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Our lives begin to end the day we become silent
about things that matter - Dr Martin Luther King, Jr
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Thank you for visiting
www.LambdaDanceSportDC.org

(www.DancingWithTheACDCStars.com)
the home page of
Lambda DanceSPORT DC
(Lambda DanceSPORT DC supports the art and sport of partnership dancing of all styles
for same-gender couples in the Baltimore/Washington Metropolitan area. Lambda DanceSPORT DC
is an
affilliate member of the DC Sports Connection, Team DC )

 


welcome to

www.LambdaDanceSportDC.org
(www.DancingWithTheACDCStars.com)

the home page of

Lambda DanceSPORT DC

Our sincere appreciation to Equality dancE of the Netherlands, the MASTERS of Ballroom & Latin DanceSport for same-gender couples around the globe for access to their incredible collection of Gay DanceSport photos. The members of Equality dancE were the organizers of the very first historic Gay Games DanceSport competition during Gay Games, Amsterdam, '98 (after which most of us who attended have NEVER been the same!!...).

Lambda DanceSport DC training takes place with drop-in classes in the dances of your choice, including Ballroom, Latin, Argentine Tango, C/W & Swing every Saturday from 10:30AM - 1:30PM and every Sunday from 1:30PM - 8:00PM.
On Sundays, all of this is followed by open dancing and practice in the Latin dances from 7PM - 9PM in studio A and in Argentine Tango and other dance styles by request until 11PM in studio B (including learning the complete and authentic Michael Jackson's Thriller dance routine after 9pm for those who dare to even try it). Visit www.PleaseDanceWithMe.com/schedule.htm for a complete weekly schedule of classes (also visit www.MichaelJacksonsThriller.com to get a head start on learning this one-of-it's kind, incredible dance routine....but only if you dare...."For no mere mortal can resist...The evil of THE THRILLER...").


Join the 'Washington DC LGBT Ballroom, Latin, Swing & C/W DanceMeetup' and use of the monthly calendar to keep abreast of local and world-wide GayDanceSPORT events.

 


Including classes


Join us every Sunday for classes in all dance styles from 1:30pm to 8pm, plus dancing each week in Salsa & Latin with SAOCO DC in studio 1 and in Argentine Tango with Rene' Davila and DJ David Liu in studio 2 at the same time. For anyone taking any Sunday class, admission to either one or both Sunday dance parties is FREE. Rene' Davila is our resident Sunday evening Tango teacher for the intermediate and advanced levels at the Chevy Chase Ballroom from 7-8pm. Each week you can take advantage of Rene's expertise and popular teaching style. Rene' and Terry will teach both brand new beginner and intermediate-to-advanced classes at the same time.
All of this followed by a milonga for general dancing and practice, including refreshments and PLENTY of dancing until 11 pm with DJ David Liu.

EVERY SUNDAY!

 

A NEW SERIES OF SUNDAY WORKSHOPS IN THE FAST & FUN TANGO 'MILONGA' PLUS ONGOING BEGINNER ARGENTINE TANGO WILL BE TAUGHT THROUGHOUT JULY AT THE CHEVY CHASE BALLROOM
From July 5th through July 26th, Rene' Davila will teach a new Sunday milonga series each week from 7-8pm, followed by Tango and Milonga dancing until 11pm. Terry will continue beginner tango at the same time.
Join us for this fast and furious Argentine dance, starting with the very easy and basic beginner level Milonga Lisa on July 5th and progressing through more advanced Milonga Traspie every Sunday at the Chevy Chase Ballroom in July. You won't want to miss any of them, as consistency in attendance each week is highly recommended to keep up and perfect a fun milonga combination by July 26. Terry Chasteen will also be available during this period for beginners who only wish to continue perfecting their basic Argentine Tango.
All of this followed by a milonga for social dancing and practice on the finest floating dance floor anywhere, refreshments of lemonade and warm pie right from the oven with ice cream to keep your energy up PLUS! plenty of dancing to the best in non-stop Tango music until 11pm with DJ David Liu EVERY SUNDAY!
Drop-in classes $15 per person (milonga and the Salsa Social in the second studio are always included free with any Sunday class taken throughout the day. One may jump back and forth between Tango and Salsa at will), $95/10-class dance card, $5 for the milonga dancing only without classes. Visit www.PleaseDanceWithMe.com/schedule.htm for a complete list of classes for the week.
Address: 5207 Wisc Ave, NW (Friendship Hts red line Metro, TerryChasteen@TangoDanceSPORT.com, www.TangoDanceSPORT.com, 202-462-0870).

 

Tango classes include:
The weekly Sunday Salsa & Rueda and Argentine Tango Social dance party
with both beginner & intermediate classes with 2 teachers at once
from 7-8:00pm followed by an Argentine Tango milonga,
refreshments and dancing from 8pm-11pm

EVERY SUNDAY!

ALSO...
Wednesday beginner Argentine Tango
from 7:15-8pm at the Chevy Chase Ballroom...

 

Plus join us nearly every Sunday throughout the year for classes in all dance styles from 1:30pm to 8pm. Including social dancing and practice each week in Salsa & other Latin dances with the SAOCO DC Salsa Rueda Team from 7-9pm and in Argentine Tango with DJ David Liu open dancing from 8-11pm. Rene' Davila is our resident Sunday evening Tango teacher for the intermediate and advanced levels at the Chevy Chase Ballroom every Sunday from 7-8pm.
Each week you can take advantage of Rene's expertise, his years of experience with some of the best coaches in Argentina and his popular teaching style. Rene' and Terry will teach both brand new beginner and intermediate-to-advanced classes at the same time from 7pm-8pm.
All of this followed by a milonga for practice, including refreshments and PLENTY of dancing until 11pm with DJ David Liu .... EVERY SUNDAY!

The Tango milonga and Salsa & Rueda party in the second studio are always included in the cost for those taking any Sunday classes throughout the day. Visit www.PleaseDanceWithMe.com/schedule.htm for a complete list of classes. You may also call or email Terry at 202-462-0870 or TerryChasteen@InternationalDanceSPORT.com for other training possibilities in and around Metropolitan Washington DC for Gay Games, Cologne 2010, World OutGames, Copenhagen 2009 or just fun social dancing.

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IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO (BUT SOMETIMES THOSE TWO MIGHT EVEN BE MEN?)
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Natives of Argentina, brothers Enrique and Guillermo de Faz, known together as Los Hermanos Macana, perform their two-man shows all around the world. Their amazing footwork, esprit and versatility on the floor put these two twenty-somethings in a dance class all their own.
Visit
http://woolfandwilde.com/2009/06/it-takes-two-men-to-tango/


A gift certificate of dance is a gift that will last a lifetime...
and one that gives again and again, every time the music starts to play...

Purchase a Birthday, Holiday, Wedding or other special occasion dance gift certificate online.
We'll email or snail mail it directly to you or to your loved one.

Click here for details



Give your friends and loved ones a
"2-For-the-Price-of-1 Gift Certificate"
when one of those is attending for their 1st time.

