Band:   New Bad Habits
Caller:  Paula McFarling

Intermediate Workshop: How to be a Better Twirlfriend

Led by: Martha Edwards

Box the Gnat, Swat the Flea, Star Through, California Twirl - and more!  In this workshop we'll explore the variations of the "twirl to swap" moves, as well as other twirl opportunities, as time permits: Rory O'More, twirl in the hey, ladies' chain. The key to success, as always, is safety, momentum and awareness of the passing of time. As the Cat in the Hat says, "It's fun to have fun, but you have to know how."

Band:   Night Crawlers
Caller:  Mac McKeever
Guest Caller: Wade Pearson

Saturday Mar 8
8-11 pm

Workshop 7:30 pm

Intermediate Workshop: Connecting with your Partner

Led by: Greg Rohde

What's an action you do dozens of times during a dance, often on autopilot?

• Engaging & Disengaging your partner.
• Receiving & Releasing.
• Linking & Letting Go.

In this workshop we’ll encourage dancers to be very intentional about how, when, and where they connect and disconnect with their partner. Since limiting one sense helps us focus more on the others, a portion of the dancers will be invited to dance "blind". No one will be forced to do it.

Bring some supplies (sunglasses, sleep masks, a couple of bandanas, etc) that we can offer our seeing-impaired partners. Be creative.

Saturday Feb 9
8-11 pm

Workshop
7:30 pm

Intermediate Workshop

Active Inactivity:
What you probably should be doing when the caller isn't telling you to do something

Led by: Wade Pearson

For much of the time during a dance, the caller is giving instructions only to your partner or your neighbors. That doesn't mean that you should just stand there and twiddle your thumbs! Good dancing demands that you do more than that. Learn how the laws of physics (really!) provide guidance for you when you are left to your own devices.

Workshop 7:30

Intermediate Workshop: Star Through, Square Through, Petronella

Led by Judy Bass

Ever wonder the differences between a star through and a square through?  Why sometime you're on time and other times you’re not? Ever have a neighbor who’s unsure of which way to twirl in a Petronella? How do you help a new dancer with these moves?  What are some subtle ways you can stay more connected to your partner/neighbor while doing these moves?  Come find out the answers to these questions and learn some subtle ways to be an even more graceful dancer. 

Band:  Chicks with Guns
Caller: Judy Bass
Guest Callers: David Keller and Chrystal Galacci

Band:  Martha and the Troublemakers
Caller: Open Calling