The Peach Beat
November 30, 2019 Weekly Newsletter Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! We had a good crowd and lots of dancing! HEADS UP…OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER…DECORATING WILL BEGIN AROUND 10AM ON WEDNESDAY, DEC 4TH.
NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET, THE MORE THE MERRIER!!!!! THANKS FOR HELPING! SEE YOU THERE!
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WE WILL PUT THE DANCE FLOOR DOWN AT 11:00 AM ON DEC 4th
WE NEED HELP FITTING AND SCREWING THE BOARDS TOGETHER. We need to have at least 2 men bring their electric - battery operated drills (with charging ports) and drill bits. Everybody should bring work gloves in
case we have to shift the floor boards around a little. Please send Don Hicks an email to let him know you are coming to help so he can get a head count WE ALSO NEED HELP REMOVING THE FLOOR ON SUNDAY,DEC 7th AT 8:30 AM.
Photographer of the Week Thanks to Rena Wood for taking our pictures this week.
Message from Don Hicks
Club President Email: [email protected]
Thanks to Kathy Stowers for handling club business in my absence. Debbie Hicks and Rena Wood will be taking pictures for the yearbook at Brimstone’s. Please see them to get your picture taken, if you would like a new one or if you are a new club member. Christmas Party Our Christmas party is almost here! Please help us to make this party a great success by volunteering!
Message from Amy Hutcheson and Barbara Jones
Club Vice Presidents of Social Email: [email protected]
[email protected] Christmas Party Hospitality Rooms Please let us know if you can help in the hospitality rooms. We will have someone taking photos at our party. Stop by to have your picture taken - this picture is yours to order – it is not for our yearbook.
December Birthdays We will celebrate December birthdays on Saturday, December 14.
Christmas Party Raffle We are selling raffle tickets for $5 each. Winner will be announced at our Christmas party. Winner wins: $300 and 2 tickets to next year’s Christmas party! Please see Rena Wood to purchase tickets.
Name That Tune ShagAtlanta Christmas Party
The inaugural Name That Tune contest was a big hit last year, and this year should be even better. Please come out and participate in identifying the name of the great song, and/or the artist that sang it, and/or the year it was first released. Ace Asip (host) and Jim Agee (DJ) will once
again be selecting the songs and directing the contest.
1. Name That Tune starts promptly at 3:00 and goes until 4:30 in
the main ballroom. We have an hour and a half time
allocation this year, which allows for more songs and relaxed
fun.
2. In response to your feedback from last year, we now have an
organized, self-explanatory score card that will guide you
through the game. No more free-hand answers …just fill in the
blanks.
3. You can play by yourself if you wish, but we encourage you to
form teams with your friends. It is a lot of fun, especially when
you get our age, to have someone to share memories and
answers to the greatest era of music (50’s and 60’s) in the last
100 years.
4. Teams will be limited to eight people per team, with one score
card per team, and we ask that you occupy one table per team.
Be thinking now about who you want to team with.
5. Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams:
(1) $ 75.00
(2) $ 50.00
(3) $ 25.00
The three winners will be announced, and prizes awarded
Saturday night.
6. Call Larry Studdard @ 678-361-4292 with any questions.
New Year’s Eve Party Our New Year’s Eve party will be held on Tuesday, December 31st at Brimstone Tavern starting at 7PM!
Cost: $30 which includes midnight breakfast buffet and champagne toast If you wish to stay nearby, we have a $119 room (includes taxes and breakfast) special with:
Hilton Garden Inn 10975 Georgia Lane Alpharetta, GA 678-566-3900 They will have a shuttle available.
Pre-Party – if we book at least 20 rooms, Hilton Garden Inn will provide us a room to host our pre-party. You will be able to bring in food, but all alcohol must be purchased at the hotel.
Message from Janet Croft Club Vice President - Membership
Email: [email protected] If you need to make any changes to your contact information, please notify me.
For October thru December, the cost for new members is $12 to join.