Visit our Gift Certificate discount coupon page....
Good toward any of our flexible & fun drop-in classes throughout the week and weekend.
We also offer private coaching, Dance-at-Your-Wedding Workshops, a weekly 'Sunday Salsa & Rueda and
Argentine Tango Social' plus Dance-&-Learn Parties. Each one includes learning opportunities in literally
all of the social dances from around the globe that ANYONE can afford....

PleaseDanceWithMe.com classes include Ballroom, Latin,
Salsa, Swing, Argentine Tango, Country/Western, Disco Hustle and more...
Click here for the complete list of classes and calendar

 

Use your PayPal account to purchase your gift certrificate online. We'll send you the gift certificate by snail mail or email for you to print in very little time (if you don't already have one, you can use your credit card and set one up in minutes at www.PayPal.com to make purchases on your card).

 

AND THANK YOU!
to so many of you who took the time to commemorate Michael's passing by coming
in to learn 'Michael Jackson's Thriller' over the June 26th weekend. I can't think of a
better way to honor him than to learn how to dance like him, though none of us will ever
even come close. This is not the end, however .... we'll be doing this most Sat mornings as
a class warm-up at 10:00AM and on Sundays between 8:30PM & 9:00PM as part of the weekly

Washington DC Michael Jackson's Thriller Meetup Group


'Michael Jackson's Thriller' workshops and class warm-up will continue for learning learn this one-of-a-kind dance routine.

Visit
www.PleaseDanceWithMe.com or www.MichaelJacksonsThriller.com for any additions in days or times above and beyond the 10:00AM Saturday morning class warm-up before our beginner Salsa class (taught by Mein at 10:30AM) and the 'Dancing Kids' Network' Ballroom, Latin & Swing classes at 10:30AM (taught by Terry and additional associate teachers). Continue celebrating Michael's life by doing what he did better than anyone else...by DANCING! .... We want EVERYONE to know this dance!

Below are three results in video from the June 26th weekend:

(1) VIDEO Michael Jackson "Thriller" Sat morning dance class at the Chevy Chase Ballroom on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/DCTanguera
Saturday, June 27th, 2009.

(2) VIDEO Featured WUSA channel 9 News Video with Terry & Nicole on Friday, June 25th. Now seen on WUSA9.com.
Michael Jackson’s Thriller on Channel 9, Friday June 25th, 2009 (1.15 minutes)
http://www.wusa9.com/video/default.aspx?menuid=138
"Michael Jackson will always be known as the original King of Pop. But when Thriller starts to play, ---many fans sing, dance and try to imitate this legend".

(3) VIDEO Latest Videos now posted on WUSA9.com, including Terry teaching and Terry & Nicole dancing on June 25th, 2009 (5.25 minutes). Now available at WUSA9.com.
http://www.wusa9.com/video/default.aspx?menuid=138
Learn the dance from “Thriller”.
"Digital correspondent Lindsey Mastis found a man who has spent many years teaching the 'Thriller' dance".

Isn't it time to STOP WATCHING all the fun....and START HAVING IT?!!

 

Don't just lie around the house & yard all day....

DANCE!!

EVERY SUNDAY:
Beginner and intermediate/advanced Sunday Tango classes taught at the same time
by Terry (beginners) and Rene' Davila (int/adv) from 7pm-8:00pm followed by social dancing.


(click here for details)

AND THANK YOU!!
TO EVERYONE WHO DANCED WITH LAMBDA DANCESPORT DC
ON SUNDAY, JUNE 14TH AT THE CAPITAL PRIDE ARTS CORNER STAGE!

This year (unlike in years past, regrettably) we had a great showing of Swing, Foxtrot and Latin dancers who joined us. It was great fun and we hope to do it all again next year, so please keep that in mind.
PLUS!
Marching in the Capital Pride Parade carrying the Team DC promotional banner for Gay Games Washington DC, 2014 was an absolute stitch. One of the most fun gigs that I've personlly had all year.

 

The Capital Pride Arts Stage line-up included:
1:00PM - 1:20PM
: Performance by Washington's LGBT Swing band, DC Swing (accompanied by volunteering dancers from the crowd and Lambda DanceSport DC).

1:20PM - 1:40PM: "Learn and dance the social Ballroom & Latin dances at the Capital Pride Arts Corner Stage on Sunday, June 14th with Terry Chasteen and Lambda DanceSport DC. Dances will include Foxtrot, Waltz, Salsa & Merengue, Cha Cha and/or Rumba" (Lambda DanceSport DC is an affiliate of Team DC). Visit www.LambdaDanceSportDC.org for details.

3:00PM - 3:20PM: Learn and dance the Country/Western and Swing dances at the Capital Pride Arts Corner Stage on Sunday, June 14th with Terry Chasteen and Lambda DanceSport DC. Dances will include C/W Two Step, Single-time Swing (Jitterbug) and if there's time, either Triple-time Swing or Swing Charleston (Lindy Hop)" (Lambda DanceSport DC is an affiliate of Team DC).
Visit www.LambdaDanceSportDC.org for details.

The Arts Corner Stage has a new location. It's at the intersection of Pennsylvania Ave. and Constitution Ave on the south side of Pa. Ave, just east of 6th St.

YOU NEED NOT COME WITH A PARTNER OR HAVE ANY PREVIOUS DANCE EXPERIENCE TO JOIN US FOR ANY OF OUR EVENTS. WE'LL BE TEACHING THE DANCES AND CHANGING PARTNERS THROUGHOUT.

Team DC Schedule of June through August Events

June 13 was the Capital Pride Parade on Saturday, beginning at 6:00 PM (or rather 7:30PM!). Team DC had a walking contingent that carried the HUGE 20' banner promoting Gay Games FREEDOM 2014 and our Bid to host Gay Games IX. This was a really big sign, got tons of enthsiasm from the crowd and it was an absolute stitch to be a part of it. It was one of the most fun gigs that I, personally have had all year. If you have never walked in the Parade, it is lots of fun so think about it for next year.

June 14 was the Capital Pride Festival on Sunday, we distributed any leftover cards at the Team DC booth located with the other sport clubs and right beside the Nationals booth. We also sold tickets for the Night OUT at the Nationals game on July 20! We will also be using the Night OUT to promote the Rally and our Games Bid, so the more the merrier. Many of us also danced with Lambda DanceSPORT at the DC Swing concert and the Artes Corner Stage.

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Volunteers for two VERY important
Gay Games Washington DC, 2014
bid committee events

Both on August 10th, 2009 - DanceSport Venue Site inspection at the DC Convention Center for the 2014
Site Selection Committee of the Federation of Gay Games PLUS! the Stead Field Bid Rally behind JR's.

(1) The Site Selection Committee from the Federation of Gay Games will be in DC from August 7-11, 2009. This will be one of the most important moments in our Bid to host the 2014 Gay Games. A tour of each of the Venues proposed to be used during the Games and this is where we desperately need your help.
The reason the Site Visit is sooooooooo critical is that many members of the FGG Board will simply not read the entire Bid Document from the three cities. They will focus on their specific sport or interest as these Bid Books are all in excess of 250 pages each. The report from the Site Selection Team will be one of the most influential parts of the Voting Process, so we cannot overstate the importance of this visit and your participation in helping us make a good impression.

