One Day Intensives

Upcoming workshops with Daniel Newsome and Gabriella Cook

Daniel and Gabriella

Share One Day Beginners Workshop - April 24th, 2010 Come learn to Swing Dance (Lindy Hop and Jitterbug) with two of Seattle's most popular teachers, Dan and Gaby. If you are a single or a couple, and new to dancing, you have our money back guarantee that you will have fun and learn how to swing dance in one afternoon. See what others have said about our classes! 10:30 AM, Registration, Q&A, and meet your teachers. 11AM, We start with Basic 6 count footwork and essential partnering skills Noon, We begin to inderstand triple steps, movement and momentum 1PM, Lunch (Not included in cost) at Red Mill Burgers or other Phinney Ridge restaurants 2PM, We meet again and learn to do "Swing Outs", the most fun and popular step in Swing Dance 3PM Charleston! We finish the day with this fun and easy step Afterwards, we have a long dinner break, and if you like, you can join us at the dance that evening! Click here to Register We prefer that singles register ahead of time so we can maintain gender balance. Couples may choose to register ahead of time or not. You can expect to have lots of fun. Wear shoes that don't fall off. There will be lots of parking There will be people of all ages. You only need to be young at heart. Teens welcome too! You may rotate, or stay with your partner, whichever is more fun for you. There are always plenty of singles to rotate with Questions are always welcome. Email us here $44.99 for singles, $85 for couples, $29.99 for teens. Free DVD for the first 10 registrants. Downstairs at the Fremont Abbey Help us spread the word!   Money Back Guarantee: We've taught literally thousands of people to dance, from Seattle to NYC to Asia to Europe. If you don't like it, I will gladly give you a full refund AND give you a coupon to retake a similar class in the future. I want to see you find the joy in dancing, and I'll do everything I can to make that happen. -Dan and Gaby

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One Day Tap Intensive - February 20 2009

Tap! Dan and Alex present a day of Music, Rhythm and Footwork fun in this special SSC intensive with 4 hours of professional instruction and one half hour of improv tap work.

Just $38 members, $50 non-members for a whole day of classes! Phinney Ridge Community Center - 6532 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA Runs noon-5:30PM

Register now!

Class descriptions:

Alex Yan presents "Tap Rudiments" This class will take you through shuffles, flaps, slaps, heel drops, toe drops, stamps, tips and stomps. You'll learn the language tap is built on and use that to begin your journe through choreography, improv, and complex combinations.

Dan Newsome Presents Stan Kahn's Method. So you've just learned a bit of tap.. now its time to start putting it to the test and building some 8 count patterns, from simple to subtle. Dan will teach you Stan Kahns step-by-step method to developing rhythm.. Thousands have learned using this method, and you'll find that its time tested, straightforward, and complete in its ability to get you tapping quickly.

Time Steps and Cramp rolls with Alex Alex will teach you how to do some of the classic patterns that you'll need to know to enter any advanced beginner or intermediate class. These patterns will challenge your feet, but you'll start making recognizable rhythms.

Revenge of the Shim Sham with Dan

Dan will teach you a choreography from late tap legend Leonard Reed.This four chorus routine will follow the same pattern as the Lindy shim sham, but will contain tap rhythms.

 

30 minute improv jam with Dan and Alex

Dan and Alex will teach you the basics of how to improvise tap, and a few exercises to get you thinking in an unplanned, but nonetheless musical manner. You don't need any special skill for this last class, just music in your soul