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GOLD Level Classes
ADVANCE Level Class Schedule
You don't have to pay until you show up and you are always free to call and cancel.
Walk-in's are always welcome, but please call us on day of class to confirm that the date has not changed.
All students reserving in advance will be called and/or e-mailed if there is any schedule changes.
Definition GOLD Level Dancer: This series requires the full Bronze and Silver knowledge and skills set prior to beginning. This series explores advanced-level music interpretation, rhythmical and timing variations, several new connection and partnership subtleties plus far more challenging lead and follow movements. You'll explore the deeper layers of knowledge, techniques, and skills that make higher-level dancers such a joy to watch.
Note: Please see our BRONZE and SILVER level outline and make sure you qualify to move into our GOLD level classes.
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West Coast Swing Playing with the Basics Part I
Class cost is: $40 per person, 4 weeks Refresher discount $30 per person $30 per person, 3 weeks Refresher discount $20 per person or pay just $12 per person per night
Free Round Up pass with paid class Value worth $5 |
So you think the basics are no fun? You think the basics are for beginners? How about making the basics fun again. Learn to make those basics sing, make them play, make them fun Make them dance.
Find out how the old can become new again, how the basics can become advance level.
Do you know what the following means? 1. Zero "O" point connection/resistance 2. Core 3. Core Frame and neutral position 4. Advanced Lead/Follow Comprehension/Dynamic
If you are not sure what any of this means and you need more information check our Gold Level Requirements outline.
These are necessary components of our gold level workshops and classes. We do not expect you to have mastered these skills but we do require that you know what these skills are and be able to demonstrate them on some basic level.
Absolutely No Bronze or Silver level allowed, no exceptions! Click her for our Gold level requirements
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West Coast Swing Playing with the Basics Part II
Class cost is: $40 per person, 4 weeks Refresher discount $30 per person $30 per person, 3 weeks Refresher discount $20 per person or pay just $12 per person per night
Free Round Up pass with paid class Value worth $5 |
So you think the basics are no fun? You think the basics are for beginners? How about making the basics fun again. Learn to make those basics sing, make them play, make them fun Make them dance.
The first series "Playing with the Basics" Part I was so popular that we have decided to come up with new and fun ways to make those basics fun and innovative. Why just settle for the basics when the basics can make you a star.
Do you know what the following means? 1. Zero "O" point connection/resistance 2. Core 3. Core Frame and neutral position 4. Advanced Lead/Follow Comprehension/Dynamic
If you are not sure what any of this means and you need more information check our Gold Level Requirements outline.
These are necessary components of our gold level workshops and classes. We do not expect you to have mastered these skills but we do require that you know what these skills are and be able to demonstrate them on some basic level.
Absolutely No Bronze or Silver level allowed, no exceptions! Click her for our Gold level requirements
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West Coast Swing Gold Level Workshop GW-1
Class cost is $12 per person
Free Round Up pass with paid class Value worth $5
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Do you know what the following means? 1. Zero "O" point connection/resistance 2. Core 3. Core Frame and neutral position 4. Advanced Lead/Follow Comprehension/Dynamic
If you are not sure what any of this means and you need more information check our Gold Level Requirements outline.
These are necessary components of our gold level workshops and classes. We do not expect you to have mastered these skills but we do require that you know what these skills are and be able to demonstrate them on some basic level.
Absolutely No Bronze or Silver level allowed, no exceptions! Click her for our Gold level requirements
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West Coast Swing Body Rolls and Isolations
Class cost is $20 per person, 2 weeks or pay just $12 per person per night
Free Round Up pass with paid class Value worth $5 |
This class is about the body.. This class will focus on isolating the body to enhance your dancing.
There are 3 choices when involving your body in your dance. Choice 1: You can look 2 dimensional and flat and boring. Choice 2. You can look out of control and disconnected and in general you can look entertaining and make people smile and laugh. Much like a circus clown. Choice 3. You can look in control, 3 dimensional, in control, fun, smooth and sexy.
Your choice, boring, clown, or smooth and sexy. It's not easy but it is fun. .
Absolutely No newcomers or bronze level allowed, no exceptions! Absolutely No low level Silver students allowed, no exceptions!
This practice session is for the Silver level 4 or higher and Gold Level dancers.
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West Coast Swing Gold Level Class Leans and Leverages
Class cost is $20 per person Refresher discount $15 per person or pay just $12 per person per night
Free Round Up pass with paid class Value worth $5
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This class will be working concepts and moves of Leans and Leverages used to play and make your dancing stand out above others. Leans and Leverages require both the lead and the follow to do their parts. It is not about men's strength and to avoid injury's there will be heavy emphasis on the safe way to do these things.
Do you know what the following means? 1. Zero "O" point connection/resistance 2. Core 3. Core Frame and neutral position 4. Advanced Lead/Follow Comprehension/Dynamic
If you are not sure what any of this means and you need more information check our Gold Level Requirements outline.
These are necessary components of our gold level workshops and classes. We do not expect you to have mastered these skills but we do require that you know what these skills are and be able to demonstrate them on some basic level.
