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DECEMBER 2018
President’s Corner
ShagRagNORTHERN VIRGINIA SHAG CLUBInsideLegacy of the
Charleston.........5Shag Calendar ......9Need to
Know....18Birthdays, etc. ... 10
BY BONNIE ARMS
MERRY CHRISTMAS 2018 and HAPPYNEW YEAR 20192018 has gone by so
quickly. It is already Decemberand soon to be 2019. As President, I
would like totake this opportunity to thank the Board
members,Committee Chairs, and ALL NVSC members fortheir support,
hard work, and friendship. It has beena rewarding experience for me
and one I will notsoon forget.
This year our Halloween Party was held onThursday, November 1,
at the American LegionPost 180 in Vienna, VA. Barbara Ebersole won
Bestindividual Costume and John and Joan Rippingalewon for Best
Couple Costumes. Craig Jennings wasour DJ. A fun time was had by
all.
Our annual election of Board of Directors washeld on Wednesday,
November 14 at the Elk’sLodge. The 2019 Board will consist of:
BonnieArms, President; Sherri Wildoner, Vice President;Linda Barna,
Secretary; Mark Hendrickson,Treasurer; Directors-at-Large Pamela
Alfano, JohnDent, Ken Gibbs, Jack Jones, and Sue Young. A bigthank
you goes out to Tom Brett and his
Committee membersDavid Barna, BarbaraDent, Barbara
Ebersole,Kathy Kropat, PaulaLantzer, Emily Maroon,Jason Potter,
JeannePotter, and Jim Scanlon for their hard work duringthis
election process.
Our Holiday Party will be held on December 1at the Kingstowne
Snyder Community Center inAlexandria, VA. Mike Harding will be the
DJ.Pictures and recap will follow in the January 2019Shag Rag. And
the DC Hand Dance Club’s NewYear’s Eve Party will be held at
Doubletree Tree.See page 7 for details.There will be NO/NO dancing
on Wednesday,December 5 and 26, 2018 and January 02, 2019.
In Memoriam: Tom Woll, a NVSC member,passed away Thanksgiving
week. Tom did notattend NVSC events often but he was an
ardentsupporter of the dance community and taught
ballroom dancing inthe DC area for 40years. Visitation andMass
will be heldMonday, December17, 10:30 and 11a.m. at St.
Leo’sCatholic Church,Fairfax City. He willbe greatly missed bythose
who knewhim.
Far left: BarbaraEbersole. Left:The Rippingales
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Through theNational FastDanceAssociation, ourClub activities
arelicensed by:
Contact us:General Inquiries: [email protected]
Membership:[email protected]
Webmaster: [email protected]
Hello Shagger:[email protected]
About Our Organization…Northern Virginia Shag Club (NVSC) was
organized to preserve the Carolina Shag dance and itsaccompanying
Beach music. NVSC dances the Carolina Shag every Wednesday night
at:Elk’s Lodge, 8421 Arlington Blvd, Fairfax, VACome join us —
learn the Carolina Shag! Free beginner lessons begin at 7:30 pm. A
Buffet dinner isavailable for purchase. Social dancing is from 6:30
to 10:00 pm. Cover charge: Members $9, Guests $10.
COME JOIN US!
2018 Board MembersPresident Bonnie Arms 703-819-9654
[email protected] President Sherri Wildoner 760-212-0981
[email protected] Linda Barna 703- 455-1090
[email protected] Mark Hendrickson 703-691-3053
[email protected] at Large Pamela Alfano
202-414-9312 [email protected] at Large John Dent
703-440-0451 [email protected] at Large Ken Gibbs
804-539-9332 [email protected] at Large Jack Jones
703-801-3555 [email protected] at Large Sue Young
703-573-6870 [email protected]
2018 Committees/ChairsAudit* Fern SeiglerCapital Shag Classic
Christine Werner [email protected]>Shag-A-Thon* Sherri
Wildoner [email protected]* Pamela Alfano
[email protected] Angie Bushey
[email protected] Shaggers Kathy Kropat
[email protected] Sherri Wildoner
[email protected]* Bonnie Arms [email protected]*
Fran Mong [email protected] Editor Adele Robey
[email protected] Publisher Adele Robey
[email protected] John Romito
[email protected] Relations* Jeanne Potter
[email protected]/Hospitality* Jeanne Potter
[email protected] Maryann Lesnick
[email protected] Loren Kropat
[email protected]
*Denotes Standing Committee
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When and Where to ShagEvery Wednesday, 6:30-10:00 pm at theElks
Lodge8421 Arlington Blvd., Fairfax, VA (on Route 50near Prosperity
Avenue). Cover charge: Non-members $10.00, members $9.00; free
lessons at7:30 pm, no partners needed. Buffet dinneravailable, 6:45
- 8:00pm, $9.00, or order from themenu. For example, Appetizers
(Buffalo Wings,Quesadilla, etc.), Salads (Caesar, Chef), Burgers
&Sandwiches (Bacon & Blue, Pulled Pork BBQ).
