Cabrillo International Folk Dancers
April 2015 Newsletter
April 2015
Vol. 19, No. 4
Georgina Sham, Editor
Class meets every Tuesday from 7 – 9:30 p.m. in Balboa Park Club
7 – 8:30 p.m. Beginners – however, all are welcome to stay for the entire class
No partners necessary. Dress in comfortable clothing and low-heeled shoes
Teachers: Georgina Sham & Chin Yu (info: email <[email protected]> 858-459-1336)
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/cabrillodancers/home
Refreshments first Tuesday night of the Month
Spring Fest, April 11 and 12: Do not miss this
exciting two-day festival! On both Saturday and
Sunday (April 11 and 12), workshop teaching will be
done by André Montsion of Canada teaching dances
from French Canada and Romania, Dave Coughlin teaching Scandinavian, Kin Ho teaching Balkan,
and Kathy Rheinbold teaching Elizabethan English
Country dances! The festivities start at 11 a.m. and
will run til 5.
On Saturday evening starting at 6:30, the Interfolk
band will play live music for our dancing! There will
be a nominal charge of $5 for the evening event to
pay the band members. Any donations are welcome!
For flyers to these events, please look at our website:
https://www.sites.google.com/site/cabrillodancers/
events
We thank Jeanne Cate and Kin Ho for working to
put this festival on for us. If you can help in any way,
please contact Jeanne at 858-278-4619
Cross-Cultural/International Nonprofits
Fair on Saturday, April 18th from 12:00 - 3:00 pm.
The Worlview Project is hosting this event, and Chin
Yu will lead several dancers to dance there and give
our club a some exposure, and we plan to have available flyers, brochures, business cards--anything to
promote folk dancing! Please contact Chin if you
would be available to help distribute our information!
Earth Day: San Diego EarthWork’s 25th anniver-
sary EarthFair 2015. Sunday, April 19, 2015. Balboa
Park • 10am – 5pm. Produced by 400 volunteers,
EarthFair 2015 will feature more than 300 exhibitors,
special theme areas, a Food Pavilion, a special Children’s Activity Area, five entertainment venues, the
Children’s Earth Parade, the eARTh Gallery art show,
and the Cleaner Car Concourse.
Statewide 2015 Festival: Now is the time to prereg-
ister for the festival! You not only can save $$s, but you’ll
have an easy time getting into the dance hall on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday (that’s May 29, 30 and 31)--no paying at the door hassles. Please look at the website for
registration form and all the information: http://www.
statewidefolkdance.com. On it you will find the entire
brochure by clicking on the top line: “Click here to see
the Festival Flyer”. For the Pre-registration form, click
on “Pre-registration”. Oh yes, you can also at the same
time order and select what you’d like for lunch and dinner on Saturday, and lunch on Sunday! (If you come to
the door, there will likely not be enough food for you and
you’ll have to lose your parking spot to go out and eat!)
Plus, you can order your t-shirts and tote-bags which
you can pick up at registration!
It is also time to encourage all your out-of-town dance
friends to pre-register. They must make their hotel reservation by April 29. The Host Hotel is the Hampton Inn
in Kearny Mesa which has very nicely appointed rooms,
a full continental breakfast, and free parking and free
wifi.
If you hear of people discouraged to come because of
the Rock’n’Roll marathon, let them know that we’ve had
word from the marathon’s public relations director that
if one enters Balboa Park from the south, there will be no
problems with traffic caused of the runners (Route 163
northbound will be impacted by the runners). Under
“Facilities” on the website, you can learn the exact route
recommended.
Next Statewide Planning Meeting will be Sunday, April
26, from 10 - 1 in the Santa Fe Room.
Chin’s Tuesday in April. Our wonderful co-teacher,
Chin Yu, will have the program on Tuesday, April 14.
Come and learn some new dances taught expertly! Chin
will have one Tuesday to herself every month!
