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{ Just Dance } page 12:

There are more opportunities than you might think to learn how to shake your groove thang in the Corridor.

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Curious about the cool kids behind Hoopla? Find out all about the crew here.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

“What’s your favorite dance move?” Carly Weber Editor

“The Macarena. It’s the only one I’ve ever mastered.”

Seth Smith Art Director “The 6-pack shuffle.”

Michelle Wiese Designer

“The Worm. It makes me laugh every time I see someone do it.”

Stacey Stefani Events

page 4: I’m Just Sayin’

page 10: Bar Guide

Editor Carly Weber shares the full scoop on Hoopla, what’s in this issue and whatever else she wants.

Thirsty? Craving some live music or want to croon with karaoke? Here’s how you find out where and when.

page 5: In The Know

page 14: Get Out

All the news you didn’t know you needed to know, plus Greg Dietzenbach’s comic, “Little fish, big pond.”

Learn to dance or at least watch others take a spin on the dance floor.

page 6: Five Minutes

page 16: Clean Plate Club

We want to know: Do you sleep with your socks on or off?

page 6: Twitterpated What’s got the Corridor all aTwitter?

page 7: MyStyle Amy Lasack likes to mix and match.

HooplaNow.com extra: Watch a video

about Amy’s favorite outfits and read more about this local fashionista. PHOTOGRAPHY BY CLIFF JETTE

page 8: 3 Things Not sure what to do this week? Comedy, music and hockey. We have it all.

Hoopla is published weekly by Gazette Communications.

Are you ready for some football?

“All of Michael Jackson’s moves.”

Natalie Ditmars Book Talk

“The running man, without a doubt!”

Caitlin Slessor Book Talk

“A Dirty Dancing style lift.”

Jamie Kelly Twitterpated

“Is there anything more recognizable than The Robot?”

Katie Mills Giorgio Three Things

page 16: BehindTheBar

“The electric slide!”

Andrea Dietzenbach is impressed by one of IC’s newest eateries.

Maggie Mills Five Minutes

page 17: InTheKitchen Dublin’s chef likes a challenge.

page 18: Pints and Pigskins Are you ready for some football?

page 19: EcoCentric Greening your life, one step at a time.

page 21: Book Talk

“White Lightning. You’ve gotta bring the heat.”

Jessica Schilling Just Dance

“Anything tango. (But please take the rose out from between your teeth first, OK?)”

Jeff Carey EcoCentric

“The stumble.”

Derek Nohr Pints and Pigskins “Pop and lock.”

Quinn Pettifer InTheKitchen

Spoiler alert. “Tethered” is a downer.

“Anything that lets me follow instructions. Dancing on my own is never good.”

Page 22: Music Notes

Blake Rasmussen MusicNotes

Conscientious hip-hop.

“The white man’s lower-lip bite, followed by waving my hands in a manner that shows I just don’t care. Gets ‘em every time.”

To place an advertisement call: 319.398.8222 (Cedar Rapids) or 319.339.3101 (Iowa City) For distribution questions call: 319.398.5822

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I love “Dancing with the Stars.” Love. Love. Love it. As a general rule my television watching habits are pretty predictable. I tend to find what I like and stick to it.

Honestly I’m not really sure what it is that I love so much. Be sure. I’m not one of those fans that has turned my affection for the show into a newfound hobby. I do not dance. I lack the rhythm required for such an endeavor. I think maybe the reason I like the show is for it’s uncomplicated nature.

I don’t deviate from my few faves off the menu at restaurants, my radio dial rarely They try to create drama. But, really there isn’t any. Not like on “Grey’s Anatomy” (which I do like) where someone is leaves 90.9 FM and I pretty much only watch two channels, The Food Network always dying or breaking up. and HGTV. For the most part it is just about dancing. And people are happy. That is with one exception, two times a year — when “Dancing with the Stars” I like that. is on. This is the ONLY show that I try to make a point to be home to watch. Unlike a few other shows I tend to go weeks or months between catching an episode of, I pretty much never miss a night of DWTS. This season my addiction has worsened. It used to be that I would only watch the Monday night show, the one where the stars compete. I’d skip Tuesday night when they basically spend one hour accomplishing what could be done in five minutes — kicking one of the stars off the show.

For the same reason I tend to shy away from dramatic movies (even the Oscar nominated ones) and lean more toward frivolous funny ones, I like DWTS. Life is complicated enough. Just dance. And if you’re one of those people blessed with rhythm or coordination. Lucky you. Turn to page 14 and check out all the opportunities to learn a dance move or two, right here in Eastern Iowa.

But recently I’ve started watching both nights. I just can’t help myself. The sequins. The hair spray. The glitz and glamour. I can’t get enough.

