WEST COAST SWING
Intensive Class
Teachers: Paula & Ken
Four Tuesdays, January 12 - February 2, 2016
7:15 - 8:35 pm - Beginner & Beyond!
7:15 - 8:35 pm - Beginner & Beyond!
Beginner & Beyond, 7:15-8:35 pm: Come join our unique Beginner & Beyond Intensive Class in West Coast Swing! Absolutely no prior experience or partner needed. (If you do have prior dance experience, we will use it to maximize your learning!) We start with the 5 Fundamental Building Blocks that snap together to create all of West Coast Swing's super-cool moves, and motivate all the footwork and styling. You'll effortlessly learn more moves and better technique! The magic begins Tuesday, January 12, 7:15 pm.
Why our Intensive Class? It's all about the teaching! Our classes are structured in a uniquely streamlined way that gets you dancing really well, really fast. You'll be out on the dance floor fast - having a great time - meeting new partners - and continuously getting better! And our classes are friendly, entertaining, highly social, and packed with dancing! If you want to master WCS fast — or if you want to supplement your other WCS classes to boost your learning and technique — come try us on January 12 at 7:15 pm!
Bonus benefit: Twice as much learning each week! Our classes are 1hr 20mins, not 55 minutes. So after 15-20 minutes of warm up and review, we still enjoy 1 full hour of new learning each week! Instead of just 30 mins in a normal 55 min class. By adding just a few extra minutes, we actually double our learning!
Why our Intensive Class? It's all about the teaching! Our classes are structured in a uniquely streamlined way that gets you dancing really well, really fast. You'll be out on the dance floor fast - having a great time - meeting new partners - and continuously getting better! And our classes are friendly, entertaining, highly social, and packed with dancing! If you want to master WCS fast — or if you want to supplement your other WCS classes to boost your learning and technique — come try us on January 12 at 7:15 pm!
Bonus benefit: Twice as much learning each week! Our classes are 1hr 20mins, not 55 minutes. So after 15-20 minutes of warm up and review, we still enjoy 1 full hour of new learning each week! Instead of just 30 mins in a normal 55 min class. By adding just a few extra minutes, we actually double our learning!
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TRY IT OUT BEFORE YOU PAY! RSVP via the link below and then join us for class on Tues., January 12th!
If you like it, then at the END of the first lesson, you can register and pay just $65 for the entire four class series! If our approach to WCS doesn't grab you - no worries - and no fee! Really. We're happy you came and tried us out. |
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED: We offer a 100% refund any time before the 2nd lesson, no questions asked! |
YOUR TEACHERS
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Paula Wilson: Internationally ranked West Coast Swing competition dancer. Graduate of the Alvin Ailey School's Professional Division. Professional modern dancer and internationally traveling Argentine Tango teacher for 12 years. Award-winning former early childhood teacher.
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Ken Kreshtool: Internationally ranked West Coast Swing competition dancer. Six years in a row, student commented by Harvard University students as "the best instructor I've ever had in ANYTHING!" for his on-campus dance classes (while working on a PhD there).
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WHAT'S WEST COAST SWING?
West Coast Swing (WCS) is a partner dance, a smoother and highly sophisticated form of Jitterbug or Lindy Hop-style Swing dance. It evolved in California during the post-WW II decades when Jitterbug itself (aka Lindy Hop) went dead or dormant for 50 years. It has continued evolving dramatically even today, adapting to new dancers and new music. Over the years, it has "borrowed" (stolen) almost every cool move, turn, dip, and styling from Lindy Hop, Salsa, Hip Hop, and booty-shakin', and even some Ballroom, Zouk, Tango and Blues. West Coast Swing has probably the biggest vocabulary of moves and combinations of any partner dance. At the same time, WCS Followers have more freedom for improvisation than in any other partner dance! It's hugely popular on the West Coast and in Europe and South America. Come get in on the fun as it sweeps the East Coast!
