Our next dance is Saturday, July 16th at Ivy Creek United Methodist Church; we are finalizing the details so in the meantime, save the date! And as your Newsletter Editor will be on vacay for a few weeks, please make sure to check the CSDS website for updates!
SCHEDULE:
7-8 PM Lesson (inc. in admission): West Coast Swing
- Beginner Plus: content will be tailored to attendees with options for our more experienced dancers!
8-11 PM Social Dancing
DANCE ADMISSION (inc. Lesson):
- $10 CSDS Members
- $13 Non-CSDS Members
- $5 Students w/ID, First-Timers
- $5 CSDS Members with July Birthdays
REGISTRATION IS OPEN!!
Reminder - we have a new process to register online for dances! Each person needs to create an account which then gets processed and approved for dance registration, and then you can register for CSDS events. If you haven't already done so, go to Create an Account now to start the process. Advanced registration by 2 pm EST on the 16th is greatly appreciated!
HEALTH POLICIES (Updated!):
Until further notice, all CSDS in-person events are vaccine only with masks optional; see the CSDS website for our attendance/health policies including vaccine verification details. We are monitoring current conditions and reserve the right to make changes, including cancellation, to our attendance/health policies at any time.
SAVE THE DATE!
For our August 20th dance, we are bringing in DMV pros Lemery and Greg Rollinscott for afternoon workshops preceding our evening lesson/dance! Stay tuned for more details and in the meantime, plan to join us on August 20th!
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July Member Birthdays
Happy birthday to the following CSDS members: Alyssa Lundgren, Angela Flage, Elizabeth Cox, Jeanne Stanborough, John Robertson, Kim Perkins, Khumar Dharmasena, Leigh Gordon and Viko Hernandez. If you attend our dance the month of your birthday, admission is just $5! Members, if we've missed your birthday, let us know!
Website Update!
CSDS now has online registration for our events! Everyone has the ability to create an online account, manage your membership (for those who elect to be CSDS members) and sign up to attend CSDS events! Special thanks to our webmaster, Kyla Miller, for all of her hard work to make the CSDS website more user-friendly and state-of-the-art!
$5 Membership Renewal Continued
We are continuing our $5 membership renewal for the time being! Take advantage of this low fee to renew your membership (or rejoin!) and support CSDS. Even if your membership doesn't expire anytime soon, another year will simply be added to the expiration date of your current membership. To renew your membership at the newly reduced fee, please visit the CSDS website. If you have any questions regarding the status of your membership, please contact CSDS.
ISO Board of Directors
We have several vacant Director positions and per the CSDS Bylaws, Directors may be elected to fill these vacancies for the remainder of the term, by vote of the majority of Directors in office. If you are interested in filling one of these vacancies to serve on the Board, let us know so we can fill you in on the roles and responsibilities of being a Director!
Code of Conduct
CSDS has an updated Code of Conduct. All CSDS attendees are expected to be familiar with and abide by it. We will have printed copies for your review at our in-person dance events.
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CSDS keeping in touch ...
We will announce updates by email, update our website and post on our Facebook page. Please help us spread the word by sharing these announcements with your friends.
Dates of Future Board of Directors Meetings (Thursdays @ 7 pm EST): July 7th, August 4th, September 1st, October 6th, November 3rd, December 1st. Please contact the Board with any questions/concerns.
Dates of Future Dances: August 20th, September 17th, October 15th, November (date TBA), December 17th.
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CSDS Board of Directors (2022)
(1st Thursday Meetings @ 7 pm EST)
Didi Jennings (President)
Leigh Gordon (Secretary)
Jim Naffin (Treasurer)
Adela Su
Kristin Wenger
Lois Love
