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In this issue, scroll down:

 1 Meet   
Mircea Cernev! 

2
The song did it.  (Which song inspires, gets you on your feet, takes you to where you've never been before... every single time
?)
 
3
Would you like free entry to the dance?
 
4
Why you should become a Member of USA Dance!

(... the reasons are just irresistible!)

  

 
 
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USA Dance Charlottesville
Saturday, October 26th
7:15-10 PM
No Tricks, Just Treats.  
Spooky.
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  ...you know that you do.  And we've got it for you too, just in case!
     
Mircea Cernev
and his sister
Ana-Maria Cernev teach a beginner lesson in Jive, the international version of EC Swing! 
Don't miss
this wonderful opportunity to learn from exciting competitors, and add a little pizzaz to your step! 
   
Saturday October 26th at 7:15 PM!
Dance the evening away with terrific ballroom dance music from
 DJ Jeff Freeman
8-10 PM!
 
*It's our No Tricks, just Treats dance theme...
be as spooky as you please!  Costumes welcome but not required!

* Fabulous performance by
Mircea & Ana-Maria! 
 
* Don't miss our
Foxtrot mixer!  
For an unbeatable evening of fun and music among friends new and old, join us!  General Admission is $12, USA Dance members pay $9, students $6.  Enjoy the beautiful ballroom at Unity Church with ample and easy parking (2825 Hydraulic Circle, Charlottesville, near Albemarle High School).  

  

For more information:
 USA Dance Charlottesville

See you on the dance floor  
Saturday October the 26th!  This will be a night to remember!  
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1) Meet...Mircea Cernev!  
Mircea was born in Moldova and grew up there for 10 years before moving to the United States with his whole family in 2002.

a) How did you get into the dancing world? 
     I was always a very energetic child and loved the outdoors. There were very many days when mom had to threaten me to come back inside the house, and even more days when she didn't succeed. I guess they must have been tired of trying to keep up with me, so at the age of 6, my parents enrolled me in a ballroom dancing class at one of the dance schools in Moldova. There was a stereotype back then that only tall people could become ballroom dancers, but for some reason that only they know, they still enrolled me.  
     The teacher was Russian, so I didn't understand anything she was saying. I just copied her to the best of my abilities. At the end of the lesson, she started tearing up when she spoke to my father: apparently I had talent, and apparently my parents would be making a huge mistake if they stopped me from dancing simply because I was "fun-sized."  
     My partner and I (although she was much taller than me) won very many competitions in our age division in Moldova, so our coaches decided to send us to Romania and Russia, where we became finalists from the get-go. We shared in a lot of success together, and that's how my dance career started. I simply hope it ends just as well. :)

b) Do you have a favorite song and why? 
I don't have one. I actually have many, but none that last as my "favorite" for too long. For right now, I would say "Papaoutai" by Stromae is the one song that gets me in a good mood. I like anything with a strong beat and anything that can convince me to move my feet to the rhythm of the song is a "good song".

c) What do you think is the most important thing any dancer should know about dance? 
Yes, it IS an artform, but... you have to make it your own artform. Everyone expresses him/herself differently, and that's something to capitalize on, not change. Men want to be like Brian Watson or Ricardo Cocci, and women want to achieve "Yulia Zagoruychenko" status. While all of them are fantastic dancers, no doubt, they should be used as models to follow, but never imitate. Everyone will create his or her dancing style, and uniqueness will always be appreciated more than being just another copy of a great dancer.

d) What do you like to do in your non-dancing spare time? 
I wish I could say that in my spare time I like to read novels in the family sunroom and look to the stars at night (which I do actually like, by the way) or further my love of playing the piano, but... I'm a little simpler than that. I like to sleep. A lot. Whenever I'm not dancing, I'm studying, and both my mind and body are almost depleted of all sorts of energy by the end of the day. So when I get the chance to do absolutely nothing, I take that opportunity pretty seriously. A nice "recharge" is very useful every once in a while. Without it, I wouldn't know how to keep up with the rest of the world.

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2) Which song is it that makes YOU fall in love with ballroom, latin or swing dancing every time? 
Tell us:  we want to play the song for you on our dance floor this year!
 
You know what I'm talking about... the song that makes your feet move, your heart soar, your body come alive!  The one that makes you fall in love, utterly or almost, with your partner, for just that moment?  Which is yours?  Email us:  we want to know 1) the name of the song, 2) the artist, and 3) the dance you like to dance to it!  We want to add it to our playlist for you! 

 

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3) Get into the dance FREE!
If you are a USA Dance Member or a college student, volunteer at the front desk for half an hour and you get into the dance free!  You'd be greeting friends as they arrive, helping them to sign in, giving your feet/knee/hip a break, and all the while watching fabulous dancing on the floor!  Thank you for your support!  Check in to see slot availability when you arrive. 

(NOTE:  this opportunity is available on a dance by dance basis as slots become available at the discretion of and subject to the approval of USA Dance Board members.)
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4) Why you should become a Member of USA Dance!
 
  ~Instead of $12, you pay only $9 at each dance
(for a possible savings of up to $27 each year)! 
   ~Your membership card gives you membership rates at any other USA Dance you attend across the region or nation, not just ours.
   ~At our local chapter, volunteering at the front desk (when slots are available, subject to the board's discretion) gains free admission to the dance.
 
~You support a non-profit organization that welcomes all ballroom dancers from throughout the area, regardless of where/whether they have taken lessons.
~All members receive a subscription to the national organization's exciting bimonthly magazine, American Dancer.  Members can use free Dancemart classified advertising in American Dancer magazine to sell personal costumes, shoes etc. or search for a partner. See magazine for details. 
~There are several categories of membership; a common one is Social Adult Dancer Membership, at $25 per year.
~For more information or to sign up, ask at our front desk at the next dance, or visit
USA Dance Charlottesville  
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