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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The swing dance/bake sale/fund raiser is being held this Friday, April
10<sup>th</sup> at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Lakewood</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Masonic</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Temple</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
at <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">15300 Detroit Avenue</st1:Street>,
<st1:City w:st="on">Lakewood</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">44107</st1:PostalCode></st1:address>. We
regularly hold dances here the second Friday of every month.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The cost is only $10 per person. This includes the jitterbug
dance lesson from 8-9pm and the social dance with the band Redline from 9 to
midnight. To see what the Redline band is all about, please go to the
following website. http://www.angelfire.com/music5/redline/</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>No need to know how to dance! We will teach you! No need to
bring a dance partner! We rotate partners all throughout the lessons and
evening social dance. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>There is a beginner Jitterbug lesson in the main ballroom from 8-9pm
with Mark Muthersbaugh and Jen Hargitai. This lesson is included in the
price of admission.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>There is also a beginner Lindy Hop lesson downstairs from 8-9pm for an
extra $5 per person with National and International Swing dance champion
Valerie Salstrom and Matt Mitchell.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Cleveland Jr Jitterbugs will perform their newest troupe routine “We
Cats Will Swing for You” by Cats and the Fiddle at 9:45pm. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Cleveland Jr Jitterbugs is a group of 6<sup>th</sup> and 7<sup>th</sup>
grade students from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Denison</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Elementary School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> who
have been learning a variety of forms of swing dancing with Valerie Salstrom of
Get Hep Swing for the past 6 years. These students have been hand picked
to be in this travelling troupe to perform and compete all over the
country. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>To get a peek at what they have done please see these youtube
clips. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ukelelegal">http://www.youtube.com/user/ukelelegal</a>
<a
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRJSFPyWTDw&feature=channel_page">http://www.youtube.<b><font
color="#006666"><span style='color:#006666;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:
none'> </span></font></b>com/watch?v=yRJSFPyWTDw&feature=channel_page</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Cleveland Jr Jitterbugs have been invited to perform at a 95<sup>th</sup>
birthday party the end of May in <st1:City w:st="on">New York City</st1:City> for
one of the original innovators of swing dance from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Harlem</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">NY</st1:State></st1:place>;
Mr. Frankie Manning. Frankie is well known and loved for his
contributions to the first form of real swing dancing; the Lindy Hop. He was
the first person to choreograph and perform synchronized routines for multiple Lindy
Hop couples. He is also well known for being the first person to invent
and execute air steps (what most people think of as aerials or flips) in swing
dancing. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>For more information on Frankie and his special birthday party please
see this website. http://www.frankie95.com/index.php<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If you
cannot make the dance but would like to help the Cleveland Jr Jitterbugs
continue to train and learn so that they can continue to travel to compete and
perform, you can make a tax deductible donation by sending a check to the
Progressive Arts Alliance. Please be sure to include a note or write in
the memo section of the check, that the funds should be donated to the
Cleveland Jr Jitterbugs. Donations can be mailed to: <font
color=black><span style='color:black'>Progressive Arts Alliance, <st1:address
w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">2310 Superior Avenue Suite 280</st1:Street>, <st1:City
w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OH</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">44114</st1:PostalCode></st1:address>. All donations will be
acknowledged by mail within two weeks of receipt. </span></font>Or
call 216-772-4722 to arrange pick up for your donation.<font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thank you very much for taking the time to read this lengthy
email. If you have any questions about anything mentioned in this letter
please do not hesitate to phone or email me. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Take care,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=6 face="French Script MT"><span
style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"French Script MT"'>Valerie </span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Valerie Salstrom</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Owner of Get Hep Swing, Ltd.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>216-374-1927</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>info@GetHepSwing.com</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a href="http://www.GetHepSwing.com"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>www.GetHepSwing.com</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a href="http://www.AllBalboa.com"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>www.AllBalboa.com</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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