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Chapter Newsletters Chapter Sponsored Local Dancing General Interest
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About Us
The
USA Dance Kitsap Chapter was formed in April of 2002. Our Chapter membership consists primarily of Social Dancers
who enjoy dancing and the Chapter’s monthly dance is one frequently
attended. Dance attendance averages
40 to 55 people and about an even split in members and non-members We hold 11 monthly dances on the 3rd Saturday of the
month, except July. We hold a one
hour dance lesson before each dance in a series of three lessons in the same
rhythm, starting with the basics and building on that. That means we cover a different rhythm
each quarter. We host one Semi-Formal
dance in January. We hold our dances and Chapter sponsored lessons at
the Bremerton Masonic Lodge at 878 5th. Our Chapter had continued
to sponsor ballroom dance lessons. Lessons are curtailed during the Summer
and December holiday season. For most of the sessions we just about broke even.
A total of 6 (5 hour sessions) and 8 (4 hour sessions) were held between
September 2008 and September 2009. Our Board is interested in
sponsoring ballroom dance lessons with the Boys and Girls Club and designated
our May dance as a fund raiser for youth dancing (ages 13 to 18). Funds
raised will allow us to pay an instructor for about ten hours of basic
ballroom dance lessons. We are
currently negotiating for the donations of a facility to hold the
lessons. We will see what interest and support is generated among the youth and
the Boy’s and Girl’s Club management and work on solicitation of additional
funding to support this program. Our Chapter supports the Kitsap and Mason County
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) dance contest. As a result of our chapter’s participation we gained several
new members and additional nonmember attendance at our social dances along
with some free advertisement. We hold a National Ballroom Dance Week in September. The music system purchased in 2005 has worked out
well and has reduced the cost of social dances and this has allowed us to
have a live band once a quarter. We
publish a newsletter every quarter. The newsletter is emailed it to all
members with email and it is mailed to others. The newsletter is also
included on this web site. Board
meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month except July.
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