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WEEK OF 5/4/09 - 5/10/09
       

DANCING WITH BRIDES - Calling all brides-to-be ... Grab your groom and dance your way to $10,000! Sat. May 16th, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Join Brides Magazine & Stepping Out Studios for the first-ever instructional dance series where Stepping Out Studios will help you master your first dance together as husband and wife! One lucky couple will win a $10,000 Grand Prize towards their wedding and the chance to appear both on TV and in the pages of the magazine! (Finalists from NYC, Dallas, Chicago will go on to compete in the Grand Finale in October - tba.) Interactive all-day event; hands on instruction by Stepping Out Studios; experience the best in bridal from Brides partners and sponsors; swag bag for attendees (no purchase necessary; while supplies last). Location: Third Church of Christ Scientist, 583 Park Ave. @ E. 63rd St. To register and for more info., go to: Brides.com/dancingwithbrides. Space is limited, so grab your groom and sign up today!

SPECIAL STEPPING OUT STUDENT PROMOTION ….  Refer a new friend!  When your referral registers, they'll receive a $10 discount while you receive a $20 credit!  (You must have been a student for at least one month prior to the referral in order to take advantage of this promotion.)

NEWLY REDONE FLOORS - Santa's elves visited Stepping Out over the holidays and redid all our floors for your dancing pleasure!  They're beautiful and a delight to dance on!

GIFT CERTIFICATES - Give something fun, healthy, and affordable for any occasion ... Gift Certificates are available in any denomination!

STEPPING OUT STUDIOS IS NOMINATED IN TOP FIVE STUDIOS throughout THE COUNTRY! Stepping Out is very proud and honored to be nominated as the only Studio in the New York area! Joanna Zacharewicz & Jose DeCamps are in the top five ‘Favorite Professional Couple’ category; Joanna Zacharewicz in the top five ‘Favorite Professional Female Dancer’ category; Jose DeCamps in the top five ‘Favorite Professional Male Dancer’ category. The Prestige Awards held early round voting in 2008 for people’s favorites in the dancesport community around the country; the top 5 nominees were then identified for each category. Final voting takes place through May, 2009. Have a voice and vote! For ballot and more info., visit www.accessdance.com and click on the “teardrop” Prestige Awards banner/logo.

NEW – FREE INTRODUCTORY TO ARGENTINE TANGO CLASS! This Tues., April 28th, 7:30 – 8:30 pm, FREE Intro. to Argentine Tango class for new students! Every 1st Tuesday of the Cycle, invite your friends, family, colleagues. 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.

The next All Night Milonga is Sat., May 9th, 9:00 pm – 5:00 am! Host, “Queen of the Night” Sarah La Rocca presents a spectacular night of Tango dancing, performances, a class, wine, snacks, and special surprises. Guest DJ. Int. level Tango class from 9:00 – 10:00. Midnight Show! NEW … Beginner Class + Practica 9:00 – 11:00 pm! Led by Sergio Segura, this is a great way for new Tangueros to learn new skills and be able to manage a crowded dance floor in a safe and fun environment. Dancing from 9:00 pm – 5:00 am! This is a solely Tango event. Admission (all classes are incl. in regular admission): $10 for Stepping Out Students; $15 General Public.

The West Coast Swing Party & ABSOLUT DISCO is Fri., May 8th, 9:30 pm – 2:00 am! Co-Hosts Tybaldt Ulrich & Simone Assboeck present the once-a-month Dance Party! Three separate dance floors! .. . Featuring: DJ Nelson “Paradise” Roman spinning Classic Hustle and Salsa in the Grand Ballroom; DJ Tybaldt Ulrich spins West Coast Swing in Studios 1&2! Latin in Studio 4! Special Performances! Open Bar! FREE Buffet! All incl.! Admission: Stepping Out Students $10; Gotham Swing Club Members (with valid I.D.) & StrictlyWestie Members who pre- register on-line (www.strictlywestie.com) $12; General Public $15.

Join hostess, Talia Castro-Pozo, at the hot Latin Club, Taj, on Monday evenings, from 7:00 pm - 1:00 am, for a spicy night of dancing, a show, and the popular $6 “Monday Night Mojito” and $5 Coronas all night! Mon. May 4th: Special Performance by Gonzalo Brau – Grammy Nominated this year – Battle of the Pianos (Venezuela vs. Puerto Rico!). DJs Henry Knowles &Nelson Torres spin the best Salsa, Latin, Disco, Hip-Hop, and “Old School” music! Live Music with Willy’s NYC Salsa Project! Taj: 48 W. 21st St., 212-620-3033. Admission: $6 ‘til 7:00 pm; $12 after 7:00 pm; Free admission with dinner reservation (dinner served ‘til 10:30 pm). www.tajlounge.com. Photos from past parties courtesy of www.JulesHelm.com - http://picasaweb.google.com/juleshelm/TAJ100807PhotosCourtesyOfWwwJulesHelmCom. For more photos and articles on Mondays at Taj, please visit ExploreDance.com’s site at http://www.exploredance.com/list.htm?s=author&sid=553.

