Lake Ontario Dancing Sociables (LODS)
About Us
There is a type of dance that fits everyone. If you don't like ballroom, there is swing dance, if you don't like swing, there is Salsa, if you don't like Salsa, there is jazz dancing (Lindy Hop), if you don't like jazz, there is country and western. And, believe it or not, there are even more types of dance that we have not listed here. The idea, is to get out and dance.
Mission Statement
Our Mission is to put like minded people together for a fun dancing and socializing group for both single and coupled people.
Bi Line
DF&E Fun, Fun, Fun
Dancing for Fitness and Enjoyment
Goals
To socialize with people interested in dancing.
What We do
We are a group of people interested in the social aspect of dancing.
 We prefer to dance in groups at various functions. It's the, bring your own party type of thing.We would like to develop a group of people interested in travelling to various cities for dancing functions, both day trips and weekend trips.
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Why is Dancing Good for You?
By Dr. Victor Jean Ouellette
 Dancing is 'Mind Massaging Movement'. The body is moving while the mind has to memorize steps then think of what step to do next. This keeps the mind active and healthy.Dancing helps alleviate stress and depression by giving you something to do, a project that requires effort and patience.
Dancing teaches you discipline and self control.
The physical exercise is good for the joints and good for the heart.
The physical exercise of dancing helps keep weight down.
Dancing can be done at any age right up to the time that you have one foot in the grave and one foot on a banana peel.
Dancing is a social activity that gets you out of the house and into the community.
Dancing can bring you emotionally closer to your partner as a sense of accomplishment sets in when the two of you move as one. Other senses can set in too, but we won't talk about that here.
Dancing can be sexy and sensuous even for beginners.
Dancing offers multiple skill levels from novice to competition level, always offering something new to learn.
Copyright May 2003, Dr. Victor Jean Ouellette All Rights Reserved
Pitfalls in Dancing
By Dr. Victor Jean Ouellette
My toes, my toes, my aching toes
I got clobbered in a one foot pose.
It can break up a marriage if she wants to lead. If the lady is leading then the man is a wimp. The good thing is that the wimp phase of the learning curve usually doesn't last too long.
You buy nice new expensive special suede soled dance shoes, then some beginner steps all over them. LOL
Dancing with a dance instructor is mega intimidation. It doesn't matter how nice or how good the dance instructor is, dancing with them is always intimidating.
Never dance close when dancing with a dance instructor.
You learn a nice dance step in dance class then go to a REAL DANCE and are standing on the floor with a blank look on your face trying to remember what that great step was that you just learned.
Playing bumper cars can be fun sometimes but on the dance floor it means no FRAME. Gees, only the initiated will know what that means.
You have been shown a step 10 times but still don't get it. You finally get it then someone talks to you and you forget it.
An inexperienced leader (read man here) blinks and the very experienced follower (read lady here) turns sideways or spins. You are left wondering what it was that you did and the lady tells you that you sent a signal. Like WHAT signal was that?
The leader starts to do something then can't remember two seconds later but the signal is sent and the lady is-a-movin. Abortion takes place and the lady looks at you with a big grin and wide eyes like "Okay that was fun."
The lady says to the leader while on the dance floor, "I'm bored now, do something else." Ya like we've not heard that one before.
Copyright May 2003, Dr. Victor Jean Ouellette All Rights Reserved
Dance Venues
Friday Nights
Kitchenner-Waterloo
http://waterlooswing.com/
Burlington
Polish Hall http://banquethallburlington.com/
2316 Fairview Street,
Burlington ON L7R 2E4
Right Beside Goodness Me.
7:30 pm Usually $15, No alcohol, free tea, coffee, snacks type food
Check with Frances to ensure the dance has not been bumped.
Toronto
Once a month Toronto Swing Dance Society has its dance at teh Lithuania House on Bloor a bit East of Parkside.
http://torontoswingdancesociety.ca/
Mississauga
The Capital Banquet Centre
Every Friday Night
Capital Banquet Centre http://capitolbanquet.com/
Dixie and CourtneyPark Junction.
Social dance, maybe 500 people, serve a hot meal, Usually $18, a few people there know and do ballroom
Scarborough
Harmony Club
Every Friday Night More ballroom I'm told.
http://harmonyclub.ca
St. Peter & Paul Banquet Hall
231 Milner Ave
Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario
M1S 5E3
Saturday Nights
Dover Court House in Toronto is a good place that we frequent for dance lessons and dances.
http://swingtoronto.com/
Mississauga
The WestWay Club http://www.thewestwayclub.ca/
Ballroom, food, $20 non members
They also offer dances Fridays and now Sundays too and on Wednesday afternoon from 12 to 3:30 pm.
Sunday Nights
Guelph
Every two weeks or so at the Victoria park East Golf Club.
http://www.guelphsocialdance.com/
$15, no food, but free tea, Coffee, Cash bar, 6 pm sharp free dance lesson of some sort usually a ballroom theme.
The WestWay Club, See Saturday
Dance Venues Toronto
Toronto Swing Dance Society
Meet at LITHUANIAN HOUSE
1573 Bloor Street W., Toronto (between Keel and Dundas St. West)
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Dovercourt House
at 805 Dovercourt Road, Toronto
They are both good groups, quite good dancers and into Lindy hop, West Coast Swing, and a little East Coast Swing.
Their web sites will give you all the info.
Buffalo
The Buffalo dance is a three to four day affair much like the Boston Tea Party is. The Boston Tea
part is generally held every March and the Buffalo dance is in the fall in September.
Boston
Boston Tea Party URL is
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