the "Out On The Dance Floor Charity Ball"

including information on the annual first Saturday in June
"Out on The Dance Floor Charity Ball"
(Click here)

for upcoming
"Dancing with The DC Stars"
and
"So You Think You Can Dance DC"
social dance events with beginner mini-dance competitions open to all .....
including
"Country & Latin Night ... at Remington's on Capital Hill"
Please join us
Out On The Dance Floor!!

The weekly
"Sunday Salsa & Rueda, Brazilian Samba, Ballroom &
Swing and Argentine Tango Social Dance Parties and classes"
(at least 30% and sometimes 100% of those funds generated by the LGBT
non-profits or sports teams will be returned to the sponsoring organization of those
who attend and bring their email or web site posting)
(Click here)

and Monthy
"Dance-&-Learn Parties"
Including mini-classes & dancing in all styles.
(at least 30% and sometimes 100% of those funds generated by the LGBT non-profits
or sports teams will be returned to the sponsoring organization of those who attend
and bring their email or web site posting)

Dance-&-Learn Parties
and other social dance events all include beginner mini-classes,
"So You Think You Can Dance DC", "Dancing with the DC Stars" and
"Dancing With The AC/DC Stars" (contestants are of the same gender)
mini-dance competitions, refreshments,
practice & PLENTY of social dancing...

Upcoming Dance-&-Learn Parties, which always include beginner mini-dance classes of
all varieties at the Chevy Chase Ballroom & DanceSport Center are scheduled on the following dates:

NO PREVIOUS DANCE EXPERIENCE OR PARTNER NECESSARY TO ATTEND, SO INVITE EVERYONE!

The Sat., March, 2008 Dance-&-Learn Party was announced in the Washington Kids' Post and Voice Of America TV, but it also included a front page photo and story on the front page of the Sunday, May 4th, 2008 'Kids' Post'. Included that week were performances by: (1) "The Dancing Kids' Network", (2) Brazilian Samba with local "Brazilian Dance Expert & Samba Diva", Danielle Areco, (3) International Latin and possibly standard performances by a brand new and INCREDIBLE amateur partnership of Sergey Vasilyev, originally from Russia, and Lemery Rollins from Maryland, (4) Mini-classes were provided for those who weren't already dancing in numerous of the social dances of Ballroom & Latin, Salsa & Rueda, Swing, Tango and more plus (5) mini-dance competitions of "So You Think You Can Dance DC", "Dancing with the DC Stars", DC DANCE WARS and (6) a taping of everyone who is interested learning "Michael Jackson's Thriller" for upcoming Voice Of America TV coverage. Consequently, we needed as many dancers as possible Out On The Dance Floor!!

AND EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT, THE 21ST ANNUAL YULETIDE BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND NEW YEAR'S EVE GALA!...

December, 2008 - January 1st, 2009 - The MAJOR Washington DC DanceSport event, Ron Bennett's 21st annual "Yuletide Ball Championships and New Year's Eve Gala" at the JW Mariott Hotel, 14th & Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington DC. You'll watch amateur, pro/am and top professional DanceSport competitors from around the world right here in Washington DC (including our own "Dancing Kids' Network" and "Dancing Youth Foundation". Visit www.DancingKidsNetwork.com).
And lastly the annual "Yuletide Ball New Year's Eve Gala". You cannot miss our Elegant Black-Tie Affair! Undoubtedly THE most elegant New Year's Eve events in all of Metropolitan Washington, including an exquisite gourmet dinner, lots of general dancing to the absolute "BEST" Ballroom, Latin & Swing dance music and an incredible professional show.

Visit www.PleaseDanceWithMe.com/yuletideball.htm for schedules and details as they become available.

(Dance-&-Learn Parties are usually, but not always every 4th Saturday of each month).

New 7:00pm starting time for mini-classes in the
Ballroom, Latin, Salsa & Rueda, and Swing dances, followed by general
dancing in studio A while mini-classes in Argentine Tango plus a milonga until
2am begin in studio B at 9:00pm (tango dancing until 11:30pm).

the evening includes ongoing mini-classes, refreshments & PLENTY of DANCING and
possible performances throughout the night!
(bring the kids...and grandparents, too!...hopefully some of the Dancing Kids will perform...)