A draft schedule is set for each sport or cultural event venue. In addition to inspecting the venue itself, the Inspection Team will look at locker room and restroom facilities, ask specific questions about each event and how it will be run, discuss the capacity of our Team DC committee to run an event of this size and scope, and who knows what else???

The Site Selection Team consists of three people. The first is a long-term FGG Board Member, a veteran of 5 Gay Games, and been the director of Martial Arts for several previous Games. The second is the former Co-Chair of Chicago Games, Inc. Board which produced GGVII. The third is the former director of the New York Gay Games in 1994. These people will know what to look for and which questions to ask. We will need to be on our toes!

Our DanceSport inspection will be at 9:30am on Monday morning, August 10th, 2009 at the Washington DC Convention Center (the morning of the same day as the rally at Stead Field).

We would like the various sport clubs and enthusiasts to participate. When the committee pulls up in the van, we would love to have them greeted by 10-20 (or more!) people who play that sport or who are interested in that sport as spectators, etc to demonstrate the breadth and depth of support for the Gay Games in DC. This also includes those interested in C/W dance because that too may very well be held in the Convention Center, but wherever it might be held, none of this will come to pass if we don't show our enthusiasm and prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that DC will support this historic event to the nines.

Many thanks to all of you who can be a part of this exciting endeavor. It will change our community, it will change our city, and it will change each one of us.....all for the better. Please put this date, Monday August 10th on your calendar and tell your friends who might participate. If there’s any way that you can attend during this inconvenient time of a work day, your support would be incredibly appreciated.

GRACIAS!

~ Terry Chasteen



(2) Monday, August 10 at 7:30PM - the Bid Rally for Gay Games Washington DC, 2014 will be at 7:30 PM. It will be at Stead Field (17th and P Streets, NW behind JR's) where we will have a free screening of Hairspray, lots of giveaways, and a fantastic Rally for our Bid. Please start to promote this event to all of your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors, teammates, grandparents, in-laws, etc. This weekend's enthusiasm will do more than ANYTHING to influence the Gay Games bidding committee. And we definitely da wish to influence them so the 2014 Games will come to DC!

(3) July 20 - Night OUT at the Nationals sponsored by Team DC. Order your Night OUT at the Nationals tickets online at www.TeamDC.org . DC had the largest contingent of LGBT sports fans at any major sporting event in all of America last year. So let's break that record once more. It certainly won't hurt the opinion that our Gay Games selection committee members might get of us when it comes to everyone in DC showing our support.

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. Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take,
but rather by the places and moments that take your breath away...
(....like when you're dancing 150 mile-an-hour Jive, Salsa, Viennese Waltz or Quickstep!!!...

Now THAT'LL take your breath away!!)

. "We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance" ~ Japanese proverb

. Make "I can" an integral part of your vocabulary. Whenever you're tempted to say
"I can't," stop, take a deep breath, and imagine what would happen if you gave
it your all.

. To have a passion that brings Joy to one's life and to fail sharing that gift with others is
a direct insult to the God who gave it...(regardless of whichever God that might be...).

. Courage is being afraid to do something, but making the decision to do it, anyway...
(For some people, it takes 'Courage'.....to DANCE!!)

A gift of dance is a gift that will last a lifetime...
and one that gives again and again, every time the music starts to play...

Visit www.LambdaDanceSPORT.com
(www.GayDanceSPORT.com)

for locations and links for single, one-time and ongoing social dance
events, classes, and venues for same-gender couples and LGBT dancers
in Metropolitan Washington DC, across the U.S. and around the globe.

 

We want YOU!!...


...to DANCE!!...
as same-gender couples...
Out On The Dance Floor!!

 

THANK YOU...FOR

DANCING WITH US AT CAPITAL PRIDE!
Lambda DanceSPORT DC taught some of the social dances (Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Salsa, etc) at the arts stage on Pa. Avenue on Sunday, June 14th from 1:20pm - 1:40pm and again at 3pm. There were plenty of fun opportunities to dance in the street as DC Swing performed just before us at the same stage from 1:00pm - 1:20pm. THANKS TO THE MANY DANCERS WHO JOINED US! Visit www.LambdaDanceSportDC.org for more such events as they become available.

 

Join Lambda DanceSPORT DC and other LGBT and non-LGBT dancers for classes and training every Saturday from 10:30am - 1:30pm to work on the dance or dances of your choice. Then join us again all day on Sundays from 1:30pm - 8pm for classes and training in the Ballroom, Latin, Swing and Argentine Tango dances, followed by general Latin and Argentne Tango dancing and practice between 5pm and 11:00pm...EVERY SUNDAY!
Visit www.PleaseDanceWithMe.com/schedule.htm for a complete class schedule for the week.

 

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Location: The Chevy Chase Ballroom & DanceSport Center, 5207 Wisc Ave NW, Washington DC 20015
(1/2 block South of the Jennifer St exit of the Friendship Heights red line Metro above Paul's Liquor at Harrison & Wisconsin).
Contact: Terry Chasteen, TerryChasteen@PleaseDanceWithMe.com, TerryChasteen@yahoo.com, 202-462-0870.

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What better gift is there to give for fun, exercise, socializing and more
for all ages and all levels of experience than the gift of
DANCING?

Give a gift of Ballroom, Latin & Swing dance...

A gift that will last a lifetime...
and one that gives again and again, every time the music starts to play...


Give your friends and loved ones a
"2-For-the-Price-of-1 Gift Certificate".
Visit our Gift Certificate coupon page....
Good toward flexible & fun classes, private coaching, dance-&-Learn Parties and training opportunities in literally
all of the social dances from around the globe throughout the week and weekend that ANYONE can afford....

including any of the PleaseDanceWithMe.com classes in Ballroom, Latin,
Salsa, Swing, Argentine Tango, Country/Western, Disco Hustle and more...

 

Use your PayPal account to purchase your gift certrificate online. We'll send you the gift certificate by snail mail or email for you to print in very little time.

 

We hope you didn't miss the 1st annual
Team DC Holiday Party
at Remington's on Capital Hill

on Sunday, Dec 21st from 6-9pm followed by Jymmie Jaymes' 'Grand Illusions' after 9:00.
It was a TREMENDOUS SUCCESS!
including our 6-dance

'Mini-dance Class Marathon'

all 6 of which we were able to complete in the hour taught by Lambda DanceSPORT DC members FREE to ANYONE willing to take the challenge in as many of the beginner level Salsa & Rueda, C/W, Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Disco/Hustle, Tango and more that we can fit into an hour. Plus for any Lambda DanceSPORT DC and Team DC members and their guests there will be plenty of food for those who RSVP in advance to TerryChasteen@yahoo.com (each member and guest MUST! RSVP separately to obtain an accurate count for food...and we're talking GREAT holiday food!)

NO PREVIOUS DANCE EXPERIENCE OR DANCE PARTNER NECESSARY TO ATTEND

Click here
to download and print a flier of this even that you can
send to others who may wish to join in our Lambda DanceSPORT DC
'Mini-dance Class Marathon'
from 6:30pm-7:30pm, followed by PLENTY of social dancing and practice afterwards both before and between Jymme Jaymes 'Grand Illusions' sets.

