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Weekly Classes
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Monday's
WCSwing
S. Norwalk, CT
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July 30
Week 4
Guest Instructor:
Nora Venne
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New Beginners should start
Aug 6
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Info |
Tuesday's
Hustle
Norwalk, CT
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July 31
Week
4
Guest
co-Instructor:
Anna Brady
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New Beginners should start
Aug 7
New Location Here
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Info |
Wed's
WCSwing
Black Rock, CT
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August 1
Week
4
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New Beginners should start
Aug 8
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Private Lessons with Erik Novoa |
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Thurs Privates in CT
Westport, CT & Stamford, CT
Aug 2
-Westport
(Avail)
Aug 9 - Stamford
(Avail)
Aug 16 - Westport
(Avail)
Aug 23 - Stamford
(Avail)
Aug 30 - Westport
(Avail)
& September
Improve Your
Dancing!!
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Privates in NYC
You Should
Be Dancing
New York, NY
Aug 17
(Avail))
Then stay for the
Platinum Party
Improve Your Dancing!!
Click Here
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Salsa
Spins Beyond Its Roots |
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Although
this article is primarily about
Salsa, the underlying theme could be
applied to both West Coast Swing
and Hustle. All of
these social dances are surviving
because of a group of die-hard
professionals who carry the torch
and teach others, and the
students/dancers who fall in love
with the movement and promote the
dance simply by dancing.
It
also must be noted that due to
Cabaret Laws in NYC, there are
fewer and fewer locations that are
legally allowed to have dancers in
their premises.
Additionally, the Maria Torres that
is mentioned in this article is the
same choreographer who created the
Hustle routine for So You Think You
Can Dance 2 weeks ago.
Salsa is experiencing a revival
in popular culture, with “El
Cantante,” and “In the Heights,” the
Broadway-bound musical that’s set in
Washington Heights, along with moves
spotted nightly on television shows
like “So You Think You Can Dance.”
But the dance form has largely
disappeared from the New York clubs
where it was born. The Cheetah
Discotheque, Ochentas, Corso
Ballroom have all long been closed.
The last holdout, the Copacabana,
was shuttered early this month. Like
many mercurial dance trends, the
demise of salsa’s club life was due
in part to the changing times.
Hip-hop began to attract young
Hispanic-Americans who might
otherwise have gravitated to Latin
music. At the same time ballroom
denizens began to embrace salsa as a
serious dance form, which further
alienated young clubgoers. Today
salsa is kept alive by an ardent
band of semiprofessional dancers,
not only in New York but around the
world.
“Salsa has gotten bigger in the
sense that more people are taking
lessons, but the people who came up
in the streets and know about the
music aren’t dancing,” said Henry
Knowles, a D.J. who has been
spinning salsa for more than 30
years. “In the ’80s and ’90s you
could go out every night of the week
in New York and have four or five
places to choose from, and all of
them had live music, and you don’t
find that, especially in the Bronx,
which used to be known as the barrio
of the salsa.”
Maria Torres, the woman
responsible for bringing the dance
scenes in “El Cantante” to life, has
lived through the evolution
firsthand through 20-plus years as a
salsa dancer and choreographer. She
danced on Broadway in “Swing!” in
1999, choreographed “4 Guys Named
José ... and Una Mujer Named Maria!”
in 2000 and now teaches salsa and
her own brand of Latin jazz
throughout the world.
Read Entire Article |
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Review your WCS & Hustle Basics |
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Here is the link that will take you to the
beginner WCS & Hustle videos. Enjoy!
Intro Videos Here
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Events to Attend |
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Mon,
July 30
WCS Guest Teacher
Nora Venne
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7pm |
Beg WCS Lesson
with Erik
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8pm |
Int WCS Lesosn
with Nora Venne
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9pm |
WCS Party
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See
regular class information and especially Tip #8 of
Dance Etiquette
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Fri,
Aug 3
West Coast Swing
Workshops & Party
Westchester, NY
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7pm |
Beg WCS Lesson
w Erik & Anna
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8pm |
Int WCS Lesson
w Erik & Anna
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9pm
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WCS Party
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Info & Discounts
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Sun,
Aug 5
Ballet Technique
for
Hustle
w/ Anna Brady
& Erik Novoa
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3pm |
Ballet 101
with Anna
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4pm |
Ballet 102
with Anna
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5pm |
Pizza Party
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6pm |
Hustle Technique
Moves w. Placement
w Erik & Anna
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7-8pm |
Hustle Practice
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Info & Discounts
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Mon,
Aug 6
WCS Guest Teacher
Heidi Groskreutz
(for Int Class)
See
regular class information and especially Tip #8 of
Dance Etiquette
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Wed,
Aug 15
WCS Guest Teacher
Nora Venne
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7pm |
Beg WCS Lesson
with Erik
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8pm |
Int WCS Lesosn
with Nora Venne
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9pm |
WCS Party
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See
regular class information and especially Tip #8 of
Dance Etiquette
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Fri, Aug 17
Platinum WCS & Hustle Party (NYC)
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8:30pm |
Erik teaches crash course WCS
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9:30pm |
WCS & Hustle Party
DJ: Wes Carrajat
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Review of July's Platinum Party
Info Coming!
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Th-Sun, Aug 24-26
Summer Hummer
Framingham, MA
This is one of the
best National Swing Events in the New England Area.
Event Web Site
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Aug
30-Sept 3
New York Hustle & WCS Congress
New York, NY
Event Web Site |
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Are
You Ready For A Dance Event? |
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A dance event is one
of the best way to improve your dancing
and meet many new people who also love
to dance.
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