Monthly Saturday and sometimes Friday Dance-&-Learn Parties at the Chevy Chase Ballroom on the 4th & 5th Saturday of each month at the Chevy Chase Ballroom.
Join us for Monthly "Dance-&-Learn Parties"
PLUS!

Our annual "Dances on the Evenings of Thanksgiving Day (November, 2008), Christmas Day (December 25th, 2008) and New Year's Day (January 1st, 2009)", all including mini-dance classes to the music of "DreamGirls" and "HAIRSPRAY", performances by The Dancing Kids Network, "So You Think You Can Dance DC" and "Dancing with the DC Stars" mini-dance competitions, an Argentine Tango beginner/intermediate milonga with beginner and intermediate mini-classes and more......AND you may learn a version of "Michael Jackson's Thriller" (www.MichaelJacksonsThriller.com) to prepare for the "Thrill The World" Guiness World record of more people around the globe dancing "Michael Jackson's Thriller" at the same time on October 27th (prepare ahead of time by watching the segment taught by Terry Chasteen to Sarah Simmons on Fox 5 News).
Everyone is welcome and encouraged, including all ages, singles, couples, same-gender couples, and the seeing and hearing impaired with mini-classes in Salsa & Rueda, Ballroom & Swing, all of the Latin dances, Disco/Hustle, C/W Two Step and more...:performances, door prises, mini-lessons and "So You Think You Can Dance DC" and "Dancing with the DC Stars" mini-competitions in as many of the the following dances as time permits (mini-competition winners chosen by audience applause, so invite your most loud and obnoxious friends and family members!...):

(A) Foxtrot to the Oscar-nominated song "I love You I do" by Jennifer Hudson from 'DreamGirls' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEWhzsgmnb4&mode=related&search=) and
"You're Timeless to Me" from 'HAIRSPRAY' [one of my favorite numbers from both the Broadway and movie versions of the musical] -
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kts85_43XNU) - Movie version with John Travolta and Christopher Walken
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqTnatv63tk&mode=related&search=) Original Broadway cast video with Harvey Fierstein and Dick Latessa.

(B) American Rumba to "Good Morning Baltimore" By Nikki Blonsky from 'HAIRSPRAY'
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu7yhJRrp0U&mode=related&search=),

Also, join us for an Argentine Tango milonga from 9pm-11:30pm in studio B while dancing to all of the social dances continue in studio A.

ADMISSION: $12.00 per person for any and all parts of the event (including mini-classes, refreshments, performance and PRACTICE AND DANCING in any one or all dance styles of both studios) plus $10.00 for full-time students. $2.00 discount for those who RSVP by sending the email addresses of each of those attending to TerryChasteen@Yahoo.com. Each will then receive a return admission email copy to present at the door (you must bring the returned RSVP email copy to qualify for any discounts so we know how much food, etc is needed in advance. It will also prevent taking time going through lists at the door to find names of people that aren't in alphabetical order to determine who has and has not RSVP'd).

All "So You Think You Can Dance DC", "Dancing with the DC Stars" and "Dancing With The AC/DC Stars" mini-dance competitions are open to everyone, so get yourself a partner and start preparing now or come and find one at the party! Winners will be chosen by audience applause, so bring your loudest and most obnoxious friends and family members to cheer for you! We will fit in as many contests as possible within the time available. The Tango classes will begin by 9:00pm to accomodate those who may come just for the scheduled Argentine Tango milonga at 9:30pmm.

8:45pm A fun, high-energy class in the Brazilian "Axe" taught by Danielle Areco of Sao Paulo and possibly a Brazilian Samba performance in costume if enough "Sambista's" RSVP in advance to attend.

9:00pm-9:30pm Beginner & beginner+ Argentine Tango mini-classes in studio "B" while those in studio "A" keep dancing to their favorite, Ballroom, Salsa & Rueda, Latin, Swing, Brazilian and Country/Western mix until 11:30pm.

