Lindy Hop Fundamentals - Frankie Manning:
This class will provide an opportunity for dancers of all levels to learn the fundamentals of Lindy Hop from one of the great legends and innovators of the dance-Frankie Manning. Frankie will review the basics as well as introduce his thoughts about the building blocks from which everything else flows. As the best dancers in the country know, no matter how long one has danced or how good one becomes we all need to return to and work on the fundamentals.

Lindy Hop A, B, C - Frankie Manning:
In this series of classes Frankie Manning will give you insight into how Lindy Hop was originally danced and performed at the Savoy Ballroom. Through a series of three different routines Frankie will provide you with an array of new syncopations, variations and a body of dance moves that you will be able to incorporate into all levels of your dancing (social, performance and competition). PLEASE NOTE: as with Lindy Hop A,B, & C, these classes are separate and stand alone units. Different material will be presented in each class and it is not necessary to take one class in order to take the other.

Musicality - Damon Stone and Ria DeBiase:
Are you looking to take your dancing to a new level? Are you tired of just doing moves? Would you like to be able to learn to work with the music and take advantages of those breaks and musical interludes that allow you to really express yourself in your dancing? In this class students will learn to work with and feel the music. They will learn how to communicate their ideas to their partner to enjoy the dance even more. Come and learn from two of the best teachers in the Sacramento Area Damon and Ria who know what it means to hear and dance to the music.

Cool Social Moves 1 & 2 - Peter Strom & Ria DeBiase:
Are you tired of dancing the same patterns over and over again? Would you like to add some fresh and exciting new moves to your Lindy Hop repertoire? Taught by two of the top social dancers in the U.S. today (Peter Strom and Ria DeBiase), Cool Social Moves 1 & 2 will provide you with a series of new and exciting moves that you will be able to use on the social dance floor. All material will be taught with attention to technique, connection and execution. PLEASE NOTE: These classes are separate and stand alone units. Different material will be presented in each class and it is not necessary to take one class in order to take the other.

Blues - Damon Stone & Ria DeBiase:
This class introduces students to techniques for dancing the Blues. When the music is just too slow to swing out, and too soulful to sit down, Blues provides an excellent way of expressing yourself dynamically on the dance floor utilizing connection, balance, posture and musicality. This class will improve your Blues dancing and add sophistication to your Lindy Hop.

The Big Apple - Catrine Ljunggren & Elliott Donnelley:
The Big Apple, a circle dance of traditional jazz steps done to swing music in response to a caller was very popular in the late 1930s, sweeping dance halls across the United States. In practice, in social dance settings, The Big Apple was never done the same way twice because it was called spontaneously by the caller in response to the music. This version of the big apple was choreographed by Frankie Manning and performed by Whitey's Lindy Hoppers in the 1938 movie Keep Punchin'.

Hip Hop - Eric Fenn:
This class will be taught by one of the top Hip Hop instructors out there today. Eric Fenn, has taught and choreographed all over the world and over the bast four years has developed a specialty for working with Lindy Hoppers who have little or no knowledge of hip hop. In this class Eric will teach the fundamentals of hip hop movement including waves, body rolls, hits, locking and how to work from your center. Eric will also lead a series of across the floor exercises designed to teach new forms of footwork and dynamic movement that students will be able to apply to their lindy hop and social dancing.

* schedule subject to changes

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