Big Island Dancing Calendar

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Last updated 1/15/2012

JANUARY 2012


Sunday 1	Monday 2	Tuesday 3	Wednesday 4	Thursday 5	Friday 6	Saturday 7
		*Hilo Bay Dance Club* 1st quarter - class # 1 7:00 - 9:00 pm Argentine Tango with Gordon Motta (Kamuela) 7:30 - 10:30 pm	*Big Island BDC* 1st quarter - class # 1 7:00 - 9:00 pm	Argentine Tango (Hilo) with Kawika Osorio Lessons: 7:00 - 8:00 pm Practica: 8:00 - 9:00 pm *Big Island BDC* Practice Night	*Hilo Bay Dance Club* Practice Night/Open Dance 7:00 - 9:00 pm

Sunday 8	Monday 9	Tuesday 10	Wednesday 11	Thursday 12	Friday 13	Saturday 14
	*Orchid Isle BDC* Social Dancing 7:00 - 9:00 pm	*Hilo Bay Dance Club* 1st quarter - class # 2 7:00 - 9:00 pm Argentine Tango with Gordon Motta (Kamuela) 7:30 - 10:30 pm	*Big Island BDC* 1st quarter - class # 2 7:00 - 9:00 pm *HBDA East Hawaii* 1st quarter - class # 2 7:00 - 9:00 pm	Argentine Tango (Hilo) with Kawika Osorio Lessons: 7:00 - 8:00 pm Practica: 8:00 - 9:00 pm *Big Island BDC* Practice Night	*Hilo Bay Dance Club* Practice Night/Open Dance 7:00 - 9:00 pm	*Orchid Isle BDC* Monthly Pupu Social 6:00 - 9:30 pm

Sunday 15	Monday 16	Tuesday 17	Wednesday 18	Thursday 19	Friday 20	Saturday 21
		*Hilo Bay Dance Club* 1st quarter - class # 3 7:00 - 9:00 pm Argentine Tango with Gordon Motta (Kamuela) 7:30 - 10:30 pm	*Big Island BDC* 1st quarter - class # 1 6:45 - 8:45 pm *HBDA East Hawaii* 1st quarter - class # 2 6:45 - 8:45 pm *North Hawaii Social Dancing, Waimea* Free Introduction to West Coast Swing 6:30 - 7:30 pm Intermediate WCS 7:30 - 8:30pm, fee for class The Green Church Information: 887-1210 or email	Argentine Tango (Hilo) with Kawika Osorio Lessons: 7:00 - 8:00 pm Practica: 8:00 - 9:00 pm *Big Island BDC* Practice Night Hilo Hep Cats Swing at the Lounge Church of the Holy Cross 440 W. Lanikaula 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm	*Hilo Bay Dance Club* Practice Night/Open Dance 7:00 - 9:00 pm

Sunday 22	Monday 23	Tuesday 24	Wednesday 25	Thursday 26	Friday 27	Saturday 28

	*Orchid Isle BDC* Social Dancing 7:00 - 9:00 pm Hilo Hep Cats Classes #1 6:00 - 7:00pm, 7:00 - 8:00pm 8:00 - 9:00pm *Waimea BDC* Class #1, 7:00 - 8:00 pm Mixer and practice til 8:30pm	*Hilo Bay Dance Club* 1st quarter - class # 4 7:00 - 9:00 pm Argentine Tango with Gordon Motta (Kamuela) 7:30 - 10:30 pm	*Big Island BDC* 1st quarter - class # 4 7:00 - 9:00 pm *HBDA East Hawaii* 1st quarter - class # 3 6:45 - 8:45 pm *North Hawaii Social Dancing, Waimea* Free Introduction to West Coast Swing 6:30 - 7:30pm Intermediate WCS 7:30 - 8:30pm, fee for class The Green Church Information: 887-1210 or email	Argentine Tango (Hilo) with Kawika Osorio Lessons: 7:00 - 8:00 pm Practica: 8:00 - 9:00 pm *Big Island BDC* Practice Night Hilo Hep Cats Andrew Sutton Workshop "Smooth Savoy Swing" See flyer for further information.	*Hilo Bay Dance Club* Practice Night/Open Dance 7:00 - 9:00 pm Hilo Hep Cats Andrew Sutton Workshop "Smooth Savoy Swing" See flyer for further information.	Hilo Hep Cats Andrew Sutton Workshop "Smooth Savoy Swing" See flyer for further information. *HBDA East Hawaii* Pupu Dance 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Sunday 29	Monday 30	Tuesday 31
Hilo Hep Cats Andrew Sutton Workshop "Smooth Savoy Swing" See flyer for further information.	*Orchid Isle BDC* Social Dancing 7:00 - 9:00 pm Hilo Hep Cats Classes #2 6:00 - 7:00pm, 7:00 - 8:00pm 8:00 - 9:00pm *Waimea BDC* Class #2, 7:00 - 8:00 pm Mixer and practice til 8:30pm	*Hilo Bay Dance Club* 1st quarter - class # 5 7:00 - 9:00 pm

SCHEDULED FIRST QUARTER CLASSES

*Hilo Bay Dance Club*	Beginning Bolero Intermediate Foxtrot Advanced West Coast Swing
*Big Island Ballroom Dance Club*	Beginning Foxtrot Beginning East Coast Swing Intermediate West Coast Swing
Hilo Hep Cats	Beginning 6-Count Swing Intermediate Lindy Beginning-Plus Lindyhop Andrew Sutton "Smooth Savoy Swing" Workshop. See flyer for times and locations
Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association East Hawaii Chapter	Samba Foxtrot West Coast Swing (American Style Bronze I/II)
*Waimea Ballroom Dance Club*	Country Two-Step
*Dancing till Dawn*

*Organization*	Location (unless otherwise noted above)	Website	*Contact*	*Telephone*	*Email*
*Hilo Bay Dance Club*	Classes and practice at Hilo ELKs Lodge 150 Kinoole St, Hilo	hilobaydanceclub.org	Andrew Bisset	345-0280	email
*Big Island Ballroom Dance Club*	Classes in the Multipurpose Hall Church of the Holy Cross Lanikaula St, opposite UH Campus Practice at Clem Akina Park in Puueo	bigislandbdc.com	Violet	938-0691
*Orchid Isle Ballroom Dance Club*	Hilo YWCA Haili &Ululani Street, Hilo	orchidislebdc.com	Andrew Bisset	345-0280	email
Hilo Hep Cats	Island Dance Academy 27 Haili St, Hilo Thursday Dances at the Church of the Holy Cross, 440 W. Lanikaula St, opposite UH Campus	hilohepcats.org	Andie Gill		email
*Tango en las Rocas (Hilo)*	Hilo YWCA Haili &Ululani Street, Hilo	See flyer	Kawika Osorio	895-9250	email
*Tango Hawaii - Waimea*	Keolamau Loa Church Hall The "Green Church" in Kamuela (Waimea) Hilo ELKs Lodge 150 Kinoole St, Hilo	bigislandtango.com	Gordon Motta		email
Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association East Hawaii Chapter	Waiakea High School Cafeteria 155 Kawili St, Hilo		Owen Nishioka	935-8974	email
*Waimea Ballroom Dance Club*	Waimea Elementary School Cafeteria, 67-1255 Mamalahoa Highway, Waimea		Peter In	885-4776	email
*Dancing till Dawn*	Kona and Waimea	dancingtilldawn.com	Warren d'Aquin	938-6121	email
*Kona Ballroom Dance Club*	Kona		Franz Weber	322-6633	email