Join the Lambda DanceSport DC Yahoo Group:
Email address: lambdadancesportdc@yahoogroups.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lambdadancesportdc

Also join the Washington DC LGBT Ballroom, Latin, Swing & more DanceMeetup
http://www.meetup.com/Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-transgender-Ballroom-Latin-Swing-Meetp/

We want YOU!!...


...to DANCE!!...
as same-gender couples...
Out On The Dance Floor!!

 


Don't miss our 2009
Dance-&-Learn Social Parties
with teacher assistance for
beginner through advanced level dancers
(click here for Dance-&-Learn Social Party details)

INCLUDING!...


Our monthly Sunday 'Twilight Tango Argentino' with a live Tango band, including vocalist Claudia Gargiulo and Tango Reo and co-hosted by Terry Chasteen and Brian Rennex.
(click here for details)


AND!

'NOT-TO-BE-MISSED'
weekly
'SAOCO DC Casino Rueda Extravaganza'

Every Sunday from 5pm-9pm, including 2 hours of
SAOCO DC's incredibly popular Rueda Workshops for all levels of
one-on-one Salsa dancers,
followed by dancing in Salsa & Rueda and all styles of Latin until 9pm
(check back for details as they become available).

Our Chevy Chase Ballroom social events include the absolute 'BEST' in dance music plus earlier mini-dance classes
for at least beginners and higher level dancers in many of the popular social dances
(Salsa, Rueda, ChaCha, Rumba, Bolero, Samba, Merengue, Cumbia, Paso Doble, Ballroom, Swing, Tango and more...).

WE ALWAYS INCLUDE...
refreshments, teacher assistance by request and PLENTY of general dancing.

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Our weekly fun and educational
Sunday Salsa & Rueda and Argentine Tango Socials

include earlier classes throughout the day in every style of social dance known to mankind,
followed by open social dancing in Salsa & Rueda, the Latin dances,
Swing, Salsa, Ballroom, Argentine Tango and more by request
in 2 studios at once from 7pm-11pm
EVERY SUNDAY!!
(with a live Tango band & vocalist at least once each month)

Dance-&-Learn Parties will be co-hosted by
Terry Chasteen & the Chevy Chase Ballroom


(Click here for details)

 


Join us Out On The Dance Floor!! for our monthly Dance-&-Learn parties and weekly Sunday Salsa & Rueda Socials and Argentine Tango milongas.

 

 

 


Also, join us once again for dancing to a live Tango
band and performances at least onceach momth

and
THANK YOU!

To everyone who attended and helped to
make this such a successful event every month since Oct 5th, 2008.
Your overwhelming response is greatly appreciated.

SPECIAL TWILIGHT TANGO ARGENTINO
AND SUNDAY SALSA & RUEDA SOCIAL
WITH A LIVE TANGO BAND

Co-hosted by Terry Chasteen and the Chevy Chase Ballroom
NEWCOMERS WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED

Dance with us to live Tango music by vocalist
Claudia Gargiulo and Tango Reo

(Click here for details)


ABSOLUTELY NO PREVIOUS DANCE EXPERIENCE OR PARTNER REQUIRED TO ATTEND
It's time to STOP WATCHING all the fun....and START HAVING IT!

 

 


Join us Out On The Dance Floor!! for our monthly Dance-&-Learn parties and weekly Sunday Salsa & Rueda Socials and Argentine Tango milongas.

 


ABSOLUTELY NO PREVIOUS DANCE EXPERIENCE OR PARTNER REQUIRED TO ATTEND
It's time to STOP WATCHING all the fun....and START HAVING IT!

For who: Our classes and social dance events are for everyone of all races, ages, religions affiliations, genders and orientations of affection. That includes singles, couples, same-gender couples, seniors, the disabled (wheelchair dancers) and the seeing and hearing impaired (ASL available). All are all welcome and encouraged to attend. No dance partner, previous dance experience or specific age specifications are required. We just have a firm belief that EVERYONE should dance together! So leave the labels outside the door and get everyone "Out on the Dance Floor!"

Give your friends and loved ones a
"2-For-the-Price-of-1 Gift Certificate".
Visit our Gift Certificate and Discount Coupon page....
Gift certificates are available toward any combination of flexible & fun classes, private coaching,
Dance-at-Your-Wedding Workshops, Dance-&-Learn Parties and training opportunities
in literally all of the social dances from around the globe throughout the week and weekend
that ANYONE can afford.

 

 


We'll teach you the original Michael Jackson's Thriller dance routine down to the finest detail. Purchase
your own DVD copy online of this still #1 top-selling classic album, even after 25 years, in addition
to Michael Jackson's 25th Anniversary of Thriller (Deluxe Casebook Edition)
and other unequaled performances by this icon of pop music and dance,

Michael Jackson
(Click her

 

Our next Chevy Chase Ballroom Dance-&-Learn Parties are to-be-announced. Visit www.PleaseDanceWithMe.com/danceandlearn.htm for additional information on 4th & 5th Saturday of each month plus other Friday and holiday evening Dance-&-Learn Party dates at the Chevy Chase Ballroom. JOIN US! for a tremendous, non-stop, fun-filled dance event of mini-classes for beginners early in the evening, performances and/or demonstrations in many different dance styles, snacks & refreshments and PLENTY of dancing....

It's high time to STOP WATCHING all the fun and START HAVING IT!!

Format for the Chevy Chase Ballroom Saturday evening, non-holiday Dance-&-Learn parties:
6pm beg Argentine Tango classes, 7:00pm Beg mini-classes and dancing in the Ballroom, Latin & Swing dances followed by Ballroom, Latin, Salsa & Swing dance music and possibly a live band with teacher assistance until 9pm.

Fee: $12. per person, $10.00 students w/ FT ID, snacks and refreshments available (including Terry's infamous apple pie & ice cream. RSVP in advance for a $2.00 discount at TerryChasteen@PleaseDanceWithMe.com to determine the amount of food).
Visit www.PleaseDanceWithMe.com/danceandlearn.htm for details on any of the above.

NO PREVIOUS DANCE EXPERIENCE OR DANCE PARTNER NECESSARY TO ATTEND
For additional information, contact:

 

Terry Chasteen's International DanceSPORT and Entertainment
TerryChasteen@PleaseDanceWithMe.com
TerryChasteen@InternationalDanceSPORT.com
TerryChasteen@yahoo.com
202-462-0870

Bring a "Two-for-the-Price-of-One Discount Pass" from www.PleaseDanceWithMe.com/s2for1pass.doc for a Two-For-One discount when one of those attending is for their first time.
PLUS your FIRST CLASS taken at the Chevy Chase Ballroom is FREE! if you bring a printed copy of the "First-Class-Is-Free-Pass" from the same link (you must bring an actual printed copy of the "Two-for-the-Price-of-One Discount Pass" or the "First-Class-Is-Free-Pass" to qualify for any discounts).

Prepare now for the BATTLE OF THE BALLROOM during our Dance-&-Learn Parties, dance classes in every dance style, "Dance-at-Your-Wedding Workshops" and "Sunday Salsa, Rueda and Argentine Tango Socials". There's no better way to spend an evening than by DANCING!

