Dear All,   It’s the middle of the month already!  That puts us half-way through the curriculum already (except for the Bolero, on account of the fact that we have five Wednesdays this month – and a good thing, too, because we have a great routine in mind for the …

Dear All,   Bolero was a big hit last week, especially with the new people who joined us.  And the presence of new people will mean an extra-diligent review process this week, so those of you who missed can still join us with impunity, as we will be thoroughly covering …

Dear All, Is it appropriate to wish you all a Happy Halloween, when one of the purposes of Halloween is to scare ourselves stiff or silly (or any other state into which one hopes to be scared)?  So, enjoy Halloween in the manner you prefer (ranging from really over-doing it …

Dear All, Last shot at the Quickstep and the Cha-cha (at least for several months or so).  Make sure you come and cement in all the progress you have already made this month. Peggy conducted classes last week and instinctively gave the students more practice time that not only turned …

Dear All, Those of you who couldn’t make it last Thursday due to the tie-up on I-5 will be happy to learn that we will be reviewing more thoroughly than usual this week to make sure everyone is caught up.  And those of you who were here will be happy …

Dear All, Happy Ten-Ten, everyone (Ten ten is a Chinese holiday celebrating the establishment of the People’s Republic of China and the defeat of the last Chinese Dynasty {the Qing Dynasty} which I would know nothing about had I not worked for a Chinese croissant shop in San Francisco for …

Dear All, Huzzah, huzzah!  New dances this week!  And they are: Quickstep on Wednesday night and Cha-cha on Thursday night (note that this month the Latin Dance is on Thursday nights and the Smooth Dance is on Wednesday nights). We will start with the beginning steps of each dance and …

Dear All, If learning the Swivel Step was your sole purpose (not to be confused with “soul purpose” . . . or is it?) in coming to the Swing/Jive classes this month, then you definitely do not want to miss this Wednesday night when the Swivel Step will be our …