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All the news you didn’t know you needed to know.

And the winner is ...

The vaccine will be given on a first-come, first-served basis. People in the target groups will be assigned numbers to help prevent waiting in line if there is not enough vaccine.

Ron Corbett defeated City Council incumbent Brian Fagan in Tuesday’s election to become the city’s next mayor. Corbett won 14,642 votes, or 62.3 percent of the 23,488 votes cast. Fagan won 8,385 votes, for 35.7 percent of the total. A third candidate, P.T. Larson, won 421 votes, for 1.8 percent. The turnout was 27 percent, with 23,510 people voting. In the Cedar Rapids City Council, Chuck Swore will return after a two-year hiatus, and incumbent Kris Gulick easily won re-election to his district seat. But four candidates are now headed for Dec. 1 runoffs. One runoff is in District 3 with council incumbents Pat Shey and Jerry McGrane facing each other. The other runoff will have Aaron Saylor and Don Karr vying for one of the two at-large council seats. Under the city’s charter, runoffs are required if candidates don’t reach a certain percentage of votes cast. The Iowa City Council will have two new members and retain a longtime colleague. Amid dismal voter turnout, at-large candidates Susan Mims and Terry Dickens and District B three-term incumbent Connie Champion were elected to the seven-member council Tuesday.

Don’t call them Big Papa

CEDAR RAPIDS — Papa Roach & Shinedown with Halestorm are coming to the U.S. Cellular Center, 370 First Ave. East, Dec. 12. Doors open at 6 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday at noon. The all ages show is general admission. Tickets cost $29.50 in advance and $32 the day of show,

More than 1,400 doses are available. The vaccine is free. If vaccine runs out, clinics will be scheduled as more becomes available. When sufficient supplies of flu shots are available, more public clinics will be held, he said. Interpreters will be on site Friday to help people who need language assistance. Johnson County Public Health is also offering free H1N1 flu vaccinations to high-risk groups, by appointment only.

JIM SLOSIAREK/THE GAZETTE

State Sen. Swati Dandekar (left) hugs Cedar Rapids Mayor-elect Ron Corbett as they watch election results during his campaign party at the IBEW Local 405 Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, southwest Cedar Rapids.

plus applicable fees. Tickets are available at the U.S. Cellular Center Box Office, by phone at 1-(800) 7453000 or online at www.jadepresents.com or www.

ticketmaster.com

Shots anyone?

CEDAR RAPIDS — A public clinic will be held Friday in Cedar Rapids for free H1N1 vaccine for people in priority groups, but only the nasal vaccine will be available. The clinic will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. or until the supply is gone at Hawkeye Downs, 4400 Sixth St. SW, Only healthy people ages 2 to 49 can use the nasal spray, FluMist, which contains a weakened live virus.

Because of the limited supply, only these groups are eligible: ● Health care workers and emergency response personnel under age 49 who have direct contact with patients; ● Healthy people under 49 who live with or provide care for infants less younger than 6 months; ● Children ages 2 to 18. The nasal vaccine is not recommended for the following: ● People with conditions such as asthma, diabetes or illnesses that weaken the immune system. ● Children ages 2 through 4 years with possible reactive airway disease (recurrent wheezing or wheezing episode in the past 12 months) ● Children or adolescents on aspirin therapy ● Pregnant women ● People allergic to any of the components of the vaccine or to eggs.

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TWITTERPATED minutes iowaradioguy: all this talk of Halloween is really distracting while I work on my Christmas websites.

zinkr: I think my irritation level is on the rise due the

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OK SO WE’VE OFFICIALLY FALLEN BACK AND THE NIGHT TIME TEMPS ARE DIPPING LOWER AND LOWER EACH NIGHT. WHAT BETTER WAY TO KEEP WARM IN COMING WEEKS THEN SNUGGLING IN BED. WE CHECKED IN WITH A FEW HOOPLA READERS TO SEE IF THEY DON THEIR SOCKS WHEN THEY HOP IN FOR A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP. — KATIE

Do you go to bed with socks on or socks off?

Jimmy Buffet playing in the background at the office. Must. Leave. Now.

abiteofsanity: Apparently today is “drive the

wrong way on a one-way street right in front of a cop and not get stopped” day here... JAMIE KELLY IS THE SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDE AT THE GAZETTE. YOU CAN STALK HIM ONLINE AT TWITTER.COM/JAMIETIE OR JAMIETIE.COM

Marko Urlic, 23

Cedar Rapids “Only if I wear my shoes.”

Caiti Wyman, 23

Caty Lunemann, 21

Springville “It depends on if my feet are cold or not. Most of the time I do wear socks.”

Cedar Rapids “Depends on the night.”

