Hi!
On November 19th at the Keith Holmes VFW Post #402 in Coraopolis, we danced to Mark Boucher’s music, learned a lively Tango from Mikayla Schultz and enjoyed the Tango routine she and Cris Sharpley, both instructors at the Arthur Murray South Hills Studio, performed at half time.
Our December 17 dance at the Lauri Ann West Community Center in O’Hara Township will feature Jon and Stratton DeWitt teaching Viennese Waltz and Brian Lee’s music.
There’s still time to indicate your interest in becoming a board member! We’ll take your self-nomination form at the December 17 dance.
Members of the current Board of Directors have agreed to stand for re-election: Michelle Clark; Jane Downing; Janine Hauck; Andy Orochena; John Siefken; and Megan Stanis. We will present the slate for 2023/24 at the January 21 dance at the Coraopolis VFW. The more volunteers we have, the easier each activity becomes. We particularly need volunteers to help with social media/marketing and the special initiatives- collegiate and special needs outreach programs.
It’s been a busy 2022! We supported the USA Dance Inc. National Competitions on April 1-3; tested different formats for incorporating competition preparation in three dances including two on Sundays; launched the Special Needs Dance Program; and hosted nine social dances including a dinner dance on the third Saturday of the month, a social dance at Nationals and a segment of Jeff Shirey’s Summer Dance Festival at Avonworth Park.
We’re beginning to plan our activities for 2023 and would appreciate any feedback you might have on new activities we might try, or things we tried this year and could have done better.
I am grateful for the contributions each of our board members brought to our activities; Eva Maschak and the volunteers who helped during the USA Dance National Competitions; Christine Zona for her help in programming for collegiate dancers; all our instructors and DJ’s; and everyone who has attended our dances.
Best wishes for a meaningful holiday season and hope to see you dancing soon!
Jane Downing, President USA Dance Pittsburgh Chapter #3007