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Dance Schedule
Dances are held on the Second Sunday of the Month, 6-10pm
at The Imperial Dance Club in Redwood City, CA
Our dances feature a multitude of fun!The DJ music mix is primarily west coast swing and also contains some
hustle, night club two step, country two step, waltz, and latin
as we accomodate the dancers in attendance.
Refreshments included.
Admission $10 Lesson & Dance
(*special events are as priced)
| 2008 Dances | |
|---|---|
| Date | Monthly Dances & Special Events |
| January 13 | Our 19th Anniversary Celebration/Lesson: Beg. Waltz + Int Variation |
| February 10 | Monthly Dance / Lesson: Beg. Night Club Two Step + Int Variation |
| March 9 | *Swing Joins Country Event |
| April 13 | Monthly Dance / Lesson: Int West Coast Swing |
| May 11 | Monthly Dance / Lesson: Beg Night Club Two Step + Int Variation |
| June 8 | 20th John Duffy Memorial & Remembrance Dance; Jack & Jill Contest / Lesson: West Coast Swing "The Duffy Shuffle" Int Variation |
| July 13 | Monthly Dance / Lesson: Country Two Step |
| August 10 | Monthly Dance / Lesson: Hustle |
| September 14 | Monthly Dance / Lesson: Night Club Two Step |
| October 5** | Monthly Dance **Switch to 1st Sunday due to Boogie By the Bay / Lesson: |
| November 6-9** | No Local Monthly Dance -- We will be hosting our 10th Annual Mountain Magic Dance Convention in Lake Tahoe |
| December 14 | Holiday Dance / Lesson: Night Club Two Step Yummy Treats, Door Prizes, & Fun! |
**Change of schedule
*Special event pricing
~ ~ ~ JOHN DUFFY MEMORIAL ~ ~ ~
Congraulations to all who participated in the contest and all who
attended this evening making this a wonderful tribute.
2008 John Duffy Memorial
Jack & Jill Contest Results1st - Pat Eodice & Yenni Setiawan
2nd - Bram Morris & Cheryl Groh
3rd - Jon Leech & Ruth Cnaany
Judges: Ed Cirio, Brooke Frances,
Alvin Low, Marla Bach Saltzstine and Phil Trau
~ ~ ~
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2007 John Duffy Memorial
Jack & Jill Contest Results1st - George Thomas & Kioko Morrison
2nd - John Garrison & Ellena Bondesson
3rd - Craig Johnson & Susan Aronovsky
Judges: Andy Bouman, Ed Cirio, Alvin Low,
Phil Trau, and Marla Bach Saltzstine
~ ~ ~
2006 John Duffy Memorial
Jack & Jill Contest Results1st - Shan Pak & Trish Hughes
2nd - Dave Townsend & Natalie Hill
3rd - Richard Kear & Susan Aronovsky
Judges: Andy Bouman, Ed Cirio, Brooke Frances,
Phil Trau, and Marla Bach Saltzstine
~ ~ ~
2005 John Duffy Memorial
Jack & Jill Contest Results1st - Warren Pino & Yenni Setiawan
2nd - Dave Call & Loretta Santos
3rd - Shan Pak & Natalie Hill
Judges: Ed Cirio, Brooke Frances, Alvin Low,
Phil Trau, and Marla Saltzstine
~ ~ ~
2004 John Duffy Memorial
Jack & Jill Contest Results1st - Mike Pyle & Kyoko Morrison
2nd - Craig Johnson & Debbie Cohen
3rd - Alfred Lee & Marja Moyer
Judges: Andy Bouman, Ed Cirio,
Brooke Frances, Alvin Low, and Phil Trau.
~ ~ ~
2003 John Duffy Memorial
Jack & Jill Contest Results1st - Mike Pyle & Debbie Cohen
2nd - Gary Ulaner & Natalie Hill
3rd - Joe Ho & Loretta Santos
Judges: Marla Bach-Saltzstine, Andy Bouman,
Shanna Paulazzo, Phil Trau, and Brooke Wilhelm
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Who was John Duffy?
| Photos | |
|---|---|
John singing at a dance (1987) | 
John w/daughters: Bronwyn (left) & Monique (right) |
Backround & History
John worked as a top salesman in the carpet industry and spent most of his free time dancing, competing, judging, emceeing, and just being friendly to everyone.
John was truly blessed with a gift … and he was extremely willing to share that gift with anyone that was interested.
He cultivated many dancers that went on to become top competitors, teachers, judges and those that would simply possess that same passion he had for dancing.
John mastered all the dances developing a smooth and effortless style and won many contests. He possessed total and complete joy for this activity.
One of John’s visions was to bring all of the dance forms together to share and exchange the joy of dancing.
In 1989 Michelle Kinkaid & John started the 2nd Sunday Swing Dance. John passed away only 3 months after the start of the dance in 1987 but
he would be pleased to know that his vision has become a reality.
Event Expanded in 2003
In 2003 this tribute event was expanded to be not only a memorial to John Duffy but to include Frank Manion and all local bay area dancers that had made
a significant contribution to the dance. (see photo boards on display at this special dance)
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