KATIE MILLS GIORGIO IS A FREELANCE WRITER LIVING IN CEDAR RAPIDS WHO ENJOYS THE BALANCING ACT OF BEING A WRITER, WIFE, MOM AND HIP YOUNG PROFESSIONAL IN THE CORRIDOR.

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Mix and match.

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Amy Lasack, 35, Anamosa

Director of Training & Outreach Services @ Kirkwood Community College

What she’s wearing

The lime green knit jacket and scoop neck Asian-inspired tank underneath are from Metrostyle.com. I paired them with a simple flared leg black trouser from Younkers and patent peek toe pumps also from Younkers. The necklace is a combination of two necklaces, both from Lia Sophia. Originally on a blue suede cord, I took the pendant and put it on another Lia Sophia necklace cord so I could coordinate the black with the outfit. The earrings are also Lia Sophia. The silver bracelet was picked up at a recent Premier jewelry party I attended.

What she says

I like to have a wide variety of accessories to choose from, so I don’t want to spend a fortune on having all expensive pieces. Fun necklaces, bracelets and earrings don’t have to cost a fortune and when you don’t spend a lot on them, it allows you to buy even more fun pieces.

Like Amy’s style?

See more photos, watch a video and read more about this local fashionista at Hooplanow.com

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NOT SURE WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND? CHECK OUT ONE, TWO OR ALL THREE OF THESE EVENTS AND YOU’LL HAVE TO TRY NOT TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.

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Broken Lizard

Saturday, November 7

Channel your comedy roots Saturday at The Englert with the likes of Broken Lizard. While these guys might not be household names, you’ll probably recognize some of their finest work — the cult-hit “Super Troopers,” the horror-comedy “Club Dread” and most recently “Dukes of Hazzard” and “Beerfest.” The group is on a nationwide sketch comedy tour where they bring together stand-up, live sketches, improv, original films and a chance to ask questions about their film experience. You’ll also get a taste of their latest projects — “The Slammin’ Salmon” and “Freeloaders” — both due out later this year. Broken Lizard

8 p.m. Saturday (11/7), adults & seniors $30, students & children $25, Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington Street, Iowa City, www.englert.org

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Enter the Haggis

CR Roughriders vs. Green Bay Gamblers

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday (11/7) 1800 51st Street NE, Cedar Rapids (former Econofoods), free, www. crlibrary.org

Friday, November 6

Sunday, November 8

Enter the Haggis, a Toronto-based band, doesn’t just put on an entertaining and compelling live show, they breach upward of 15 different musical genres while doing it. The five-some channels artists like the Chieftains, The Pogues, Elvis Costello and Buena Vista Social Club. With stunning vocal harmonies and diverse rhythmic notes, you’ll be hard-pressed to not find something to love about them.

If you haven’t checked out a RoughRiders game this season, they take on the Green Bay Gamblers Friday at The Stable. Whether you’re there for the love of the game, the fights, the entertainment or the drinks, you’re sure to enjoy a spectacle. Friday meet the Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders; happy hour starts at 5:45 p.m., showtime is 6 p.m. and the puck drops at 7 p.m.

Enter the Haggis

CR Roughriders vs. Green Bay Gamblers

6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday (11/7) Usher’s Ferry, 5925 Seminole Valley Trail NE, Cedar Rapids, $8 adults, $3 children (pop and popcorn included), www.cedarrapids.org/ushers

Masquerade Ball 10 p.m. Friday (11/6)

7 p.m. Friday (11/6), The Stable, 1100 Rockford Road SW, Cedar Rapids, $7 to $18, www.ridertownusa.com

7 p.m. Sunday (11/8), CSPS, 1103 Third Street SE, Cedar Rapids, $15 in advance, $18 at the door, www.legionarts.org

Silent Movie Night @ Usher’s Ferry

Old Brick, 26 E. Market Street, Iowa City, $5 (all proceeds benefit a local charity), www.oldbrick.org

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NORTH CORRIDOR AREA

BAR & LOCATION

Thursday 11.5

CEDAR RAPIDS WEST 33rd Ave Sports Bar & Happy Hour Specials 5-9 Penguins Comedy Club p.m.; $5 Tenderloin, $1 525 33rd Ave. SW 319-367-8133 Domestic Draws

The Red Frog

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m.; $1 Frostys, $2.25 Tallboys, 2 for 1 Bombs & Cocktails

88 16th Ave. SW 319-369-3940

Friday 11.6

Saturday 11.7

Mike Macrea, $12 In Advance, $14 Day of Show Happy Hour 3-6 p.m.; $1 Frostys, $2.25 Tallboys, 2 for 1 Bombs & Cocktails

