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WINNER OF THE 2008/2009 UCSB LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITY AWARD for
“LATE NIGHT SOCIAL PROGRAMMING”!!

SUMMER 2009 (June 2009 through September 2009)

Information about the Swing and Ballroom Dance Club at UCSB

Announcements of SBDC Dance Events and Activities

Club Mission Statement

SUMMER 2009 SBDC Calendar of Events

SUMMER 2009 Weekly Email Newsletter

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Spring Quarter 2009 Weekly Email Newsletter from Last Quarter

Daily Places in Santa Barbara to Go Dancing

Upcoming Dance Trips In and Out of the Santa Barbara Area

Links to Other Dance Web Sites

Summary of SBDC Activities from previous quarters and years

The Regular Monday Night SBDC Meetings are held in Robertson Gym room 2320(near Map grid D-3). Here is a PDF Map of UCSB Campus. Here is another map to help find your way to Robertson Gym .
The closest parking lot to Robertson Gym is now in the “Mesa Parking Garage” (to the East of Rob Gym).

NEW location for (most) Special SBDC Dance Workshops and Dance Events: In the NEW UCSB Student Resource Building (SRB) Multipurpose Room (room 1112). Convenient Parking! (New 4-level parking garage next door, in Lot 22). Near the UCSB Faculty Club and UCSB Thunderdome! You can find this on the UCSB Campus Map, Map Grids E-1 and E-2. You can also find it here with the SRB highlighted.

NOTE #1: UCSB 2009 Leadership and Activity Awards: The Swing and Ballroom Dance Club was the winner of the 2009 “Late Night Social Programming Award”, from the Leadership Development Center! This award was for the highly successful and always popular Friday and Saturday Night Swing Dance Events that the SBDC sponsored each school quarter. Congratulations and thanks to everyone who helped make this award possible!

NOTE #2: SBDC SUMMER 2009: MONDAY NIGHTS Open Dancing, Beginning MONDAY JUNE 29th. The SBDC will have MONDAY NIGHTS OPEN DANCING! Totally FREE! At UCSB Robertson Gym Room 2320 (upstairs). There is NO Membership Fee for any SBDC Summer activities. Just come and dance! Bring your friends. Schedule: June 29th through the end of August, Rob Gym Room 2320, 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

NOTE #3: UCSB Summer Session 2009 Class: Jitterbug Swing. MONDAY nights beginning June 29th for 4-weeks. UCSB Robertson Gym room 2320 (upstairs), 6:30 pm to 7:45 pm. This beginning-level class will work on steps, techniques, and styling of different Swing Dances, including Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa, and East Coast Style Swing. If time permits, we will introduce Swing Dance Line Dances. Taught by Steve Carlan and Anna Hernandez of the Swing and Ballroom Dance Club at UCSB. Cost: about $25/summer session, register at the UCSB Recreation Department Cashier’s Office. No Partners Needed.

NOTE #4: Sad News about Wendy DiRodio. We are all deeply saddened and shocked by the recent senseless and brutal murder of one our beloved Santa Barbara dancers, Wendy DiRodio. If you would like to post an on-line tribute to her family, or view photos of Wendy at recent Santa Barbara Swing Dance events, you may do so at this Special Wendy Web Site, courtesy of santabarbara.com’s John Dickson.

NOTE #5: Sad News about Frankie Manning. Frankie Manning, the Legendary Master and Ambassador of the Lindy Hop, passed away peacefully in the morning on Monday April 27th, of complications from pneumonia. He was one month away from his 95th birthday, which was going to be celebrated in New York City by thousands of dedicated Lindy Hop fans. Frankie was an inspiration to everyone who met him, and his enthusiasm and smile were as infectious as the energy of the music and the Lindy Hop. More information can be found at the Frankie’s 95th Birthday Web Site, or at the Frankie Manning Web Site.

NOTE #6: SBDC Membership Pricing Policy:. Beginning January 2009, SBDC RENEWAL Membership fees have been reduced to: $10 for students per quarter; $15 for non-students per quarter. The $20 New SBDC Membership fees still apply. ALSO, there will now be a one-time-only per quarter “Drop-In Fee” of $5, for anyone who has already visited the SBDC at least one time, and wishes to attend another SBDC event without having to join as a new member for $20 (or re-join as a renewing member for $10/$15). This will be especially beneficial for people who are visiting the UCSB area for a short period of time. Note: these fees will be subject to change. There is NO FEE for any SUMMER SBDC activity.

The SBDC Web Site was updated by Steve Carlan on 7/2/2009.