Skippy Blair, my mentor and an amazing woman of 83 years, has a program of swing dance workshops that are useful to all dancers. She will be in tango territory next month.
Thursday, Sept 13, 12:30-5:00 & Friday, Sept. 14, 10:00-2:00 Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel 8 Hours of Mini-intensive workshop with printed notes - $80 Separate sessions are $15/hour Thursday: 12:30 Registration 1:00-3:00: translating terminology to body movement and musicality 3:00-5:00: developing a personal style of your own is a process Friday: 10:00-12:00 identifying and feeling the rhythm of the music 12:00-2:00: taking your dance performance up one whole level. www.portlandswing.org She has a schedule of workshops well into next year. Oct 25-28: Irvine, California Nov 21: Anaheim Marriott Hotel, California Jan 14-21: Monterey, California Dec 20-21: Hawaii Feb 14-15: Sacramento, California May: Fresno, California July 3-4: Phoenix, Arizona July 15-18: Miami, Florida July 27-Aug 2: Downey, California www.swingworld.com or [email protected]
