Newsletter: April 2018

SPRING CELEBRATION / MEDAL BALL

Please join us at our Spring dance party and celebrate the success of our students: Maria, Teresa, Ashley, Marcia, Carol, Michelle, Oksana, Alina, Ted, David, Jay, Rena, Quanfang, Shuping, Bob, Britta, Jim, Debbie, Kara, Darren and Jennifer, as well as our professional teachers: Kiyana and Chad.

At The Dance Pavilion, 1918 Whittaker Rd., Ypsilanti, MI

On Saturday, April 21, 2018

From 8:00 – 10:00 pm

With Cha-Cha class preceding the fun! (From 7:00 – 8:00 pm)

Group Class - $14, Dance Party - $10, Combo - $20

Come see our graduates perform, have a bite of cake, raise a toast to their success, and dance with your friends!

Proud teachers,

Chad Brown, Kiyana Brown, David McVicker and Izabela Jaworska

Group Class Descriptions

Monday 7:00 pm Advanced Quickstep and 8:00 pm Intermediate Smooth Viennese Waltz will begin April 2 and continue until April 30.

In April I have decided to teach two separate classes, one dedicated to International style Quickstep (Gold level), and the other to American style Viennese Waltz (Silver level). Here is a short description of what I am going to teach:

QUICKSTEP – This will be a lively, flowing choreography that will consist of: Natural Spin Turn, Chasses, Quick Open Reverse, Four Quick Runs “with a twist”, Rumba Cross (double up), V-6, Six Quick Runs, Underturned Tipple Chasses, Cross Swivels, “unusual” Double Reverse Spin, Fish Tail, Reverse Pivot, Closed Telemark and Tipsy to Left and Right.

SMOOTH VIENNESE WALTZ – In the second class we will learn such beautiful combinations as: Left Turns with Lady’s Underarm Turn, Progressive Fifth Position Break with Hand Change, Back to Back Box, Shadow Turns to Right, Ronde To Throwaway, Underarm Spins to Throwaway, and of course our favorites: Natural and Reverse Fleckerls.

Tuesday 8:00 pm classes (at Dance Elite in West Bloomfield) will begin April 3 and continue until April 24. Here we will continue learning Silver level WALTZ and master steps such as: Hesitation Change, Double Reverse Spin, Whisk, Weave from PP, Natural Spin Turn, Reverse Pivot, Chasses to Right and Open Telemark with Cross Hesitation.

Thursday 7:00 pm class is the continuation of the 9-week Ballroom Basics for Beginners that began March 1 and will continue until April 26. In this program we will learn Foxtrot from the American Smooth category, and add Swing and Mambo from the American Rhythm style. Every new student is invited, even in the middle of the session! This is a fun and easygoing class suitable for first-time learners.

Thursday 8:00 pm class will begin April 5 and end April 26 (with no class on April 12). Here we will learn Cha-Cha (Gold level). Cha-Cha is an exciting syncopated Latin dance and the steps that will take you into its character are: Alemana, Advanced Hip Twist, Foot Changes - method 3 and 4 – Cross Basic (development), Three Cha Cha Chas Back, Natural Top, and finally the attractive Follow My Leader.

Friday 7:00 pm evening class is back on our schedule but with a new approach. I have decided to introduce American Smooth patterns from the Silver (intermediate) level. This class is for all who are looking for:

* an upgrade to your social dance patterns

* some new moves for your upcoming showcase

* or to those who are devoted International Standard dancers but are dreaming of freeing your hold once in a while, and dancing something fun and challenging in side-by-side, shadow, or open position.

We will begin with American Smooth Waltz. Here are the patterns I would like to introduce: Open Simple Twinkle turning right and left, Open Right Turn, Open Left Turn, Single Wrap, and Syncopated Right Underarm Turn.