Caltech Ballroom Dance Club

Ballroom    Workshops

BEGINNER LEVEL Beginner Latin Technique

• With OLEG and AMY     • Saturday, January 26, from 3:15 - 5:30pm. • Braun Gym Multi-Purpose Room ($5 fee for those without a Caltech ID). • Cost: Free for Caltech students (with ID); $6 for Caltech affiliates and alumni and for students of other universities; $10 for all others. • This workshop will cover a potpourri of topics designed to improve your look as beginner competitor. It will address posture, musicality, and presentation. • Oleg has been pursuing competitive Latin for over three years (not counting two years as a pre-teen). He has taken privates from professional instructors such as Jerry More, Andrey Belov (from Russia), Aliona and Leonid Proskhurov (from New York), Monika Dubovska and her partner Roberto (from Italy), and for a year from Nadia Eftedal (former Blackpool champion). Amy started dancing at the age of six, receiving extensive training in ballet and jazz. She is currently a dance major at the University of California, Irvine. She has been training in International Latin for two years. She also has competed individually and with the formation team of the Latin and Ballroom Dance Association.

BRONZE LEVEL Standard Technique

• With professional instructor SHERRY NOVAK     • Saturday, February 16, from 3:00 - 5:00pm. • 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 pleased to bring back old favorite Sherry Novak. The workshop will focus on basic bronze level technique and figures in Quickstep and Foxtrot. Polish your basics and help prepare yourself for the next level of dancing! • About the instructor: Sherry A. Novak has taught in the Los Angeles area for over 20 years. She was trained in England for ballroom dance and is an Examiner for the I.S.T.D. She is a world judge, former M.U.S.T Champion, Fred Astaire Champion and U.S. Finalist.

ALL LEVELS Standard Technique

• With professional instructor STUART COLE     • TBA. • 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. • This 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.

ALL LEVELS Latin Technique

• With professional instructor GRIGORI SEDRAKYAN     • Saturday, February 23, from 3:00 - 5:00pm. • 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. &bull One hour of Rumba followed by one hour of Samba. The workshop will cover advanced technique, presentation skills and musicality in those dances, as well as some interesting variations of Bronze, Silver/Gold level steps. Also, it's a rare opportunity to take a workshop with an amazingly talented Latin dancer and current highly-ranked international competitor! • About the instructor: Grigori has been actively internationally competing for the last 10 years and placed third in USA Dance National Championships two years in a row. He also teaches Latin at Star Ballroom and is a really fun guy to take lessons from.

Modern Jive    Workshops BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE LEVELS Modern Jive Workshops   • With professional instructor SIMON COSTAIN, guru on loan from Australia.     • Introductory/intermediate workshop: February 7, from 8:00 - 9:00pm Intermediate routine: February 7, from 9:15 - 10:15pm • Located in Winnett Lounge. • Cost: $5 per workshop for students (with ID); $10 per workshop for everyone else &bull We're going to have one last night of workshops before Simon leaves home for Australia. There will be two workshops, back to back. The introductory/intermediate workshop will be from 8-9 p.m., followed by an intermediate routine from 9:15-10:15 p.m.; naturally, there will be dancing in between and afterward. We'll be starting off with in intro-mediate class - which is a great bridge between beginner and intermediate. I noticed many of you are now well beyond the beginner level so I'll be putting in some fun moves that we can all enjoy then. Then, we'll have an intermediate routine, working off some of the principles we learned in the previous class. It will be challenging, yet very achievable. The whole night will have a focus on not only moves that are lead able in freestyle, but how to lead and follow correctly to avoid those awkward moments (even though they're the moments that make dancing fun). Try to come down for both classes, if you can, as we'll be incorporating and expanding on the moves we learned in the first class... 8pm... don't be late!! Bring your friends, your partner and anyone that wants to move!