August 15th Annual Picnic/Dance
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Our annual picnic will be held August 15th at Kay Scheller’s Bed & Breakfast “The Hogland House” in Mukilteo. The picnic will start at 2:30 pm and last until we head over to the dance.
Potluck! Bring you favorite side dish.
Door Prizes!
Chocolate Contest! Bring that special chocolate desert. The rules are simple – your dessert must be homemade and it must contain chocolate. After the contest we all get to enjoy!
Dance & Competition! After the picnic our dance will be held at Dorothy Jayne Dance Studio in Everett. The dance is from 5 pm to 9 pm with DJ Robb Bryan. There will be an Intermediate J&J and an Open Jackpot Competition. This is a free for members event! The cost for non-members is $11.
For directions to The Hogland House click here. For directions to Dorothy Jayne’s Dance Studio click here.
First Sunday Dance – August 1st
Our first Sunday dance will be on August 1st at Alki Masonic Temple, 4736 40th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116
| Workshops | |
| Instructor(s): | Ari Levi |
| Together, Ari & Shannon bring over 30 years of combined expertise to this dance form. With their fun, energetic teaching style, and great attention given to lead/follow techniques and styling, they are fun dancers to watch, and even more fun to learn from! | |
| When: | 2:45 and 4:00 |
| Cost: | $19.00 for members and $25.00 non-members (includes entry into the dance) |
| Workshop Descriptions: | Two intermediate-level workshops with Ari Levitt and dance partner Shannon Knauss (comfort with a 6-count basic sugar push and an 8-count basic whip turn is recommended)
Workshop 1: Crazy fun with the ’sailors shuffle’ In their first class, Ari & Shannon will review the basic ’sailors shuffle’ and then introduce a variety of new variations and stylngs to kick these patterns into high gear. Their second class will introduce on several unique patterns you can apply to a “right to right” hand hold, using variations from both six and eight-count WCS. |
| Free Beginner Workshop | 4:00 with instructor Roberto Villamarin. This lesson is free with paid admission to the dance. |
| The Dance | |
| DJ: | Tamara Hood |
| When: | 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm |
| Cost: | $7.00 for members $11.00 for guests |
| Competitions: | |
| Novice & Intermediate Jack and Jill | |
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