West Coast Swing Classes Overview:
The dance program is
designed to take a non-dancer and teach the student to dance West Coast Swing.
The student will start in the Novice class and advance to the higher skill
level classes that follow. Students that already know some West Coast
Swing may enter the Intermediate classes upon approval of the Instructor,
however, it is recommended that all students start at the beginning so as to
review the basics of this dance and the teaching style of the Instructor.
Each
night of class the student will learn one or two or more new moves. We will
drill/practice each move until the class has mastered it. When a move
has been mastered then a new move is introduced.
"Drop-in" students are
allowed on Instructor approval.
Novice Division (aka
Level
I/II)
This is
an 6-lesson
program where the student learns the basic moves of West Coast Swing
in a choreographed 10-12 move series. Upon completion the student will feel very
comfortable dancing this dance in public. Additionally, lead/follow
techniques, the rules/protocols of swing, dance frame, the music, timing, and
other related items are taught
.
Intermediate Division (aka Level III)
There are several different sets of moves totaling over 100
moves. Each
session will add approximately 8-10 moves to the previous moves
of the Novice and Intermediate sessions. These are intermediate
level moves that are somewhat complicated and are designed to increase the
skill level of the student in a
progressive manner
.
Advanced-Intermediate Division (aka Level IV)
We have
approximately 70 Advance-Intermediate moves that are in
addition to the moves learned in the above Divisions. These moves and
techniques are more difficult than those learned in the Intermediate
Division and requires a much higher skill level to accomplish them.
Since they are for higher level dancers, the minimum requirement to attend
this division's class is a minimum of dancing for 1 year and having
successfully learned the material in the above classes. Instructor
approval is a prerequisite for this class.
Referral Policy:
If
you are enrolled in any of our class sessions, and you send us
a NEW student (for any class session), then you'll get a $5
credit toward your next class session - send 2 couples, you
get a $20 credit. Note that this applies only to Students who are
currently enrolled in our full session class. This does not apply if you
haven't been enrolled in the past and you bring someone with you to
class and you enroll at the same time; this also does not apply to
Drop-In students - this policy applies ONLY to full session students..
Policies & Procedures
1) We will accept
drop-in Intermediate or higher level students. These are students that can only attend classes on an
irregular schedule. The Drop-in student fee will be $12 per class.
2) Classes will
run on a 6 week schedule, which is normally 6 weeks 1 night per week. Cost will be $49 for the
6 week session.
3) Each class is
approximately 45
minutes long. The last 15 minutes of class will be practice time with music.
During this 15 minute musical practice, Donna and I will help any student with
any questions about the current night's moves, or previous night's moves if they
had attended that class.
4)
Referral Policy:
If
you are enrolled in any of our class sessions, and you send us
a NEW student (for any class session), then you'll get a $5
credit toward your next class session - send 2 couples, you
get a $20 credit. Note that this applies only to Students who are
currently enrolled in our full session class. This does not apply if you
haven't been enrolled in the past and you bring someone with you to
class and you enroll at the same time; this also does not apply to
Drop-In students - this policy applies ONLY to full session students..
