Dear friends,
Kids and Teens swing classes are starting tomorrow night at 7pm! If you
are not between 10 to 19 years old, you must receive permission from me
to enroll. Here's the info:
4th through 12th Grade SWING DANCE CLASSES!
All classes are on Tuesdays and start on July 20, 1999
Beginner Swing: (4th through 12th grades)
7pm to 8pm
No experience required. The class will focus on leading and following,
turns, and combination moves, in the style of dance of the Swing Era.
Intermediate Swing: (4th through 12th grades)
8pm to 9pm
Pre-requisite: Beginning Swing (I) or equivalent. More moves will be
introduced. Rhythm, style, and tempo will be discussed and incorporated
into the class, as well as the Lindy Hop, the original 8-count dance
from which Swing evolved. The Lindy Hop was created in the late 20’s at
the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem and was named after Charles Lindbergh, who
made the historic “hop” across the Atlantic.
Cost & Registration: $20 for entire 4 week course (four-1 hour
sessions). July 20, July 27, August 3, and August 10. There is no
registration deadline, so you can just show up on July 20. Try to come
early the first week, as classes may fill up. For questions regarding
which class to take, or if you have to miss a day, please contact:
Valentin Prisecaru <prisecaru@bigfoot.com>, 355-5929.
Location: White Street Arts Center
Phone: 359-1862. Address: 304 1/2 E. White St., between 3rd and 4th
St., south of University Ave., behind the red brick house. Park in the
alley behind the studio, or on White Street.
Bio:
Valentin Prisecaru learned how to swing at “the Derby” in Hollywood,
California, while working at an after-school day camp and attending
UCLA. He currently teaches Swing and Lindy Hop in Champaign-Urbana at
different venues throughout the week, including Legends Bar and Grill
and the Urbana Park District. Valentin has made several TV appearances,
including “I’d Be Delighted,” a PBS docudrama on the Swing Era (1997),
and “Let’s Swing,” a WILL-TV swing music and dance production (1999).
He is the vice-president of the Swing Society at the University of
Illinois (1,600+ members), and is now choreographing two local dance
groups. An avid swing dancer by night, Valentin is a nutritionist by
day and works at the Schwartz Chiropractic Centre in Champaign. For
dance lessons or a nutrition consultation, please call him at (217)
355-5929, or at work at (217) 351-2021.
Val
Also check out:
http://come.to/cu-swing
http://www.prairienet.org/white-street/
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