On February 15 2020 the BC Swing Dance Club hosted its 2020 AGM and elected a new board. Thank you to everyone that came to the AGM to support the club, and to everyone that ran for election.
At the AGM, we reviewed our financial standings, had a discussion on what happened in 2019, and talked about the future of the club. Head on over to https://bcswingdance.ca/index.php/2020-board-of-directors/ to see the new board. The new board is:
President – Amanda Brubaker
Vice-President – Rick Gillespie
Treasurer – Anne Broženský
Secretary – Wyatt Ritchie
Director – Wanda Roberts
Director – Vickie Langford
Director – Nela Šubrtová
Director – Jenessa DeYoung
Director – Crystal Macleod
Also, check out the AGM package in case you missed the meeting, which includes our financials, updates from the president, and more:
Another Year, Another AGM – Find Out About Last Year
“To chase the glowing hours with flying feet.”
Join us February 15th for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) and dance. It’s election time so please come out to the meeting and vote for your new Board of Directors.
All active members attending the AGM will get into the dance for free! And don’t worry, you can still renew (or signup for) your membership for $15 before the meeting. We will be serving pizza and other refreshments starting at 5:30, and the meeting will start at 6:00. There are no lessons this month.
The BC Swing Dance Club is purely a member run organization. Without our volunteer Board of Directors, we would not be able to hold our dances, so please consider running for one of the positions. The nomination committee is still accepting nominations so contact us here with a private message, send email to info@bcswingdance.ca, or contact any Board member for information. Nominations will also be taken from the floor at the AGM. You are welcome to nominate yourself, or someone else.
DJ Jason Brown will be playing music for us in February.
Dave and Claudia Start Off the Year Right With the BCSDC Dance
Welcome to 2020! We’re getting ready to host our first dance of the year, so that means it is also time to renew your membership. If you don’t want to wait until the dance to renew you can do it online from our website: https://bcswingdance.ca/index.php/2020-membership/
On dance will be on Saturday, January 25th. Doors open at 6:30, the lessons start at 7-8PM (beginner and intermediate lessons are at the same time) and the dance runs from 8-11PM.
David Tolksdorff and Claudia Houwers will be teaching our Intermediate workshop this month. The topic of their class will be “New Year’s Illusion Resolution”. Remember – it’s not a trick, it’s an illusion!
Dave and Claudia have been dancing together for 9 years. They both love dancing and prior to getting together they both danced a variety of styles including ballroom, west coast swing and salsa. They’ve been teaching WCS together for a number of years and enjoy sharing their passion for dance with others.
Michael and Amy Shibasaki will be teaching the free beginner class. Michael and Amy have been teaching the beginner class at BCSDC for a majority of the dances since forever, so you know you’re in good hands if you’re a beginner dancers.
Prices: Lesson: $5 member / $7 non-member Dance: $10 member / $13 non-member / $6 Valid Student ID Under 16 FREE with paying adult Beginner’s lesson is FREE!
Come to the BC Swing Dance Club’s XMas Potluck, Party, and Dance!
Join us Saturday December 14 for the annual BC Swing Dance Club holiday dance, potluck, and door prizes. Please share this event invitation with your Facebook friends.
We will have an extra hour of dancing for your pleasure for the same low price. The doors will open at 6:30 pm, lessons 7:00-8:00, and dancing 8:00-midnight. We are also hosting a potluck so please bring your favourite finger food to share. And we will continue our tradition of giving out door prizes.
Pamela Podmoroff will be teaching our intermediate level West Coast Swing workshop, a WCS line dance with a groovy, Christmas twist. More and more WCS dancers are learning the benefits of solo practice of footwork, styling, syncopation, and moves. Come learn a popular WCS line dance that is being performed at many WCS dance conventions, but with added holiday spirit 🎄! ‘Tis the season to find your dance groove and spread some holiday moves.
Pamela is a successful All star level competitive West Coast Swing dancer with a technical background in ballet, jazz, tap and modern. She began partner dancing through ballroom teacher training 20 years ago and her dance background also includes competitive country dancing. Even after 16 years of teaching and exploring a variety of dances, West Coast Swing continues to be her passion! Pamela is excited to work on adding footwork and styling in your West Coast Swing.
Michael and Amy Shibasaki will be teaching the free beginner class. Their story began in 2008 when they met at a west coast swing dance and decided to become practice partners to improve their dancing. Along the way, Michael and Amy fell in love and got married. Now they want to share our love of the dance with you – by offering you a friendly, relaxed learning environment to get you comfortable enough to have lots of fun on the dance floor. Both currently compete several times a year (at Advanced and Intermediate level) and continuously look to upgrade and hone their teaching and dance skills.
We will have two DJs splitting the music playing duties in December. Our regular DJ Jason Brown will kick off the night before handing off to Rick Gillespie to finish the night.
Doors: 6:30 pm Lesson(s): 7-8 pm Social dance: 8-12
Prices: Lesson: $5 member / $7 non-member Dance: $10 member / $13 non-member / $6 Valid Student ID Under 16 FREE with paying adult Beginner’s lesson is FREE!
