It's Here! It's Here!! The September Syllabus

I have just posted the September Syllabus for Balboa Park Dancers, which can be found in the column at right under "Balboa Park Dancers Syllabus Documents.

August Syllabus Posted

I have just posted the August syllabus for the Quickstep and Bolero classes at Balboa Park. The link can be found on the right under "Balboa Park Dancers Syllabus Documents." Please feel free to download and print it for your use.

Cha Cha (Pt. 2) Workshop Announcement

Last weekend I taught a fantastic Cha Cha Workshop with plenty of exciting and challenging material. As is my custom, I planned more material than I usually expect to get through, so am going to teach the second half of my latest creation. Even if you did not attend Part 1, you will thoroughly enjoy this Workshop. Both parts are made up of short sequences that can be danced as stand-alone figures as well as part of a longer, choreographed routine. All the material is completely leadable (although it helps to have attended the Workshop), and also lends itself to performance or competition dancing.

Although this is an Intermediate to Advanced level Workshop, it is not necessary to have attended to have attended Part 1, as I will be concentrating on the second half. However, if time allows, I may be able to cover some highlights from the previous Workshop.

The Cha Cha, Part 2 Workshop will be held Saturday August 18 from 11AM to 1PM and will take place at Infinity Dance Center, 4428 Convoy Street, San Diego, 92111. Admission is $10 on or before Friday August 17, or $15 at the door. VISA and MasterCard accepted. You can pre-register at Infinity, by phone at 619-322-4670, or any time you see me.

I look forward to seeing you there.

July Syllabus Posted

I have posted the July Foxtrot and Salsa syllabus, which is linked under Balboa Park Syllabus Documents. Please feel free to download and print for your use. This Friday we begin Quickstep and Bolero.

Cha Cha Workshop This Saturday

I will be teaching American Style Cha Cha at Infinity Dance Center, 4428 Convoy Street, San Diego, 92111. I have put together a series of short sequences of exciting and challenging material that can be danced individually or as one complete routine. This is a workshop for experienced dancers, so some knowledge of Cha Cha is required.

The Workshop will be held 11AM-1PM this Saturday, July 21. Admission is $10 paid in advance or $15 at the door. Prices are per person. Pre registration can be done at Infinity or any time you see me. I accept cash, checks, and credit/debit cards. You can also contact me at 619-322-4670.

Bring your dance shoes, a cool drink, and a video camera for this fun and informative dance Workshop.

Foxtrot Workshop Syllabus Posted

I have just posted the syllabus for American Style Foxtrot Workshop, which I held this morning at Infinity Dance Center.  The list contains everything that I covered today. The link can be found under "Workshop Syllabus Documents" on the right column of this page. Please download and print a copy (or lots of copies) for your use. Thanks to all of you who attended. I hope you enjoyed it and will find the material useful.

If, after reviewing the syllabus, watching the video clips you may have recorded, and tried it some more, you are still having trouble working it out, contact me about scheduling a private lesson. I can be reached at 619-322-4670 or sshowers@cox.net.

I am planning on having a series of Saturday Workshops this summer, and,  when I have them scheduled, I will announce them on this blog.

May Syllabus Posted

I have just posted the May Waltz & NiteClub Two Step lists, which can be accessed under Balboa Park Dancers Syllabus Documents in the right column.

New Post! New Post! April Class Syllabi Posted

Thanks to all of you who attended my classes this past month at both Balboa Park and Infinity this past month. I have finally posted the class syllabi for Quickstep/Rumba classes at Balboa and East Coast Swing at Infinity. They are posted in the right column under their respective headings.

March Classes Syllabi for Balboa Park & Infinity Dance Center

I have just posted the step lists for all of my March 2012 classes, which are linked on the right side of this page. Please feel free to download for your use.

February Syllabi Infinity and Balboa Park

I have just posted the step lists for my February classes (Hustle at Infinity Dance Center; Tango & Cha Cha at Balboa Park). Please feel free to download and print for your use. The links to printable versions can be found in the right column of this page.

For the month of March I will be teaching Niteclub Two Step at Infinity and Foxtrot and Salsa at Balboa Park.

I look forward to seeing you there.

January Class Syllabi-Final; February Class Announcement

I have just posted the step lists for all of January's classes, both at Balboa Park and Infinity Dance Center. Please feel free to download a copy for your use, the links to which can be found in the right column on this page under "Classes at Infinity" and "Balboa Park Dancers Syllabus Documents."

I would especially like to thank those of you who attended at Infinity while the floor at Balboa Park Club was being refinished.

Coming In February

I will be teaching Basic to Intermediate Hustle for the month of February at Infinity on Tuesdays at 7:00PM. I will start with some basics, but will also include several Intermediate level variations, all of which are designed with a more experienced dancer in mind. The series will be held February 7, 14, 21, and 28. $10 per class per person or $32 per person for the whole series in paid on or before February 7.

February at Balboa Park is Tango and Cha Cha. Check the schedule at www.balboaparkdancers.org as we are dark several times this month.

January Class Update

This has been an exciting week for dance classes at Infinity Dance Center, which, thanks to all of you, have been enormously successful. Special thanks also goes to Yolanda Vargas, owner and director of Infinity, for allowing us to use her studio while the the Balboa Park Club is undergoing repair.

Here is a brief list of the material I have covered so far in each of my classes:

Waltz


Open Right Turn w/ Promenade Grapevine

• Hover to PP, Open Right Turn, Impetus
• Grapevine in PP, Continuity End

Open Left Turn
Underarm Turn

• Hover to PP, Open Right Turn
• Underarm Pivot (12&3), Hesitation Develope
• Hover Corte, Outside Change to PP, Continuity End

West Coast Swing 

Sugar Push

Two Hand Tuck-In, end in Lady's Hammerlock hold

Lady's Inside Underarm Spin to Left, Man's Wrap

Lady's Inside Underarm Spin to Left, end in Open Position

In addition I also held the first session of American Style Rumba on Tuesday at Infinity. Here is the list:

Rumba Box

Cross Body Lead

Wrap & Explosion

• Cross Body Lead to Wrapped Up Walks, Outside Underarm Turn to Cucaracha (Explosion)
• One Hand Wrap to Forward Walks, Outside Underarm Turn to Open position

Box
Spot Turn to Open Cuban Walk

• 1/2 Box, Open Break
• Back Spot Turn, Inside UA Pass
• Open Cuban Walk