The Peach Beat

June 01, 2019 Weekly Newsletter Welcome to June! We had a great time on Saturday. We celebrated June birthdays with the birthday dance and delicious chocolate cake (thanks Amy and Barbara). We had multiple visitors too!

Great to see E.J. and Jerry Johnson!

Photographer of the Week

Thanks to Debbie Hicks for taking our pictures!

Message from Don Hicks Club President

Email: donhicks911@comcast.net Please consider eating dinner at Brimstone’s on Saturday night. The new owners are not charging us a room fee. I had a wonderful sausage and pasta dish. Bonny and I shared a delicious coconut cake that Gina said was home made. Please consider donating to Camp Sunshine! There is a money jar located at the welcome desk. Fun Monday tickets are now for sale. Please see a member of the Executive Committee to purchase them. We will have our next business meeting on June 15th. I will be having my hip replacement surgery on June 6th. I will return to dancing just as soon as I am able!

Message from Amy Hutcheson and Barbara

Jones Club Vice Presidents of Social

Email: amyhutch27@gmail.com barjonesey@yahoo.com

Independence Day Celebration We will celebrate July 4th with a party on June 29th. Don’t forget to wear red, white and blue!

Christmas Party Christmas party flyers are now at the welcome desk. Please register by August 17 to have your name entered into a drawing for a free Christmas party ticket.

Message from Janet Croft Club Vice President - Membership

Email: jbcroft2019@gmail.com

If you need to make any changes to your contact information, please notify me. To join our club, please fill out the form located at the end of this newsletter and mail to me. The form is also located on our website on the Join page.

Total Club Members

251

Total Facebook Members

749

Message from Kathy Stowers Club Treasurer

Email: kstowers77@comcast.net

Fun Monday Tickets The tickets are here!!

What is Fun Sunday and Monday?

S.O.S. sells tickets to cover the expenses of putting on these events that pack the street during Fall Migration. Any monies over the expenses are donated to Caring For Kids or the SOS Charitable Foundation. There are five (5) chances for you to win some money. First draw wins $7,500, second draw wins $2,000, third draw wins $1,000, fourth draw wins $500, fifth draw wins $250. $10 per ticket and five chances to win…….pretty good!! In addition, our club is awarded a free ticket for each 20 tickets sold. ShagAtlanta could win some money too!! EC members will be selling the tickets so please buy one, or many, when you are approached by one of them. The last sale date to purchase will be Saturday night the 24th of August

SOS Cards

I have SOS cards for sale. Cost is $30.

Thanks everyone for your donations to Camp Sunshine! We have a bowl at the welcome desk for donations.

Camp Sunshine is our club charity. You can find out more information here: https://www.mycampsunshine.com/

Camp Sunshine Amount YTD:

$1,367.87

Message from Debbie Hicks Our Welcome Desk Chairwoman Ambassador

Email: m_dhicks@att.net Thank you to the volunteers that helped on Saturday night (names below)! And THANK YOU to all who committed to volunteer in the future. We need you to sign up for an hour here or there. Please don’t forget that this task is a necessary part of our Saturday nights. Please contact me to volunteer or sign up in the welcome desk book.

Thanks to Laura Agee!

Thanks to Bettie and Ace Asip!

Message from Nena Gavigan Our Split the Kitty Chairwoman Diplomat

Email: dn.gavigan@comcast.net

Please help ShagAtlanta by volunteering to sell "Split-the-Kitty" or 50/50 raffle tickets on Saturday nights. Thanks to our volunteers that helped Saturday. Aside from volunteering to serve at the welcome desk sign-in table, this is another great way for new members to meet more members. Please contact me to volunteer or sign up at the welcome desk.

Thanks to Sharon and Dennis Franklin!

Split the Kitty Winner

Congrats to our split the kitty winner!

Congrats to Buddy Barber for winning $179.

DJ Corner

Thanks to Jim Agee for keeping us on the dance floor!

Remember to tip your DJs.

Member Lottery Brenda Barr would have won $113 in the member lottery!

