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SATURDAY, JANUARY 19
Crash
Courses 7 - 9 pm
$15 Person, $25 a Couple
Register at the Door.
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TANGO DIPS AND LUNGES
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Dakota
Prerequisite:
Intermediate Tango (Couples only}
Tango
makes more use of Dips and Lunges (the Cortez) than any other dance.
Tango is the dance of passion. It is meant for people who are ready to
dance very close. No other dance captures the essense of these intimate
situations better than Tango, the legendary dance of darkness.
AMERICAN
TANGO
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Rick (Prerequisite: None)
Tango is a timeless symbol for the dark side of
romance. The music is haunting and mysterious and the
movement of the dance very dramatic.
With songs like "Jalousie" (Jealousy) and
"Ecstasie" (Ecstasy), Tango takes it place in legend as the
dance of pride, anger, and most of all, passion.
It is said that if Count Dracula were to choose a dance, there is no
doubt it would be Tango.
Stylish and very dramatic, Tango combines sleek,
hip-locked, gliding steps with abrupt stops into fans, flicks, flares,
dips, and lunges. The eerie music, sultry motion, and the haunting sense
of dark moods barely under control make Tango a truly fascinating dance!
American Tango is more structured than its Argentine counterpart. Using
the game of Basketball
for example, American Tango relies more on "set,
predetermined plays" while Argentine Tango is more improvisational,
make-it-up on the spot. Another difference between
the two systems is that American Tango tends to travel around the room
while Argentine limits itself to one spot on the floor.
Most insiders consider American Tango vastly
easier to learn and to use for occasional
opportunities.
BEG LATIN
CHA
CHA
- Jill
(Prerequisite: None)
Cha Cha is one of the Dance World's coolest dances. For one thing, it is an incredibly versatile dance. Cha Cha can be used to Tito Puente or Marc Anthony Salsa music, romantic Country-Western Polka music, Disco music with a Latin Beat, 50's Sock Hop music like "Johnny Angel", and popular music like Santana's recent Grammy winner "Smooth".
Cha Cha patterns can vary from the simple to the complex and will even use double turns when the mood strikes. Best of all, the Cha Cha has an attractive hip motion that make pretty dresses do the exact same thing that Gap Khakis do for Swing dancing.
Cha Cha is flirtatious, sexy, easy to learn, and lots of fun! Plus you will get plenty of chances to use it during the party later on.
SLOW DANCING
- Marla
(Prerequisite: Couples Only)
This is the
one dance class that any man with an ounce of common sense should take.
As a word to the wise,
there are
moments in every man's life
when the ability to dance gracefully to romantic music is mighty important.
You could be on a cruise, you could be on a date, you could be at a party, or
the moment could come as a complete surprise. The smart ones learn
how to Slow Dance AHEAD OF TIME. As they say in the Boy
Scouts, be prepared. You never know when you will
need to learn how to Slow Dance.
"As Time Goes By", there are moments when the ability to
slow dance gracefully becomes the most important skill in the world.
If you don't have that skill, you're out of luck.
Just like the ability to change a tire comes in pretty handy at unexpected
times, when the opportunity to turn on the charm arises, a sophisticated
gentleman should know ahead of time how to gracefully lead his partner on the
dance floor. And when he sees her smile, he smiles to himself because he knows
exactly what we are talking about here. When it comes to l'affaire d'amor,
you do not want drop the ball.
There are special occasions like the First Dance at weddings,
a fancy New Years Eve party, or a torch song at a nightclub
that call for the Art of Formal Dancing.
INTERMEDIATE
BALLROOM WALTZ
- Jack
Prerequisite:
At least some previous knowledge of
Waltz
Waltz is the legendary dance of Romance. When women think of Waltz, they
think of Cinderella at the Ball with flowing gowns and graceful
swirling turns around the floor. Every girl feels like a Princess as she floats to beautiful Waltz music.
This Beginning level course shows you all the moves you need to Waltz the Night Away. Although
many students at our studio are more familiar with Western Waltz,
they might be surprised to find all Western Waltz patterns are drawn
from Ballroom Waltz.
Any man who can dance a Waltz will receive many smiles and hugs from his favorite partner!
And that's no fairy tale.
BEGINNING
SWING
- tba (Prerequisite:
None)
Swing
Dancing is a worldwide favorite partner dance that was created right here
in America. Swing is an offshoot of the Charleston.
Swing developed during
the Jazz Era of the 1920s as an 8-count dance then
known as the Lindy Hop. As time passed, the
Lindy gave birth to a 6-count offshoot that became known as "Swing". This
was the major dance of the celebrated Big
Band Swing Era of the 1930s and 40s. Later when Rock 'n Roll
came along, a popular triple step variation of Swing
known as Jitterbug became the partner dance of choice during the 50s and 60s.
Swing returned to the forefront of national attention in the late 90s and
remains one of the best partner dances ever developed. Swing is
particularly useful because it can be used to a wide variety of dance
music.
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