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Bill Wong's Fairfax, Virginia Dance Homepage

http://sites.google.com/site/dancefairfax/

Lincolnia Senior Center News

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July 4, 2020

Dancing - see http://sites.google.com/site/dancefairfax/

Recent Events

    • Current Events

        • Resurgence of COVID-19 when states tried to reopen indoor dining.

        • George Floyd's death resulted in Black Lives Matter riots and defunding of Police departments.

        • COVID-19 outbreak killed over 100,000 especially in nursing homes in NY and NJ. Official unemployment rate peaked at 14.7% in April 2020. Adding discouraged workers this was 16.0%. Adding in part time workers the rate is 22.6%. If this doesn't drop significantly, Trump will be a one term president.

        • Failed impeachment of President Trump and uncovering of potentially incriminating quid pro quo by Joe Biden in Ukraine and China

    • Recent Movie Favorites

        • It Takes Two - on Tubi

        • A time to Kill - 1996

        • Stormageddon - on YouTube

Dance Performance Videos

    • Bill Wong has a (YouTube) Dancebill Channel playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkkH5KHdFlg&list=PLzVIc1jZr2WCIcLzUprO-LOi1_C4ki80o

    • (This includes: Herndon Dance Showcase in June 2014 (where I sing the third number - It's Now or Never by Elvis), Lee Center Dancers 2013 Senior Olympics, Bill Wong’s first flash mob – a west coast swing coordinated by Ed Cottrell and Gail Crum at the 2011 Herndon Festival , choreography for the west coast swing flash mob routine, choreography of Gangnam Style, Kat Fanelli’s team’s Gold Medalist routine of Ghost Train in 2010 NVSO, a Country Steppers Waltz routine done in October 2011, and Mal and Linda Zerden’s winning routine in 2006 Dance Jam Productions. Note: Bill’s playlist frequently changes.)

    • My uploaded YouTube videos - dancebill's Channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/dancebill - contains mainly Celtic and other music and other acts from the 2011-2013 Maryland Renaissance Festivals and dance class and performance videos.

Bill's Performances

  • Arlington County Fair Flash Mob - August 11, 2013

  • Burke Centre Festival Flash Mob - September 7, 2013

  • Line Dance Team Competition - Northern Virginia Senior Olympics - September 9, 2013

    • On September 9, 2013, Bill Wong performed his first line dance team competition at the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics (NVSO) at the James Lee Community Center/Theatre. Again Kat Fanelli coordinated everything from the music to the costuming and the line dancing. We danced “Blue Night Cha” to a version of Robin Thicke‘s “Blurred Lines.” Bill dressed as a nerd, complete with a beanie and a slide rule Bill actually used when he was in high school. Times do change! We won Bronze. Bill has transformed from a nerd to a performer.

    • The video “Lee Center Dancers 2013 Senior Olympics” is at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1s5-c1hhKA

    • Thank You Kat Fanelli for coordinating it!!!

  • Herndon Dance Showcase - June, 2014

    • Dance Video: Herndon Showcase June 4, 2014 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkkH5KHdFlg

    • Ruth Junkin, Director of the Herndon Senior Center, presented The Herndon Dance Showcase on June 4, 2014. Don Barger did a wonderful job as DJ/MC/Dance Instructor and this was coordinated with the assistance of Ellen Greene. Some of the talent included 10 year old Aidan with mom and our solo "dancing with the stars" Paul and Jewels and vocalist, Bill Wong singing "It's Now or Never."

    • 1. West Coast Swing by Gil Krawitz and Em Smith and Sway by Don's Line Dancers -- music: Dreamlover by Mariah Carey

    • 2. Hustle by Gil Krawitz and Laura Bromberg (Martin) and El Paso by Don's Line Dancers -- music: Feelin' Single by R. Kelly

    • 3. Rumba by Bob & Mary Puttock and cha cha by Don's Line Dancers -- music: It's Now or Never by Elvis (also sung by Bill Wong)

    • 4. Cha Cha by Bob & Mary Puttock and Crusin' by Don's Line Dancers -- music: Smooth by Santana

    • 5. Jazz/Hip Hop/Hustle by Gioai and Aidan -- music: Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen

    • 6. Jazz/Hustle by Gioai and Aidan and Electric Slide by Don's Line Dancers -- music: I Will Survive - Glee's version Survivor

    • 7. Waltz by Ellen and Joe and Waltz Across Texas by Don's Line Dancers -- music: Could I Have This Dance by Anne Murray

    • 8. West Coast Swing by Ellen and Norm and DHSS by Don's Line Dancers -- music: DJ Got Us Falling In Love by Usher

    • 9. Samba by Jewels and Paul -- music: Magalenha by Sergio Mendes

    • 10. Cha Cha by Jewels and Paul and Hustle by Don's Line Dancers -- music: Let's Get Loud by Jennifer Lopez

