Current Classes

Beginner Ballroom I

Instructors:	Robert and Megan Nissen.
When:	8 Sundays, starting October 5, 12:00-2:00 pm.
Practice:	After class from 2:00 - 2:30pm.
Where:	In Winnett Lounge (2nd floor).
Price:	FREE for Caltech Students (with ID); $6 per class or $40/series in advance for Caltech affiliates and alumni and for students of other universities (with ID); $10 per class or $70/series in advance for all others. * Discounts apply for full-time students from any college/ university/institution. Please bring a current student ID. ** Series price paid in whole on first day of class.
Description:	Four weeks of International Waltz & Cha Cha Cha and four weeks of International Quickstep & Rumba. If you're just beginning or looking to polish your basic ballroom technique this is the class for you! We will cover the fundamentals of ballroom dancing, spending four weeks on each dance and outlining the steps and lead-follow techniques necessary to have you moving with style and grace ASAP.
Prerequisites:	No special attire, previous experience, or partner needed! However, leather or suede soled shoes make dancing easier.

About the Instructors:

Megan danced ballet, tap, and jazz for 18 years and taught for 2 years before she began ballroom dancing in 2004. Robert came to the Caltech Ballroom Team from MIT, where he began dancing in 2004. Robert and Megan have been dancing together since 2006. They compete in both Standard and Latin and placed first in Open Pre-Novice Standard two years in a row at the UCSD Dance by the Shores and first in Novice Standard and Pre-Novice Latin at the 2008 Caltech Dance of the Roses

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Hosted by the Ballroom Team. Find out about Team events, subscribe to the 'ballroom-team' list or visit the Ballroom Team page.

Intermediate Ballroom I

Instructors:	Top-level amateur dancers Chris and Alice Cho.
When:	8 Sundays, starting October 5, 2:30-4:30pm.
Where:	In Winnett Lounge (2nd floor).
Price:	FREE for Caltech Students (with ID); $6 per class or $40/series in advance for Caltech affiliates and alumni and for students of other universities (with ID); $10 per class or $70/series in advance for all others. * Discounts apply for full-time students from any college/ university/institution. Please bring a current student ID. ** Series price paid in whole on first day of class.
Description:	Four weeks of International Waltz and Cha Cha and four weeks of International Quickstep and Rumba. The class will cover mostly Silver patterns in each dance, body techniques for each, some open patterns at this level (time permitting), lead and follow and presentation (for show/comp or just showing off!).
Prerequisites:	Dancers should be able to do the basic bronze figures in all four dances. There will be a brief tryout at the beginning of the first class. If you cannot come to this tryout, please contact the team captain about trying out at another time.

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Hosted by the Ballroom Team. Find out about Team events, subscribe to the 'ballroom-team' list or visit the Ballroom Team page.

Beginner Modern Jive ("Ceroc")

Instructors:	Eve Stenson, Brian Standley, and Neil Halelamien.
When:	8 Mondays, starting Oct. 6, 8:30-9:30pm, ** Please arrive 10-15 mins before for registration!
Where:	In Winnett Lounge (2nd floor).
Price:	FREE for Caltech Students (with ID); $5 per class or $35/series in advance for Caltech affiliates and alumni and for students of other universities (with ID); $8 per class or $56/series in advance for all others. * Discounts apply for full-time students from any college/ university/institution. Please bring a current student ID. ** Series price paid in whole on first day of class.

Description:	Modern Jive is based on Ceroc, a modern dance with swing influences, popular in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Caltech. A very versatile dance-style, it can be danced to most modern pop music. With a 4 step-4 beat rhythm and mostly open style dancing, it is also a great introductory dance for complete beginners and those looking to pick up flashy moves useful in other dances.
Prerequisites:	No special attire, previous experience, or partner needed!
About the Instructors:	Eve Stenson, a grad student in APh, studies loops of plasma in hopes of learning more about fundamental flows and magnetic interactions, as well as why plasma loops on the sun act the way they do. She has danced Ceroc since 2005 and is proficient at both following and leading. She took over as Caltech's Ceroc Coordinator and started teaching the classes in 2007 and choreographed the Ceroc formation in the 2008 Caltech Dance Show. Neil Halelamien is a grad student in Computation & Neural Systems. He uses non-invasive brain stimulation techniques to understand how our brains represent visual information.

