June 3rd, 2010
Margery and Andy attended the Fitz, Vogt & Associates, LTD 16th Annual Ballroom Gala to Benefit Meals on Wheels of New Hampshire. It was a wonderful evening of silent auctions, raffles, dinner and dancing, all to benefit an important cause. The proceeds go to benefit a valuable service to members of the community that are in need of food and company. Taking place in the ballroom at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, the large floor was filled with dancers for most of the evening, stopping only to eat dinner or peruse the items that were up for auction. The room itself was beautifully decorated with soft lights and artfully arranged tables. Many students from the Manchester Arthur Murray Studio came out to show their support and danced the night away to the great music provided by Rico Barr and the Jumpin’ Jive Review.
In addition to the fundraising activities, the evening included professional performances by several local dance studios, including Arthur Murray Manchester. Andy and Margery danced an American Rumba to Celine Dion’s “Taking Chances” for an enthusiastic crowd of local philanthropists and dancers. The studio has participated in this event in the past, and we would love to donate our time to this worthy cause again at next year’s gala on April 30th, 2011.
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May 19th, 2010
Margery and I taught ballroom dance classes to the 7th graders at Chester Academy as part of their annual “Supersize Me” program. The event is aimed at showing the kids that there are more ways to exercise than just going to the gym as well as presenting them with other options for a healthy lifestyle. We taught both classes salsa, merengue and swing, all high energy dances that gave them enjoyable alternatives for exercise.
The classes also included two children who are students at the Manchester Arthur Murray studio. Tory Smith and Dorianne Belair have been coming to the studio for about two years now and each helped show their classmates the benefits of ballroom dancing. Even the faculty seemed to enjoy the dancing and told us how impressed they were with how easily we were able to help the children learn the basics of these dances. This was our second year participating in this event and we can’t wait to go back next year!
Andy
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May 17th, 2010
On the night of Arpil 17th, we had a wonderful time dancing at the Milford High School “All That Jazz” concert. The concert featured Milford High School’s jazz band as well as a local professional group, the Temple Dance Band. The audience was treated to an evening of dinner, music and…dancing! We were invited to break the ice and open up the floor, encouraging the audience to dance, which took some work, but paid off when more and more couples started to join in the fun.
Both bands played a great variety of music, including foxtrot, rumba, swing and foxxy, giving everyone a chance to dance to their favorite tunes. The culmination of the evening was a high-energy performance of “Zoot Suit Riot” by the combined bands, filling the floor with spirited dancers. Afterwards, we got the chance to talk with students and faculty, who expressed their enthusiasm at having so many more people up and dancing at this year’s event. We are looking forward to future invitations.
Margery and Andy, Arthur Murray Dance Studio Manchester
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