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Stay on point with 2010 in a one-shouldered cocktail dress while slipping into 1977 with bright blue sequins!  Pair with some fantastic statement earrings and a sleek clutch, and you will boogey in style!!! 

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Loris Azzaro always used white jersey for dramatic evening dresses. Think of Nicole Kidman at the New York City premiere pf MoulinRouge in her famous white fringe Azzaro from Decades. Or, Diane Lane at the Oscars in 2004 in the iconic three ring dress which was re-interpreted by current Azzaro Creative Director Vanessa Seward. These white dresses are legendary for their body-consciousness,simplicity of pattern, and dramatic details in the form of cutouts and color - white. This 70s Azzaro dre...

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Another popular move among disco dance steps is 'the hustle' which is a series of backward and forward movements, with partners walking toward and away from each other to the beat of 1-2-3. In the following way, one can learn how to do 'the hustle'.

1. Similar to 'the point', keep your feet apart at shoulder length, while keeping the body weight on the left foot.
2. In a backward movement, make alternating steps starting with the right foot, then left, and then the right again.
3. While clapping h...

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Disco dance may have peaked in popularity during the 1970s, but its influence can still be found in much of today's music and nightclub culture. Early disco music developed from the funk and soul music that was popular in the Hispanic and African-American communities of Philadelphia and New York.

With the popularity of the 1977 movie Saturday Night Fever and its accompanying soundtrack, disco was suddenly part of mainstream culture. The album remains the best-selling soundtrack in history and ...
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Did you know that although most people associate disco balls with platform shoes and other staples of the disco craze, the disco ball actually predates disco by more than 50 years. A staple of many 1920s nightclubs, the mirror ball (as it was called then) never fully took off until the right blend of music, lights and colors combined to create a craze in the 1970s. Disco's repetitious grooves and the disco ball's hypnotic glow worked in tandem to ensure the mirror ball's place as an undying s...
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The next Gala Committee Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 21 from 6:30-8pm. Please let us know if you can make it. We've got lots to update and share with you!
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Committee members, stop by the Development Office to pick up your Gala t-shirts. Our objective was to make you look GOOOOD! You'll want to wear these shirts! :0)
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If you are interested in joining the gala committee and want to volunteer your time and have lots of fun too, contact Kay Fernandez at kfernandez@th3rdchair.com or Sutton Stracke at suttonstracke@aol.com
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