CELEBRATION OF DANCE

Once again, Albany NY AIDA is pleased to be sponsoring a Celebration of Dance to be held on Saturday, November 22nd at Settle Hill Banquet Hall. The festivities will begin at 6:00 pm with cocktails and appetizers. There will be a buffet dinner followed by dancing and a silent auction. We will have dance cards and four dance hosts. DJs Paul Giuliano and Ron Barnard will keep you on your feet for an enjoyable evening of dance.

Settles hill is located at 721 Old Settles Hill Road, Altamont

The cost is $55 for AIDA and J& R Dance members,$60 for non-members.

Reservations due by November 8.

To register contact Ruth Lieberman at Ruth Lieberman or call 5518-366-6658.

Cash, Checks to ALBANY AIDA or Venmo accepted.

Lenka is Back

This Sunday, October 19th Lenka Pedrinelli will be returning to Albany. We will be holding workshops at the Giuliano Studio located 48 Huron Street, Albany, NY 12203. Lenka is a phenomenal instructor and the workshops will be valuable for all levels of dancers. The First Workshop will begin at 2:30 and the topic will be Tango Line figures, The second workshop will be on Foxtrot: LInear or Rotary and will start at 3:15. Please plan to arrive at least ten minutes early so that we can start on time. The cost is $25 for AIDA members and $30 for non-members.

Reminder: Lenka Pedrinelli will be in Albany on Sunday, March 2

Lenka Pedrinelli will be presenting two workshops for Albany NY AIDA on Sunday, March 2nd at the Giuliano Dance Studio located at 48 Huron Street, Albany, NY !2203, The first workshop will begin at 1:30 and will the topic to be covered is International Foxtrot. At 2;20, a second workshop will be offered on International Tango. The workshops will be 45 minutes. We hope to see you there!

An additional note, Lenka was scheduled to return to Albany on March 30th. Due to a scheduling conflict that workshop is now cancelled. Watch for an announcement on the new date!

SAVE THE DATE!

The Board of Directors of Albany NY AIDA is pleased to announce that we will continue our tradition of hosting a Celebration of Dance.

The date for this year’s event will be Saturday, November 22nd. Once again it will be held at Settles Hill Banquets and Events! Mark your calendars now so you don’t forget! We will send periodic updates.

Upcoming events!

Our current Learn and Practice sessions on American Waltz and Rumba are progressing nicely-it’s not too late to join us on Wednesday Evenings from 7 to 8 at 48 Huron Street, Albany, NY !2203.

Our next Learn and Practice sessions will begin on Wednesday, February 12th. All sessions begin at 7:00 pm at the Giuliano Dance Studio, located at 48 Huron Drive, Albany. The topics for our next session will be Tango and American Viennese Waltz. The cost for AIDA members is $15, non-members $20. This will be an 8 week session that will end on April 2, 2025.

Then, Beginning on April 16th, we will have a 6 week session on incorporating figures from other dances into Merengue. It promises to be a fun session with opportunities to use what you already know in new situations. Come Join Us!

Celebration of Dance

On Saturday, November 23rd Settles Hill Banquet Hall was the site of Albany AIDA’s Celebration of Dance. The event was well attended and everyone enjoyed themselves. Thank you to all of you who attended this event. Our DJ’s Ron Barnard and Paul Giuliano played an awesome selection of music. Joy Barnard managed our raffle, thank you Joy. I would also like to thank all those who helped make this event a success.