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BNL SOCIAL & CULTURAL CLUB
TGIFs & BROOKHAVEN
2007-2008 CALENDAR

These weekly TGIFs & Brookhaven, sponsored by the BNL Social & Cultural Club of the Brookhaven Employees Recreation Association (BERA), is held weekly at the Brookhaven Center, Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), unless otherwise stated on the calendar below. It is open to the general public. Visitors to the Lab 16 years old and older must bring a photo ID.
In winter time, for safety reasons, the Lab may close temporarily when there is a severe snowstorm. When there is inclement weather, before coming out to Brookhaven Lab, please check first with BNL's info hotline: 631-344-info (4636), or visit our website at: http://www.bnl.gov. Canceled events will be re-scheduled.
Unless otherwise noted, each "TGIF @ Brookhaven" has dance workshops and lessons from 7:45 pm to 9:15 pm after a cold-buffet dinner that starts at 7 pm; open social dancing begins immediately after the lessons up to 11:30 pm. (See "Directions to BNL" below).
Cost per person: $15(members)/$20(non-members), or $8/$12 for social dancing only without the lessons; members rate applies also to all Bera members with BNL ID, SDLI members with ID, students with school ID, and all subscribers of the Social-L list and the Yahoo DanceLovers group. (Special events have different rates).

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BNL Social & Cultural Club Calendar: September, 2007
DAY/TIME SEPT. WORKSHOP/LESSON INSTRUCTOR DANCE MIX DJ/LIVE MUSIC?
Friday, 8:00-9:00 pm 7 American Bolero 2 Donna Marie Portelli Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 8:00-9:00 pm 14 International Foxtrot, Part 1 Stefany Coulter Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 8:00-9:00 pm 21 International Foxtrot, Part 2 Stefany Coulter Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 8:00-9:00 pm 29 International Samba, Part 1 Magda Schoeneich Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ

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BNL Social & Cultural Club Calendar: October, 2007
DAY/TIME OCT. WORKSHOP/LESSON INSTRUCTOR DANCE MIX DJ/LIVE MUSIC?
Friday, 8:00-9:00 pm 5 Country 2-Step Ellen McCreery Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 8:00-9:30 pm 12 Argentine Tango Diego & Ana Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 8:00-9:00 pm 19 International Samba Magda Schoeneich Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 8:00-9:00 pm 26 Salsa Mike Rodriguez Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ

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BNL Social & Cultural Club Calendar: November, 2007
DAY/TIME NOV. WORKSHOP/LESSON INSTRUCTOR DANCE MIX DJ/LIVE MUSIC?
Friday, 8:00-8:30 pm 2 Special Event:
"Fallin' Into Swing"
(30-min. Lesson: Beginner's Swing)		 Rudy Alforque Band: "Lil' Cliff and the Cliffhangers" **Live Music
Friday, 8:00-9:30 pm 9 Latin Line Dances Sherry Palencia Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 8:00-9:30 pm 16 Intl. Cha-Cha Alexis Andrea Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 8:00-9:30 pm 23 Hustle 1 Mark James & Karen Lupo Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 8:00-9:30 pm 30 Hustle 2 Jose Bolivar Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ

**Special Event: "Fallin' Into Swing"
Live music by "Lil' Cliff & the Cliffhangers"
Special Event: $20(paid in adv, before Oct. 26th)/$25(email reservation)/$35(at the door). Only 200 tickets will be available. If sold out before the event, no tickets will be sold at the door. Buffet dinner: 7 - 8 pm; complimentary Swing dance lesson at 8:00 pm; the band plays from 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm; DJ music in-between sets; general dancing until midnight.

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BNL Social & Cultural Club Calendar: December, 2007
DAY/TIME DEC. WORKSHOP/LESSON INSTRUCTOR DANCE MIX DJ/LIVE MUSIC?
Friday, 8:00-9:00 pm 7 Night Club Style Victor Goldman & Carolyn Schwartz Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 8:00-8:30 pm 14 Special Event:
"Swingin' Christmas"
(30-min. Lesson: Swing)		 Rudy Alforque Bill Wilkinson & the LI Sound Orchestra 20-PC Big Band
Friday, 8:00-9:00 pm 21 West Coast Swing 1 Blake Hobby Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 8:00-9:00 pm 28 West Coast Swing 2 Blake Hobby Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Monday, 9:00-9:30 pm 31 Special Event at the Estonian House:
"Annual New Year's Eve Party"
(Dancing up to 1 am)		 30-min. Warm-up WCS lesson by Jack & Michele Cooper Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ

** CHRISTMAS PARTY
Live music by the 20-pc. Big Band: "Bill Wilkinson & the LI Sound Orchestra"
*Special Event: $25(paid in adv, before Dec. 7th)/$30(email reservation)/$35(at the door). Only 200 tickets will be available. If sold out before the event, no tickets will be sold at the door. Buffet dinner: 7 - 8 pm; complimentary Swing dance lesson at 8:00 pm; the band plays from 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm; DJ music in-between sets; general dancing until midnight.
Optional Formal Attire, Black-tie, or simply Dress-to-Impress!

*** ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY
*Special Event: $25(paid in adv, before Dec. 21st)/$30(email reservation)/$35(at the door). Only 120 tickets will be available. If sold out before the event, no tickets will be sold at the door. Buffet dinner: 8:00 - 9:00 pm; complimentary dance lesson at 9:00 pm; DJ music, general dancing until 1 a.m.
Optional Formal Attire, Black-tie, or simply Dress-to-Impress!
A limited number of "reserved tables" are available at $30 per person; Only 80 seats are available on a "first come, first served" basis.

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BNL Social & Cultural Club Calendar: January, 2008
DAY/TIME JAN WORKSHOP/LESSON INSTRUCTOR DANCE MIX DJ/LIVE MUSIC?
Friday, 8:00-9:00 pm 4 Snow Date: New Years Eve Dance Party, or Bachata Lesson Jose Bolivar Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Sunday, 5:30-6:30 pm 6 Every first Sunday of the Month Special at Mirelle's in Westbury: "Salsa-On-2" Lesson
(Dancing up to 10 pm)		 Jose Bolivar Swing, Hustle, Salsa, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 8:00-9:00 pm 11 West Coast Swing Whips and More Whips Victor Goldman & Carolyn Schwartz Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 8:00-9:00 pm 18 Hustle Mark James & Karen Lupo Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 8:00-9:00 pm 25 Hustle 2 Mark James & Karen Lupo Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ

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BNL Social & Cultural Club Calendar: February, 2008
DAY/TIME FEB WORKSHOP/LESSON INSTRUCTOR DANCE MIX DJ/LIVE MUSIC?
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm 1 Int’l. Cha-cha Magda Schoeneich Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm 8 Cool Merengue Moves Jose Bolivar Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 7:45-9:00 pm 15 VALENTINE'S DANCE PARTY!
Lesson: Intro to Tango Argentino		 George Maderski Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm 22 American Tango
(See May 9th).		 Wei Chen & Nelson Cause Canceled and rescheduled!
BNL closed due to a snowstorm.		 MP3-DJ
Friday, 7:45-8:45 pm 29 Line Dance: Samba Angela Peploe Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ

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BNL Social & Cultural Club Calendar: March, 2008
DAY/TIME MAR WORKSHOP/LESSON INSTRUCTOR DANCE MIX DJ/LIVE MUSIC?
Sunday, 5:30-6:30 pm 2 Every first Sunday of the Month Special at Mirelle's in Westbury: "More Cool Merengue Moves" Lesson
(Dancing up to 10 pm)		 Jose Bolivar Swing, Hustle, Salsa, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm 7 Int'l. Rumba Magda Schoeneich Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 7:45-8:45 pm 14 Line Dance: Waltz Michele Cernese Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm 21 WCS- Pass Variations & Anchor Syncopations Victor Goldman & Carolyn Schwartz Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm 28 Salsa-on-2 Jose Bolivar Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ

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BNL Social & Cultural Club Calendar: April, 2008
DAY/TIME APR WORKSHOP/LESSON INSTRUCTOR DANCE MIX DJ/LIVE MUSIC?
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm 4 Bolero Michael Rodriguez Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Sunday, 5:30-6:30 pm 6 Every first Sunday of the Month Special at Mirelle's in Westbury: "Cha-cha Moves" Lesson
(Dancing up to 10 pm with live music)		 Magda Schoeneich LIVE MUSIC BY "FAME"! MP3-DJ
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm 11 Int'l. Tango Stefany Coulter Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm 18 Bachata JR with Jen Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 8:00-9:30 pm 25 Hustle Donna DeSimone Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ

BNL Social & Cultural Club Calendar: May, 2008
DAY/TIME MAY WORKSHOP/LESSON INSTRUCTOR DANCE MIX DJ/LIVE MUSIC?
Friday, 7:45-8:30 pm 2 West Coast Swing Rudy Alforque Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. "Kane Daily Band"
Sunday, 5:30-6:30 pm 4 "Cinco-de-Mayo Eve" dance party at Bruno's in Ronkokoma: "Salsa" Lesson
(Dancing up to 10 pm)		 Jose Bolivar (tentative) Swing, Hustle, Salsa, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm 9 American Tango Wei Chen & Nelson Cause Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm 16 Cool Hustle Moves Mark James & Karen Lupo Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm 23 More Cool Hustle Moves Mark James & Karen Lupo Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm 30 Savoy-style Lindy Rudy Alforque Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ

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"Welcome-To-Summer Dance Party at Brookhaven Lab" with kive nusic by the "Kane Daily Band" on May 2nd!
*Special Event: Tickets cost $20(paid in advance/email reservation)/$35(at the door). Only 200 tickets will be made available. If sold out before the event, no tickets will be sold at the door. (Email reservations will be considered "prepaid"). Schedule: Cold Food Buffet dinner: 7 - 7:45 pm; 1-hr. West Coast Swing dance lesson starting at 7:45 pm; the band plays for general dancing from 9:00 pm to 12:00 pm; DJ music in-between sets.

"CINCO-DE-MAYO EVE DANCE PARTY" on Sunday, May 4th at BRUNO'S, Ronkokoma
*$15 per person, pay at the door. Hot Buffet dinner provided by Bruno's Restaurant; 5:30 - 6:30 pm, "Salsa" dance dance lesson by Jose Bolivar (tentative); DJ music, general dancing until 10 p.m.; EC/WC Swing, Hustle, Salsa, Merengue, Bachata.
Direction:
Bruno's Restaurant & Bar
451 Hawkins Avenue
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
Visit this website for directions:
http://www.socialweb.net/Places/3683.lasso

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BNL Social & Cultural Club Calendar: June, 2008
DAY/TIME JUNE WORKSHOP/LESSON INSTRUCTOR DANCE MIX DJ/LIVE MUSIC?
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm 6 American Rumba Donna Marie Portelli Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Sunday, 5:30-6:30 pm 8 "Swing 'n Latin" dance party at Bruno's in Ronkokoma: "Hustle" Lesson
(Dancing up to 10 pm)		 Jose Bolivar Swing, Hustle, Salsa, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm 13 American Samba Wei Chen & Nelson Cause Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm 20 American Foxtrot Rudy Alforque Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm 27 "Hot Salsa Moves" Michael Rodriguez Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ

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"SWING 'N LATIN" on Sunday, June 8th at BRUNO'S, Ronkokoma
*$15 per person, pay at the door. Hot Buffet dinner provided by Bruno's Restaurant; 5:30 - 6:30 pm, "Hustle" dance lesson by Jose Bolivar; DJ music, general dancing until 10 p.m.; EC/WC Swing, Hustle, Salsa, Merengue, Bachata.

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BNL Social & Cultural Club Calendar: July, 2008
DAY/TIME JULY WORKSHOP/LESSON INSTRUCTOR DANCE MIX DJ/LIVE MUSIC?
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm 4 (Swing) (No Dance???) Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm 11 "More Hustle" Donna DeSimone Swing, Hustle, Salsa, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm 18 "More, More Hustle" Donna DeSimone Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm 25 American Cha-cha Annette Alicante Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm Aug. 1st American Bolero Rudy Alforque Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Hustle, etc. MP3-DJ
NO DANCE Aug. 8th NO DANCE NO DANCE NO DANCE NO DANCE
Friday, 7:45-9:15 pm Aug. 15th (TBD) (TBD) Last dance before our summer break! MP3-DJ

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NEXT SEASON STARTS ON FRIDAY, SEPTMBER 19TH!
WE WILL HOLD THE SEASON-OPENING LESSONS AND DANCE SOCIAL
AT THE ESTONIAN HOUSE! DETAILS LATER.

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Our spacious wooden dance floor is one of the best in Long Island!

Contact: Rudy Alforque, rudy@bnl.gov, or Tel: (631) 344 - 4733

Directions to BNL:

Go to LIE Exit 68 north on William Floyd Parkway (There are signs to: Brookhaven National Laboratory). About 2.4 kilometers (1 1/2 miles) away, turn right (before the second light) to BNL's gate. Present your picture ID (driver's license) to the guard. From the Guard Booth, go straight, turn left at the first light; A few meters away, on your left, is the Brookhaven Center.
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Last modified: 12-May-2008 by Rudy Alforque