    • 11. Cupid Shuffle by everyone -- music: Cupid Shuffle by Cupid

    • Credits:

    • Donald Barger: DJ/MC/Line Dance Instructor (Wednesday nights)

    • Gil Krawitz & Ellen Greene : Founders Herndon Social Dancers (Two Sundays/Month)

    • Laura Bromberg: West Coast Swing Assistant Teacher Herndon Social Dancers

    • Steering Committee Participants from Herndon Social Dancers: Em Smith, Bob & Mary Puttock

    • Line Dancers: Don Barger, Kit Southall, John Heimann, JoAnne Murphy, Susan Zuckerman, Sharon Justice, Debbie Jolly, Bill Wong

    • Bill Wong: Volunteer photographer Herndon Social Dancers

Single Adult Ministry at McLean Bible Church - See: http://www.mbctysons.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=84087

    • The MBC Focus singles group presents potluck dinners with movies and Christian based movie reviews on a quarterly basis. Check the MBC website for the latest movie. Let's watch it together and talk about it's spiritual significance and what impact it can have on us in our current time period and on our lives as followers of Jesus Christ.

    • Bring a covered dish, per person, to share for 10 people that are ready-to-serve and arrive by 5:20 pm. are greatly appreciated by the Food Team-Thank you.

    • A MBC Single-Adult Sponsored Event - Open to Single & Married Adults

    • The movies or movie clips shown here (MBC Single’s sponsored event) may not represent the core values of McLean Bible Church but are intended to facilitate group discussion about Biblical truths or themes. McLean Bible Church is not recommending the movie or endorsing any of its content.

    • FOCUS (for singles 40 & over) regularly meets on Sundays at 10:45 AM in Community Room B, First level.

Jazzercise - http://www.jazzercise.com/

I often attend the McLean/Tyson Corner Jazzercise Fitness Center: http://www.mclean-tysonscornerjazz.com/

Their Facebook website is: https://www.facebook.com/jazzercisemcleantysons

For a current (&/or old) list of routines see Downtown Cincinnati Jazzercise: http://www.jazzercincinnati.com/custom6.php

Potomac Area Technology and Computer Society - PATACS (formerly the Washington Area Computer User Group) - One Saturday a month. http://www.patacs.org/

Social Groups:

www.meetup.com

I've been to The Reston/Herndon Fitness & Activities Group http://www.meetup.com/FitnessGroup/ .

As I love dancing, my favorite dance meetup is: Where to Social Dance and have Fun Meet-Up Group http://www.meetup.com/The-Northern-Virginia-Social-Dance4Fun-Meet-Up-Group/ .

Also check my dance website.

Favorite community theaters: http://www.nextstoptheatre.org/ and

http://1ststagetysons.org/ since it is near me.

May 10 to Jun 8, 2014 - Virginia Renaissance Faire, Spotsylvania, VA, USA - see http://www.varf.org/ (I haven't been there in years.)

Potomac Celtic Festival (Due to a lack of funds and volunteers it did not take place in 2011 but a group is currently exploring possibilites for 2012 and beyond) - http://www.potomaccelticfest.org/default.html Morven Park Equestrian Center in Leesburg, VA

(I haven't been there in years.)

Aug 23 to Oct 19, 2014 - Maryland Renaissance Festival - see http://www.rennfest.com/

May 29 to June 1, 2014 - Herndon Festival - see http://www.herndonfestival.net/

Aug 6 to 10, 2014 and Aug 5 to 9, 2015 - Arlington County Fair - see http://arlingtoncountyfair.us/

Hikes - (I haven't been hiking for years, only local strolls in meetups listed above.)

My favorite hikes in this area are Maryland Heights and Old Rag. Old Rag is the harder of the two. I sometimes hike with the following two groups:

Ski Club of Washington DC (SCWDC) - http://scwdc.org/

(Sierra Club's) Metropolitan Washington Regional Outings Program (MWROP) - http://www.sierrapotomac.org/events.htm

SCWDC has many other activities that I sometimes go to: social, cultural, recreation, dance, sport, tennis, skiing, biking, and sailing.

Communities:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/people/William-Wong/1534701003,

Google Plus - https://plus.google.com/110992659925143567163/posts,

YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/user/dancebill,

Myspace - https://myspace.com/133420071 (old account - not active), and

Dating Site (Free): OKCupid - http://www.okcupid.com/profile/BallroomBill/

My Websites:

Dancing - http://sites.google.com/site/dancefairfax/

Homepage [Activities (Home), Bill's Babbles, Losing Weight, and Economics and Statistics] - https://sites.google.com/site/billwongspage/

American Statistics Association - Government Statistics Section - http://www.amstat.org/sections/sgovt/

American Statistics Association - Committee on Professional Ethics - http://www.amstat.org/committees/ethics/

Homepages prepared by: Bill Wong

West Coast Swing Flash Mob dance at Herndon Festival, Friday, June 3, 2011