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President’s Letter

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The Bugle

Battlefield Boogie Club

March/April 2009

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What’s Up!

President’s Letter… by Audrey Borja Fredericksburg, Virginia

weekend in MB, they had a great time with a good turnout of shaggers. Now, we have to gear up for our upcoming events. As you know, even though we have parties and various dance events during the winter, shaggers are particu-larly fond of warmer weather to get out more to share fun with new and old friends.

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Happy Feet Page 5

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Membership News

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As we get ready for spring, I want you to know what a great club we have. The Battlefield Boogie Club is becoming well known among the shag clubs up and down the east coast. Thank you for all that you do when you are out and about in promoting our club. We have lots of good people that work together to make fun a natural experience, and to both learn and enhance our shag dance. We are on the map, and I feel proud of each and every one of you. Way to go! The winter has been relatively quiet since the holidays, with the exception of mid-winter break in Myrtle Beach. Many of our members went and al-though it was exceptionally cold that

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I have encouraged members to update their memberships. All renewals were due in January 2009 and each year in January. Our membership is still $10 per year offering so much for that invest-ment. Even though your BBC officers work very hard for free, the membership needs your help with planning and put-ting on events. Please volunteer. You will be glad you did! The Jackie and Charlie weekend Febru-ary 13-15 sponsored by the NVSC was once again, a major success. With pri-vate lessons, workshops and a dance, the

weekend was full of spirit and awesome dancing. Many of our BBC members were dancing the entire weekend. Great fun! So, check out the What’s Up section of this newsletter and start making plans to attend the fun filled events. For more information on any of the events, please check the flyer table at the Loft and if you do not see what you are looking for, let me know. Please note the short article in the news-letter that announces a small increase in our admission at the Loft. We will go to $4.00 at the door in March. This meager increase will be going directly to the Loft for their support and service to our BBC. We are very fortunate to have had the Loft to use as our BBC home base. Let us give back to a facility that has given us a place to dance for 3 years. Having a dependable place to dance for this long is rare among dance clubs. Please continue to patronize them and buy food and beverages. Thank you! So, let’s get ready to dance into spring. Nurture our old friends, make new friends, and embrace our strengths. Let’s “be on the floor” and provide a dance venue that equates to the “big boys. A BBC challenge that collectively can be met - Let’s do it! Let the good times continue to roll.

Charlie & Jackie Valentine Weekend

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J&C always stay at Jerry and David Rodgers’ home. They are t r e a t e d royally! It truly is a haven for them with all the trimmings. They work around the clock with shag lessons interwoven with friendship updates, and at each day’s end, they collapse with accomplishment. We all love them as they give us our annual shag boast. Thanks to Jerry and David for sharing their home with the champions and those of us that are passion-ate about shag. Jerry and David’s hospitality is un-matched! Yeah!

Jackie and Charlie live in Myrtle Beach, S.C. and are the king and queen of shag, umpteen champion winners and at the top of the shag lad-der. What a pleasure to spend time with them and what a blast we all had during the weekend. Some of us started with private lessons beginning on Thursday, and into the weekend. Then there were three workshops crammed with new footwork. Let’s see if we can all 1) remember the steps; and 2) execute them..! No pressure…! Well, the Sat-urday night dance was the topping on the cake for all that attended. While the “Franwich Twins” went around offering 50/50, kissing various select guys, and spreading good will, the rest of us were either dancing or looking at them with pleasure in the fun they were having. Way to go you two “party girls.” --- All the fun in-cluded a Jackie and Charlie exhibition dance that daz-zled us all….what a show….and dancing to a fast tune. Charlie is going to split his “?” if he is not careful. A true Wow show! --Many BBC’ers were there. The best of the best!

Charlie & Jackie Valentine Weekend!

Jerry & David Rodgers

Jackie McGee and Charlie Womble came to town Val-entine’s Day weekend for their 12th annual workshop and party sponsored by the NVSC.

The “Franwich Twins”

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Membership Renewal This is a reminder for BBC members to renew their membership. We have heard from about ¾ of our members since the beginning of the new year. Membership renewals are due in the month of January at the beginning of each year. If you joined the club as a new member in October, November or December 2008 you are not required to pay your membership dues until the following January…so you get 3 free months. Otherwise, let’s renew and keep our membership count up and strong! Thanks!

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The Bugle Battlefield Boogie Club

2009 Officers

President Audrey Borja [email protected] (703) 401-5050 Vice President Shirley Kirchner [email protected] Treasurer: Melissa Lipps [email protected] Secretary: Sylvia Hapner [email protected]

Board of Directors

Don Borja [email protected] Wes Kirchner [email protected] Darlene Weaver [email protected]

Committees Communications: Ron Lipps [email protected] Newsletter: Staff Dance/Website: Heather Jennings [email protected] Fund Raising: Marketing/Promotion: Wes Kirchner [email protected] Membership: Melissa Lipps [email protected] Music: Craig Jennings [email protected] Sunshine: Sylvia Hapner [email protected] Hospitality: Brenda Bishop & Benda Atkins

If you are interested in helping, contact someone above. If you have ideas, an article, or something of interest, please let us know. Your help, service, and input are needed and can make a difference.

