Workshop Descriptions

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WCS 101: No dancers were harmed in the making of this West Coast Swing (Corey)
Get your feet wet in this beginner West Coast Swing class and learn 6 count side passes, starter step, and West Coast Swing frame.
WCS 102: Surviving the WCS Zombie Apocalypse (Corey)
Expand your new West Coast Swing vocabulary with 8 count basics: whip, basket whip, 6 count sugar push, and pressure matching.
WC201: All your spins are belong to us!!!1!! (Corey)
This class isn't for the faint of heart - discover leading and following turns down the line of dance, tuck turns, and more!
Latin Body Movement (Heriberto)
Wake up to a shortened version of Heriberto's famous body movement workout class! Learn the basic building blocks of Latin dancing, focusing on body isolations and timing.
Ballroomin' Blues 101 (Joy)
Imagine yourself on a crowded dance floor in Harlem 1934. The band strikes up a beautiful flowing tune....Learn how to do traveling blues dances in just over an hour!
Solo Blues - The Art of Awesome (Joy)
In order to dance well with a partner, it is really important to be able to dance alone. Join us for a sampling of vernacular dance movements that will make your solo and partnered dancing better.
Jukin' Blues 101 (Joy)
It's a hot night at the local Blues Bar. There is a rocking guitar blues band tearing up the stage. Learn how to tear up the bar room floor.
Discover Your Inner Goddess (Erin)
BellyBlues Follow's Solo Styling:
Add some exotic movement to your blues dancing. Focusing on Shoulder, chest & hip rolls, isolations, & shimmies. Intrigue not only your leads but also bystandards with alluring International steps of the Middle & Far East.
The Rainbow Connection (Flouer & Alfredo)
The lovers, the dreamers, and me… Partner dancers create magic between them through a complex web of connection, calling, and responding. How far have you pushed your understanding of this connection? Throughout every move of every dance there are points of dual decisions, calls and responses. This is where new moves are born, and a dance can be truly co-created. We’ll cover techniques to help you respond to your partner on the spot, and become confidently creative with your connection points.
Beginners Bollywood (Raj Venkat)
Bollywood Dancing is one of the hottest dances around! It is the foundation of every great Indian Bollywood Film. The dances are a fusion of traditional and classical Indian dances with the influence of some jazz, hip-hop and modern dance. Timing and Rhythm, energy, and sharp controlled expressive movements are the important elements of Bollywood Dancing!

For the first 30 min I will be doing workout sessions and then we get to start with Bollywood steps synchronizing with song.
To Tango or Not to Tango - Magician or the Magician's Assistant (Heriberto)
What is Tango why should we do it. What is and what isn't the right technique. This class you will go from Zero to tango in one hour. As the great Daniel Tranner puts it. This Class is for all levels it is a class that will get you to understand the basic elements of Tango with out much thinking Simple concepts. 6 steps in Tango that will make your learning of Tango easier and more productive. We will get into the Mans Mind and Woman's mind in tango.
Hitchhikers Guide to Argentine Tango - Understanding the Axis (Heriberto)
Understanding the Axis in tango is very important in this class we all work on finding both the mans woman's axis and how they work together to achieve. Calesitas, Volcadas, Sacadas & Ganchos (Suspensions with rotation, Tilts and Displacements) we ail also cover connection and timing of Tango.
Road Trip to Buenos Aires - The different Styles of Tango (Heriberto)
Ok so you decided to dance Tango now t is time for you to understand that there is more to Tango than Tango. Salon, Vals and Milonga style and three of the man styles danced at a Milonga you should know the music. In this class we will go over the music, feeling and timing of each of the Styles.