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Indiana University Northwest offers Adult Education class on line dancing this fall

Additional non-credit courses focus on floral design, harmonica skills, and intro to web design

While dances like the “Macarena” and the “Cha Cha Slide” are familiar and popular in clubs and at weddings around the world, you can add new party moves to your repertoire by enrolling in an adult-education course, “Intro to Line Dancing,” offered at Indiana University Northwest.

This non-credit course, starting Sept. 18, will provide even the most novice dancers with moves to make their friends jealous. The class will meet every Saturday from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m., concluding Oct. 16.

Men and women of all ages and skill levels are encouraged to enroll in this class. Students will brush up on their line dancing abilities and learn some new moves, all while exercising. Dances will be taught in parts, and then completed as a whole to music. And best yet, students will learn from a pro; the instructor recently won first place in Chicago’s 2009 World’s Largest Stepping Contest!

For the more advanced line dancer, or those wishing to continue their “studies”, a Line Dancing II class will start on Oct. 23, taking place on Saturdays from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m., concluding Nov. 20.

Line Dancing I and Line Dancing II each cost $50.

Other upcoming adult-education classes offered at IU Northwest include:

Career Development

• Health Insurance Billing: Mondays, September 27 - November 22 and Wednesdays, November 10, 17, and 24, 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., $375 (includes textbook and workbook)
• Unit Secretary: Tuesdays, September 28 - November 16, 7 p.m. until 9 p.m., $220 (includes book)  

Business

• Event Planning: Mondays, September 27 - October 18, 7 p.m. until 9 p.m., $105
• Grant Proposal Overview: Mondays and Wednesdays, September 20 - 29, 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., $125
• Grant Writing Workshop: Mondays, October 4 - 18, 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., $145

Computers

• Excel – Microsoft Office 2010: Saturday, September 18, 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., $145 (includes book)
• Intermediate Excel - Microsoft Office 2010: Saturday, September 25, 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., $145 (includes book)
• Intro to Web Design: Saturdays, September 25 - October 16, 9 a.m. until 12 p.m., $145

Computers for Seniors (Courses designed specifically for senior citizens age 60 and up)

• Intro to the PC: Fridays, September 24 and October 1, 9 a.m. until 12 p.m., $40
• Intro to Windows 7: Fridays, October 8 and 15, 9 a.m. until 12 p.m., $40
• Internet: Fridays, October 22 and 29, 9 a.m. until 12 p.m., $40 (should be familiar with basic computers)

Personal Development

• Floral Design: Saturdays, September 18 and 25, and October 9, and 16, 10 a.m. until 12 p.m., $120 (does not include student supplies and project costs)
• Harmonica Workshop: Saturdays, September 18 - October 23, 10 a.m. until 12 p.m., $145
• Line Dancing I: Saturdays, September 18 - October 16, 1 p.m. until 3 p.m., $50
• Line Dancing II: Saturdays, October 23 - November 20, 1 p.m. until 3 p.m., $50
• Photography – Intermediate: Tuesdays and Thursdays, October 19 - November 2, 7 p.m. until 9:30 p.m., $145 (Saturday outdoor photo shoot October 23; time and location to be determined)

To register for any of the listed courses, contact Adult Education Coordinator Linda Szalmasagi at (219) 980-6806, or email her at lszalm@iun.edu.  A full list of classes and descriptions can be found by visiting the Web at http://www.iun.edu/~adultedu/.