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Dance Week

Week 5
August 3-10, 2008
Tuition $430

Click HERE for a 2008 Dance Week Flyer (pdf) to print and share.

Augusta's open-air Dance Pavilion will be hopping to the beat of Dance Week in 2008. Dance Week Tai chi in dance pavilionCoordinator Cis Hinkle has enlisted world class callers, musicians, and dance instructors to keep everyone happy and on their toes! With several dance floors on campus, many options are open to all. Cis [top left and lower left] and Carol OrmandMatthew Duveneck teaching tango in the Augusta pavilion. will get everyone moving with Contras and Squares Matthew Duveneck [top right] will teach couples Argentine Tango and Cross-Step Waltz and SwingEileen Carson-Schatz will offer Beginning Clogging and Flatfooting and Create Your Own Dance. Matthew Olwell will teach Contemporary Clogging and Body Percussion Ann Kilkelly's Dancing By Ear and This is a photo of Cis Hinkle calling a dance at Augusta.Visible Rhythms will use swing, Latin, blues, Motown and more to power the musical groove. Try out Emily Oleson’s new Hip Hop class! 

For a break from dancing, there’ll be dance calling, instrument, and Tai Chi workshops.  High-energy music will be provided by Larry Unger & Eden MacAdam-Somer in the duo, Notorious [bottom left], and by Laura Light, George Paul and Dan Siebring as The Avant Gardeners [bottom right] with Owen Morrison. You can also try out new skillsThis is a photo of the dance band Avant Gardeners. From left to right, George Paul, Laura Light, Dan Seabring. learned each day at evening dances or attend the concerts, films, and other special presentations each evening.Eden MacAdam-Somer and Larry Unger  in the duo, Notorious.

Participants may select optional classes and workshops listed under Vocal Week and the afternoon instrumental and folklore offerings of Old-Time Week. Dance Week extends through the Augusta Festival, August 8-10.

 

To register, specify “Dance Week” as the name of your class.
Do not list individual classes.
 

Classes and Staff
 
Coordinator - Cis Hinkle

 

Before, During and After Breakfast

Waltz Across Breakfast: On the porch of Halliehurst mansion, beginning at around 8:15, come waltz your way into your day. R. P. Hale will head up the music, plus whoever would like to join him. There is no instruction, it’s just a magical way to begin the day.

T'ai Chi Stretching and Warmups   Click this button to go to the description of this class. Cis Hinkle  Click this button to go to an the instructor's bio.

Contras and Squares

Cis' Favorites: Contras, Squares, and More   Click this button to go to the description of this class. Cis Hinkle  Click this button to go to an the instructor's bio.
 

Contra Jumbalaya   Click this button to go to the description of this class.

Carol Ormand  Click this button to go to an the instructor's bio.
Squares Without Borders   Click this button to go to the description of this class. Carol Ormand   Click this button to go to an the instructor's bio.
and Cis Hinkle  Click this button to go to an the instructor's bio.

Couples Dancing

Argentine Tango   Click this button to go to the description of this class. Matthew Duveneck  Click this button to go to an the instructor's bio.
Cross-Step Waltz and Swing   Click this button to go to the description of this class. Matthew Duveneck  Click this button to go to an the instructor's bio.
Individual Dance Expression
Beginning Clogging & Flatfooting   Click this button to go to the description of this class. Eileen Carson-Schatz  Click this button to go to an the instructor's bio.
Contemporary Clogging & Body Percussion
(bka - Open Mind, Insert Foot:
Percussive dance and the body as an instrument)
  Click this button to go to the description of this class.
Matthew Olwell  Click this button to go to an the instructor's bio.
Create Your Own Dance   Click this button to go to the description of this class. Eileen Carson-Schatz  Click this button to go to an the instructor's bio.
Dancing by Ear (using Swing, Latin, Blues, Motown, and more)   Click this button to go to the description of this class. Ann Kilkelly  Click this button to go to an the instructor's bio.
Hip Hop Dancing   Click this button to go to the description of this class. Emily Oleson  Click this button to go to an the instructor's bio.
Visible Rhythms: Shim Sham Shimmy, Motown, and More Click this button to go to the description of this class. Ann Kilkelly  Click this button to go to an the instructor's bio.

More Skills for Callers and Musicians

Dance Calling   Click this button to go to the description of this class. Carol Ormand  Click this button to go to an the instructor's bio.
Playing Music for Dancing   Click this button to go to the description of this class. Larry Unger  Click this button to go to an the instructor's bio.
& Eden MacAdam-Somer
 Click this button to go to an the instructor's bio.

Mini-Classes (Optional)

6:30pm to 7:45pm Monday through Thursday, unless otherwise noted.
Mini-classes cost an additional $45, and some classes may require a small materials fee.

 

Banjo from Scratch Mollie Smith  
Bass from Scratch Barb Withee  
Fiddle from Scratch Doug Van Gundy  
Flatfooting Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble  

 

 

 

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