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Winter Luau - January 09, 2010 |
| Out with the old, in with the new and it's time to celebrate Kahuna style. Dig out your flowered shirts, wear them over your long-johns, and get ready to luau!
We'll get your feet moving (and warmed up) with a Cha-Cha lesson - easy at first, but volcanic by the end! |
| | Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing
Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: $8/Person; $5/University and High School Students |
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Sam & Denise Miller, Workshops and Private Lessons, January 15 - January 17, 2010 |
| They're back - oh how we've missed them! Look here for a complete schedule and registration: http://sapphiredance.com/Millers.htm. |
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Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: varies |
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Welcome Party - January 23, 2010 |
| We'll start the evening with a strictly beginner lesson featuring essential dance styles, then put what you've learned to use for the rest of the evening. This evening will also feature mixers (maybe something totally new?) to help with making new friends, newcomer specials, and a demo by some of our more experienced students. It's the perfect time to bring a first-time guest! |
| | Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing
Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: $8/Person; $5/University and High School Students |
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2010 Lovers Ball - February 13, 2010 |
| An annual tradition that gets better every year! Check here for details. (Reservations required) |
| | Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: varies |
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Kick the Winter Blues - February 27, 2010 |
| Shake the snow off and heat up the night by coming out to our tribute to the Blues. Wear blue jeans, a blue shirt, or blue hair - whatever floats your blues-boat. The lesson will feature West Coast Swing - a more bluesy dance is hard to find! If you are new to West Coast, be sure to come at the beginning of the lesson, when the material will be the easiest. |
| | Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing
Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: $8/Person; $5/University and High School Students |
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Gimme a Break! - March 13, 2010 |
| "Break me off a piece of that Kit Kat bar!" It's the middle of Spring Break, and we all really need a break. So we're celebrating the breaks: a break from the routine, break-up songs, breaking out of the mold, and, best of all, hitting the breaks in the music. Not sure you know what that last one means? Be sure to catch our lesson in East Coast Swing, where we'll teach you to hear and hit the breaks. |
| | Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing
Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: $8/Person; $5/University and High School Students |
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Silver Screen Soiree - March 27, 2010 |
| Golden Globes, Emmy's, Oscars, SGA, MTV, People's Choice - everyone has awards! At Sapphire, we're going to celebrate all that wonderful dancing that's come out of Hollywood over the years with our own "red carpet" event (yes we actually have a red carpet). Featuring a lesson in Tango, we'll have a night filled with 'Stage and Screen' magic. |
| | Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing
Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: $8/Person; $5/University and High School Students |
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Boot Scootin' Country Night - April 10, 2010 |
| No - you don't need boots, and no - you don't have to "Push your Tush" -- You can dance just about everything to Country Music - and laugh at the lyrics at the same time! We'll teach a Two-Step lesson to get you started. And let me say, if you haven't tried this fast-paced, spin-filled dance style, you're missing all the fun! |
| | Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing
Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: $8/Person; $5/University and High School Students |
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Disco Fever - April 24, 2010 |
| Polyester pants, tab collars, and Farrah Faucett hair - it's time for Disco Fever. You know the drill - dress in costume if you can, or just come out and shake your groove thing. What's the lesson? Hustle, of course! We'll start slow and easy and then heat things up for our DISCO INFERNO! |
| | Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing
Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: $8/Person; $5/University and High School Students |
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Ladies' Choice - May 08, 2010 |
| A new theme, this dance will be all about the LADIES. A grown-up version of Sadie Hawkins dance, we'll be featuring songs and music about women, as well as a few Ladies' Choice Dances during the evening. The Lesson will be in Waltz, a feminine favorite.
