Volume

XXVIII

Number

2

Newsletter of the

Chapter

In This Issue:

President’s Message - Page 2 Upcoming Events - Page 3

Monthly Dances - Pages 4&5 Outreach - Page 6

Competition Corner – Page 7 Still Dancing Chapter 18 - Pages 8 & 9

Membership News - Pages 10 & 11

President’s Message

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Tracey

Happy Dancing this Spring! Dance with many and

dance often!!!

Have you renewed your USA Dance Southern Star

Membership yet, or do you want to become a new

member of our chapter? Do so, and you will receive

a Gold Star Pin to proudly wear to our USA Dances.

Let's show some Southern Star Team Spirit and all

be Cheerleaders for our fabulous chapter (Pom Pons

not required)! If you have any questions about mem-

bership, please see Peg Johnston, our Membership

Chairperson.

Put this date on your calendar for sure: July 25,

2015. It's the Mid Summer Classic Competition

held at Rhapsody Ballroom and hosted by our chap-

ter. Details and applications are on our website

(www.southernstarusabda.org). When you are out

and about at other dance events, please be sure to

let others know about this Competition. Let's keep it

going! Take along some flyers to pass out too. Just

let me know. I always have extras on hand.

We should try and visit other Chapter's monthly USA

Dances whenever possible. Carpooling would make

it so much more fun. So let others know if you want

to take a "field trip" to another local chapter's

dance. Don't forget to wear your Gold Star Pin.

In January, we thoroughly enjoyed the talent of Bog-

dan Wienc, from Magic Dance Ballroom in Pinellas

Park, along with his fellow Instructor Nerijus and

their students. They are always welcome here at our

dances. Anthony Vignola and Robin Leiby also

danced two tantalizing Argentine Tangos to round

out the evening’s show.

In February, our show was performed by none other

than Rhapsody's own Kathryn Schaeffer and Chris-

topher Skates along with their students, better

known as the ChrisKat Performance Team. Their

team never ceases to amaze us with the intricate

technique and choreography they display.

Remember to always be sure and introduce yourself

to any new dancers you see here at our dances. Let's

show them just how welcoming and friendly our

chapter can be! You never know when a potential

friend, dance partner or future chapter member may

be in our midst.

And lastly, always keep this in mind: "To be able to

dance is both a joy and a privilege. But to be able to

dance among friends is truly a blessing!"

Upcoming Events

Mar 4th Pasco County USA Dance

Contact Pete (727)-967-3106

@ New Lakes of Regency Park Civic Center, 8330

Civic Dr, Port Richey 34688 7:00 – 10:00pm

Monthly Dance (1st Wed)

Mar 11th SouthernStar USA Dance

Contact Carol 813-689-5381

@ The Rhapsody Ballroom 7:30 – 10:30pm

Monthly Dance (2nd

Wed)

Mar 30th Treasure Coast USA Dance

Contact Nancy 727-576-1206

@Gulfport Casino in Gulfport

7pm – 10pm Monthly Dance (last Monday)

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On the cover:

Our chapter has always had a group of dancers who are active in our Outreach program. This fine group of

dancers will perform at senior care centers or nursing homes or just about anyplace else where there is a

floor big enough and an audience who also likes to kick up their heels with our dancers. In a recent outing

these dedicated folks went to the Brandon Senior Center and had a blast. You can read about it on page 6.

From left: Gordon, Hyeyong, Stan, Robin, Anthony, Lelia, and Carl.

Dance every Wednesday 7:30 pm and

Dance on Fridays 8:00 pm @ The Rhapsody Ballroom

Contact Richard @ 813-985-6570

Apr 1st Pasco County USA Dance

Contact Pete (727)-967-3106

@ New Lakes of Regency Park Civic Center, 8330

Civic Dr, Port Richey 34688 7:00 – 10:00pm

Monthly Dance (1st Wed)

Apr 8th SouthernStar USA Dance

Contact Carol 813-689-5381

@ The Rhapsody Ballroom 7:30 – 10:30pm

Monthly Dance (2nd

Wed)

Apr 27th Treasure Coast USA Dance

Contact Nancy 727-576-1206

@Gulfport Casino in Gulfport

7pm – 10pm Monthly Dance ( 3rd Monday)

January Dance

by

Nikki Dvorak

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Bogdon Wienc’s Magic Dance Club from Pinellas Park

provided an excellent show for us! From left: Bogdon,

Eva, Shannon, and Nerijus. Also sharing the bill were

Robin, and Anthony, who performed two excellent

Argentine Tangos.

