I will be teaching the beginning classes at a very slow tempo in order to ensure that the material is
grasped by everyone. Only 2-3 moves will be taught each night and emphasis will be placed on
repetition of the basics. Everyone will be encouraged to take the beginning levels more than once,
but the tempo will remain slow.
FALL CLASSES
Beginning in the Fall, I will be scheduling classes with the intent of teaching at least half of the
Bronze syllabus (step list) of the DVIDA association for the Rhythm and Smooth dances during the
coming year. These are Foxtrot, Waltz, Tango, V. Waltz, Rumba, Cha Cha, EC Swing, Bolero,
Mambo (ballroom Salsa), Merengue, WC Swing, and Samba. I will be giving each student a
check-list that they can use to mark off the classes/patterns they have taken so they can see their
progress. Classes will be listed on my online calendar.
WEEKEND WORKSHOPS
I will also be holding weekend workshops about every other month to cover some other styles of
dance - Blues, Balboa, Lindy Hop, WC Swing, Salsa. I may teach these myself or I may bring in
other instructors. For these workshops I will also host a dance in the evening to give the dancers
extra practice time.
When teaching these workshops myself I will need an assistant and will be happy to use anyone of
my students who is interested. If you think you would like to help me during a workshop, let me
know. There will be no cost involved for being an assistant, but there will be some practice time
needed before the workshop.
MONTHLY DANCES
I have been mulling the idea of running a monthly dance in Gleneden Beach, Newport, and Waldport
around for quite some time and have come to the conclusion that I don't have the time or energy to
do this all by myself. HOWEVER, if I could get a small group of people who would like to assist me
with these dances, maybe some in each area, I would be up for giving it a go. Help would include
arriving early to open the building, setting up a refreshment area, taking money at the door, etc. If
you are interested in having a dance in your area, and would like to help make it happen, let me
know. I've also toyed with the idea of making each dance a fundraiser for a local entity and/or
rotating the location of the dance each month. I will email more of my thoughts on this in a separate
message.
Any input you have on the subject will be appreciated and taken into serious consideration.
Let me know your thoughts on these and any other dance related items you may have. Also, let me
know if you see an article about my classes in any of the media. I will be sending out articles and
press releases more often and would like to find out if they are being seen.
Thanks for taking this dance journey with me. Hope to see you on the dance floor soon.
Bonnie
grasped by everyone. Only 2-3 moves will be taught each night and emphasis will be placed on
repetition of the basics. Everyone will be encouraged to take the beginning levels more than once,
but the tempo will remain slow.
FALL CLASSES
Beginning in the Fall, I will be scheduling classes with the intent of teaching at least half of the
Bronze syllabus (step list) of the DVIDA association for the Rhythm and Smooth dances during the
coming year. These are Foxtrot, Waltz, Tango, V. Waltz, Rumba, Cha Cha, EC Swing, Bolero,
Mambo (ballroom Salsa), Merengue, WC Swing, and Samba. I will be giving each student a
check-list that they can use to mark off the classes/patterns they have taken so they can see their
progress. Classes will be listed on my online calendar.
WEEKEND WORKSHOPS
I will also be holding weekend workshops about every other month to cover some other styles of
dance - Blues, Balboa, Lindy Hop, WC Swing, Salsa. I may teach these myself or I may bring in
other instructors. For these workshops I will also host a dance in the evening to give the dancers
extra practice time.
When teaching these workshops myself I will need an assistant and will be happy to use anyone of
my students who is interested. If you think you would like to help me during a workshop, let me
know. There will be no cost involved for being an assistant, but there will be some practice time
needed before the workshop.
MONTHLY DANCES
I have been mulling the idea of running a monthly dance in Gleneden Beach, Newport, and Waldport
around for quite some time and have come to the conclusion that I don't have the time or energy to
do this all by myself. HOWEVER, if I could get a small group of people who would like to assist me
with these dances, maybe some in each area, I would be up for giving it a go. Help would include
arriving early to open the building, setting up a refreshment area, taking money at the door, etc. If
you are interested in having a dance in your area, and would like to help make it happen, let me
know. I've also toyed with the idea of making each dance a fundraiser for a local entity and/or
rotating the location of the dance each month. I will email more of my thoughts on this in a separate
message.
Any input you have on the subject will be appreciated and taken into serious consideration.
Let me know your thoughts on these and any other dance related items you may have. Also, let me
know if you see an article about my classes in any of the media. I will be sending out articles and
press releases more often and would like to find out if they are being seen.
Thanks for taking this dance journey with me. Hope to see you on the dance floor soon.
Bonnie
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