Officers 2007-8

Pascal ballroom@ucla.edu
Co-President 2007-8
Room Reservations 2007-8
Annual Member 2007
Graduate Student

Sarah
Co-President 2007-8
Room Reservations 2007-8
Funding 2007-8
Officer Summer 2007
Annual Member 2006-7
Undergraduate

Song
Vice-President 2007-8
Annual Member 2007-8
Member Spring & Summer 2007
Undergraduate

Danae
Liason to Worldfest Committee
Undergraduate
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Volunteers 2006-7

Carrie-Lynn, Nina, Emily, Jenae,
Isabella, Yaz, Justine
Special Event Publicity Undergraduates
for Big Salsa Night Monday Oct. 16, 2006

Jessica, Igor, Danae, Alejandro,
Sattar, Erika, Justin, Laura, Kendra,
Lucia, Kristin, Yuen, Sarah, Vjekoslav,
Thoa, Angela, Sonia, Osma, Emily,
Gemma, Stephanie, Elaine, Jenisha, Paula
Special Event Logisitical Support for
on campus events from
Undergraduates and Graduate Students
Big Salsa Night 2006 (10/16) &
Ragtime Ball 2006 (10/21) &
Waltz Night 2006 (11/18) &
End of the Quarter Swing Lesson/Party
Quarterly Celebrate U.S.A. with
LIVE SWING MUSIC (12/4/06)
and OFF CAMPUS EVENTS
Big Salsa II (10/28/06),
Club Semi-Formal/Ragtime Theme (11/11/06),
Club Semi-Formal/Victorian Theme (12/9/06),
S.M. Vintage Fashion Expo (10/21-22/)


Heather, Shelly, Sandy, Yaffa, Nick,
Thorsten, Robert, Alejandro, Juan
Special Event Logisitical Support
from Community Members
for on campus events
Big Salsa Night 2006 (10/16) &
Ragtime Ball 2006 (10/21) &
Waltz Night 2006 (11/18) &
End of the Quarter Swing Lesson/Party
Quarterly Celebrate U.S.A. with
LIVE SWING MUSIC (12/4/06
and for OFF CAMPUS EVENTS
Big Salsa II (10/28/06),
Club Semi-Formal/Ragtime Theme (11/11/06),
Club Semi-Formal/Victorian Theme (12/9/06),
S.M. Vintage Fashion Expo (10/21-22/06)
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Past Presidents/Officers
1995-2007

Officers Summer 2007

Pascal
Signatory & President Summer 2007
Annual Member 2007
Graduate Student

Sarah
Officer Summer 2007
Annual Member 2006-7
Undergraduate

Claire
Signatory
Summer 2007
Undergraduate

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Officers 2006-7

pictured below
(Mary/Claire/Fernando)



Mary
Co-President/Signatory
2006-7
Reservations Fall/Winter 2007
Officer Spring & Summer Qtr. 2006
Member of Performing D. Group 2005-7
Annual Member 2005-7
Undergraduate

Claire
Co-President/Signatory
2006-7
Reservations Spring/Summer 2007
Officer Spring & Summer Qtr. 2006
Member of Performing D. Group 2005-7
Annual Member 2005-7
Undergraduate

Antonios
Signatory 2006-7
Graduate Student

Fernando
Officer Spring/Summer Qtr. 2006
Special Event Publicity
Annual Member 2005-7
Graduate Student

Danae
Liason to Worldfest Committee
Undergraduate

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2005-6

Juan Torres Jr.
Immediate Past President
Primary Signatory Spring Quarter 2006
Graduate Student

Richard Hilman
President/Primary Signatory
Fall 2005 - Winter 2006
Signatory: Summer Quarter 2005
Undergraduate & Graduate Student

Daniel Kotin
Vice President: 2005-2006
Internal Club Advisor: 2004-2005
Past President: 2003-2004
Graduate Student

Chris
Signatory: 2005-6
Annual Member 2004-2005
Graduate Student

2004-5

G.A. Wiggan
Primary Signatory:
Summer/Fall 2004 - Summer 2005
Graduate Student (Picture below)



Daniel Kotin
BDC President 2003-2004
Graduate Student

Rose Vardui B.
IFDC President 2003-2004
Culture Nights Publicity &
Guest Armenian Dance Teacher
Undergraduate & Graduate Student

David Lavi
BDC/IFDC President 2002-2003
Undergraduate

Yanni E.
Vice President 2002-2003
Undergraduate?

