NATIONAL FASTDANCE ASSOCIATION NEWS

 

1st Quarter January - March 2018

IN THIS ISSUE

  • News and Updates
  • List of New Members 
  • Dance Apps for Your Cellphone 
  • Multi-day Events Listing
  • Map of 2017 Club Members
  • New Year Link Roundup

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Happy New Year! Thank you to everyone who has renewed their membership with us for 2018! We so appreciate your business. If you haven't renewed yet, or purchased licensing for your club or event, we now have both Full Club and Supporting Membership Forms online, along with printable copies. We also have added both Full Club and Supporting Participation Agreements (along with printable copies) online. Now the process of joining and receiving licenses for your club takes just minutes. Our webmaster has made new logos for your websites and flyers, just ask and we'll send them to you. 

 

We are affiliated with a new insurance firm who provides General, Event or Officers & Directors Liability insurance. 

 

We have also added a couple of new pages to the website:

Our Dance Styles - Our association is made up of Carolina Shag, Lindy (Hop), Jitterbug, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Push, Whip, Imperial Swing, Country Western, Ballroom, Hustle, Line Dance, Salsa, Balboa and Hand Dance. These dances are explained on this page and videos are featured for each style as well.

FAQ - We answer questions about membership, licensing, copyright law, and the performing rights organizations. 

<img height="22" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e9922_edffb86884d14dc8a2c1a1d8b99f708f.png_256" width="22"> LIST OF NEW MEMBERS

 

We ended 2017 with over 180 social dance clubs and about 160 multi-day dance events, all under our national ASCAP, BMI and SESAC licensing umbrella. This is about a 20% growth over 2016. 

New Full Member Clubs

 

Six Twenty Seven Stomp (627 Stomp)

P.O. Box 414573
Kansas City, MO 64108

Phone: 816-808-0031

Contact: Amanda Heavner

Facebook | Facebook

 

 

Tucson Swing Dance Club

P.O. Box 32226

Tucson, AZ 85751
Phone: 920-909-3036

Contact: Zo Carroll

Facebook

 

 

Savoy Swing Club

1616 E. Howell St., #3
Seattle, WA 98122

Phone: 425-923-5559
Contact: Heather Moore

Facebook

 

 

Denton Swing Dance Organization

3704 Starlight Trail

Plano, Texas, 75023
Phone:
972-768-6568

Contact: Will Thornton

Facebook

 

 

Portland Swing Project

204 Stanford Street

South Portland, ME 04106
Phone:
207-899-5254 
Contact: Gillian Davis

Facebook

New Supporting Members

 

Sparklage Dance Club

305 Prescott Dr.
Chester Springs, PA 19425
Phone:
267-303-5277

Contact: Stephanie Loveira

Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Vimeo

 

 

Seattle Lindy Extravaganza

Host: Savoy Swing Club

Seattle, Washington

Phone: 425-923-5559

Contact: Heather Moore 

Facebook

 

 

Northeast Ohio Public Health Student Dance Club

Phone: 330-701-1209

Contact: Amy Lee

 

 

 

DANCE APPS FOR YOUR CELLPHONE

 

We found one more use for your cell phone - dance lessons! Check out the apps we found that teach Shag, West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing, Line Dance, Salsa and more. 

 
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<img height="22" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5e9922_12108ff02701476dbe135ec1cc67bbe6.png_256" width="22"> MULTI-DAY EVENTS JANUARY - MARCH 2018

As seen in the Event Directory of our website

 

 

December 31, 2017 - January 7, 2018

26th Annual UCWDC Country Dance World Championships - WSDC Event 

Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport Hotel, San Francisco, CA

Randy Shotts (503) 330-0976

Facebook | YouTube

 

 

January 11-14

Monterey Swing Fest - WSDC Event 

Monterey Hyatt Regency Spa & Resort, Monterey, CA
John Wheaton (805) 937-1574

Facebook

 

 

January 11-14

Austin Swing Dance Championships - WSDC Event 

Sheraton At The Capital, Austin, TX

Rick Domalski 512-801-7660

Facebook

 

 

January 12-14

Freedom Swing Dance Challenge - WSDC Event 

Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, Philadelphia, PA

Rob & Sheila Purkey (609) 519-0078

Facebook

 

 

January 18-21

2018 Island Winter Classic (Host: Hilton Head Island Carolina Shag) 

Westin Resort, Hilton Head Island, SC

Mike Salera (603) 491-1698

Facebook

 

 

January 26-28

Electric Storm (Host: Electric City Shag Club) 

University Inn, Clemson, SC

Don Beudoin (864) 365-5590

Facebook

 

 

February 1-4

Big Bang Line Dance Classic - USLDCC Event 

Crowne Plaza Hotel at Airport, Charlotte, NC    

William Craig (704) 226-8007

Facebook

 

 

February 1-4

Charlotte WestieFest - WSDC Event (Host: Charlotte Westies) 

Charlotte Hilton University Place, Charlotte, NC

Rick Dauss (336) 263-6099

Facebook | Twitter

 

 

February 2-4

Shaggers @ Heart (Host: Boogie On The Bay Shag Club) 

Crowne Plaza Hampton Marina, Hampton, VA   

Dave & Elaine Dembicki (757) 465-9307

Facebook | Twitter

 

 

February 8-10

30th Annual Chicken Pickin' (Host: Lake Norman Shag Club) 

OD Arcade & Lounge, North Myrtle Beach, SC

Alan Williams (704) 489-2299

Facebook

 

 

February 8-11

East Coast Shag Classic 

Holiday Inn Resort, Wrightsville Beach, NC

Kenny Barnes (910) 799-7178

Facebook | Vimeo

 

 

February 9-11

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 15-18

Capital Swing - NASDE/YASDA/WSDC Event (Host: Capital Swing Dancers) 

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Sacramento, CA

Tami Krok (530) 518-1598

Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Instagram

 

 

February 16-18

Sweetheart Dance Jamboree "Fabulous Fifties!"

