When

Saturday September 12, 2015 from 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
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Where

The Promenade DanceSport Facility 
2605 Lord Baltimore Drive
Baltimore, MD 21244
 

 
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Contact

Cindy Sumida 
410-277-0234 
thepromenade@verizon.net dancers4dancers@gmail.com
 

Ari Levitt Dance Workshops 

Ari Levitt, from RollUpTheRug.com, teaches classes that are designed to bring joy to your day, clarity to your step, understanding to your movement, connection to your partnering, and to greatly increase your enjoyment of life & dance!

 

12:30 - 1:30pm:   "The Secret Art Of Effortless Dance / Advanced Concepts in Partnering & Connection"
The hallmark of great dancers is that they are aware of and utilize energy, direction, momentum, rotation, and tension in their partnership more than just memorizing footwork or patterns.  Understanding these concepts can be taught at every skill level, and opens up an exciting world of possibility for improvisation and "conversational" movement in your dance.  In this class we'll focus primarily on compression, extension, swiveling, and creating rotational movement.  Informative, engaging, insightful, fun!    (All welcome - No partner needed but always encouraged!)

1:45 - 2:45pm:  "Swinging Outside the Box"
Building on the concepts covered in our "Advanced Partnering & Connections" class, we'll use East Coast Swing as a foundation to learn how to break out of six-count rhythms and explore alternate counts and fun, improvisational combinations & stylings.   Perfect for both non-novice beginning dancers or for experienced dancers who want to focus on partnering and connection while learning a whole lot more about swinging outside the box.  Can be taken as a stand-alone, but much better if taken in conjunction with the "Adv Partnering & Connections" class

3:00 - 4:00pm:   "Fabulous, Fun, Night Club 2Step that Flows"
In this very fun, very unique NC2 class, you'll learn to spice up your repertoire with some fabulous elements borrowed from East Coast Swing (and a few other dance styles)  that wrap, unwind, and flow in clever ways, resulting in beautiful, savory combinations that will leave envious onlookers sighing wistfully -- Not to be missed!    Can be taken as a stand-alone, but much better if taken in conjunction with the "Adv Partnering & Connections" & "Swinging Outside The Box" classes.  An Example of Ari's NC2S innovations and styling can be seen here:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mvzy-I9Ic8     

(Level: Non-Novice - Beginner / Intermediate 

 

Class Fees:
      1 class $20

      2 classes $35 [ SAVE $5 ]
      3 classes $45 [ SAVE $15 ]

 
ABOUT ARI LEVITT, MD:
 
Ari is well-known for his fun, energetic, and delightful classes that can't help but inspire students with a love and passion for dance.  He has been teaching and performing nationally, and internationally for over 25 years; is the co-founder and director of "Waltz Week in Vienna", "Snowflake Blues" (Vienna), "Jumpin' At The Woodside Swing, Rhythm, & Blues" (NY), "Harrison Hot Spring Dance-Spa Retreat" (B.C.), & "The New Zealand Dance Adventure"; and is one of this country's leading innovators and instructors in the areas of cross-step waltz, as well as "fusion" blues, waltz, swing, &  night club 2-step.
 
When not dancing, Ari is a physician on faculty at Singularity University's prestigious "Future Med", and is a pioneer in the burgeoning field of "Experiential Wellness Medicine" which, among other things, uses dance movement, technique, & connection as a modality for diagnosing and treating patients.
 
You can learn more about Ari at www.rolluptherug.com, or www.waltzweekinvienna.com  
Ari Levitt from RollUpTheRug.com teaches classes that are designed to bring joy to your day, clarity to your step, understanding to your movement, connection to your partnering, and to greatly increase your enjoyment of life & dance!