ALL LEVELS
Workshop content will benefit dancers at all levels.

BEGINNER
No previous experience necessary.

INTERMEDIATE
Dancer should have at least a few months experience and be comfortable with the basics at medium tempos (up to 185bpm). Tuck turns, sugar pushes, basic charleston, footwork variations, and swingouts should all be familiar to you while you learn to integrate 6 and 8 count patterns. The trust relationship between partner's connection is dawning on you.

INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
Dancer has been dancing for over a year and is comfortable with medium to fast tempos. Concepts of movement and musicality should have dawned on the dancer as well as the ability to improvise, vary simple moves to create interesting movements as well as footwork flourishes. The dancer should also have an understanding of the importance of outside exposure, travel, and different stylings, perhaps having already travelled or at least attended a locally hosted regional or national event.

ADVANCED
Dancers have a few years of experience. Dancer should be familiar with traditional moves. Now is the time to begin to understand how the dance and the music relate and interact. Fast Tempos up to 220bpm should be accessible to the dancer. Dancer is starting to think about dance more theoreically and is finding thier personal style. Dance theory and concepts are important to the advanced dancer. Connection is important in your dance because it creates that trust between you and your partner. You also know that connection is not simple but complex, consisting of points of connection, strength of the connection, direction of the connection, and more. Class size will be limited.

Masters
You enjoy a good ass kicking and have been dancing for several years. Dancer should be comfortable with musicality and movement concepts. No tempo frightens you. Creativity and expression on the floor is what you are looking for in your dances. Dancer has traveled and learned from a variety of teachers in a variety of places. Charleston, Balboa, Shag, Blues all have an interest to you and you work them into your dances as the music moves you. You understand that the fundamentals are key to this dance -- maybe even having revamped your swingout several times already. This is a partner required track for the most experienced dancers. Class size will be limited.

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