Bellevue Hilton, Bellevue, WA

Alan Provencher (425) 455-1300

Facebook

 

 

February 16-18

Sweetheart Swing Classic - WSDC Event 

Tampa International Airport Marriott Hotel, Tampa, FL

Phil Dorroll (615) 948-3124

Facebook | Twitter

 

 

March 1-4

Ft. Wayne Dance For All 

Grand Wayne Convention Center, Ft. Wayne, IN

Jamie & Barney Marshall (615) 207-5207

Facebook

 

 

March 1-4

MADjam - NASDE/WSDC Event 

Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, Baltimore, MD

Dave Moldover (301) 330-7708

Facebook

 

 

March 7-11

Meet Me At The Beach (Host: DC Hand Dance Club) 

Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel, Ocean City, MD

Linda Trader (443) 226-3331

 

 

March 8-11

The Chicago Classic - WSDC/NASDE Event 

The Yorktown Westin, Lombard, IL

April Prince (708) 609-6030

Facebook

 

 

March 15-18

Peach State Country Western Dance Festival - UCWDC Event 

Crowne Plaza Ravinia Hotel, Atlanta, GA

Bill Robinson (678) 640-4633

Facebook

 

 

March 15-18

Lindyfest/Lone Star Championships (Host: Houston Swing Dance Society) 

Royal Sonesta Hotel, Houston, TX

Tena Morles (281) 245-6369

Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

 

 

March 16-18

29th Annual CSRA Shag Classic (Host: CSRA Shag Club) 

Julian Smith Casino, Augusta, GA

Tom Cullum (803) 278-2249

Facebook

 

 

March 22-26

Boston Tea Party - WSDC Event 

Boston Marriott Newton, Newton, MA

Nanette Sulik (856) 986-6888

Facebook

 

 

March 23-24

9th Annual Capital City Shag Extravaganza IX (Host: Capital City Shag Club) 

Embassy Suites Hotel & Jamil Shrine Center, Columbia, SC

Olga Cristy (803) 767-3261 ​

Facebook

 

 

March 23-25

35th Annual Novice Invitational - WSDC Event 

Omni Houston Hotel Westside, Houston, TX

Peggy Bourque (713) 828-0961

Facebook

 

 

March 23-25

Desert Dance Line Dance Festival 

Las Palmas Grand, Mesa, AZ

Janet Wallace (480) 984-0455

 

 

March 23-25

Texas Hoedown - ACDA Event 

DFW Airport Marriott South, Ft. Worth, TX

Jerry & Virginia Rainey (940) 458-7276

Facebook

 

 

March 23-25

Swing Over Orlando - WSDC Event 

Renaissance Orlando Airport Hotel, Orlando, FL

Drew Sinclair (407) 492-4028

Facebook

 

 

March 24-26

Junior Cyclone II (Host: Twisters Shag Club) 

Amvets Building, Mooresville, NC

Barry Wray (704) 892-9044

Facebook

 

 

March 25-27

Show Me Showdown - WSDC Event

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel St. Louis - Westport, St. Louis, MO
Jim Criger (417) 988-0988

Facebook

 

 

March 29-April 1

Easter Swing - WSDC Event (Host: Seattle Swing Dance Club) 

The Bellevue Hyatt Regency, Bellevue, WA

Trula Schafer  (425) 462-1234

Facebook

 

 

March 29-April 1

San Diego Dance Festival - UCWDC/WSDC Event 

Crowne Plaza Hotel, San Diego, CA

Ronnie DeBenedetta (619) 665-6833

Facebook

 

 

March 31-April 2

Portland Lindy Exchange (Host: Portland Lindy Society) 

Scottish Rite Temple, Portland, OR

Beth Young (503) 593-3245

Facebook

 

 

The NFA realizes how important and vital that promotional effort can contribute to the success of a multi-day event. We would like to encourage you to take advantage of the Blog page on our website. Send us your flyer and we will add it to the blog for all the world to see. Be sure that our logos are shown on your event flyer and send it to webmaster@fastdancers.com.

MAP OF 2017 CLUB MEMBERS

This is the way the Club Members map looked at the end of 2017.

NEW YEAR LINK ROUNDUP

 

  • How To Watch The 2018 Country World Championships
  • Guy-guidance and Dude-diligence: Q&A for the Westie-Men
  • Just for Fun -- BoogieStorm
  • World Swing Dance Council 2018 Registry Points Rules
  • 2017 Carolina Beach Music Award Winners
  • 10 Steps to Get a Woman to Dance With You
  • The Dark Side of Competing: Overcoming Negative Self-Talk

Send us your videos, photos, flyers, articles or reviews. We will be happy to provide links and information about your club or event along with the content. We appreciate the positive comments we've been receiving, please keep them coming! 

 

That's all for this edition of the NFA newsletter. Until next time, please keep in touch on any of our social media accounts. 

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