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GALA Events organises social ballroom
dances on a Saturday night in Canberra. These occur at least once
a month. See the GALA Calendar for dates and venues. We also organise
groups to go to other balls and dinner dances
GALA Events is not affiliated with any dance studio, club or any other
oganisation. It DOES, however, have reciprocal arrangements with dance
studios and clubs with regards to putting out flyers and including
events in newsletters.
GALA Events is run by Christine Lockey assisted by
Eileen Tannachion, Jane Slater, Brendon Gardner, Lyn Stuart and Tulio
Losanno.
We are now into our eighth successful year of social dances in Canberra.
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Advertising
Flyers
GALA Events is happy to put out flyers from dance
studios and dance clubs in exchange for putting out ours. Please bring
them to a dance and give them to Christine or mail them to GALA Events,
20 Birrigai Square, Ngunnawal, ACT 2913. We retain the right to decide
what is put out on display.
Email Newsletter
We also have an email newsletter which is sent out once a month with
updates as required. We include other dances and balls of a social nature
in this newsletter. Please email
any information through to Christine. The next
GALA dance is listed first then all other events in chronological order.
We retain the right to decide what may be included in the newsletter.
Announcements
Announcements regarding forthcoming events are made at 11pm at each
GALA dance. We announce all the events yet to come that were included
in the last newsletter and any new ones that will go in the next newsletter.
The announcements should be related to social dancing. For example a
social dance, charity ball, a group being organised to attend a dance
event. We can make the announcement for you or you can do it yourself.
We retain the right to decide what should be announced.
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Sound System
The sound system is available for hire. Email Tulio
for further information. |
Dance Etiquette
The first time someone asks you for a dance, it is polite to accept.
Once you have had one or two dances with that person, it is okay to
decline future requests.
Gentlemen, please remember that ladies are shy about asking a man
to dance. And ladies, it's okay to ask a gentleman to dance.
Try asking someone you don't really know for a dance once in a while.
Ladies, gentlemen are also shy about asking ladies to dance - especially
if they feel they don't know many steps. Try asking a gentleman for
a dance, and reassure him it's okay if he only knows four steps!
Please do not stand around on the dance floor - you run the risk of
being knocked over. Please move off when you have finished dancing.
While dancing, please watch the floor around you to avoid crashing
into other people. Gentlemen should watch what's coming up ahead,
and ladies should watch what's happening behind their partner. There's
nothing worse than an elbow where it's not meant to be, or trodden-on
feet.
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Disclaimer
GALA Events takes no responsibility for any injuries that may occur at
a GALA dance. We recommend that all guests wear appropriate dance shoes
to help minimise any risk of falling. |
Website
Any photos taken at a GALA Event may get posted on the GALA website. They
will not be used for any other purpose. If you do not wish to have your
photo on the GALA website, please let us know. |
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