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The Lakeland Concert Band Music Ambassadors have multiple appearances from January through March, including three community dances that are open to the public.

I Could Have Danced All Night

Community Dance, January 19, 2018; 7-9pm, Parish Hall at St. Joseph Catholic Church

Les Brown, Count Basie, The Glen Miller Orchestra, The excitement increases as groups waltz around the
Guy Lombardo and the Lakeland Concert Band Music dance floor; share a little line dancing, polkas, and
Ambassadors…what do they have in common? A little the all-time favorite, jitterbug. For new and seasoned
swing, a little jitterbug and a lot of fun that makes for an dancers the sounds start their foot tapping the then
exciting evening with friends and family. onto the dance floor they go. There is always someone
willing to teach anyone the dance steps they may not
Just over 20 years ago a group of musicians in the know. Free sodas are available to quench the thirst of
Lakeland Concert Band made it their goal to keep the all and keep them dancing.
music of the 1940s to the '70s alive. From January to
March the Music Ambassadors have three dances that The Music Ambassadors premier this season's toe-
are open to the public and perform at multiple other tapping sounds during the pre-show of the January
appearances throughout the Polk County area. 14, 2018 Lakeland Concert Band New Year's Concert.
Their first community dance is on Friday, January 19,
The Music Ambassadors is made up of instrumentalists in the St. Joseph Catholic Church Parish Hall from 7-9
from ages 22 through their mid 80s. Under the direction p.m. For more information about the Lakeland Concert
of Dave Double, followed by Phil Webb the community Band and the Music Ambassadors, check out our web
dances began. Frank Schmidt became director three site, www.lakelandconcertband.org. and go the Music
years ago, after Phil retired. The band members under Ambassadors link.
these directors have had fun playing and sharing the big
band sounds for all to dance and reminisce. The band We look forward to you joining us to dance, listen, and
encourages and enjoys audiences of all ages to listen, reminisce.
dance, and learn new dance steps.

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