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Latest News:
Donna is proud to announce 4 new programs:
Program 1 - Latin Dance for Beginners...
Donna is teaching Latin Dance Beginner 1 Singles starting Tues Sep 18 6:30
- 7:30 Latin Dance Beginner 2 7:30 - 8:30, and couples 8:30 - 9:30 through
the Ottawa Carleton Distric School Board see web site link -
Click here for more...
Program 2 - Family Fun Class...
Carlingwood Y family fun class every Saturday 4:00 - 5:00pm anywhere from
Ballroom dancing to rope jumping and hip hop! Join the fun! 613-729-7131
200 Lockhart St. (close to Woodroffe and Carling).
Program 3 - "Jump Rope Club"
Donna is also assistant coach to Bill for Walter Baker recreational rope
jumping monday evenings 6:00 - 7:00 and Dovercourt "rope jump club" Wednesday
evenings 6:00 - 7:00 pm. See below for locations.
Kids who love to jump rope can learn amazing new tricks and have a show at
the end of the session. Learn skills such as double dutch, singel rope, plus
free style. In partnership with Bill Chong's Sport Programs. Ages 7- 12 yrs
old. See below for locations.
Program 4 - SALSA FIT
Salsa fit class at Dovercourt combine sensual Latin dance moves, hip hop,
bollywood, and african dance for a unique and effective workout resumes again
in sep wed 8:00pm.
Also cardio salsa at SJCC every second mon 12:15pm same type of class as
well as Bell H School under General Interest programs will continue in september
tues evenings 7:30pm.
No partner necessary, but you can definitely bring your friends!
See below for what some of my students had to say...
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Start date[s] , time of class and costs...
FALL
Wed 6:00 - 7:00pm 24
Sept 08 $108 (10) 57689
WINTER
Wed 6:00 - 7:00pm 14
jan 09 $108 (10) 57690
SALSA FIT is at the Dovercourt Rec Center click the link below for
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LOCATIONS / Addresses / Contact information for
various programs:
| Walter Baker Sports Centre
613-580-2424 ext. 41208
6-12 yrs Mon 6-7 pm
Sep 15-Nov 24 $67.75 357559
Jan 12-Mar 30 $67.75 358807
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Dovercourt Recreation Center
411 Dovercourt Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K2A 0S9
(613) 798-8950 / FAX - (613) 798-1279
www.dovercourt.org
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CITY OF OTTAWA
Girls and Sports
Girls n' Women and Sport 613-580-2854
Girls Skipping Club!
Girls who love to skip can learn amazing new tricks and have a show at the
end of the session!
J. A. Dulude Arena - 6-12 yrs Fri 6-7 pm
Oct 1-Nov 26 $65.50 369600 // Jan 7-Mar 4 $65.50 369607
City of Ottawa Youth Sports Programs Link
(Program Listed @ Page 20 PDF / Page 47 Document)
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All 10 evaluations by my students indicated "Exceeded Expectations". PERFECT
ATTENDANCE for 6 out of 8 classes for "Salsa Fit".
These are quotes from the evaluations:
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"The teacher was great!! A very pleasant atmosphere."
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"How has this course benefited you?" "Definitely!" It was fun & now
I know some good moves."
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"It gave me the incentive to join other fitness classes. It increased
my cardio-- I LOVED IT!"
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"Help me to practice what I like that is dancing"
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"Interact with the group, the fun, the exercises"
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"It's great!"
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"Learned new salsa moves got me moving"
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"I enjoyed learning the various dance steps and the other members of
the class were a pleasure to be around."
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"Exercises, fun, learned how to dance and laughed, the repetition was
great"
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"I had a good time. learned something & had a workout .. constant
movement encouragement and agility increase"
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"Got me some physical activity, learned how to dance."
Past Experience
Donna taught at Stats Can Fitness Centre for 2 consecutive years freestyle
salsa-cha cha-rumba classes, and is now a casual instructor for special
occasions.
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This home-based studio gives the students a comfortable,
relaxed, non-pressure atmosphere. Donna specializes in Latino dancing, but
also teaches a variety such as Waltz, Fox-trot, swing, even two-step on request,
hence the name salsa Chameleon. Starting with the meringue, a fast-paced
Dominican dance, on to Bachata, (meaning ballad in Spanish) a
slow-moving latin dance, finally, on to the fast-paced Salsa! The most
addicting of dances, being the most popular dance in the world
as it stands now!
Read about our new new dance classes in home -
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You can get your friends together and make your own group!
Maximum 3 couples (dance floor is 180 square feet.)
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| Private lessons : |
1 hour |
$ 40 |
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| Semi-Private, 2 couples : |
1 hour |
$ 40 |
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| Group, 3 couples : |
1 hour |
$ 45 |
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In your own home :
(private, semi-private, group) |
1 hour |
$ 50 |
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Interested in setting a theme of Latin dancing at
your party? Weve done it before, wed put on a show and teach
everyone at your party to dance the latin way. Or, it could be swing or
two-step.