Dance Lesson Schedule at the Elks on WednesdaysBeginner Level
Shag Steps Intermediate Level Shag StepsDecember 5 No dancing
December 5 No dancingDecember 12 Basic and Start December 12 Pivot
& Tuck TurnDecember 19 Basic and Male Turn December 19 Pivot
& Belly RollDecember 26 No dancing…happy holidays! December 26
No dancing…happy holidays!
Beginner lessons are FREE to non-members, but membership is
required for the Intermediate class. Membership is $25/year.
Lessons begin at 7:30 pm. Social dancing before and after lessons
to 10:00 pm.Please remember to ask Red Dot beginner dancers to
dance.
It takes lots of practice to become a better dancer!
DJ Schedule
Please check the website for updates tothe DJ schedule
See more places todance with otherACSC Virginia ShagClubs,
listed onpage 12.
December 9 at Mixing Bowl(formerly JW & Friends)6531
Backlick Road, Springfield, VA. 5:00-8:00 pm,no cover charge.
Future dates: Dec. 9 and Jan. 6.
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NVSC Board ofDirectors
Ladies and Gentlemen, we present thewinners:
President Bonnie Arms
Vice PresidentSherri Wildoner
Secretary Linda Barna
Treasurer Mark Hendrickson
Director at Large Pamela Alfano
Director at Large John Dent
Director at Large Ken Gibbs
Director at Large Jack Jones
Director at Large Sue Young
NVSC is represented at the Capital Caring Gala
Happy Holidays!
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Paulette Brockingtonis Artistic Director ofDetroit’s A Companyof
Dancers. She is onthe faculties ofWCCCD and theWorship
ArtsConservatory and aMaster Teacher atMichigan StateUniversity. On
theswing dance circuitshe is a former WorldFast DanceChampion,
WorldSwing DanceChampion and OpenHustle Champion.She directs
theAmerican Lindy HopChampionships,coaches & teachesaround the
world.
The Legacy of the CharlestonEditor’s note: I am on the mailing
list of the National Fast Dance Association which from time to time
has some funstuff of general interest. This was one of those
times.
The Legacy of the Charleston
Paulette Brockington
Presented by NFA member and guest blogger, PauletteBrockington,
whose organization Artspectrum/ACompany of Dancers is the host of
the American LindyHop Championships.
Iso want to say that this article about theCharleston has a
grand moral to the story likeAesop’s Fables. Alas, it does not. I
want to beable to say “It was the best of times, it was the worstof
times.” I can say that, but Charles Dickens alreadydid in A Tale of
Two Cities. Dickens goes on to say“it was the age of wisdom, it was
the age offoolishness.” This is really so true even whenapplying it
a half century after it was penned.
My commentary about the Charleston startedwhen, on YouTube, I
watched a video about dancecrazes. Actually there’ve been a couple
that wereunabashedly inaccurate. One of the video authorssaid that
James P. Johnson composed the song “TheCharleston” (1925) and
magically the world starteddoing it. NOT. I signed in and told them
so. I’m surethey don’t care. I do. So just to be sure you know
thedance was created in Charleston, SC around 1914.The world prior
to that had been doing thePeabody, the Texas Tommy and was on the
path tocreating some 114 animal dances. The only one toremain
popular after the first world war the Foxtrot.The Foxtrot managed
to skirt the stain of war andprosper in the Jazz Age and beyond. So
now back tothe Charleston.
We owe the Charleston so much. It helped thoserebellious
younguns throw off the shackles ofVictorian apparel, including
those lace-up, high-topped shoes that used to flap when they
walkedbecause they couldn’t be bothered to lace them allthe way.
