Event Archives
Friday, May 4, 2007 • TGIF @ BROOKHAVEN • BNL
FRIDAY, MAY 4TH: “CINCO DE MAYO” EVE SPECIAL LATIN NIGHT! (SPECIAL GUEST LATIN DJ KENNY - SALSA, MERENGUE, BACHATA, ETC...)!
*This special event is co-sponsored by the BNL Social & Cultural club & HISPANIC HERITAGE CLUB of the Brookhaven Employees Recreation Association (BERA) at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Like last Fridays Big Band Event, this is also dedicated to the celebration of the 60th anniversary of Brookhaven National Laboratory.
NOTE: THIS FRIDAY, BUFFET DINNER STARTS EARLY AT 6:30 PM!! RUDY WILL BE GIVING SALSA LESSONS FROM 7:15 PM TO 8:45 PM; 30 MINUTES FOR BEGINNERS, AND 1 HOUR FOR INTERMEDIATE MOVES! DON’T MISS THIS ONE
Email Rudy ASAP for reservation; if your name is on the reserved list, you pay only $20 at the door, otherwise it’s $35! Holders of valid 8-day passes pay only $4 in addition to 1 punch-out. COST INCLUDE THE LESSONS AND THE USUAL FOOD AND DESSERT BUFFET.
Note: BNL employees may buy their tickets at the BERA store at Berkner Hall.
6:30 - 7:15: Buffet Dinner at the South Room;
7:15 - 8:45: Salsa lessons with Rudy at the North Ballroom - 30 minutes beginners, 1-hr. intermediate moves.
8:45 - 9:00: Salsa Dance practice;
9:00 - 12:00 midnight: Open dancing with music by Guest Latin DJ Kenny.
BNL Social & Cultural Club (BNL)
The BNL Social & Cultural Club holds weekly dance socials (TGIFs) and workshops at the North Ballroom, Brookhaven Center, Brookhaven National Laboratory every Friday evening from 7 to 11:30 pm.
Unless otherwise noted, workshops and lessons are from 7:10 pm to 9:30 pm with a food break in-between, followed by open social dancing up to 11:30 pm at the Brookhaven Center, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York.
Cost per person: $15(members)/$20(non-members), or $8/$12 for social dancing only without the lessons; members rate applies also to all Bera members with BNL ID, SDLI members with ID, students with school ID, and all subscribers of the Social-L list and the Yahoo DanceLovers group. (Special events have different rates).
Dance socials are open to the general public, but require a photo-id at the BNL front gate.
Their most current schedule is: BNL Social & Cultural Club Calendar
They also maintain a mailing list. To join: BNL Social-L email list
Contacts (Click below to send e-mail):
Rudy Alforque, 631-344-4733, or , or
Jack Guthy, 631- 929-8287, or
Brookhaven National Lab
Brookhaven National LabGo to LIE Exit 68 north on William Floyd Parkway;
(There are signs to: Brookhaven National Laboratory) About 1 1/2 miles away, turn right (before the second light), to BNL’s gate. Present a picture ID (driver’s license is ok) to the guard. From the Guard Booth, go straight, turn left at the first light; A few hundred feet away, on your left, is the Brookhaven Center. For more details on directions, visit: http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/maps.html
Friday, May 4, 2007 • Merengue Workshop and Dance Social • Dance Magic
What a great crowd that turned out to help us celebrate the 1st year of our new ballroom and studio! We’re glad you could be there to share it with us. Thank you for making the Dance Magic Ballroom a great success!
SPECIAL PROMOTION - “MAD HOT MAY” AT THE DANCE MAGIC BALLROOM!
During the month of May, experience the Dance Magic Ballroom Friday Workshops, taught by US Champion Giny Rae, and the Dance Magic Ballroom Monthly Saturday Evening Dance Social, for just $10 per person! (that’s $4 per person off the regular admission)
If we haven’t seen you for a while, we hope you’ll re-discover the “Magic” of the Dance Magic Ballroom. If you have yet to experience our ballroom and studio, or if you have friends you’d like to introduce to our world of ballroom dancing, our May Friday Workshops are the perfect opportunity!
Dance Magic Ballroom and Dance Studio
Giny Rae
655 Middle Country Road
Saint James, NY 11780
(631) 584-7100
http://www.DanceMagicBallroom.com/
Dance Magic Ballroom (Dance Magic)
US ballroom champion Giny Rae has been teaching ballroom dancing to many people on Long Island through instruction at Brookhaven National Lab and Stony Brook University. Giny also teach dance at her Dance Magic ballroom studio in Saint James. Check out the website for their social dance parties (typically Friday, Saturdays and Sundays).
Giny Rae
Dance Magic Ballroom and Dance Studio
655 Middle Country Road
Saint James, NY 11780
Phone: (631)584-7100
Web: http://www.DanceMagicBallroom.com/
Email:
Giny Rae - Owner and Artistic Director
A member of the Dance Educators of America (DEA), the National Dance Council of America (NDCA), and the Professional Dancers Federation (PDF), Giny Rae has over 20 years of experience as a social and competitive dance instructor in American, International, and Cabaret styles of Danceport. She has competed and performed nationally, internationally, and on television. Her students have earned junior, amateur, and pro-am championships, and Dance Magic has won several studio awards. Her leading corporate client is the Ballroom Dance Club at the Brookhaven National Laboratory. Giny has been Adjunct Professor of Danceport at the State University of New York - Stony Brook, and is also the Head Coach of the SUNY - Stony Brook Ballroom Dance Team and Club.
Giny Rae also has over 20 years experience as a competitive professional dancer in the Latin, Ballroom, and Cabaret divisions. She also holds the degree of “Member with Honors” from the North American Dance Teachers Association, qualifying her as a Championship Level Competition Judge. Her competitive accomplishments are as follows:
1993 - Empire State Ballroom Classic Champion
1992 - PBS-TV “Evening of Championship Ballroom Dancing” - Featured Performer
1991 - U.S. Ballroom Champion - Rising Star Cabaret Division
1991 - U.S. Ballroom Finalist - Open Cabaret Division
1987-1991 - American Star Ball Champion
Baltimore/Washington Open Champion
Imperial Star Ball Champion
North Star Ball - Rising Star Champion
North Star Ball - Open Division Champion
New England Imperial Champion
Alexis Andrea - Instructor
An accomplished dancer and the daughter of Giny Rae, Alexis has returned from performing with the London based production of “Simply Ballroom”, at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Alexis is a graduate of the Performing Arts High School in Syosset, New York and holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She has been President of the Stony Brook University Ballroom Dance Club and Competition Team and has won many awards during her competitive career. When she is not traveling, Alexis teaches several classes at the studio.