--- Tax Relief Workshop ---
April 18th, 19th, and 20th

Are you looking to improve your dancing? Do you want to learn some new dances? Looking for something close to home and affordable?

How about the Tax Relief Workshop?!
Featuring:

  • 10 instructors
  • Two days of instruction
  • Two classes per period
  • Intermediate and Advanced classes
  • First Time Offered: One Day Swing Dance and Lindy Hop Workshop for Beginners
  • 2 nights of dancing fun
Not only that, but the Friday night dance is at the beautiful TCU ballroom and features Red Young and the Red Hots!

Friday Apr 18 Dance

7:00 pm-11:30 pm
Brought to you by Chandler Smith and the TCU School of Classical & Contemporary Dance

Dance to swinging hot tunes in the fabulous TCU ballroom featuring Red & the Red Hots!
Red & the Red Hots is a band that plays high-energy swing music for dancing, concerts, and all around good times. The band was formed by Red Young who plays piano, is the lead vocalist and also does the arranging, writing and producing: http://www.redhots.net/rrhbio.html
- Beginning swing lesson 7:00-7:30
- Dance from 7:30-11:30
- Light buffet served

Directions to TCU Ballroom: TCU Ballroom is located in the Brown-Lupton Student Center, upstairs. Here's a map with the student center and parking lots highlighted. The Brown-Lupton student center is located just west of Reed Hall (in fact, they're attached - it's the shaded building just to its left). The whole complex is just west of university between W. Cantey Street and Bellaire Drive North. The easiest parking is probably east of University between Princeton and W. Lowden or north or south on Bellaire Drive, west of University. Faculty and student lots will be free to the public at that time after school hours.

Fort Worth Swing Dance Syndicate's Intermediate & Advanced Swing and Lindy Hop Workshop and Dance

Dates: Saturday & Sunday, Apr 19-20

Location: RD Evans Community Center, Ft Worth

Class times: 10am-5:00pm Choose from 2 classes each session (over 5 hours of classes) and an extra all levels bonus class each day!
Classes will include int/adv Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa, Cool Moves, Spins and Slides, Blues, and many more!
This is an intermediate and advanced workshop. The instructors have the authority to ask students to step out of the rotation if their dance skills are not appropriate for the class. Read the class descriptions carefully and note the prerequisites. Please choose your classes to match your abilities so you and your fellow students have the best learning experience possible.

Saturday Instructors:
Brad Gruber & Amy LaJudice
Don West & Delaina Fell

Sunday Instructors:
Chandler Smith & Angelia Williams
Jerry & Kathy Warwick

Choose from 2 classes each session (over 5 hours of classes) and an extra all levels bonus class each day!
Classes will include int/adv Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa, Cool Moves, Spins and Slides, Blues, and many more!

Swing Dance and Lindy Hop Workshop for Beginners on Saturday, Apr 19
- Learn lindy hop and basic swing dance skills and technique
- Perfect for those wanting to learn Lindy Hop and Charleston
- Price includes Saturday Night Dance
- Taught by Jerry Smith & Helen Dulac

Dance time: 8:00pm-11:30pm
- Rebate Room for traditional swing music
- Audit Room for jazz/blues/soul music
Rebate Room Audit Room
8:00-8:30: Brad Gruber 8:00-9:30: Jonathan Pechon
8:30-9:30: Will Thorton 9:30-11:30: Jerry Warwick
9:30-10:30: Josh Romero
10:30-11:30: Chandler Smith

All classes and the Saturday night dance are at RD Evans Community Center:
3200 Lackland Rd
Fort Worth, TX 76116
(817) 731-8789
Map and directions:
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Schedule (tentative - subject to change):
 
FRIDAY - Live Music at the TCU Ballroom
7:00-7:30 - Introductory Swing Lesson
7:30 - 11:30 - Dance!
Featuring Red and the Red Hots
 
 
Click for Class descriptions
(B)=Beginner, (I)=Intermediate, (A)=Advanced
 
  SATURDAY - Brad&Amy / Don&Delaina   SUNDAY - Chandler&Angelia / Jerry&Kathy  
  10:00 - 11:15 Fast Lindy (A) / Hot Charleston (BI)   10:00 - 11:15 Variations on a Lindy (I) / Blues (IA)  
  11:30 - 12:45 Spins and Slides (BI) / 8 Count Moves (I)   11:30 - 12:45 Show Stoppin' Kick Swing / Advanced Lindy Hop (A)  
  12:45 - 2:00 Lunch (provided)   12:45 - 2:00 Lunch (provided)  
  1:15 - 2:00 Bonus Class: Shim Sham   1:15 - 2:00 Bonus Class: Cool Moves  
  2:00 - 3:15 Adv. Balboa (A) / Connections for Results (I)   2:00 - 3:15 Making Music With Your Moves (A) / Performance (partner required) (I)  
  3:30 - 4:45 How'd They Do That? (BI) / Lindy for Jazz (A)   3:30-4:45 Balboa or Bust (IA) / Mixing 6 & 8 Count moves (I)  
          
  Swing Dance and Lindy Hop Workshop for Beginners on Saturday with the same Schedule, 10:00-5:15. Take the bonus class or open Practice during lunch.      
       
  8:00-11:30 Dance with 2 Rooms!    
 
 
Click here to download a complete workshop information sheet

Beginner’s Track

The Swing Dance and Lindy Hop Workshop for Beginners will focus on the fundamentals for frame, connection, leading and following. We will learn lindy hop (swing out from closed, swing out from open, inside turn, outside turn, lindy circle) and Charleston to mix into your lindy hop. This is perfect for people who already know triple or single time East Coast Swing and want to learn 8 count Lindy Hop. If you are new to Lindy Hop, this will be a great review and reinforcement of the basics of the dance. As an added bonus, the Swing Dance and Lindy Hop Workshop for Beginners includes the Saturday night dance.

 Pricing and sign-up:
EARLY REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
Please register individually
See below for family discount information
 
      Before April 1 After April 1    
  Friday Night Dance ($25 at door) $20 $20    
  Beginners package (Saturday only - includes Sat. night dance) $35 $45    
  Sat. & Sun. Int/Adv Workshop Package, including Sat. Dance $60 $70    
  Int/Adv Saturday Only, including Sat. Dance $40 $50    
  Int/Adv Sunday Only, including Sat. Dance $40 $50    
  Saturday Dance Only $8 $8    
  My age is 18 or under ($15 discount on workshops)        
  I would like to buy a T-shirt*$20
                    T-shirt info: Size: Color: Gender:  
Subtotal:  
 
 
Name:
Address:
Phone:     Email: 
  Pay by PayPal**     Pay by Check TOTAL:  
**Payment by PayPal requires an extra 3% PayPal fee to offset cost of use
*XXL T-shirts are an additional $2; Men's XXL Navy is more of a Navy/Grey
 
  Make checks payable to FWSDS
Pay any FWSDS Officer at any FWSDS or DSDS dance or send payment to:
FWSDS
P.O. Box 123513
Fort Worth, TX  76121-3513
 

Click here for a downloadable/printable form to fill out. (Microsoft Word file; you can right click to save to your local machine.)

Family workshop discounts available for families of 3 or more. First two pay full price and each subsequent person discounted $15. Email Helen at Hcartoon@aol.com for rates and to register. Family registration also available from any FWSDS officer at any FWSDS or DSDS dance.


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