Dancing with Dancing in the Rain

Fall 2010

2010-10-10T01:03:00.000-07:00

Wow! So much is happening with Dancing in the Rain of late!

~ First many of us went to see Burn the Floor, the show was fabulous and all who attended were inspired!

~ Then Fall classes started and boy are we having a good time. There are three classes happening right now. A beginning Ballroom at 7pm on Monday nights, an awesome cardio dance class "Latin Groove" follows it at 8pm and also a bi-monthly intermediate class has begun.

~ Then there was the Portland "Komen Race/Walk for the Cure."

~ And finally this weekend the Oregon Fall Festival came once again... We spent the day watching students of all ages and levels compete and as always spectating and cheering for dancers is always such fun. I got to catch up with some old friends from my dancing past and introduce them to those students of mine who attended. The evening started with a nice dinner, then some pro-am competition, a great solo final where a dear friend of mine placed third (way to go Faye!) and the night ended with an absolutely wonderful pro-Latin-show!

If you haven't attended any of these special events or classes you are missing out! I hope you'll join us all for the "Dance in the Dark" Friday the 29th, we are going to have a lovely time :-)

If you want up to the minute information on all our special dance and social events, please join us on facebook. You can also view pictures of our fun times and tag yourself so your friends and family can see what a great time you are having dancing.

See you the 29th!

Fall Dancing

2010-08-05T15:09:00.000-07:00

Hi Dancers,

I sure hope you have all been enjoying this lovely weather. Summer is almost over and so much is happening. The Fall schedule is looking full of all kinds of fun dancing and special events! Please carefully read through the schedule below as you don't want to miss out. Let me know if you have any questions and plase RSVP to these events/classes.

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Remaining Summer Classes/Events:
~ Thursday August 12th - Cinderella's Ball Camp for 5-7 year old girls 11am - 1pm
~ Thursday August 19th - Cinderella & the Prince Camp for 5-7 year old girls AND boys 11am - 1pm
~ Friday August 20th - August Dance Party (Night-Club Two Step class)

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Fall Classes:
~ Ballroom for Beginners (for Adults) on Mondays 7pm - Foxtrot, Swing & Rumba, September 13th through November 1st
* ~ NEW - Latin Groove Cardio Dance (for teens & adults) on Mondays 8pm starting on September 13th
* ~ NEW - Intermediate Class (for Adults)

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Fall Events:
* ~ September 8th or 9th - Burn the Floor at Keller Auditorium (deadline for group/studio rates is next week!!)
~ Friday September 17th - September Dance Party (Foxtrot class)
* ~ Sunday September 19 - Walk for the Cure, please donate/join my team.
~ October 8th & 9th - Oregon Fall Festival, we will need to get our ticket orders in early September, this is so much fun!
~ Friday October 29th - Dance in the Dark (Rumba class)
~ Friday November 19th - November Dance Party (Waltz class)
~ Friday December 17th - Dance in the Snow (Swing class)

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Thank you all for your continued involvement with Dancing in the Rain! I enjoy all of you so very much!
Sincerely,
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Keep Dancin'
Michaëla Chevalier
Dancing in the Rain
www.dancingintherain.net
michaela@dancingintherain.net
503-936-8886
PO Box 748, Tualatin OR 97062-0748

*Speak to Michaëla for details

Summer appears to have actually arrived!

2010-06-23T18:36:00.000-07:00

Summer dance parties:

8:00pm Basic group class
8:30-10:30pm Open Dancing
$5 cover @ Sherwood Dance Academy

- Friday June 25th Dance Party (Hustle class)
- Friday July 23rd Dance Party (Salsa class)
- Friday August 20th Dance Party (Night-Club Two-Step class)

For the first time I will be teaching 'little ones' to Ballroom Dance in some fun one time camps! I am very excited about this! The camps will be for little girls and boys age 5-7 years old. The camps are hosted by the Sherwood Dance Academy and I am happy to say that I will have some assistance from dance teachers that are experienced with teaching dancing to this age group. For more information about the camps please follow this link.

Private lessons will continue throughout the Summer and I will be able to teach later into the evening adding a 9pm slot for Mondays, Thursdays & Fridays. Looking forward to working with many more excited Brides and Grooms :)

Summer!!

2010-05-22T19:26:00.001-07:00

Whether the weather appears to agree or not, Summer is almost upon us. I am looking forward to it. There are some fun things happening with Dancing in the Rain and I hope you will be able to participate :-)

First, the monthly dance parties will continue:

8:00pm Basic group class
8:30-10:30pm Open Dancing
$5 cover @ Sherwood Dance Academy

- Friday May 28th Dance Party (Swing class)
- Friday June 25th Dance Party (Hustle class)
- Friday July 23rd Dance Party (Salsa class)
- Friday August 20th Dance Party (Night-Club Two-Step class)

Second, for the first time I will be teaching 'little ones' to Ballroom Dance in some fun one time camps! I am very excited about this! The camps will be for little girls and boys age 5-7 years old. The camps are hosted by the Sherwood Dance Academy and I am happy to say that I will have some assistance from dance teachers that are experienced with teaching dancing to this age group. For more information about the camps please follow this link.