NEW CLASS ..... Int. Salsa class (on 2), Sundays, 4:00 - 5:00 pm, with Nicholas Messina!     

STRICTLY WESTIE PARTY @ Blarney Stone every Tuesday 7:30 pm – 12:00 am.  Stepping Out students who attend the StrictlyWestie dance party will receive a discounted admission of $10 if they register on-line at www.strictlywestie.com.  For more info. visit www.strictlywestie.com.  

HOT SALSA FRIDAYS AT IGUANA'S VIP LOUNGE - Hosts Talia Castro-Pozo & Mike Pena present .... Live Music by Latin Vibe + Special Dance Performance.  Doors open at 6:00 pm.  Free Beg. Salsa Lesson at 7:00 pm.  Show at midnight.  $5 Coronas; $7 Mojitos; $8 Cosmos all night!  Ladies and Gents wearing jackets free before 7:00 pm.  Iguana's VIP Lounge:  (Upper Level) 240 W. 54th St. & Broadway.  Stepping Out Studios is Hot Salsa Fridays exclusive sponsor. 

RAFFLE/FUNDRAISER .... Great Prizes - Win Classes @ Stepping Out; CDs from JustSalsa.com!  Fundraiser to help send the Student Salsa Company to Puerto Rico to compete at the International Puerto Rico Salsa Congress in Summer 2009!  Just $5 grants you entry into the raffle!!  Business Cards & $5 may be given at the Front Desk.  Thank you for your support.  

ERNESTO PALMA CHOREOGRAPHED THE UPCOMING WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION OF "GIANT" - "Giant," directed by the renowned Jonathan Butterell ("The Light in the Piazza," "Assassins," "Nine") will run April 28th - May 31st, at the Signature MAX Theatre.  Tickets are available through Ticketmaster or by visiting www.signature-theatre.org.   

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO COMPETED at the EMERALD BALL DANCESPORT
CHAMPIONSHIPS
, April 29th – May 3rd, Los Angeles, CA. Stay tuned for results.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO COMPETED at the INTER-STATE DANCESPORT
CHALLENGE
, April 29th – May 3rd, Washington, D.C. Stay tuned for results.

CONGRATULATONS TO ALL WHO COMPETED at the 20th annual WISCONSIN STATE
DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS
, April 23rd – 26th, Milwaukee, WI.

Pro-Am

Susan Sci & Tony Scheppler
1st Place Pro-Am Open Gold Waltz Solo Exhibition
1st Place Open Gold Tango Solo Exhibition
1st Place Showcase Challenge Scholarship Competition
2nd Place Open Gold American Smooth - Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot and V. Waltz
4th Place Finalist - Open Gold American Smooth Scholarship (danced Quarter
Final, Semi Final and then the Final)
4th Place Finalist - Open Gold American Smooth DanceSport Series Championships
(danced Quarter final, Semi Final and then the Final)

CONGRATULATONS TO ALL WHO COMPETED at the MIT OPEN BALLROOM DANCE
COMPETITION
, April 23rd – 26th, Cambridge, MA. Stay tuned for results.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO COMPETED at the PHILADELPHIA FESTIVAL &
ATLANTIC COAST DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS
, April 16th – 19th, Philadelphia, PA.

Pro-Am:

Susan Sci & Tony Scheppler
All 1st Places in Pro-Am All Year Open Gold Amer. Smooth Single Dances
1st Place in Pro-Am Open Championship Dancesport Series
1st Place in Pro-Am Open Gold Championship Scholarship
1st Place in the Pro-Am “Superbowl”

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO COMPETED at the RUTGERS DANCESPORT BALLROOM COMPETITION, April 17th – 19th, New Brunswick, NJ.

Amateur:

Oleg Tretiakoff & Valeriya Kogut
1st Place Amateur Silver Int’l. Latin - Rumba, Jive
2nd Place Amateur Silver Int’l. Latin – Cha Cha, Samba
2nd Place Amateur Syllabus Int’l. Latin – Paso Doble

congratulations to 2009 U.S. NATIONAL AMATEUR VICE CHAMPIONS arlene yu &
jorge guzman who competed at THE USA DANCE 2009 NATIONAL DANCESPORT
CHAMPIONSHIPS, April 3rd – 5th, in Baltimore, MD. 2008 Amateur Senior National Champions in
Int’l. Latin Arlene & Jorge are the 2009 U.S. National Vice Champions, Winners of the “Star Quality
Award” for Best Performance from Carrie Ann Inaba, and U.S. Representatives to the 2009 World
Championships in Liege, Belgium in October 2009!

congratulations to toshi odaira & justin guerber AND VALENRINA SOO & KEN
KIM WHO COMPETED AT THE USA DANCE 2009 NATIONAL DANCESPORT
CHAMPIONSHIPS
, April 3rd – 5th, in Baltimore, MD!