9:30pm-11:30pm Argentine Tango milonga for all levels. Also including an Argentine Tango performance if enough RSVP before the event.

Expect to enjoy more incredible dance music, have more fun, see more entertaining performances, enter more mini-dance contests and learn more dances in one night to your favorite Ballroom, Latin, Swing, C/W and Hustle dance tunes than you ever thought possible! PLUS it's all for a great cause. If you saw that great photo in The Weshington Blade last week of Cheryl with the great big smile that we're all so used to seeing, help to make that smile permanent once again by collecting and making as many donations as possible both during the crucial upcoming months.

Admission: $12.00 per person. Any additional donations collected or offered will be greatly appreciated, 100% of which will be donated to Cheryl Spector for those bringing a fundraiser notice. If paying cash, please be especially sure to turn in a "Fundraiser notice" from any LGBT web site or email so that the funds taken in at the door can be correctly earmarked to the Cheryl Spector fund.

(Lambda DanceSport DC is an organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered [LGBT] dancers in the Baltimore/Washington DC Metropolitan area who wish to train in and dance any of the different couples' social and competitive DanceSport styles of International Ballroom and Latin, American style Rhythm and Smoothe, Country/Western, Salsa & Rueda, Disco/Hustle, Flamenco, Swing, Argentine Tango and more as same-gender couples as well as mixed-gender couples. Lambda DanceSPORT DC is an associate and supporting organization of Team DC)

We may continue with monthly "Dance-&-Learn" Carnaval & Brazilian Samba, Ballroom, Salsa & Rueda, Argentine Tango, Swing, Disco/Hustle (and more...) events again usually on the 4th Saturday of each month. Post-Mardi Gras and Carnaval "Dance-&-Learn Parties" at the Chevy Chase Ballroom will now include our

if enough Sambista's attend
(Danielle may arrive following an earlier gig to teach my favorite Brazilian dance,
"the Axe" and serve Caipirinhas to those who aren't driving after 10:30pm)

Post-Mardi Gras and Carnaval Dance Parties
at the Chevy Chase Ballroom!!!
(They have Christmas in July, don't they? So who's to say we can't celebrate
Carnaval in March? and April?...and May?!...)

JOIN US FOR MORE
SALA & RUEDA, BALLROOM & SWING, ARGENTINE TANGO AND
BRAZILIAN CARNAVAL
DANCE-&-LEARN PARTIES!

EVERY MONTH!
on Saturday evening if enough Sambistas RSVP!

BE THERE!

on the 4th & 5th Saturdays of each month
(and sometimes certain Fridays)
Since they can have Christmas in July, we're going to also celebrate
Carnaval in March... and April...and May!...

SATURDAY CARNAVAL & BRAZILIAN SAMBA, SALSA & RUEDA, ARGENTINE TANGO AND BALLROOM & SWING "DANCE-&-LEARN PARTIES", INCLUDING MINI-CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT IN ALL OF THE SOCIAL DANCES (TWO STEP, WEST COAST SWING, CHA CHA & MERENGUE, DISCO/HUSTLE AND MORE... WE MAY EVEN LEARN ANOTHER SEGMENT OF MICHAEL JACKSON'S "THRILLER" ROUTINE BY REQUEST...FOR THOSE WHO DARE. VISIT www.MichaelJacksonsThriller.com . SOME SAID IT WAS THEIR FAVORITE PART OF THE LAST PARTY......WE MIGHT ALSO LEARN TO DANCE SOME OF TERRY'S HIP HOP MOVES TO NELLY'S "HOT IN HERE" FROM CHRIS ROCK'S "Head Of State" ) REFRESHMENTS, SNACKS AND DESERTS PROVIDED PLUS NON-STOP DANCING AND PRACTICE AND A BRAZILIAN SAMBA PERFORMANCE IN FULL COSTUME, PERFORMED BY OUR TALENTED AND AUTHENTIC BRAZILIAN FROM SAO PAULO, DANIELLE ARECO.