It was the first chapter

dance of the new year, and

everyone was eager to get

on the dance floor. Well,

why not? What a fun way to

burn off all those extra holi-

day calories!

The show was an especially

good one. Two of our “home

team” dancers, Robin and

Anthony, started off the

show. Their Argentine

Tango was full of musicality

and playfulness with various

embellishments including

rapid foot moves, kicks, and

even some acrobatics (sorry I don’t know the actual

Tango terms. I definitely need an education here!)

We don’t often get

to see the Argen-

tine Tango per-

formed, and I was

mesmerized.

Bogdon Wienc from

Magic Dance Club

in Pinellas Park

brought along one

of his instructors

and two students

for a wonderful

performance. He and his student, Eva were up next

on the bill and danced an American style Tango. It

was a nice contrast to the Argentine Tango, and

showed the differences in the two styles. Eva is a

seasoned competitor and performer and this dance

easily showed her mastery at tempo shifts from slow

and elongated movements into quick staccato

rhythms.

Bogdon took a few moments

here to announce that Magic

Dance will have a new loca-

tion opening at East Bay

Drive. Stay tuned for news of

their Grand Opening there or

visit the website at: http://

www.magicdanceclub.com

Nerijus is one of the instruc-

tors at Magic Dance, and he

brought along Shannon to do

a beautiful International Style

Waltz. They made it look de-

ceptively easy as their flaw-

less technique framed the

poetry of the dance. Beauti-

fully done!

Eva and Bogdon returned to the floor for a playful

ChaCha that was a delight to watch as they injected

life into every step of the dance.

Rounding out the evening was Robin and Anthony

performing another Argentine Tango. This time

there was a shift in tempo as they danced to the

theme from the Godfather. This was all slow, gliding

movements in a tasteful balance of light and shade.

Thanks to all the dancers who performed for us to-

night. I hope you all know how much we all appreci-

ate the shows that you put on for us.

After the entertainment I think everyone was in-

spired to get back onto the dance floor themselves.

We had some great door prizes as usual and deli-

cious refreshments that we made a pretty good dent

in by the end of the evening. Thank you all (Lurlene,

Jackie, Martha, Elaine, Peg, and Mike….did I leave

anyone out?) who helped out with these wonderful

extras on our chapter night. Your efforts are defi-

nitely appreciated. Let’s do it all again next month!

Robin and Anthony

Bogdon and Eva

Nerijus and Shannon

February Dance

by

Nikki Dvorak

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Members of the ChrisKat Performance team for this show

include from left: Jerry, Nikki, Wolfgang, Christa, Lou,

Edy, Elmer, Kathryn, Tyler, Gary, Phil, Kathy, Lurlene,

Chris, Ellen, Lelia, and Carl….what a handsome group!!!

Jerry and I were dancing in the show tonight, and I

hadn’t had a rehearsal yet with the group (stupid

working getting in the way of dancing!) so we got

there in time to warm up a bit (thanks, Mike Johns-

ton for the Swing!) and go over the show with every-

one in the back room before we had to actually per-

form it. Part of the fun of being a member of the

ChrisKat Performance Team is the camaraderie of

the group. We all learn and rehearse our dances in-

dividually and then get together for a group re-

hearsal about a week ahead of time to make of sure

traffic patterns and learn entrances and exits.

We were lucky enough to be taking a lesson with

Chris on a night when Elmer was at the ballroom

working with Kathryn so we got a few extra chances

at dancing our Waltz at the same time. We were

happy that our choreography seemed to match so

well, and we never ran into each other once!

We didn’t get a chance to see what was going on in

front but I took a quick peek at the refreshments

and door prizes. Looks like everything was stocked

very well as usual while Mike spun some great dance

tunes for everyone.