It's time to STOP WATCHING all the fun and START HAVING IT...Out On The Dance Floor!!

 

 

Join us Out On The Dance Floor!!
Our next Chevy Chase Ballroom Dance-&-Learn Party dates throughout 2008 (starting at 7pm and at 8pm on certain Fridays and on the evenings of holidays):

Dance-&-Learn Party Dates:
*(see details below)

 

For who: Our classes and social dance events are for everyone of all races, ages, religions affiliations, genders and orientations of affection. That includes singles, couples, same-gender couples, seniors, the disabled (wheelchair dancers) and the seeing and hearing impaired (ASL available). All are all welcome and encouraged to attend. No dance partner, previous dance experience or specific age specifications are required. We just have a firm belief that EVERYONE should dance together! So leave the labels outside the door and get everyone "Out on the Dance Floor!"

 

Join us Out On The Dance Floor!! as dancing same-gender couples!


This web site is maintained by:

Terry Chasteen's International DanceSPORT and Entertainment
TerryChasteen@PleaseDanceWithMe.com
TerryChasteen@InternationalDanceSPORT.com
TerryChasteen@yahoo.com
202-462-0870

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www.DanceSportOfAmerica.com
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www.TheDancingKidsNetwork.com
www.MichaelJackonsThriller.com
www.Learn-to-Dance-athon.org
www.DancingWithTheDCStars.info

(www.OutOnTheDanceFloor.net)
(the web site for the annual "Out on The Dance Floor Charity Ball" plus monthly "So You Think You Can Dance DC" and "Dancing with the DC Stars" mini-dance competitions (plus occasional "Dancing With The AC/DC Stars" mini-comps for same-gender couples...any orientation, just of the same gender) in all styles open to anyone ..... so join us "Out on The Dance Floor")

www.LambdaDanceSPORT.org
www.GayDanceSPORT.com,

www.LambdaDanceSportDC.org
(www.DancingWithTheACDCStars.com)
www.BrokebackMountain.us
(the web site of the Brokeback Mountain Photo Gallery and tribute to Heath Ledger)

(Lambda DanceSport DC is an organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered [LGBT] dancers in the Baltimore/Washington DC Metropolitan area who wish to train in and dance any of the different couples' social and competitive DanceSport styles of International Ballroom and Latin, American style Rhythm and Smoothe, Country/Western, Salsa & Rueda, Disco/Hustle, Flamenco, Swing, Argentine Tango, all of the authentic Brazilian dances and more as same-gender couples as well as mixed-gender couples. Lambda DanceSPORT DC is an associate and supporting organization of the DC Council of Sports, Team DC)

The most

reality show on National TV has
begun once again...



Washington DC is definitely becoming a city of
BALLROOM, LATIN, TANGO, SALSA & RUEDA,
SWING, THE AUTHENTIC BRAZILIAN DANCES AND MORE...

You've been WATCHING 'Dancing with the Stars'...
... now is the time for YOU to
BECOME ONE OF THOSE STARS ...
"Out on The Dance Floor"!....
as LGBT and same-gender couples

Join Lambda DanceSport DC and the Chevy Chase Ballroom & DanceSport Center this Saturday in the art and sport of DanceSport for same-gender couples. A sport which could well become one of the most effective forms of grass-roots LGBT activism available to us today, not only in the courts or at the end of a picket sign (though those are important, as well), but rather Out On The Dance Floor!!


It is definitely time to STOP WATCHING all the fun....and START HAVING IT!!



Dance classes, Dance-at-Your-Wedding Workshops, Red Hot Ballroom for grade school thru high school, Dance-&-Learn Parties,
Sunday Salsa & Rueda and Argentine Tango Socials, Private Dance Coaching
, Ballroom, Swing, Salsa, Argentine Tango and more...

For who: Our classes and social dance events are for everyone of all races, religions, ages, genders, and orientations of affection. Singles, couples, same-gender couples, seniors, the disabled (wheelchair dancers) and the seeing and hearing impaired (ASL available) are all welcome and encouraged to attend any of our classes and social dance events. No dance partner, previous dance experience or specific age specifications required. We just have a firm belief that EVERYONE should dance together! Our objective is to leave the labels outside the door and get everyone "Out on the Dance Floor!"

Give your friends and loved ones a
"2=For-the-Price-of-1 Gift Certificate".
Visit our Gift Certificate and Discount Coupon page....
Good toward any combination of flexible & fun classes, private coaching, Dance-at-Your-Wedding Workshops,
Dance-&-Learn Parties and training opportunities in literally all of the social dances from around the globe
throughout the week and weekend that ANYONE can afford.

 


"Dancing with the Stars" has become THE! most watched program on National television. Join the
majority of Metropolitan washington DC on ABC Channel 7 WJLA. Then start
preparing yourself for the "Battle of the Ballroom"... It's time to
STOP WATCHING all the fun and START HAVING IT!!
as male, female and transgender couples couples...
Out On The Dance Floor!!

 

 

Please!...
make plans to
Dance With Us!

at the
Chevy Chase Ballroom & DanceSport Center
for our fun-filled and educational
"Dancing with the AC/DC Stars"

Learn many of the beginner Ballroom, Latin, Tango and Swing dances &
more (including "Michael Jackson's Thriller" by request) in a fun social
environment of other beginner to intermediate level students. Singles,
couples, same-gender couples and the seeing and hearing impaired
are welcome and encouraged (ASL available).

ABSOLUTELY NO PREVIOUS DANCE EXPERIENCE
OR PARTNER REQUIRED TO ATTEND...

It is definitely time to STOP WATCHING all the fun....and START HAVING IT!!

Dance-&-Learn Parties

Learn to Dance!


These monthly events include beginner mini-classes,

"So You Think You Can Dance DC
",

"Dancing with the DC Stars"
, and "Dancing With The AC/DC Stars"
mini-dance competitions,
plus
practice & PLENTY of social dancing...

