HUSTLE DANCE CLUB NEWS
OCT. 18th, 1995
Well Hustle fans we have just returned from New York City
and have experienced one of the few pleasures in life. The
1st annual Hustle Dance Championships, sponsored by HUSTLE
USA's, Maria Torres, Donna Boyle, Debra Hampton and Dave
Sarul. This was the first Hustle Event/Championships
organized by Hustle Dancers for Hustle Dancers. For those
of you who were not able to attend, this is a MUST GO TO
EVENT for 1996 so start planning NOW!!
Before I continue I would like to thank all the people who
attended the competition, from the Bay Area, both Club
members and non members: Raymond Abaya, Raul Ante, Ava
Apple, Toni Barajas, Bobby Concepcion, Cathy Econom,
Stefanie Elkin, Sam Howard, Jay Larrick, Tess Martillano,
Lilianna Martinez, Marc McGovern, Karen Mills, Adele
Poenisch, Gary Tom, Ylva Wintzell, Jeff Yee, Audrianna
Correa, Lisa Grefaldia, Lana Malinka Carla Merrill, Ron
Nicholson & Laura Segal. Thank you all for making this
event, a great success. (My Apologies to any one I may have
left off by accident).
A standing ovation goes to Ylva Wintzell and Bobby
Concepcion for competing in the Professional Classic Hustle
Division. All of us who were there, appreciate your efforts
and applaud your DANCING!
Special recognition to Ylva, Bobby and Ava Apple for having
enough energy to enter the JACK-N-Jill Competition. You all
danced wonderfully.
A NEW YORK CITY DIARY: Oct 13, 14, 15, 16th 1995
Friday night, Maria Torres hosted a party, at Stepping Out
Studio, for all the Attendees. What do you get when Great
Hustle dancers, from all over the United States, are
gathered in one room?? An Orgy of Hustle dancing or better
yet a Super-Nova of Hustle dancing. With D.J. Bobby Morales
at the control board, the music was non-stop. The evenings
entertainment saw Debra & Dave's seven year old son, Sean,
dance a cute hustle routine with Maria Torres, then the
three "D's" Donna Boyle, Dave Sarul and Debra Hampton
provided a spark with a Hustle exhibition, John Festa and
Ramiro Gonzales doing a hot West Coast Swing, Diane & Angle
Figueroa a Flashy Mombo and finally Maria Torres and Arte
Phillips doing a sizzling Hustle routine. After several
hours of Hot and Furious dancing, most of us retired to our
rooms, but several hardy souls decided to go out an Salsa
dance. (That's another story).
Saturday morning at 10am the first workshops began. Debra
Hampton taught the Beginning Hustle, Arte Phillips and
Maria Torres, A Master Hustle Workshop, Donna Boyle taught the
Intermediate Hustle. The West Coast Swing Workshop by John
Festa, and Angel Figueroa taught the intermediate Mombo.
Saturday evening the doors opened at 6pm and the fun became
intense. The Preliminary rounds for both the Professional
Classic and Theatre Arts Divisions began plus the finals
for the Amateur Classic and Theatre Arts Division. All the
competitors came ready and primed to dance and you could
describe the intensity level as fierce! (that's how New
Yorker's would describe it). The Hustle Dance Club was
represented by Ylva Wintzell and Bobby Concepcion, they
competed in the Professional Classic Division (one of the
most competitive divisions). They did not make the finals
but they have nothing to be ashamed of, they preformed very
well, as did all the couples, and the judging was extremely
tight in this event. This division was one of the hardest
to judge, I know, because I was one of them. Judging the
competitions were Sandy Fortuna from New Jersey, Angel
Figueroa, Arte Phillips, John Festa from New York, Lynn
Vogen and Raul Ante from California. With two outstanding
routines, the Amateur Classic and Theatre Arts Divisions
were won by the husband and wife team of Brain and Syvana
Gallagher from Pennsylvania. Through out the evenings
entertainment and competitions there were hours and hours
of general dancing, late that evening, all the weary
competitors and spectators retired, except for a few crazy
people, who, again went Salsa dancing (different night,
same story).
Sunday Morning the Advanced Hustle & Ladies Styling
Workshop began with Maria Torres and also the Advanced
Mombo Workshop with Angel Figueroa. The doors opened at
10:45 and we started all over again. The finals in the
Professional Classic and Theatre Arts Division plus the
Open Cabaret and the Jack-N-Jill. Sixteen couples entered
The Jack-N-Jill Division, won by Jannet Axlerod and Stan
Wojanovich, our own Bobby Concepcion and his partner
Theresa managed 3rd place and Ava Apple and her partner
Abner took 4th, excellent showing! Kyle Larson and Dale
Stotts won The Open Caberet Division with a heart warming
routine, clearly one of my favorites. The Professional
Classic Division was won with a rock'em, sock'em mortal
combat routine by Barry Douglas and Joyce Stoughton, from
Michigan. With a thrilling display of aerials, the
Professional Theatre Arts Division was won by, New York's
Kenny Gonzales and Lourdes Jones, a Special Congratulations
to Arte Phillips for receiving the Eddie Vega Award for
Excellence, presented by Maria Torres. And finally Maria
and Arte treated the crowd to an inspiring Hustle
Exhibition. As before, Sunday afternoon was filled with
hours of Hustle dancing and most of us had our fix, but
again some fool hearted people wanted to Salsa! (not
again?)
