Have you ever wanted to wear a veil

or exotic belly dance costume ?

Become an enchantress with fun and easy belly dance moves ?

Lose inches off your hips and middle ?

Join us for  a fabulous  evening of exotic  Middle  Eastern food, drinks,  music  and

dance, with  Ringah, Dr.Donna’s belly dance teacher (see photo) who has

danced for Donald Trump and dozen’s of other parties and events.  Ringah

has taught hundreds of women to find their inner “goddesses” and can make

belly dancing fun and accessible  for us all!

Event Schedule- Tuesday, April 5th

Class Location – Chadia Meroueh’s Auto Tech and Body

6:30 – 7:00 Networking and Middle Eastern nibbles

7:00 – 8:15 Belly dance class – you can even borrow or purchase a colorful veil

or jingly coin belt!

8:15 – 9:00 More food, music, laughter wine, Middle Eastern food and deserts!

$15 for the whole evening! Join us and jingle away- it’s a blast!

Headcount as of 3/30 = 25. Event is Full.

Class size limit is 25 people. Members Only Event.

RSVP to Susan Kingsley SKingsley@remax.net / 954-661-2305, by March 31st please. Pay online in Special Events Area of Reservations Page or mail a check to Karen Rowe.

FLIFF 25th Anniversary Opening Night Film and Gala

“Nice Guy Johnny”  starring Edward Burns * Presented  at 7 PM at Bailey Hall,

Broward College Davie

Entre Nous Presents “Starry Starry Night Gala”

$60.00 per person /Member * $75.00 per person/Non-member * $80 at the door
Tickets Include: Film, Fabulous Buffet, Dancing to the Sounds of Euphoria
Cash Bar, and Silent Auction to Benefit FLIFF
Attire: Hollywood Glamorous

Friday October 22 , 2010 * Place: Signature Grand
Time: 9:30 PM to 12:30 AM

Signature Grand, 6900 W. State Road 84, Davie, FL 33317

CALL 954.525.FILM FOR TICKETS
OR LOG ON TO www.FLIFF.com

Sponsored by Wayne & Marti Huizenga

Funding for this event is provided in part by the Broward Cultural Division, The Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau and The Broward County Board of County Commissioners. The Broward Cultural Division Council, created in 1980, is an Advisory Board of The Broward County Commission. The Council is the central coordinating agency for the arts, and serves as the liaison between cultural organizations, all levels of government, and the private sector. Sponsored in part by The State of Florida, Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, a the Florida Arts Council.

All Proceeds benefit The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization

Friday, October 1, 2010 at  the Tower Club, Fort Lauderdale.

Contact your club receptionist today by calling 954-764-8550 to make reservations. 48-hour cancellation policy applies.

7:30 PM Registration

8 to 9:00 PM Activities and Silent Auction

9:30 PM Awards and auction items distributed

7:30 – 10:30 pm dancing to tunes of the 70′s Admission: $46 (Includes two house or call beverage tickets and hors d’oeuvres) Children 12 and under $25.00.  (Prices are inclusive of tax and service charge)

ClubCorp Charity Classic supports United Way of Broward County, MDA Augie’s Quest and ClubCorp’s Employee Partners Care Foundation

End your summer by stayin’ alive despite the economical trends.

Dress up as your favorite 1970′s character – prizes awarded.

Showcase your favorite muscle car – prizes awarded (please contact Jessica Jaramillo to coordinate).

If you would like to donate an item for the silent auction, please contact Jessica Jaramillo at 954-764-8550.

Jan Bullard and The Cooperative Feeding Program thank you for signing up  to join the celebration and honor the top 10 donors who have helped them make it this far! ***THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT***  Opportunities to donate for Silent Auction available. Please contact Jan Bullard.