Amateur

Toshi Odaira & Justin Guerber
2nd Place, Adult Gold Latin
5th Place, Adult Novice Latin
Semi-Finals, Adult Gold Standard

Valenrina Soo & Ken Kim
Semi-Finals, Adult Gold Standard

ARTE PHILLIPS DANCE INC. - In tribute to the recently deceased Arte Phillips, a seminal figure in the Dance and Broadway communities, and dear friend of Stepping Out, The Arte Phillips Dance Inc. foundation has been established to help young, underprivileged, aspiring dancers realize their dreams.  For more info. please visit www.artephillipsdance.com.  Any questions plese contact Pam at artephillipsdance@yahoo.com. 


RAFFLE/FUNDRAISER

Great Prizes! - Win Classes @ Stepping Out; CDs from JustSalsa.com!! 

Fundraiser to help send the Student Salsa Company to Puerto Rico to compete in the International Puerto Rico Salsa Congress
in Summer 2009! 

Just $5 grants you entry into the Raffle!  Please drop off your business card & $5 at the Front Desk.
Raffle to be held at future Sundown Party.  Thank you for your support.


WRITE ABOUT EVENTS AT STEPPING OUT STUDIOS
AND GET PAID!

ExploreDance.com, a web magazine n dance, is looking to expand its coverage of parties and classes at Stepping Out Studios. If you are a talented writer and/or photographer
and would like to get paid to help let the world know how great dancing is at Stepping Out, please contact Robert Abrams at editor@exploredance.com. Please send a resume and
examples of past writing and/or photos.

(Subject to final approval by Suzie Damsky at Stepping Out Studios)

BECOME A FAN OF STEPPING OUT ON FACEBOOK

Share and connect with us!

The direct link is www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=1083279060&ref=profile

Thank you for being part of the Stepping Out experience!

PRESTIGE AWARDS
Summer 2009

The launching of the first Prestige Awards will be held Summer 2009. The Prestige Awards will honor and pay tribute to dancers, students, coaches, studios, competitions, choreographers, photographers, costume designers, and vendors throught the dancesport community. The event will be an evening of tributes, awards, and performances. Second stage voting will take place from February  May, 2009, where you can vote for those nominated on the slate (collated from the 1st round of voting in 2008, in which you identified the nominees for each award category). 

Visit www.accessdance.com, click on the Prestige Awards banner to nominate your favorite for each category.
For more info. contact Tony Scheppler at Taztango3@comcast.com or Susan Sci at tango132@aol.com.

 

SUBJECT TO CHANGE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is an open invitation extended to everyone!

 

 

 

Presented by DJ Henry Knowles, Talia Castro-Pozo, & Coco Arregui

Sponsored by Stepping Out Studios

FRI., JAN. 23RD: Live Percussion by Synergeez Groove + Belly Dance Performance by Dilandia! 
After Party at Marquee (289 10th Ave. betw. 26th & 27th Sts.)! a la espanola!!! with Jose ... 

. This week doors open @ 8:00 pm.
. Free Beginners Salsa dance lesson taught by Talia @ 8:30 pm
. DJs Henry Knowles & Nelson Torres spinning mixed dance music 'til 2:00 am
. Happy Hour Specials, Wine, Beer, & Sangria Bar all night
. Tapas Menu available 'til 11:00 pm

Photos by Jules Helm:
http://picasaweb.google.com/juleshelm/LANACIONAL91208PhotosByWwwJulesHelmCom?pli=1#


LA NACIONAL: 239 W. 14th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.)

Admission: $7 before 9:00 pm; $10 after 9:00 pm

Info. & Reservations: Coco 917-385-9698; Talia 917-620-3109

 

SUNDAY TANGO PRACTICA & TEA
Every Sunday 3:00 - 6:00 pm

 

Host & DJ: MARIA JOSE SOSA 

Relaxed atmosphere to practice your Tango steps & warm up with complimentary tea & snacks! 

