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Swing Dance Lessons with Zoë Whittaker
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Stay tuned for Blango workshops taught by Zoë and Mike. Be sure to see them perform at Buenos Aires Blues in Knoxville, TN this June. Charlotte Blango Neuvo Workshops to follow September 26-28th. Mark your calendars!
Blues Lessons at the Crews Road Rec Center on Thursdays, starting July 24th at 8pm:
Blues Dancing 101
With Kirk Eisenbeis & Zoë Whittaker
is a four-week immersion class that will give you a good foundation to dance blues socially.
You will learn to walk, pulse and “talk” to your partner. This class starts from a beginner
level and aims to help you have a comfortable dance. It will focus on connection, musicality,
counter balance, frame and of course give you some great moves! This is a great class to take
if you are interested in learning lindy as it gives you all the basic components. See you there!
Free dancing session/ practica to follow 9-10 pm
go to : Lovin' Lindy for more information. Registration is available at the door July 24th; please come early if you need to do this.
Wednesday classes at Grey Cat Studios are ongoing. Classes currently in session:
7-8pm Beginner Swing: Lindy Hop 101 starts Wednesday July 30th
8-9 pm Intermediate Lindy Hop 202 begins Wednesday July 30th
Free practicas are monthly. Email for more information
Grey Cat Studio Class Descriptions:
Beginner Swing: Lindy Hop 101
This class will give you a good foundation to start dancing socially.
It focuses on the mother-dance of historical African American
vernacular social dances; Savoy-style Lindy Hop. You will learn the
eight count basic swing-out, the Lindy circle, inside & outside
turns, sugar pushes & more.
Intermediate Lindy Hop 202
This class requires a working knowledge of 101 (Lindy) concepts. It will
refine your musicality & partner connection for the social dance
floor along with adding to your repertoire of moves. If you have already taken a basic lindy
or blues course and are comfortable with the swing out, this class is for you!
Performance & Fast Lindy Track
This class has restricted registration. It requires one year of social
Lindy Hop or one year of Lindy Hop classes or permission from the
instructor (please contact her zwhittaker@gmail.com) for next start date. This class is high impact.
Balswing:
This class will give you a good foundation to start dancing basic Balboa and Balswing socially.
It focuses on teaching you how to transition into Balboa,simple turns, basic stylings and how to
put it into your Lindy.
About:
Classes are taught by Zoë Whittaker & members of the Queen City Swing Dance Instructors Association
They are located at Grey Cat Studios
920 B Mcalway Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28211
Telephone: (704)366-9866
No partner or experience necessary!
Wear clothes you can move in.
For this venue wear shoes that are smooth/slick bottomed, non-marking
& most importantly give a little cushion (insoles help).
Cost is $45 for a five week cycle or $10 each
to e-mail: zwhittaker@gmail.com or call 828-301-1586
(she reserves the right to turn people away if the class is too full- space is limited)
Private Instruction
is also available for those who don't learn well in group situations or just want to advance quickly
rates: $35 an hour or three lessons for $80
ask about student rates
Instructor Biography:
Zoë Whittaker has been dancing, performing & instructing Savoy style Lindy Hop for over six years. She emphasizes the basic techniques of social dance and is known for her connection based approach to teaching the swing out. Her classes teach solid partner communication and technique that will make your dancing feel comfortable. Some of her professional experiences include teaching and performing blues dance at Herrä ng Dance Camp in Sweden, teaching connection classes at Lindy Focus III (Asheville, NC), working as a dance consultant on the set of movie Leatherheads and directing two year? of Orton Academy's Swing & Jazz program (Asheville, NC).
To see Zoë dance...
Click this link. (Fourth couple, dancing with Reuel Reis of Nashville)
Zoë Whittaker & co. performing blues for opening night at Herrä ng Dance Camp, Sweden
Zoë and partner Mike Eblen dance tango
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