Lambda DanceSport International, along with Lambda DanceSport DC and the Chevy Chase Ballroom will hold fund-raising events in conjunction with the Chevy Chase Ballroom by using previously scheduled Dance-&-Learn Parties as a means to benefit the designated charitable organizations and non-profits of choice for each of those attending. This may include Team DC member organizatins, the Mautner Project, Whitman-Walker Clinic & LSP, LGBT supportive churches, The DC Center, Equality Maryland, HRC and more. 50% of the admission fees of each participant will be donated for those who send an RSVP in advance to TerryChasteen@PleaseDanceWithMe.com and TerryChasteen@yahoo.com (to help counteract the possible spam filtering of new addresses). The RSVP's will help determine the amount of food ( including Terry's infamous apple pie right from the oven... with ice cream!) as well as indicate where the donated funds should be sent. Those who RSVP will receive an email confirmation to bring to the event which should include the organization or non-profit to whom the funds will then be donated.
Even if you cannot attend, notifying others from your organization, friends, family members, etc may benefit your cause. We have room for from 150 to 200 dancers, so there will be PLENTY of dance space!
RSVP at both TerryChasteen@PleaseDanceWithMe.com and TerryChasteen@yahoo.com to receive the $2.00 discount at the door from the $12.00 admission ($10.00 for students with full-time ID). Then by bringing a copy of the email RSVP confirmation, which will be sent back to you, your chosen LGBT organization will receive 50% of your admission fees plus 100% of any additional donations to that organization by those attending.
Mini-dance classes in many of the Ballroom, Latin, Salsa & Rueda, Swing, C/W, Argentine Tango and more for beginners will start at 7:00pm, so do not be concerned if you're not yet dancing the social partnership dances. You will definitely be dancing them by the time you leave. We may also hold
"So You Think You Can Dance DC", "Dancing with the DC Stars" and "Dancing With The AC/DC Stars"competitions in many of the social dances as time permits, plus beginner's milonga and mini-classes in Argentine Tango at 9:00pm in the second studio. General dancing and practice in all of the social dances of Ballroom, Latin, Salsa & Rueda, Swing, Disco/Hustle, Brazilian Samba, Country/Western and more will continue throughout the evening in the main Ballroom until 11:30pm (after which the truly hard core dancers will go 2-stepping 'til dawn at Remington's on Capital Hill...and you're welcome to join us!).
During the evening we may also play some Hip Hop by request, including Mary J Blige, Usher and more for those who care to dance to R&B music. We may even learn some of the Fatima Robinson Hip Hop moves to Nelly's "Hot In Here" and definitely a segment of "Michael Jackson's Thriller" for those who DARE to even try it...after all, Halloween is not that far away...(Visit www.MichaelJacksonsThriller.com for details...). We may also be honored with a dress rehearsal of Michael Jackson's Thriller by a team of local high school quinceanada dancers from Maryland.
Snacks and refreshments will be available as always (including our well-loved apple pie right from the oven with ice cream). No previous dance experience or dance partner are necessary as all who attend are always beginners in one dance or another and partners will switch throughout the event. Also possibly included will be demonstrations in the dances being taught plus performances by local dance couples and dance teams, a possible Salsa & Rueda or C/W performance and a possible knock-out Brazilian Samba Show in costume by authentic Brazilian Danielle Areco of www.BrazilLatino.com.
So please plan to join us to aid in the assistance of the charitable organization of your choice by in the LGBT community by contacting your supporters and encouraging them to RSVP in adavnce to dance
Out On The Dance Floor!! for your favorite organization during upcoming Dance-&-Learn Parties or by contacting your members and supporters to attend. Our goal, besides the fund-raising objective is to get more and more of the LGBT community off of the couch and Out On The Dance Floor!!.

Thanks,
Terry

 

And on a more serious note...
Do you know why we have so many problems in this country today?


It's their fault..it's those GAYS!...click here and find out why...
(sorry, but with everything going on in California as of late, not to mention Massachusetts and Connecticut,
I just couldn't resist this... AGAIN!)

 


Visit the new
"Out in Hollywood"
photo gallery

Washington DC is definitely becoming a city of
BALLROOM, LATIN, TANGO, SALSA & RUEDA,
SWING, THE AUTHENTIC BRAZILIAN DANCES AND MORE...

You've been WATCHING 'Dancing with the Stars'...
... now is the time for YOU to
BECOME ONE OF THOSE STARS ...
"Out on The Dance Floor"!....
as same-gender couples

 

 

Join us Out On The Dance Floor!!
Our next Chevy Chase Ballroom Dance-&-Learn Parties are scheduled for Saturday, Sept 27. Included are unlimited beginner mini-classes throughout the night from 7:30pm-11:30pm
.

Visit www.PleaseDanceWithMe.com/danceandlearn.htm for additional information on other 4th or 5th or more Saturdays of each month Dance-&-Learn Parties at the Chevy Chase Ballroom. And JOIN US! for a tremendous, non-stop, fun-filled dance event of mini-classes for beginners early in the evening, performances in many different dance styles, snacks & refreshments and PLENTY of dancing....
You've been WATCHING "Dancing with the Stars" on ABC....now is the time for YOU to "BECOME ONE OF THOSE STARS"...Out On The Dance Floor!! ....

3rd in the World International 10-dance Champion, Lemery Rollins will be teaching American style and International Latin min-dance workshops.
4th & 5th Saturdays, plus specidied Friday Salsa & Rueda, Ballroom & Swing, Brazilian Samba, Disco/Hustle, C/W & more Dance-&-Learn Party & Argentine Tango milonga at the Chevy Chase Ballroom in DC.

Join Lambda DanceSPORT DC (www.LambdaDanceSportDC.org), The Burgandy Crescent Volunteers and the Chevy Chase Ballroom & DanceSport Center on Saturday, July 26th for a non-stop, fun-filled Salsa & Rueda, Ballroom & Swing, Brazilian Samba, Disco/Hustle, Hula & Hawaiian Dancing, C/W & more!! Dance-&-Learn Party & Argentine Tango milonga! The time is long-overdue for all of us to start taking our lives Out of our Social Closets and "Out on the Dance Floor!" (Visit www.pleasedancewithme.com/gmyopinion.htm#grassrootsgayactivism)

Classes start at 6pm for those wanting the beginner Argentine Tango classes, which take place again at 9pm in both beginner and intermediate with Brian Rennex and Terry. Then in studio B follows a beg/intermed Argentine Tango milonga until at least 11:30pm while Ballroom, Latin & Swing dancing & mini-classes continue in studio A. Danielle Areco from Sao Paulo will teach authentic Brazilian Samba and Hula/Hawaiian Dance basics after her earlier gig is through, along with Salsa Rueda by Mein and his Son Mas Rueda dancers and a Salsa and/or International Latin workshop (or both) by 3rd in the World International Pro/Am 10-dance Champion, Lemery Rollins.

You've been watching "So You Think You Can Dance" on Fox 5, "America's Ballroom Challenge" on PBS and "Dancing with the Stars" on ABC. Now it's time FOR YOU to BECOME ONE OF THOSE STARS by making plans to join us for a non-stop, fun-filled and educational DanceSport event "Out On The Dance Floor"!
Upcoming Chevy Chase Ballroom Dance-&-Learn Parties are scheduled for the dates listed below. Visit www.PleaseDanceWithMe.com/danceandlearn.htm for additional information on the 4th & 5th Saturday of each month plus often additional Dance-&-Learn Party dates at the Chevy Chase Ballroom. JOIN US! for a tremendous, non-stop, fun-filled dance event of mini-classes for beginners early in the evening, demonstrations and possible performances in many different dance styles throughout the night (hopefully including a Brazilian Samba or Hawaiian Hula performance [or better yet, both!] by the incredibly talented Brazilian Samba Diva, Danielle Areco from Sao Paulo...whose authentic Carnaval costumes, ALL of the gay guys will be drooling over....as well as the ladies, if she gets a bit risque', which like a true Brazilian, Danielle LOVES to do!!!), snacks & refreshments (including Terry's infamous apple pie right from the oven ...with ice cream!...) and PLENTY of practice and dancing with ongoing expert teacher assistance.

It's high time to STOP WATCHING all the fun and START HAVING IT!!


