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By Terrence Doyle
Posted Dec 13, 2011 @ 06:44 AM
Looking for something to do Thursday, Dec. 15, from 8 p.m. onward? Well, look no further.
Same-sex ballroom dance champions Kalin Mitov and Michael Winward will be performing and delivering a short instructional class on ballroom dancing in the Gifford House’s basement venue, Club Purgatory. The event is a fundraiser in support of the “It Gets Better Project,” which helps teens in the LGBT world deal with bullying and combat depression and thoughts of suicide. There will be no cover at the door, though Mitov says a donation will be suggested. There will also be a raffle.
“We've gotten local businesses to donate things like clothing and gift certificates as prizes,” says Mitov. Mitov and Winward are the current holders of both the U.S. and the North American same-sex ballroom dance titles, as awarded by the North American Same Sex Partner Dance Association.
According to the NASSPDA’s mission, the body is “a membership organization committed to the promotion and expansion of social and competitive same-sex partner dancing, which includes Ballroom, Latin, Swing, Country Western and other partner dances, as well as different styles within those terms, such as International and American Style. NASSPDA acknowledges and celebrates its origins in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.” Read more: Same-sex duo dances for a cause in Provincetown.Read more...
"I am so happy they are reviving this," said a Provincetown business owner yesterday. Indeed, the Beaux Arts Costume Ball is scheduled to take place this year on Saturday, October 29, from 8:00 to 11:00 pm inside Provincetown Town Hall's Auditorium, after a break of five decades. The event, sponsored and organized by Marc Jacobs, is expected to attract more than 800 participants from the Cape, New England area, but also second-home owners who are currently not in Provincetown.Tickets are $25 and they go on sale October 1st at the Marc Jacobs Store in Provincetown, located at 184 Commercial Street, and October 3rd at Town Clerk's Office (Provincetown Town Hall, 260 Commercial Street). The cap is four (4) tickets per buyer. One can also order tickets by phone at 508.487.0723. The jury will consist of five judges including Marc Jacobs himself.Remember, competition will be tough, and the most creative and original costume will win the grand prize. Posters and rack cards available at the Provincetown Tourism Office (Freeman Building, 330 Commercial Street).Let the countdown begin! posted by rdl