HUSTLE DANCE CLUB NEWS
February, 1996
Miami Heat or was that Vice?:
(The following article was written by Marc McGovern)
I recently returned from my vacation to Miami. There I met
up with fellow Hustle Club member Laurie Nielsen. We
proceeded to check out the Miami area hustle dancing. Prior
to leaving for Miami, I met Drew Axelrod from Miami, who
had heard about our Club from our newsletter. Drew
suggested Club Boca, in Boca Raton (about an hours drive
north of Miami), on Friday night and to Club Alcazaba, at
the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Coral Cables (a suburb to the
south of Miami) on Saturday night. The music and sound
systems at both clubs was excellent. At Club Boca, the
music was 70's, modern disco and house, at the Club
Alcazaba it was great disco mixed with Salsa and Merengue.
Laurie and I met with Miami Hustle Dancers, Bill
Washabaugh, "Peppermint Pattie" and Dorin Del Nevo. I also
saw good hustle dancing at the Salsa Club Mystique, at the
Airport Hilton. (Remember this is a Salsa Club with some
hustle). If you go to Miami, be sure to get some phone
numbers, of these dancers from myself, Marc McGovern,
(415-284-0131), or Raul Ante from The Hustle Dance Club
(415-467-8830) so that you can enjoy some HOT hustle while
your there.
Submitted by: Marc McGovern
(Those of you, who are traveling, and have the opportunity
to enjoy the night life we would love to hear about your
Hustle Dance experiences, please write us.)
This next article was written by, "Disco" Dave Sarul
from Hustle USA.
"HUSTLE, The Dance Explosion"
In the mid 1970's a dance phenomenon took the country by
surprise! The dance went by many names: Spanish Hustle,
Latin Hustle, New York Hustle and New York Street Hustle.
In New York City the dancing enthusiasts ended up calling
it simply The Hustle.
One anecdote for told the dance was invented by a group of
young Puerto Ricans who went around the big apple to all
sorts of dance events. Attending Mambo night spots, Salsa
Clubs, Ballrooms and Studio Dance parties which inspired
the creation of a spectacular new dance. Like most legends,
this one contains a measure of positive truth, for Hustle,
while essentially Latin, does incorporate elements of many
dance forms, yet its genesis was no doubt due more to
improvisational discovery than premeditation, and appeared
in much of the country as an overnight sensation
Soon people from all ethnic back grounds, Whites, Blacks,
Hispanics and Asians were enjoying a new partner dance
style in the form of the Hustle.
Its evolution was partly influenced by the changing
fashions in music. "Disco", a varied blend of Black, Latin
and European moods and rhythms, changed overtime from slow
to medium to high energy fast tempos, culminating in the
kind of energetic sound which gave rise to the phrase "Shut
up and dance!"
At first, Hustle was a relatively simple dance in which the
man led his partner in closed position, moving from side to
side and included the dance element of spot pivot turns.
Then open body positions appeared when the man began to
lead his partner back and forth, side to side, while
keeping himself more or less slot like motion, As time went
by, turns were introduced and developed by forming into
elaborate "rope" turns in which the follower circled around
the partner.
Finally, however, came the time for the leader to do some
travelling as well. In the next variation, both partners
rotated around each other in a wide open circle and Street
Hustle, as some call it, was born. The addition, at this
point, of free spins for both male and female dancers, with
tail spins gave the Hustle a dazzling look which still
retains its mesmerizing look in todays Hustle Dance world.
This brings us to the late 70's going into the 80's, when
the rate of change accelerated sharply. It became hard to
keep up with the new styles and some dancers began to drop
out, leaving the field clear for the most ambitious dancers
to set the standards.
From Ballet and International Latin Dance they adopted arm
and body styling as well as leg and footwork, to Hustle.
Couples also began to travel across the floor in dramatic
open, closed and shadow positions. Elements of the Theatre
Arts, Ballet, Jazz and even Gymnastics were blended into
the Hustle. At the same time, the drama and romance of
Adagio became more evident. As numerous as the various
influences were, however, they never overwhelmed the
Hustle, which always maintained its own unmistakable floor
dance look!
It is ever so apparent in the 90's that the evolution of
the Hustle Dance element has maintained the circular,
slotted, travelling, diagonal, rotational, mirrors, image
closed and open visual lead and follow floor dance look of
the Hustle.
