Here are some of my thoughts about the various workshops I attended:
Make An Appearance with Michele Perron I’ve never taken a workshop from
Michele, so this was an easy choice for me to make. She is an amazing instructor with a style and grace that definitely matches her dancing. Make An Appearance is a dance that perfectly captures the slow, sensual vibe of Laura Bell Bundy’s track Drop On By. Since the tempo is slow the syncopation feels sexy, not rushed, and even something like a full-and-a-half turning triple feels smooth instead of rushed.
Free Fallin’ with Rachael McEnaney Two words: Love It. It’s danced to an
acoustic track by John Mayer with a west coast rhythm that will either inspire you or frustrate you. The steps become almost lyrical and require a dancer to have a more sensitive ear for notes and tempo changes.
Need Some Love with Jacob Ballard I discovered that Jacob was the winner
of last year’s amateur choreography competition (he won for A Walk On The Wild Side) and his scheduled teaches this year were part of his prize. Need Some Love goes to a catchy track called You Need Love Like I Do by Heather Small and Tom Jones. The appeal for me was the 70’s style disco movements that Jacob choreographed to hit the vibe of the track. It’ll have you grooving from start to finish. Congratulations, Jacob!
Rude Boy (w/Amy Spencer) with Junior Willis Everything about this teach had me
and everyone in the room smiling from ear to ear. The Rihanna track is a great choice with youthful appeal, and the improver-type choreography matches it perfectly. This dance will even make you wish you could enjoy the tag more!. Seeing is believing, so definitely give it a look-see especially if the video includes Junior. You can tell he’s having a great time dancing it.
Throw The Dice with Joey Warren This was yet another no-brainer session
for me, since I’ve read so many positive things about Joey’s Throw The Dice. Of course, after learning that there was an A and B phrase and then seeing what B entailed, I was definitely nervous. Joey has a way of teaching a seemingly complicated set of steps and having it make sense given the music. I had a blast learning and dancing Throw The Dice, and I definitely felt that I had it by the end of the lesson.
Meant 2 Be with Johanna Barnes Johanna’s Meant 2 Be is a different
kind of waltz that really travels and challenges you to enjoy the feeling of rise and fall with more than just a collection of balance steps and twinkles. Likewise, the steps are paired with a different kind of track, namely Misery by Pink (feat. Steve Tyler). This will definitely expand any Line dancer’s appreciation of waltzes to a moving song (literally and in this case figuratively too).
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