WHAT WE'LL DO IN CLASS
A. We'll learn the 5 Fundamental Building Blocks & Skills that make WCS easy — with special attention to partnering magic (lead-&-follow tips and techniques). We'll mix-and-match these 5 building blocks together and see how they instantly let us dance all the Basic moves and about 90% of the Advanced moves in WCS! We'll polish and refine, adding more nuance, styling, and a ton of moves.
B. By the end of Ken & Paula's West Coast Swing Intensive Class, you'll be genuinely good at dancing with higher level WCS dancers. And they will be happy dancing with you!
WCS dancers are mellow and very friendly, not snobby at all. This course will give you both the skills and the confidence to get out there on the social dance floor and enjoy the best of WCS!
Of course there's always more to learn. Our class will give you an astonishingly solid and advanced base to go forward with!
C. The class is non-gender biased. Dance whatever role(s) you like. We'll probably all try both roles at some point, as part of learning faster and better.
B. By the end of Ken & Paula's West Coast Swing Intensive Class, you'll be genuinely good at dancing with higher level WCS dancers. And they will be happy dancing with you!
WCS dancers are mellow and very friendly, not snobby at all. This course will give you both the skills and the confidence to get out there on the social dance floor and enjoy the best of WCS!
Of course there's always more to learn. Our class will give you an astonishingly solid and advanced base to go forward with!
C. The class is non-gender biased. Dance whatever role(s) you like. We'll probably all try both roles at some point, as part of learning faster and better.
DETAILS
PREREQUISITES: Ability to count to 6. Ability to count to 8 helpful but not required. No partner or prior dance experience needed. (If you have prior dance experience, we'll use it to maximize your learning.)
WHEN: Four consecutive Tuesdays, beginning January 12th. 7:15 pm - 8:35 pm. Arrive a little early. Bring water, maybe a snack.
WHERE: Mary Seidman/Keystone Studios - 252 W. 30th St., #4B (between 7th and 8th Aves.), NYC.
PRICE: $65. All registrations/payments will be done at the END of the first lesson, to guarantee your satisfaction. If you like it, register and pay; if you don't, no charge and thank you for trying us out. You are also welcome to pre-register and pre-pay online to guarantee yourself a place in the class.
Refund policy: Satisfaction guaranteed. Full 100% refund any time before the 2nd lesson, no questions asked.
CLOTHING: Wear anything that is comfortable. Jeans or slacks, t-shirts are fine. Bring an extra shirt.
SHOES: Any clean footwear that lets you pivot freely on the balls of your feet is fine — dance shoes, dance sneakers, Toms, even socks. Clean suede soles are best. Leather-soled business shoes will work. Pulling large, thin socks/footies over your shoes / sneakers works surprisingly well.
Grippy rubber soles are bad — your knees will die. NO SPIKES OR HIGH HEELS, PLEASE! Salsa heels, Tango heels, even character shoes, do NOT work well for WCS. Low heels or flats are best for WCS.
NOTE: Please change into your clean dance footwear after arriving, to preserve the wood floor. If it rains or snows, definitely change into clean, dry footwear after arriving. Thanks.
WHAT ELSE TO BRING: (a) Water. Maybe a snack. (b) An extra shirt. (c) Carry your dance footwear and change into it/them after you arrive. (d) Gum. Toothbrush. Deodorant. Please. (d) All your friends. (e) A smile!
WHEN: Four consecutive Tuesdays, beginning January 12th. 7:15 pm - 8:35 pm. Arrive a little early. Bring water, maybe a snack.
WHERE: Mary Seidman/Keystone Studios - 252 W. 30th St., #4B (between 7th and 8th Aves.), NYC.
PRICE: $65. All registrations/payments will be done at the END of the first lesson, to guarantee your satisfaction. If you like it, register and pay; if you don't, no charge and thank you for trying us out. You are also welcome to pre-register and pre-pay online to guarantee yourself a place in the class.
Refund policy: Satisfaction guaranteed. Full 100% refund any time before the 2nd lesson, no questions asked.
CLOTHING: Wear anything that is comfortable. Jeans or slacks, t-shirts are fine. Bring an extra shirt.
