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LAST UPDATE: 2/22/2013

Welcome to
Prairie Land Dance Club
Country ~ Ballroom ~ West Coast Swing
(just to name a few...also East Coast Swing, Cha Cha, Line and Flow dancing, Nightclub Twostep,
Triple Two, all Ballroom stylings, Hustle...the list goes on and on!!)
Dancing Headquarters for Central Illinois
Best Floor Around ~ Most Variety of Dance Styles ~ Great Instruction

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  4,000 sq ft Floating Hardwood Dance Floor
650 E. Matilda, Illiopolis, IL 62539 (between Springfield and Decatur, IL)
Click here for map:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=650+E+Matilda+St,+Illiopolis,+IL+62539&hl=en 
(use the zoom-in / zoom-out feature top left corner ~ or click on the map and drag it up or down to see the larger view)

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Let the Music Move You!

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!! Dance Your Way to the Beach !!
WIN One week FREE at Beach Path Condo, Panama City Beach FL
Beach Front Condo with Two Balconies overlooking the Gulf of Mexico!
One entry for every paid admission to PLDC between May 1st and August 31st.
See pictures and learn more about Beach Path:
www.vrbo.com/235597
1,100 sq ft Townhome Style Condo Fully appointed kitchen (remodeled 2012), Full sized washer and dryer in condo, Diningroom, Livingroom with balcony overlooking the Gulf (remodeled 2012), Master Bedroom with Gulf front balcony and bathroom (remodeled 2013), Guest bedroom w/full bed + two bunkbeds (remodeled, 2013) and bathroom, Hot Tub, Full Sized Pool, Kiddie Pool, Tennis Courts Secure Parking and Gated Entry
 Earn one entry for every paid admission to Prairie Land Dance Club between May 1st and August 31st , 2013. All Wednesday, Friday and Saturday dances are eligible.
 Prize is one stay of up to 7 nights to be used between September 1st, 2013 and August 31st, 2014.
 Only open condo dates are eligible to redeem the prize.
 Travel to and from Panama City Beach is not included in the prize.
 A security deposit is required. This is either $300 (and will be refunded after your stay assuming no loss or damage) or a current valid credit card account on file with condo owner.
 Must be 25 years or older to redeem prize.

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May 10th:  "May" I Have This Dance?

Make a date with Prairie Land Dance Club for a night of
great eating, great dancing, great friends, great music,
and maybe a great prize!
Best Dressed Country Couple or Single
Get out your Country (Matching??) Outfits, Find your Cowboy Hat, Slip on your Boots and Try to win the Prize!
Dinner for two at Texas Roadhouse!
Potluck Dinner Come sample some of the best cooking around!
Bring a dish to share!
Learn/relearn All American Promenade
We will have a 15 minute lesson to learn or relearn this old flow mixer dance! 7pm – Pot Luck Dinner
8-8:15pm – All American Promenade
9pm – Best Dressed Winner Announced
Open Dancing Most of the Night! Don’t Miss It!

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The GROOVE!

The NEXT Great Groove Dance: 
May 4th
7:00-8:00pm - Progressive Waltz with Chris and Jan Sparling

Dance 8:00-12mn
WCS, Two Step, Nightclub 2, ECS, Waltz - $5/pp ($3/PLDC members)
Future Dances:
June 8th, July 13th (see below!)

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The Groove Workshop
with International Instructors
Cameo Cross & Travis DeVoid
Saturday July 13th, 2013
Host: Jon Young
DJ: Ruth, St. Louis Rebels
1pm - Connection Technique -- Visual vs. Physical
2pm - Making Connections & Patters
3pm - Musicality & Movement
4pm - Int/Adv Patterns
5-7pm - Dinner with Cameo & Travis
7pm - Fun with WCS
Social Dance Follows
$45/single - $65/couple
Cost covers all workshops, dinner, pre-dance lesson & dance
Registration - Questions:  Jon Young
jpjeep@yahoo.com or 309-660-3534

! Mark Your Calendar NOW !

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Ballroom Dance
May 18th -- 3rd Saturday!!
Lesson:  Waltz - 7pm, $5/pp  Instructor: Jeremiah Linson and Crystal Hodges
Dance 8-11pm - Music requests welcomed,
feel free to bring your favorite song(s) !