Tuesday 11.10

Wednesday 11.11

Mike Macrea, $12 In Advance, $14 Day of Show

Happy Hour Specials 5-9 Happy Hour Specials 5-9 Happy Hour Specials p.m.; $5 Steak or Prime Rib p.m., $5 Wings, $1 Domes- 5-9 p.m.; $5 Nachos, $2 Sandiwch, $2 Wells tic Draws Margaritas

Happy Hour Specials 5-9 p.m.; $5 Burger & Chips, $2 Domestic Bottles

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m.; $1 Frostys, $2.25 Tallboys, 2 for 1 Bombs & Cocktails

$2.25 Tallboys, $6 Pitchers; Happy Hour 3-6 p.m.; $1 1/2 Price Pizza 5-10 p.m. Frostys, $2.25 Tallboys, 2 for 1 Bombs & Cocktails

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m.; $1 Frostys, $2.25 Tallboys, 2 for 1 Bombs & Cocktails

$3 Bloody Marys; 9 p.m. Smooth Maneuvers

Happy Hour All Day; $3 Bloody Marys; Scotch & Soda (Rosi B & Tom)

Happy Hour 3-7p.m.; CX2; Happy Hour 3-7p.m., 8-11 Happy Hour 3-7 p.m.; $3 $5 Domestic Pitcher p.m Karl Hudson$4 Bombs Captains

p.m. - midnight, No Cover

Iowa vs Northwestern, $2 Bottles, $3.75 Bombs, $1 Burgers; Karaoke

Sunday Ticket; $2 Tallboys $2 Tallboys During MonDuring NFL Games; $3.75 day Night Football Bombs

$5 All You Can Drink Wells, Karoake with Entertaining 7 p.m. to close Donkeys

Happy Hour 4-6 p.m.; Late Night Specials 10:30 p.m.-close

Late Night Happy Hour 10:30 p.m.-close

Late Night Happy Hour 10:30 p.m. to close

Happy Hour 4-6 p.m.; Late Night Specials 10:30 p.m.-close

Build Your Own Bloody Mary $4; Open at 8 a.m.

$3 Bloody Marys

Monday Night Special 5-10 p.m.

5 p.m.-Beat the Clock Pizza Special

Monday Night Footbal Specials $5 Pitchers, $2 Bottles

DJ Bryan Lee

Ladies Night $1 Draws, $2 Wells

closed

DJ Luminescent Watts, $5 Cover with Free Mixed Drinks All Night

$5 All-U-Can Eat Wing Night, $3 Domestic Steins

$5 Bottomless Cup Night

Cedar River Landing Happy Hour 3-7p.m.; Rock Happy Hour 3-7p.m.; 9 Hounds 9 p.m.; $4 Bombs

301 F Ave. NW 319-364-1854

p.m. Terry McCauley

CEDAR RAPIDS EAST/MARION Nightly Specials Unkown Component, 9 Wrigleyville 1899 7th Ave., Marion 319-377-3885

Prime Time

Happy Hour 4-6 p.m.; Late Night Specials 10:30 p.m.-close

Mulligan’s Pub

$6 Domestic Beer & Bombs; 9 p.m. Billy Janey and Dan Johnson

4001 Center Point Rd. NE 319-393-2883 1060 Old Marion Rd. NE 319-294-5778

Otis’ Tailgators Sports Bar Tank’s Tunes, $2 Tallboys

Jeff Bruner

3969 Center Point Rd. NE 319-393-6621

Gilligan’s

$1.50 Tallboys til noon, $2 Tallboys noon-6 p.m.; Josh Misener Band

8 p.m.-midnight, Gemini Karaoke

912 First Ave. NW 319-298-9948

Sunday 11.8

Monday 11.9

9 p.m.-1 a.m., Undertow Band

DOWNTOWN CEDAR RAPIDS Tastes Like Chicken & DJ Volume 329 2nd Ave. SE 319-366-1501

Luminescent Watts,$5 Cover, Free Mixed Drinks

No Cover til 9 p.m., Free Cover With Student ID, DJ Luminescent Watts

No Cover til 9 p.m., Free Cover With Student ID, The Blend

Bricks

$3.50 Stein Night

Various Drink Specials

$15 All-U-Can Drink Domestic Beer and Wells

$6 Boneless Wings and a $2.50 Domestic Pints, $6 Pint, $12 Medium Pizza & Medium Pizza, $8 Large Pitcher During NFL Games Pizza, $5 Boneless Wings