Format for the Chevy Chase Ballroom non-holiday dance parties:
6pm beg Argentine Tango classes, 7:00pm Beg mini-classes and dancing in the Salsa, Ballroom, Latin & Swing dances followed by Ballroom, Latin, Salsa & Swing dance music and mini-classes by request and teacher assistance until 9:00pm. Plus if there's time, "Dancing with the DC Stars" mini-competitions open to everyone (winners are chosen by audience applause, so invite your most loud and obnoxious friends to cheer for you...)

Fee: $12. per person, $10.00 students w/ FT ID, snacks, refreshments available (including Terry's infamous apple pie & ice cream. RSVP in advance for a $2.00 discount at TerryChasteen@PleaseDanceWithMe.com to determine the amount of food).
Visit www.PleaseDanceWithMe.com/danceandlearn.htm for details on any of the above.

NO PREVIOUS DANCE EXPERIENCE OR DANCE PARTNER NECESSARY TO ATTEND

You've been watching "So You Think You Can Dance" on Fox 5, "America's Ballroom Challenge" on PBS and "Dancing with the Stars" on ABC. And again, NOW is the time for none other than 'YOU' to BECOME ONE OF THOSE STARS! "Out on The Dance Floor"!

 

It's definitely time to STOP WATCHING all the fun....and START HAVING IT!! ...
by dancing all of the social and competitive Ballroom, Latin, C/W and Swing dances
and more, as same-gender couples
Out On The Dance Floor!!

 

 


ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS


Afro-Brazilian Capoeira Martial Arts & Dance
taught by Capoeira expert Jose' Canchan
plus authentic Brazilian Samba taught by the Brazilian Samba Diva from Sao Paulo, Danielle
Areco. The weekly Sunday Salsa & Rueda, Brazilian & Latin Dance Mix & Argentine Tango
Social from 7-11pm is FREE! when taking any Sunday class. Includes refreshments,
pie & ice cream and general dancing (and 'Michael Jackson's Thriller'
by request... for those who even DARE to try it...).

 

SALSA ON 2, NEW YORK STYLE (MAMBO)
(SPECIAL WORKSHOPS ON SUN, SEPT 7TH AT THE CHEVY CHASE BALLROOM)

Taught by THE Salsa on 2, Mambo expert, Abdul Al-Ali.
at 3:00pm(Salsa on 2 shines, technique, styling and turn patterns)
The weekly Sunday Salsa & Rueda, Brazilian & Latin Dance Mix & Argentine
Tango Social from 7-11pm is FREE! when taking any Sunday class. Includes
refreshments, pie & ice cream and general dancing (and always
'Michael Jackson's Thriller' by request... for those
who even DARE to try it...).

 

 

INTERNATIONAL STYLE LATIN
(RUMBA, CHA CHA & SAMBA)
& BALLROOM
(WALTZ, TANGO, QUICKSTEP & VIENNESE WALTZ)

Taught by 3rd in the World International pro/am 10-dance Champion, Lemery Rollins
on 2nd Saturday mornings and every Sunday at 1:30pm (International Latin), 2:15pm (Viennese Waltz),
3pm (International Standard), 4pm (intermediate Salsa styling, partnering & turn patterns). The weekly
Sunday Salsa & Rueda, Brazilian & Latin Dance Mix & Argentine Tango Social is FREE! when taking
any Sunday class
. Includes refreshments, pie & ice cream and social dancing & practice from 7-11pm.

 

BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED
SALSA RUEDA

Taught by members of Washington DC's premier Casino Rueda performance team, SAOCO DC
Including 3 levels of beginner, intermediate and advanced every Sunday from 5-7pm, followed by The weekly
Sunday Salsa & Rueda, Brazilian & Latin Dance Mix & Argentine Tango Social. The social is FREE!
when taking any Sunday class
. Includes refreshments, pie & ice cream and social dancing
& practice from 7-11pm
.

 


SAT MORNING BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED
CLUB SALSA, CASINO RUEDA & WEST COAST SWING PLUS
SUNDAY WEST COAST SWING & BACHATA

Taught by mein of Washington DC 's Son Mas Casino Rueda performance team
Including beginner, intermediate and advanced every Sat from 10:30am-1:30pm& Sun from 3-5pm
(followed by The weekly Sunday Salsa & Rueda, Brazilian & Latin Dance Mix & Argentine Tango Social.
The social is FREE! when taking any Sunday class
. Includes refreshments, pie & ice cream and social dancing
& practice from 7-11pm
).

 

WED, SAT & SUN EVENING BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE
AND ADVANCED ARGENTINE TANGO


(click here for details)


Taught by Terry Chasteen and a 2nd teacher for int/adv dancers
Includingthe absolute best in beginner, intermediate and advanced training every Wed & Sun evening
plus at 6pm every Saturday. Our teachers are not only highly trained, but continually training in much of the new
basic technique and teaching methods plus some of the most dynamic high level material in all styles of Tango being
promoted by top teachers from around the world. We do not just limit ourselves to traditional,
Old School Argentine Tango, but is also always exploring new and different Tango Neaveau
choreography to satisfy everyone who attends.

 

SAT AFTERNOON SOCIAL BALLROOM FOR BEGINNERS

Taught by Terry Chasteen

You will definitely NOT want to miss these new classes,
along with other incredible opportunities on our fall teaching schedule...

they are definitely

 

plus we GUARANTEE that there is not a more experienced, talented and
professional cadre of teachers and coaches in their areas of expertise
throughout all of Metropolitan Washington DC. Join us every week for
the most fun-filled dance training in every style of social dance.

 

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"Country & Latin Night ... at Remington's on Capital Hill"

 

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An early evening happy hour event
"Country & Latin Night ... at Remington's on Capital Hill"


When: soon

Where: Remington 's on Capitol Hill
639 Pennsylvania Ave SE
Washington, DC 20003
202-462-0870
www.RemingtonsWDC.com

Friday - Early evening happy hour "Country & Latin Night ... at Remington's on Capital Hill".
At Remington's on Capital Hill right after work. Join us for early 7pm-9pm mini-dance classes and practice in Salsa & Rueda, Cha Cha, Rumba, 2-step and other social Latin & country dances (we may even learn a segment of "Michael Jackson's Thriller" by request. This is not a watered-down "for-white-guys-who-can't-dance" version, but rather the original Michael Jackson's Thriller routine directly from the ahead-of-it's-time 1982 video. Visit www.MichaelJacksonsThriller.com), followed later in the evening by country & Latin mini-dance contests (winners chosen by audience applause, so this is the time to invite your loudest and most obnoxious friends, neighbors and family members to cheer for you!...), performances, raffles & more. Check back for details as they become available at www.LambdaDanceSportDC.org.
Mini-classes will be available for newcomers from 7-9pm on specific Fridays in Salsa & Rueda plus other Latin dances and 2-Step, followed by dancing and practice when the club opens at 9pm. We'll also hold amateur newcomer "So You Think You Can Dance DC", "Dancing with the DC Stars" and "Dancing With The AC/DC Stars" for same-gender couples in both Latin & C/W dances during the evening; open to anyone who attends the earlier classes and wishes to participate (winners chosen by audience applause) plus lottery give-aways, door prizes and other incentives to get people to stay longer and dance, all of which which will help ensure that this is a productive event for the club and ensure future such fundraising events in the future.

