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Workshops
Space is limited to 16 leaders and 16 followers.
Please register by Wednesday, September 29, 2010. |
Friday |
7:00 -
8:30 pm |
Better Than a Movie:
Argentine Tango and Cha Cha |
| Excellent for ambitious beginners or for experienced dancers to get some review and soak in the details of their championship style of lead and follow. Prior experience with partner dancing recommended. |
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Saturday |
3:00 -
4:00 pm |
"New, Hip, and Happening" - West Coast Swing * |
| Swing into a sassy new world with this power-packed workshop, excellent for dancers familiar with the figures in our Level 2 WCS class, all the way
up through "West Coast Masters." (Level 2 includes several 6 and 8 count patterns - contact us if unsure of your level.) |
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4:15 -
5:15 pm |
"WOW the Crowd" - Night Club Two-Step* |
| Spread your wings, and your frame, and prepare to glide your way accross the floor in this high-soaring workshop. Dancers should be comfortable with both rock-step and side-cross based moves through our Level 2 syllabus. |
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Sunday |
3:00 -
4:00 pm |
"Five and a Half Plus Two More Inches" - Country Two-Step* |
| Get your mind and feet in gear for some spinning, whirling, traveling, Two-Step action. This whirlwind workshop is geared toward all two-step fans with solid Level 1 knowledge all the way
up through advanced. |
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4:15 -
5:15 pm |
"Loco Legs" - Argentine Tango * |
| This fast-paced workshop will delight Argentine Tango fans with new concepts and figures. All dancers should be comfortable with Level 1 material: Basic, Forward Ocho, Box, Side Steps. |
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Admission |
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With Early Registration |
At-the-Door |
| Better Than a Movie (Friday) |
$15/single
$27/couple |
$20/single
$35/couple |
| 1-Hour Workshops (Saturday and Sunday) |
$12/person |
$16/person |
The Big Picture:
All Five Workshops (Friday, Saturday, & Sunday). |
$50/person
(a savings of $13/person) |
$68/person
(a savings of $16) |
| Private Lessons |
$75/person or couple |
N/A |
| Semi-Private Lessons |
Varies by attendance |
N/A |
Save extra money by preregistering!
Space is limited to 16 leaders and 16 followers.
Please register by Wednesday,
September 29, 2010, to receive Early Registration pricing. Registration available at the door only while space is available.
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Semi-Private lessons
We are planning to host Semi-Private, Intermediate to Advanced workshops in some of the following: Waltz, Country Two-Step, East Coast Swing, 3 Count Hustle, Cha Cha. Contact us for details on skill level, pricing, and schedule.
Private lessons
Sam and Denise are available for private lessons on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Slots are filled on a first-come, first-served basis - so don't wait to reserve your spot.
The Millers, awesome at every dance they do, would be especially good to work with in the
following styles: West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing, Hustle, Cha Cha,
Waltz, Polka, Night Club Two-Step, Country Two-Step, Salsa and
Argentine Tango. Or, rather than limiting yourself to one style, work on general movement, turn techniques, lead and follow connection, or (my favorite) posture.
Singles, couples, or small groups of students with
similar interests and dance levels are all welcome. While we'd be happy to make suggestions for small groups, we do ask that you organize/coordinate your own partners and groups.
The cost is $75 for a full hour private lesson, made payable
to Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center. Cost of semi-privates
is determined by participation.
Please contact Sapphire by Wednesday, September 29, if interested: info@sapphiredance.com
or 540-382-8782.
*The "Mechanics" of Dance
Sam and Denise split their dancing into a few levels, the first, and most important, of which is called "Mechanics." Anyone who has taken lessons with them in past has heard of their revolutionary “Language of Dance” (i.e. dance in place, walk forward, walk back) and gravity connection. No doubt, with practice, you will experience the ease that these techniques add to your dancing.
If you have not heard these concepts at all, we strongly recommend you take the Friday evening “Better-Than-A-Movie” workshop before embarking on the 1-hour workshops given on Saturday or Sunday.
The workshops planned for Saturday and Sunday all address Mechanics concepts and are designed to help you achieve results that follow natural movement and the laws of physics. The wealth of concepts, techniques, and types of patterns at this level include the following:
- Language (dance in place, walk forward, walk back)
- Posture, frame, and leading through posture and core movement
- Rhythm and leading patterns with alternate timing
- Connection and embrace, dealing with patterns that require more several changes or alter the basic flow of the dance
- Positioning, focusing on some patterns that require precise, detailed positioning
- Spacing (personal vs. intimate) and moving in & out of closer body connection or embrace
- Leading and following direction, distance, and head positions
- Turning, foot placement, timing weight changes, spotting and head position, open arm versus closed arm, and meeting the lead
- Leading turns, timing, 4 energy points, turn position with hands, and more
- Footwork, foot articulation, and other concepts related to the characterization of the dance
- Vertical preps, linear preps, and contra body preps
Our goal is to rotate through these concepts, adding some new ideas and having some overlap and review with each visit from Sam & Denise. Varying material each time will allow you to apply the familar concepts in a new context, in addition to mastering each workshops' highlighted concepts.
We hope that you'll come back over and over again, until you're ready for the next level: Movement: developing stronger more accurate Core Movements, leading turns and turn techniques, creating masculine and feminine movements and lines, showing the characteristics of the dance, and creating heal leads and ball leads through core movements.
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