SATURDAY AFTERNOON STANDARD WORKSHOPS WITH RITA GEKHMAN:  Rita does monthly standard/smooth technique workshops focusing on one dance each month.   August 7 - Foxtrot, September 11 - Waltz.  2-5:30 pm with break from 3:30-4 PM.  Limited to 16 students. $80 in advance or $89 at the door.  Private lessons available for $130 for 45-minutes paid in advance.   Location: Third floor, LaCrest Health Center, 624 E. Main St., Lansdale, PA 19446.   Make checks payable to “BLSDC” and mail to BLSDC, Attn: Vivian Beiswenger, 255 Hawthorne Circle, North Wales, PA 19454.

Jan. 3-13, 2011 TEN-DAY CARIBBEAN CALYPSO CRUISE ON THE QUEEN MARY II--NEW YORK, ST. THOMAS, SAN. LUCIA, BARBADOS, GRAND TURK, TURKS, CAICOS, NEW YORK.  Why take this Caribbean cruise?  Our groups are small and intimate.  Get to know all the dancers on the cruise.  Fewer dancers to crowd the floor.  Largest dance floor at sea and best amenities for dancers including real dance teachers and dance hosts on a luxury ocean liner--one of the largest, newest ships at sea.  Call for special group rates and promotions.  Prior passenger discounts.  Special dance events and amenities exclusive to our group.  Call for cruise sale dates and get onboard credits and reduced deposit.  Call 215-855-2711 or email infor@blsdc.com.

Aug. 19-Sept. 3, 2011 ROOF OF THE WORLD LAND TOUR AND RIVER CRUISE: China including Tibet.  16-day Tour and River Cruise; Viking River Cruise on the Viking Emerald; "Best Luxury River Cruise Line". Includes: Five-star accommodations in Beijing, Xian, Lhasa, and Shanghai; all outside balcony staterooms on the 6-day Yangtze River cruise; all meals; gourmet cuisine; intra-China flights and transfers; one or more tours per day with English-speaking tour guides and audio headsets; English-speaking crew; all port fees; wine with dinner; welcome reception; and Captains dinner.  Included Tours:  Tiananment Square, Forbidden City, Great Wall, Sacred Way, Terra Cotta Army, Night Market in Xian, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Market, Potala Palace, Sera Monastery, Shibaozhai Temple, Less Three Gorges, Three Gorges Dam, Wuhan Museum, Chinese acrobatic performance, and more.  Call for Two-for-one cruise and land rates plus group discount as well as Two-for-one international airfare to and from China, including transfers.  Optionally extend your trip with four nights in Hong Kong and Guilinl.  Call 215-2711 or 215-530-3482, e-mail infor@blsdc.com.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON LATIN/RHYTHM TECHNIQUE WORKSHOPS WITH LANA ROOSIPARG:  Lana does monthly Latin/rhythm techique workshops focusing on one dance each month.  July 31 - Paso Doble & Samba, August 14 - Bolero & Cha Cha, September 18 - International Rumba & Jive.  2-5:30 PM with break from 3:30-4 PM.  Limited to 20 students.  $54 in advance or $59 at the door.  Private lessons available for $85 for 55-minutes paid in advance.  Location: Third floor, LaCrest Health Center, 624 E. Main St., Lansdale, PA 19446.   Make checks payable to “BLSDC” and mail to BLSDC, Attn: Vivian Beiswenger, 255 Hawthorne Circle, North Wales, PA 19454.

Friday night social and practice party at the LaCrest Health Center, 624 E. Main St., Lansdale, PA 19446. 7:30-9:45 PM.  $10 at the door.  No party on July 2.