Third, I will continue to teach private lessons throughout the Summer and will be able to teach later into the evening adding a 9pm slot for Mondays, Thursdays & Fridays. Looking forward to working with many more excited Brides and Grooms :)

I will be sure to email/post if anything new and exciting comes up!

Hopefully the sunshine will join us all soon :-)

Spring Announcements

2010-03-17T20:30:00.000-07:00

Hi Dancers,

I hope you are enjoying this lovely evening. Last weekend's City of Roses Ballroom Classic was a great time, six of us attended, I hope we will fill two tables at this year's Fall Festival in October. Mark your calendars for Friday October 8th and/or Saturday October 9th. I have posted some videos of the beautiful and talented Francis Lafreniere and Claudia Primeau Canadian Champions' Saturday Latin show on my youtube channel Seeing top dancers live is something special.

Back to reality :-) Dancing in the Rain is hosting one party every month and Spring classes are starting soon.

Party Schedule please let me know if you would like to receive the official evites.
* Friday March 19th Dance Party (8pm Foxtrot class)
* Friday April 23rd Dance Party (8pm Salsa class)
* Friday May 28th Dance Party (8pm Swing class)

Spring Classes, please enroll by April 9th:
Mondays April 12th - May 31st
* 7pm Beginning Party Dancing (studio A)Night-Club Two-Step and Hustle
* 8pm Beginning Ballroom & Swing (studio C) Foxtrot, Waltz and Swing

See you on the dancefloor :-)
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Keep Dancin'
Michaëla
www.dancingintherain.net
michaela@dancingintherain.net
503-936-8886

Upcoming Events

2010-02-13T21:13:00.000-08:00

Dancing in the Rain is celebrating a Fifth Birthday! We're having a party and you are invited! Friday February 26th!

March 12-14th, 2010City of Roses Ballroom Classic

June 10th-13th, 2010Portland Salsa Congress

Winner of 2010 Drawing

2010-01-19T19:52:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Heather Scott! The winner of Dancing in the Rain's drawing at the 2010 Portland Bridal Show. Heather and her groom have won two private dance lessons to get them started on their special dance :)

Spring Classes

2010-01-18T15:04:00.000-08:00

I will soon need to schedule Spring group classes and would love some input from you as to which dances you would like me to cover and also what times would be good for you.

Portland Bridal Show 2010

2010-01-18T14:56:00.000-08:00

This year the Portland Bridal Show appears to be an even greater success for Dancing in the Rain than the past two years as part of the show. I began receiving emails from Brides and Grooms during the show, and handed out nearly 1000 Bridal brochures along with an unknown number of business cards. Many Brides and their family members entered in the drawing for 2 private lessons and overall it just seemed as though the attitude and excitement about dancing for weddings was greater this year! I will be drawing a name from the hundreds of entries and posting the winner in the next day or so, after I finish recovering from this exhausting weekend. I look forward to working with the many Brides and Grooms this Wedding Season and am very hopeful for a profitable 2010.

Happy New Year!

2010-01-07T16:45:00.000-08:00

Upcoming events:

Winter Class
Beginning Latin for Adults
Rumba, Salsa & Merengue
Mondays 7pm
January 25th- March 15th
$150/couple or $80/single

January Dance Party Friday January 29th 8pm-10:30pm (Waltz class)
Five Year Anniversary Dance Party Friday February 26th (Merengue class)

2009 Dances

2010-01-07T15:26:00.000-08:00

This Fall I started having monthly dances in order to provide a practice venue for my students. Many of you are a bit shy when it comes to social dancing and these small parties have provided a safe place to practice and hopefully you will soon venture off to grander parties around the Portland area. The parties are becoming more popular each week and I hope to have a full house regularly soon!

Dance in the Dark

2009-09-27T17:31:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

This past Friday's Dance Party was a huge success! Thank you to all of you who attended! Please plan on attending another dance party on Friday October 30th. I hope you can come, here is the evite
Please RSVP :-)
Thanks

Michaela

Dance for the Cure

2009-09-20T17:37:00.001-07:00

So I got up early this morning, met a friend at the Sunset Transit Center, took the MAX downtown and walked with thousands of people in order to help raise money and awareness for breast cancer research. I had so much fun! And I thought " Why in the world haven't I done this before?" So here is the deal... I'd like to start getting involved in more of these walks/races and other fun activities in Portland. How about students, friends & family of Dancing in the Rain start doing some of these things together? We could go to the Rose Festival Parade together, make up teams to raise money for different charities through walks/races, go to weekend festivals and fairs together? What do you think? I have already come up with a name for our Walk for the Cure Team... "The Dancing Boobies!" :-) So who's in??