SHOES: Any clean footwear that lets you pivot freely on the balls of your feet is fine — dance shoes, dance sneakers, Toms, even socks. Clean suede soles are best. Leather-soled business shoes will work. Pulling large, thin socks/footies over your shoes / sneakers works surprisingly well.
Grippy rubber soles are bad — your knees will die. NO SPIKES OR HIGH HEELS, PLEASE! Salsa heels, Tango heels, even character shoes, do NOT work well for WCS. Low heels or flats are best for WCS.
NOTE: Please change into your clean dance footwear after arriving, to preserve the wood floor. If it rains or snows, definitely change into clean, dry footwear after arriving. Thanks.
WHAT ELSE TO BRING: (a) Water. Maybe a snack. (b) An extra shirt. (c) Carry your dance footwear and change into it/them after you arrive. (d) Gum. Toothbrush. Deodorant. Please. (d) All your friends. (e) A smile!
Registration
FAQ: Drop-ins? Late Registrations?
DROP-INS PERMITTED? At the first lesson, yes. Otherwise, not really. Our class is cumulative — each lesson builds on all previous lessons. However, if you are visiting from out of town and can only attend one lesson, please contact us and we'll almost always say yes. We may ask you to sit on the side if we think that day's topics need preparation that you don't have yet, but we won't charge if we do that.
LATE REGISTRATIONS?
• We are extremely reluctant. We want you (and all your partners in class) to be happy! Not frustrated! Our class is intensively cumulative and uniquely structured, which is how we learn so much so quickly and easily. Our 1st lesson is not like anyone else's, contains all our best secrets, and really can't be omitted successfully. Please come to the first lesson! Thanks for understanding.
• If you absolutely cannot attend the 1st lesson, contact us. Generally speaking, this is what we'll tell you:
- If you have 10 or more WSDC Intermediate points in WCS, or you have been dancing Lindy Hop for more than 7 years, you are welcome to start at our 2nd lesson, but please let us know you are coming. There is no discount for starting at the 2nd class meeting, sorry.
- If you have taken or are currently taking WCS classes with other WCS teachers, and have fewer than 10 Intermediate points (WSDC), we ask that you start with our 1st lesson. This crazy rule is because our teaching approach to WCS is very different, and in our 1st lesson we explain how to navigate and integrate your previous learning with our teaching approach to your best advantage.
- Everyone else, we love you but you MUST start with our 1st lesson!
• Start at 3rd lesson? No, sorry. We cover so much ground in the first two lessons, that we have never had anyone successfully start during lesson 3. We used to allow it, but everyone who tried it, dropped out in frustration. (We gave them a full refund, of course.) We want you (and all your partners in class) to be happy! Not frustrated! So we ask you to wait until our next class series starts.
LATE REGISTRATIONS?
• We are extremely reluctant. We want you (and all your partners in class) to be happy! Not frustrated! Our class is intensively cumulative and uniquely structured, which is how we learn so much so quickly and easily. Our 1st lesson is not like anyone else's, contains all our best secrets, and really can't be omitted successfully. Please come to the first lesson! Thanks for understanding.
• If you absolutely cannot attend the 1st lesson, contact us. Generally speaking, this is what we'll tell you:
- If you have 10 or more WSDC Intermediate points in WCS, or you have been dancing Lindy Hop for more than 7 years, you are welcome to start at our 2nd lesson, but please let us know you are coming. There is no discount for starting at the 2nd class meeting, sorry.
- If you have taken or are currently taking WCS classes with other WCS teachers, and have fewer than 10 Intermediate points (WSDC), we ask that you start with our 1st lesson. This crazy rule is because our teaching approach to WCS is very different, and in our 1st lesson we explain how to navigate and integrate your previous learning with our teaching approach to your best advantage.
- Everyone else, we love you but you MUST start with our 1st lesson!
• Start at 3rd lesson? No, sorry. We cover so much ground in the first two lessons, that we have never had anyone successfully start during lesson 3. We used to allow it, but everyone who tried it, dropped out in frustration. (We gave them a full refund, of course.) We want you (and all your partners in class) to be happy! Not frustrated! So we ask you to wait until our next class series starts.