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Juneau Rolls Up The Rug – Ari Levitt Workshop

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Ari has been partnering, teaching, and performing dance in the Greater Seattle area, nationally, and internationally for over 25 years. An award-winning dancer, teacher, and performer, his breadth of styles include Lindy Hop, Swing, Balboa, Blues, Ballroom, One-Step, NC2S, WCS, Salsa, Tango, & Latin. He has been instrumental in creating several innovative new dance styles, including "Fusion Waltz", "Fusion Swing", & "Fusion Night Club 2-Step" which he has been busy introducing in workshops throughout the country.

JIF Dancers is pleased to bring Ari Levitt to Juneau to teach.

When Fri-Sat-Sun, April 5-6-7, 2013
Where Rockwell (the old Elks Club)
109 South Franklin Street
Downtown Juneau
Session 1
  • Fri, Apr 5 – 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

    • Intro to Blues Dance
    Learn the basics of this very expressive, versatile, musical dance form that will become the foundation to every other dance style you will learn. Perfect for both beginning dancers or for more experienced dancers who want to work on fine-tuning their partnering, connection, and musicality skill.

    Blues Demo
    YouTube video (opens in a separate page)

Session 2
  • Sat, Apr 6 – 10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

    • Intro to "Club" Style Salsa Dance
    Salsa is an extremely versatile dance style that can also be done to a wide variety of non-Latin music, such as blues, pop, soul, and country. In this class we'll cover the essential salsa "building-block" steps and stylings, then quickly move onto explore more fun, creative combinations against a backdrop of both traditional "latin" and contemporary "club" music.

    New Swing Innovations Class Teaser
    Fusion SWING Improv
    YouTube videos (open in a separate page)

Session 3
  • Sat, Apr 6 – 1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

    • Night Club 2-Step I: Foundations
    Learn the foundations of this beautiful, flowing, & elegant dance style, starting with the basics, then quickly moving on to the six essential turning steps, peak-a-boos, mix-masters, and even more fun combo's & variations from Ari's repertoire of fun, original moves. Perfect for beg/int level dancers or for more int/adv dancers who want to review the essentials.

    Night Club 2-Step Demonstration
    YouTube video (opens in a separate page)

Session 4
  • Sat, Apr 6 – 3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

    • Introduction to Swing Fusion – Swinging Outside the Box (Level 1)
    Learn the art of partner dancing with this East Coast Swing-based approach that addresses dance framework, lead/follow connection, and energy as it applies to all forms of dance! Perfect for both beginning dancers or experienced dancers who want to focus on partnering and connection while learning a whole lot more about swinging outside the box.

Dance
  • Sat, Apr 6 – 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

    • Saturday Night Dance
    Ari will be the guest instructor, but admission for the dance is separate and will be collected at the door only.

Session 5
  • Sun, Apr 7 – 10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

    • Fantastic Mr. Foxtrot
    Transport yourself back to the wonderful big band era of the 1930's-1940's by learning the most popular dance of that period – the fabulous Foxtrot! We'll start by reviewing the basic footwork & foundations, then quickly move on to fun box-step and traveling variations & stylings as well as introduce a little modern music to the equation.

Session 6
  • Sun, Apr 7 – 1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

    • Lifts, Dips, & Liabilities: Lifts without Lifting, Dips without Dropping
    Embellish your dance repertoire with some great new moves, plus learn how to safely execute and transition into lifts & dips while protecting yourself and your partner from injury or harm. PLEASE NOTE: The focus of this class is on safety, not flash. No one will be lifted off the floor or dropped to the floor during this class! Perfect for dancers of all levels. No prior experience required.

Session 7
  • Sun, Apr 7 – 3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

    • REVIEW & PRACTICA

Workshop dance sessions will be sold using class tokens. Each token will be good for one dance session of your choice. Class tokens can be shared with your partner or friends (for example, three of you may buy a packet of three tokens). Class tokens have no cash value and are not refundable.

Dance Workshop Token Prices
  • 7 sessions
    $ 105
  • 5 sessions
    $ 90
  • 3 sessions
    $ 55
  • 1 session
    $ 20

  • JIF members discount – 7 sessions – $ 95

  • Pick up dance session tokens at the door !
    ( please disregard Google Wallet shipping notice )

For further information contact 364-2334, jifdance@hotmail.com, or visit www.jifdancers.org.

2013 JIF Ballroom Dance Schedule

(Spring ballroom dance schedule will be posted soon)

Ballroom Dance Notes
  • All dances are located in Centennial Hall, 7-10 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
  • Lesson at 7:30 p.m.
  • Dances with live bands are $10.
  • All others $5.
  • Pay at the door.