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22 economist suntribune sports recreation thursday may 16 2002 yorkdurham aphasia centre yorkduitam aphasia centre is celebrating 10 years of service helping adults with communication loss for a meaningful volunteer role call the yorkdurham aphasia centre at 905 6422053 12184 ninth une stouffville ontario l4a3n6 this message brought to yoii as a community service of the economist suntribune ballroom steps not carved in stone from page 20 an hour and relieving stress or not just as ballroom dancing can turn a single person into a social savant it can also put existing relationships to the test that young couple learning a few steps for their wedding may not realize theyre actually in marriage counselling ballroom dancing should be a pre requisite to marriage if you can make it on the dance floor you can survive a marriage says angela tucker of york dance academy who helps couples work through the tricky world of lead and follow for married people ballroom danc ing is a great way to spend time togeth er at least until their partners sprout two left feet a dance teacher is a marriage coun sellor too mr bosco says diplomatical ly mr stanton has found himself in the middle of a few spats but offers a solu tion in ballroom dancing the man is always right the trick is making her believe it he says quickly adding its actually the woman allowing herself to be lead and covering up when the man makes a mistake a smart woman always makes a man look good in fact learning ballroom dance is a bit like starting a new relationship the introduction is followed by an awkward stage sooner or later the steps are per formed unconsciously until finally it all feels natural its a muscle memory skill ms tucker says once you can talk and dance youve reached a real plateau and if all else fails you can always ad lib its not carved in stone a couple will find its own rhythm mr stanton says you can amalgamate moves to suit your own style james fisher agrees he and wife nicole have taken lessons from mr stanton for two years and have since made an impression at such places as w arithamwillage festival markham village music festival invites you to try out for a place in this years music competitions the festival runs friday june 14 to sunday june 1 6 on main st markham festivities include craft vendors continuous entertainment on up to seven stages the childrens village in morgan park with a petting zoo carnival rides and so much more this years festival showcases the best of our local talent with four great competitions for young and old karaoke battle of the pubs try out at your local pub for the honour of representing them at the battle of the pubs finalists battle it out for cash during the festival friday june 14 800 pm to 1030 pm contact your local pub for more details and application forms if your pubs not involved ask them why not battle of the bands open to all amateur rockpop bands attending markham high schools a great opportunity for your band to become better known this competition will rock the town cash prizes plus recording sessions at carlaw music held in the big entertainment tent saturday june 1511 00 am to 700 pm entries must be received by monday june 10 2002 young peoples music star search open to all amateur musicians and singers age 6 to 1 8 living in markham this competition showcases our up and coming stars join in and show markham your talent musical gift certificates and cash prizes in the entertainment tent sunday june 16 from 1 1 00 am to 500 pm entries must be received by june 10 2002 seniors music talent contest we want to see markhams more mature 60 and older amateur musicians and singers showcase their talents held at the south entertainment tent saturday june 15 400 to 600 pm entries must be received by monday june 1 0 2002 for more information on the contests and how you can participate call the festival hotline at 905 4722022 or you go online and print out an application form from the festival website at wwwmarkhamfestivalorg markham economist sun f i 7 i torontos old mill other people think either youve taken lessons or you spend far too much time together mr fisher laughs after going to arthur murray martin lazarek and his wife eliza have hit a fewwoodbridge hot spots we didnt steal the show but there was lots of empty space around us and people were watching if you can go to the floor and com bine a few steps you really stick out mr lazarek says we didnt steal the show but there was lots of empty space around us and people were watching its enough to warm the hearts of most dance instructors you get a real glow when youve had an effect on someones life mr bosco says when you can take someone who doesnt know how to dance and then see them on the floor fancy footwork the sedate modem waltz grew out of a peasant dance performed wearing heavy shoes with ani mated hopping slapping and stamping steps and complex underarm turns the faster viennese waltz is based on the volta a dance in which the partners held each other so closely many declared the dance immoral louis xiii banned it from court in the 17th centu ry and moral criticism continued until the early 19th century the charleston a precursor of the quickstep was popularized in europe by josephine baker in the 1920s it was danced with wild swinging arms and side kicks prompting sedate ball rooms to ban it or put up notices saying pcq please charleston quietly the tango originated in the lowerclass port city brothels on the outskirts of buenos aires and began as a pantomime of communication between prostitute and pimp filled with emotion al outpouring and suggestive gyration the samba was popularized by fred astaire and ginger rogers in their first film flying down to rio by carmen miranda in her films and by princess margaret in british society in the 1950s the rumba in cuba started as a pantomime of barnyard animals the step called the cucaracha was stomping on cockroaches while the spot turn was walking around the rim of a cartwheel the paso doble is based on the spanish bull fight portraying the torero and his cape and is danced to the march music used for procession at the beginning of a corrida the cha cha originated in the religious ritual danrjes of west africa the name cha cha is pos sibly derived from the sound of the feet account ing for it being called the cha cha cha by some people in the 1880s the jive was performed competi tively among black people in the southern united states and since the prize was frequently a cake became known as the cake walk it con sisted of a solemn procession of couples fol lowed by an energetic dance all in finest clothes to music later known as ragtime the jive is the basis for dance forms such as swing the twist disco and rock and roll source ballroomdancerscom and geociuescomporkdumplinghistorylhtml give the greatest gift the gift of life were out to weke kidney dlseeee obsolete ife message brougnloasaart