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Lake Ontario Dancing Sociables
(LODS)
About Us
http://OptimalHealthSecrets.com/dance/vics-dance-venue-list.pdf
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 would like to develop a group of people interested in
travelling to various cities for dancing functions, both day trips and
weekend trips.
Cost is Free
How to Get on the E-mail
List
We are going to start anew again, as
of May 2007.
Send an e-mail and ask to go on the list. NOTE: Make sure you put LODS or dancing in the subject line so your E-mail address does not get inadvertently blocked by the webmaster.
Indicate if you want your E-mail
address to be BLINDED (Hidden) or made available to everyone
else.
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Why is Dancing Good for
You?
By Dr. Victor Jean Ouellette
 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
For the newer people in our group there are some regular dances in the area that we frequent. We are now goingto use only the pdf file from now on. http://OptimalHealthSecrets.com/dance/vics-dance-venue-list.pdf
There is a great description of the types of swing dance at the Bees Knees web site. http://beeskneesdance.com/types-of-dance/ Ansd some places to dance in the Toronto area.
Friday Nights
Kitchenner-Waterloo Burlington Polish Hall http://banquethallburlington.com/ 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 Capital Banquet Centre http://capitolbanquet.com/ http://capitolsinglesdance.ca/ 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 St. Peter & Paul Banquet Hall
Saturday Nights
Dover Court House in Toronto is a good place that we frequent for dance lessons and dances. 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) Probably not open after tne
- - - - - - -
Dovercourt House
at 805 Dovercourt Road,
Toronto
Their new web site.
Toronto Lindy Hop 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.
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