When it was show time we got into our places and

waited for the intro. Jerry and I were up first with

Kathryn and Elmer. It went by in a blur, and I didn’t

even have time to be nervous. The rest of the show

went by for us as quickly, and I thought everyone

did a great job. We took a group picture by the ban-

ner, and then everyone was able to check their door

prize tickets for the fun prizes we always have. Mike

started up the music again and the rest of the night

went on as usual with more great dancing until it

was time to call it a night. We had to hurry out right

after the show since we both had to be at work early

the next day. I always feel so cheated out of the

dances because of that need to be employed. Oh,

well, it pays for this dancing habit, right?! I’m look-

ing forward to retirement so we can spend more

time on the floor just having fun and socializing. I

miss that aspect of it.

We didn’t get any pictures during the actual per-

formance but we took a few “backstage” while we

were waiting to go out for the show and here they

are:

by

Lelia Blevins

Gordon Christiansen,

Southern Star Chapter’s

resident promoter of

ballroom dancing, ar-

ranged yet another suc-

cessful outreach event

at the Brandon Senior

Center during the

month of February. The

principle idea was to

get the group involved.

While some of the Cen-

ter’s attendees are

pretty mobile, others

may not be quite so

agile. In order to en-

gage as many people

as possible, our danc-

ers were supposed to

go to individuals and

ask them, “Would you like to stand up and move to

the music with me?” This approach worked better

than just asking them if they would like to dance.

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Our show included a sprinkling of group dances as

well as several solos of Ballroom and Latin dances

performed by Gordon Christiansen, Hyeyong Temlin,

Robin Leiby, Stan Shepherd, and Carl and Lelia

Blevins. Anthony Vignola and Robin Leiby performed

two spectacular Argentine Tangos which the audi-

ence loved.

Gordon has been in-

volved with arranging

entertainment for sev-

eral senior centers

throughout the area

which are sponsored

by the Hillsborough

County Aging Services

program. Kudos to

Gordon for taking our

outreach program to

another level!

Gordon

Stan and Hyeyong

by

Mike Johnston

The Winter Frolic All Amateur Dancesport

Competition

The Royal Palm Chapter of USA Dance has held an

annual chapter level competition for several years,

and we are very happy to report that this year’s

event was the biggest ever for them. The venue is

the lovely Gold Coast Ballroom in Coconut Creek (Ft

Lauderdale) and it is a perfect ballroom to host a

dancesport competition with a large wood floor,

seating on three sides and a multi speaker sound

system.

Royal Palm’s president, Patti McDonald, is also the

organizer of the event, and she works very hard to

make sure everything comes together for a terrific

day of dance competition!

I have not been to the Winter Frolic for several years

but had an opportunity to dance with Tracey Zirfas

in both Smooth and Rhythm. We decided to enter

the open categories of Novice and Pre Champion-

ship along with the free for all called the Challenge.

All events have age restrictions, except the Chal-

lenge which allows all ages and levels to compete.

An interesting side note. The Challenge was in-

vented by and first used in SouthernStar’s Mid

Summer Classic many years ago to give Champion-

ship level dancers another category to dance in.

Other chapters picked up the idea and it has been a

feature of amateur competitions in Florida ever

since.

All heats were well attended, and the Challenge

events were simply huge. The American smooth and

rhythm challenges had Quarter, Semi, and Final

heats so getting to the top 6 was the preserve of the

top established couples which was no surprise. Did I

mention that there were 54 couples at this event?

Tracey and I were very pleased to make all semi final

call backs and absolutely stunned to make the final

of the Viennese Waltz challenge, which had a brutal Photo credit: Geri Easter at Royal Palm chapter.

cut from sixteen couples to a final of seven. Yes, we

were seventh and very happy to be there!

Other Challenge highlights for us included a third

place out of eight in Hustle (no practice and no rou-

tine), a fifth in West Coast out of ten (I should be

dancing Newcomer in this dance). Tracey’s stage

presence and 1000 watt smile helped a lot, I’m sure!

We did win four heats in the Novice Senior 1 and 2

age restricted categories as well so it was a good

day for a very new partnership. Next time we’ll show

up with more in the way of competition routines and

dance technique to see if we can sneak up on the

finals in the Challenge.