You must be a member of the club and present to win!

How does it work? Each week we collect money for split the kitty. One fourth of the money goes to the club to cover expenses, one fourth of the money goes to the member lottery, and one half of the money goes to the split the kitty winner. If the winning name is not present, the money rolls over until next week.

Next Member Lottery

Amount:

$202.50

Congrats to Brimstone Restaurant for an inspection score of 100!!

Congrats to Barbara Banks, Rena Wood, Cindy Box and Margo Morrison for naming ‘Bettlejuice’. The first few to email (bzhicks@aol.com) the name of the musical depicted in this picture, will get their names mentioned in this section. Please include your name in the email.

Message from Rena Wood Our Dance Class Coordinator Extraordinaire

Email: renawood@bellsouth.net

FREE SHAG LESSONS RESUME SEPT. 7

SOCIAL DANCE CLASS FOR THE WOMEN ONLY

JUNE 22, 2019 @ 6:00 - Guys are welcome to come

too. LADIES ONLY: We are having a "Social Class" for our ladies only. This will be footwork that the ladies can do at any time during the dance. This will NOT be a weekly lesson. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS PLEASE GET BACK TO ME....PHONE, EMAIL or TEXT. WE HAVE SET ASIDE JUNE 22ND BUT IF WE DO NOT HAVE ANY MORE RESPOND THAN THE 5 THAT WE HAVE AT THIS TIME WE WILL CANCEL THE CLASS. PLEASE WATCH THE WEEKLY UPDATE AND WEBSITE FOR ANY CHANGES. Those of you planning on going to SHAG-A-RAMA in October....be sure to watch the update for date and times for the line dance we will be doing. Also during the summer we will be offering a free line dance class - WATCH THE UPDATE & WEBSITE! We have “JACKIE & CHARLIE'S BASIC PLUS CAROLINA SHAG" DVDs, they are $25.00 each. Great to have on hand to go over steps taught in BASIC I and BASIC II. I also have a few ShagAtlanta bags left - $5.00 each. See me or the Welcome Desk.

If you are interested in taking private lessons one of our members, Betty Kane, is the one to contact. You can contact her directly for when and where. Betty Kane 803-464-9906 Call or Text

THANKS, SHAGATLANTA FOR MAKING EVERYONE FEEL WELCOME!!!!! This is what makes our club grow!

If you have any questions about our free shag lessons give me call, 770-469-5422 H / 404-294-9377 C or email me, renawood@bellsouth.net HAVE A GREAT WEEK . . . . .SMILE... and I'll see you on the dance floor!

Date Event June 15 Second Quarter General Membership Meeting June 22 Social Dance Class for Women June 29 Independence Day Celebration July 6 July Birthdays Celebration August 3 August Birthdays Celebration August 17 Third Quarter General Membership Meeting September 7 September Birthdays Celebration

Dance Lessons Resume October 5 October Birthdays Celebration October 26 Halloween Costume Party November 2 November Birthdays Celebration November 9 Fourth Quarter Membership Meeting December 5-8 Christmas Party Weekend December 14 December Birthdays Celebration December 31 New Year’s Eve Party

The TAMS on Friday, July 26

• All concerts are free in Marietta, Georgia and begin at 8 p.m.

• Only blankets and lawn chairs are allowed inside of Glover Park. Tables, tarps and plastic ground coverings are prohibited inside of Glover Park and will be removed.

• No tents, canopies or other shade structures, including umbrellas, are permitted.

• Tables and chairs may be brought and set up in the street on North and East Park Square after 6 p.m.

• Any additional questions please contact 770-794-5601.

Parking Information

Free parking is available around the Marietta Square (exceptions are North and East Park Square - these streets are closed during each concert) and at

City Hall, 205 Lawrence Street.

Members in Need

Remember to keep all of those in our club who are recovering from illnesses in your thoughts and prayers. Cards and emails are appreciated.

