California Dreaming (Oct 18th) reaches out to Media to bring visibility to Same-Sex Dancing
California Dreaming brings visibility to Same-sex Dancing!
For the first time California Dreaming is making an concerted effort in reaching the local and national media, gay and straight alike, to bring visibility to same-sex dancing in particular and LGBTIIQ community in general.
We want to share with you the Press Release we have sent out today to the top 20 media contacts (newspapers, publications, TV & Radio). Please see below. Also - if you are in media or know of anyone who is, please help us by forwarding this press release as appropriate. We have the official press kit (with text and images) ready for anyone who would like to use.
California Dreaming Dance Show “Love & Marriage our way” has been listed on NCLR’s October Calendar of Events to Defeat Prop 8
http://www.nclrights.org/site/PageServer?pagename=nclr_getinvolved_Noon8_eve nts
As part of our celebration of “love and marriage”, we are thrilled to announce a brief appearance by NCLR Board member Kristina Militante. The National Center for Lesbian Rights is the organization responsible for California’s landmark Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage and is now leading the statewide “No on 8″ campaign in California.
10 days left to buy discounted tickets!
This is a friendly reminder that tickets are selling fast and online discount ($15 competition spectator tickets, $15 dinner tickets & $25 Show tickets) will END ON next Saturday OCT 11th. After that you can buy competition spectator & show tickets (no Dinner tickets) at the door for $20 and $30 respectively. Currently you can buy tickets at:
* Credit Card: California Dreaming Website (http://www.caldancechamp.com/californiadreaming/registration.htm) * Cash/Check (to California Dreaming): Just Dance Ballroom, all committee members, ticket sales volunteers in SF, San Jose, Oakland, Sacramento & Santa Cruz and at the Trip the Light Friday Dance this week (3rd Oct). Let me know (510.681.9740) if you want to buy one and I’ll make sure you can.
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For More Information, Photographic Content or Interviews/Event coverage opportunities call: Roke Noir : 510.681.9740.
Email: roke@californiadreaming.com
Web: www.caldancechamp.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : Oct 1st, 08
California Dreaming 2008
Dancing with the Stars - SAME-SEX Style
First time ever, World & U.S. Same Sex Ballroom & Latin Champions to compete and perform in SF Bay Area Competition & Show on Oct 18th.
On Saturday, October 18th, 2008, the Bay Area will play host to the second annual California Dreaming Same Sex Partner Dancing Competition and Dance Show at Just Dance Ballroom in Oakland. A whole day and evening of partner dancing–from sizzling rumba to Astaire Rogers foxtrot to down-home two-stepping. California Dreaming, along with its sister competition April Follies, have become the biggest same-sex dance events in North America in terms of competitors and audience participation.
Attracting some 150 same-sex dance couples from across the United States and beyond, the competition boasts events in both the International and American Ballroom Dancing disciplines (known as International Standard and Latin, and American Smooth and Rhythm), together with events in Country & Western, Night-club two step and Salsa dance styles. Spectators from all around the greater Bay Area will watch the North American Women’s Standard Champions from Oakland and Men’s’ Latin Champions from NYC and cheer all other competitors ranging over various levels of experience.
The same-sex competition dance community in the Bay Area has grown tremendously over the last 3 years, a key milestone being Gay Games in Chicago and OutGames in Montreal in 2006. Dancers from all over the greater Bay Area are preparing to represent Northern California in the upcoming OutGames in Copenhagen, in July 2009.
California Dreaming is in its second year, following the phenomenal success of the inaugural competition last year, and its sister competition, April Follies, which has been ongoing for half a dozen years, is now home to the annual California Same Sex Dance Championships. Both these competitions are sanctioned and supported by NASSPDA, the North American Same-Sex Partner Dance Association.
Following the competition is ‘Love & Marriage - our way’ an evening Dance Show featuring 15 professional same-sex dance stars of international fame. Some of the highlights of the show are:
* World and European Women’s Same Sex Standard Champions Caroline Privou and Petra Zimmerman (Germany) will perform a full International Standard demonstration for the first time in the SF Bay Area. * North American Men’s Latin Champions Jacob Jason and Willem deVries (New York) will perform a selection of International Latin dances. This will be their debut appearance as show dancers in the SF Bay Area. * 3 times Canadian Champion Dale Neale be dancing with the finest Bay Area dance professionals Jeff Chandler and Heintje Soriano (originally from Philippines). * New to the Bay Area, but winner of many European competitions Robert Tristan Szelei (Hungary) will be performing with David Estrada (USA), the reigning California Men’s Latin Champion.
The evening celebrates California’s recent a adoption of equal marriage rights for same-sex couples. In support of that effort, National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) Board member Kristina Militante will make a brief appearance.
Tickets for both the Show and the Competition are on-sale now at www.caldancechamp.com priced at $25 and $15 respectively. This event is expected to sell out quickly so early purchase is advisable.
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