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'Ready for the Wedding' Dance Class
April 3rd - May 8th
Make sure You're Ready!
Bride & Groom's First Dance
Mother/Son & Father/Daughter Dances
Learn basic Waltz patterns
plus all those fun Wedding Reception Dances
Cupic Shuffle - Electric Slide - Moves Like Jagger - Michael Jackson Stomp

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Country Dancer's Reunion
Next Dance June 22nd ~  7 to 10:30pm
7pm Potluck
Dancing the Classics and a few new ones too!
All Country Dancers Welcome!!

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Visit PLDC on Facebook
- NEW Facebook Pages -
"Prairie Land Dance Club" and "The Groove"

Click 'Like' to keep up to date on events at the club!

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 Lessons Offered at PLDC!
Prairie Land offers a variety of learning options ~ Pick Your Style!

Country TwoStep, Country Waltz, East Coast Swing, Nightclub -- 6-week Sessions from Sept - May
Patterned Dance (Line and Flow dancing) -- Wednesdays Free Lesson Night
West Coast Swing - Nightclub Twostep - other varieties -- The GROOVE Dance
Ballroom Styles -- The Ballroom Dance (when scheduled)
Contra/Circle/Square Styles -- The Barn Dance (when scheduled)
See the "Classes" tab for more information

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Weather Alert!
Always check this website to be sure events have not been changed.  
The weather can change drastically in a very short period of time and notification of schedule changes is very difficult.  
We utilize this site to convey information on schedule changes, 

SO CHECK THE HOME PAGE FIRST 
before driving out to the club.  
Save TIME ~ Save GAS !

Our Mission
Prairie Land is dedicated to the advancement of Country Western dancing. 
We welcome dancers of
"All Ages, All Styles, All Levels and All Smiles"

Prairie Land is member owned and operated, but is NOT a members-only dance facility.
Everyone is welcome and we look forward to seeing YOU on the dance floor!


Country Dancer's Reunion Dance

Next Dance: June 22nd
7 to 10:30pm
Dancing the Classics and a few new ones too!
Potluck Dinner @ 7pm
All Country Dancers Welcome!!
$3/members ; $5/potential members

All Dancers Welcome!

Ballroom

Next Dance: May 18th -- 3rdSaturday!
Waltz Lesson 7pm $5/pp
Instructors: Jeremiah Linson and Crystal Hodges
Dance 8-11pm
  - $5/pp ($3/members)

The Groove WCS
Dance Party

.The Groove WCS Dance Party .
Host and DJ:  Steve Hendren
The NEXT Great Groove Dance: 
May 4th
7:00-8:00pm Progressive Waltz Lesson
Instructors Chris and Jan Sparling, $5/pp

Steve: Hey Guys and Dolls !!! It's time again for another great night of dancing at The GROOVE !! As always, 7pm Lesson: $5 per person.
8pm Dance: $3 pp for members of PLDC, $5 pp non-members.

Dance 8:00-Midnight - WCS, Two Step, Nightclub 2, ECS, Waltz 
$5/pp ($3/PLDC members)

Announcing ‘THE GROOVE’ WCS Dance Party at PLDC. 
This MONTHLY DANCE will feature great dance music and
lots of West Coast Swing dancing, Country 2-Step, and Night Club 2-Step.
 
We may even sneak in a little Hustle, and maybe an occasional line dance.
 
But our focus will be WCS, C2S, and NC2S.
  
Let’s get out to the club and have a great time!

Dance: $5/pp  ($3/PLDC Members) ; Lesson, if offered, $5/pp
Tell your friends and help SPREAD THE WORD

... It's gonna be great!! 
See you then ….   Steve Hendren
(visit us on Facebook: The Groove @ PLDC )

e-Bootnotes PLDC Members:  If you did not receive an e-Bootnotes, please contact Suzi, dance2morrow@comcast.net . 
She will get you a current copy and get you on the list for future months.
Western Dances & Lessons

Western Dances every Wednesday and Friday night
7-10pm  $5/non members; $3/members

Wednesday Beginner Classes
6-week Class Sessions
Lead and Follow classes Sept 2013 - May 2014

Questions?  Contact:  dance2morrow@comcast.net

Check out the Current Events Page for Up-to-the-Minute event info!

