If you really want to improve your dancing, read on....
Preparing for and participating in competitions is one of the best ways
to become a better dancer. There are several intercollegiate dance
competitions coming up in the spring. Each of these competitions
features a "team match" segment that we'd like to participate in.
If you've never seen a team match, it's a dance contest between college
teams of 8 dancers. Each person dances one dance with his or her
partner and is given a score by the judges. The scores are totaled,
and the team with the highest score wins.
(Don't worry - couples are not out on the floor alone; if 10 colleges
attend the comp, there will be 10 couples out on the floor together.... In
fact, it can be hard to hear the music with everyone on the sidelines
screaming for their team at the top of their lungs!)
To prepare teams of dancers for this exciting experience. The DI is
offering a course which will emphasize technique and competitive
styling for the competitive dancer.
Course: Team Match Preparation Course, 4 weeks long
Date: Mondays, November 11th through December 2th
Time: 9:30-10:30pm
Cost: FREE for fall DI members and fall registered participants
$5 for students/faculty/staff ($5 membership dues)
$10 for non- students/faculty/staff
($10 registered participant fees)
Location: Freer Hall, Room 310 (Freer upstairs gym)
Instructors: Andrew Tate and Lara Yates
Prerequisites: None. We only require a commitment to represent the
Dancing Illini at one or more intercollegiate comps in
the spring (we'll provide transportation):
Ohio State U: March 15, 1997
Notre Dame U: March 22, 1997
Heartland (Indy): April 12-13 1997
Curriculum: Fundamentals of Waltz & Cha-Cha.
There are two objectives for this course:
1. to learn the technique necessary for dancing
competitive figures in the above dances.
2. form competitive teams for the following dances;
Waltz
Cha-cha
Quickstep
Jive
Try it out! Just show up - no need to pre-register!
We have a big gym with a wood floor, and we have wireless
microphones and a speaker system so everyone will be able
to clearly hear the instructors.
We look forward to dancing with you!
For more information contact:
Andrew Tate
atate@s.psych.uiuc.edu
(H) 367-6229
(O) 333-6605