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Published August 24, 2007
Ballroom dance: The Northdale OWLS, older, wiser, lively seniors group, is hosting ballroom dancing classes at 11 a.m. Wednesdays at Northdale Park, 15550 Spring Pine Drive. The cost is $5. No partner required. Call 813 230-5784.
Basketball tryouts: Summerfield Basketball AAU tryouts for boys in grades 3 through 10 will be 2 to 5 p.m. at Temple Terrace Recreation Center, 6610 Whiteway Drive. Call (813) 376-0587 or visit www.summerfieldbasketball.org.
Dance camp: The Sickles High School Sensations will host a dance camp for children ages 5 to 13 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18 and 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at the school, 7950 Gunn Highway. The campers will perform at 7 p.m. Sept. 21 during the pregame show at the Sickles High football game. The cost is $30 and includes a T-shirt, goodie bag and group photo. Registration runs through August. Call (813) 631-4742, ext. 268, or visit www.sicklesbands.com.
Golf tournament: The Par for the Cure Charity Golf Tournament to raise money for breast cancer research starts at 9 a.m. Sept. 20 at Eagles Golf Club, 16101 Nine Eagles Drive, Odessa. Check-in starts at 7:30 a.m., and the cost is $100 per player. Call (813) 961-2734 or visit www.fourseasonsproductions.net/pargolf.
Run: The AFS Tuition Trot 5K run starts at 8 a.m. Sept. 2 at the USF Sun Dome, 4202 Fowler Ave E. Arrive 30 minutes early to register. The 1-mile Fun Run begins at the end of the 5K. The event costs $20 if you register before Aug. 25 and $25 after that. Proceeds go to Tampa Bay high school seniors who are headed to college. The first-place male and female winners win $1,500; second-place finishers win $1,000. Call (813) 874-7223 or visit www.afsedu.com/tuitiontrot/.
Softball: The Town 'N Country Leaguerettes, a girls slow-pitch softball organization, will register players from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday from Aug. 18 to Sept. 29 in the parking lot of Webb Middle School, 6035 Hanley Road. Call (813) 924-5098.
Speed walking: A complete eight-week program of cardio walking to improve aerobic capacity will be offered at 8 a.m. Thursdays beginning Sept. 6 at Lake Park, 17302 N Dale Mabry. Topics will include proper form, building speed and distance, and other conditioning techniques. For registration forms, cost and more information, call (813) 961-9347 or e-mail Lgray88@yahoo.com.
Triathletes: TriFloyd hosts open water swim workouts at 6 p.m. every Wednesday through Oct. 17 at the Courtney Campbell Parkway. The cost is $8. Call (813) 977-1585.
Walk-to-run program: An eight-week walk-to-run program will be 6 to 7 p.m. from Sept. 12-Oct. 29 at Hill Middle School, 5200 Ehrlich Road. The program fee includes physical fitness clinics, coaching, workouts and a fitness schedule. For registration forms, cost and more information, call (813) 961-9347 or e-mail Lgray88@yahoo.com.
Free yoga: Yoga Planet, 11059 Countryway Blvd., will host free yoga from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. All classes are suitable for beginners and last one hour. At 9 a.m. is intro to yoga, 11:15 a.m. is flow, 11:30 a.m. yogic arts and 1 p.m. hot yoga. Refreshments will be provided, and there will be a free raffle. Call (813) 477-1674 or visit www.yogaplanettampa.com.
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