| Let's Dance in Rhythm, 19 South Main St, Branford CT |
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See form below for early registration and student discounts. |
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Shawn Hershey came from an extensive music background and Amanda Gruhl came from an extensive dance background,
but both started lindy hopping in the late 1990s with the Lindybaby studio and got hooked! Shawn and Amanda started teaching
together at the It's All Swing! studio in Boston in 2005, and have since taught lindy hop and blues together at the Boston
Gargle Blaster Blues Workshops, From Montreal With Love, Swing Into Spring in CT, and the Blues Blast Workshop Weekend in
central PA. Their style of blending lindy hop, ballroom, blues, and Argentine tango into their dancing is both beautiful
and powerful, and earns them praise wherever they go, most recently at the Emerald City Blues Festival, where they took 2nd
place in the Strictly Competition. |
Registration & Warm-up Dancing 12:30-1:00 Thinking Outside the Box 1:15-2:30 In this class, we'll restrict the way you dance in order to expand it. Prepare to have your thinking about leading and following turned upside-down! Styling & Variations While Maintaining Great Connection 2:45-4:00 The aesthetics and rhythms of Lindy Hop are part of what make the dance so much fun. Connecting these aesthetics and rhythms to your partner's movements is even more fun. Learn some styling and variations that can enhance your connection to the music and to your partner. Mixing Tango/Blues into Lindy 4:15-5:30 Tango has an immensely rich vocabulary! Learn how to lead and follow flashy tango-inspired moves and techniques, then how to integrate them beautifully with your blues and Lindy Hop dancing while remaining true to blues and Lindy Hop music. |
| **Saturday Night Dance** featuring Gordon Webster with guest DJ Rob Szarka Performances by Troupe 212 from NYC and Hartford Underground Basic Swing lesson at 7:30 p.m. • Dancing from 8:30–11:30 Try out your new moves at the dance! Let's Dance in Rhythm 19 South Main St, Branford CT Dance Admission: $15, CSDS members $12, students $9 Followed by a late night DJ dance party! 11:30 PM - 3:00 AM Admission: free! |
| Workshop Fees $15 per workshop Pre-registration (by March 6th): all 3 workshops for $30 ($25 students) After March 6th: all 3 workshops for $35 ($30 students). |
| NOTE! These classes are for intermediate/advanced dancers
only! Prerequisites: Solid Lindy Hop basics. You've been social dancing regularly for at least one year. The swingout is second nature to you, although you are still looking for ways to improve it. You feel comfortable improvising to the music, and are looking to further refine your technique and musicality. You are also familiar with basic Charleston. |
| CSDS classes are open to all ages. Please bring clean shoes with non-marking soles to protect the dance floor. No partner needed! |
| Please help us start on time, arive 15 minutes early to register and stretch. |