20s Charleston Workshop, Saturday

[Ken T Takusagawa]

The MIT Lindy Hop Society hosts a 20s Charleston Workshop 
taught by Jan Marie!

Saturday, February 23, 2013, 1:30pm - 5:00pm
MIT Building 36, room 112
http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=36

For ladies and gentlemen who want to be the Popeyes and 
Olive Oils of modern America... this is the workshop for 
you! Jan Marie will give you all the boppity boops, fancy 
footwork, and improv techniques you'll need to wow the great 
Gatsby and become the modern cat's meow.

NO PREVIOUS DANCE EXPERIENCE ASSUMED! Workshops appropriate 
for dancers of all levels.

1:30 - 2:30 | Solo Charleston: Balancing The Bounce

A perfect Charleston begins with perfect balance and a 
steady pulse. Then we'll add on basic footwork variations, 
including kicks, as well as arm variations. Then we'll work 
on traveling, rotation, one-legged movements, and syncopated 
rhythm variations.

2:40 - 3:40 | Solo Charleston: Beyond The Bounce

Here you'll take the kicks you learned and turn them into 
kick-throughs, your knee lifts into knee slaps, your kick 
downs into push kicks, and more! We will also learn to 
incorporate other classic 20's movements such as the Suzie 
Q, Bee's Knees, and Hallelujahs.

3:50 - 4:50 | Partnered Charleston: Two Bodies, One Bounce

Putting everything you've learned thus far together with a 
mirror image. We'll learn how to connect in a comfortable 
but controlled frame, to move gracefully with a partner, and 
to give and read signals of change in direction, rotation, 
and vernacular.

4:50 - 5:00 | Q&A

Question and answer session.

Cost

General - $20 for all 3 classes, or $10 per class
Students (non-MIT) - $15 for all 3 classes, or $8 per class
MIT Students/Staff - FREE!!!!!!!!

Questions? Please e-mail o.jan.marie at gmail.com

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