Daniel Arthur’s

Happy Hour 5-7 p.m.; Kevin Burt

Happy Hour 5-7 p.m.; Craig Erickson

Chris & Laura

TBA

Piano Lounge

Chubby; Half Price Wine and Martinis

Dublin City

Adam Beck 8-11 p.m., No Cover; $2 Wells & Bottles 11p.m.-close

320 2nd Ave. SE 319-366-0950 821 3rd Ave. SE 319-362-9340

208 2nd Ave. SE 319-363-0606 415 1st St. SE 319-247-7180

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Happy Hour 4-6 p.m.; Late Night Specials 10:30 p.m.-close

Happy Hour 5-7 p.m.; Song Justin Crippen with ClayWriters Circle ten Stanek

Happy Hour: 5-7 p.m.; Martinis for Ladies $4

Dueling Pianos Becca & Dueling Pianos Becca & closed Marshall; $2.50 Domestics Marshall; $2.50 Domestics

$5 Domestic Pitchers

Half Price Wine and Martinis

Comedy Night; $2 Domestics

$2 Wells & Bottles 11p.m.- Late Night Happy Hour 11 closed close p.m.-2 a.m. & during Hawk Game, $2 Wells & Bottles

Late Night Happy Hour 11 p.m.-2 a.m., $2 Wells and Bottles

Happy Hour 11 p.m.-2 a.m., $2 Wells, Drafts and Bottles; $6 2 Topping Pizza

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BAR & LOCATION

Thursday 11.5

Friday 11.6

DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY Jumbies Free Show, 9 p.m. The Yacht Club 13 S. Linn 319-337-6464

Saturday 11.7

Red Knife Lottery, 19 and up, 9 p.m.

Between the Buried and Me, all ages, 6 p.m.

Happy Hour 3-7; $2.59 Domestic Pints

Happy Hour 3-7; $2.75 Domestic Pints

Happy Hour 3-7 p.m.; $2.59 Domestic Pints

$1.75 PBR, High Life, Old Style & Grain Belt Bottles

$2.75 Goose Island Honker’s Ale Pints

$2 PBR Tallboys, $2 Whiskeys

Karaoke; $3 Wells

Drag Show; $2 Wells, $2 Pucker Shots

White Lie Syndicate, 5 p.m., Valient Thorr, 19 and up, Collective Experience Tour, 9 p.m. 9 p.m.

The Vine

330 E. Prentiss St. 319-354-8767

Happy Hour 3-7 p.m.; $3.29 Domestic Steins & $5.49 Import Steins

Happy Hour 3-7 p.m.; Seasonal Pour

Happy Hour 3-7 p.m.; $2.59 Domestic Pints

The Mill

$2.75 Fat Tire pints

Simon Joyner

Uniphonics

Studio 13

DJ; $3 Cover, $2 Call & Domestics, $1 Wells

Drag Show; $2 Domestics, DJ; $3 Bacardi, $4 Bombs $2.50 UV Drinks

Iowa City Piano Lounge Live Music; Half Price Wine Live Music, $2 Domestics, $4 Bombs

Saloon

4-7 p.m.- $3 Margaritas, Sangria, Dos Equis, Free Chips & Salsa

BoJames

$2 Wells, $2 Big Beers 9 p.m.-close

$3 Big Beers 9 p.m.-close

The Summit

1/2 Price Martinis

1/2 Price Wine By The Glass, $3 Big Blue Moons

$3 Corona Bottles and Rocks Margaritas

118 E. Washington 319-337-4703

10 S. Clinton St. 319-354-7482

Happy Hour 3-7 p.m.; $2.59 Domestic Pints

Drag Show; $2 Liq & Doms, $3 Bombs, $4 Martinis with Free Pizza

The Jam, 10 p.m.; $2 Cocktails 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Live Music, $3 Barcardi, $4 Bombs

and Martinis All Night

112 E. College St. 319-354-3837

Wednesday 11.11

Free Dance Party, $2 Cocktails, 21 and up

Paper Route, 19 and up, 9 p.m.; Pelican, 19 and up, 10 p.m.

217 Iowa Ave. 319-351-1797

Tuesday 11.10

Blues Jam; $2 Pints 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

330 E. Washington St. 319-354-4788

13 S. Linn St.

Monday 11.9

Lubriphonic & the Big Funk 9 p.m., Dennis McMurrin & Guarantee, 9 p.m., $7 the Demolition Band, $6

The Picador

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Sunday 11.8

CORALVILLE/NORTH LIBERTY Charlie’s Bar and Grill 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Happy Hour; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Happy Hour; 7 p.m.-close - $3 SoCo

Live Music, $2 Well drinks 4-7 p.m.- $3 Margaritas, Sangria, Dos Equis, Free Chips & Salsa