In honor of all the Ladies in the world, we will be collecting donations before and during the dance for the New River Valley Women's Resource Center Transitional Housing Program. Details. |
| | Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing
Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: $8/Person; $5/University and High School Students |
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Welcome Party - May 22, 2010 |
| We'll start the evening with a strictly beginner lesson featuring essential dance styles, then put what you've learned to use for the rest of the evening. This evening will also feature mixers to help you meet new friends, newcomer specials, and possibly a demo by some of our more experienced students. It's the perfect time to bring a first-time guest! |
| | Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing
Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: $8/Person; $5/University and High School Students |
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Beach Party - June 12, 2010 |
| Celebrate summer the way only dancers can! We're talkin' Beach party (without the sand) - so dig out your Bermuda shorts and Hawaiian shirts. We'll start the evening with (what else?) a Carolina Shag lesson. Never shagged before? Make sure to come out at the beginning of the lesson for a introduction to this smooth favorite or check out one of our Ca Shag classes. |
| | Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing
Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: $8/Person; $5/University and High School Students |
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Workin' on Our Night Moves - June 26, 2010 |
| Let the sultry summer nights inspire you to a new groove. We'll be paying homage to the nighttime, stars, moons, and all the songs that make the night sing! Our lesson? The Night Club Two-Step, of course. This dance starts simple - great for all levels of dancers - but we'll take it for "a ride across the moon" by the time the lesson is done. |
| | Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing
Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: $8/Person; $5/University and High School Students |
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Summer Sizzle - July 24, 2010 |
| Hot summer nights just got hotter. We're spicing things up with a Samba lesson. As usual, come out early in the lesson to get a friendly introduction to this smokin' Latin dance, and hang-on-tight as the lesson erupts into something truly fiery. It's a night that's sure to Sizzle! |
| | Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing
Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: $8/Person; $5/University and High School Students |
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Flashback Fest (aka - Classic Rock Night!) - August 14, 2010 |
| Last year, this dance ROCKED! (And I'm not the only one who said so!) We'll feature Classic Rock, Motown, and Hippie Classics - all those tunes that didn't quite fit in one of our Decade Dances will find a home as we flash back to some of the greatest hits ever. The lesson - East Coast Swing, man, starting free and easy and ending FAR OUT. |
| | Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing
Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: $8/Person; $5/University and High School Students |
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80's Explosion - August 28, 2010 |
| Tease your hair, dig out your spandex mini-skirt - remember the 80's, dude? This night will be awesome! (Totally.) We'll focus on 80's music, but that won't limit our dancing. We'll feature a totally tubular lesson in Rumba starting easy and ending awesome! |
| | Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing
Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: $8/Person; $5/University and High School Students |
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Welcome Party - September 11, 2010 |
| We'll start the evening with a strictly beginner lesson featuring essential dance styles, then put what you've learned to use for the rest of the evening. This evening will also feature mixers (maybe something totally new?) to help with making new friends, newcomer specials, and a demo by some of our more experienced students. It's the perfect time to bring a first-time guest! |
| | Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing
Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: $8/Person; $5/University and High School Students |
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Playing Favorites - September 25, 2010 |
| We're really working as a team to put this one together for you. Each member of the staff here at Sapphire has chosen a few favorite dance tunes (choosing is the hard part) and we'll line them up - one after the other - to create an absolutely spectacular night of dancing. We'll start the evening with a lesson in Fox Trot, starting with the basics and featuring some of our favorite moves. |
| | Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing
Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: $8/Person; $5/University and High School Students |
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World Tour - October 09, 2010 |
| Travel the world without bothering with a passport! We'll have costumes and decorations on display from around the world, travel themed music, a favorite international dance: Argentine Tango. |
| | Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing
Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: $8/Person; $5/University and High School Students |
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Character Parade - October 23, 2010 |
| Alter-Egos like to dance too! Consider this a warm up for your Halloween festivities. Dress up or not, let your character shine through at this spooky themed dance that's sure to get you in the "Spirit". We'll be rocking the Monster Mash with a Merengue lesson. |
| | Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing
Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: $8/Person; $5/University and High School Students |
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Latin Heat - November 13, 2010 |
| The weather may be cooling down but the dancing is just getting hotter at Sapphire's Latin Heat night! We'll be featuring all our Latin Dance favorites mixed with all those other styles you know and love. Join us as we spin and sizzle with a Salsa lesson, starting easy and ending smoking - so don't miss the beginning! |
| | Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing
Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: $8/Person; $5/University and High School Students |
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Dance the Turkey Away - November 27, 2010 |
| Don't hesitate - eat too much for Thanksgiving and then join us as we dance the turkey away at our annual post-T-day dance. It's been a blast the every year we host it - let's make it even better this year! Lesson: Single Time Swing - so go ahead and have seconds - we'll burn 'em off. |
| | Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing
Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: $8/Person; $5/University and High School Students |
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Snowflake Ball - December 11, 2010 |
| Ready for a winter wonderland? Lovely weather for a sleigh ride? Or just want to rock around the Christmas Tree? Join us as we get a little "flaky" at our last dance of the year! We'll spend some time with the sugarplums while learning some Bolero. Remember - he sees you when you're dancing, he knows when you sit down, he knows if you lead or follow, so you better dance good for goodness sake! Semi-Formal attire encouraged. |
| | Time: 7:30 Lesson - 8:30 Dancing
Location: Sapphire Studio
Admission: $8/Person; $5/University and High School Students |