Free Sunday Park Programs:
April 5: Cabrillo - Georgina Sham
April 12: Spring Festival - Kin Ho
April 19: No Dancing--Earth Day
April 26: Kayso - Joe Sigona
Lawn Programs:
April 5: House of India
April 12: House of England
April 19: EARTH DAY
April 26: House of Italy
In Memoriam
Peggy Lieb (Margaret Cary Lieb)
5/10/1925 - 2/28/2015
It’s hard to believe that this gentle and elegant lady is gone. It was only a month ago
that she came to Sunday dancing. Though
Peggy has not been dancing very much the past couple of
years, she almost always came to watch on Sundays. She
loved dancing and did it all--folk dancing, round dancing,
ballroom and square dancing. It’s sad how much we don’t
know about our dancing friends. Who knew that Peggy
was a tennis star who advanced to Wimbledon when she
was young! We will miss seeing her.
Anthony (Tony) Davida
Tony was born and raised in NY City. He has driven everything including NY Taxis so we asked him to be our
driver for Statewide. Unfortunately for us he got sick. He
has had an Army career of 44 years as mechanic for all
military vehicles. When he retired he bought a big motorhome and towed a large car. With his home and car on
the road, he visited almost all states in the US and provinces in Canada. He loves people and is funny. A special
friend of Ilene Sandoval, Tony danced with SDIFDC for
many years. He came to the New Year’s Eve parties and
helped decorate, he came to other parties ready to help.
He smiled on us in his gentle manner and we will continue to see that smile...
Park Dance Schedule Changes:
Sunday, April 5: Cabrillo
Sat/Sun, April 11/12: Spring Festival
Sun. April 19: Earth Day - no dance
Sun. April 26: Statewide 2015 Meeting
The Many Health Benefits of Dancing (con-
tinued)
Twenty-seven studies on the effectiveness of dance
movement therapy concluded that dancing should
be encouraged as part of treatment for people with
depression and anxiety.
Though other forms of exercise can have many of the
same benefits, dancing is more appealing to some
people, so they are more likely to stick with it. For
example, at the end of a study that compared tango
dancing to mindfulness meditation, 97 percent of
participants chose to receive a voucher for a tango
class rather than one for mindfulness meditation.
(By the way, the study found that both activities reduced depression, but only dancing reduced stress
levels.)
In another study, attendance was higher with waltzing than conventional exercise, possibly because
“dance is a form of exercise in which movement,
social interaction, and fun are mixed together,” the
researchers said.
(from Berkeley Wellness- more next time)
In Balboa Park
Mondays: San Diego Folk Dancers. Intermediate to Advance levels of international folk line dances with Kin Ho. Balboa Park Club,
7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Contact: Jeanne Cate, 858-278-4619, [email protected].
Tuesdays: Cabrillo International Folk Dancers in Balboa Park Club. 7 - 9:30, Beginner’s Hour 7 -8:30 p.m., followed by all levels of dances. Everyone welcome to stay for entire class. $2/2.50 for member/non-member. Contact: John Anthony 858-755-7237 or Georgina
<[email protected]> See the front of this Newsletter. Website: http://sites.google.com/site/cabrillodancers/home
Wednesdays: San Diego International Folk Dance Club in Balboa Park Club. 7:15 - 8:30 Beginners, then to 9:30 p.m. Dances from
around the world, all levels. $2/2.50 for member/nonmember. Contact: Jeanne Cate, 858-278-4619, [email protected].
Wednesdays: Performing Folk Dancers, Recital Hall. Performance rehearsals 7 - 10 p.m. Contact: Anne Marsh 619-422-1584, [email protected]
Fridays: Kayso Folk Dancers in Room 206, Casa del Prado. 9:30 – noon. All levels of International folk dances. $2/2.50 for member/
nonmember. Contact: Evelyn George, 619-469-7133
At the Folk Dance Center (4569 30th Street) http://www.folkdancecenter.org/
Saturdays: Request International Dancing, 8 p.m. until midnight, $8/$7/$5/free (depending on level of membership).
Wednesdays: Vicki’s class, International Line dances, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. $5/$3/Free
Wednesdays: Scandinavian Couple Dancing with Walker and Margaret Filius, and Dave Coughlin and Margaret. 7:30-10:00 p.m. Please
bring a snack to share! $8/$7/$5/free
Thursdays: International Folk Dancing with Mary Marshall, 10 a.m. - 12. $5/$3/Free
Fridays: Greek Dancing. 7:30–11 p.m., Kin Ho teaches except the last Friday of the month with Tony Petroulias. $8/$7/$5/free