Current Classes

Beginner Ballroom I

Instructors:	Gwyneth Card and Scott Schnee
When:	8 Sundays, starting January 11th, 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 Foxtrot & Samba and four weeks of International Tango & Jive. 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:	Scott and Gwyneth placed 2nd in Championship-level Standard at the 2007 Caltech Dance of the Roses. Previous years' achievements include: Scott was gold smooth and rhythm collegiate champion at the YCN portion of the Ohio Star Ball and Gwyneth won Championship Standard and Pre-Champ Latin at the Caltech Dance of the Roses.
More info:	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:	Professional Jerry More
When:	8 Sundays, starting January 11th, 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 Foxtrot and Samba (1st hour Foxtrot, 2nd Hour Samba) and four weeks of International Tango and Jive (1st hour Tango, 2nd hour Jive). The class will cover mostly Silver patterns in each dance (time permitting), 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.

About the Instructor:

Jerry's achievements and credentials include:
- 1985 and 1987 America's Amateur Dance Champion
- 1989 Arthur Murray 9 Dance Rising Star Champion, 1990, 1991 and 1995 National and International Dance Finalist
- A 19 year full-time Professional Teacher of both the American and International Styles of Ballroom and Latin Dancing
- An accredited member of the NDCA, Terpsichore Dance Association, the U.S.I.S.T.D. and the I.S.T.D. in both the American and International Styles
- Currently registered with the NDCA as an adjudicator of both International and American style Ballroom dances

More info:

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

Intermediate Modern Jive ("Ceroc")

Instructors:	Eve Stenson, Brian Standley, and Neil Halelamien.
When:	8 Mondays, starting January 12, 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:	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: This class will assume prior knowledge of the basics of ceroc; those with experience in dances other than ceroc are also welcome to try!
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. He is also the president of the Caltech Ballroom Dance Club. He traces his dance roots back to the DDR video game, and has danced a number of varieties of swing dancing for several years.

Intermediate Hustle

Instructor:	Professional instructor Gary Ulaner
When:	3 Mondays, starting Jan. 12, 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:	This class will assume prior knowledge of the Hustle basics. "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.

Advanced Beginner Argentine Tango

Instructor:	Professional instructors Edmundo & Elizabeth
When:	8 Thursdays, January 22 to March 12 Class: 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Practica: 8:30 - 9:00 pm
Where:	In Winnett Lounge (2nd floor).
Price:	FREE for Caltech Undergrad & Grad students (with ID); $5/class or $35/series for Caltech affiliates & other full time students (with ID); $8/class or $56/series regular.
Description:	This series explores the topics introduced in the Beginner Series: the embrace, walking in parallel & alternate systems, ochos and giros, and will introduce the more complex elements that arise from the basics: paradas, ganchos and sacadas.

About the Instructors:

Edmundo & Elizabeth's style has been developed during 18 years of dancing in the dance halls of Buenos Aires, putting the accent on technique. They have a fusion of the milonguero close embrace, the informal open embrace and the elegance of salon styles, making the dance a relaxed and funny experience, thus allowing a lot of variations, changing distances, directions and structures.