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Before “Dancing with the Stars,” most of us put ballroom lessons in the same box as shuffleboard and pitted prunes — something best left to Grandma. Then came the “DWTS” phenomenon and people started thinking: wait a minute, ballroom dancing is hot. And while we might not all have the body of Karina Smirnoff or the fancy footwork of Maksim Chmerkovskiy, there’s no reason not to give it a go, says Dance New York co-owner Susie Murray. “Take the leap – what’s the worst thing that could happen?” she jokes. Murray – a competition pro with a number of titles under her rhinestone-studded belt – didn’t start in ballroom herself, instead coming to dance as a career after working as an interior designer. And when her husband and studio co-owner Derrick saw her take the leap, he followed too. “When I became a teacher, he started taking lessons and coming to parties, and it went from there. You can start from scratch – everything’s teachable.” Today, the Murrays compete and perform across the country, including an appearance at Friday’s American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Gala, a “Dancing with the Stars”-style event taking place at the Marriott Hotel in Coralville. The Murrays’ students range in skill from absolute beginners to competition veterans. Whether young or old, single or in pairs, everyone’s welcome on the floor. “It’s a very social thing,” says Murray. If that’s not enough, there are also the health benefits of ballroom to consider — mental as well as physical. “Most people don’t realize how much of an effect dancing has on their entire life,” Murray says. “It gives people confidence.”

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If Mark McCusker and Nora Garda – founders of ACExperiment and InterDance in Iowa City – have one message, it’s this: Just get off your backside and dance. “We don’t believe that anyone has two left feet,” Garda says. “People just need to try,” whether that means taking a formal class or simply showing up to boogie. “We teach the rules, but you don’t have to obey them,” McCusker says. He and Garda host a variety of events, from Tuesday night open dance sessions at Old Brick in Iowa City to the full-scale annual Iowa Dance Fest. It’s an alternative, they say, to regimented classes as well as the bar scene.

JUST DANCE

Remember the movie “Dance With Me”? If that got your pulse going, salsa may be the thing to try. And with a burgeoning scene in the Corridor, you can strut your stuff at a nightclub or in a more formal setting – whatever strikes your fancy. Gloria Zmolek, an art teacher at Linn-Mar High School, started dancing salsa almost a decade ago and never looked back. “It’s the only New Year’s resolution that I’ve ever kept,” she says. “I didn’t even know what salsa was, but one thing led to another and I got very addicted!”

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“People like to go out, and if you don’t go to the bars, you don’t know where to go,” Garda says. Instead, she suggests, find a drop-in class or a special event to sample. Where to start your search? Consider what you already enjoy.

“One way to choose a dance style is just to ask yourself ‘What do I want to wear?’” McCusker says. “High heels, jeans, tights? Say you like to dress hip-hop. Simple. Join a hip-hop class like MOvMNT in Cedar Rapids.”

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YOU SHOULD MEET

Ballroom Dance, Susie Murray, Dance New York

These days, Zmolek and her daughter Laurel Zmolek-Smith are doyennes of the Corridor dance community. Go to almost any salsa event and you’ll find them there, dancing with students who’ve started out in their Saturday afternoon classes at CSPS/Legion Arts in Cedar Rapids. Over the years, Zmolek says, she’s seen the salsa scene grow from a tiny band of devotees to a large, thriving group. “There’s a really healthy community between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids,” she says. “We started with just one place a week, and now we have three, sometimes four.” Salsa brings together people from across the globe. “It’s a very diverse population for Iowa,” she says. “At our last lesson we had students from Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, India…“ And they all have one thing in common: Everybody likes to party. That’s one of the things that makes salsa a favorite, says Zmolek. It gives you to go out and have a good time. “We’re in a society where people don’t get dressed up any more,” she says. “When you dance, you can dress however you want to, put on makeup or whatever you want — you don’t ever feel out of place, you just feel like ‘Hey! I look hot!’ ”

YOU SHOULD MEET

t’s OK, you can admit it – we’ve all busted an MTV-worthy move in the privacy of our living room or gotten down while doing the dishes. But when it comes to dancing in the presence of, well, other people, it’s easy to flash back to that tragic junior high social and pull up a chair. Fear not. The Corridor’s dance scene has enough going on to have you up off the sofa and down with your bad self in no time. And no matter what makes you want to move — salsa, belly dancing, fox trot, tango, swing or hip-hop — there’s somewhere to learn. Consider it your own little dance revolution.

But be careful, Garda cautions – once you find your feet, you might get a bit swept off them, too.

— JESSICA

JESSICA SCHILLING IS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND WRITER BASED IN NORTH LIBERTY. FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER AT @DZESIKA

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Ballroom Dance, Susie Murray, Dance New York

YOU SHOULD MEET

But be careful, Garda cautions – once you find your feet, you might get a bit swept off them, too.