Admission: General Public: $9; Stepping Out Students (with valid I.D.): $5

 

Sponsored by Stepping Out Studios

. Doors open @ 8:00 pm.
. Free Beginners Salsa dance lesson taught by Talia @ 8:30 pm
. DJs Henry Knowles & Nelson Torres spinning mixed dance music 'til 2:00 am
. Happy Hour Specials, Wine, Beer, & Sangria Bar all night
. Tapas Menu available 'til 11:00 pm

Photos from Opening Night by Jules Helm:
http://picasaweb.google.com/juleshelm/LANACIONAL9508PhotosByWwwJulesHelmCom?pli
=1&gsessionid=1ixUaWKSYbiixbdioNJrDA#

LA NACIONAL: 239 W. 14th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.)

Admission: $7 before 9:00 pm; $10 after 9:00 pm

Info. & Reservations: Coco 917-385-9698; Talia 917-620-3109

 

. Doors open @ 8:00 pm.
. Free Beginners Salsa dance lesson taught by Talia @ 8:30 pm
. DJs Henry Knowles & Nelson Torres spinning mixed dance music 'til 2:00 am
. Happy Hour Specials, Wine, Beer, & Sangria Bar all night
. Tapas Menu available 'til 11:00 pm

Photos from Opening Night by Jules Helm:
http://picasaweb.google.com/juleshelm/LANACIONAL9508PhotosByWwwJulesHelmCom?pli
=1&gsessionid=1ixUaWKSYbiixbdioNJrDA#

LA NACIONAL: 239 W. 14th St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.)

Admission: $7 before 9:00 pm; $10 after 9:00 pm

Info. & Reservations: Coco 917-385-9698; Talia 917-620-3109

Christian Baerens is on the "Dancing With the Stars" Tour through mid-Feb. He & the Tour will be visiting the Tri-State area
on Jan. 30th & 31st - Uncasville, CT; Feb. 4th - Long Island, NY; and Feb. 6th - Newark, NJ. 

Please visit www.dancingwiththestarsontour.com for ticket info.

Stay tuned for updates & info.

 

NEW YORK'S BACHATA CELEBRATION
Sun. 2/01/09 11:00 am - 1:45 pm

 

 

Presented by Jorge Elizondo's BachataFusion.com, the World Bachata BootCamp Tour is Sun., Feb. 1st, at Stepping Out Studios.

All Levels welcome!

Bachata Workshop Schedule: 

11:00 - 11:15 am Registration (through Jorge Elizondo only)
11:15 am - 12:30 pm Body Isolations & Control for Bachata
12:30 - 1:45 pm Bachata Tango

Prices: $25 Per Workshop; $45 Full Pass 
Current Stepping Out Students Only (with valid I.D.) receive a $5 Discount

For more info. contact Jorge Elizondo at 956-497-3450 www.bachatafusion.com/newyork.html


 

 


GOOD LUCK TO ALL COMPETING AT LA CLASSIQUE DU QUEBEC
Feb. 12th - 15th  
Montreal, Canada

         Competing:  Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine & Liana Churilova in Professional Open Amer. Rhythm French Open
                        in their competitive debut!  

                                Arlene Yu & Jorge Guzman in Amateur Senior French Open World Ranking Int'l. Latin

 


CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO COMPETED AT THE MARYLAND DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS!
Feb. 5th - 8th
Rockville, MD

Stay tuned for all results.

 

 


CONGRATULATIONS TO TONY SCHEPPLER & ERIN BOMBOY WHO, IN THEIR AMERICAN SMOOTH DEBUT, 
WON 4TH PLACE IN THE FINALS AT ST. LOUIS STAR BALL
March 12th - 14th
St. Louuis, MO

Tony Scheppler and Erin Bomboy, in their American Smooth debut, won 4th Place in the Finals in the Professional Open American Smooth Championships; 
4th Place in the Professional Show Dance Championships



CONGRATULATIONS TO BILLY MARTI WHO WON 1ST PLACE
IN THE JACK 'N' JILL HUSTLE AT THE MADjam SWING & HUSTLE DANCE WEEKEND
March 6th - 8th
Washington D.C.

 

 

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO TYBALDT & HAZEL ULRICH
WHO WON 2ND PLACE IN OPEN STRICTLY HUSTLE
AT THE MADjam SWING & HUSTLE DANCE WEEKEND
March 6th - 8th
Washington D.C.


CONGRATULATIONS TO EMMANUEL PIERRE-ANTOINE & LIANA CHURILOVA
WHO WON 3RD PLACE AT THE HERITAGE CLASSIC DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS
March 3rd - 7th
Asheville, NC

Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine & Liana Churilova won 3RD PLACE in Professional Open Amer. Rhythm

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO EMMANUEL PIERRE-ANTOINE & LIANA CHURILOVA
WHO WON 1ST PLACE AT THE FLORIDA SUPERSTARS DANCESPORT COMP.

Feb. 18th - 22nd
Tampa, FL

Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine & Liana Churilova won 1ST PLACE in Professional Open Amer. Rhythm!