My congratulations to the Royal Palm chapter and

Patti McDonald in particular. I know she did not get

much sleep and was stressed to the maximum in the

days leading up to this event, and we so much ap-

preciate her dedication to amateur dance competi-

tion!

My thanks to Tracey for dancing with me and having

fun at this competition, and as always, my thanks

and gratitude to my wife, Peggy for graciously allow-

ing me to continue dancing in competition. Everyone

plan on attending the MidSummer Classic on July

25th and let’s have a great time together once again.

See you on the dance floor!

Carl and Lelia Tracey and Mike

Phil and Kathy Jan and Walt

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Still Dancing

By Rose Masciello

An autobiography

CHAPTER 18

“In The Good Old Summertime”

It was late spring of 1922. The front yards of most

of the houses in our neighborhood had come alive

with flowers of every color more brilliant than any

artist could paint. In the backyards, fig trees had

been “undressed”. Their wrappings of old blankets

and linoleum that protected them from the frost of

winter were removed. Their buds sprouted and their

branches became heavy with sweet fruit. Neighbors

joyfully shared with one another the abundance of

figs and vegetables that they had grown.

Suddenly another season sizzled into the air – Sum-

mer. We had no air conditioner and no refrigerator.

The ice truck stopped in front of our house as

housewives called out of their windows to the ice-

man for a block of ice. He’d carry the ice on his back

up one or two flights of stairs and place it in the ice-

box. A basin under the icebox caught the water

from the melting ice. Occasionally, the water from a

forgotten basin overflowed and spilled across the

kitchen floor. Giovanna always had a mop ready.

She’d laugh and say, “Nowa we hava nicea cleana

kitchena floora.” By the time the ice man was back in

his truck counting the few dimes he had just earned,

the kids on the block had managed to grab small

chunks of ice from the back of the truck and were

busy sucking the delicious pure ice water.

Another appliance that Giovanna and her neighbors

didn’t own was a washing machine. At that time it

was a luxury for the rich, later it became a conven-

ience for the middle class and finally a necessity for

every family. The housewives scrubbed their clothes

by hand on a ribbed washboard, then hung them up

to dry with clothespins on a clothesline that ex-

tended from outside their kitchen window to a pole

set at the rear of the backyard. On clear sunny Mon-

day mornings, lines of linens, shirts, blouses, under-

wear and aprons would be waving gleefully from the

clotheslines. Giovanna would pull in the dry clothes

and smell the clean sweetness of clothes dried by

the sun and the fresh unpolluted air. I also recall

Giovanna’s laugh as she pulled in clothes from the

line that had turned as stiff as cardboard from a

freezing winter’s spell.

Years later when we moved to a better neighbor-

hood, Giovanni went to the trouble of putting up a

clothesline for Giovanna. Almost immediately, after

she had hung up a line of clothes we received a

phone call. The lady said, “I’m one of your neighbors

and I’m sorry to inform you that in this neighbor-

hood we do not dry our clothes on a clothesline.”

Not only did we own the new house, we soon owned

a new washing machine and dryer. I don’t know

what happened to my mother’s washboard. It’s

probably on display in an antique shop.

Returning to our hot sultry evenings in Brooklyn;

neighbors sat on their front stoops, making small

talk and enjoying an occasional cool breeze. Other

tenants sat on their fire escapes, sipping a cold

drink, slurping a lemon ice or relishing a cold slice

of watermelon.

Most weekend evenings the sounds of a party could

be heard coming from one of the neighbor’s back

yard. Strings of colored lights shone on long tables

set with food and usually a cake, in celebration of a

birthday, anniversary or a child’s first Holy Com-

munion. There was never a lack of local entertain-

ment. The men who played a guitar, a mandolin or

an accordion were very popular and were invited to

play at every party in the neighborhood. As for sing-

ing – everybody sang – and they couldn’t be

stopped! Even my shy young aunts, Lena and Mar-

garet, put aside their inhibitions and sang a few

songs to the delight of an appreciative audience.