Special Honorees are;

Linda Carter, The Community Foundation of Broward

Jack Appel, The Edward J. Smith, Jr. Foundation

Diane Fiore, The Gore Family Memorial Foundation Trust

Joy Lainez, Target

Andy Hill, Jarden Consumer Solutions

Howard Greenberg, Sun-Sentinel

Bill Fauerbach, Publix Supermarkets

Andy Cagnetta, Transworld Business Brokers

Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, United Way of Broward

John Johnson, Holy Cross Hospital

We know that times are tough. We understand that now is the time we are all watching our spending. However the decline in the economy that has taken more than eight million jobs has left us more desperate than ever for your financial support. What better way to share your bounty than to help us celebrate an amazing 25 years; enjoy a delicious dinner in beautiful surroundings; bid on our exceptional auction gifts; dance to the Tommy Dorsey Band; support our incredible agency that assists more than 103,000 individuals annually who are in acute crisis.

How can you support us or our honorees?

Buy a journal ad of congratulations or thanks

Purchase a table or tickets

Sponsor our event!

For information on how you can help, call the office at 954-792-2328 and ask for Lisa, Marti, Dora or Scott. Call Scott directly at 954-629-7381 or visit our new & secure website.

Jan Bullard phone contact – 954-448-4822

             *Instructor Ashley Seijo provided the class a divine hour of fun *    

Everyone gathered at Flannigans for 1/2 priced, full bar selection of drinks and some dinner/snacks before the event. 8 brave men came along to experience some first hand merriment.

OMG, This was actual exercise! Ashley said we learned more in 1 hour than her classes learn in 3—4 hours. It sure seemed like the Salsa was easy for everyone to pick up. I saw a lot of smiling going on. Ashley said the main factor for learning was to have fun. She made sure we did. I was given some free class cards and brochures to share at the meeting for those who did not make it. Jan asked for notes to be placed in a post for the steps we learned. Ok I am giving it a whirl. From a novice, please review some Salsa steps;

(Disclaimer, Your hyper active post writer is a novice dancer, with limited private prior instruction, 2 – 3  years ago. For the ladies, start with your right foot. Men start with their left. It makes sense when you dance together. This was not taught last nite, due to large class size, and only 1 instructor. She did not want to confuse everyone. Another tip, this dance is small steps. When moving forward with a lot of these steps, you actually are supposed to move only within the length of your own foot. When you do salsa dance, you are using the ball of your foot and stepping back on the back of your foot. This helps the hip motion to be more predominant and easier to do. As you become more proficient in the dance, the instructor will fine tune your steps. Her purpose last nite was to give the bare bones basic lessons, trying not to allow anyone to become afraid to keep learning and having fun. If I have something confused, let me know).

We learned Basic, Turn, Stomp/Slave, Suzie Q, Advanced Suzie Q and Hecta, (Cuban Something or another )

Basic- Forward right, forward left, back right, back left, back right, forward left.

Turn – Forward right, left, then pivot turn to right, step forward with left, pivot left on left foot, then forward right, left.

Stomp/Slave – Keep your left foot in place, pivoting on this foot. Standing facing front, turns will be to the left. Bring right foot to 12, step in place w/ left foot without lifting the left foot. Step to 9 o’clock, then repeat left instruction, then right foot to 6 o’clock, left foot instruction again, then to 3 o’clock, with left foot instruction. You should be back to facing front again.  Lots of hip motion used with this one. Do not be shy. It is the style of the dance.

Suzie Q – Cross right foot swinging motion around the left. Then sort of a march type in place for left then right. Then cross left foot in same style motion as right swing cross, then right and left small steps. Again repeat as desired. We seemed to do each side 2 times.

Advanced Suzie Q – Cross right step, left small step, right step, small left step, total of 5 right, and 4 left, with 5th left foot crossing over to a Suzie Q. Do 2 left Suzie Q, then 2 right Suzie Q. Lastly left step forward, stepping in a forward motion to take you into a basic step.

Hecta – Think of 2 feet shoulder width apart. Step out to right, small step in place on left with left foot. Slide right foot back to left and step left with left foot. Ladies swoosh hip motion. Repeat.

Possible combination – Basic 6 or so times, Turn,  Slave/Stomp, Basic 6 or so times, Advanced Suzie Q, Basic 6 or so times, Hecta….. Have a blast. It takes practice, then your body will remember the steps. Practice without music, then play to music. Last, but not least, use your free card for more lessons. Casa Salsa has an east and west location for our convenience.