• Ramon Sabordo • Allen Henry • Sarah Caldwell – back surgery • Eleanor Byars • Sharon Clark – foot surgery • Lauren Smith (John Smith’s daughter) • Bill Humphries • Karen Williford • Don Hicks – upcoming surgery

If anyone knows of a member in need of special thoughts and prayers, please email bzhicks@aol.com.

PICTURES FROM SATURDAY NIGHT

DJ SCHEDULE

Date DJ June 8 Mike Williford June 15 Rich Kopels June 22 John Campbell June 29 Jim Agee July 6 John Harper July 13 Rich Kopels July 20 Mike Williford July 27 John Smith August 3 Rich Kopels August 10 Billy Waldrep August 17 Jim Agee August 24 John Harper August 31 Rich Kopels September 7 Billy Waldrep September 14 Jim Agee

Happy June Birthdays!!

Birthday First Name Last Name Jun-02 Taylor Donnelly

Jun-06 Francine Smith Jun-07 Bill Price Jun-08 Mary Ann Weathersby Jun-10 Charles Lyon

Jun-12 Rita Sabordo Jun-12 DeAnn Atwater Jun-16 Tippy Smith

Jun-18 Nez Walker Jun-18 Lamar Adams Jun-20 Earlene Frost Jun-22 Dick Gavigan

Jun-23 Biff Asta Jun-23 Janice Morgan Jun-23 Barry Marshall Jun-25 Tom Atkins

Jun-27 Mike Williford Jun-29 Lib Taylor

Where We Dance

Location

Brimstone Restaurant 10595 Old Alabama Road Connector Alpharetta GA 30022 http://fireandbrimstonetavern.com/

Time Every Saturday Night, 7-11PM Lessons from 6-7PM, when scheduled Cost Free for Club Members Free if you attend Basic I Lesson $5 for Non-Members

Shag Tidbits Join our ShagAtlanta Facebook Group

Listen to Carolina Shag music on SiriusXM radio on channel 701.

Article in Atlanta Senior Life Magazine on ShagAtlanta

Southern Living article on ‘What Not To Do When Dancing The Shag’

Southern Living article on ‘This is How to Shag and Why You Should Learn’

Society of Stranders (SOS) web site

Shag Tour web site

Shag Dancing Etiquette If you have something to add to the weekly update, please send to Bonny Hicks’ email: bzhicks@aol.com.

SHAG CONCEPTS 1. Shag is a waist-down shuffle. There is not a lot of upper body action. Feet are kept close to the floor, generally using the balls of the feet. Except for competition shagging, subtleties like this are what gives the dance its smoothness and its sensuality. 2. Shag is a slot dance. This means that partners dance up and back in a narrow space. 3. Shaggers “dance on a diving board”. This means that besides staying in the slot when we pass each other on the floor, we stay close together. (Otherwise, if we were actually dancing on a diving board, we would fall into the water.) 4. Shaggers dance “north and south”. This simply means that we usually do not change directions on the dance floor, unless a particular move, such as a pivot, takes us into a new direction. That then is our new “north and south.” 5. Shaggers “keep it tight”. This means that we dance fairly close to each other and do not usually get our arms fully extended. From toes to heels, the distance traveled is only about two feet. 6. Shaggers use a light touch. In shagging, the leads hands are held with a fairly light touch and little or no tension. Male leads are merely signals, and rarely provide any assist to the lady in making a turn. Leads are given on the 5,6. Shaggers do not keep time to the music with their lead hands nor do they push back and forth as in some other dances. 7. The lead hands rest on an “imaginary post” (except for turns). The free hands are held about waist high (as if holding an “imaginary beer”) 8. Shag steps are counted differently from bop and West Coast swing. Shag (and East Coast Swing): triple step up, triple step back, rock step or 1&2, 3&4, 5, 6. Bop and West Coast Swing: step, step up (back for males in swing), triple-step, triple-step or 1,2, 3&4, 5&6. 9. Leather-soled shoes are best for shagging. After all, shag is a shuffle. 10. High heels are not good for shagging. They make it difficult to shuffle. They are dangerous in this dance, where there is often a crowded floor.