— JESSICA

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General dancing

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Kahraman Dance Studio, http://www.kahraman

dance.org

Ballroom

Swing Out Iowa, http://www.swingoutiowa.com ACExperiment, http://ace-xperiment.blogspot.com ■ InterDance, http://www.facebook.com/group.

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Hip-hop

■ MOvMNT Dance Company, http://www. movmntdancecompany.org

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University of Iowa Swing Dance Club,

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Iowa City Tango Club, http://www.

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Get ready to rumba So you think you can dance? You may think again after seeing the ballroom pros in action. Champions of the Dance will be spinning onto the Englert Theatre stage in downtown Iowa City at 8 p.m. Friday. You’ll see the fancy footwork of dancers featured in ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” the BBC’s “Strictly Come Dancing” and “The American Ballroom Challenge.” Among those luminaries are Andrey Motyl and Inna Brayer from “Dancing with the Stars”; national champions Hugo Villanueva and Jessica McMorrow; German youth champions Thanh Tran and Zoya Altmark; and theater arts champions David and Natalie Wakefield. They’ll be whirling, twirling, dipping and flipping to the waltz, fox trot, Charleston, quickstep and jive, as well as the passionate Latin rhythms of the cha-cha, rumba, mambo and more. Audience members will no doubt be as breathless as the stars afterward. Tickets are $35 and $30 at the Englert Box Office, 221 E. Washington St., (319) 688-2653 and www.

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For more information, go to www.englert.org For a video preview, go to www.champions ofthedance.com Your head will be spinning as fast as their feet.

— Diana Nollen, The Gazette

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The dancing gala features a reception, dinner, a live auction, dancing and special speakers. Local dancers representing various organizations, educational institutions, government and business include Bruce The event benefits the Russell and Ann Gerdin American Aune, Dr. John Buatti, Catherine Champion, ElizaCancer Society Hope Lodge in Iowa City, which provides beth Chrischilles, Steven Grace, John Grier, Patricia non-medical lodging for out-of-town cancer patients Heiden, Sharman Hunter, Michael Lensing, Katherine and their families who travel to Iowa City for cancer Moyers, Lane Plugge and Joyce Summerwill. treatment. Organizers hope to raise $40,000. The gala also will feature a reception, dinner, a live Based on the TV show, “Dancing with the Stars,” the auction and featured speakers. Tickets are $100 each or gala will feature 12 Eastern Iowa celebrities coupled $1,000 for a table of 10. with expert dancers will demonstrate ballroom dancing to the lively music of the Rod Pierson Big Band featur- For more information, go online to www.hopelodge ing Craig Boche. gala.com or call 1 (888) 266-2071, ext. 7104. cause at “Dancing for the Stars” Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.

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The reaction to the new location and the combination of Dublin and Grafton Street has been very well received. People enjoy the fact that Dublin offers a lunch menu and starting next week a dinner selection. Grafton Street and Dublin were both popular on their own, and with the new space the combination works great.

What’s your favorite kind of food to make? To eat?

I enjoy making some of the higher quality dishes — a nice cut steak or fine fish can be challenging but rewarding. Honey Apricot Tuna Steak is one I’m proud of that will be added to our dinner menu. To eat I like a variety — lots of fruits and vegetables and basics like chicken.

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Orchard Green Restaurant FRESH STARTS AND DELICIOUS BEGINNINGS In these trying economic times (I’ve always wanted to type that) opening any business is a risky endeavor, especially a restaurant. In order to succeed you better be really good. Fortunately, Orchard Green Restaurant is really, really good. Occupying a former brewery on South Gilbert St. in Iowa City, the space has nothing but character. They’ve meticulously refinished the beautiful cherry woodwork and kept the original globe chandeliers. The downstairs holds a long bar with cozy tables. It’s a casual and relaxed atmosphere with a crackling fireplace and no fewer than 12 beers on tap.

pancetta, scallions and chevre carbonara sauce. The searing of the skin gave it a delicious crispy bite and kept the chicken juicy. What really put this dish over the edge was the carbonara sauce. It was silky and flavorful and pairing it with the pasta made this a new comfort food favorite. My husband had the filet mignon, of course. When faced with such decisions it’s hard to turn down a really good steak. It was crusted with roasted garlic and paired with red onion confit, broccoli and baby carrots and thyme jus. He put it right up there as one of the best steaks ever.

I was really impressed by the beer list. I enjoy a glass of wine every now and then but give me a really good beer and I’m in heaven. Each draft is given a loving description and I can’t wait to come back and try them all.

