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Jp's Event Update MDFW 2000
4th Annual Dance Event Highlights

Last years winners of free passes to event, Elaine & Gene Oomen.
Elaine & Gene Oomen of Hart, MI won free
passes to MDFW 2000 at last year's dance weekend. Winners to MDFW2001 are
JONALEE & DON FISHER of Plainwell, Michigan

Special Thanks to all the dancers and Instructors that attended Michigan Dance Fun Weekend 2000. Activities kicked off Friday evening at CMU's Student Activity Center, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, with registration and evening get acquainted dance. Music for the evening was DJ'd by Sandra Sharp of Sharp Country & Spurs Too Dance Club in Midland,MI. Co-Chairman Charlie Rood of Standish got the dancers off to a fun start for the evening festivities teaching the line dance "Midnight Stomp". Fun dance with each line starting 8 counts apart!
   Special Guest International Instructor and Choreographer Hillbilly Rick along with a great staff of 38 regional instructors had fun on the floor and catching up with old friends and meeting new dancers.
   For the dancers convenience, Saturday "Fast Break" lunch menu orders were available at the information desk, so food was ready and waiting at dancer's selected times for pickup. Activities kicked off Friday evening at CMU's Student Activity Center, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, with registration and evening get acquainted dance. Music for the evening was DJ'd by Sandra Sharp of Sharp Country & Spurs Too Dance Club in Midland,MI. Co-Chairman Charlie Rood of Standish got the dancers off to a fun start for the evening festivities teaching the line dance "Midnight Stomp". Fun dance with each line starting 8 counts apart!
   Special Guest International Instructor and Choreographer Hillbilly Rick along with a great staff of 38 regional instructors had fun on the floor and catching up with old friends and meeting new dancers.
   For the dancers convenience, Saturday "Fast Break" lunch menu orders were available at the information desk, so food was ready and waiting at dancer's selected times for pickup.
   This year Saturday & Sunday workshop rooms (2 for line & 2 for couples) had All WOOD FLOORS FOR GREAT DANCING! With 4 classes being offered hourly the dancers didn't lack for choices of quality instructional material being offered. Results of classes evaluations by students showed that they enjoyed the material presented and the individual attention given to both the beginner and intermediate level dancers.
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  Saturday evening's dance provided 2 adjacent dance floor rooms for line and couples. Instructors Stu & Lynn Hency of STEP 'N TIME DANCERS, Shelby Twp., MI honored dancer's music requests and kept things moving in the couples room.
   Special Guest, International Instructor and DJ HILLBILLY RICK of Indiana and assistant DJ Steve Wofford, of Battle Creek (Steve and Instructor Dawn Snyder are Hillbilly Rick's web designers. Thanks buddy!) had the line dancers laughing and kicking up their heels to "Sex On The Beach" with students David Jirikovic and Charlie Blake sporting the latest beach wear! BARE BUMMS! HR really gets out on the floor to give it his all and did a SUPER JOB!!  (Continued next column) Special Guest, International Instructor and DJ HILLBILLY RICK of Indiana and assistant DJ Steve Wofford, of Battle Creek (Steve and Instructor Dawn Snyder are Hillbilly Rick's web designers. Thanks buddy!) had the line dancers laughing and kicking up their heels to "Sex On The Beach" with students David Jirikovic and Charlie Blake sporting the latest beach wear! BARE BUMMS! HR really gets out on the floor to give it his all and did a SUPER JOB!! 
   Dale Parish and Charlie Rood gave the dancers a short break with 50-50 and gift drawings. Proceeds from drawings were donated to Michigan Special Olympics. By the end of the evening, dancers looked a bit tired but were still smiling. We got some great photos so be sure to check out the event photos pages. We got some great photos so be sure to check out the event photos pages.
   Sunday classes continued from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Heitman Video Services had the workshop videos ready and waiting for pickup by noon on Sunday.
   The committee members and event co-chairman Charlie & Nancy Rood,
   The committee members and event co-chairman Charlie & Nancy Rood, extend their gratitude to Hillbilly Rick for adding so much to the weekend festivities, the CMU-SAC staff for use of their wonderful facility and helpfulness all weekend and to volunteers Ralph Nicolai and Don and Melanie Blough for being such dependable support staff.  A BIG THANKS TO all of the instructors that shared our EVENT INFORMATION with their students.
   Committee Members met after the event to discuss plans for next year's MDFW 2001. Maria & Steve Mayo will come onboard as new Jr. Chair while Jr. Chair Dick & Sandra Sharp, moved into the hot seat as Current Chairmen for MDFW 2001. Rood's assume Parish's post as Sr. Chair, Parishes will continue the MDFW web site information and assisting new chairpersons as committee members.

Guest Hillbilly Rick
Guest Instructor Hillbilly Rick visits while dancers take a breather from Friday night activities.

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