To join our club, please fill out the form located at the end of this newsletter and mail to me. The form is also located on our website on the Join page.
Total Facebook Members
812
Total Club Members
282
Message from Kathy Stowers Club Treasurer
Email: [email protected]
Name Badges If you would like to purchase a magnetic name badge, please let me know. Cost is $9. Choice of green on white background or white on green background.
2020 SOS Cards I will have SOS cards available for purchase at the Christmas party for $30. They are good for the 2020 Mid-Winter, Spring Safari and Fall Migration events.
Thanks everyone for your donations to Camp Sunshine! We have a bowl at the welcome desk for donations.
Camp Sunshine is our club charity. You can find out more information here: https://www.mycampsunshine.com/
Camp Sunshine Amount YTD:
$4,104.85
Message from Debbie Hicks Our Welcome Desk Chairwoman Ambassador
Email: [email protected] Thank you to the volunteers that helped on Saturday night (names below)! And THANK YOU to all who committed to volunteer in the future. We need you to sign up for an hour here or there. Please don’t forget that this task is a necessary part of our Saturday nights. Please contact me to volunteer or sign up in the welcome desk book.
Thanks to Russ Dunston, Sam Keith and Joy Dunston!
Thanks to Cindy and Brad Jones – oops no photo!
Message from Nena Gavigan Our Split the Kitty Chairwoman Diplomat
Email: [email protected]
Please help ShagAtlanta by volunteering to sell "Split-the-Kitty" or 50/50 raffle tickets on Saturday nights. Thanks to our volunteers that helped Saturday. Aside from volunteering to serve at the welcome desk sign-in table, this is another great way for new members to meet more members. Please contact me to volunteer or sign up at the welcome desk.
Thanks to Cindy and Brad Jones – you two worked overtime – and apologies – no photo!
Split the Kitty Winner Congrats to our split the kitty winner!
Congrats to Buddy Barber for winning $116!
DJ Corner
Thanks to Mike Williford for keeping us on the dance floor! .
Remember to tip your DJs.
Member Lottery
Congrats to Barbara Banks for winning $301.
You must be a member of the club and present to win!
How does it work? Each week we collect money for split the kitty. One fourth of the money goes to the club to cover expenses, one fourth of the money goes to the member lottery, and one half of the money goes to the split the kitty winner. If the winning name is not present, the money rolls over until next week.
Next Member Lottery
Amount:
$58
Message from Rena Wood Our Dance Class Coordinator Extraordinaire
Email: [email protected]
NO FREE SHAG LESSONS IN DECEMBER OR JANUARY
FREE LESSONS WILL RESUME FEBRUARY 1, 2020
OUR FEBRUARY SCHEDULE WILL BE POSTED IN JANUARY FOR BASIC I AND BASIC II
Please make an effort to take the lessons in the order in which they are taught.
PLEASE WATCH THE WEEKLY UPDATE AND WEBSITE FOR ANY CHANGES.
We found one!!!! JACKIE & CHARLIE'S BASIC PLUS CAROLINA SHAG" DVD, we thought they were all gone. ONLY one left! See the welcome desk, only
$25.00.....good Christmas gift or stocking stuffer.
If you are interested in taking private lessons contact Betty Kane at 803-464-
9906- call or text.
If you have any questions about our free shag lessons give me call,
770-469-5422 H / 404-294-9377 C or email me, [email protected]
THANKS, SHAGATLANTA, FOR MAKING
EVERYONE FEEL WELCOME!!!!! This is what makes our club grow!
HAVE A GREAT WEEK . . . . .SMILE... and I'll see you on the dance floor!
Date Event December 5-8 Christmas Party Weekend December 14 December Birthdays Celebration December 31 New Year’s Eve Party January 4 Re-Up Party February 1 Dance Lessons Resume
Members in Need Remember to keep all of those in our club who are recovering from illnesses in your thoughts and prayers. Cards and emails are appreciated.