Like all social dances, Hustle has borrowed much from the
dances that preceded it. In fact, a great deal of its
appeal comes from its success in blending the influences of
many dance forms.
The fluid movement of Hustle floor dancing that is created
by good dancers is as exhilarating to watch as it is to
execute.
I would like to give special thanks to my wife and dance
partner and CO-sponsor of Hustle USA, Debra Hampton and
Maria Torres and Donna Boyle (CO-sponsors of Hustle USA)
for giving me the inspiration and knowledge of Hustle
Dancing, to write this article.
Special thanks also go out to Steve Yost for being a Friend
and dance consultant on this article and all the Hustle
Dancers for keeping Hustle Dancing a creative and beautiful
art form, alive and sizzling!
Sincerely, Disco Dave Sarul, Debra Hamptom, Maria Torres,
and Donna Boyle.
DECEMBER-JANUARY REVIEW
New years at the Press Box: ( L.A.'s Hottest Hustle party)
Several local Hustle dancers, Lou Guiterrez, Marc McGovern,
and Raul Ante, along with, some not so local Hustle
dancers, Drew Axelrod from Miami and Nestor Garcia from New
York, drove down to Los Angles for the New Years Eve Party,
at the Press Box. Ouch! It was Hotter than a pepper. Again
Mr. Hustle, D.J. Ceasar Ricaurte, was at his best, Hustle
Music, all night long. With a great buffet by, Patricia
Reeves and some very exciting dancers, it was Hustle
dancing to the extreme. I'm ashamed to admit this, but I
actually enjoyed the swing music being played, just so I
could rest. Nice to see some former bay area people,
Michelle Effros and Tracy Doane, plus John MacMullin from
Phoenix, Az and his dance partner Nancy. L. A. Locals,
Debra Hamptom, Dave Sarul, Linda Lees, Sylvie LeMay, and WC
Swing Dancers, Christopher Joe and Melonie Roberts and of
course "Miller" from North Jersey plus many more dancers
whose names escape me for the moment. When, in the Los
Angeles area, do as "THEY" do, check out THE PRESS BOX for
Hustle dancing, guaranteed to have the best Hustle music
around, plus LOTS of GOOD Dancers!
The month of January turned out to be quite exciting. Not
only did we usher in a New year, but we also added another
HOT night to Hustle Dance, thanks to Joe Metz of The
Starlite Ballroom. The Super Bowl was played and we also
had a Super Hustle Workshop! Maria Torres and Angel
Figueroa kicked the weekend off with a spectacular Hustle &
Mambo Exhibition at The Metronome Ballroom's Hustle party,
Friday night! Shame on you if you missed this! Hustle USA's
Debra Hampton & Disco Dave Sarul were on hand to add some
sizzle to the affair plus our own Hustle Club members were
on tap for some intense Dancing. Special thanks to all the
Hustle Club Members who entered the Jack-N-Jill contest.
Great job by, Ruth Cnanny and Sam Howard, who placed second
and Marc McGovern, who placed third, and a nice effort by
Raymond Abaya, Eric Antcil, Michael Cohen and Tulsa Jarvis.
Oh! By the way I, (Raul Ante) was lucky and was awarded
First Place! Must have been an accident. Judging the
contest where Angel & Maria, Ylva Wintzell, Debra Hampton
and Arthur Calandrelli. Saturday night at the Starlite
Ballroom, Maria and Angel preformed a beautiful Bolero and
then turned up the heat with a sizzling Cha Cha. They ended
their performance with, what else, an electrifying HUSTLE
dance. The crowds at both parties were tremendous,
exuberant and excited. The party doers were treated to some
high level Hustle Dancing from Angel and Maria, Debra and
Dave, Miller and Debra, and our own Hustle Dance Club
Members. I would like acknowledge some fellow Hustle
dancers who traveled from afar to join our festivities,
Larry Oistad and Tony Pace from Huston, Texas, Miller
Kraslov and his friend Debra from New Jersey, Lisa
Simonson, Nancy Jo Richard and Larry Bielfeldt from
Sacramento, CA. Jodee Adair, Beata Howe, Debra Hampton,
Dave Sarul, Richard & Alma from Los Angles, CA. Plus all of
you from the Bay Area who attended one or both dances and
still managed to come to our Sunday Workshop. Thank You for
the Support!!
