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Introducing your 2011 Board Members

admin — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:58:54 +0000

We’d like to introduce the 2011 USA Dance Portland Chapter Board Members:

President and River City Ball Co-Organizer
Mark Richman

Vice President
Roy F. Aveling

Treasurer
Pam Leitch

Secretary
Julie Duncan

Spring Showcase Coordinator
Ruby Tang

River City Ball Co-Organizer
Sonya Tilton

Our 2011 Calendar of Events:

April 23 – Spring Showcase
July 16 – River City Ball
Sept. 17 – Day of Dance
Dec. 3 – Winter Wonderland

We look forward to a great year of dance!

Eastern’s DVIDA Dance Camp 2/20

admin — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:29:46 +0000

FEBRUARY 18-20

at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel

Be sure to check out our website and facebook pages!

Top Teacher Appreciation Party

This year we are pleased to add a special event for all professionals who qualify for our top teacher prize as well as their students. Our Top Teacher Appreciation Party will be a cocktail hour exclusively for our top teacher candidates and their students and will occur early Saturday evening.

Do You Have Friends and Family who cannot make it to Boston? Here’s their chance! Tell Them to Watch you Dance at the Eastern Live Online!

starStreamers will be broadcasting the Eastern United States Dancesport Championships live online! Check out their website for more information.

An Exhilarating Showdance!

Join us for the featured Saturday evening show by Canadian Latin Champions and World Finalists Maurizio Vescovo & Andra Vaidilaite

Dance for the Cure Event!

The Eastern is offering a series of Open Pro-Am Championships in support of AdMeTech Foundations’ Dance for the Cure of Prostate Cancer. Proceeds will go toward research and education of early detection tools. There will be one championship per style, open to all ages!

Visit Our Featured Vendor

Elle Dance Studio!

See who’s vending at the Eastern!

THE EASTERN NEWSLETTER

Learn from the best at the Eastern’s

DVIDA Dance Camp!

On February 20th join us for lessons by some of the world’s greatest teachers and competitors!

The camp will feature classes by:

Alain Doucet and Anik Jolicoeur

Ron Montez

Kasia Kozak

And a special seminar by Canadian Latin Champions and World Finalists Maurizio Vescovo & Andra Vaidilaite
And more!

The Camp will begin at 10 AM and finish at approximately 4 PM. Classes will be offered in all four styles at levels from beginner through advanced.

The cost is $30/session or $125 for an all-session pass.

DVIDA School Members receive a discount: $25/session or $100 for an all-session pass.

Space is limited so be sure to sign up early! Buy your passes online or by filling out the reserved tickets form of your registration packet!

Tickets are Now on Sale!

Tickets are all first come first serve. Be sure to reserve yours today in order to get the best seats in the house! We expect to sell out on Saturday night so be sure to purchase in advance.

Buy yours today!

Eye on the Prize?

Nobody offers Top Teacher Prize Money like the Eastern!

All Teachers with 75 or more Pro/Am entries are guaranteed a prize. Check out our website for more information.

See our list of last year’s winners!

Coach Number of Entries Total Winnings

Evgueni Chaoulski 269 $4400

Lilia Wood 203 $3000

Michael Ulbrich 201 $2500

Vincenzo Minieri 169 $2500

Daniel Radler 115 $1350

Thomas Shiloshvili 114 $1350

Christian Clayton 106 $350

Irina Mialyansava 101 $350

Elmar Schmidt 98 $350

Jeremiah Trost 86 $200

Book your Hotel Reservation now!
we are extending our special offer until January 28th!

At just $159/night there’s no reason to wait - you won’t find a better deal than this!

- Click here to make your online hotel reservation now!

The Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel is one of Boston’s newest and finest hotels in the historic waterfront district! It’s chic décor, contemporary ballroom, sophisticated dining and stylish rooms overlooking Boston’s harbor and skyline make it the perfect spot for the
Eastern US Dancesport Championships.

For Competitors, Schools & Studios

Eastern 2011 Registration Packets have been mailed out! Each packet contains all forms to compete and/or spectate at the Eastern. Did not receive a copy in the mail? All of our packet materials are online! Click here!

The Eastern is also Newcomer-Friendly!
- All newcomers entering the competition will receive two free entries when they enter at least five dances!
- We have also created a Newcomer II category to accommodate all of your new students!

Eastern Professionals
- Professional competitors receive FREE entry to the ballroom during sessions in which they are competing.
- Check out the prize money!

VOTE NOW – 2011 Board Member Elections

admin — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:30:23 +0000

Please vote now to elect the USA Dance Portland Chapter #1006 Board Members for 2011. Current membership required. Not a member or need to renew? Renew or sign up today…

Click here to go to the ballot. Voting ends December 5th.

You will be asked to provide your USA Dance member number. This is used for validation purposes only by our webmaster and your vote is kept confidential from current board members.

2011 CHAPTER #1006 ELECTIONS

admin — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:09:59 +0000

The Portland chapter of USA Dance, #1006, will hold the annual election for the board of directors this month of November. Any and all members in good standing are encouraged to join the board and help make this chapter even stronger than it is. The chapter needs, and wants, enthusiastic spontaneous lively energetic bright full of ideas creative, volunteers who will put in the time with their fresh perspective as to how to make Portland #1006 the best chapter in District 1, if not the nation. I mean that, and it can be achieved. All it takes is you!

Come on, make a difference! Come on board! If you are interested, please email me soon, elections will be held next week!

Yours in dance,

Roy F. Aveling, Pres.
Portland #1006
USA DANCE
roy@portlandballroomdancers.com

Meeting Minutes – July 2010

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:07:23 +0000

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Photos from River City Ball now available

admin — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 01:30:18 +0000

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To view the full gallery (636 photos!) and order prints, please visit 2010 River City Ball.

Thank You from River City Ball

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:33:14 +0000

This years River City Ball has come and gone. Another year, another fantastic, fun dance competition! This was truly a success for the Portland chapter of USA Dance! This wonderful competition could not have taken place, not have been as successful as it is, not have run as smoothly, effortlessly, and problem free, had it not been for the dedication of our incredible, super-duper volunteers.

This is a big THANK YOU to ALL of you, those who volunteered to register the dancers, who sat throughout the comp at the snack bar/table, who kept the dancers in line/on time as deck captains, who made sure dancers complied with the dress code, took the cash, checked the admissions, made sure that the adjudicators were comforted. I can go on and on. It is the volunteer that makes for a successful organization host a successful event. Without them, all is lost, for naught.

Well done volunteer. Thank you.

Roy F. Aveling, Pres.
Portland #1006
USA DANCE

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Meeting Minutes – May 2010

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:25:47 +0000

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Sports Travel Magazine

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 04:11:57 +0000

A great article about ballroom in the April 2010 issue of Sports Travel magazine (pg 30-31):

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/schneider/sportstravel_201004/#/30

Meeting Minutes – March 2010

admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:41:35 +0000

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