Admission at the Loft The BBC admission at the Loft is changing to $4.00 per person effective March 24, 2009. This is due to a “fairness” consideration for using the Loft. We have been at the Loft for 3 years and the management does not charge us to use the facility. We are not pressured to buy food and drink, and we have full use of the Loft on Tuesdays for our BBC needs. This is an exceptional privilege. With this in mind, the BBC Officers and Board of Directors recently approved the $1.00 increase in the admission. This will be given to the Loft for their support and service to our club. The DJs will continue to receive $3.00 pp at the door in compensation and appreciation for playing for us. To further support our dance venue, please consider patronizing the Loft by purchasing food and beverages on Tuesday. If you decide to drink water served in a paper cup with a lemon and a straw (which has been free to us), please be sure to tip your server. Don’t forget it still takes sup-plies to serve us water. Although it sounds silly, it is a fact. It takes resources to maintain supplies. Thank you for your understanding and make us proud by doing your share!

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See table at The Loft for Flyers

What’s Up!

March 5-7 DJ Throwdown, Myrtle Beach. The flyers are on the table. What a magic event. DJ’s at their best and beyond. Try to make it down to MB to share in this DJ showcase. March 12-14 National Shag Dance Championships, Myrtle Beach. See www.shagnationals.com for info on times & tickets. April 17-26 – Spring SOS, Myrtle Beach. Party and dance for 10 days. You just have to get away for this spring break. Only SOS can mend the winter blahs and transition you into your carefree persona. You need this….share with friends! May 15-16 – Beckley Area Shag Club, W. Va. Hern Hanger Party. A popular sell out. Make your plans early – you don’t want to miss this one! May 21-25 - Grand Nationals, Atlanta, Georgia. The best long weekend from coast to coast where you will get to see the best dancers around, at-tend workshops, and dance all day and night. Another get away that is good for you. June 6 – BBC picnic – Details to follow. June 13 – CSA Shag Contest. Sponsored by the Richmond Shag Club. Details to follow. July 24-26 – Capital Shag Classic. Annual weekend party sponsored by the Northern Va Shag Club. Details to follow. August 22 – (TBD) BBC’s annual Cannon Ball Blast. Details to follow.

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March/April

Happy Feet Do Six Steps

Beginner Steps for March Mar 3 Basic, Female Turn Mar 10 Basic, Start Mar 17 Basic, Male Turn Mar 24 Basic, Half Turn Mar 31 None—see below

Beginner Steps for April Apr 7 Basic, Female Turn Apr 14 Basic, Start Apr 21 Basic, Male Turn Apr 28 Basic, Half Turn

Intermediate Class for March Mar 10 Pivot and pivot variations Mar 24 Pivot and pivot variations Novice Class for April Apr 10 The Lean; Sugarfoot with a lean Apr 28 The Lean; Sugarfoot with a lean Mar 31 Special Class with Heather & Craig Line dance lesson the 3rd Tuesday of each month!!!

Berry, JR., Shanon 03/03 Collins, Noreen 03/09 Humleker, Steve 03/05 Krantz, Constance 03/04

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March/April 2009 Vol. 5 No. 2


By Craig

Jennings

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Mar 3 Bill Frostick Mar 10 Ron Lipps Mar 17 Craig Jennings Mar 24 Craig Jennings Mar 31 Larry Fischer

Larry Fisher

Craig Jennings

Apr 7 Larry Fischer Apr 14 Ron Lipps Apr 21 Ron Lipps Apr 28 Craig jennings Ron Lipps

Bill Frostick

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Harrison, Margaret Mong, Fran Rothschild, Alfred Sanford, Leslie

We extend a warm welcome to new BBC members!



LOGO ITEMS BBC logo items are on sale every Tuesday night and through e-mail. Don Borja can be reached through his e-mail ([email protected]) and Doris Austin on Tuesday nights. They are our BBC member represen-tatives for logo sales. Please support your club while getting quality mer-chandise at reasonable prices. We recently added shoe bags to our in-ventory. So, if you don’t have these items, check them out and plan to get one of each. Shoe Bags- $30.00 Shirts – $25.00 Hats - $15.00 Huggies- $ 2.00

Renew Your Membership! If you have not renewed your membership for 2009, it is time to renew….do not be a wall flower….our member-ship is our backbone… so do it now! Thank You!

Disclaimer: To the best of my knowledge information in this newsletter is correct, but is not warranted and is subject to errors.

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