Labor Day Weekend

2009-08-23T23:26:00.001-07:00

It has come to my attention that Labor day weekend is affecting whether or not students are able to attend Fall classes. To make things easier for everyone, I've bumped the classes back one week. The new schedule is on the website.

Monday's Youth class has room for five more couples
Monday's 7pm Adult class has room for four more couples
Monday's 8pm Adult class has room for four more couples
Friday's Adult class has room for four more couples

The Dance Party schedule has not changed.

See you soon! :)

This Year's Fall Festival

2009-08-16T15:09:00.000-07:00

This year's Fall Festival is scheduled for
October 9th, 10th & 11th
At the Monarch Hotel in Clackmas Oregon

Jean-Francois Messier and Marie Bolduc 2006 Canadian Closed 10-Dance Champions
will be judging the competition and performing for us

I hope that you will join me for all or part of this special event! Ticket money is due mid-September, please contact me for more details and send me your ticket money as soon as possible. I will be sending in all of our ticket money together so that we can be assigned seats together. Feel free to contact me if you would like more information.

The schedule isn't finalized yet as there are often lots of changes in the time leading up to the event.
The usual schedule is something like the following:
Friday afternoon - student competition
Friday evening - buffet dinner - more competition - professional show
Saturday all day - student competition
Saturday evening - sit down dinner - more competition - professional show
Sunday morning - workshop with the Champions

New Rates!

2009-07-27T15:31:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

I hope you are enjoying this insane weather! Wow, is it ever hot!

Just thought you'd all like to know about the new rates. In these tough financial times I thought it would be appropriate for me to come up with some ways to make my group classes more affordable. I have just finished updating the details on my website and I hope you'll check it out. I look forward to seeing all of you in the Fall classes!
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New Rates:
Tuition for Adult Group Class
Singles & couples welcome!
8 group classes for $140/couple or $80/single
** Add 1 private lesson to your group class for only $45!!! **

Tuition for Youth Group Class
Couples ages 13 to 17
8 group classes for $120/couple
** Add 1 private lesson to your group class for only $45!!! **

(All classes: 6 student minimum; Latin: 16 student maximum; Ballroom: 12 student maximum)

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Beginning Group Classes Monday Evenings
September 7th through October 26th
6pm Youth Party Dances - Swing, Rumba & Salsa
7pm Adult Ballroom - Foxtrot, Waltz & Tango
8pm Adult Latin - Rumba, Cha-Cha & Salsa
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Intermediate Group Class Friday Evenings
September 4th through October 30th (Skipping October 9th)
7pm Adult Ballroom & Latin - Foxtrot, Rumba & Salsa
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Keep Dancin'
Michaela

Live Music July 20th

2009-07-02T21:32:00.001-07:00

My friend Aquiles is leader of a great Latin band called "Conjunto Alegre." They are playing a free outdoor concert on Monday July 20th at Sellwood Park by Oaks Park, from 6:30 to 8:30pm.

Fall Class & Event Schedule

2009-06-30T15:09:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Just thought you'd like to know that I've updated the website with the class and event schedule for the next six months!

Here is a summary of what is going on:
SUMMER SCHEDULE
Private lessons - By appointment only
Mondays 6:00-10:00pm
Thursday 6:00-10:00pm
Fridays 6:00-9:00pm
Saturdays 10am-2pm
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FALL SCHEDULE
Beginning Group Classes Monday Evenings
Monday September 7th through Monday October 26th
6pm Youth Party Dances - Swing, Rumba & Salsa
7pm Adult Ballroom - Foxtrot, Waltz & Tango
8pm Adult Latin - Rumba, Cha-Cha & Salsa
Intermediate Group Class Friday Evenings
Friday September 4th through Friday October 30th (Skipping October
9th)
7pm Adult Ballroom & Latin - Foxtrot, Rumba & Salsa
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FALL SPECIAL EVENTS
Dance Party Friday September 25th
October 9-11 Portland Fall Festival
Dance Party Friday October 30th - Dance in the Dark
Dance Party Friday November 27th
Dance Party Friday December 18th - Dance in the Snow
Hope to hear from all of you soon!
Keep Dancin'
Michaela

Tomas Mielnicki & JT Thomas

2009-03-18T19:23:00.001-07:00

The date on this video is incorrect, these are clips from the 2007 Ohio Star Ball not the 2008. Tomas & JT won in 2007.

Steve Vasco & Joanna Siekierska Mambo

2009-03-15T18:10:00.001-07:00