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Espresso or drip — cold or hot; if you want the best coffee, Ernesto's is the spot. 0 Dance the night away ■ A local ballroom dance group encourages everyone to join in the fun of its Halloween dance Good Clean Fun By Monica Hande Oregon Daily Emerald Imagine a few ghosts, pumpkins and witches doing the Samba. Now, imagine about 50 or 60 of them on the dance floor. That is what the Eu gene/Springfield chapter of the United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association is expecting Sunday night. Each second Sunday of the month, the local USABDA chapter holds a ballroom dance, which is open to the public. This month's theme is Halloween, and Jim Rice, the chapter's vice president, en courages dancers to appear in cos tume. “The more people who have the courage to dress up, the more at mosphere it creates,” he said. In fact, at some time during the dance, judging will occur for a cos tume contest, although Rice said he wasn't yet sure what the prize would be. Established in part by its current president, Ben Moseley, the local USABDA chapter is relatively new. Its first dance was held in Decem ber, and it became recognized as an official chapter four months ago when membership reached a mini mum of 25. Now, membership is up to about 45, Moseley said. “I'm excited to see the chapter growing,” he said. However, he ad mitted that it's still somewhat diffi cult to get everything accomplished when the organization works sole ly on a volunteer basis. He said a larger membership-would be help ful. “The biggest thing is member support,” he said. “It’s a viral thing. It spreads.” And the monthly dances are what encourage the spread and, as Mose ley counts on, attract membership. About 50 to 60 people usually at tend the dances, Rice said, and usu ally more than half of those people are non-members. The dances are Getting involved To learn more about the United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association, call its hotline at 544*0541, or visit its Web site, at www.accessdance.com/eugusabda open to everyone, and Rice encour ages dancers of all experience lev els to attend and to become mem bers. “We have dancers who are 14 years old and those who are 84 years old,” he said. And college-age students are cer tainly not excluded. Moseley him self is a recent University graduate: class of 1997. And Michaela Chevalier, the chapter's public re lations coordinator and a Universi ty student, is a very active member. “I’ve always loved ballroom dancing — since I was a little girl,” said Chevalier, who is also involved in a ballroom dance team made up of young dancers ranging in age from about 11 to 25. She said her involvement in ball room dance has contributed a lot to ward her opening up socially. “You can’t help but come out of your shell,” she said. “It’s just so fun.” Chevalier said about 10 to 20 peo ple at each USABDA dance are in the high school and college age group. She said she’s excited that young people are becoming more and more involved in ballroom dancing. But Chevalier couldn’t stress enough that USABDA is not meant for any specific age group or indi vidual. “There’s no specific part you have to fit,” she said. ” You just have to be looking for something fun to do.” People of all skill levels are wel come, she said, even individuals who have never danced. In fact, be fore each dance, participants have the opportunity to get a little in struction before they reach the dance floor. This month, instructor Laura Taylor will teach Samba. Instruction begins at 6 p.m., and the dance itself lasts from 7 to 10 p.m. at Willamalane Adult Activity Center, 215 W. C St., Springfield. The cost is $3 for USABDA mem bers and $5 for non-members. All USABDA dances are smoke free and alcohol-free. 15 MINUTE! The following is an unscientific poll sampled from 31 students at the EMU computer lab. Gotta have it (81 percent) or gag me with a spoon (19 percent)? “I like it because it’s fast, cheap and good when you’re drunk. It’s bad for you, but who cares?”—Reid Ichiki Whopper (58 percent) or Big Mac (42 percent)? “Whopper, ’cause they make it my way! Yeeeah, flame broiled!” —Luke Tison Scrumptious (35 percent) or science fiction (65 percent)? “They’re really nasty!”—Jeff Spradling Submit YOUR original work to “15 Minutes”!
