Troy Gonsalves ~ Head Organizer
| Nickname: | My best friend's nephew calls me "Troph" |
| Learned to swing: | In Waterloo |
| Favorite swing item: | Soft shirts |
| Quote of the moment: | "A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle." |
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What do I like? Stuff... and things. More specifically, blues, lindy, balboa, tai chi, karate, comic books, Transformers, and the one riff I know how to play on my guitar. My uniqueness comes from my belly... it's very talented. My most favorite thing is my Maria; she's even better than a Transformer! In fact she's so great, she's probably a Cylon.
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Martin Hansen ~ Task Support, Web Design
| Nickname: | "Martin" |
| Learned to swing: | At the University of Victoria |
| Favorite swing item: | Comfy pants |
| Quote of the moment: | "On two occasions I have been asked 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answer come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." -Charles Babbage |
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Maria Jimenez ~ Registration, Administration
| Nickname: | Jello-Girl |
| Learned to swing: | Urbana, IL |
| Favorite swing item: | Toss up between clean shirts or shoes! Shirts because I love clean shirts; shoes because proper support is so important! |
| Quote of the moment: | "If you give a mouse a cookie, he'll ask for a glass of milk!" |
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Give me a great blues connection and I'll dance with you forever! One of my favorite hobbies is cleaning; I love to clean. If you let me clean, you'd make me happy. If you then let me cook, you'd make me happier still. If you'd let me clean AGAIN after I cook, oh my... that's just crazy talk!! My special talent is all the stuff I can do in a car, though some people have expressed their "concerns." I would love to share with you what makes me unique but it's best done in person! See you in June!!!
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Grayden Solman ~ Graphic Design
| Nickname: | "Grayden" |
| Learned to swing: | In Ottawa |
| Favorite swing item: | Shoes! |
| Quote of the moment: | "The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat." -Confucius |
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Tammy Clement ~ Housing Coordinator
| Nickname: | Tammers, Tam Tam, Tamster, Tamalam... I don't know, pick one |
| Learned to swing: | In Waterloo |
| Favorite swing item: | A balboa lead :P |
| Quote of the moment: | "Dance for yourself; if someone understands, good. If not then no matter, go right on doing what you love." -Lois Hurst |
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I enjoy balboa immensely. I will dance to any song balboa style if a lead will lead it. I love the word facetious just for the spelling and the word reciprocity for the facetious story behind it.
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Krishna Anupindi ~ Promotions
| Nickname: | A lot of people call me "The Goof" |
| Learned to swing: | A couple years ago in WindsDetroArbor |
| Favorite swing item: | My ties!! :D |
| Quote of the moment: | "Dance... eh? Lead me dammit!" |
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Dave Trinh ~ Sound & Lighting
| Nickname: | Trinh |
| Learned to swing: | Gym class in the seventh grade |
| Favorite swing item: | Dry fit shirts |
| Quote of the moment: | "Deal with it" |
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A closet westie by day and lindyhopper by night, I enjoy sitting around drinking coffee on Sunday afternoons and planning fun things to do like road trips and cool projects. Between dancing, cruisin' on my motorcycle, and DJ'ing, my hobbies include making silly videos, computing, and wielding my light saber. Watch out as I can use sneaky jedi mind tricks on you, especially when I say one and mean zero when talking about binary concepts.
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Sean Browne ~ Logistics Coordinator
| Nickname: | "Westie Butt", thanks to Jody |
| Learned to swing: | In a woman's arms many many years ago |
| Favorite swing item: | Whatever is comfortable |
| Quote of the moment: | "Life is good" |
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My most memorable swing dances were in China. I went backpacking through China with my parents and my brother last year. While we were out for dinner one night we found ourselves at the city square where they were dancing... you guessed it, swing. So I dragged my mom on the dance floor; by the way she dragged me out to my first swing class when I was a teenager. We ended up with a crowd watching us while I spun my mom all over the place. When her knee gave out, darn old people ;), I grabbed a lady watching and danced with her. I have no idea what she was doing exactly but we had a good time. So hands down that was the most memorable swing dance I've ever had. If I hear any comments about a dance in the Ottawa river remember, revenge is a dish best served cold.
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Jered Morin ~ MezzJelly Organizer
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Ami Miller ~ MezzJelly Organizer
| Nickname: | Amos Lynn |
| Learned to swing: | At Central Michigan University |
| Favorite swing item: | The person I'm dancing with |
| Quote of the moment: | "You can't change the world, but you can make a dent." -Ed Norton (Death to Smoochy) |
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What are my hobbies? Traveling, dancing (duh!), spending time with friends, movies, puzzle games, wine tasting, and Muchkin! Currently studying buddhist philosophies, meditation, and yoga, and wanting to learn to play the guitar. My special talents? Losing myself in the one I love... ask them about my other talents. ;)
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