We were stuffed to the brim from our wonderful meals but we took deep breaths and went ahead and ordered dessert. My husband had the cheesecake and I enjoyed a peanut butter cup parfait. My dessert was a lot of pudding with a secret little brownie bite. It was a little tricky to eat in the cup it was served in and the The menu is also well-crafted. While I can’t say they brownie was a tad dry. I don’t think I’d order that one offer anything truly unique for the area, it is a thorough again. But my husband’s cheesecake was outstanding. and superb selection of upscale American cuisine. Orchard Green Restaurant seems to have a winning Typically I stay away from chicken dishes. Chicken can formula. I’ll do my part to make sure they’re around for be very boring at most restaurants. But I thought I’d a long time. give it a go and ordered the “Natural” Chicken Breast, — ANDREA a seared breast with orecchiette pasta, snap peas,

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We have reached the second half of the NFL season and the matchup for week nine is a good one with the Pittsburgh Steelers taking on the Broncos in Denver. The Monday Night Football bar tour takes us to Bushwood, 350 Edgewood Rd. NW, in Cedar Rapids. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the cinematic classic ‘Caddyshack,’ Bushwood is the name of the country club where the movie takes place. There are a few Caddyshack themed items inside, but it’s not an overt shrine to the movie. The inside is mostly filled with sports themed items and lots of TVs, great for football watching.

Bushwood has a whopping 23 HDTVs, including four 52” TVs right in the middle of the bar. Nearly every seat has a good view of the game, but the football games weren’t on in high definition. They also have wireless Internet, so you can keep up to date with your fantasy football teams. Bushwood has several Monday Night Football deals. They offer $5 for all you can eat wings, $3.50 large draws, $10 bottle buckets of Coors and Miller products. Through Nov. 19 Coors is giving raffle tickets for each Coors or Miller product purchased. The raffle is drawn at halftime and the

Are you ready for some football?

winner gets a $50 Scheels gift card and is entered into the grand prize drawing for a 42” HDTV. The menu has an array of appetizers, burgers, pizzas, wraps, sandwiches, a few entree items and broasted chicken (my new favorite). The thin crust pizza was great. The all you can eat wings were exactly what I expected: small and average, but good enough to munch on while waiting for my pizza and the price was right. With a nice selection of brews, food and plenty of TVs, give this place a shot if you are looking for a spot to catch a game. — DEREK

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Businesses who would like to go green should start with building a foundation of education and awareness around the benefits of being green with the company’s leaders and decisionmakers. Innovative businesses of all type and sizes worldwide are discovering ways of reshaping their organization in ways that improve financial performance and reduce their environmental footprint.

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Natalie Ditmars and Caitlin Slessor give you the Cliffs Notes. What they are reading right now and which books they can’t wait to crack open.

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Clara Marsh, the central character in “TETHERED,” a novel by Amy MacKinnon, is an undertaker at the Bartholomew Funeral Home. The book opens interestingly enough as Clara describes the process she goes through to prepare corpses for burial. Through a series of flashbacks, we learn that Clara’s childhood was far from happy and explains a lot about her chosen career path. She never knew her father and, after her mother died in a tragic accident, she was raised by her grandmother who beat her on a regular basis. To make matters worse, Clara was raped repeatedly by the “cool” kids at school as they passed her around like an inanimate object. Clara eventually escaped the unhappy world she knew and became an undertaker. She got a job a New England funeral home and was “adopted” by its owner and his wife. That is where the heart of the story takes place. The primary story line in “Tethered” focuses on a mysterious little girl named Trecie, who Clara spots one day wandering around the funeral home, and Trecie’s connection to another little girl dubbed “Precious Doe” by the locals after the police found her unidentified body in the woods. Clara had prepared Precious Doe’s body for burial and for some reason, Clara feels connected to Precious Doe, as does a local police officer named Mike who was involved in Precious Doe’s case. As the story progresses, the connections between Trecie and Precious Doe surface and we watch how Clara deals with the startling discoveries.

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While the story line was interesting, I really didn’t like the book. It was too depressing. But I guess what was I to expect given the main character is an undertaker? The only potentially uplifting part of the whole book was the ending which was too predictable for my taste. Spoiler alert: At the end of the book, Clara is stabbed and left for dead and while on her last breath, she gets to decide whether she wants to live or die. She chooses to live because of the love she is sure to find with Mike. The plot did not need the love story. Seriously, doesn’t this woman have anything else to live for? Tethered was depressing. And given the dreary, depressing weather we’ve had recently, the last thing I needed was another shot of blah.

NATALIE GREW UP IN COUNCIL BLUFFS. SHE WENT TO IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY AND LAW SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF LAW. SHE CURRENTLY PRACTICES LAW AT BRADLEY & RILEY, P.C. SHE ENJOYS READING, BIKING, COOKING, TRAVELING AND SPENDING TIME WITH FRIENDS.