• Ramon Sabordo • Sarah Caldwell • Don Wheatley • Roy Herring • Ray Valadez – upcoming surgery • Danny Boyles – upcoming surgery
If anyone knows of a member in need of special thoughts and prayers, please email [email protected].
PICTURES FROM SATURDAY NIGHT
DJ SCHEDULE
Date DJ Dec 5-8 Jim
Agee/John Smith/Billy Waldrep
Christmas Party
Dec 14 Rich Kopels
Dec 21 Mike
Williford
Dec 28 Jim Agee
Dec 31 Billy
Waldrep
Happy December Birthdays!
December 2019 Birthday List
Birthday FirstName LastName
Dec-02 Tom Martin
Dec-02 Butch Renaldo
Dec-03 Ronnie Hall
Dec-04 Dennis Franklin
Dec-06 Larry Baskin
Dec-07 Jim Henry
Dec-09 Julie Thompson
Dec-13 Bettie Asip Dec-13 Thomas Lott
Dec-14 Robert (Bob) Schwerzel
Dec-14 Paula Zuelke
Dec-15 Dennis Michael
Dec-15 Jim Sternagle
Dec-20 Danny Boyles
Dec-21 Tommy Barr
Dec-23 David Avery
Dec-24 June Jackson
Dec-26 Teresa Palmer
Dec-26 Annette Turner
Dec-30 Mark Burson
Where We Dance
Location
Brimstone Restaurant 10595 Old Alabama Road Connector Alpharetta GA 30022 http://fireandbrimstonetavern.com/
Time Every Saturday Night, 7-11PM Lessons from 6-7PM, when scheduled Cost Free for Club Members Free if you attend Basic I Lesson $5 for Non-Members
For Those New to Carolina Shag Dancing Join our ShagAtlanta Facebook Group
Listen to Carolina Shag music on SiriusXM radio on channel 701.
Article in Atlanta Senior Life Magazine on ShagAtlanta
Southern Living article on ‘What Not To Do When Dancing The Shag’
Southern Living article on ‘This is How to Shag and Why You Should Learn’
Society of Stranders (SOS) web site
Shag Tour web site
Shag Dancing Etiquette If you have something to add to the weekly update, please send to Bonny Hicks’ email: [email protected].
SHAG CONCEPTS 1. Shag is a waist-down shuffle. There is not a lot of upper body action. Feet are kept close to the floor, generally using the balls of the feet. Except for competition shagging, subtleties like this are what gives the dance its smoothness and its sensuality. 2. Shag is a slot dance. This means that partners dance up and back in a narrow space. 3. Shaggers “dance on a diving board”. This means that besides staying in the slot when we pass each other on the floor, we stay close together. (Otherwise, if we were actually dancing on a diving board, we would fall into the water.) 4. Shaggers dance “north and south”. This simply means that we usually do not change directions on the dance floor, unless a particular move, such as a pivot, takes us into a new direction. That then is our new “north and south.” 5. Shaggers “keep it tight”. This means that we dance fairly close to each other and do not usually get our arms fully extended. From toes to heels, the distance traveled is only about two feet. 6. Shaggers use a light touch. In shagging, the leads hands are held with a fairly light touch and little or no tension. Male leads are merely signals, and rarely provide any assist to the lady in making a turn. Leads are given on the 5,6. Shaggers do not keep time to the music with their lead hands nor do they push back and forth as in some other dances. 7. The lead hands rest on an “imaginary post” (except for turns). The free hands are held about waist high (as if holding an “imaginary beer”) 8. Shag steps are counted differently from bop and West Coast swing. Shag (and East Coast Swing): triple step up, triple step back, rock step or 1&2, 3&4, 5, 6. Bop and West Coast Swing: step, step up (back for males in swing), triple-step, triple-step or 1,2, 3&4, 5&6. 9. Leather-soled shoes are best for shagging. After all, shag is a shuffle. 10. High heels are not good for shagging. They make it difficult to shuffle.
List created by John Harper