SPECIAL NOTE:
Congratulations to Maria and Angel for their 1st place in
the Open Rising Star and Cabaret Divisions and to Kenny
Gonzales and Maria for their 1st place finish in the
Theater Arts Division held at a recent Ballroom
competition, in Philadelphia, this past year. For those of
you who were unaware, Arte Phillips was not able to make
the trip with Maria to the Bay Area, due to the Tony
Awards. He did receive The Gypsy Of The Year Award for
1995, for his excellence in dancing, on Broadway.
PERSONALS:
A special thank you, goes to Bobby Concepcion, Marc Mc
Govern, Stefanie Elkin, Dennis Mc Affee, Les Robinson,
Carolyn Jones, Jay Larrick, Robin Rebello and Aldena Duval,
for all your help! I could not have done this weekend with
out you. THANK YOU.
To Gary Tom from Angel, Maria and Myself (Raul Ante) Thank
You Very Much for that wonderful gift.
Last of all a Cryptic message from "La Diva" to "Kinki":
"WAS THAT HUSTLE! YOU WERE TRYING TO DO, AT THE
METRONOME???"
Keep Dancing and Prancing!
Regards,
Raul Ante, President, Hustle Dance Club.
P.S. Coming next issue, our new column "Step by Step" by
Ava Apple.
HUSTLE DANCING:
TUESDAY: Grand Palace Restaurant
711 Town & Country Village
Sunnyvale, CA 408-733-7466
D.J. John Schlicht (Sir Dancealot)
LESSONS 8-9PM W/Raul Ante & Bobby Concepcion
(Intermediate and Advanced)
DANCING 9-12 $5.00 Cover Charge
MUSIC MIX: (HUSTLE, Swing, Salsa, 2 Step)
THURSDAY: Starlite Ballroom
1160 N. Fair Oaks
Sunnyvale, CA 408-745-7827
"Rhythm Street Ballroom"
LESSONS 7:15-8:30 (check for schedule of dances)
DANCING 8:30-11:00PM, $7.00 Cover
MUSIC MIX:(Latin, E & WC Swing, Hustle And 2 Step)
4TH FRIDAY OF THE MONTH (Feb. 23)
Metronome Ballroom
1830 17th St @ DeHaro
S.F., CA 415-252-8000
LESSONS 7:30-9PM (HUSTLE), $10.00 Lesson & Party
DANCING 9-12, $8.00 Party only
MUSIC MIX: (HUSTLE, Swing, Salsa)
Starting in March, Hustle Dancing on the 2nd
Friday of the month, March 8th, April 12th.
FRIDAYS:
Pavilion (Cubberley Community Ctr)
4000 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto, CA 415-856-9930
LESSONS 8:00-9PM (call for schedule of dances)
DANCING: 9-12AM $5.00 Cover Charge
HOST: Robin Rebello
MUSIC MIX: (BALLROOM, Swing, Hustle, Latin)
SATURDAYS:
Starlite Ballroom ( Rhythm Street Ballroom )
1160 N. Fair Oaks
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 PH# 408-745-7827
LESSON 8-9:15PM Beg/Inter HUSTLE w/ Rene Gallagher
DANCING 9:15-12AM General Admission $7.00
HUSTLE CLUB MEMBERS $6.00 (SHOW CARD)
(Discount only applies to Saturday night dance)
MUSIC MIX: (HUSTLE, Latin & Requests)
2ND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH (March 10th , April 14th )
Imperial Dance Studio
822 Cassia St
Redwood City, 415-585-6282
DANCING 6-10PM $7.00 Cover Charge
HOST: Michelle Kinkaid
MUSIC MIX: (WEST COAST SWING, 2 Step, Hustle)
DANCING IN L.A.: SUNDAYS ( Every Sunday )
Press Box (inside Westminster Lanes)
6471 Westminster Blvd
Westminster, CA 714-893-5005
LESSONS 5-6PM Int N.Y. Style Hustle $5.00
(Includes Dance)
DANCING 6-11PM $3.00 Dance Only
DJ Ceaser (A.K.A Mr. Hustle)
MUSIC MIX : (HUSTLE, 2 Step, WC Swing)
SUNDAY, MARCH 10TH, 1996
JACK & JILL HUSTLE CONTEST $200.00 cash prizes!