And who could blame them (except ofcourse their parents) when World
War I was ragingand family and friends were dying. They HAD TOlive
life to the fullest, however else would the leavetheir mark. Their
dance is part of that mark.
One video put Swing dance in the mid-1920s.Booooooo! Usually
they lump Charleston andBlack Bottom together for the 1920s with
little or
no differentiation between the two. At least I canunderstand
that. They were kindred. And we shouldremember that dancers and
musicians fed off eachother turning The Jazz Age into the Swing
Era.
I will give James P. Johnson props here. He was apioneer of the
stride style of jazz piano. He was oneof the most important
pianists who bridged theragtime and jazz eras, and, with Jelly Roll
Morton,one of the two most important catalysts in theevolution of
ragtime piano into jazz. As such, he wasa model for Count Basie,
Duke Ellington, ArtTatum and Fats Waller. Without him we
wouldn’thave the Swing Era we’ve come to love. It simplywouldn’t be
the same.
So I toyed with the idea of doing my own top 10dance crazes with
a accurate timeline; tracing swingdance’s birth or just putting
together some nice clipsthat might make you smile. At any rate the
U.S.’sworldwide dance crazes start in the nineteen-teenswith
Charleston and it’s many variations. ( I know Iskipped the
Cakewalk. But it really isn’t a couplesdance.) Dancers in the
‘twenties made an animaldance mainstream with the Black Bottom.
Then, of course, there’s the Lindy Hop. It tookCharleston, that
jazzy Foxtrot, the Breakaway andall those solo jazz dances people
were doing andbecame distinctively different from other dances
ofthe time. The dance named Lindy Hop in 1927really was renamed a
half dozen times by ShortyGeorge Snowden before he went back to
LindyHop. That last time stuck. The 1927 version wasdifferent from
the 1930s version. We should allrecognize that, because after all,
the dancers fed offthe musicians and the musicians were inspired
bythe dancers’ steps. Music stylesbroadened and the dancing
thataccompanied it morphed too. So weshould thank the Jazz Age for
throwingout the Castle Walk, the Peabody, theGrizzly Bear, the
Bunny Hop, theTurkey Trot and so many others thentaking that jazzy
Foxtrot andbequeathed us the rock step and tripletime swing. They
used the chaos withinthem to give birth to a legacy of
dances.Nietzsche, kind of, said that.
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Kingstowne’s Snyder Community Center6450 South Van Dorn St.,
Alexandria, VA 22315
Special Guest DJ: Mike Harding
Members - FREE Non-members - $10
Pot Luck DinnerNVSC will provide turkey, ham, & rolls. BYOB
- set-ups provided.
If your last name begins with: A-I - bring a side dishJ-Q -
bring a dessertR-Z - bring an appetizer
Questions? Contact [email protected] needed
for set up and clean up. Please sign up at the Elks on
Wednesday.
Saturday, December 1, 20187:30 – 11:30 pm
with NVSC!oliday eason
Celebrate the
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Please bring a new unwrapped toy for our Toys-For-Tots
drive.
Directions from the Fairfax County Parkway:Go east until you
reach Beulah Rd., cross Beulah and the road changes names to
Manchester Blvd. Continue down Manchester (it becomes Kingstown
Blvd)
turn left on to South Van Dorn St. At the
Dr. Take an immediate left and the Com-munity Center will be a
few buildings down on your right.
Directions from the Beltway:Exit the Beltway at South Van Dorn
St. and proceed south on South Van Dorn St. Cross over Franconia
Rd., where you will enter Kingstown, after crossing Franconia Rd.,
continue on South Van Dorn and turn right
Dr. Then take an immediate left and you will see the Community
Center a few build-ing down on your right. Parking lots are on both
sides of the street.
Saturday, December 1, 20187:00-11:00 pm
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Need to Know?
Where do I Get a Copy of the Shag Rag? Go to www.nvshag.org,
click on Shag Rag tab, click on the desired month. It’s in PDF
format. Also, copieswill be available at the Fairfax Elks on
Wednesdays.
Hello Shagger Emails Are you getting the Hello Shagger e-mails?
If not, visit our website at www.nvshag.org. On the right side,
clickon the blue box that says “Hello Shagger e-mail list” and give
us your e-mail address!
Hello Shagger Input Anyone with information to be included in
the Hello Shagger email (including DJ schedules and menus),please
send to [email protected].
