Summer Dance Session 2012

 

Our summer practice session will be starting on Wednesday, June 6^th and running every Wednesday (excepth July 4^th) through August 22^nd.  The first two classes will be held at the Catholic Center and the remainder of the classes will be held in the Multi-Cultural Center on the Kingston Campus. All classes run from 6:30 - 9PM with practice and socializing time from 6 - 6:30. You can also join our Facebook group.

 

• The summer session will be $25 for students (high school or any college or university) and $35 for adults.  This fee is for the whole summer, not per class or per month.

• The session will be for all levels of dancers.  Whether you're a total beginner or dancing at the gold level you'll get plenty of useful information.  We'll be talking a lot about technique and then breaking up into groups to apply the technique to beginner pre-bronze / bronze figures and then to silver / gold figures.

• You do not need a partner or any experience.

• If you're not already on our summer mailing list, please e-mail me at ballroom@etal.uri.edu so I can add you to the list for any announcements regarding summer practice.

• I'd suggest you bring a notebook and pen or pencil for taking notes as I'll be giving out a lot of information rapidly, water, and appropriate dance wear.  Dance shoes are recommended but not required.

• You do not need to be affiliated with URI to attend our practice session, students from any school are welcome as are adults.

• If you have to miss a week or two it's no problem.  We'll be covering basic rumba technique the first two weeks, moving on to basic standard / smooth technique the third week, and then we'll be doing a different dance every week after.  That way if you're on vacation, working, etc. it won't matter if you have to miss a week.

• No advance registration or sign-up is required, simply come to the class.

Directions to the URI Kingston Campus
Kingston Campus Map

Step List for August 8

• Open Hip Twist (includes fan ending)
• Hockey Stick
• Alemana(This one starts from fan position, we'll be waiting till after the Hockey Stick)
• Natural Opening Out(Leaders step forward onto the left instead of side)
• Close Hip Twist back to Fan Position(Again, leaders step forward onto left instead of side on Natural Opening out)

And repeat from fan position near beginning.
Other figures:

• Basic
• New York
• Natural Opening Out to Left and Right

Notes - the levels in the videos are raised by one: bronze = newcomer & bronze silver = bronze gold = silver None of the steps I've listed are actual gold figures.