ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>USA Dance - Seattle</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <meta http-equiv="robots" content="index / follow"> <meta name="description" content="USA Dance Seattle is the central hub of amateur ballroom dancing in the greater Seattle area, and is a member of the Northwest Region of the United Stated Dancers Association."> <meta name="author" content="USA Dance - Seattle"> <meta name="keywords" content="USA Dance Seattle USABDA USABDA-NW amateur ballroom dancing Bellevue Kirkland Everett Redmond Renton Northwest"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="style/USADanceSeattle.css" type="text/css"> <style type="text/css"><!-- div.eventBlurb { margin: 0.5em 0; border: 1px dotted #ccc; } .eventBlurb h4 { font-size: 100%; border-bottom: 2px dashed #C9F; margin: 0.5em; } .eventBlurb p { margin: 0.5em } //--></style> </head> <body bgcolor="#dddddd" link="#006699" vlink="#006699"> <table border="0" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="0" width="750" align="center"> <!-- TOP BANNER --> <tr><td colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <a href="http://usadanceseattle.org"><img class="logo" src="images/USADanceSeattleLogo_100.gif" alt="USA Dance - Seattle" width="100" height="100" border="0" align="left"></a> <div class="banner" onClick="window.location.reload('http://usadanceseattle.org');" onMouseover="status='http://usadanceseattle.org/'" onMouseout="status=''"> <h1 class="title">USA Dance, Inc.</h1> <p class="title">Seattle Chapter #1004</p> </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff"> <p class="menubar"> <a class="menubar" href="index.html">Home</a> | <a class="menubar" href="pages/aboutus.html">About&nbsp;Us</a> | <a class="menubar" href="pages/member.html">Membership</a> | <a class="menubar" href="pages/dances.html">Social&nbsp;Dances</a> | <a class="regional" href="http://www.nwdsc.org/" title="Northwest DanceSport Championships" target="COMP">NW DanceSport Championships</a> | <a class="menubar" href="http://www.DanceQuestForTheBest.org" title="Quest for the Best Competition">Quest</a><br> <a class="menubar" href="pages/aboutus.html#Boardmembers">How&nbsp;to&nbsp;Contact&nbsp;Us</a> | <!--<a class="menubar" href="pages/nbdw.html">National&nbsp;Ballroom&nbsp;Dance&nbsp;Week</a> |--> <a class="menubar" href="pages/dancesupplies.html">Dance&nbsp;Supplies</a> | <a class="menubar" href="pages/donate.html" title="Donations">Make&nbsp;a&nbsp;Donation</a> | <a class="teamdancers" href="http://teamdancers.org/" title="Dance Teams" target="TEAM">Dance&nbsp;Teams</a> | <a class="menubar" href="http://usabda.org/index.cfm" title="USA Dance - National">USA&nbsp;Dance&nbsp;-&nbsp;National</a></p> </p> </td></tr> <!-- LEFT COLUMN --> <tr> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#ffffdd" width="160" class="pagearea sidebar-left"> <p><a href="pdf/2012_Year.pdf" class="dotted" style="color: #33F; font-weight: bold">2012 Event Calendar</a> </p> <h3 class="headline2">Next Dance:</h3> <p>New earlier time! Dance lesson at 7:00, dance starts at 7:45</p> <p class="boxborder"><b>Saturday, June&nbsp;2nd</b><br/>North Bellevue Community Center, Bellevue <a href="pages/dances.html#dances">&gt;&gt;</a></p> <hr size="1" width="80%" align="center" style="MARGIN-TOP: 2.5em; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1.5em"> <h3 class="headline2">Next Board Meeting:</h3> <p class="boxborder"><b>Monday, May&nbsp;21st</b><br><span style="font-size: 80%;">Susan's</span> <p class="follow" style="font-size: 0.8em">Meetings are on the <strong>3rd Monday</strong> of each month. All members are most welcome to attend and offer input. <a href="pages\aboutus.html#Boardmembers">Contact us</a> for more details.</p> <hr size="1" width="80%" align="center" style="margin-top: 5em"> <p>Expense Forms: <br>* <a href="pdf/Expense_form.doc">Chapter (Word)</a> <br>* <a href="pdf/Expense_form.pdf">Chapter (PDF)</a> <br>* <a href="pdf/regionalexp.pdf">NW DanceSport Championships</a> </p> </td> <!