News from Modern Steps

Don't forget our Open Dance Party tonight from 7:00-9:30 and be sure to come early for the COMPLIMENTARY DANCE LESSON at 6:30!!  It's a great night of fun, friends and music to dance all your favorite dances!  Ballroom, Swing, Latin--we've got it all at Modern Steps.  $15/person for fun, the lesson, admission, a little wine, a few munchies...all included!

Next week:

Monday Night Social Dancing Group Class 7-8pm

Tuesday Night West Coast Swing Class 6-7pm

Friday Night Salsa/Bachata Class 7-8pm and Latin Party from 8-10pm

And save the date:  Wednesday, February 28  MOD SQUAD @ Bill's!

Come to one or come to all!  We love to see you dancing!

February Events at Modern Steps

January 23 2017--the Start of a Great Week at Modern Steps!

It's a beautiful week in Southwest Florida and we want to see you smiling!  Here are the great activities happening at Modern Steps this week that are sure to put a smile on your face:

Tonight, Monday, January 23 and next Monday, at 7pm, Jim is teaching a Technique Group Class--this is a great opportunity to learn from one of the best dance instructors in SW Florida.  Group Classes are $25 per person and there is no partner required.  All levels of dancer are welcome!

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings at 10am we hit the Barre with Eden to get those long and lovely muscles moving and grooving.  All are welcome!  Ballroom students $10/others $15.  If you are slipping in your New Year's resolutions, this is a great week to get back on track with this fun class!

Wednesday at 6pm--Attention Couples!!  Come to the first Couples' Class with Tammy!  This first class will be an Introduction to Formation Dancing and Ballroom Technique for Couples.  Come see what all the excitement is about!  All levels of dancers welcome.

Thursday Night is Girls' Night Out!  We will be meeting at Thelma Negley's home at 5:30 for a fun appetizer/potluck and a movie night!  Please call the studio for directions and let us know what you will be bringing (you know-so we don't all bring popcorn and have to send out for pizza!)  GNO is always a great time and you don't want to miss this!

And of course, be sure to come to our weekly Saturday party from 7-9pm.  Social dancing at it's best on our beautiful floor in our friendly club-style studio.  Wine, refreshments and great music always make it a happy place for friends to meet.  $15/person

PS--No group class this Saturday--Watch next week for our February Calendar when Saturday classes start again!

Sip and Paint is Super Fun @ Girls' Night Out!

Super fun times for the Leopard Ladies of Modern Steps and their newest girlfriends!  The fun started with dinner at one of favorite places, The Village Pub, in Venetian Village off ParkShore Drive in Naples.  Jennifer and Kent Schooley were our fabulous hosts at the newly remodeled restaurant, overlooking Naples Bay.  The lovely ladies enjoyed cocktails and fabulous selections from their new menu, including scrumptious mussels and refreshing pico de gallo and chips.

Tammy and Eden, with Deborah and Kate
enjoying the view at The Village Pub

Front, Left to right: Eden, Tammy, Deborah, Kate
Back: Jennifer and Brenda
Everyone is wearing their GNO corsages
that Tammy gifted us.

From The Village Pub, it was off to Estero to Pinot's Palette for a fun night of creativity and ...well, some good old-fashioned hootin' and hollarin' from these gals!  We sure know how to have a good time, and the artists at Pinot's Palette will surely remember the gals from the dance studio!  We all created our own masterpieces from the lesson on "Autumn Reflections" and each lady took home her own unique style of art.  Everyone was encouraged to explore a new type of art, but instead of dancing on the ballroom floor, we took our brushes and put them to the canvas.  What a night to remember!

Arrived at Pinot's Palette in Estero!
Let the good times roll!

We are already having a good time and the
fun hasn't even started!

Our fearless leader, Miss Tammy!
A Pinot's Palette virgin!

The artists in their workshop-
go for it, Deborah!

Eden is one of our new Leopard Ladies-
welcome to the party, Eden!

Our fabulous instructor!

Something for everyone!
A truly wonderful evening!

Backseat drivers on the way to the fun!
It's a miracle we got there

Special corsages from Tammy for everyone-
'cuz everyone is special at Modern Steps!

Each Girls' Night Out event is something special, that brings us all together to have some fun off the dance floor.  Our next event is November 16, 2016 at 4pm.  We'll be having a special English Tea Party at Brenda Griebahn's on Marco Island.  Come and join us for a lovely cuppa and maybe a special craft project too!  You don't want to miss the fun at GNO!

Eden Rocks at Modern Steps!

It was a fortunate day when Tammy went to a class at the Marco Island YMCA and met Eden Looney.  Eden is the "Barre-ista" of EdenRocks and has brought her own special fitness program to Modern Steps.  Working with some great, ultra cool, ultra hip and ultra fun music and a barre just like the one you see in a ballet class, Eden is teaching us how to train our bodies to be leaner, stronger, and longer.  Her focus in the class is working on posture and finding balance in your body position.  Imagine that!  Posture and balance while dancing!  There's a connection here for students of ballroom dance!  Eden's story combines her love of dance, tennis and the need to train using less brawn and more brain.  Each class is an hour long, and meets three days a week at Modern Steps (Tuesday and Thursday at 9am, and Saturdays at 10am.)  She combines elements of barre exercise and ballet movements, with yoga and pilates, and then she throws in some serious cardio and ab workouts. And at the same time, she makes this a class for all ages and all levels of student ability.  If you are looking for a new dimension in fitness, come to Modern Steps and try this amazing hour of exercise--you just might get hooked!

Eden Looney leading the Barre Class.
Check her out on youtube.com.

Students lining up at the barre for warm-ups

Posture and balance are at the center of the class philosophy

Increasing flexibility is one of the class objectives.
Flexibility has been shown to decrease the
effects of aging.

Working on abs, or your core, strengthens back muscles
and reduces risks of osteoporosis and its symptoms.

Each student is encouraged to work at their own comfort level
and the community that builds in the class is also
a key to reducing depression and improving mental health.

For more information about the class, call Modern Steps at 239-775-3445 or email questions to modernsteps@gmail.com.

Tea time for the Leopard Ladies!

Excuse me, your Lordship, but this table is reserved for the Leopard Ladies!  It was off for a little English culture at Brambles' Tea Room on Wednesday, July 27, for the ladies of Modern Steps.  If you have never enjoyed an afternoon tea, someday you should enter the land of fine china and tiny sandwiches and pastries.  There you will experience the calming effects of warm tea and delightful friends, while sharing in one of Britain's most enduring traditions.

Cindy Swanson, with our hostess, Tammy Clemens

The ladies waiting enjoying their tea-Pat Vautrinot, Susan Grigsby, Carol Speidel

Some of our Leopard Ladies!
Deborah Jansen, Brenda Griebahn, Pat Vautrinot

The whole group, except our photographer, Jennifer Schooley

The Leopard Ladies' next Girls' Night Out will be Friday, September 16 at 5:30pm at Modern Steps.  Come and join us for a relaxing cocktail hour and fashion show, featuring Cabi fall fashions presented by Carla Bobka