Galina
BDC/IFDC Signatory 1999-2000
Undergraduate

Cynthia
BDC/IFDC President 1998-1999
Member since Winter 1998
Staff Person

Tannaz
BDC/IFDC Signatory 1997-1998
Undergraduate

James Zimmer
Founding President
BDC 1996-7, IFDC 1995-7
Undergraduate




Pictured below Past President's
Daniel, James & Wiggan

Friendly Volunteers
at our annual Big Salsa Night
New Student Welcome in October

James Zimmer
Fulltime Instructor BDC: 1996 to present
Fulltime Instructor IFDC: 1995 to present
Founding President & Club Signatory
BDC 1996-7, IFDC 1995-7, Historical BDC 1997
Dance Director & Club Historian (13th Year)
Specialty: Swing, Salsa, Tango, Waltz, Israeli & International folk dances & Vintage Social Dances from the Renaissance to Ragtime Periods.
Additional dance opportunties with James include:
Weekly Dance Lessons begin Wednesdays Oct. 3, 2007 Swing/Salsa Lessons
with weekly Ballroom dance parties at the Westside JCC
at the Silver Moon Ballroom/WJCC
Westside JCC Auditorium 5870 W. Olympic Blvd L.A. CA 90036

Tuesdays: Israeli Folk Dance at the Westside JCC 7:30pm-12am

Thursdays: Swing-Salsa-Tango Classes at Encino Community Center (7pm & 8:30pm begins Oct./Jan./April each year)
July is Six Week Course
Pre-registration Reg. for this dance lesson series

Saturdays: at the UCLA Powell Vintage Dance Lesson Series
Ragtime/Tango Ball Oct. 27, 2007
Waltz Through Time Nov. 17, 2007
Renaissance Ball Feb. 9, 2008
President's Ball March 1, 2008
Hollywood Movie Magic Ball May 3, 2008
Jane Austen Ball May 31, 2008 assist
Revolutionary Ball July 19, 2008

Saturday Jan. 26, 2008: at the UCLA Kerckhoff Grand Salon
8th Annual 1930's Swing Night
Celebrating Kerckhoff Hall 77th Anniversary
Founder, Annual Anniversary Celebration of Kerckhoff Hall 2001 (70th Anniversary Party)


Selected off campus Saturday Nights: 2007 dates

Ragtime Ball/Club Formal 2007 (Sat. Nov. 10, 2007) 2nd Annual
Victorian Ball/Club Formal 2007 (Sat. Dec. 1, 2007) 3rd Annual
Big Salsa Night II (Sat. Feb. 2, 2008) 2nd Annual

Ballroom Parties/Theme Dances at Westside JCC
previously
Big Salsa Night II (Sat. Oct. 28, 2006) with Francisco Aguabella
Ragtime Ball 2006 (Sat. Nov. 11, 2006)
Victorian Ball 2006 (Sat. Dec. 9, 2006)
Baroque Three Musketeers Theme Masked Ball 2006 (April)

& at numerous festivals throughout S. California
including Taste of Encino Folk Music Festival (Sunday October 14, 2007 & 2006...), Topanga Banjo & Fiddle Festival (May, 2007),
Summer Solstice Folk/Music Festival (June 24, 2007),
Santa Barbara French Festival (July 14, 2007),
Dance Downtown at the Music Center
(Sept. 2006 & July/Sept. 2007),
Vintage Dance at S.M Vintage Fashion Expo 3X per Year
(Sat./Sunday Oct. 20-21, 2007 and previously last Oct./March)


Last year
Saturday Feb. 2007: at the UCLA Ackerman Grand Ballroom
UCLA Dance Marathon, Previous years Dance Marathons at UCLA Covel Commons & Bradley International Hall

Saturday Feb, 2007: at the UCLA Sunset Covel Commons
UCLA ORL/OCHC Casino Night

More info. 310-284-3638
www.geocities.com/SwingSalsaTango
SwingSalsaTango@yahoo.com
www.geocities.com/HistoricalDance
HistoricalDance@yahoo.com