Absolutely No Bronze or Silver level allowed, no exceptions! Click her for our Gold level requirements
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Silver/Gold Level West Coast Swing Semi-Private Limted to 5 students only
Class cost is: $22 per person $10 deposit required
Deposit is non refundable if you should cancel with less than 2 days notice.
Deposit is refundable if class is canceled by us.
Free Round Up pass with paid class Value worth $5 |
By Preregistration only!
Get more one on one attention to help you with better following skills, timing and styling.. Men Share a private lesson with Sheri Get more one on one attention to help you with better leading skills, timing, and partnership.
Absolutely No newcomers or bronze level allowed, no exceptions! This session is for the Silver/Gold level (Intermediate/Advance) dancer. Click her for our Gold level requirements
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West Coast Swing Silver Level 6 or Higher only No exceptions
Q: What is the West Coast Summer Masters Series? A: Technique classes designed to take your lead or follow to higher levels. We've received requests for more focused technique clinics over the summer and we have listened to your feedback. This is exactly what you've been asking for.
The Masters Series will feature interesting material/patterns - but that is not the focus. The intent is to use those patterns to elevate your lead or follow, timing, connection, and musical interpretation. Helping you to become a really good...even great...west coast swing dancer
We have been consulting with some of the top level dancers and instructors around the country to help us put together some quality classes that will bring your dancing to new heights. These classes will be about becoming a better dancer and not about giving you more moves just so you can forget them later. We will be helping you to learn how to create choreography on the fly by becoming a responsive lead and a responsive follow.
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Masters Series West Coast Swing with Mark
Gathering, Stretching and Rolling
Class cost is $20 per person Refresher discount $15 per person or pay just $12 per person per night
Free Round Up pass with paid class Value worth $5 |
Perhaps the foundation to better dancing, to a better lead, to a better follow is the 3 advance concepts of Rolling, Gathering and Stretching. Rolling or rolling your count or the rolling count or the rolling triple is about better control and moving through the center to help accent the music and better communication with your partner. Gathering and stretching are concepts that embody the real concepts of lead and follow. From an appearance point of view it creates a cool look on the floor. From a partnership point of view it allows exceptional communication between the lead and the follow.
These concepts are the foundation to all other technique, styling and pattern classes that you will take. This is the most common Advance-basics being taught by the top dancers and instructors from New York to L.A.
Absolutely No Bronze level allowed, no exceptions! Click her for our SILVER and GOLD level requirements
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Masters Series West Coast Swing
Floating your slot
Class cost is: $40 per person, 4 weeks Refresher discount $30 per person $30 per person, 3 weeks Refresher discount $20 per person or pay just $12 per person per night
Free Round Up pass with paid class Value worth $5 |
The track and rail slot is still the standard being taught all across the country in beginner level classes. The track and rail is used to help teach precision and control of movement. The more advance level dancers however are dancing with greater depth and more style by using the rectangular slot. The rectangular slot is the style of West Coast that dates back to the 1960's when the dance was better know as Sophisticated Swing. What is old is now new again with the use of the rectangular slot is bringing back a 3-D look back to your dancing.
Absolutely No Bronze level allowed, no exceptions! Click her for our SILVER and GOLD level requirements
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Masters Series West Coast Swing
Putting it together
Class cost is $20 per person Refresher discount $15 per person or pay just $12 per person per night
Free Round Up pass with paid class Value worth $5 |
Class description to follow
This 2-week class covers all 5 weeks of our June/July Master Series:
(1) Gathering, Stretching and Rolling (2) Floating your slot More than just a review of material: the goal is to help you leverage all the techniques we covered...so they start to work together for you in your dancing.
Prerequisite: you must have attended both original Master sessions to take this class. Only exceptions. Anyone who may have learned/worked with these concepts before with other instructors/classes
Absolutely No Bronze level allowed, no exceptions! Click her for our SILVER and GOLD level requirements
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Masters Series West Coast Swing
Responsive Lead and Follow (Ghost in the Dance)
Class cost is $20 per person Refresher discount $15 per person or pay just $12 per person per night
Free Round Up pass with paid class Value worth $5 |
In every dance there are 3 partners. There is the obvious Lead and Follow. But there is also a 3rd partner, the 3rd partner is the ghost in the dance. You cannot see him/her but they are there. You have to not only acknowledge this ghost in the dance but since you can't see them you must feel them.
Failure to recognize the ghost in the dance will place limits on your dancing and mistakes will show up. Recognize and work with this 3rd partner and you will find that you can bring your dancing to new heights and new levels of creativity. You will find that mistakes don't happen, but rather new moves/movements are created.
This workshop encompasses different concepts from play to styling. Learn to respond and adjust on the fly and allow your dancing to bring on a life of it's own. There is a ghost in dancing that can either be cultivated or fought. The ghost has it's own ideas and it's own life. Use it and your dancing can reach new levels.
Ladies, learn some simple ways of playing in this dance and extending patterns. Men, learn how to respond to unexpected changes and how to make them work to your advantage. Learn how to respond to ladies when they play. Men don't just stand there when women play, learn how to style up your movement while not taking the spot light off the women.
Absolutely No Bronze level allowed, no exceptions! Click her for our SILVER and GOLD level requirements
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There's no embarrassment in repeating a class: it's actually very smart -
and we offer BIG discounts when you do!
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