So join us in the sport and art of Lambda DanceSport for same-gender couples. A sport that could well become one of the most effective forms of grass-roots gay activism available to us today. Not in the courts or at the end of a picket sign (though those are important, as well), but rather Out On The Dance Floor!! (www.pleasedancewithme.com/gmyopinion.htm#grassrootsgayactivism).

You've been watching
"America's Ballroom Challenge" on PBS,
"So you Think You Can Dance" on FOX
AND
& "Dancing with the Stars" on ABC,

Metropolitan Washington DC is definitely becoming a city of
BALLROOM, LATIN, TANGO, HIP HOP & SWING DANCING...

...now is the time for YOU to
BECOME ONE OF THOSE STARS...
"Out on The Dance Floor" as same-gender couples!!..

Make plans to join Terry Chasteen, Lambda DanceSPORT DC and Remington's on Capital Hill for this fun-filled, non-stop, monthly DanceSport event. Help to fight bigotry and discrimination, not only in Maryland but also in every other state in this country by getting "Out of our Social Closets" and Out On The Dance Floor!!

For additional information, contact:

This web page maintained by:
International DanceSPORT & Entertainment
Offering the most professional and authentic entertainment available in Metropolitan Washington DC as well as flexible, easy & fun instruction in every style of social dance from around the globe that ANYONE can afford.

TerryChasteen@PleaseDanceWithMe.com
TerryChasteen@InternationalDanceSPORT.com
TerryChasteen@yahoo.com
202-462-0870


www.PleaseDanceWithMe.com (www.InternationalDanceSPORT.com)
(the home page of Terry Chasteen's International DanceSPORT & Entertainment)

www.DanceSportOfAmerica.com
(The DanceSport Of America web site, including contact information for independent DanceSport studios and private contractor teachers across the US)
www.TangoDanceSPORT.com
(The PleaseDanceWithMe.com web page of Argentine Tango classes and social dance events)
www.DanceAtYourWeddingWorkshops.com
(The web page and schedule of Terry Chasteen's Dance-at-Your-Wedding Workshops)
www. Red Hot Ballroom.net (www.TheDancingKidsNetwork.com) (www.DancingYouthFoundation.com)
(Ballroom, Latin and Swing dancing for the kids that ANYONE can afford)
www.MichaelJackonsThriller.com
((The web site for learning the "authentic" Michael Jackson's Thriller dance routine...which does not include the multitude of counterfiet variations out there)

www.Learn-to-Dance-athon.org
(The web site of the "AIDS and Cancer Learn-To-Dance-Athon")

www.DancingWithTheDCStars.info

(The future web site of Dancing with the DC Stars mini-dance competions of Washington DC)
www,DCDanceWars.com
www.DCDanceSportNews.com
(The web page of the DC DanceSport News)
(www.OutOnTheDanceFloor.net)
The web site for the annual "Out on The Dance Floor Charity Ball" plus monthly "So You Think You Can Dance DC" and "Dancing with the DC Stars" mini-dance competitions (plus "Dancing With The AC/DC Stars" mini-competitions for same-gender couples...any orientation, but competing partners must be of the same gender...a riot for EVERYONE attending, whether dancing or spectating...)...in all styles and open to anyone ..... so join us "Out on The Dance Floor".

www.LambdaDanceSPORT.org
(The home page of Lambda DanceSPORT International, supporting the art and sport of partnership dancing in Ballroom, Latin, Swing, C/W and more for LGBT dancers and same-gender couples across the US and around the globe)
www.GayDanceSPORT.com
(Promoting Gay DanceSport through information and web links on DanceSport training, venues and activities for LGBT dancers and same-gender couples across the US and around the globe)

www.LambdaDanceSportDC.org
(www.DancingWithTheACDCStars.com)
(The web site of Lambda DanceSPORT DC, including training and promotion of DanceSport for LGBT dancers and same-gender couples in the Baltimore/Washington Metropolitan area - an affiliate member of the DC Council of Sports, Team DC)

www.BrokebackMountain.us
(The web site of the Brokeback Mountain Photo Gallery and tribute to Heath Ledger)
www.LambdaDanceSportNews.com
(The web site of the Lambda DanceSPORT News, providing information on LGBT DanceSport accross the US and around the globe)

Go to the drop-down menu links at the top of
each page or click here for a complete pictoral
menu of topics included in this web site

AND HURRY! BEFORE ALL THE CLASSES ARE COMPLETELY FILLED UP!!

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Isn't it time to STOP WATCHING all the fun....and START HAVING IT?!!
Plan to join Lambda DanceSPORT DC, Equality Md & Remington's

"Out on the Dance Floor"!!

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We're not here for a long time, we're here for a GOOD TIME!
So let's get started...and DANCE!!!
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We want YOU!!...


...to DANCE!!...
to Ballroom, Latin, Salsa & Rueda, C/W, Tango, Swing & more ...
as same-gender and mixed-gender couples
Out On The Dance Floor!!

 

During Capital Pride, on June 15th, Lambda DanceSPORT DC taught beginner mini-classes from 12:30pm-1:30pm, including dancing for everyone at the Arts Stage on Pa Ave before and during DC Swing's performance. DC Swing plays many different styles of music and may play Mambo that everyone can Salsa or Rueda to, as well as their normal Swing, Foxtrot and possibly even some Cha Cha and Rumba for the Latinos, which they have included in their line-up during past events. Final music selections will be coming soon. Visit www.LambdaDanceSportDC.org for details.

 

(2) Team DC's annual "Night OUT at the Nationals" took place on Monday, June 23rd


Visit www.LambdaDanceSportNews.com , www.LambdaDanceSportDC.org (www.DancingWithTheACDCStars.com) or www.TeamDC.org for details on any of the above topics. It's time to STOP WATCHING all the fun ....and START HAVING IT as same-gender couples Out On The Dance Floor!!... Join us in the art and sport of DanceSport for same-gender couples, which could well become one of the most effective and non-confrontational forms of grass-roots gay activism available to us today.
.

Dance-&-Learn Parties will include the unlimited beginner mini-classes throughout the night as in our usual 4th & 5th Saturday and specified Friday of the month Dance-&-Learn Parties. There will be three 20-minute mini-classes each for beginners, during the first hour in Ballroom, Latin & Swing from 7:00pm-8:30pm. Plus recently added is a weekly beginner Argentine Tango class which is included at no extra charge. Don't miss this non-stop, monthly event, which in addition to the above will include refreshments and PLENTY of general dancing and practice in all of the social dances throughout the evening between 7:00pm and finally ending at 11:30pm. For those wishing to contribute, "The Dancing Kids' Network" may also be performing and may also be passing the hat during the evening, in addition to a possible donation by the studio as a fundraiser for the much less fortunate orphan children of Darfour.
PLUS! everyone who is interested, may always learn "Michael Jackson's Thriller" . We would like as many dancers as same-gender couples during the photo shoots and tapings as possible

Out On
The Dance Floor!!



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