Workshop Descriptions

Intro to Ballroomin’ (beg./int.) – Ballroomin’ is one of the old-school dances. When the big bands slowed down, it wasn’t time for a break- it was time to do this elegant, traveling dance!

Intro to Jukin’ (beg./int.) – Prepare to party like it’s 1939! We’re going to learn about the rhythmic, gritty dance that was born out of the blues!

We Got the Funk (aka Funk, R&B, Soul, and Other Awesome Tunage, and How to Dance to It) (all levels) – The delineations between soul, funk, blues, and R&B are fuzzy at best. Regardless of exactly what separates them, we’re going to learn how to get down and boogie to some of the kickinest tunes out there!

Under (Com)Pressure: Compression, Leverage, and How to Use Them (all levels) – These are some of our favorite tools! We use them for everything from the twist to fishtails to crazy spinny-turny moves, so come along and learn how to have fantastic connection!

Georgia (int./adv.) – There are some songs that are so moving, such incredible examples of art, that we want to have the perfect dance to them. But how do you have an incredible dance to a song filled with stillness? We’re going to talk about how we interpret songs like that- where we embrace the slowness, where we contrast with movement, and how we find the right balance, using one of our favorite songs- Oscar Peterson’s version of Georgia. So come prepared to make art!

Syncopated Solo (int./adv.) – Prepare for a fun and challenging solo routine, with an emphasis on rhythm changes and precision, to improve not only your solo movement, but enhance your creativity in all your dancing.

Super-Secret-Class-Just-For-Baltimore! (int./adv.) – We could tell you what this class is about, but we’d have to kill you. But seriously, folks, this class will be 100% custom-tailored for the dancers who show up. This class is guaranteed to be all about you!