What comes to mind when
you think about Vegas? Most likely it’s casinos, hotels and
entertainment. Now you’re coming to the Las Vegas Weekend Jam II
for a weekend of dance too!
Now imagine this, to
compliment your fun filled dance vacation weekend you become
introduced to other dances to expand your dance portfolio. We
have instructional workshops designed for singles and couples
that cover all facets of club and competitive dancing.
None of this is what you
expected from a Vegas vacation but it’s exactly what you can
experience when you sign up for one or more of these dance
workshops. Remember, for those individuals that purchased a
weekend package, one (1) dance workshop is included in your
package. So, read the reviews and you might want to take an
additional workshop or two, or maybe all.
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Two (2) dance
workshops are included in your weekend package.
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FREE to all Elite
Party Package registered male guests is a Chicago “Style”
Stepping Workshop
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FREE to all Elite
Party Package registered guests is an Urban Cha Cha Workshop
and a Philly Two Step Workshop
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No partner is needed
in the partnered dance art form workshops.
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Additional workshop
offerings will be available for purchase at $20 donation per
workshop
beginning April 1st 2010 or for a $25 donation onsite.
A dance weekend would not be complete without a vast selection
and diversity of workshops. We offer workshops in Line Dance
(from both the East Coast and the Mid-West), Chicago Stepping,
Detroit “Graystone” Ballroom, Cha Cha, Philly Two - Step and
Soulful Swing Dance Fusion (Hand Dance and West Coast Swing).
Our workshop instructors are some of the most well known,
respected and skilled dancers and instructors in their
respective dance art forms.
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The Steady Steppers
FREE Leaders in Chicago “Style” Stepping (Males Only)
Workshop
Kammal, Larry (Detroit,
MI) and their competent staff instruct will provide
instruction of leading skills with the execution of
turns, combinations, lane movement and footwork. The
focus is on enhancing the male lead and providing a
smooth and seductive partnered dance flow while on the
club floor.
www.Dance-Institute.com Instructional DVD’s are
available!
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Michele Griffin and Andre
Bellamy
FREE Urban Cha Cha Workshop
Michele Griffin and Andre
Bellamy began social dancing in Philadelphia, first as
line dancers, then migrated into the social partner
dance area. Since winning their first dance contest in
Philadelphia at the Odunde Festival in 2005, Michele and
Andre have honed their skills and have worked with some
of the finest instructors in the social dance industry,
and currently teach classes in Philadelphia and
Delaware.
Michele and Andre's
approach to Cha-Cha is to blend elements of Salsa,
Ballroom and West Coast Swing into a style that is
smooth, urban, and fun!
Website:
www.bdp.com |
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Shades of Essence
Free Philly Two Step Workshop
Kim Walls, Lenny Nutter and
James Sutton will bring to you the Philly Two Step. The
Philly Two Step is a smooth blend of Ballroom, Argentine
Tango, Tango, Salsa and the Stand. The Instructors
together have 10 plus years of teaching experience.
Along with training in Argentine Tango and Tango, they
have taught on Carnival Cruise Line in 2007 and Feel the
Beat in 2006 and 2007. They are currently teaching
classes at the Lonnie Young Center, 1100 Chelten,
Philadelphia, PA.
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Aline Goodman
East Coast ‘Soul’ Line Dance Workshop
Website:
www.AlineProduction381.com
Aline Goodman
(Philadelphia, PA) is returning to The Weekend Jam with
the latest Line Dances on the East Coast. Last year she
dazzled the class with her high energy and intricate
Line Dances. This year she has new ones and will have
the written instructions for them too! |
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The Steady Steppers
Chicago “Style” Stepping All Level Workshop
Website:
www.Dance-Institute.com
Kammal,
Larry (Detroit, MI) and their competent staff will
accommodate the interested beginner, intermediates and
advanced levels of Chicago Stepping enthusiasts. The
beginners will be introduced to their 10 basic steps
that are the foundation for Stepping; the intermediates
will have the opportunity to learn various movements,
turns and lane management skills; and the advanced
Stepper will be shown multiple turns, combinations and
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Mr & Mrs Smooth & Company
Detroit “Style” Ballroom Workshop
Website:
www.MrSmooth.com
Calvin
Sibert a.k.a. “MR. SMOOTH” (Detroit, MI) and his lovely
wife Jackie bring his style and grace of the “Graystone”
Ballroom to students of dance that want a ‘taste’ of
what Detroit’s phenomena is all about. This couple has
given workshops both locally, nationally and
internationally. The mainstay of Detroit’s dance
community is the “Graystone” Ballroom. The “Graystone”
Ballroom, located on the corner of Woodward in Canfield
in Detroit, was host to just about every important band
between the mid-1920’s and the later 1940’s. Blacks
gathered there to dance and have fun on Monday nights to
showcase their dance skills and hence, Detroit’s
“Graystone” Ballroom dance style emerged. The
“Graystone” eventually closed down and this terribly
neglected historic site was demolished in 1980.