When we weren’t partying in the evenings we found

ways to enjoy the long warm summer days. Schools

were closed and Lena and Margaret were on vaca-

tion – no homework for two whole months! Most of

their free days were spent taking turns with my

mother as they pushed me in my baby carriage

along Knickerbocker Avenue, the shopping center of

our neighborhood. We never failed to stop at Padre

Stefano’s produce market to say Buon Giorno to

Grandpa and Uncle Pat. We’d leave the store munch-

ing on a fruit while the two sisters teasingly asked

their brother, “Where are all your girlfriends today?”

(Continued on page 9)

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With a wink and a mischievous grin Pat waved his

sisters away.

We continued to stroll along the avenue, stopping to

window shop until we reached our destination –

Knickerbocker Park. There my mother sat on a

bench, shaded by a tree, keeping a watchful eye

while my aunts pushed me gently back and forth on

a baby swing. At the sound of a ting-a-ling from the

ice cream van I was back on my mother’s lap. Lena

and Margaret ran to join the line of children who

impatiently waited their turn to buy an ice cream

sandwich, a Dixie Cup, a Popsicle or an ice cream

cone. My mother fed me ice cream with a little

wooden spoon. Every event was a new adventure as

I absorbed tastes, sights and sounds. I felt the

smoothness of ice cream sliding along my tongue

while I listened to birds chirping and watched them

flitting around on branches that waved to me from

the tree tops. I looked higher and was fascinated by

the shapes of billowy puffs of clouds that moved

slowly across a backdrop of water colored blue sky.

My world was coming into focus.

The days became cooler and our trips to the park

became fewer. Summer faded and turned into au-

tumn. Leaves rained down from the trees and made

a crunching sound under the wheels of my carriage.

Lena and Margaret returned to school. On chilly

days I was kept indoors for fear of catching a cold

that might develop into bronchitis or pneumonia. I

was still a frail child, and spent most of my time at

home playing with stuffed animals and listening to

Mamma sing as she cooked, cleaned and ironed.

She had a smooth melodious voice and I often found

myself humming along with her as I played with my

toys. Sometimes Mamma turned the radio on to the

Italian station. I can still recall the beautiful melo-

dies we listened to. Her favorite music was the

popular Neapolitan love songs. Pappa knew the

words to a few arias from Verdi’s operas. He had

learned them from the phonograph records of the

famous tenor, Enrico Caruso, that he played over

and over again on our Victrola. No matter what the

season, those simple, carefree days were filled with

music.

As I try to recall events of my infancy to my toddler

stage I seem to step into a twilight mist. Bits and

pieces of faded photographs flash before my eyes. I

see myself blowing out a candle on a birthday cake.

It’s October 26, 1922 and I am one year old. I’ve

been told that on that day I took my first steps – by

myself. It was an accomplishment that brought me

hugs and kisses and applause to my tender ears.

(Continued from page 8) In spite of the many “Happy Birthday” wishes I had

received I did not escape the same bouts of pneu-

monia, bronchitis and fits of coughing that I had

suffered the previous winter. The Holiday Season

ended and winter lashed into us; again it was the

time of icy finger tips and frost bitten toes. The doc-

tor’s visits became more frequent. I was given red

cough medicine and doses of cod liver oil. Vicks was

rubbed on my chest and when my parents became

desperate with worry, mustard plasters were applied

that turned the pale skin on my chest to a shade of

watermelon pink that resembled and felt like a bad

sunburn.

Those days were filled with anxiety for my parents.

Fortunately for Giovanni, he had distractions from

my ill health as he attended to his customers at the

barber shop and to his growing interest in real es-

tate.

By the time spring of 1923 arrived my parents

counted their blessings; I had survived another win-

ter. However, Giovanni was now intent on following

the doctor’s advice, “The best remedy for your Baby

Rosa’s weak lungs is fresh mountain air.” Pappa

scanned the newspapers and found a listing that

appealed to him. It was a boarding house, “Four Cor-

ners” in the town of Cairo in the Catskill Mountains,

New York. One Sunday Pappa drove me and Mamma

to “Four Corners”. We were welcomed by the friendly

owners, Mr. and Mrs. Campisi. This trip was the be-

ginning of many enjoyable summers spent in the

Catskill Mountains. Mamma and I would wait eagerly

for Pappa to drive up and spend weekends with us.

It was exhilarating to be in the country surrounded

by wide-open spaces and breathing in the fresh

mountain air. It reminded my parents of sunny Sicily

and brought back to them cherished memories of

their honeymoon in Taormina, the quaint little town

built on a mountainside.

