NOVEMBER 23^RD - NOVEMBER 29^TH    
                            
                                                        
Stepping Out is CLOSED THURS., NOV. 26^TH for Thanksgiving Day (enjoy your holiday!), but reopens on Fri., Nov. 27^th for business as usual and a “melt the calories away” SUNDOWN PARTY!
(Note: Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, there are only 3 Thursday sessions in Dec. Pls. ask the Front Desk about make-ups.)

NEWSFLASH ..... STEPPING OUT STUDIOS VOTED “TOP 2” IN AMERICA!  Stepping Out Studios was voted in the top two  of the Prestige Awards for the Country's Best School.  We're very proud and honored to be #1 STUDIO/SCHOOL IN  
THE EAST!

ON-LINE REGISTRATION AVAILABLE - Secure, on-line registration for group courses is now accessible for your ease and convenience!  To register for your next cycle of group courses in Sept., go to www.steppingoutstudios.com/scheduleofclasses or www.steppingoutstudios.com/programs&rates/groupclasses and click on the link that says September - December, 2009 REGISTER NOW!

NEW - PRIVATE LESSON PROMO ... "ECONOMIC UPTURN CELEBRATION" - In celebration of the announced economic upturn, Stepping Out is offering a special Private Lesson Promotion from Mon. Sept. 21^st - Dec. 31^st!  Single Lesson $90 an hour (normally $92); 5-Lesson Pckge. $435; 10-Lesson Pckge. $840; 20-Lesson Pckge. $1600.
   
GIFT CERTIFICATES - Give something fun, healthy, and affordable for the HOLIDAY SEASON or any occasion ... available in any denomination! (Gift Certificates purchased on-line have an expiration of one year from date of purchase.)  

CONGRATULATIONS TO DADDY TYBALDT, HAZEL & TRISTAN ULRICH WHO WELCOMED A NEW BABY GIRL TO THEIR FAMILY!
    
HUSTLE JAM - hosted by Simone Assboeck.  Wed. Dec. 2^nd:  “Lucky Draw:” Everyone has a chance to win perx!  Dance Hustle and Latin until 12:45 am. DJ Nelson “Paradise” Roman spins the tunes!  Current SO Students: $5; General Public: $9.  DON’T FORGET to bring your yellow Hustle Jam card every week….if you don’t have a card, see Anatol at the front door.

OUTdancing’s OPEN HOUSES – Thurs., Dec. 3rd, FREE Beg. Salsa Classic 6:30 – 7:30 pm, FREE Beg. West Coast Swing 7:30 – 8:30 pm. Invite your friends to the Open House — if they register for a course, you receive a $20 credit towards your next class cycle, and they receive a $10 discount. No partner or experience needed.

SALSA COMPANY AUDITIONS - If you are an Int./Adv. dancer and are interested in learning challenging, fun choreography to perform at in- and out-of-house venues, pls. contact Company Director, Roula Giannopoulou, at info@steppingoutstudios.com (to Roula's attention). Pls. include your name, phone #, email address, and you will be contacted with the audition date.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO COMPETED AT OHIO STAR BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 & THE NEW 2009 3-TIME UNDEFEATED WORLD CHAMPIONS, JOANNA ZACHAREWICZ & JOSE DECAMPS - who defended their title in World Professional Amer. Rhythm. Ohio Star Ball is the one of the two most prestigious annual competitions in which the crème de la crème professional and pro-am dancers compete for world titles. Stay tuned for all results.

PRO:

JOANNA ZACHAREWICZ & JOSE DECAMPS
2009 3-TIME UNDEFEATED WORLD & NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
1st Place World Professional Rhythm Championships
2nd Place Showdance
                  

Liana Churilova & Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine
4th Place World Professional Rhythm Championships
5th Place Showdance
                        

Tony Scheppler & Lisa Vegas
Quarterfinals World Professional Amer. Smooth

PRO-AM:

Ernesto Palma & Lynn Kothera
3rd Place Pro-Am Senior Open Bronze 3-Dance (All 1st Places in Cha Cha, Rumba, Bolero, Swing; 3rd in Mambo)

Christian Baerens & Rachel Holmes (in her Ohio Star Ball debut!)
Finals Pro-Am Gold Int'l. Latin