Although the “Graystone” Ballroom was torn down, that
era of dance has not. “MR. SMOOTH” will work with
interested students to give them the foundation of this
historic partnered dance art form. |
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Sylvia Powell & Charles Hayes
Mid-West ‘Soul’ Line Dance Workshop
Sir
Charles (Charles Hayes) (Detroit, MI) and Sylvia Powell
(Detroit, MI), two of Detroit’s finest Line Dance
instructors, have joined forces to bring you the
Mid-West’s Line Dance craze. These two instructors have
taught hundreds of students Line Dance in both clubs and
studios in the Detroit Metropolitan area. They will
introduce you to all of the ‘latest’ Mid-West Line
Dances and Sir Charles has to teach you the “Cruise”,
although an older Line Dance, one of Detroit’s favorite
mainstays.
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Upscale Dance Productions
Detroit “Style” Ballroom
Angie
Scott, Al McClinton (Detroit, MI) and their staff from
Upscale Dance Productions will be back again with
combinations and movements that has given this dance the
lineage that it deserves and gives credence to their
phrase, “The Era Is Back”. This session is not for the
beginner but for the person that is accomplished, well
grounded in the dance and desires to add more
combinations to their ‘arsenal’ of moves. The mainstay
of Detroit’s dance community is the “Graystone”
Ballroom. The “Graystone” Ballroom, located on the
corner of Woodward in Canfield in Detroit, was host to
just about every important band between the mid-1920’s
and the later 1940’s. Blacks gathered there to dance and
have fun on Monday nights to showcase their dance skills
and hence, Detroit’s “Graystone” Ballroom dance style
emerged. The “Graystone” eventually closed down and
this terribly neglected historic site was demolished in
1980. Although the “Graystone” Ballroom was torn down,
that era of dance has not. Upscale will work with
interested intermediate and advanced students to give
them the flair and elegance of this historic partnered
dance art form. |
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The Steady Steppers
Chicago “Style” Step ‘Female’ Only Styling & Footwork
for the Advanced Level Only
Website:
www.Dance-Institute.com
The
Steady Steppers (Detroit, MI) female instructors bring
you females fancy footwork, lane management skills,
multiple turns and spins, floor etiquette and overall
styling techniques that will make you look like more
than just a prop on the dance or competition floor for
your male counterpart. The Steady Stepper male
instructors will be on hand for you to dance with as you
learn the skills. |
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Tammy Brown
Soulful Swing Dance Fusion for All Levels
Website:
www.SwingFusion.net
Tammy Brown, a Baltimore, MD
native and one of their finest and best instructors.
Tammy will instruct a combination of Hand Dance and West
Coast Swing into what is titled “Soulful Swing Dance
Fusion”. Baltimore/D.C. Hand Dance is comparable to the
Detroit Bop, West Coast Swing, Texas 2 Step and the
Philly Bop and has a rich tradition in the Baltimore and
Washington D.C. area. Tammy will focus on technique,
style and execution of this powerful and exciting dance.
Tammy launched her
teaching career in 2004 and has been awarded top swing
dance teacher for the 2008 Mad Jam Productions, 2007
Easterns’ Dance Challenge, 2006 Swing Fling, and 2005
United States National Dance Championships.
Competitively, she has won, with her partner Kevin
Fitzhugh several championships. Their most proud
accomplishments are the 2006 U S Open Swing Dance Swing
Dance Champion Title in the Sophisticated Swing Division
and receiving the 2008 Frankie Manning award for the
Performing Arts Division at the Tri-State Swing/Line
Dance Competition. |
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