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Don't miss out on this awesome opportunity; we are thrilled and
excited to welcome them back to the New River Valley.
Workshops
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Early bird registration has ended, but we would still love to save you a spot! You can still register to reserve your space, but at-the-door prices now apply.
Register on-line here.
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Space is limited to 16 leaders and 16 followers.
Please register by Wednesday,
February 20, 2008, 3:00 pm. |
Friday |
7:00 -
8:30 pm |
Better Than a Movie:
East Coast Swing and Salsa |
| 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. |
| BTAM admission will be $14/person or $25/couple with pre-registration, $20/person or $30/couple at the door. |
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Saturday |
3:00 -
4:00 pm |
West Coast Swing: Mechanics* |
| Excellent for dancers familiar with the figures in our Level 2 WCS class, all the way
up through "West Coast Masters." |
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4:15 -
5:15 pm |
Country Two-Step: Mechanics* |
| Geared toward all two-step fans with Level 1 experience all the way
up through advanced. |
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Sunday |
3:00 -
4:00 pm |
3-Count Hustle: Mechanics* |
| Excellent for dancers with Level 4 Essential 4-Count Hustle experience all the way
up through advanced dancers. |
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4:15 -
5:15 pm |
Salsa: Mechanics* |
| Geared toward Salsa dancers with comfortable with the material covered in our Level 1 Salsa class. |
1-hour workshops
(Saturday and Sunday) are each
$10/person with pre-registration,
$14/person at the door.
Preregister for all four workshops on Saturday and Sunday and get free admission to the Social Dance Saturday night.
Save up to $21 by preregistering! |
Private lessons
Sam and Denise are available for private lessons.
Dances that would be awesome to focus on with them include the
following: West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing, Hustle, Cha Cha,
Waltz, Polka, Night Club Two-Step, Country Two-Step, Salsa and
Argentine Tango.
They welcome singles, couples or small groups of students with
similar interests and dance levels.
The cost is $75 for a full hour private lesson, made payable
to Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center. Cost of semi-privates
will be determined by participation.
Please contact Lane by Wednesday, February 20, if interested: info@sapphiredance.com
or 540-382-8782.
*What does "Mechanics" mean?
Sam and Denise split their dancing into several levels, the first of which we're calling "Mechanics" and over the next several times we invite Sam and Denise back, they will teach 3 or 4 workshops at this level for each style of dance (Mechanics 1, Mechanics 2,...). In their words:
"The techniques you learn in this series are designed for you to achieve results that follow natural movement and the law of physics. We will cover in each class the following techniques and apply them in some basic patterns
- Leading through posture and the core,
- Language (dance in place, walk forward, walk back),
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Frame,
- Rhythm in foot articulation,
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His Jobs/Her Jobs,
- Timing when leads are given,
- Leading and following direction and distance."
We hope that you'll come back over and over again, taking Mechanics 2, 3, and more 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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