We got a thank you letter from WCA for our February donation. I've attached a copy for all of CEED to see. Keep up the good work, great dancing and generous donations.

It was the second week in our new space and we had a great turn out. The music provided by Rio was a wonderful mix to dance to and with sun light shining through the windows, "I can see clearly now" was a perfect fit. As we approach the end of February, don't forget to vote on the charity you would like to see receive the extra funds from our donations. See you again soon at TMP studio.

Well after a year and a half, we've outgrown our current space and this was our last week at 3 Shapes Aikido. It's been a fun place to dance and will be missed. Starting next week, we will meet at the studio for Trey McIntyre Project on Fulton St. I hope to see you next week to help try the new space.

So we've made it through our first year. Yay us! August 16 marked our first full year and was a fun dance session with music provided by Frank. This week, we were back in the park for an outdoor dance session that Matty provided a diverse selection of music for. Looking at the calendar, music is offered for next week but after that, the schedule is pretty empty so if you're interested in providing music, now would be a great time to sign up. See you at dance.

First of all, last week was great. It was the first dance that Lisa provided music for and the mix was very well received. I think everyone enjoyed the balance she hit and the message the music provided. Thanks to her for doing a great job.

This week, Randy provided a "Cat mix." Unlike the banana and tropical fruit mix he provided before, these songs did not involve cats. Instead, this was a cat mix because when creating it, his cats started running around the house, chasing specs of dust and generally doing things that only cats can get away with. We were encouraged to let out our inner cat through out the dance (but try to keep our talons retracted). Several cat movements and one cat mask appeared during the dance. Fun times.

Next week is the one year anniversary of CEED. No plans to celebrate but it's fun to take note that we've gone a full year and are going stronger than ever. I hope to see you there.

WOW!!! Over the past few months, our numbers have been good. We've had between 15 & 25 people at dance every week. Occasionally a few more, but the most at one dance was 33 I think. Well, this week we had 45... or so. (With that many, it becomes very difficult to count as people are coming, going, inside, outside and constantly moving, but I'm pretty sure we hit 45). Paul put together a great mix of music from bands that will be at the Beloved Festival next month on the Oregon Coast. There was a great selection of high and low energy music that kept us all dancing despite number of dancers and the heat of the room. Fun times.

Ok, so it's been while since I've given an update but CEED is still going strong. I was out of town for the last couple but heard they went well. This week, Denis provided the music which was a wonderfully diverse selection with Latin, Middle Eastern, Reggae and a bit of "Classic Americana" for the 4th.