For a 2 hour party which includes show and teaching basic steps : |
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$ 100 (Ottawa area)
$ 150 (out of town areas like Almonte and Renfrew)
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| One hour instructor : |
$ 50 / hour |
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| One hour with 2 instructors and a little
demo : |
$ 100 / hour |
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"Donna taught at
Franco-Ouest High School for her
dance student, Marina, on the left of her, it was a blast!!"

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A great time was had by all learning Meringue, Cha
Cha and Salsa
Private party taught at the restaurant La Ferme du
Terroir in Val des Monts on St.
Patricks day, for the 47th wedding anniversary of Lucies parents.
Bill is dancing
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BENEFITS OF BALLROOM & LATIN DANCING
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Fun!
Social: meet lots of people, make new friends
Exercise! Too many people overweight these days!
Dont become a statistic!
Therapeutic! A great way of forgetting your
troubles is to dance!
A great outing! Everybody needs to get away!
Get out of the house!
Celebration! That is the meaning of dance!
Brings couples closer together! Gives couples
something romantic to do together!
Learn to dance to the music you love! Dance
to your favorite music!
Confidence! When you become a good dancer, your
confidence soars!
Learn a new skill
the list goes on
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"Judy and I have had the pleasure of learning
Salsa dancing with the great help of Donna. She is full of spirit, enthusiasm,
knowledge and most of all patience. My two left feet are starting to realign
themselves so that I can almost fit into dancing shoes. Donna has been a
jewel to learn from and we would recommend her to anyone who wants to learn
latin dancing and enjoy it at the same time.
Thanks Donna"
Marc & Judy
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Donnas
first love of dance began as a child taking lessons in tap baton & jazz
at Dovercourt community centre for 3 years and realized then that she loved
dancing and performing.
Fred Astaire Dance Studio training in Ballroom & Latin dancing 1993
1996;
CAN-DO Regional Match April 1995, 1st place Pro Mix, CAN-DO Regional Match
3rd Place Novice Division;
Lets Dance 1 yr training in social ballroom dancing and basic salsa;
became salsaholic in 1997;
Won 1st place salsa competition at La Isla in Ottawa in June 1998;
Salsa competition at La Isla in June 1999, 4th place;
Participated in Toronto salsa congress in April 2000.
Performed at various events and shows with salsafanatics dance
team, such as the Ottawa salsa congress in Nov 2001, and Nov 2002, the Great
Canadian Fitness Expo Aug 11, 2002, carnival of cultures in April 2003, just
to name a few.
Started SALSA CHAMELEON DANCE PRODUCTIONS in June of 2003, which is a mix
of salsa, hip-hop lifts and acrobatics!
Our first show for Salsa Chameleon was on Nov 22, 2003 at Cedarview Golf
Club, their annual party. We did a show in swing shake, rattle &
roll and taught everyone some basic steps in the swing.
It was the 3rd year in a row teaching and performing at their annual party,
and it was a success!! Now, Salsa Chameleon is in the process of learning
hip-hop.
Languages: English, conversation French and learning Spanish
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Bill is
an accomplished athlete who is a 5th Degree Black Belt in Tao Zen Chuan Karate,
Senior Mens Canadian Taekwon-Do Blue Belt Sparring champion, North
American Endurance Rope Jumping Record Holder, National, All-Japan and World
Power Rope Jumping Champion, Universitys Mens Team Gymnastic
Champion, and founder of the new sport of Acro-Roping (acrobatic rope jumping).
Bill also has Level 1 Gymnastic and Trampoline Coaching Certification and
Level II Trampoline Certification through the N.C.C.P. and over 27 years
of coaching experience. Bill is also founder and Master Instructor for the
Martial Arts for Movies Demo Team (MAFM) that was founded in 1997.
With this coaching and teaching experience, makes Bill at ease at teaching
anything, including Salsa and Ballroom. Bill started in Ballroom in 1996,
and started in salsa in 1999. He did a salsa competition which included his
acro-roping and gymnastics with Donna after only 4 weeks of salsa, literally!
In year 2000, he joined Salsa Fever and joined
SalsaFanatics in 2001. After doing many shows including Carnival
of Cultures, Salsa Congress, etc, together Bill and Donna left SalsaFanatics
and started Salsa Chameleon in 2003.
The first show as Salsa Chameleon was at Cedarview Golf Club
on Nov. 22, where they did a show in Swing and taught everyone some basic
swing steps.
It was a success! Bill did a little bit of his gymnastics in the swing routine,
which gave it an extra punch!
Languages: Five languages in French, English, Spanish, Italian and some basic
Japanese. Bill has a Bachelor of Arts in French studies from York University
in Toronto. Bills command of the French language has come in handy
at several occasions at parties that we have taught at. (Levasseur family
reuning where 70% of the crowd was French.)
LINK EXCHANGE:
Contact Donna to get your link here.
Looking for Dance Classes in Toronto area?
Dansiz is offering
dance
classes Mississauga for kids and adults. We teach ballet classes, hip
hop classes, jazz classes and Pilates.
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