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Our newest feature!

Special Classes:
• Advanced classes with Kate and Bobby at Chevy Chase Ballroom, Monday, August 16

• Choreographed dance routine and aerials classes at Elan DanceSport Center start Sunday, September 19

Weekly Classes:
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Special Events:
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Tom and Debra are pleased to offer these opportunities to expand your dance repertoire beyond our basic beginner and intermediate classes. These short courses allow you to work on specific areas and require a basic working knowledge of six- and eight-count swing and are recommended for dancers at the intermediate and advanced levels. Please Email Debra with any questions before registering.


ADVANCED LEVEL CLASSES WITH BOBBY AND KATE

BALBOA III (For intermediate/advanced students)
New eight-week session starts August 16
7-8pm, $110/eight-week series
Open dancing 9-11 pm, FREE if you're in the class

You must be registered for the entire session; no drop-ins allowed! Tuition is $110 per person for the eight-week session. After-class dance party from 9-11pm is FREE to students in this class. Learn the main foundation steps of Balboa and Bal-swing, a fun and elegant California swing dance.

Advanced Lindy Hop Technique: VARIOUS VARIATIONS (For intermediate/advanced students)
New eight-week session starts August 16
8-9pm, $110/eight-week series
Open dancing 9-11 pm, FREE if you're in the class

In many ways, the art of dance is as simple as knowing how to do one thing five different ways. For this series, Kate and Bobby will concentrate on the many different ways of doing EVERYTHING in Lindy Hop. Different ways of holding hands, different ways of doing swing outs, different ways of doing tuck turns, different ways of anchoring, kicking, swiveling, leaning, making lines, and even falling. Plenty of fun for followers and leaders alike—if you only know five moves, we'll make you look like you have a hundred and five. You must be registered for the entire session; no drop-ins allowed! Tuition is $110 per person for the eight-week session. After-class dance party from 9-11pm is FREE to students in this class.

Chevy Chase Ballroom, 5207 Wisconsin Ave., NW, DC | DIRECTIONS >

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5 MONTHS choreographed dance routine with Pam and Steve
Sundays at Elan DanceSport Center
New series starts September 19
Note: This is a seven-week session.
6:30-7:30pm

AERIALS with Pam and Steve (You MUST register with a partner!)
Sundays at Elan DanceSport Center
New series starts September 19
Note: This is a seven-week session.
7:30-8:30pm

STUFF LIKE THAT THERE choreographed dance routine with Tom and Debra
Sundays at Elan DanceSport Center
New series starts September 19
Note: This is a seven-week session.
8:30-9:30pm

Three great classes to keep you busy this fall!

Learn a fun, fast-paced routine that is a great challenge for the more experienced dancer. Each class culminates in a recital performance at one of the Gottaswing dances. What fun! This is the first step to becoming a member of our world-famous dance team, the Eight Week Wonders. Two routines to pick from: Pam and Steve Springer will teach 5 Months, our longest-running and most commonly performed routine. Tom and Debra will teach Stuff Like That There, our newest routine that's specifically geared towards (but not limited to!) competing at the Virginia State Open in November. These classes offer the opportunity to work on presentation and performance skills with an eye towards public performance. The routine class is recommended for students who have taken a beginner series and at least one intermediate series with Tom and Debra. Questions, or need a partner? Email Debra.

Pam and Steve will teach a partners-only aerials class; you’ll learn how to set up and dance out of air steps, with lots of attention to details, safety and technique. Don’t pass up a chance to learn with this dynamic couple whose aerials always delight and impress the audiences in the dance jams! This will be mostly new material, so those who took their class back in May will stlll be challenged. You MUST register for this class with a partner.

You must be registered for the entire session; no drop-ins allowed! Tuition is $99 per person for the seven-week session.

Elan DanceSport Center , 8442 Lee Highway, Suite A, Fairfax, Virginia | DIRECTIONS >

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