Monday was a day to recuperate, wait a minute! We're in New
York City. Sight seeing was the agenda for the day. Shop
Till Ya Drop, Eat Till Ya Pop! Monday night, at Dance Sport
Studio, Hustle Dancing again, but this time it was quite
different. Back Room or Street hustle was on tap. This was
an awesome sight to watch, Street dancing at its best! I
will not go into detail because you'll just have to see it
for yourself!! Plan for 1996! (What? No Salsa?)
In parting, I would like to congratulate Maria, Donna,
Debra and Dave for the fantastic job they did in organizing
this event and to all the volunteers who helped in making
this a successful dance championship, we are looking
forward to next year. And special thanks, to all the new
Hustle Dancers we met, Barry & Joyce from Michigan, Tony
from Texas, Dorin, Bill, Randy, Donna and Frank from
Florida, Kathy from Conneticutt, Joyce from Maryland, Keith
from Louisianna, Lynn, Ceasar, Eric, Jody, and Linda from
Los Angeles, California, Roberta from Denver, CO., And
Cherie from Washington D.C., and many, more who's names I
can not remember. It was fun, see you all in 1996!
P.S. Oct. 12, 13, 1996 remember these dates! Stay tuned for
more information.
NOT SO FAMOUS QUOTES FROM NEW YORK:
(When asked to give me their impressions of the dance
weekend.)
Jay Larrick: "Dancing was fast paced and generally used
more dance floor per couple than we do. Competitive Hustle
routines were very theatrical, in terms of presentation and
lifts. Lott'sa good moves"
Ylva Wintzell: "Manhattan is a great happening place to
travel to anyway and to, on top of that, dance with all
these wonderful hustlers from Philadelphia, Miami, Detroit
and elsewhere was a dream come true. But best of all was
meeting those who never made it to the bright lights of the
convention, The Incredible New York Street Dancers!!"
Bobby Concepcion: " All (street hustle) dancing in New
York, reminded me of the old Back Room Hustle Clubs, where
you had to stare down everyone strutting their best moves
and just jamming all night long."
Sam Howard: "I think anyone interested in Hustle, who can
make the trip, should go to New York. It was a real eye
opener for me to see all the varieties in style, all on the
same floor at the same time. People were generally very
friendly and there was plenty of opportunity for general
dancing. A lot of the dancers were, frankly, incredible,
combining power with smoothness. Anyone interested in
finding out about the " New York Style" should see this
stuff!"
Stefanie Elkin: "It was very exciting dancing with people
from all around the country, whose passion is Hustle.
Thankfully most everything was familiar and easy to
recognize and follow. But, what was most fun was
experiencing all the different styles from different parts
of the country. I was fascinated by the large sweeping
moves from Chicago, the precision from Texas and best of
all the Hustle Syncopations from the New Yorkers. Overall,
the level of dancing was quite high and the trip greatly
worth while.
Cathy Econom: "It was continuous Hustle, which is the way
Hustle should be danced."
Marc Mc Govern: "The street/club Hustle dancing in New York
City was powerful with a light lead. They built up
momentum, in a series of patterns, where the leaders
created momentum and then followed the followers momentum
that they had created. The number and beauty of turn
patterns was astounding, built on a sample set of basic
patterns and this "momentum technique" that I saw. This was
the most visually pleasing and exciting dancing I have ever
seen, of any type.
Ava Apple: "I was very pleased so many from the Bay Area
attended and showed we've got it goin' on!" Congratulations
to Maria, Donna, Debra and Dave for a great event."
EDITORIAL NOTE: Well, there it is in a nut shell, testimony
from people who saw some great Hustle dancing. I hope no
one misunderstands this, but, even tough I found it
encouraging to see Hustle Dancing at West Coast Swing
Conventions and Country Western Conventions and Ballroom
Competitions, it does not compare to a real Hustle Dance
Convention for real Hustle Dancers. Enough said, the next
Hustle Convention is less than a year away so be there or
be square!.