Their contentment left an impression on their Baby

Rosa. I’m grateful for growing up with their passion

for music, their sense of peace when they were close

to the wonders of nature; stretches of green grass,

majestic mountains and trees; each one filled with

its’ own mystery. When we walked on a country

road, clippity clopped across a wooden bridge and

suddenly came in sight of gushing silvery water cas-

cading down from Shinglekill Falls we might as well

have been in a small corner of heaven.

When our summer vacations ended we said

“Arrivederci” to the Campisis, to the friends we had

made in Cairo, and tearfully waved to the Catskill

Mountains from our car windows as we headed back

home to Brooklyn.

Birthday Dancers

Officers &

Committee Members

President………………………..Tracey Zirfas

Vice President………………….Jackie Blount

Secretary ................................ Martha Hughes

Treasurer ............................... Stan Shephard

Members-At-Large ................ Elaine Derby,

JerryDvorak, Beth Nolan

Competition Chairpersons ... Michael and Beth

Nolan

Entertainment Chairperson .. Lelia Blevins

Membership Chairperson ..... Peggy Johnston

Outreach Chairperson .......... Lelia Blevins

Publicity Chairperson……..... Deborah Kobritz

Refreshment Chairpersons….Lurlene Gough

and Jackie Blount

Newsletter Editor……………...Nikki Dvorak

Membership News New Members

We’d like to welcome two new members who have

recently joined our chapter:

Nancy Egbert

Robin Ducker

And here are some folks who have recently re-

newed their chapter memberships:

Trung Bui

Lurlene Gough

Irene Davis

Michael Nolan

Olivia Whiteside

Hyeyong Tamlin

Patricia Johnston

Nikki Dvorak

Jerry Dvorak

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March

3-5 Jerry Dvorak

3-8 Johnny Loewy

3-16 Trung Bui

3-16 Dorothy calendar

3-20 Barbara larson

April

4-1 Lynn Moscinski

4-5 Edie Deloliveira

4-12 Rene Karel

4-23 Corinne Schramm

Email Blast!!!

If we don’t have your email address, please send us

a quick note to let us know you’d like to sign up for

the email blasts about upcoming events and chapter

dances.

Send to:

jdvorak@verzion.net

Seen at the dance!

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New Member Benefits– More reasons to join USADance:

USADance members can now enjoy valuable discounts on many products and services:

Vacations/Holets: FunJet/TNT Vacations, Orlando Vacations, World Travel Joldings, Wyndaham

Hotels, Motel 6, RedRoof Inns

Avis/Budget Auto Rentals

Long Term Care Insurance

Office Depot Supplies

Prescription Drug Program

Azigo Online Shopping Mall

VPI Pet Insurance

Coming soon: Health Insurance, Group Auto and Home Insurance

Membership Benefits Program details are on the USADance website page: www.usadance.org/

extra/membership-value

If you have any questions answers can be found at membershipvalue@usadance.org

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I’m sorry to be so very late in printing this, but

here is a copy of the lovely thank you card we

got from Ann Durocher Steven, the organizer

of the the Louisiana Gumbo chapter in the New

Orleans/Baton Rouge area for our scholarship

that was donated to their chapter’s Gumbo of

Ballroom National Qualifying Event competi-

tion this past Summer:

SouthernStar Members-

Thank you for continuing to sup-

port the Gumbo– We apprectiat all

the years of loyalty you have

shown to the Gumbo. We will

gladly award your scholarships

and display your banner

and ad.

You are dear friends—

With our best wishes, Ann and the

Gumbo team

Visit Our Website

The chapter has a website with information

regarding the chapter and an online version

of our newsletter. You can also view pictures

taken at recent events.

Jerry Dvorak works hard to keep the website

current. The address is:

www.southernstarusabda.org

The StarDancer Newsletter is published bimonthly

by the SouthernStar Chapter of USADance and has a

current circulation of 350 copies with over 600

readers throughout the Tampa Bay area.