Christian Baerens & Marla Cotten
Finals Pro-Am Open Gold Int'l. Latin

CONGRATS. TO ARLENE YU & JORGE ARNESS GUZMAN WHO ARE THE NEW 2009 BELGIUM OPEN IDSF SENIOR II LATIN OPEN TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONS - WINNING 1^ST PLACE IN ALL 5 DANCES! - Liege, Belgium, Oct. 17^th.  As the 2008 U.S. National Champions and 2009 U.S. National Vice Champions, Arlene & Jorge weree one of only two couples chosen to represent the U.S. at the event.  The IDSF and its member organizations, including USA Dance, are the only organizations recognized by the International Olympic Committee as representing amateur dancesport around the world. 
                            

CONGRATS. TO LIANA CHURILOVA & EMMANUEL PIERRE-ANTOINE WHO WON 1^ST PLACE IN PROFESSIONAL OPEN AMER. RHYTHM AT THE HOTLANTA DANCE CHALLENGE 2009! – Atlanta, GA, Oct. 15th – 18th, 2009.
                     

HUSTLE PERFORMANCE CLASS – 9-Time World Hustle Champion, Lori Ann Greenhouse, will be directing and choreographing a 3-month Hustle Perf. Cl., Feb., March, and April 2010.  Learn, rehearse, and perform fun, yet challenging, new choreography!  Rehearsals will begin Mon., Feb. 1st, and meet every Mon. 9:30 – 10:30 pm (extra rehearsals may be added in the last week prior to performance).  Performances will include the Annual Student Recital on April 23rd, Hustle Jam, and additional in- and out-of-house venues.  Must be Int./Adv. level Hustle dancer.  No partner required, but a plus.  First session may attended at no charge.  Price per month:  The cost of one group course + a surcharge of $15; if you are on an Unlimited Program, only the surcharge applies; if you are on Combined Unlimited, there is no additional fee.

CONGRATS. TO MULTI-WORLD TITLISTS JOANNA ZACHAREWICZ & JOSE DECAMPS WHO WON 1^ST PLACE in the OPEN PROFESSIONAL RHYTHM CHAMPIONSHIP; and  LIANA CHURILOVA & EMMANUEL PIERRE-ANTOINE WHO WON 1^ST PLACE in the 2009 WORLD SALSA CHAMPIONSHIP and are the new 2009 WORLD SALSA CHAMPIONS and 2^ND PLACE in the OPEN PROFESSIONAL RHYTHM CHAMPIONSHIP! - THEY COMPETED at the CARIBBEAN DANCESPORT CLASSIC 2009 - Nov. 5th - 8th, 2009, San Juan, Puerto Rico.  
 
      Joanna Zacharewicz & Jose DeCamps
      1st Place - Open Professional Rhythm Championship
                      

     Liana Churilova & Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine
     1^st Place - 2009 WORLD SALSA CHAMPIONS
     2^nd Place - Open Professional Rhythm Championship
                  

CONGRATS. TO ERNESTO PALMA & LUIS GRIJALVA WHO WON 1^ST PLACE GOLD MEDAL at the CALIFORNIA DREAMING COMPETITION - Nov. 5th - 8th, 2009, San Francisco, CA. 

     Ernesto Palma & Luis Grijalva
     1^st Place Gold Medal - California Same Sex State Latin Championships
                     
 

CONGRATS. TO TONY SCHEPPLER & LISA VEGAS WHO WON 4TH PLACE IN PROFESSIONAL OPEN AMER. SMOOTH at the HOLLYWOOD DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 - Beverly Hills, CA, Nov. 4th - 8th, 2009.
                  

CONGRATS. TO JUSTIN GUERBER & TOSHIKO ODAIRA WHO COMPETED AT THE D.C. DANCESPORT INFERNO (DCDI) Intercollegiate and Adult Open Amateur Dancesport Festival - Nov. 6th - 8th, 2009, College Park, MD

    Justin Guerber & Toshiko Odaira
    Semi-Finals Amateur Pre-Championship Int'l. Latin (S/R)
    Quarterfinals Amateur Pre-Championship Int'l. Latin (C/J)
    6th Place Amateur Pre-championship Int'l. Latin (P)