SSDS Presents West Coast Swing/Hustle Weekend

with Three Champion Dancer/Instructors

Robert Cordoba, Deborah Szekely, and Diane Nardone

September 17-19, 2004
At Ukrainian Home, 1317 W Fayette St, Syracuse, 3rd floor

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• Three champions in one weekend
• Awesome workshops in WCS and hustle
• DJ dances Friday & Saturday nights with swing/hustle/latin/CW music
• Friday night Open Hustle J&J at 10:15pm ($2.00 fee) & Dance Exibitions
• Saturday night Open WCS J&J at 10:15pm ($2.00), Pizza at 11pm & Dance Exibitions
• Preregister by 9/10 for $80 All-in, or $45 WCS-only/hustle-only passes
• Privates available -- Contact Steve Ryan 315-434-9503 to schedule one.
• No partner needed

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Must be received by September 10, 2004 for discount pricing.
Make check payable to SSDS and mail to: 2 Wyncrest Drive, E. Syracuse, NY 13057

All-in passes include dances and seminar. Otherwise, admission for each dance is $10, and admission for the seminar is $5 at the door. No advance ticket for dances or seminar is available.

Places to eat around Syracuse, prepared by Mary Ellen Dunlap. 1Meg pdf file. Click only with broadband connection. There will be a printout available at the event. If you have problems viewing this file, try downloading the latest FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Hotels in the area include:

• Econo Lodge 401 7th North St Syracuse, NY (315) 451-6000, 2.5 miles
• Hampton Inn 417 7th North St, Syracuse, NY (315) 457-9900, 2.5 miles
• Le Moyne Manor Motel 629 Old Liverpool Rd Liverpool, NY (315) 457-1240, 3.0 miles
• Super 8 Motel 421 7th North St, Liverpool, NY, (315) 451-8888, 3.0 miles
• Ramada Inn 1305 Buckley Rd Syracuse, NY, (315) 457-8670, 3.1 miles
• Club Hotel By Doubletree 6701 Buckley Rd Syracuse, NY, (315) 457-4000, 3.3 miles

Instructors

Diane Nardone. For the fifth year in a row SSDS is bringing to Syracuse Diane Nardone, affectionately known as the "Queen Bee of Hustle". Diane K. Nardone has been dancing for over 25 years. She began dancing in Brooklyn, NY at the clubs with one of the first hustles, The American Hustle. Diane worked at Dale Dance Studios in Brooklyn teaching all ballroom, latin and country dances and became the staff dance trainer and lead dancer of the Hustle Kings. They performed at numerous hot spots including 2001 Odyssey, Penthouse, Roseland, Club 231 in Long Island. She was partnered with John Merisier whom she trained. John has since become one of the best male leaders in the United States. Diane has appeared on screen in movies such as "Carlitto's Way", "Cowboy Way" and "Summer of Sam". She is frequently invited to teach at dance weekends and has workshop weekends around the United States. Well known for her technique in lead and follow, Diane is expert at breaking down complicated patterns into easy steps. She has put together a format to make Hustle dancing easy and fun. Diane is a great admirer of Skippy Blair with whom she trained. Diane provides both group and private lessons in all dances at her studio in Washington Township, NJ. She loves to teach and meet people. Please visit

Deborah Szekely (Saykay) uses high energy and power to create a unique and forceful Swing Dance performance. As a Invitational and two-time US Open swing dance champion with technique and ability accumulated and refined over 25 years of teaching and performing Ballet, Jazz and Tap and now Swing.

Since they have come together Robert and Deborah have Received 2nd at the Open in 1998 for Classic and Won Showcase for 1999 and 2000, and have been the Grand nationals Champions for Classic and Showcase for 99, 2000 and 2001.They have clinched the NASDE circuit for 4 Years in a row 1998-2001. They have been Undefeated in Both Classic in 1999 and Showcase in 2000. Deborah Won the Champion of Champions Phoenix invitational for 2000 and Robert was also recently inducted to The California Dance Hall of Fame for the 2nd time. Please visit their web site for more.

Private Lessons

• Downtown Syracuse
• Armory Square
• Fun stuff to do in Syracuse
• Carousel Mall
• Syracuse Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Syracuse New Times
• Discover Syracuse, Courtesy of Post-Standard
• Onondaga County Parks
• Everson Museum
• Cultural Resources Council
• Places to eat around Syracuse, prepared by Mary Ellen Dunlap. 1Meg pdf file. Click only with broadband connection. There will be a printout available at the event. If you have problems viewing this file, try downloading the latest FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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