Oops - It's Tomorrow Night

Sorry guys, I got confused. For a slight moment there I thought today was Thursday.  Tomorrow night there is a candle lighting event at Whole Foods on Arden Way.  

Click here for WF's online flier.

So, tomorrow night's class is canceled. I hope some of you can go.

Have fun! And remember, Yeshua is the Light!

Chanukah! - Class Canceled

I've come to find out that there are a number of Chanukah celebrations the Jewish community in Sacramento has organized that are open to the public (and held in public venues.) Because of this opportunity to fellowship with the Jewish community, tonight's dance classes have been canceled.

See you all next year. Classes will resume in the first full week of January 2015.

Chanukah Same'ach (Happy Hanukkah) to All!

Pre-Alef Music Playlist

The Fall 2014 dance classes have started and I wanted to post here this link to the music playlist for the Pre-Alef dance class practice, since this class does not need or have a classzone.

The music is in the order of the dances you will learn.

Enjoy!

Don't Miss Orientation

New classes are starting next week. Yes, it's the first week of the new Fall 2014 schedule. It is important that you be there because we cannot use valuable dance class time to address the information I need to share with you. You must complete orientation to remain in your dance class.

Here is the schedule for the Orientation / Introduction Classes:

PRE-Alef: Class:               November, Thursday 13, 2014
Alef 1a Monday Class:     November, Monday 10, 2014
Alef 1a Thursday Class:   November, Thursday 13, 2014

These are the only class times that have received the minimum required signups for them to take place. Those of you who have already signed up online, and visitors, will also receive an email confirming your class time and providing the address.

If you have filled out the Dance Class Interest Form and are still planning to take a class but have not yet signed up for one, please fill out and submit this Class Signup Form right now. If the rest of the people sign up, we may have one or two more class times available. It all depends on who signs up for when.

For more information about the different dance levels, check our Dance Classes page. 

I am so looking forward to worshiping with you in the dance!

Garage Ready for Dance

Great news! My garage has been cleaned out and de-cluttered and now a nice sized dance space is available.

New classes start in the week of November 10 thru 14. To participate, you must have signed up online for a class. Your first class (11/10-11/13) will be an orientation class. BY visitors who have filled out a dance interest form are also welcome to the orientation.

We are going to have some wonderful times of learning, exercise and worship. I look forward to seeing you in class!

New Fall 2014 Class Schedule

I've received back enough replies to establish a new class schedule. Awesome!

Anyone who signs up for a dance class is required to sign up to "Get Announcements by Email." This is the only way you will find out about any updates/changes/cancellations, etc., that have been posted to the blog.

So, beginning in November (exact date TBA) our dance class schedule will be as follows:

Kita PRE / Pre-Beginners:      Thursdays 6:15pm-7:00pm  (Weekly)
Kita Alef  / Beginners 1a:        Mondays 6:15pm-7:15pm  (Every other week)
Kita Alef  / Beginners1a:         Thursdays 7:00pm-8:00pm  (Every other week)
Kita Beit  / Intermediate 2b:     Mondays 7:15pm-8:30       (Weekly)

In addition, a few schedules are not definite; they need one or two more students (otherwise they will be cancelled):

Kita Beit  / Intermediate 2a:     Mondays 6:15pm -7:15pm (Every other week)
Kita Beit  / Intermediate 2a      Wednesdays 7:15pm-8:15pm  (Every other week)
Kita Beit  / Intermediate 2a:     Thursdays 5:00pm-6:00pm  (Every other week)
Kita Beit  / Intermediate 2a      Thursdays 7:15pm-8:15pm (Every oher week)

To sign up for any of these classes, please fill out and submit this Class Signup Form.

For more information about the different dance levels, check our Dance Classes page.

Garage Nearly There!

... And, our new dance classes will start in November.

So, September has come and gone and I have been working hard on clearing out our garage. I had no idea we had so much space (now that we've gotten rid of tons of useless stuff we'd forgotten about!)

We are in the midst of the season of the High Holy Days and my garage is still not ready for dance classes. But, we are getting there. I will be holding a garage sale and giving whatever is left or not sold to a local Christian charity.

It's taken a little longer than I had anticipated but I'm excited about dancing in our garage come November.

I'm looking forward to seeing you then!