-- CENTER PAGE --> <td bgcolor="white" class="pagearea" style="PADDING-RIGHT: 1em; PADDING-LEFT: 1em; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1em; PADDING-TOP: 0pt" valign="top"> <h3 class="headline">Eastside Dance with Sound of Swing</h3> <p> <b>Saturday, June 2</b> <br /> <p class="follow"><b>New, earlier time!</b> Enjoy the SOUND OF SWING, an 18-piece Big Band playing a variety of music for dancers to move to: waltz, foxtrot, swing, rumba, and cha cha, among others. Waltz lesson with Michael Kheriaty begins at 7:00pm. General dancing follows at 7:45 until 10:00pm on this 3,000 sq. ft. floor. </p> <p> There's plenty of free parking close to the door. Admission is $15 for non-members and $13 for members. North Bellevue Community Center is at 4063 148th Avenue NE in Bellevue, WA 98007, 425-452-7681, <a title="City of Bellevue Website" href="http://www.bellevuewa.gov">www.bellevuewa.gov</a>.  <br /><a title="Sound of Swing Flyer" href="pdf/2012_June_SoS.pdf">Flyer</a></p> <h3 class="headline">USA Dance National Dance Cruise to Alaska</h3> <p> <b>Alaska Cruise!</b> After two consecutive sellout dance cruises to the Caribbean, join your fellow USA Dance members for the third National Dance Cruise, July l5-22, 2012, aboard Princess Cruises magnificent Star Princess as we sail to Alaska! Departs from Seattle! You'll enjoy seven days of fun and dance activities including a full program of ballroom, Latin and club-style dance classes taught by the country's top professional instructors. <br /> <a title="Dance cruise" href="http://www.dancecruiseusadance.com/">Details</a> </p> <h3 class="headline">Max Rainey Essay Contest Winners</h3> <p> <b>How Ballroom Dancing Changed My Life</b> was the topic for the Max Rainey Essay Contest. Dancers wrote convincing essays and won cash prizes. Congratulations to the following dancers! Click on the name to read their essay. </p> <p>First Place, <a href="pdf/Devine.pdf">Julia Devine</a>, $300<br /> <p>Second Place, <a href="pdf/Ham.pdf">Kelly Ham</a>, $150<br /> <p>Third Place, <a href="pdf/Friedman.pdf">Penny Friedman</a>, $50 <p>They were awarded at Northwest DanceSport Championships, Saturday evening, January 14th.</p> <h3 class="headline"><a href="pages/dances.html">Upcoming Social Dances</a></h3> <img style="float: right; margin: 2px;" border="0" src="images/Carlos_Hilda.jpg" width="89" height="132" alt="social dancers" align="right"/> <p class="follow">New Times! The dances are from <b>7:45 to 10:00 PM</b> and there's a live band. A complimentary beginning lesson is provided before each dance at <b>7:00 PM</b>. For more details, please see the <a href="pages/dances.html" title="Social Dances">social dances</a> page.</p> <div style="margin-left: 4px"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" border="1"> <tr><td><b>Saturday,<br/>June 2nd</b></td><td><font color="#330066">North Bellevue Community Center, Bellevue</font><br/><em>Waltz lesson</em></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; color: #c3c; font-style: italic">Admission price includes a FREE group lesson prior to the general dance!</td></tr> </table> </div> <!-- <table> <tr> <td><h3 class="headline">Quest Competition 2012!</h3> <p class="follow"><b>Saturday: April 28</b> <br>This event is held at the Washington Dance Club.<br> <b>Spectators </b><br> Spectators are encourage to attend to cheer on their favorite dancers. Clap, shout out the couple's competitive number, and admire the beautiful and eye catching dresses.<br> <b>Competitors </b><br> Competitors, here's your chance to show off your technique and skill to your friends and family. Register online at <a title="Quest Website" href="http://www.qftb.org">qftb.org</a>. Cost is only $20 to enter multiple events. <a title="Quest Website" href="http://www.qftb.org">Details</a>, <a title="Quest Flyer" href="pdf/Quest_2012.pdf">Flyer</a>, <a title="Email for Quest for the Best Competition" href="mailto:organizers@qftb.org">Email</a>. </td> <td><a href="http://www.qftb.org" ><img width="216" height="367" valign="top" src="/images/John_Jan_web.gif" border="0"></img></a></td> </tr> </table> --> <h3 class="headline"><a href="http://teamdancers.org/membership">Formation Team seeking new members!