Dance-&-Learn Parties are usuall (not always) scheduled scheduled on the 4th Saturday of the month. Visit www.PleaseDanceWithMe.com/danceandlearn.htm for final details as they become available or email TerryChasteen@yahoo.com with questions or to receive information.
Bring a copy of this or any email or web site notice about this event and you will also receive a $2.00 discount if you RSVP by email in advance to TerryChasteen@yahoo.com so we know how much food, etc to provide (including my infamous apple pie right from the oven with ice cream!...).
Dancing is always more fun with friends and family, so invite all of them and join us for a fun-filled, non-stop, last-minute "Dance-&-Learn Party" night. You're guaranteed to have a great time and learn more dances in one night than you ever thought possible!!....

"SATURDAY CARNAVAL & BRAZILIAN SAMBA, SALSA & RUEDA, ARGENTINE TANGO AND BALLROOM & SWING "DANCE-&-LEARN PARTIES WITH MINI-CLASSES
Taught by Danielle Areco if enough Sambista's attend (Brazilian Samba & Axe from 10:30pm - 11:30pm, www.BrazilLatino.com), and Terry Chasteen (Salsa & Rueda, Ballroom, Swing, Disco/Hustle, Argentine Tango, etc at www.PleaseDanceWithMe.com) on the best professional floating Ballroom dance floor in all of Washington DC, the Chevy Chase Ballroom & DanceSport Center, 5207 Wisc. Ave., NW, Wasington DC 20015 (less than a block South of the Friendship Heights red line Metro above Paul' Liquor at 5205 Wisc. Ave on Mapquest).

You've been WATCHING "So You Think You Can Dance" and "Dancing with the Stars", which have been unequaled in it's ratings in America, Europe and it's country of origin, Australia since it's onset. "Dancing with the Stars" will premiere for it's 4th successful season in America on Monday, September 24th at 8/7c for 2 hours; Results Show on Tuesday, September 25th at 9/8c. Isn't it time for you to STOP JUST WATCHING Dancing with the Stars and start to "BECOME ONE?!"

Singles, couples, same-gender couples and the seeing and hearing impaired are welcome. Limited ASL will be available and all blind, deaf and weelchair dancers are encouraged to attend. We guarantee that they'll have as much fun as all of the rest of us.

Also not to worry if you're not already dancing or don't have a dance partner. A major portion of attendees will be brand new beginners right off the street and we'll be switching partners throughout the night during the mini-classes and worksops. Plus we'll have plenty of dance teachers and assistants available to help those with questions about their dancing both during and between instruction.

The schedule will include:

(1) 7pm-9pm mini-classes in studio "A" (beginner & intermediate classes in Ballroom, Salsa & Rueda, C/W, Swing, Brazilian Samba and more taught by Terry Chasteen and Danielle Areco followed by general dancing plus mini-classes until 12 midnight ),

(2) 9:15pm - 10:00pm Argentine Tango in studio "B" (beginner and possibly intermediate Argentine Tango mini-classes taught by Bella Sterling and Terry until 10pm followed by dancing an Argentine Tango milonga until 2:00am),

(3) 10pm-2:00am Argentine Tango dancing and more in studio B and eventually moving to the main Ballroom after midnight.

(4) "Dancing with the DC Stars" mini-competitions throughout the night in any number of the social dances open to anyone who cares to enter.

Refreshments and snacks, desserts and plenty of DANCING provided. No previous dance experience or partner necessary.

DOOR PRIZES:
Door prizes of 5-class dance cards for drawing winners.

ADMISSION: $12.00 per person for any and all parts of the event (including mini-classes, refreshments, performance and dancing in all dance styles of both studios) less $2.00 discount for those who RSVP by sending the email addresses of those attending plus a copy of this notice to TerryChasteen@Yahoo.com. Each will receive a return admission email copy to present at the door (you must bring the returned RSVP email copy to qualify for any discounts so we're sure of how much food, etc is needed in advance plus to expedite admission at the door to determine who has and has not RSVP'd for the discount).

