Doors Open & Check-in

Close Embrace: Slow Drag, Belly Rubbin’ & Other Juke Joint Blues Dances with Jamica & Julie

Learn the basics and get into the subtleties of connection & expression in a few close embrace Juke Joint dances. We will also provide a quick review of blues history and we will be practicing verbal and nonverbal consent so we can all have more cozy, enjoyable dances. This class is a perfect introduction to blues and a valuable review for experienced dancers.

Flowing and Grooving with Dan & Alyssa

This class is about combining the feel of flowing momentum with grooving on the spot to better accent the music and add more dynamism to our dances. We'll work on technique, but also add some vocabulary.

Evening Dance

Band: Danny Jonokuchi and the Revisionists featuring Lucy Yeghiazaryan

• 10:00 Performances & Teacher Demo
• 10:10 Mix & Match Competitors' Meeting in Lobby
• 11:00 Mix & Match Prelim Competition to DJed music

At the door price: $30

Late night dance party

It's the return of the R&B Video DJ party! Classic MTV videos of Slow Jams and R&B classics queued up for your dancing pleasure by DJ Mike Thibault.

Doors Open

Check in at Rose Room if you haven't already received your wristband!

Pure Bal Vocab for Slow Music with Dan & Alyssa

Prerequisites: students should have knowledge of Balboa basics

In this class we’ll use core pure Balboa movements with subtle variations to create rhythms and shapes. We’ll touch on technique, attuning to your partner, and how follows can influence some of these movements.

Slow-lo Blues with Jamica & Julie

Does solo dancing feel like just running through a list of moves you know? Does figuring out what to do next stress you out? In this class, we’ll work on movement and improvisation techniques that will give a natural flow to your solo dancing and relieve the pressure of “what to do next.” By the end of class, we’ll be having fun, relaxed solo dances that flow oh-so-nicely, by ourselves and interacting with other solo folks.

Momentum and Flow with Anthony & Irina

LA Style Swing with Anthony & Irina

Say Less with Dan & Alyssa

When the music gets slower, sometimes it's hard to resist packing it with dense rhythms. This class explores how we can use quiet and space to make the most of our movements, highlight our partner, and make the quicker subdivisions shine.

Fancy Line of Dancey with Jamica & Julie

Prerequisites: students should already be comfortable traveling in close embrace, closed, and promenade (side-by-side).

In this class, we’ll cover/review the basics of line-of-dance for blues and challenge ourselves with fancier partnered moves to keep you in the flow.

POC lunch meetup at Historic German House

Jazz Vocals with Lucy with Lucy Yeghiazaryan & Hyuna Park

Cozy in Closed: Part 1 with Anthony & Irina

Trios & Role Switching with Jamica, Julie, and Alyssa

Prerequisites: students should be able to lead and/or follow turns & linear momentum (ex: side passes/passbys, sendouts, swingouts, whips, etc) from any jazz continuum dance. Some comfort with dancing both roles is helpful but not required.

Come join us for some high-level messing around! Trio dancing is a dynamic, social form where three (or more) people are leading, following, and dancing together. In this class, we’ll draw inspiration from across the jazz dance continuum to explore the richness and creative potential of trio dancing—ideas for two followers with one leader, two leaders with one follower, role switches within a multi-partner dance, and more!

Bal-Swing Inspired with Dan & Alyssa

In this class we'll use shapes inspired from classic Bal-Swing movements to build new ideas into our slow dancing.

Cozy in Closed: Part 2 with Anthony & Irina

Sexy & Non-Sexy Blues with Jamica & Julie

The blues encompasses a wide range of styles and topics with sex and sexuality being one of the most well known themes. While one of the hallmarks of blues dancing, close embrace, isn’t inherently sexy–it can be. Students will learn and practice a variety of ways to connect in close embrace and how to embody the differences between platonic and more intimate dances. This class will be good for all levels of experience in blues dancing, for those with questions about the history and differences with the current scene, and those who want to practice consent (verbal and nonverbal)!

Doors Open

Free beginner swing dance crash course

Evening Dance

Band: Danny Jonokuchi and the Revisionists featuring Lucy Yeghiazaryan

• 9:45 Short Showcase Performances
• 11:00 Mix & Match Finalists Meeting in Lobby
• 11:20 Mix and Match Finals to the music of Danny Jonokuchi and the Revisionists

At the door price: $30

Late night pool party - dancing indoors on wood floor, bring a swimsuit for the pool and the hot tub!

Doors Open

Jazzy Blues & Line of Dance Games with Jamica & Julie

Prerequisites: students should be able to travel in close embrace and/or closed

In this class, we’ll start with the basics of line-of-dance on the social floor—how it works and how to do it. From that base, we’ll explore different structures and games that can add a sense of play & creativity to line-of-dance dancing, and add more to the feeling of dancing with those around us.

Core Musicality with Dan & Alyssa

Some songs call for a swing out, others for walking in close embrace position. This class is about hearing the song and making an active choice about how you want to dance to it, and then navigating different ideas between leads and follows.

Go Fast Go Slow with Anthony & Irina

Slow Swing with Dan & Alyssa

Flash from the Spirit Moves with Jamica & Julie

Prerequisites: students should be able to lead and/or follow down-the-line turns

Cool, zippy, flashy moves? Yes, please! In this class, we’ll be working on some fun moves that dancers at the Savoy Ballroom did as part of a dance called “The Ballroom.” We’ll break down and learn some of these moves that were shown in the documentary The Spirit Moves, and use that as inspiration to riff off of them to create our own flash moves.

Lunch

Personal Authenticity with Dan & Alyssa

Jazz and Blues dance should be personal, and this class is about finding who you are and how you personally like to dance. We'll try to open up some possibilities for exploration and break down some of the walls we sometimes put up when we're learning a dance.

WCS Inspiration for Lindy Hop: Part 1 with Anthony & Irina

Being a Dancer with Dan & Alyssa

This class is really about two important things: dancing through your movements, and equally valuing artistic input from both leads and follows. We'll explore what it means to be a dancer beyond partner technique, and how to navigate improvising together within the lead-follow dynamic.

Navigating Disagreements on the Dance Floor with Jamica & Julie

On the social floor, sometimes we’re on a different page from our partner. Whether we’re feeling the beat/energy/vibe differently from our partner, or we’re bringing techniques from different dances (blues/bal/lindy/etc.), this can make a social dance challenging! In this class, we’ll work on ways we can navigate these disagreements on the social floor, so we can have fun & connected dances with more people.

WCS Inspiration for Lindy Hop: Part 2 with Anthony & Irina

Pizza Party

DJed music and fun times!

DJ'd Dance

DJs: Omar Myers, Mike Thibault, and Artem Pugachev

At the door price: $15

After party - Details to follow!