Nadiya & Josiah
Southern California
Playful Peabody – Friday, July 5, 11am-12:05pm, Z Room Mesa
All levels
Learn to integrate classic Peabody moves into your dancing!
Simply Shag – Saturday, July 6th, 1:15pm-2:10pm, Kaleidescope Ballroom
Intermediate
Rediscover classic Shag moves with a new twist.
Lightning Lindy – Saturday, July 6, 3:25pm-4:20pm, Kaleidescope Ballroom
Intermediate
Learn techniques and moves to refine your fast Lindy.
Momentum Moves – Sunday, July 7, 1:15pm-2:10pm, Kaleidescope Ballroom
Intermediate
Explore different methods of generating and continuing momentum.
Reliable Redirects – Sunday, July 7, 2:20pm-3:15pm, Kaleidescope Ballroom
Advanced
Explore techniques for redirecting linear and rotational movement.
Laura & Paul
Southern & Northern California
Common Moves – Friday, July 5, 12:15pm-1:15pm, Z Room Mesa
All levels
Refining the common Lindy moves we all love and learning new ways to keep them fresh.
Charleston For Lindy – Saturday, July 6, 12:10pm-1:05pm, Kaleidescope Ballroom
All Levels
We will be taking it way back with some Charleston for Lindy Hoppers.
Swivels and Switches – Saturday, July 6, 2:20pm-3:15pm, Kaleidescope Ballroom
Intermediate
Come learn swivels and switches and where to apply them to your dancing.
Transitions – Sunday, July 7, 1:15pm-2:10pm, Kaleidescope Ballroom
Advanced
Learn some sweet transitions between Collegiate Shag, Lindy, and Balboa to one of our favorite tunes, ‘Ochi Chyornye”.
Redefining Moves & Style – Sunday, July 7, 3:25pm-4:20pm, Kaleidescope Ballroom
Intermediate
Let’s muddle your current moves and style and get a fresh new take.
Silke and Bandi
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Gettin’ Funky W/New Orleans Jazz & Soul – Friday, July 5, 3:45pm-4:45pm, Z Room Mesa
All Levels
Dance outside the box and while learning some jazz and soul steps and movements.
Forward Swingouts – Saturday, July 6, 1:15pm-2:10pm, Kaleidescope Ballroom
Beginning
The keys to unlocking the elusive forward swingout.
Tuck – Tuck – Tuck….Turn! – Sunday, July 7, 3:25pm-4:20pm, Kaleidescope Ballroom
Advanced
Stealing moves, ideas, and body rolls from West Coast Swing.
Nick Peterson
Las Vegas, Nevada
Social Dancing 101 – Friday, July 5, 2:35pm-3:35pm, Z Room Mesa
All Levels
How to dance with (almost) anyone to (almost) any song.
Get Your Kicks (w/Karen Vizzard) – Saturday, July 6, 2:20pm-3:15pm, Kaleidescope Ballroom
Advanced
Advanced Charleston with the incomparable and inimitable Karen Vizzard. Prepare to be challenged, and your minds opened.
Swing & Jazz History – Sunday, July 7, 12:05pm-1:05pm, Kaleidescope Ballroom
All Levels
Wind down the weekend with Nick as he explores the past and helps our understanding of the swing era and where we have come from as ‘swing dancers’ grow using audio and visual.
Julie and Jacob
Phoenix, Az
Breaking Patterns – Sunday, July 7, 2:20pm-3:15pm, Kaleidescope Ballroom
Intermediate
This class will explore how to make sure you never run out of things to do.
Developing Musicality & Personal Style – Sunday, July 7, 4:30pm-5:25pm, Kaleidescope Ballroom
All Levels
This class will focus on how to connect your dancing to the music.
Ashley and Jacob
Phoenix, AZ
Carolina Shag B’s and Beyond – Friday, July 5, 1:25pm-2:25pm, Z Room Mesa
All Levels
Ashley & Jacob will start with the basics and teach you moves to pull out on the dance floor and incorporate in other dance styles! Main moves will include Boogie Walks, Breakaways, and (b)more. No partner or experience required! See you there!
Karen Vizzard
Mesa, AZ
Get Your Kicks (w/Nick Peterson) – Saturday, July 6, 2:20pm-3:15pm, Kaleidescope Ballroom
Advanced
Advanced Charleston with the incomparable and inimitable Nick Peterson. Prepare to be challenged, and your minds opened.
Solo Jazz – Saturday, July 6, 3:25pm-4:20pm, Kaleidescope Ballroom
All Levels
Come explore how different movements affect what happens next, our choices, and how to compensate for them.