Beginner Hustle

Instructor:	Professional instructor Gary Ulaner
When:	8 Mondays, starting Oct. 6, 9:45-10:45pm
Where:	In Winnett Lounge (2nd floor).
Price:	FREE for Caltech Students (with ID); $5 per class or $35/series in advance for Caltech affiliates and alumni and for students of other universities (with ID); $8 per class or $56/series in advance for all others. * Discounts apply for full-time students from any college/ university/institution. Please bring a current student ID. ** Series price paid in whole on first day of class.
Description:	"Hustle" began in New York in the 1970s, originally danced to disco music in Manhattan clubs like the famous "Studio 54". Hustle combines intricate turns, spins, and awesome partner connection into a flashy, sexy, and aerobic dance. While sometimes danced to the "classic" disco music, hustle is now more often performed to modern club music, such as "More, More, More" by Kylie Minogue and "What is Love" by Haddaway.

About the Instructor:

Gary hails from Los Angeles, where he teaches hustle, west coast swing, and night club 2 step. His dance accomplishments include titles from the World Hustle Dance Championships, the Pacific Hustle Dance Championships, the Mid-American Dance Championships, and the International Hustle Dance Championships. Gary has been invited to teach workshops across the country for World Hustle, Stanford Dance, People Who Dance, Fresno Dance, the St. Louis Imperial Dance Club, Chicago's Heart & Sole Dance, and many others.

Beginner Argentine Tango

Instructors:	Professionals Edmundo and Elizabeth Thomas
When:	8 Thursdays, starting Oct 9 to Dec 4, 7:00-8:30 pm ** Please arrive 10-15 mins before for registration!
Where:	In Winnett Lounge (2nd floor).
Price:	FREE for Caltech Students (with ID); $5 per class or $35/series in advance for Caltech affiliates and alumni and for students of other universities (with ID); $8 per class or $56/series in advance for all others. * Discounts apply for full-time students from any college/ university/institution. Please bring a current student ID. ** Series price paid in whole on first day of class.

Description:

Tango is a social dance originating from Argentina which emphasizes improvisation and a strong connection between leader & follower. This series will teach students the basic elements of tango: the embrace, walking, ochos (crosses) & giros (turns), and introduce the endless possibilities that come about from combining these elements and interpreting the music. NO dance experience or partner necessary.

Intermediate III Argentine Tango

Instructors and Schedule:	7 Thursdays: OCT 09 - DAVID CHIU OCT 16 - DAVID CHIU OCT 23 - NO class, WORKSHOP with Luiza & Nick scheduled. OCT 30 - NO class, WORKSHOP with Luiza & Nick scheduled. NOV 06 - DANIEL NOCE & RAMONA NITA NOV 13 - TBA NOV 20 - TBA NOV 27 - NO class, THANKSGIVING. DEC 04 - TBA DEC 11 - TBA
Time:	Class: 9:00-10:30 pm. Practica: 10:30 - 11:00 pm. ** Please arrive 10-15 mins before for registration!
Where:	In Winnett Lounge (2nd floor).
Price:	$5 per class for Caltech students, affiliates, and alumni and for students of other universities (with ID); $10 per class for all others.

Description:	This is a higher level series featuring different instructors that will introduce different styles and focus. We will explore more advance concepts and combinations of elements, as well as explore different styles. We will concentrate heavily on technique and proper execution for each element, musicality and navigation rather than just focusing on steps.
Prerequisites:	i) Sound basics of tango -- embrace, walking in parallel & alternate systems, cross, forward & back ochos, giros (molinete/turns) -- covered in the Intermediate I series. ii) Sound technique for paradas, barridas, ganchos, sacadas, leg wraps -- covered in the Intermediate II series.