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Co-presented with the High Sierra Swing Dance Club, these dance classes focus on west coast swing, ballroom, and other stylized dances.

 

Late Winter Classes Wednesdays February 17- March 24

Instructed by Glenn Trinidad
Six Week Session
Tuition $50 for one class, $90 for both
$5 Discount for BAC Members

**Class format for both classes will be 1 hour of instruction
followed by ½ hour of practice time to ask reinforce learning and get clarifications.

-6:00 – 7:30 pm WCS Basics - Fundamentals and Foundations
Learn the basics of this fun and versatile club dance!  This class will introduce and review the basic building blocks of WCS and provide a natural progression of elements to simplify the learning process and prepare you for a seamless progression into your more intermediate and advanced patterns. Topics to be covered include Timing, Counts, Movement, Basic Elements of sugar push, passes, and whips, Patterns, Footwork, Lead, and Follow.  No partner necessary
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-7:30 – 9:00 pm Argentine Tango
Argentine tango has been thrilling dancers for more than 100 years with its beauty, passion, drama and excitement.  If you want to improve your lead / follow skills, learn the tango. Since it is an improvisational dance, communication between leader and follower is crucial.   Glenn will teach you how to combine the four tango building blocks of walking, turning, stopping and embellishing while taking a partner with you.  You’ll learn how to turn, style, pause, play and navigate a crowded floor.  You’ll also improve your music listening skills so that you can begin adding your own signature to the dance.  No partner required. 
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Why do West Coast Swing Dancers want to learn to Tango?
They want to be better leaders and followers!!!

Tango is a dance you create on the fly with another person. Communication between partners is crucial.  Tango isn't about memorized steps that go together the same way every time.  You’ll learn to walk, turn, stop and embellish in syncrony with your dance partner.  You can incorporate Tango steps into your WCS dance.  Because of its improvisational nature, learning to Tango also enhances your music listening and interpretation skills.  The more styling and embellishment tools each partner brings to the floor, the more interesting, unpredictable and exciting our dance becomes!