Workshops & Special Events @ Swing Central
"Le Hot Sauce" Styling Workshop Saturday, March 31st - 2007 - You are all invited!
2 Main tracks offered plus additional "sampler classes" for ALL LEVELS!
This is a "follow" focused workshop extravaganza; however, leads will not be denied entrance.
The purpose of this workshop is to share insight and experiences on how to become a "better dancer" in general.
Registration is Open and Class Sizes are Limited
Featured Instructors thus far include:
Ria Debiase, Carla Heiney, Heidi Fite, Pinar Erciyas & more to come...
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SCHEDULE OF CLASSES - subject to change, please check back often for updates! Thanks
11:00 - 11:45 - Rock That Body! - Isolations, Stretching, & Warm-up - Stregthen your body & Get loose! - ALL Levels.
11:00 - 11:45 - Basic Leading 101 - Learn the Swingout, Tuck Turn & Pass-bys - Coolio!
12:00 - 1:15 - Le Hot Jazz Routine - Solo - Inter/Adv Levels - taught by Ria & Carla
12:00 - 1:15 - Beginner Jazz Elements - Solo - - taught by Pinar Erciyas
1:20 - 2:35 - African Movement - Congolese - All Levels - taught by LaKiesha Golden
1:20 - 2:35 - Tap & Rhythm - All Levels - taught by Catrine Ljunggren of the former Rhythm Hot Shots!
2:45 - 4:00 - Styling & Improv Part I - Inter/Adv - taught by Ria & Carla
2:45 - 4:00 - Solo Blues Routine - Beg/Inter - taught by Heidi Fite
4:30 - 5:45 - How to Dance your Footwork with your Whole Body - Beg/Inter. - taught by Pinar
4:30 - 5:45 - The Power of Suggestion - Improve your Improv Part II - Inter./Adv. - taught by Ria & Carla
5:45 - 6:30 - Seminar - "Behind Every Good Leader is a GREAT Follower."- All Levels plus Tea & Scones!
As mentioned before, both leaders and followers are welcome to attend this focused workshop event.
One of the many goals of this event is to foster enpowerment, confidence, spirit, and energy in the individual.
If you are a leader and wish to take the classes, you must still register just like the followers.
We will give instructions as to how the leaders can incorporate these techniques into their own dancing.
Of course, some of it will be obvious to understand and incoporate, like the Jazz Movements, Isolations, etc.
We are designing the classes to be independent of partners for the majority of exercises; if partners are needed, it will be
on a limited basis and followers can partner with each other. For example, say you are working on a "swivel" variation
in one of the classes, all you would need would be for another person to hold out his or her arm to help out with the move.
We don't want people to have to worry about getting leaders to sign up with them for the classes.
We don't want people to have to worry whether or not their partner is getting the move or doing it correctly in order to practice.
This workshop is about taking control of your own dancing and being a little selfish by only having to worry about your movement!
Get Ready to Learn a lot and have a blast. We are really looking forward to this whole day of
"Le Hot Sauce!"
** I would like to thank Rye Crowen for his design concepts: Pinar Eriyas for her outreach program & myspace help:
Eddie Gutman for his MySpace design: Ron Thompson, Shane Meyers, Jeanne Guzzetta &, Laurie Zagmester for their constant support!
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Class Descriptions:
Beginner Jazz Elements - Learn how to incorporate fun, Stylish Vernacular Jazz Elements into your body & your dancing.
Learn movements such as "fall off the log," "suze-q," "jump charleston," & more. A class where you will learn style, rhythm, & balance.
Le Hot Jazz Routine - Learn a FUN, Challenging routine choreographed by Carla & Ria. You must already know certain basic jazz
elements
such as "fall off the log" etc. because this class is going to go, go, go and be HOT HOT HOT spilling over with SAUCE. Don't be afraid
to work hard and dance fast. A great class to inspire new movements into your dancing and inspire your body to move in new, innovative ways.
African Movement - Congolese - Congolese dance comes from the Congo in Central Africa. It is known for
it's smoothness, groundedness, soufulness, and depicted by it's pelvic
rotation, shoulder and torso rotation. The Congolese are known for their
music and dance. There is always a call and response involved in African
dance in a variety of forms such as between lead musician and accompanying
musicians, lead drum and the dancer(s), musicians and dancers, etc. the
music is played typically on the Ngoma, the name for some of the Congolese
drums, which are cylindrical and elongated in height. Therefore, the
musicians stand to play these instruments. Saturday's class will be
composed of two or three different rhythms so that the students get somewhat
of a sample of Congolese dance while learning.