Dance Camp in Walnut Creek

You are invited to Ralph and Mindy Seta's dance camp that's happening this month in the Bay Area.
When: Monday, August 4th (next week)  from 6:00pm-9:00pm
Where: 2060 Magnolia Way, Walnut Creek, CA 94595

Suggested entrance donation: $10/person or $20/family

Have fun and be blessed!

NEW! Playlists Available!

I have just created two YouTube playlists to support your dance practice efforts at home. As we learn more dances and add more songs, these playlists will be updated. Also, as we develop more dance categories/levels, new playlists will be created.  I hope these new resources are a blessing to you as you practice and worship at home.

Here are the links to the first two playlists that are available:

1. IFD playlist for levels 1 and 2
2. Playlist of songs sung at Beth Yeshua

Play as listed (Autoplay) or click the Shuffle icon (next to Autoplay) to mix up the songs.

Celebrate Yeshua! Enjoy.

Class Handout 07/16/14

Here is the link to today's dance class handout containing:

• The lyrics to Vayikra Shemo
• A list of some worship songs currently used at BY
• A list of the Israeli Folk Dances (IFDs) we reviewed last month and this month.

Have a blessed week!

Continuing at Joy's

First of all, Carol is back! Yeay. We had a wonderful time of worshipful dancing in June at my (Joy's) place. And since some ladies expressed how much they enjoyed the classes in a cozy home environment, the dance ministry leaders have decided to continue holding the dance ministry classes at Joy's.

Click on the links below for dance notes to the dances we have been practicing in June and July:

• Dance Notes 1-1: Hora, Tzadik Katamar, Od Lo Ahavti Dai, Od Yishama, Sulam Ya'akov, and Hora Medura.
• Dance Notes 1-2: Nigun Atik, Hine Ma Tov (trad.), Ma Navu, Klezmer, and Mizerlu

See you all at my house on Wednesday at 7:00pm.

June at Joy's!

During Carol's absence, from June 11 thru July 9, I (Joy) will be hosting BY dance classes at my home. The schedule remains Wednesday nights, 7:00pm-8:30pm. Contact me here for the address. Please allow for up to two days (max.) to receive the information.

Let's celebrate Yeshua together!

P.S.: We will miss you, Carol!  Come back soon.

Dancing Through May

Remember, dance class/practice is Wednesday night now at Beth Yeshua, starting at 7:00. We have some "serious" work to do on a couple of new(er) worship songs. For example, we now have choreography for 10,000 Reasons, but only two of us really(kindof) know it. (Anyone notice we sat this one out last Shabbat?--I don't wanna be dancing alone up there!)


So come on out and dance with us so we can dance even more (!) and worship in unity. See you Wednesday!


Dance:  good for the body, good for the soul!

May Dance Schedule

Hi Everyone,
The good news is, we will be moving our dance class/practices to Wednesday night. Same time(s), same place. But because I will be sojourning in Central America next week, it is a bye. UNLESS otherwise notified by Joy, who just might wanna open up the sanctuary and put on some music, or invite you all to her house for some dancing. 
Otherwise, we will be starting up again on May 14th. See you then!
-Carol

April Schedule

We will be meeting only two times this month due to the holiday schedule. We will dance April 7th and April 28th. On the 7th we'll be reviewing dances typically used at our community seder. Come! It's hecka fun!

Let's Dance!

Monday night, March 24th, 7:00 in the Beth Yeshua sanctuary. The last two weeks we've learned and reviewed:

 It is Good
Klezmer
Mayim
Sweetly Broken
You're Beautiful, and
How I Praise You.

We will continue to review these dances and add new ones in coming weeks.
Requests also gladly received!

March Dance Classes

Monday night dance classes continue tonight, March 10.

Please come at 7:00 for beginning steps and dances. 7:30 to 8:30 we will be learning more intermediate dances, including new choreography by Joy Charles for use during services—Sing to Jesus and 10,000 Reasons. Very nice, very fun choreography. Thank you, Joy! 

Also, we need to review Yoke of the King. Josh keeps putting it on his playlist. One of these days he'll play it, I’ll get up and lead out, and I sure want to think some folks will follow along!   

Please contact me with any questions, comments, or requests. Have a delicious debka day!

Carol

Tonight's Class Canceled

Hi everyone,

We apologize for the late notice but tonight's dance class has been canceled because Carol and Joy are both dealing with the flu.

See you all next week!