by David Carter on July 21, 2010
West Coast Swing
This West Coast Swing group class will provide a comprehensive review of core technique to improve your West Coast Swing as well as introduce several new patterns.
This class is intended for the intermediate dancer
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4 Week Course
Group Lesssons on
August 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th
7:00 – 8:00 pm
by David Carter
SteppinOut Ballroom Dance Studio
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$10.00 per class per person
RSVP is required for this event to ensure attendees receive up to date class information.
by David Carter on June 1, 2010
This West Coast Swing group class will provide a comprehensive follow up into the basic techniques of West Coast Swing building on the techniques and patterns from the May classes.
West Coast Swing
This class is intended for the beginning dancer (who has completed the Level I introductory classes in May) or someone who dances West Coast Swing and would like to improve technique and timing.
The objective of this class is to follow up the May class with further techniques and continue adding more foundation patterns.
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Group Lesssons on June 12, 19, 26 2010
11:00 am to noon.
by David Carter
SteppinOut Ballroom Dance Studio
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$10.00 per class per person
RSVP is required for this event to ensure attendees receive up to date class information.
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Class Synopsis:
Week 1:
- Review of Basic pattern and timing from Foundation Level I class
- Turning Basic
- Slingshot Rollout
- Rotational Starter Step
Week 2
- Slingshot Throwout
- Tuck with Free Spin
- 2-Hand Contra-Body Tuck
Week 3
- Lock Whip
- Release Whip
- Closed Whip
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by David Carter on May 28, 2010
NEVER FORGET, ALWAYS HONOR
I am oppressed with a sense of the impropriety of uttering words on this occasion. If silence is ever golden, it must be here beside the graves of fifteen thousand men whose lives were more significant than speech and whose death was a poem the music of which can never be sung. We do not know one promise these men made; one pledge they gave; one word they spoke; but we do know they summed up and perfected by one supreme act the highest virtues of men and citizens. For love of country, they accepted death, and thus resolved all doubts and made immortal their patriotism and virtue. General James Garfield, May 30th, 1868
by David Carter on May 19, 2010
I am constantly surprised by the benefits of dancing. This article is a great illustration of the benefits in life an business.
It is only common sense that no matter who you are ballroom dance classes are good for you. It’s great physical exercise, it’s social, and it’s definitely not going to hurt your dating life. In the last year or two the public’s opinion and passion for ballroom has exploded with movies like Take the Lead and shows like Dancing with the Stars drawing large crowds.
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by David Carter on May 12, 2010
I was never really comfortable with the terms lead and follow in dance. Are you?
I have stated in the past that lead and follow requires equality and that the follower is really in as much control of the dance as the leader.
Negative Perception
For many people, especially ladies, The term follow is not a popular word. When people hear “Follow”, they seem to think it means do what you are told and you have no choice. Lead also tends to have similar negative impact, being perceived as command .
Following is active, not passive and Leading is part following and can only be accomplished if the leader is GIVEN authority, by the follower.
I was going to write this article myself, when I ran across the same subject written by Richard Powers. I like the way he describes lead and follow as tracking and interpreting. See what you think.
Read Richard Powers – Ultimate Partnering
As a leader, how much are you following?
by David Carter on May 5, 2010
Gary Jobst and Csilla Madocsai
Champion West Coast Swing instructors Gary Jobst and Csilla Madocsai will be teaching three workshops on May 22nd at Bogies Nightclub from 1-5pm on May 22nd.
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by David Carter on May 4, 2010
If you dance Argentine Tango then a trip to Buenos Aires is probably something you have dreamed of taking. Here is some practical information to help you achieve that goal.
“We’d like to visit Buenos Aires but would love to tour the countryside as well. We want to get to some wineries and see some vineyards. Oh yeah, and we just have to have an Argentine tango lesson.”
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by David Carter on April 29, 2010
Will dance change your life?
Lately, I have been thinking about how my life has changed in the ten years since I started learning to dance. As I thought about this, it occurred to me that a number of very positive things have changed in my life that were a direct result of dance. Here are a few.
1. Confidence
If I can do something once, I can do it a thousand times.
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by David Carter on April 29, 2010
Matching Resistance
Matching resistance is a critical element in creating good connection. To create this connection the follower needs to be in the man’s right hand. To create a connection with your partner in the closed ballroom position, the follower must match the resistance of the leader’s right hand with her left shoulder blade.
This is achieved by the follower pulling her left shoulder back and down pressing into the leader’s hand. With no matching resistance, the follower will simply collapse into the leader and there is no communication and no way for him to lead at this point.
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by David Carter on April 26, 2010
Learning to dance can be a fun and rewarding experience, but walking into that studio for the first time can be quite scary for many people.
Read more of my article at The Examiner….
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