Tap & Rhythm - This class will cover the basic steps in tap. Many of our steps will be based on the legendary "Mr. Bojangles" Bill Robinson
who was famous for his clear sounds & remarkable sence of rhythm. We will keep it simple &delightful with a taste of the 30's.
Styling & Improv I - Concepts ~ How to keep flow in the dance while still adding your own personal style and flare.
Styling within the flow of the lead. Learn some interesting footwork variations and rhythms to add into your dancing at appropriate times and places.
Learn some cool footwork variations for your Lindy figures.
Solo Blues Routine - Get ready to drag your feet and smack your ass! A 1920s era solo blues
routine to help you incorporate some sexy stylin' into your vernacular
jazz and blues.
How to Dance Your Footwork with your whole body - Does this need a description? The title is self-evident. Getting your body
more involved in your dancing. Put more power behind your Swingouts, swivels, & other lindy figures as well.
How to look more like a dancer! Add balance, grace, beauty, and SASS into your footwork.
Improve your Improv - The Power of Suggestion, Improv Part II - How to affect changes in direction & motion
without taking over the lead.
Utiliziing what the lead gives you and adding to it.
We will start off the class with a bunch of drills for finding better connection,
centering, balancing, and enhancing quality of movement. Then we will proceed to use concrete examples on how to positively "affect"
your leaders while still following! How to increase the communication skills within your own body but still keep control and feel great for your leader!
Are you a follower who feels stuck in a rut and wants to be able to contribute more to the dance and still be a great "follow?"
We hope this class will inspire you to think outside of the box by providing useful tools on how to move your body with more precision and purpose!
More descriptions coming soon... check back for details or visit our Le Hot Sauce MySpace
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The "One Night Stand" Workshop - Saturday, September 9th, 2006 @ Swing Central
Featuring: Todd Yannacone, Naomi Uyama, David Rehm & STOMPY JONES.
One Night Stand Online Registration
  
Todd & Naomi are two of the most recognizable names in the lindy hop circuit today. They are both champion level dancers who have taught workshops around the world, as well as performed for dance and music legends alike. They hold a wide array of championship titles under their belts, from such prestigious events as ALHC, the US Open, Rhythmic Arts Festival, NADC, ULHS, and others. Todd and Naomi specialize in connection and musicality, which is apparent every time they stop on a dance floor. Their love of lindy hop is infectious, and sharing this passion is what they enjoy most about teaching. Most recently, Todd and Naomi became the 2005 American Lindy Hop Champions, as well as the 2005 US Open Strictly Champions, and they collectively won the fast division, mid-tempo division, and team division (with their team, the Silver Shadows) at the 2005 Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown.
David Rehm is an internationally recognized instructor sought after by the most prestigious dance camps around the world.
He recently took first place in the American Classic Balboa Championships at the infamous All Balboa weekend. David currently resides in Maryland, dancing and teaching full-time in Maryland, Virginia, and the Washington, DC metro area. He has competed and placed at the National Jitterbug Championships, the American Lindy Hop Championships, and the North Atlantic Dance Championships, to name a few. He is also an avid collector of vintage Lindy Hop and Balboa footage on film. David learned to dance and continues to develop his understanding of dance through extensive research, collaboration, and social dancing around the country.
www.davidrehm.com
We wish we could keep these highly skilled & inspiring instructors for longer at Swing Central, but alas, this will be a
1 day only workshop followed by a high energy Open Social dance on Saturday evening.
Todd Yannacone & Naomi Uyama - Lindy Workshops - Saturday, September 9th 2006
David Rehm (& Carla Heiney assisting) - Balboa Workshops - Saturday, September 9th
- Located in Redwood City, CA - 2 Venues walking distance apart
- Swing Central @ Forester's Hall & The Imperial Ballroom
- "A La Carte" classes - you must sign up for these @ Swing Central or the day of the workshop
"A La Carte" classes will be on a first come, first serve basis
- "A La Carte" classes = $18 / person
- Live Band Saturday Night - 9:15 - 12midnight = STOMPY JONES
- Flexipass will be available, which allows you to come and go as you please to any of the classes & the dance.