SOMETIMES FOLLOWED BY A POSSIBLE BRAZILIAN SAMBA PERFORMANCE IN FULL COSTUME BY DANIELLE ARECO IN STUDIO "A" SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10PM AND 11:30PM IF ENOUGH SAMBISTAS ATTEND.

Join us for upcoming Dance-&-Learn parties for monthly fun-filled dance events in Washington DC's premier dance venue and learn more of the social Ballroom & Latin, Salsa & Rueda, Swing & Disco/Hustle, Argentine Tango & more dances in one night than you ever thought possible!

DON'T MISS THE AUTHENTIC BRAZILIAN CARNAVAL SAMBA PERFORMANCE IN FULL COSTUME BY DANIELLE ARECO IN STUDIO "A" BETWEEN 10PM AND MIDNIGHT!

The Carnaval & Mardi Gras Kids Photo Gallery

And bring the grandparents and kids! They need to dance, too!
(And they always love my healthy apple & ice cream!)

You've been WATCHING "America's Ballroom Challenge on PBS during Wednesdays plus "Dancing with the Stars" (unequaled in it's ratings in America, Europe and it's country of origin, Australia since it began), which premiered on Monday, March 19th at 8/7c (Results Show on Tuesdays at 9/8c for two ours) for it's third season 27th for two hours. Now it's time for "YOU" to get "Out on the Dance Floor" and " BECOME ONE!"

Join us earlier on Saturday mornings and early afternoon every week from 10:30am to 1:30pm every week for classes and/or practice in "Red Hot Ballroom" for the kids, intermediate Disco/Hustle, Social Ballroom & Swing Black-tie & Wedding Dances, Salsa & Rueda plus Country/Western Two Step, Line Dances and/or Swing plus "Dance-at-Your-Wedding Workshops" on the last Saturday of each month.

Times include:
(1). 10:30am-11:30am "Red Hot Ballroom" for high school & middle-schoolers PLUS drop-in Interm/adv Salsa&Rueda

(2). 11:30am-12:30pm Drop-in Beg Salsa or Rueda (Mein) PLUS Beg Black-tie/Wedding Dances (Social Ballroom, Latin, Swing & Hustle. Not only for wedding couples).

(3). 12:00-12:45pm Intermediate to advanced Disco/Hustle (taught by Jonathon Bowers)

(4). 12:30pm-1:30pm Beg & intermediate Country/Western Texas two step &/or Line Dances & Swing (separate classes taught by Terry &/or Mein when necessary)

(6). 11:30pm-1:00pm on the LAST Saturday of the month "Dance-At-Your-Wedding Workshops" Learn basics of Ballroom, Latin, Swing & Hustle PLUS! How to prepare for a magnificent "FIRST DANCE" performance.

6:00pm-7:30pm on the 4th Saturday of the month "Dance-At-Your-Wedding Workshops".

8:00pm-1:00am Montly 4th Saturday Dance-&-Learn Parties w/ mini-classes. No partner/experience needed

Your first class is FREE! For anyone new to any of Terry Chasteen & Co's Chevy Chase Ballroom classes, plus a discount of $2.00 for all Meetup DC members in "ANY" of the Washington area Meetup groups who bring a copy of their Meetup profile (you must turn in an actual actual copy of your Meetup membership profile to be turned in wit the class roster to qualify for the $2. discount).

Visit www.PleaseDanceWithMe.com or www.InternationalDanceSPORT.net for details and discounts for DC Meetup members.

Location:
the Chevy Chase Ballroom & DanceSport Center
5207 Wisc Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20015
202-462-0870

(Located less than 1 block S of the Jennifer St exit of the Friendship Hts red line Metro above Paul's Liquor at the corner of Harrison St., NW and Wisc Ave., NW)
Ph: Terry Chasteen at 202-462-0870

Terry Chasteen’s "International DanceSPORT & Entertainment Productions"
We take pride in offering you the absolute “BEST” in social dance training with some of the most highly trained and professional associate teachers in their areas of expertise, along with the most flexible and affordable arrangements anywhere in Metropolitan Washington DC.