</a></h3> <p class="follow"><img src="images/TeamDancers_color_small.png" alt="dance team logo" width="200" height="73" align="left" border="0"> USA Dance - Seattle's Formation and Performance Teams are looking for new members to join in the fun and art of performance dancing! The team's mission is to promote ballroom dancing through performance, and they have been doing so throughout the Northwest and Canada since 1989. They welcome dancers of all skill levels interested in improving their dancing by training with a group for public performances, such as Seattle Star Ball, the Bellevue Philharmonic's "Night in Vienna," and National Ballroom Dance Week. <br>The team rehearses at DanceSport International on Lake City Way NE on Wednesdays 7-10pm and is coached by Monique Hrouda. If you like to dance, enjoy meeting new people, and are interested in joining this great organization, please contact the team president, <a title="USA Dance Team President's Email" href="mailto:blrmdancestud@gmail.com">Matt Reynolds</a>, or see our website at <a class="st" href="http://teamdancers.org">teamdancers.org</a>.</p> <h3 class="headline">Want to Get on Our Email List?</h3> <p class="follow">We would be happy to send you email announcements of our upcoming dances and other events. Please contact <a title="USA Dance Seattle President's Email" href="mailto:Michael.Kheriaty@earthlink.net"> Michael Kheriaty</a> by email or at 1-800-755-5057 to be added to our list.</p> <hr size=1 style="MARGIN-TOP: 2em"> <p style="COLOR: #606"><em><strong>We welcome your information and ideas</strong> to help keep this website useful. You can contact the webmaster via <a href="mailto:usadance@usadanceseattle.org">email</a>.</em></p> </td> </tr> <!-- BOTTOM NAVIGATION --> <tr><td colspan="2"> <p class="menubar"> <a class="menubar" href="pages/aboutus.html">About&nbsp;Us</a> | <a class="menubar" href="pages/member.html">Membership</a> | <a class="menubar" href="pages/dances.html">Social&nbsp;Dances</a> | <a class="regional" href="http://www.nwdsc.org/" title="Northwest DanceSport Competition" target="COMP">NW DanceSport Competition</a><br> <a class="menubar" href="pages/aboutus.html#Boardmembers">How&nbsp;to&nbsp;Contact&nbsp;Us</a> | <!--<a class="menubar" href="pages/nbdw.html">National&nbsp;Ballroom&nbsp;Dance&nbsp;Week</a> |--> <a class="menubar" href="pages/dancesupplies.html">Dance&nbsp;Supplies</a> | <a class="menubar" href="pages/donate.html" title="Donations">Make&nbsp;a&nbsp;Donation</a> | <a class="teamdancers" href="http://teamdancers.org/" title="Dance Team" target="TEAM">Dance&nbsp;Teams</a> </p> <table border="0" width="100%" ID="Table1"> <tr> <td width="50%"><p><a class="st" href="http://usadanceseattle.org">USA Dance - Seattle</a> is a Section 501(c)(3) non-profit organization devoted to the promotion and improvement of amateur ballroom dancing.</p></td> <td width="20%"> <a href="http://usadanceseattle.org"><img src="images/USADanceSeattleLogo_100.gif" alt="USA Dance - Seattle" width="100" height="100" border="0"></a><br clear="all"> </td> <td width="30%"> <p> <a href="http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=referer"><img border="0" src="http://www.w3.org/Icons/valid-html401" alt="Valid HTML 4.01!" height="31" width="88"></a> <a href="http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/"> <img style="BORDER-RIGHT:0px;BORDER-TOP:0px;BORDER-LEFT:0px;WIDTH:88px;BORDER-BOTTOM:0px;HEIGHT:31px" src="http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/images/vcss" alt="Valid CSS!"></a> <p> <p align="left">&copy;2012 USA Dance, Inc. -- Seattle, WA Chapter #1004</p></td> </tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </body> </html>