Cynthia
Fulltime Instructor: 1998 to present
Past President & Club Signatory BDC/IFDC 1998-9
Dance Director (9 Years)
Specialty: Swing, Salsa, Tango, Waltz & Vintage Social Dances
from the Renaissance to Ragtime Periods & Latin Sizzle Workout
Additional dance lessons with Cynthia include
Thursdays Swing-Salsa-Tango Lessons & new cardio Salsa Class at 6pm at the Encino Community
Center beginning October/January/April (Ten Week Series)
& Six Week Series begins in July
& at numerous festivals throughout California

Weekly Dance Lessons:
Wednesdays begin date Wed. Oct. 3, 2007 Swing/Salsa Lessons
with weekly Ballroom dance parties at the Westside JCC
(drop-ins welcome)
Social Dance Lessons (Swing-Salsa) & Ballroom Practice Parties
at the Westside JCC Auditorium 5870 W. Olympic Blvd L.A.


Saturdays: at the UCLA Powell Vintage Dance Lesson Series
Ragtime Ball 2007 Oct. 27
Waltz Through Time Nov. 17, 2007
Renaissance Ball Feb. 9, 2008
President's Ball March 1, 2008
Hollywood Movie Magic Ball May 3, 2008
Jane Austen Ball May 31, 2008 assist
Revolutionary Ball July 19, 2008

Saturday Jan. 26, 2008: at the UCLA Kerckhoff Grand Salon
8th Annual 1930's Swing Night
Celebrating Kerckhoff 77th Anniversary
Founder, Annual Anniversary Celebration of Kerckhoff Hall 2001 (70th Anniversary Party)


Selected off campus Saturday Nights: 2007 dates

Ragtime Ball/Club Formal 2007 (Sat. Nov. 10, 2007) 2nd Annual
Victorian Ball/Club Formal 2007 (Sat. Dec. 1, 2007) 3rd Annual
Big Salsa Night II (Sat. Feb. 2, 2008) 2nd Annual

Ballroom Parties/Theme Dances at Westside JCC (previously
Big Salsa Night II (Sat. Oct. 28, 2006)
Ragtime Ball 2006 (Sat. Nov. 11, 2006)
Victorian Ball 2006 (Sat. Dec. 9, 2006)
Baroque Three Musketeers Theme Masked Ball 2006 (April)

& at numerous festivals throughout S. California
including Taste of Encino Folk Music Festival (Sunday October 14, 2007 & 2006...), Topanga Banjo & Fiddle Festival (May, 2007),
Summer Solstice Folk/Music Festival (June 24, 2007),
Santa Barbara French Festival (July 14, 2007),
Dance Downtown at the Music Center (Sept. 2006 & July/Sept. 2007),
Vintage Dance at S.M Vintage Fashion Expo 3X per Year
(Sat./Sunday Oct. 20-21, 2007 and previously last Oct./March)


Last year
Saturday Feb. 2007: at the UCLA Ackerman Grand Ballroom
UCLA Dance Marathon, Previous years Dance Marathons at UCLA Covel Commons & Bradley International Hall

Saturday Feb, 2007: at the UCLA Sunset Covel Commons
UCLA ORL/OCHC Casino Night


More info. 310-284-3638
Cynthia can be reached at
SwingSalsaTango at hotmail.com
www.geocities.com/HistoricalDance
HistoricalDance@yahoo.com


Guest Instructors for BDC/IFDC

Athan Karras
Greek Folk Dance
Quarterly Mondays 9-10pm
tentative dates Nov. 5, 2007, Feb. 4 & May 12, 2008
Last year: Nov. 13, 2006, Feb. 5 & May 14, 2007
at our GREEK CULTURE NIGHTS at UCLA Ackerman Union-2414
& also teaches Friday Nights at Loyola Marymount University
Look for Athan at the Annual Valley Greek Festival at St. Nicholas
each Memorial Day Weekend in Northridge & at St. Sophia's Greek Festival in September in L.A. Byzantine Quarter or at St. Anthony's in S. Pasadena annual Greek Festival in September each year.

