Seattle Rueda

 This year we are making some changes to our annual Alki beach parties.  We changed the night from Thursday to Friday, and we are purchasing a more solid dance floor.  Yes, after years of dancing on refrigerator cartons and duct tape we are about to upgrade our beach-dancing experience!  The reasons are mainly:
 
1. Transporting and storing the cardboard dance floor requires a van or large SUV, and we have a limited number of people with appropriate vehicles.
2. Setting up the cardboard dance floor each week is labor-intensive, and it is usually the same small number of people doing this work.
3. Duct tape costs about $17 each week, and it cannot be re-used.
 
Nadja has researched new flooring and purchased sample pieces for review by the group.  A new 15′ x 15′ portable dance floor will cost about $1103.  We can use some money from our rueda fund (for winter rental at Sonny Newman’s) to cover the purchase, but we also need donations from YOU! 
 
We expect this floor to last several years, so take that into consideration when donating.  How much is our Alki beach dance worth to you?  $10? $20? $50? more?  We would like to raise as much as possible right now, to be able to purchase and use the floor right away. 
 
Please give your donations to Nadja, Jain, Kyra, or Christina, and all money will be forwarded to the dance floor fund.  If donating by check, make it out to Nadja Honeywell.  Please give what you can to support this project.  

See you at the beach!

Jain

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CASINO ON CARDBOARD 2010:
Alki Beach Party starts this Friday, June 11th !

For Newbies and Veterans alike, I thought I would post a reminder of the start of our most cherished event of the year and what it’s about:

WHERE:  Alki Beach on the sandy strip off of Alki Avenue SW in West Seattle.  Our exact location on the strip of sandy beach may change each week depending on availability.  (We are usually between 57th and 59th Avenues SW, somewhere between Duke’s Chowder House and Homefront Smoothies.  Park and simply listen for Cuban music and look for Carboard and Tiki Torches to find us.)

WHEN: now FRIDAYS, 7pm, beginning June 11th

WHAT: cardboard-duct-tape dance floor, music, sunsets, dancing, friends, long nights, and pure fun!
(PS – tips: If you plan on staying the duration…bringing your own lawn chair/blanket to sit on is a good idea!!, in addition any dance rations & bevies)

IF you have any questions – please contact the gang here on the blog. It will be a great team effort again this year, so feel free to write us a note here.

**NOTE – In case of bad weather (rain), the event will be cancelled and posted on the seattlerueda.com homepage as soon as a determination is made.

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Hey Dancing Peeps!
Let’s get ready for Casino on Cardboard at Alki!
Thursday, June 10 is the “proposed” starting date of this summer’s beach dancing.

There are some conflicts though, with potential solutions below, which I ask your thoughts on to help resolve (without a billion reply-all emails flying!):

1. John is teaching a drumming class Thursday evenings and thus is potentially unable to join and be the cardboard’s transport (in his van).

I believe we have other members with SUV’s who might be able to take up and also share this responsibility.

2. Many women in the group have committed to and been attending a body movement class with Maiensy all winter, on Thursdays.

A suggested solution is to change the Alki Casino dancing night to another evening?

Another is for Maiensy’s class can change nights for the summer?

Please respond with your input here, on the blog.
We will also bring the “Casino Start Date” idea up at this upcoming Sunday Practica, May 30, for folks to weigh in.

If you are unable to be at Practica and/or want to send thoughts in private, feel free to email me, Christina, at gianthoupis@yahoo.com. I will be more than happy to ‘represent’ your input for you.

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Hello All!

Come out and join us for the last Casino on Cardboard: Alki Beach Party for this Summer season–Tonight, Thurs, Aug 27th, 7pm. Enjoy the last days of August’s sun and warm weather by dancing with the sunset as a backdrop.

Also–a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who helped with unloading, set-up, and break-down each week this summer. It couldn’t have been pulled off this year without a group effort.

Yours Truly in Cardboard, I-Pods, Tune Units, and most importantly–Duct Tape,

Georgia, Jan, and John

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I made a short video and I’m uploading on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BIqFfBonc0

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I just wanted to give a Big Thanks to all the members of the Supersones who gave their time and energy to play for us last night, and help create one of the most fun & memorable ALKI, CASINO ON CARDBOARD dance parties EVER!

Big Thanks to Jan and Eddie for the cardboard and music logistics!!
AND EVERYONE ELSE…who volunteered set-up/clean-up to make the evening a BLAST.

OH, and thanks to Andre for bringing the Coconut Juice !!! 

Ahi nama!  sje

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Hello, I overheard that there is a Sounders game tonight at the stadium. I looked it up, and sure enough, it is at 7 pm, so I wanted to give you all a heads up so you can plan your travels to Rueda on the beach accordingly: http://www.soundersfc.com/Matchday/Schedule.aspx

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Anyone who would like to help setting up the cardboard dance floor at Alki tonight please be there at 6:30. Jan and I will be there with the cardboard and block rockers.

Eddie

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Since no one has stepped up to bring pickup and bring the Cardboard and Music box, Dancing at Alki is cancelled for tonight 8/13. Please pass the word. Thank you Barbara and Nadja for your comments

Eddie

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