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Want to Dance Like the
Stars?
By Kathryn E. Eriksen
Have you ever watched “Dancing With
The Stars?” a reality television show that pairs up celebrities with
professional ballroom dancers. Each week, one celebrity is voted off
the show, and the last one standing wins the trophy. The catch is that
the show is filmed live, where anything can happen. Last season, Marie
Osmond actually fainted in front of a national audience! The
popularity of the show lies in its unpredictability, and the
documented toils and tribulations of the “stars” learning how to
salsa, tango and quickstep.
If “Dancing With the Stars” inspired
you to learn ballroom dancing, there was no place to satisfy that
desire in Ellis County, until now.
The Rogers Hotel is hosting its
first series of
Ballroom Dancing Lessons in its newly renovated Banquet Room. Kasy
Wilson, the current manager of the Café, will lead the six weeks of
classes. Kasy is an energetic and bubbly instructor who has a knack
for translating complicated steps into simple movements that anyone
can follow.
“The key to dancing is for the woman
to know how to follow, and the man to know how to lead,” Kasy
explained. For example, after a woman understands how to follow her
partner, she can dance with even the most proficient ballroom dancer
and still be able to match his steps.
What a great Valentine’s Day
present! Watch your girlfriend or wife’s eyes light up when you tell
her that you want to sign up for Ballroom Dancing Lessons. And to
celebrate everyone’s success, a Grand Ball will be held at the end of
the session. Kasy will invite her students to take a turn on the dance
floor to show off their skills – just as if you were on “Dancing With
the Stars!”
Classes start on Tuesday, March 4,
2008, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. in the Banquet Room at the Rogers Hotel. The
Grand Ball and dinner will be held on April 15, 2008. The cost is $25
for singles, $35 per couple for each lesson. Please register at the
front desk of the Hotel or send an email to either Heather Beck
heather@rogershotel.com or
Kasy
klwilson@live.com .
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