Email Notification

Attention PLDC Members:
If you would like your email address to be available to other PLDC members, email dancersdj4@aol.com with "Member Email" as the subject.  Include your name in the body of the email. 

Attention Non-Members:
If you would like to be emailed with information about special events happening at Prairie Land Dance Club, email suzimorrow@comcast.net with "Event Information List" as the subject.  Include your name in the body of the email.

YOU SHOULD HEAR BACK FROM LESLIE OR SUZI WITHIN A WEEK. 
IF YOU DO NOT, PLEASE CALL 217-428-1560 TO VERIFY YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WITH US. 
Thank you!

Directions

Prairie Land is located between Springfield and Decatur off of I-72.
I-72 to exit 122, turn towards Illiopolis.  Drive past blue water tower on right.
Turn right at next street, Matilda.
Drive one mile and Prairie Land Dance Club is on your left with parking in front.
Click on the link below to see a map of the area.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=650+E+Matilda+St,+Illiopolis,+IL+62539&hl=en 
Click on the link above to see a map to the club - if you click on the map, you can move it to better see the route.

 

Club Information

What is Prairie Land Dance Club?

Prairie Land is a country western dance club and has been located in Illiopolis IL since the late 1980's.  You will love the 4,000 sq ft floating hardwood dance floor at Prairie Land along with additional space for ample seating for all.  Click on the "Photos" page (above) to see pictures of the facility!  Coffee, bottled water and soda are available along with popcorn, chips, candy and cookies.

Parking is available on-site for a large number of cars.  If the lot is full, please park on the residential streets on either side of the building.  Do not park in resident's driveways, or in the alley.  If parking becomes more of a problem, we will provide off-site parking at the church that is just down the street.

If you have any questions, please email suzimorrow@comcast.net .  Directions to the facility are below.  We look forward to seeing you at Prairie Land!  
  
Directions:  I-72 to exit 122, turn towards Illiopolis, drive past blue water tower, turn right at next street (Matilda), drive one (1) mile - Prairie Land on the left.  Click here for map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=650+E+Matilda+St,+Illiopolis,+IL+62539&hl=en 
(use the zoom-in / zoom-out feature top left corner ~ or click on the map and drag it up or down to see the larger view)

 
PLDC Information

Prairie Land  'Rules of the Road'

Dance Floor Etiquette - Even a 4,000 sq ft dance floor gets full when several styles of dance are going on at the same time, so we follow Dance Floor Etiquette at Prairie Land.  Line dancers and other stationary dance styles are to be in the center of the floor leaving room for couples to dance by, flow dances are around the inner circle and lead & follow styles are around the outer circle.   There's plenty of room for everyone when we keep these guidelines in mind at all times.  Thanks for your cooperation!
Alcohol Policy  - No alcohol is permitted on Prairie Land property at any time due to insurance restrictions.  This includes the club and the parking lot.
Smoking Policy - Smoking is no longer permitted at the club in compliance with the Illinois Smoke Free Act that takes effect January 1st, 2008.  
Membership Policy - Prairie Land Dance Club is a not-for-profit organization that is charted by the State of Illinois specifically as a country western dance club.  Accordingly, our purposes and activities are centered on the enjoyment and promotion of country western dance.
According to our bylaws, “club members’ common objective in belonging to the club will be directed toward social, recreational pleasure, and the advancement of the art of country western dancing and will practice proper dance floor etiquette at all times.  Members are encouraged to have a working knowledge of the basic techniques of country western dance, such as two-step, waltz, shuffle/promenade, and line dance techniques.” 
Memberships are $35.00 per year per person.
Door Fees - Effective March 1st, 2005: New Door Fees for all Country Western events:
Members: $3.00   NonMembers: $5.00
(These door fees do not apply to non-country events.  Please note the door fee information for these events.)

 
Contact Us

You can always contact us by the methods described below,
 however, the BEST way to reach us is to join us dancing in Illiopolis!

Telephone (217) 486-3691 club phone / (217) 428-1560 Suzi
(Club phone - club is only open Wed, Fri & some Sat nights)
do not leave a message on this phone because it is not monitored for messages.
Postal address
P.O. Box 116, 650 Matilda, Illiopolis, IL 62539
Electronic mail
General Information: suzimorrow@comcast.net 
 

 

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