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Balboa Classes taught by David Rehm & Carla Heiney & Kara Britt
Lindy Classes taught by Todd Yannacone & Naomi Uyama
Location of Classes: 2 Venues will host these amazing classes: Swing Central & The Imperial Ballroom
Swing Central
1204 Middlefield Rd
Redwood City, CA
There are 2 Balboa Classes in the late afternoon, which will be held at The Imperial Ballroom
The Imperial Ballroom is in walking distance from Swing Central.
Imperial Ballroom
822 Cassia St (corner of Spring & Cassia)
Redwood City, CA 94063
(650) 366-0504
www.imperialdance.com
Imperial Ballroom is .26 miles from Swing Central
3 Blocks walking distance and parking is available there as well.
2 options for walking there:
option 1 - walk 3 blocks down Maple and turn Right onto Spring or
option 2 - walk 3 blocks down Cassia Street & stop at Spring St.
In the afternoon, Lindy Hop and Balboa Classes will happen simutaneously.
Lindy Hop @ Swing Central & Balboa @ The Imperial Ballroom for afternoon classes.
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SCHEDULE OF CLASSES: Classes are Color Coded for location reference.
Blue = Swing Central (Forester's Hall)
Green = Imperial Ballroom
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9:00 - 10:00 - Registration Open for walk-ins and warm-up etc.@ Swing Central
Balboa Dancers - you may check in at The Imperial Ballroom in the afternoon if you wish to do so.
10:00 - 11:15 - Balboa I - Welcome to the World of Balboa - Timing, Technique, Precision, Footwork - ALL Levels.
An introduction to David's take on the basic, for both beginners and more advanced dancers. If you have ever wanted to learn
Balboa, this is a GREAT class for you. For all you Lindy people who want to dabble a little in the world of Balboa, please
join us for this amazing introduction to the World of Balboa. Class will be at Swing Central
11:30 - 12:45 - Balboa II - Pure Balboa without Bal-Swing - Beg/Inter & up
Focusing on (pure) Bal as something other than just a placeholder between Bal-swing moves. Includes a new take
on ad-libs and introduces contra-body motion. Class located at Swing Central.
12:45 - 1:30 - Small Lunch Break - Practice Time
1:30 - 2:45 - Lindy - Secrets of Great Leading and Great Following - minimum of 3 months dancing
Technique in dance communication. Learn to move as one with your partner. A class not to be missed if you really want to
improve your leading and following skills. This class is a MUST for ALL LEVELS of Lindy Hopper. Even if you have been dancing
for 10 years, learn NEW, inspiring insight from this dynamic duo.
3:00 - 4:15 - Lindy - Perfect Timing - Intermediate and Experienced Dancers
Learn how to speed up and stretch out movement to perfectly fit the music.
3:00 - 4:15 - Balboa III - Bal-Swing without Pure Balboa ** Held @ Imperial Ballroom- Experienced Dancers
Bal-swing as a unified dance, which you can build on instead of just a collection of disconnected patterns.
(Assumes basic familiarity with at least lolly-kicks, cross-breaks, throw-outs, and the come-around as transition.)
4:30 - 5:45 - Lindy - Money Makers!! Awesome moves that make your mama proud! - Intermediate and up levels
Learn some of Todd and Naomi’s most dynamic moves, learn how to make your lines work for you.
4:30 - 5:45 - Balboa IV - Mastering Tricky Combination & David's All Time Favorites - ** Held @ Imperial Ballroom
EXPERIENCED DANCERS or Bring your own partner! "Challenge!" - A range of challenging combinations and slides,
some of which are so new that they don't even have names yet.
5:45 - 8:00 - Dinner Break - Shower Time (*Please do) - Dress to Impress for the evening dance!
8:00 - 9:15 - Lindy - Todd & Naomi's Favorite Unique Social Moves - Intermediate and up
Come prepared for anything. These 2 dancers cook up some of the craziest, most unique moves ever. A class not to be missed!
9:15 - midnight - LIVE BAND = "Stompy Jones" - OPEN SOCIAL DANCING and CRAZY FUN!! @ Swing Central
Dance only = $15 / person
Special Performance with Todd & Naomi during the band break!
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