Allan's weekly TGA Email
Thanks to Sam Tran for our excellent DJ music this past Tuesday.
Fred Fang taught our third Night Club 2 Step dance lesson with the introduction of several new steps. (You can view a video of the lesson for our 3-17 TGA Dance lesson at TGA Santa Clara Senior Center Tuesday. Night Club 2-steps, Third Lesson. Dance is Good! (thanks to Tom Thai for this video)). The Step List for the Night Club 2 Step lesson is attached below and also shows the steps for all of the past Night Club 2 Step lessons.
We will continue Night Club 2 Step lessons next week. The plan is to change the lesson each month throughout the year.
We welcome back Sam Tran who will provide our DJ music next Tuesday, 3-24-2026, after the continuing Dance Lesson in Night Club 2 Step(starting at 12:45 until 1:30 pm.) We will then enjoy dancing from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm.
We had 68 attendees and 7 board members at our 3-17 TGA dance.
The new TGA dancing schedule is as follows:
12:45 pm to 1:30 pm: Dance instruction March lessons will be Night Club 2 Step (we expect to have a different dance each month) Fred Fang instructor.
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm: 2 hours of dancing to the music of DJs and occasionally to live bands
A little background about Fred Fang, our dance instructor:
He started dancing @ 18 years old. In 1999, he started taking private lessons in the USA from professional teachers. He started teaching dancing from 2001 in the Bay Area at many places. He is still learning, taking private and group lessons from world champion teachers in Taiwan over the last three years.
With the new Dance Instruction our costs are now higher than past years and we have raised our entrance fee to $3 starting this February.
Please feel free to send me any comments or concerns, or directly to John Stremel, our TGA president(jpstremel@yahoo.com).
Thanks to Lisa Chen for creating our monthly flyers.
Upcoming DJs in March:
3/3 Thomas Vuong Night Club 2 Step, Fred Fang
3/10 Blue Sky Band Night Club 2 Step, Fred Fang
3/17 Sam Tran Night Club 2 Step, Fred Fang
3/24 Sam Tran Night Club 2 Step, Fred Fang
3/31 Harvey Yee Night Club 2 Step, Fred Fang
PHOTOS and VIDEOs of Past Events:
Many photos are available on our TGA website at: www.tgadance.wordpress.com/dance-photo/
A pair of women's gold earrings were left at our 12-16 dance and can be retrieved from the front desk. They belong to a lady who danced with one of our tallest excellent TGA dancers, Bud Houston; and who asked him to hold on to them during their dance. Unfortunately Bud does not know her name. (see attached photo below)
Lost and Found items are retained in the dance hall in the coat rack area to the left of the entry doors to the dance. Also, some items can be claimed from the Santa Clara Senior Center front desk during their open hours: M-W: 7 am-7pm; T-Th 7am-3pm; Sat: 8am-12pm Sunday closed.
NOTE to all TGA Dancers:
Please be careful to not spill any liquids on the dance floor or in the seating areas. Also do not allow any powder or other substances to be placed on the floor.
We invite all to share any dancing experiences, photos etc.
Jeanne Wood contributed a poem celebrating TGA Dance:
Welcome friends and neighbors,
so dear,
We're happy to have you here,
We'll play some music, dance,
have fun.
When we end we want to say,
We hope you had a wonderful day.
At TGA the dancers are very welcoming with a very pleasant social atmosphere. You are welcome to bring a younger partner or instructor who would not normally meet SCSC minimum age requirements. All are welcome.
Looking forward to dancing!!!
Alan TGA Board Member, Social Media