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Couples ~Partners
Line Workshop
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Class Schedule
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Committee members are hard at work
making plans for the 6th Annual Michigan Dance Fun Weekend. It will be
held May 17-19, 2002 at Central Michigan University's Student Activity
Center. Featured Guest
Instructors
UCWDC World Champion
Brian Barakauskas
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Michigan's Own UCWDC
Superstar Line Competitor
Lou Ecken
&
Recording Artist
Dance Instructors/Choreographers
Barry & Dari Anne Amato
Plus local instructors from
Michigan, Ohio & Indiana
This non-competitive Line,
Partner & Couples Event begins Friday evening
with a kick-off dance. Classes are held Saturday and Sunday with open
dancing on Saturday evening, and ending with the MDFW annual meeting
open to all event participants. Event videos ordered by 6 pm Saturday
will be available for pickup Sunday afternoon.
We extend a special thank you to all of the
instructors that have supported the MDFW over the past 5 years.
MDFW would like to thank CMU-SAC for
providing us with facilities for the event. MDFW is a non-profit
organization. Directors, Executive Officers and Committee members donate
time and services to promote dancing in Michigan and the proceeds for
year 2001 were donated to Michigan Special Olympics and St. Jude's
Children's Research Hospital.
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Bios:
Brian Barakauskas
from Kentucky, USA, Brian has been competing for a few
years, culminating in success at Worlds 2000 in Nashville,
Tennessee, with his win to become the World Superstar Champion,
the highest championship in linedancing. Renowned for his
technical ability, Brian is in demand throughout the world as an
instructor. He is popular in the UK where he is referred to as
“The Body”! He has also built up a following in Germany.
Brian gives excellent technique workshops, and is able to cater
for all levels of dancer.
He & Lou will be teaching both line and couples classes.
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Lou Ecken placed second in
Showcase Line Dance at the UCWDC World Championships in January,
2001, and recently qualified for the Superstar level of line
dance competition, which is the highest level of line dance
competition. She teaches WCS at CMU and Spurs Too in
Midland MI as well as teaching & competing in line dance on
the United Country Western Dance Circuit. At last year's MDFW
Lou teamed with John Maxson to teach WSC, and student
evaluations of the classes were excellent! Lou is a school social
worker at Education and Training Connection in Midland, and
would like to encourage everyone to reach out and be a part of a
child or teen's life. . .make a difference!! Lou & Brian
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Barry & Dari Anne Amato, favorites
with both line and couples dancers at the MDFW 2001 will be
joining us again this year. They are well known for their
teaching appearances on the Wildhorse
Saloon and Club Dance television shows on TNN as well as being
featured dance instructors at events across the country. Barry's
self produced record project, "Tomorrowland"
best represents his musical style and the desire to create a
complete entertainment package. His unique vocal talent along
with his ten plus years as a dancer / choreographer would be a
new approach for the country music recording industry and would
fulfill the public's desire for an artist who can give them
songs to sing to as well as dance to. He will
soon be releasing his second CD and will be giving us a preview
of the songs & new dances.
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2002 Event Executive Board Members
Event Directors: Dale & Jackie Parish
879 N. College Rd, Mason, Michigan 48854
Phone: (517) 676-3531
jpdp@parishcountry.com
Chair: Steven & Maria Mayo,
Muskegon, MI
Phone: (231) 737-9969 meemayo@attbi.com
Vice-Chair: Ken & Joyce Strand,
Allegan, MI
Phone: (616) 673-6730 strandk@allegan.net
Past Chair: Dick & Sandra Sharp,
Midland, MI
Phone: (989) 832-7582 sandra@journey.com
Secretary: Barbara Pierce,
Kalamazoo, MI
Phone: (616) 382-6158 DancinBoot@aol.com
Treasurer: Dale Parish
Registration: Jackie Parish
Phone: (517) 676-3531 jpdp@parishcountry.com
Publicity Chair: Bobbie & Vic
Quick, Niles MI
Phone: (616) 684-7772 VQuick2001@cs.com
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