S.B.S.D.C. ( South Bay Swing Dance Club )
Gardena VFW
1822 W. 162nd St
Gardena, CA info call 310-831-9294
$6.00 cover charge includes lesson
Free Dance Lesson 6:15-7pm
General Dancing 7pm 10pm
Guest Judges: Debra Hampton & "Disco" Dave Sarul
MUSIC MIX: (WC SWING, Hustle)
DANCING IN N.Y.: WEDNESDAY
Stepping Out Studio
1780 Broadway @ 57th St
N.Y., N.Y. PH 212-245-5200
LESSONS W/Maria Torres 9-9:30PM
DANCING 9:30 to 12:15
$5.00 Cover (except for special events)
D.J.: Bobby Morales and Nelson Roman
MUSIC MIX: (HUSTLE, Latin)
DANCING IN FLORIDA: 1ST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH
(March 1st, April 5th)
Club Alacazba @ The Hyatt Regency Hotel
50 Alhambra Plaza
Coral Cables, Florida
Info call Drew Axlerod 305-448-3448
DANCING: 9pm-2am Free Admission!!
D.J.: Alex Gutierrez
MUSIC MIX: (HUSTLE)
SATURDAY March 30TH, 1996 HUSTLE & SWING DANCE
Johnny Grant's Dance Studio (BYOB!!)
648 George Bush Blvd
Delray Beach, Florida
DJ: Randy Atlas, Lessons @ 7:30 by Randy Atlas
MUSIC MIX: (HUSTLE, SWING)
Please Note: Dances that are listed first, under MUSIC MIX,
are the Primary dance music being played. All other dances
will be secondary. Dances listed third or fourth may not be
played at all, so beware!
GROUP CLASSES:
Metronome Ballroom
1830 17th St @ DeHaro
S.F. Call 415-252-9000 for info
WEDNESDAYS at The Monte Cristo Club
Beginning Hustle with David Weise 6:15-7:30PM
THURSDAYS at the Monte Cristo Club
Pre-intermediate Hustle with Arthur Calandrelli
9:00-10:15PM
Premier Ballroom
4181 Cushing Parkway
Fremont, CA call 510-770-1178 for info
Starlite Ballroom
1160 N. Fair Oaks
Sunnyvale, CA call 408-745-7827 for info
Group classes are held Monday through Thursday
evenings @ 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15pm in one hour sessions
for 4 consecutive weeks. Please call for their schedules.
We will list only Hustle Dance information when available.
WORKSHOPS:
SATURDAY, March 9, 1996
HUSTLE WORKSHOP & NC2 STEP
WITH Michelle Kinkaid
NC 2 STEP: 1-2:30PM @ $15.00
HUSTLE WORKSHOP: 3-4:30PM @ $15.00
(Beg/ Pre-Int)
Monte Cristo Club
136 Missouri St
S.F., CA For info call 415-585-6282
PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTORS: (Bay area and Abroad)
AVA APPLE.......... 415-681-8140
ARTHUR CALANDRELLI. 415-567-3421
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)
MAGGIE TENNESSEN... 602-973-6134 (PHOENIX, AZ)
ATLAS GRIFFITH..... 602-413-1517 (TEMPE, AZ)
RANDY ATLAS.........305-756-5027 (MIAMI, FL)
BILL WASHABAUGH.....407-393-0741 (BOCA RATON, FL)
DANCE SUPPLIES: (Dance Shoes and Dance Wear)
Ballroom Dance Supplies (BDS)
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
Jodee Adair Design Emporium
Specializing in practice & social dancewear
P.O. Box 10440
Santa Ana, CA 92711
1-800-70-JODEE
70'S DISCO D.J. (Mobile D.J. parties & weddings)
John Schlicht 408-249-3123 (Sir Dancealot)
FUTURE EVENTS:
HUSTLE USA
HUSTLE DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Oct. 12 & 13th, 1996
LOCATION: Inn On 57th Street
440 W. 57th St.
New York, N.Y.
NEWLY REMODELED BALLROOM!!!!
(more info in future issues)
CLASSIC 96 INVITATIONAL SWING DANCE CONTEST
April 4,5,6, & 7TH
Sheraton Grand Hotel
@ Dallas/FT. Worth Airport
Irving, TX
Info call Cher Chilton @ 817-654-1736
Or Barry Jones @ 214-490-5537
HUSTLE WORKSHOP WITH Maria Torres
HUSTLE COMPETITION (We have application forms for
this event, those wishing to enter please contact
Raul Ante @ 415-467-8830)
GARDEN STATE DANCESPORT CHAMPIONSHIPS
April 12th, 13th & 14th
Parsippany Hilton Hotel
Parsippany, New Jersey
For the first time since 1984, Hustle has its own
division at a ballroom competition. Hustle will not
be part of the Cabaret Division any more. The
Professional and Amateur divisions will be judged
separately. For further information or to enter call
Garden State Dancesport Championships (908) 232-1088
or (201) 783-5525.
