Competitions & Cruises
February 11 - 19, 2012, Country Dance Cruise on Carnival . Instructors include Roz & Nat Morgan. Sails from Port Everglades, FL to all new ports of Call :Cozumel, Limon, Costa Rica, and Colon, Panama, and back to Port Everglades .Inside Stateroom $799
Ocean View Stateroom $899,
Balcony Stateroom $1,099,
Prices are per person based on double occupancy. For more info, see the notice. 
March
30 - April 1, 2012, Friday - Sunday, Mid-Atlanitic Dance Classic at Weston Hotel, 1110 Old Elkridge Landing Road, Linthicum, Maryland 21090,
443-577-2300. Ask for special MidAtlantic Dance Classic event rate. NON-STOP
Line Dance ONLY Room all weekend. UCWDC Dance Competitions, Workshops,
Jack & Jill, 2-Step, WCS, Line Dance, Fabulous Dinner Show, Lots of
Social Dancing. Hosted By Sam Arvidson, Dale Strawser & Anita Huffman-Strawser.
For more info, see midatlanticdanceclassic.com.
May 20 - 27, 2012, Bahamas Dance Cruise on Carnival Pride from Baltimore.
Dan & Kelly Albro (Mishnock Barn in RI) are hosting a dance cruise to Turks & Caicos, Freeport and Half Moon Cay. Dance workshop on the days at sea and night dancing under the stars on the Lido deck. For more info, see their flyer.
June 17-24, 2012, Cruise out of Baltimore with Bill & Dee Braun on Carnival Pride to the Caribbean; Half Moon Cay, Grand Turk, Freeport, Bahamas; more details to follow. Check their website for more details PARTYTYMEDJSMD.com or email Bill Braun djbillbraun@yahoo.com; $100 Deposits are overdue. All Sights Travel. Mail to: 3474 Emmorton Road, Abingdon, MD 21009; All Sights Travel is licensed, bonded and insured. Make sure you reference: Bill Braun's Dance Cruise on the memo line of your check.
June 8 - 9, 2012, Friday - Sunday, Disco America Dance Championship,
Ramada Philadelphia Airport, 76 Industrial Highway,
Essington, PA 19029.
Reservations Phone: 610-521-9600. Room Rate is ONLY $97;
mention "Disco America" and make your
reservations ASAP because at these rates the
rooms will be sold out fast!
Celebrity instructors and judges, Hottest Disco Dance Mixes, Intensive
Dance Workshops, Major competitions, General Dancing, Late Night Party Jams in Hustle, Swing & Salsa. Saturday dinner and
show plus Sunday Night Dance Party. For more information, Donna J. Boyle - 215-740-3472 or Donnaboyledisco@aol.com,
Joyce Szili - 301-946-2080 or JoyceDancr@aol.com, or see the Disco America website.
July 19-22, 2012, Thursday - Sunday, Big Apple Country Western Dance Festival,
Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel and Conference Center, 2 Meadowlands Plaza, East Rutherford, NJ 07073. 800-325-3535 Special dinner show,
Pro-Am competitions, workshops from the World's best country & swing
dance champions, all UCWDC competition devisions. For more info, check bigapplecountrydance.com.
September 16-23, 2012, Cruise to the Eastern Mediterranean with Sandy Garrish and June Sugar Renner aboard Navigator of the Seas (Royal Caribbean); Ports of call in Italy, Greece, and Turkey; Workshops in 2 Step, Swing & Line Dance for all levels; Social Dances and group cocktail parties: Local instructors Sandy Garrish and June 'Sugar' Renner; Prices begin at $865 and cabins are limited in each category; $250 deposit to book cabin is due by 10/20/11; Passports required; Contact Deb Dodd DebDoddCruises@aol.com, 401 828 4376 (Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-8:00 PM), DanceAcrossThe Seas.com (Sandy and June both have information at their dances). The organizers are checking into pre-cruise options and more details will follow.
UCWDA Events are listed at their website.
A comprehesive list of Dance Events World-wide can be found at
Barry Durand's "5 - 6 - 7- 8" magazine website.