Tom Bozigian
Armenian Folk Dance
Quarterly Mondays 9-10pm
tentative dates are Nov. 19, 2007, Jan. 28 & May 19, 2008
Last year: Nov. 20, 2006, Jan. 29, 2007
May 21, 2007 date switched to April 23, 2007
at our ARMENIAN CULTURE NIGHTS at UCLA Ackerman Union-2414
& also teaches Wednesdays in S.F. Valley
Thursdays in Glendale at Glendale Civic Auditorium
Please enjoy his big Armenian Dance Parties at the end of each of his dance series at Glendale Civic Auditorium.
They include a delicious potluck
see www.Bozigian.com
Bozigian@earthlink.net (562) 941-0845

Georgianne
Arabic Belly Dance (Fall Qtr.)
Persian Dance
(Winter Qtr.) Mondays 9-10pm
at our Quarterly Middle Eastern Culture Nights

Josie
Arabic Belly Dance
(Guest Teacher, Winter Qtr. 2007)

Reva & Ashoka
L.A. Style Salsa Lessons
for BDC Mondays 7:30-9pm Weeks 4, 7 & 9
Fall, Winter & Spring Quarters


Annual Special Guest Teachers

We also thank the many Special Guest Teachers at
University Sponsored Theme Dances
at UCLA Powell Library
Vintage Dance Events
that many of our members attend...

Michael Espinoza
Argentine Vals Cruzado
7th Annual Waltz Night at UCLA (Sat. Nov. 17, 2007)
6th Annual Waltz Night at UCLA (Sat. Nov. 18, 2006)
5th Annual Waltz Night at UCLA (Sat. Nov. date?. 2005)
& Michael teaches Tango, Milonga, Vals Cruzado regularly in Westwood at 1941 Westwood Blvd:
Saturday Afternoons 1:30pm &
hosts Milongas (Tango Parties with Lessons)
every Friday Night at 1941 Westwood Blvd 8pm-1am
& 1st Saturday of each month with Yolanda Rossi
www.TangoElegant.com/classes.html

Emma Lewis Thomas Ph.D Vintage Dance
UCLA Emerita Professor of Dance History
-Teaches 15th & 16th Century Italian Dances & Baroque Dances
at
5th Annual Renaissance Ball at UCLA (Sat. Feb. 2, 2008)
6th Annual Presidents' Ball at UCLA (Sat. March 1, 2008)
4th Annual Renaissance Ball (Sat. Feb. 10, 2007)
5th Annual President's Ball (Sat. March 3, 2007)

John Hertz
Early 19th Century social dances
Waltz & English Set Dances
at 11th Annual Jane Austen Ball at UCLA (Sat. May 31, 2008)
last year: 10th annual Jane Austen Ball at UCLA (Sat. June 2, 2007)
Mr. Hertz has volunteered for 10 Jane Austen vintage ballroom dance evenings at UCLA
plus 1 Saturday (April 1998) at UCLA Bruin Plaza
Regular lessons are 1st Saturdays of most months
at Culver City Lindberg Park
& hosts Annual S. California Autumn (Jane Austen Ball)
Sat. Oct. 13, 2007 at S. Pasadena Women's Club
(Scholarships available for current student annual members of BDC
Last year numerous club members attended this Annual Fieldtrip
which includes optional dance lessons at 10am & 2pm, Tea Time Presentation at 4:30pm
Sat. Dec. 2, 2006 at the S. Pasadena Women's Club
www.RegencyFriends.org
John also teaches regularly at the L.A.& Regional/National/International/World Science Fiction Conventions

Pictured below Mr. John Hertz


Beverly & Irwin Barr - Tango Mixer Dance
Hollywood Movie Magic Ball (Sat. May 5, 2007 & May ?, 2006)
Additional lessons/dance opportunities include Int'l folk dance
Mondays & Friday Nights at the Brockton School in West L.A. &
Thursdays: with the Westwood Co-op Folk Dancers at the
Felicia Mahood Senior Center on Santa Monica Blvd, near Sawtelle.
and Thursday late mornings at Roxbury Park, Beverly Hills


Special Guest Teachers 2006-7
-Hawaiian/Hula/Tahitian Cultural Dances (Mon. April ?, 2007)

Special Guest Teachers 2005-6
Marie DiCocco & Celest DiPietropaolo
-Italian Cultural Dances (Mon. Nov. 7, 2005)

Special Guest Teacher Year?
Michael Kuka taught 30's Jump Swing
(Monday ?1998 at 1st Club Summer Swing Party)
Michael hosts Ballroom Parties in Hollywood/Westwood
several Saturday Nights per month

Special Guest Teacher Year?
Preston
-International Folk Dance (Mon. ?, Spring 1998)

Special Guest Teacher Year?
-Belly Dance Instruction/Performance (Mon. ?, Spring 1998)

Special Guest Teacher Year?
-Bulgarian Cultural Dances (Mon. ?, Spring 1997)