AMERICAN STAR BALL
May 17th, 18th & 19th
Sheraton Hotel
Medowlands, New Jersey
Again more Hustle Competitions, this time all
dances are judged per your level of expertise.
For more info call Stepping Out Studio (212) 245-5200
NON-HUSTLE NOTE:
Feb. 10, 1996: CONGRATULATIONS and a STANDING OVATION to
Jeff Chandler and THE TOP HAT DANCERS, Ylva Wintzell, Diane
Jarmolow, David Weise, Alise Halbert, Arthur Calandrelli,
Ava Kaye, Dale Neale, Sharon Ashe, Jim Edwards and Michael
Goldfried, for another Great evening of fun and
entertainment. For those of you looking for a change of
pace This IS The Place!
"TOP HAT CLUB"
NEXT PERFORMANCE, March 23rd & April 20th
$20.00 Advance, $25.00 @ Door
S.F. Press Club
555 Post St
S.F., CA
Info call 415-436-0433
RESERVATIONS: TOP HAT CLUB
1388 Haight suite 209
S.F.,CA 94117
(Include your name and phone number)
HUSTLE USA "T" SHIRTS ( black w/ white lettering ) @ $15.00
plus shipping. ( Large & X-large sizes only )
1995 HUSTLE USA DANCE CHAMPIONSHIP VIDEOS:
TWO DAY EVENT @ $60.00 + shipping & handling
WORKSHOPS @ $100.00 + shipping & handling ( includes four
workshop beg/int/adv and master hustle workshops )
Write or call HUSTLE USA @ 1-800-92-HUSTLE
724-1/2 N. Croft Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90069
Back issues of Hustle news can be accessed on the Hustle
Dance WEB server.
INTER-NET ACCESS: http://www.rahul.net/dhesi/hustle/
For Inter-net services contact Rahul Dhesi 408-293-8078
HUSTLE DANCE CLUB WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS:
#141, Adler Manjares, New York, N.Y.
#142, Pat Voll, Menlo Park, CA
#143, Fred Munic, San Jose, CA
#144, Grace Cooper, S.F., CA
#145, Maggie Tennessen, Phoenix, AZ
#146, Marja Moyer, Fremont, CA
#147, Robert Donnelly, San Jose, CA
#148, Bill Coggshall, Mt View, CA
#149, Janine Kittleson, Aptos, CA
#150, Iris Mayo, Santa Cruz, CA
#151, Rosemary Mc Nally, Alameda, CA
#152, Shawne Neeper, Sunnyvale, CA
#153, Sandra Berry, Palo Alto, CA
#154, Celeste Lott, Oakland, CA
#155, Linda Christensen, Capitola, CA
#156, Mary Grech, Campbell, CA
#157, Christy Cote, San Francisco, CA
#158, Barbara Hutchins, San Francisco, CA
#159, Lisa Grefaldia, San Francisco, CA
#160, Ken Greer, Los Altos, CA
#161, Bill Gemini, Sonoma, CA
#162, Andre Poliseno, Boise, ID
#163, Tony Pace, Dallas, TX
#164-165, Bob & Beverley Budzynski, Grand Blanc, MI
PRESIDENT: Raul Ante V-PRESIDENT: Ginny Robinson SEC/TRES:
Aldena Duval NEWS LETTER: Raul Ante, Carolyn Jones, Les
Robinson MINISTER OF INFORMATION: Michael Cohen INTER-NET:
Rahul Dhesi, Michael Cohen GUEST SERVICES: Bobby Concepcion
EVENT COORDINATORS: Jay Larrick, Robin Rebello EVENT
VOLUNTEERS: Stefanie Elkin, Dennis McAffee, Jay Larrick,
Marc McGovern SOUND EQUIPMENT: Robin Rebello PHOTOGRAPHY:
Jay Larrick
MAILING & PHONE..HUSTLE DANCE CLUB, P.O. Box 945, Brisbane,
CA 94005-0945, 415-467-8830 MEMBERSHIP FEES $15.00 PER YEAR
$20.00 PER COUPLE.