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| A Gift Of Dance Gift Cards |
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Gift cards are available for dance workshops, a full term of one or more classes, or any number of class drop-ins.
To request a custom gift card, contact us HERE, or call 971-570-1421.
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| Student Appreciation Program |
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For our regular students who are thoroughly obsessed with dance, we offer a multiple-class discount. Get a $10 discount on each additional class during the same class term.
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Brenda Blues and Bal Workshop
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Come join Brenda for a two-day workshop in her hometown of Portland, April 26-27. There will be two days of classes: Blues on Saturday and Balboa on Sunday. Schedule, pricing, and class descriptions follow!
***New*** Come dance with us Friday night at Lenora's Room and at Steve's house party Saturday!
***Pre-registration is closed. Please purchase individual classes at the event.
Location
Lenora's Room
615 SE 6th and Alder
Portland, Oregon
Schedule
Friday Dance (not included in weekend package)
7:30pm-3am Midnight Serenaders performing LIVE at Lenora's Room!
*** See event below for details and more information!
Saturday Blues
10:30-11:00 reg and warm-up
11:00-12:15 class
12:30- 1:45 class
1:45- 2:45 lunch
2:45- 4:00 class
4:15- 5:30 class
5:30- 7:00 practice time
-->Take a break then join Brenda for a house party at Steve's:
10:00pm-till Saturday Night Blues Party @ Steve's -- 8310 SE Morrison
Sunday Balboa
11:30-12:00 reg and warm-up
12:00- 1:15 class
1:30- 2:45 class
2:45- 3:45 lunch
3:45- 5:00 class
5:15- 6:30 class
-->Grab a bite and head to the Scottish Rite, where Brenda is teaching at 8:00pm and DJing in the WCS/Blues room!
8pm - Drop In WCS Beginner Lesson @ The Scottish Rite (15th & Morrison)
9pm - Midnight - DJ & Dancing @ The Scottish Rite
Pricing
***Pre-registration is closed. Please purchase individual classes at the event.
Pre-registration Pricing (prereg ends 2am Friday April 25th (Thursday night)
$15 per class
$50 per day
$90 weekend pass
$18 per class at the door
Class Descriptions
The workshops overall will focus on moving clearly and confidently,
controlling the direction of our bodies, and building musical variety.
There will be additional focus on follower's maintaining balance,
poise, and personal styling.
Blues Workshop (Slow Dancing)
Slow Dance Fundamentals
Brenda will cover a 12ct basic mixing in hesitations and transitioning
smoothly in and out. Next she will work on timing variations as well
as changing the character and body movement to fit various music
styles.
Ad-ins
Brenda will teach pivots, traveling, and lunges for spice and variety;
furthering your mastery of the movements.
Frame Changes
This class will progress on to opening and closing into promenade
position and back, as well as cross position and resolving to allow
for more variety of movement on the floor.
Turns
You've got the room, now let's have fun with it. We will play with
inside and outside turns, then learn Brenda's favorite new move "the
free turn into spoon position!"
Classic Balboa/Bal Swing
Balboa is a fun shuffle dance of the 30's and 40's, great for mixing
into your swing dance repitior, and done to any tempo of music. LA
Swing Dancing has been partnered with this dance to create a modern
hybrid called Bal Swing. The two are done simultaneously all over the
world today, quite an accomplishment for a rare dance out of the
Orange County/LA region. This dance has a character focus on rhythmic
footwork and sophisticated style, and is especially loved by the elite
swing dancers of Portland.
Pure Balboa Basics
The original Balboa was danced in crowded ballrooms, this style is
perfect for the small dance clubs we love to dance to live music in.
Foundational Balboa patterns and variations to keep you dancing
musically in the tightest of dance spaces.
Crossovers
Transition into one of the LA Swing basics of the 30's. Crossovers
use an in and out/pivoting dynamic to create a little more space for
play and variation.
Kicks Out and In
Another of the LA Swing basics common to today's Bal Swing dancing.
Also known as "Lollies" after Lollie Snowden, this dance has an easy
twisting and kicking action. Brenda will break down transitioning in
and out, as well as fun variations.
Throw out
The Balboa equivalent to the "Swing out". This trick is an easy
transition from Lollies and has many exciting variations.
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Midnight Serenaders LIVE at Lenora's Room!
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Swing Time and Stumptown Dance collaborate to bring you the Midnight
Serenaders performing LIVE at Lenora's Room!
7:30 PM - Beginning Swing Lesson
8:30 PM - 12 Live Music & Dance!
12-3am Blues Afterparty @ Lenora's Room
DJ's Dustin, Brenda, and Ben
$12 Adult.
$10 Student & Stumptown Member.
Lenora's Room
615 SE Alder
Portland, OR 97214
http://www.stumptowndance.com
http://www.swingtimepdx.com
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Locations
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Atlanta,
Center Space, Portland
East Side Athletic Club, Clackamas
Griffith Park Family YMCA, Beaverton
New York,
Norse Hall, Portland
Paradise Ballroom, Portland
PPAA, Portland
San Francisco Location, San_Francisco
Scottish Rite, Portland
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