Shuffle (Host: Strictly Swing Spokane) - Woman's Club of Spokane and Historic Davenport Hotel, Spokane, WA

Christy Kerr (509) 279-9041

Facebook

 

March 15-17

30th Annual CSRA Shag Classic 

(Host: CSRA Shag Club) - Julian Smith Casino, Augusta, GA

Sue Mendenhall (706) 825-6219

Facebook

 

March 18-21

Easter Swing - WSDC Event (Host: Seattle Swing Dance Club) - The Bellevue Hyatt Regency, Bellevue, WA

Trula Schafer  (425) 462-1234

Facebook

 

March 21-24

Boston Tea Party - WSDC Event - Boston Marriott Newton, Newton, MA

Nanette Sulik (856) 986-6888

Facebook

 

March 21-24

Lindyfest (Host: Houston Swing Dance Society) - Royal Sonesta Hotel, Houston, TX

Tena Morales (281) 245-6369

Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

 

March 22-23

Diamond State Line Dance - Sheraton Wilmington South, New Castle, DE

Joanne Brady (302) 239-5914

 

March 22-24

Novice Invitational - WSDC Event 

Omni Houston Hotel Westside, Houston, TX

Peggy Bourque (713) 828-0961

Facebook

 

March 22-24

Junior Cyclone (Host: Twisters Shag Club)  

Amvets Building, Mooresville, NC

Mike Rink (704) 892-9044

Facebook

 

March 22-25

Texas Hoe-Down - ACDA Event - DFW Airport Marriott South, Ft. Worth, TX

Jerry Rainey (817) 233-4612

Facebook

 

March 28-31

Line Dance Showdown - USLDCC event

Boston Marriott Quincy, Quincy, MA
Jennifer Cameron (954) 444-6980

Facebook

 

March 28-31

Swing Over Orlando - WSDC Event

Orlando Airport Marriott, Orlando, FL

Andrew Sinclair (501) 944-5927

Facebook

 

March 29-30

Capital City Shag Extravaganza X  

(Host: Capital City Shag Club) - Embassy Suites, Columbia, SC

Marie Kiesel (803) 772-7577

Facebook

The NFA realizes how vital promotion is for the success of a multi-day event. We encourage our members to send in event dates and details as far in advance as possible for it to be listed on our website and Facebook page. We also encourage our members to send in their flyers, which will be added to our blog and social media. Send to: webmaster@fastdancers.com. To have your event listed on our website and in our newsletter, join the NFA today!

Have your flyer or advertisement in the space above. 

Email info@fastdancers.com and ask for sponsorship rates. 

 

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The National FastDance Association provides dancers with discounted music licensing and liability insurance. Our members receive substantial savings on music licensing fees for their dance activities and promotion of their clubs and events. We actively promote our members on our website, in our newsletter, and on social media. We invite you to join our community of dancers, which includes nearly 500 members and multi-day events. Join now to start receiving the benefits of NFA membership. http://www.fastdancers.com

That's all for this edition of the NFA newsletter.

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