Blue Christmas
Weekly Note #56
 
My Joyful Christmas Gift
December 24th 2012
This Week's Note
Quote of the Week

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof.

 

Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice


-Psalm 96


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Dear Reader,  

 

Merry Christmas!!! And Happy Holidays!!! Oh, what a wonderful time of year...

 

As I wrote in my Christmas Letter, Nick and I feel like wishing everyone both joy and adventure this Christmas season. For us, somehow, the two are so deeply intertwined that we simply cannot disconnect them from one another.

 

Oh, adventures can be difficult... but the joy that reigns in the midst of them! It is simply infectious. And we find ourselves captivated and captured wherever we go... to the sea, to the heights, to the wild. And so I came up with this week's quote.

 

Nick and I both wish you all joy, adventure, music and laughter. And a little bit of dancing, as you will soon see. Enjoy!

 

Nick & Katherine Eastvold

My Joyful Christmas Gift
Brand New Video!
I came across one of my favorite videos a few weeks ago. And considering their costumes and their absolute radiant joy and exuberance throughout the entire routine, and the fact that they do sexy in the right kind of "healthy" yet "sizzle" way... I thought it would be the perfect way to celebrate the holiday... and give you some red hot sparkling cheer to go with your dancin' feet!

The following video is of Eddie & Blair. Heard of Eddie & Blair? Well, neither had anyone else when they first took the floor way back in 1994. They were total newcomers.

And they brought the house down.

Perhaps it was the song they used. After all, their coach did say, "You guys are young, so you can do something they can't... go FAST." As if they weren't already going fast back then... but Eddie & Blair took up the charge, and they went for it.

And these newcomers nabbed 2nd place in an incredibly difficult Classic competition... their first times on the floor. I love Eddie & Blair. I loved them as people, and I loved their routines... but this will always be my favorite.

I hope you enjoy it too... because it's never been on YouTube before now. Perhaps one day you'll watch it as much as I did in my early years of dancing... and it will inspire that "swing" in you too!


Eddie Vedola & Blair Underwood - Classic Division - 1994 US Open - 2nd Place
Eddie Vedola & Blair Johnson - Classic Division
1994 US Open - 2nd Place

Of course, I've uploaded some more videos for you too that have never been on YouTube before too, as well as the first place winners that year, so enjoy checking out my YouTube Channel to see those as well!!!

Merry Christmas!
& a VERY Happy New Year!

xoxo,
Katherine
About Katherine

An author and Champion dancer who fell in love with West Coast Swing in 
the early 1990's, Katherine has owned her highly successful studio, become a finalist in both Classic and Strictly at the US Open, written articles for numerous magazines in the community since 1997, choreographed for numerous top 5 routines, been on the board for Boogie by the Bay and traveled to over 42 states. 

She has written two books for her
West Coast Swing Revolution Series:Telling the Truth and Setting Dancers Free.

She is not afraid. She loves beauty. She loves truth. And she believes it's knowledge that can bring a dancer more joy than they can imagine on the floor.


Katherine Krok Eastvold | PO Box 61555 | Santa Barbara | CA | 93160