Ballroom Dance with Karen and Michael
Wednesday Tea Dances with Karen and Michael
1st Wed of the month from 12:30-3:00pm with a Dance Lesson at 1:45pm
Lafayette Senior Center
No Dance or Class on August 3rd
Enjoy afternoon Tea Dancing and Light Refreshments with Karen and Michael on 1st Wednesday of the month in the spacious Live Oak room and learn some great new dance moves too. Karen and Michael will provide a dance lesson and live DJ services, playing your favorites and taking requests. Come for great music and good company. The Tea Dance happens every week, but Karen and Michael will only be there the 1st Wed of the week.
- LCC: Live Oak Room
- Lafayette Senior Center
- 500 Saint Mary's Road, Lafayette, CA 94549
- 925-284-5050
Karen and Michael performed in Variety Show on August 4th
Rossmoor's Fun Day will featured a variety show starring Kendall Ross Bean, Julie Hughes, Karen Lile & Michael Arntz. Concert Pianist Kendall Ross. More than 100 people attended this Fun Day, sponsored by the Rossmoor Recreation Department in the Sierra Room at Del Valle on Thursday August 4th at Noon.
This show, entitled "Classicus Interruptus II," was the joyful collision between classical music performance and the spontaneous combustion that occurs when Song meets Dance. The show featured familiar and original classical piano music selections by Kendall, original music by singer/songwriter Julie, and Tango and Ballroom Dancing by Karen and Michael. It was a special blend of Music and Dance from Bach to Ballroom.
Kendall, concert pianist, earned his Master's Degree in Piano Performance and has entertained over ten thousand children, their parents and teachers with his Children's Concert Series at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts. Two of his shows were broadcast on PBS by KCSM, San Mateo and other PBS stations across the Nation. Kendall not only is a music composer and performer for audiences of all ages, he has over 30 years experience as a Master Craftsman of piano building/refinishing and fine tuning. Locals know him as the "piano whisperer." For more info see: KendallRossBean.com
Karen and Michael have been teaching, performing and DJ partners since 2005. They teach and perform Argentine Tango, Salsa, EC and WC Swing, Lindy, Waltz, Foxtrot, Cha Cha, Bachata, Hustle, Nightclub Two-Step and love to bring the joy of dance to audiences and students of all ages.
When Julie isn't teaching fitness classes at the Rossmoor Fitness Center, she's performing her originalmusic at venues ranging from the Pub to the Pulpit; from spirit songs to comedy. She's performed hermusic throughout the Bay Area including the Gilroy Garlic Festival, Children's Summer Concert Series, many restaurants, churches, synagogues, campfires and living rooms. Her informal folk style and rhythmic compositions invite some serious toe-tapping and singing along.
Karen and Michael, Kendall and Julie are available for performances at venues in the SF Bay Area.