Written by: Raul Ante
HUSTLE DANCING:
TUESDAY: GRAND PALACE RESTAURANT (HUSTLE, SWING)
711 TOWN & COUNTRY VILLAGE
SUNNYVALE, CA 408-733-7466
LESSONS 8-9PM W/BOBBY CONCEPCION & RAUL ANTE
DANCING 9-12 $4.00 COVER CHARGE
THURSDAY: CARIBBEAN GARDENS RESTAURANT (HUSTLE, LATIN)
1306 OLD BAYSHORE HWY
BURLINGAME, CA 415-347-9007
LESSONS 8-9PM W/ YLVA WINTZELL (HUSTLE)
DANCING 9-1AM
2ND & 4TH FRIDAYS OF THE MONTH
METRONOME BALLROOM (HUSTLE, SWING, SALSA)
1830 17TH ST @ DEHARO
S.F., CA 415-252-8000
LESSONS 7:30-9PM $10.00 LESSON & PARTY
DANCING 9-12 $8.00 PARTY ONLY
2ND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH: Nov. 12 & Dec. 10
UNIVERSITY YWCA (SALSA, HUSTLE)
2600 BANCROFT WAY
BERKELEY, CA 415-681-8140 / 510-848-6370
DANCING 5-8PM $4.00 COVER CHARGE
$1.00 OFF FOR HUSTLE CLUB MEMBERS
HOST: AVA APPLE
2ND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH: Nov. 12 & Dec. 10
IMPERIAL DANCE STUDIO (WCS, HUSTLE)
822 CASSIA ST
REDWOOD CITY, 415-585-6282
DANCING 6-10PM $7.00 COVER CHARGE
HOST: MICHELLE KINKAID
The Nov 12 Swing joins Country Workshop
Noon to 4pm workshop, 6-10pm dance.
Call 415-585-6282 for more info
Dec. 12 Holiday Dance
SUNDAY: AVENUE BALLROOM (SWING, TWO STEP, SALSA)
TARAVELL & 16TH AVE
S.F. 415-681-2882
HOST: PHILIP SEYER
GROUP CLASSES:
METRONOME BALLROOM
1830 17TH ST @ DEHARO
S.F. CALL 415-252-8000 FOR SCHEDULE
PREMIER BALLROOM
4181 CUSHING PARKWAY
FREMONT, CALL 510-770-1170 FOR INFO
NOV. 10 BEG HUSTLE w/ Roberta Sun
NOV. 26 BEG/INT HUSTLE w/Dana Rydman
DEC. 22 BEGINNING HUSTLE w/Dana Rydman
$8.00 LESSON & PARTY
WORKSHOPS:
NOV. 11, 1995 (HUSTLE DANCE CLUB)
PAVILION
4000 MIDDLEFIELD RD
PALO ALTO, CA
NEW YORK STYLE HUSTLE WORKSHOP
WITH DEBRA HAMPTON & DAVE SARUL (HUSTLE USA)
1-2:30PM INT, 3-4:30PM INT/ADV
GENERAL ADM. $20.00 EACH OR $35.00 FOR BOTH
CLUB MEMBERS $15.00 EACH OR $25.00 FOR BOTH
CALL 415-467-8830 FOR INFO
DEC. 3RD W/ MICHAEL KIEHM
SANTA CRUZ SWING CLUB
CALL 408-475-6515 BETH BELLAMY
PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTORS:
AVA APPLE 415-681-8140
MARGE GABBERT 415-334-9914
MICHELLE KINKAID 415-585-6282
ROBIN REBELLO 415-856-9930
LES ROBINSON 408-381-5083
YLVA WINTZELL 415-583-6507
OUT OF TOWN? NEED A LESSON?
DONNA BOYLE 215-482 0343 (PHILADELPHIA)
DEBRA HAMPTON 213-653-7088 (LOS ANGELES)
DAVE SARUL 213-653-7088 (LOS ANGELES)
CEASAR RICAURTE 714-837-0440 (LOS ANGELES)
MARIA TORRES 718-802-1999 (NEW YORK)
KENNY GONZALES 718-518-0210 (NEW YORK)
(aerials only)
BARRY DOUGLAS 810-457-3110 (MICHIGAN)
ATLAS GRIFFITH 602-413-1517 (TEMPE, AZ)
DANCE SUPPLIES:
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372 BIRD AVE (OFF HWY 280)
SAN JOSE, CA 95126
408-293-1727 BILL ROWE
A KEEN DANCE SHOE SUPPLIER
METRONOME BALLROOM
1830-17TH ST @ DEHARO
S.F., CA 94103
415-547-8483 pager 510-355-4443
ANN KEEN
70'S DISCO D.J.
STEVE D. WARD 408-366-1733
JOHN SCHLICHT 408-249-3123 (Sir Dancealot)
HUSTLE CLUB MEMBERSHIP (128)
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:
Raymond Abaya
Rahul Dhesi
Aldine Koreneff
Ilan Krashinsky
Alistair McElwee
Karen Mills
Michael Ringer
Sonny Umpad
Michael Vander
Betty Waldron
SPECIAL NOTICE:
Congratulations to two of the Hustle Club members who have
decided to tie the knot. Best of luck to Kathleen Quinlan
and James Bower who were married Oct. 28, 1995. May you
both DANCE Happily together, forever.
PRESIDENT............Raul Ante
V-PRESIDENT..........Ginny Robinson
SEC/TRES.............Aldena Duval
NEWS LETTER..........Raul Ante, Carolyn Jones, Les Robinson
INTER-NET............Michael Cohen
GUEST SERVICES.......Bobby Concepcion
EVENT COORDINATORS...Jay Larrick, Robin Rebello
EVENT VOLUNTEERS.....Stefanie Elkin, Dennis McAffee
SOUND EQUIPMENT......Robin Rebello
MAILING & PHONE......P.O. Box 945, Brisbane, CA 95004-0945
415-467-8830