Caltech Ballroom Dance Club

Ballroom    Workshops

ALL LEVELS Latin Elements and Drills

• With professional instructors Aliona and Leonid Proskhurov     • Saturday, April 19th, 2008, 4:00 - 5:30pm. Regular team practice will be shifted to 5:30-7:30 pm. • Braun Gym Multi-Purpose Room ($5 fee for those without a Caltech ID). • Cost: Free for Caltech students (with ID); $10 for team members, Caltech affiliates, and students of other universities; $15 for all others. • We are pleased to announce that we are going to be visited by Aliona and Leonid Proskhurov on April 19th. These are experienced and accomplished dancers and teachers, with a particularly clear and detail-oriented teaching style. They will give a Latin workshop with emphasis on drills of general Latin elements such as chasses, spins, rhondes, cuban breaks, Jive actions, whisks, etc. They will also provide a set of nice stretching exercises which are rarely adressed in workshops. • About the instructors: Aliona was a 10-Dance Youth US National Champion and later an Amateur Latin US National Finalist. Leonid was a 10-Dance Youth Israel National Champion and later a 10-Dance Amateur US National Finalist. They both have been coached by some of the world's crown jewels of Latin. These include Slavik Kryklyvyy, Dmitriy Timokhin, Vibeka Toft, Allan Tonsberg, Paul Killik, Shirley Ballas, and the undefeated 9-time world champion Brian Watson. • Notes: 1. Dancers should show up at 3:45pm to register. 2. Additional $5 fee to enter the gym for non-Caltech. 3. Dance shoe policy is suede soles & heel protectors or socks.

ALL LEVELS Standard Technique

• With professional instructor STUART COLE     • Saturday, May 31, 2008, 4:00 - 6:00pm. Team practice will be rescheduled to 6-7:30. • Braun Gym Multi-Purpose Room ($5 fee for those without a Caltech ID). • Cost: Free for Caltech students (with ID); $10 for team members, Caltech affiliates, and students of other universities; $15 for all others. • The workshop will focus on technique in Quickstep and Foxtrot. It will cover some bronze, silver, and gold syllabus figures. • About the instructor: Finalist at every age level: junior, youth, and amateur in England. Scottish Champion: Standard and ten dance champion. Winner or runner up in every major championship in the U.S. Pro Rep for the USA at the World Championships. Judge at USA Nationals as well as many comps across the U.S. One of 4 dancers mentioned in the Guinness Book of Records for dance achievements.

Nightclub    Workshops

ALL LEVELS West Coast Swing: Lego™ Styling

• With Alfred Lee.     • Monday, June 2, 8:30-10:30 p.m. • Located in Winnett Lounge. • We've invited Alfred Lee to give a West Coast Swing workshop on "Lego™ Styling - How to break down the moves you know into parts that you can make into new ones." • Cost: FREE for Caltech students (with ID) $6 for Caltech affiliates and for students of other universities $10 regular

Modern Jive    Workshops BEGINNER LEVEL Part Modern Jive Toolbox, Part Flashy Freestyling   • Champion Modern Jive dancers John and Karen Sweeney are back in the U.S. for a couple weeks, and will be doing TWO workshops at Caltech! This is the first workshop.     • Thursday 20 March, 8-9:30 p.m. (with dancing afterwards) • Located in Winnett Lounge. • Cost: $4 for Caltech students (with ID) $6 for Caltech affiliates and alumni and for students of other universities $10 for all others • *Modern Jive Toolbox* Lead & Follow - Style & Techniques to Improve Your Dancing - Tension & Balance - Spinning - How to Make Your Partner Smile! This is your chance to learn all the things there isn't time for in a normal lesson, and move your dancing up to the next level. Men, learn how to make your lead much more enjoyable for the ladies and enable you to lead more interesting moves. Ladies, learn how to follow effortlessly and add the style that will make you look even better. The techniques are all illustrated with great moves for you to practise and add to your repertoire. • *Flashy Freestyling* Expand your repertoire in new directions with a wide variety of stylish moves and techniques. Learn to stand out on the dance floor! Lots of flashy moves and variations for you to add to your repertoire, with style points to make you look great! Learn simple moves which you don't often see complex moves that challenge both partners some dips/drops/seducers/lambadas a couple of lifts to use in freestyle (with care!) some challenging spins for both partners a couple of nice moves with some footwork moves that make the ladies smile! There is detailed work on technique, basic principles, spinning and making drops safe and stylish. • Comments; This workshop should be ideal for people who have taken our introductory modern jive class (either the series that just ended, or any of the summer classes) and want to move on to more interesting moves! INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Drops & Lifts for Freestyle   • Champion Modern Jive dancers John and Karen Sweeney are back in the U.S. for a couple weeks, and will be doing TWO workshops at Caltech!     • Monday 24 March, 8:30-10:00 p.m. (with dancing afterwards) • Located in Winnett Lounge. • Cost: $4 for Caltech students (with ID) $6 for Caltech affiliates and alumni and for students of other universities $10 for all others • Make your freestyle eye-catching by adding stylish drops and amazing lifts that are safe to perform on the social dance-floor! Learn interesting drops which look superb and enhance your dancing. The lifts are all designed to look great, but still be safe to perform on a social dance floor. The workshop covers the leading and following techniques which make moves like these possible to use in freestyle. • Comments: This is a more advanced workshop, intended for dancers prepared to do moves that have the follower getting especially close or especially far from the ground. ;)     Argentine Tango    Workshops ADVANCED BEGINNER to INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Vals, Musicality, Turns, Walking Varieties of Styling   • Don't miss this rare opportunity to learn from dancers of the caliber of Guillermina Quiroga & Roberto Reis!     • Vals, Musicality, Turns, Walking: Friday, April 18, 2008, 8:00-9:30 pm, Dabney Lounge. Right before Caltech 4-Year Milonga. Varieties of Styling: Sunday, April 20, 2008, 8:30-10:00pm, in Winnett Lounge (2nd floor). • Located in Winnett Lounge. • Admission per workshop: Caltech Students w/ID: $10/one; $15/two Caltech Affiliates & other full-time Students w/ID: $15/one; $25/two Regular: $20/one; $35/two • World-renowned Master Teachers of Argentine Tango, Guillermia Quiroga and Roberto Reis have not visited Los Angeles as a couple since the 1990’s, when they performed with Forever Tango, The Hollywood Bowl and at the Universal Amphitheatre. They were also principal dancers with the Orchestra of Mariano Mores. Famous worldwide for her technique and imagination, Guillermina is a revolutionary teacher. She won the first Tango contest of the city of Buenos Aires just a year after she started dancing 17 years ago! She has since performed in Tango x 2, been principal dancer for Mariano Mores’ orchestra, dancer with the US and Europe tours of Broadway's Forever Tango, exclusive principle dancers with Julio Iglesias’ Tango world tour, and performed in Tango Magic and Tango Argentino in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. Over his extensive career, Roberto has participated in some of the most prestigious tango shows in more than 45 countries. He began his professional dancing career in 1981 and started tango in 1988 with Juan Carlos Copes. • Please visit Casa de Practica for the rest of her schedule: http://casadepractica.com/2006Update/Fancy/FancyGuillermina1.html http://casadepractica.com/2006Update/Fancy/FancyGuillermina2.html