We will gladly accept advertising for your business,

service, and/or dance event at the following rates

per issue:

Full Page ..................................... $35

Half Page ..................................... $20

Business Card (1 Issue).............. $10

Business Card (2 Issues) ............ $15

Please call or email for advertising deadlines or

more information.

Please submit all advertisement in electronic format

(preferably) and send to:

Nikki Dvorak, Editor

4006 Branch Ave, Tampa, FL 33603

813-237-5265

gottadance@verizon.net

If you’re not already a SouthernStar member

please see our chapter website for an application

for membership! www.southernstarusabda.org

Places to Dance!

We welcome your input. The StarDancer is a

newsletter for members of the SouthernStar

Chapter.

SouthernStar USADance does not promote or favor

any particular studio. This list is strictly for the use

of amateur dancers seeking a place to dance.

If we have not included your favorite place to

dance, please contact Mike or Peg Johnston

at (813) 685-1656 and we will add to the above

list.

The home office USADance national phone number

is (800) 447-9047.

A recorder is on after hours. If you have a question

regarding USADance, they will be glad to help you.

Feature Location Date/Time Admission Misc

SouthernStar

USADance

(813) 685-1656

Rhapsody Ballroom

12101 N 56th

Street

Tampa, FL

Wed, Mar 11

Wed, Apr 8

7:45 - 10:15 p.m.

$7 Members

$9 Non-Members

USADance

Ballroom

Group Lesson

Shows & More

Treasure Coast

USADance

(727) 576-1206

Gulfport Casino

Gulfport

Mon, Mar 30

Mon, Apr 27

7:00 - 10:00 p.m.

$5 Members

$8 Non-Members

USADance

Ballroom

Sarasota

USADance

(941) 720-6875

Sara Dance Ctr

5000 Fruitville Rd

Sarasota, FL3232

Every Monday

7:00 - 10:00

$8 Members

$10 Guests

$5 students,

chaperones, and

observers

USADance

Ballroom

Group lessons

Youth lessons

Pasco

USADance

pete@dancingandhe

althy.com

New Lakes of

Regency Park Civic

Center, 8330 Civic

Dr, Port Richey

34688

Wed, Mar 4

Wed, Apr 1

7:00 - 10:00 p.m.

$6 Members

$8 Non-Members

USADance

Ballroom

Crystal Blue

Ballroom

(727) 392-5395

www.ballroomdanci

ngtampabay.com

10527 Park Blvd

Seminole, F l

33772

Group classes and

Dances Wed, Sat,

Sun

call for times

$8 - $9 Ballroom

Group and private

lessons

social dances

Magic Dance Club

(727) 549-2222

www.magicdanceclu

b.com

10001 66th St. N.

Pinellas Park, Fl

33782

Group classes and

private lessons

Call for times

Call for rates Ballroom

Group and private

lessons

Dance parties

EasiDance

Ballroom

(813) 908-3340

5111 Erlich Road

Tampa, FL

Thursday Evenings

8:00 - 9:30

Please Call For Info

$6 - $8 Ballroom

Rhapsody

Ballroom

(813) 985-6570

12101 N. 56th St.

Tampa, FL

Wednesday

Evenings

7:30 - 10:00 p.m.

Friday Evenings

Latin/Swing

8:00 - ??

$6 Ballroom

Please Call for

Group Lessons

The Way 2 Dance

813-966-4788

610 Oakfield Dr.

Brandon, Fl

Friday Evenings

Socials

7:30 - 10:00 pm

4th Saturday-

Swing Night

$8

Latin

Ballroom

Swing

Rhapsody Ballroom

12101 North 56th Street,

Tampa

7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Sponsored By

SouthernStar Chapter

of USADance

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For More Information:

Richard or Laurie Collett

(813) 985-6570

Carol or Pete Peterson

(813) 689-5381

Peg or Mike Johnston

(813) 685-1656

General Dancing

Mixers

Refreshments

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Apr 8…………………………..Monthly Dance

May 13………………………..Monthly Dance

June 10……………………….Monthly Dance

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July 25………………………..MidSummer Classic

Aug 12………………………..Monthly Dance

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Dec 9…………………………..Monthly Dance

SouthernStar Chapter

PO Box 4

Valrico, Florida 33595

email gottadance@verizon.net

Web site www.southernstarusabda.org