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                                   President’s Message

I encourage each of you to attend the September USA Dance on 9/8/10 at the Rhapsody Ballroom. This will be a celebration of National
Ballroom Dance Week
, and we have a deal for you!

First of all, admission will be waived for SouthernStar Chapter members as our way of thanking you for being a member. So if you like to dance
for free, this is your
event!  For non members we are offering a once in a great while deal of discounted membership and free admission if you join
that
evening. For $15 you can sign on as a social member for one year and enjoy the evening dance without charge. As a member you will continue
to enjoy discounts to USA Dances at
SouthernStar and our neighboring chapters such as Lakeland, Treasure Coast, White Sands, etc. You will
also receive the
American Dancer magazine and the StarDancer newsletter so you can be up to date on local and national dance events.
Membership chairperson, Peggy Johnston, will be on hand with applications, so plan on joining up that evening. This offer may not be repeated for
a long time!

The September dance will be a Black and White Ball in which we encourage everyone to wear all black or white or a combination of both.
Shouldn’t be too hard, most ballroom
dancers have a closet full of clothing of these colors. We’ll take a group picture as well so plan on dressing
up
for the evening. The entertainment will be Frank Sliwa and his students. These will be your local fellow dancers so you need to be there to cheer
them on. Let’s make this a fun and
memorable event!

Speaking of fun, the August Dance was a pleasant surprise. Lately we have had less attendance than normal, but not this
past month. Folks I haven’t
seen in months suddenly show
ed up and everyone had a great time. We celebrated Pete Peterson’s birthday with a huge chocolate cake and a
funny
card to celebrate his latest and greatest birthday. Carol, his wife, told us not to make a fuss. Sorry Carol, but sometimes we just don’t listen.
Everyone had a piece of
cake and it added to the enjoyment of the evening. It was a good thing we had a cake as Lurlene Gough, our cookie lady,
was out with a bad cold. We want to thank
Bobbie Nicholas for helping Jackie Blount out with the refreshments. Our other helpers included Mike
Nolan
and Scott Coates at the front door, Elaine Derby and Edie DeOlivera with the door prizes, and Stan Sheppard and various helpers eith clean
up. Get better soon Lurlene, we all miss you (and the cookies)!

The Show from Suncoast Ballroom was entertaining as always, and you can read about in in this newsletter

Thanks to everyone for a great time, and I will see you on the dance floor. 


Mike