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Our School
New party schedule is "Sandra's Second Saturday Soiree." Next one is May 10.
Andy Fortuna took this picture at the Saturday night party following the competitions of Sandra Fortuna and Katrazyna Kozak, organizer Imperial Star coming to Cherry Hill in July
Sandra Fortuna's
Universal Dance Center
the place where the BEST dancers MEET
where dance TEACHERS learn to TEACH
where GOOD dancers get BETTER
and
BEGINNERS get a GREAT start
At Universal Dance Center we ALWAYS take the lead.
Universal dance teachers and dance students enjoy the benefits of the most comprehensive ballroom and Latin instruction programs in the Philadelphia, South Jersey area.
Universal Dance Center is an established school that provides the results of experience, innovation and expertise in all forms of partner dancing, both competitive and social.
Sandra Fortuna's Mission is to bring dancing to as many people as possible by offering quality lessons at the most affordable prices in the area. We also are actively promoting developing and improving the standard of dancing in the South Jersey area by teaching people to wheelchair dance, providing monthly outreach performances, continuing FREE lessons to advanced dancers, organizing a major dance competition, providing teacher certification classes and subsidizing our medal test program.
SATURDAY MAY 10
TODAY: Pdr 11am; SootheeZ 11:45am; Xtreme Pdr 12:30pm; wheelchair dance class 1:15pm; South of the Border 8-11pmTOMORROW: Sunday, May 11, private lessons and cha cha lesson at Dance Haddonfield 6pm on swivels, inward, outward, backwards, stationary and traveling
Brian Fortuna and Shandi Finnessey on ABC.com doing their Dance Talk Encore weekly update and comments on DWTS. Brian will be receiving an Omni award for choreography and his work with children. He was at the 100th DWTS show this week, sitting next to Wayne Newton.
May FloorCast is up! I changed the password. If you are on the Phil E DanZnewZ email list you recieved the new password by email. If you are not receiving the Phil E DanZnewZ, send me your email, telephone number, real address, and the classes you attend and I will add you to the studio email list.
NEW CLASS: Started Tuesday May 6 - Latin Pdr at 7:30 Want to burn some calories? Want to dance hard without the limits of spending time learning an amalgamation? Want to concentrate on your own coordination without having to concern yourself with your partner? Try Latin Pdr.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOLUNTEER TO BE A PARTNER IN WHEELCHAIR CLASS? Most dancers seek the opportunity to dance with another person who is a "good" dancer. I like to dance with good dancers, but I love to dance with people who love to dance. If you realize the importance and value of dancing with a beginner we have a class for you that will make you feel good on more than one level: Wheelchair Dance Class. The dancers in wheelchair class are mostly beginners, but they love to dance. We always need more partners in this class. Everyone who participates for May and June will receive a FREE private lesson at the end of June.
Above are, Sandra Fortuna with Dan McGee and Jamison Kilburn accepting the award for Top Studio for Top Hat Dance Studios (Universal won one year).
The PHiladelphia Festival & Atlantic Coast Festival: In my opinion, the PHiladelphia Festival and Atlantic Coast Championships is the most important dance event in PA, NJ, DE. Why? Because it draws the highest caliber of dance competitors and the largest crowd of dance enthusiasts I ever see outside of America's Ballroom Challenge (November in Columbus) and the United States Dancesport Championships (September in Orlando).
By attracting and entertaining so many dancers and fans, the Philadelphia Festival & Atlantic Coast Championships proves its standing. This year, a lot of the professionals made a choice of attending either the Philadelphia Festival & Atlantic Coast Championships OR the competition in Mexico partly sponsored by the Mexican government (this is what I heard) and enjoying a PAID vacation to Mx. What choice would you have made? A lot of the top amateurs made a choice of attending either the Philadelphia Festival & Atlantic Coast Championships or the USADence Nationals only 5 days previously and less than 90 miles away. We still had the largest event ever, we still were able to have a fantastic competition in every session.
These are the Top Teachers at the Philly Festival 2008.
Philadelphia Festival April 11-13
shot by Joe Voytilla
Latin Jam focuses on the Hot and Sexy sounds of the competitive style of Latin American Dancing or DanceSport. The Music of Latin Jam has been featured on NBC, ESPN, Donny & Marie, The Regis Show, and the movie, "Mad About Mambo". Get ready to listen to the best Latin music in the world...