Keep Your Membership Information Current Have you moved, changed
phone numbers or email address? Let Bonnie Arms know at
[email protected].
Shag Rag The deadline for Shag Rag input is the 25th of every
month. Please send content (including opinions, humorand recipes)
to Adele Robey at [email protected]
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December 1, 2018
Northern Virginia Shag Club (NVSC)Holiday PartyKingstowne Snyder
Center6450 S. Van Dorn St., Alexandria, VA
22315Members: Free / Non-Members: $107:30-11:30
pmDJ: Mike HardingSee flyer in the November Shag Rag or
thewebsite nvshag.org for more information
December 5, 2018
No DancingNorthern Virginia Shag ClubElk’s Lodge
December 26, 2018
No DancingNorthern Virginia Shag ClubElk’s Lodge
December 31, 2018
DCHDC New Year’s Eve GalaDoubletree by Hilton BWI890 Elkridge
Landing Rd.Linthicum Heights, MD 21090(410) 869-8400Special
Room Rate: $95 (Nov 1-Dec 17, 2018)Tickets: $80 Members/$90
Non-MembersReservations start: November 1, 2018Forms and more
info: http://dchanddanceclub.net
January 2, 2019
No DancingNorthern Virginia Shag ClubElk’s Lodge
January 16-20, 2019
ACSC Mid Winter WorkshopNorth Myrtle Beach, SCSee official
website shagdance.com for moreinformation
February 1-3, 2019Boogie on the Bay Shag Club Shaggers @
HeartDoubletree by Hilton50 Kingsmill Road, Williamsburg, VA
23185Hotel website: www.Williamsburg.DoubleTree.com$100
Registration (non refundable but
transferable)Instructors: Charlie Womble & Jackie McGeeTom
Edwards & Marsha RuthDJs: Jerry Hardy & Harvey
TaylorWebsite: www.boogieonthebay.com/shagheart
February 23, 2019Rock Hill Shag Club Winter Beach BlastAmerican
Legion524 Heckle Blvd., Rock Hill, SC7pm-Midnight$40 sold ONLY in
advanceCash Bar (No coolers allowed)DJ: Frank
PriceContact: Debbie Brown803-242-6104,
[email protected] Hotel: Wingate by Wyndham760
Galleria Blvd., Rock Hill, SC 29732Phone:
803-324-9000 MUST reserve by 2/1/19$89.90 includes Tax &
BreakfastMention Rock Hill Shag Club
March 29-30, 2019Capital City Shag Club Capital City
ShagExtravaganza X Shaggin’ Under SilverStarsTickets: $80
each (non-refundable buttransferable) $90 after March 8,
2019DJs: Ray Scott & Gene SistareSaturday
night: Band of OzEmbassy Suites200 Stoneridge Dr.,
Columbia, SC803-744-8124Special Group Code: CCSContact:Marie
Kiesel118 Thorn Tree Ln., Columbia, SC 29212803-606-3030 /
[email protected]
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
There’s a whole lotta shaggin’ goin’ on!
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DecemberBirthdays
etc.
ShagRagNorthern Virginia Shag ClubP.O. Box 2298Merrifield, VA
22116
We’re on the Web! www.nvshag.org
And on Facebook at Northern Virginia Shag Club
Visit the club websites for venues and schedules.
Battlefield Boogie Club,www.battlefieldboogieclub.com
Boogie On The Bay Shag Club,www.boogieonthebay.com
Colonial Shag Club (Newport News),www.colonialshagclub.com
Danville Shag Club, www.danvilleshagclub.com
Other ACSCVirginia ShagClubs
Franklin Shag Club, [email protected] Shag Club,
www.lynchburgareashagclub.com Richmond Shag Club,
www.richmondshagclub.orgRoanoke Valley Shag Club,
www.rvsc.memberlodge.comVirginia Beach Shag Club,
www.vbshagclub.com
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Nancy Snead December 1 Abbey Compton December 2 John
RippingaleDecember 3 John Yuskaitis December 3 Barry Kumar December
6 Ray Jones December 7
Jeanne Potter December 7 Victor Clemann December 8 Jane James
December 9 Cathy Metcalf December 12 Ida Draim December 14 Judy
Anderson December 15
Lynda Gumnick December 18 Cookie Bell December 19 Dave Rapson
December 19 Michael Deese December 24 Sandra Traylor December
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