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Something for
everyone! The goal of the 2006 Gulf Regionals is
to include everyone in on the fun! For those who have
never danced before, there will be into classes at
both the Friday and Saturday night dances. Come out,
learn, and be inspired! Dancers of all levels can add
shine and polish to the dancing at the Saturday
workshops and for those wanting to challenge their
skills, there are lots of contests! All this, and
let's not forget about lots of dance time!
To register for the workshop on Saturday, August 12th at the Whirl & Twirl Dance Club in Orlando,
please go to
http://www.gulfregionals.com/classes.php |
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Sunday, August 13th
11am to 7pm: Workshop
8:00pm to midnight: Dance
At The
Zendah
Grotto
Note: This workshop is not affiliated with the
Gulf Regional event.
Instructors'
Biographies
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Jeramie Anderson and Crista Seipp
 Jeramie Anderson and Crista Seipp are the ALHC Gulf Regional Champions from 2005. Jeramie currently claims Arlington, VA as his home although he credits his dance home to Austin, TX. Crista currently resides in Gainesville, FL; but grew up in Arlington, VA and that is where the two met. Jeramie and Crista share an energetic style and love for the dance. After the ALHC Gulf Regionals, Jeramie and Crista went on to represent the gulf region in the ALHC Semi-Finals in Stamford, Connecticut where injury caused them to pull out of the competition in the finals, but both have continued to teach, compete and dance over the course of the last year. Individually both dancers have impressive accomplishments as well.
 Jeramie’s musical background stems from around 20 years of drumming experience, with a little influence from his mother who was a “Solid Gold Dancer”. Jeramie first started dancing in November of 1998. In early 2000 Jeramie joined "NeoSwing" an Olympic performance group coached by Tena Morales and Carnell Pipkin which was based out of Houston, Texas. The team went to Sydney and performed as part of the National Association of Dance Educators. Shortly after that Jeramie began competing and DJing regularly and has been addicted ever since. Holding such recognition as a second place in Pro/Am with Carla Heiney at ALHC in 02, 3rd in Champions Jack and Jill ALHC 03, regional ALHC champ 02-04 Texas, Gulf Coast regional champ 05, third in the Jill and Jack at last year's ALHC, and various other smaller regional competitions throughout California with Doug Silton such as second place in the BeBop burger Jack and Jill in Santa Barbara, and first place at the San Diego exchange Jack and Jill in 02. Jeramie brings to the table nearing a decade of dancing experience with a strong knowledge of the musical structure. Highly energetic and a goofball he is sure to keep everyone laughing.
 Crista started swing dancing in Arlington, VA in 2002. She was quickly swept up into the vibrant lindy hop scene in D.C., and over the past four years has built a rich and diverse dance repertoire, including Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa, Shag, Blues, and Solo Jazz. She has attended numerous local and national workshops, exchanges in South Florida and Las Vegas, and events including the 2005 Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown, the 2006 Oberlin Jazz Dance Festival, and the 80th Anniversary of the Savoy Ballroom in 2006. Crista made her competition debut last year at the 2005 Gulf Regionals, placing 2nd in Jack and Jill, and 3rd in the Jitterbug Challenge. In addition to making finals at ALHC with Jeramie, she placed 4th with Joel Green in the Strictly Lindy division. She was co-president with Marcie McCabe of the Florida Swing Dancing Club from 2004-2005, and co-organized the 2005 Stompin’ at the Swamp workshop weekend in Gainesville where she taught with Phil Onochie. Crista currently teaches private lessons in Gainesville, where she is an Occupational Therapy graduate student at the University of Florida.
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 Dan Parshall
He began dancing in 1997 in Tampa, and since then has been active within the swing dance community as an organizer, DJ, and teacher for events in Knoxville (where he currently resides) and throughout the Southeast.
Known for his passionate and exuberant approach to Lindy Hop, Dan always emphasizes interpretation of the music, and brings his own brand of analytic considerations to his teaching. Dan has devoted countless hours to learning about the roots of Swing music, from European harmony to African polyrhythms, and discovering how these aspects blended in America to form the uniquely African-American music, Jazz.
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Rebecca Strickland
 She began her study and obsession of Lindy Hop in 1998. She is an active teacher, dancer, and lecturer in both academic and social dance circles, both nationally and internationally. She recently earned her MA in dance history, writing her thesis on the Texas Tommy, at Florida State University's renowned dance department. As a social dancer she specializes in Lindy Hop, Blues, Vernacular Jazz, Charleston, Balboa, Shag, and many of the Rag dances of the 1910s. She currently resides in Tallahassee with her husband Michael, and is continuing with further graduate work in American Dance History, while teaching as an adjunct professor of dance at Tallahassee Community College.
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Time & Schedule
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Time
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Class
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10:30am - 11:00am
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Late Registration $60 at the door
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11:00am - 12:15am
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Slow...Sexy...Sassy
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12:15am - 1:30pm
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Super Footwork For Super Lindy Hop
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1:30pm - 2:30pm
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Lunch
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2:30pm - 3:30pm
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Musicality: Nuts & Bolts by Dan Parshall
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3:30pm - 4:45pm
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Make me a dancer
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4:45pm - 6:00pm
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Intensity! Athleticism! & Owning The Dancing Floor
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6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Swing Before the Charleston by Rebecca Strickland
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Description of Classes
Slow...Sexy...Sassy:
This class will have heavy focus on connection, counterbalance, and a basic understanding of the principles and movements associated with slow dancing. We will run the class through the proper way to use weight-changes, body awareness, a hint of sensuality and a little improvisation to become slow...sexy...and sassy. We will kick it off with a few of our favorite slow blues tunes, but we will also show how the dance can be done to any slow tempo or "club" music. This class is for both beginning and experienced dancers.
Super Footwork For Super Lindy Hop:
Learn how to take advantage of triple step variations to change up the look and feel of your lindy hop. We will work on putting the triple step back into your swingout, add a few kicks, stops, and a little bit of that old school style. This class will help you to break out of those old routines and learn to add a little bit of flash to your swingout.
Musicality: Nuts & Bolts by Dan Parshall:
In order to dance to the music, you have to be able to hear the music. In this class, we'll use the history of Jazz as a framework to identify key features in the music and ways to dance to them. From breaks to call-and-response, from blues to swing, we'll explore some of the signature elements of Jazz.
Make me a dancer:
Learn how to interpret what you hear in the music and express it with your body. This class will focus on speeding up and slowing down your swingout and move executions as well as work on matching the "style" of your lindy hop to put you in the music. The class will break down the swingout into four workable groups and give entrances, exits and variations that can and will re-sculpt your dancing.
Intensity! Athleticism! & Owning The Dancing Floor:
Get the inside scoop on executing dips with balance and precision. The tricks in this class will test you mentally and physically. We won’t be doing aerials, but will show a series of low impact flashy moves to catch the attention of everyone around you. Leaders and followers, come prepared to sweat and learn some rockin’ tricks, some great hijacking moves, and fun escapes.
Swing Before the Charleston by Rebecca Strickland: The Roaring Twenties marked the development of swing dance, which includes the Charleston, the Black Bottom, and the Lindy Hop. However, Jazz music was in full swing before the 1920s. The 1910s music and dance claims as much vitality as its successors. Within this decade, the Turkey Trot, the Grizzly Bear, the Bunny Hug, and the Texas Tommy Swing commanded the dance floor. The class will explore these earlier partner dances that greatly influenced the development of the Lindy Hop.
Price & Registration
Brought to you by Suncoast Swing Gang and Shorty George Productions |
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