Session 1 (3:00 – 4:00): Meaghan Efford – “Solo dancing skills for West Coast Swing” Session 2 (4:00 – 5:00): Dalynne Roberts – “Sorry, not sorry” Session 3 (5:00 – 6:00): Meaghan Efford – “Styling & Shaping” Session 4 (6:00 – 7:00): Michael & Amy – “Take your connection in new directions and find ways to use your connection for better partnership and greater creativity.” FREE Intro Class (7:00 – 8:00): Amanda Brubaker Extended Dance (7:00 – 11:00): DJ JAmes
We have a full weekend of activities for you West Coast Swing Lovers
Friday Sept. 15th 8:00-9:00 at Roundhouse – Rx has “Spotlight Night” for the dancers prepping for their Bridgetown trip.
Friday Sept. 15th 9:00-11:00 at Roundhouse – Rx will have a social dance after the Spotlight event with DJs Greg and Inna!
Saturday Sept. 16th 1:00 – 2:30 at Confederation Park @ Confederation Centre Burnaby – Food Social – Weather looks like it’ll be good. Meet at Confederation Center at 1:00 and we’ll find a spot in the park. Bring some food, a chair or blanket and a smile. Email president@bcswingdance.ca if you need more details.
Meaghan is classically trained in ballet, jazz, and contemporary, and was a professional ballet dancer until she retired in 2010. She found West Coast Swing through her university Ballroom club and immediately fell in love with its conversational style. Meaghan competes in international competitions and teaches using the Swing Literacy Development method. She loves to incorporate personal movement skills into West Coast Swing classes, drawing on her solo dance background, and making classes accessible and encouraging.
Dalynne Roberts
Dalynne Roberts
Swing Literacy Trained Teacher Dalynne has been working with Swing Literacy programs for the past 5 years and competes in the Novice division. A natural teacher, speaker, and entertainer, Dalynne is passionate about making every human feel welcome, included, and inspired.
Michael & Amy
Michael and Amy Shibasaki
Michael and Amy met at a BCSDC dance and decided to become practice partners to improve their dancing. Along the way, they fell in love and got married. Now they share their love of the dance with the community. They teach group lessons in Burnaby and Vancouver, and workshops around BC.
Amanda Brubaker
Amanda Brubaker
Amanda has been dancing for over 15 years and focusing on west coast swing since 2017 because she loves the variety of music, freedom of expression, and community. Her goal when teaching is to give people the skills to have fun and be safe on the dance floor while still expressing their unique selves.
JAmes
DJ JAmes Atwill
JAmes is 60% water and has been a regular DJ in the Vancouver community since 2012. He’s been recently branching out, and depending on your sleep patterns, you may have heard him at Seattle’s Easter Swing, Rose City Swing, BridgeTown, Korean Open, or SwingCouver. JAmes doesn’t like rhubarb, and is steadfast that there shouldn’t be nuts in chocolate chip cookies.
On September 16th we have 4 instructors teaching 4 different intermediate workshops and of course we also have our usual free introductory class.
Every hour on the hour from 3:00 to 7:00 we’ll have an intermediate class. We will be profiling our workshop instructors in the coming weeks.
Has anyone every been to an event that didn’t go over schedule?
For that reason, the Social dance will be stretched from whenever the last workshop is complete (loosely 7:00ish) to 11:00.
The FREE intro class will be between 7:00 and 8:00 in the small room.
Tell a friend so they can join in the fun. – Each workshop will be $15 (both members and non-members) – Extended Social dance $15 non-members, $12 members, $7 students
We’ve got some incentives for you too: – If you take all 4 workshops you can join the social at no additional cost. – If you’re a member you get any one of the 4 intermediate workshops for free!
So book your calendars and get excited for a Saturday of learning and dancing!
Next dance: Where: Confederation Centre in Burnaby (4585 Albert Street) When: Saturday September 16th, doors open at 2:30 pm
Intermediate WCS class from 3-7 will be taught by Various Instructors. Free beginner’s lesson from 7-8 will be taught by Amanda Brubaker.
Social dance 7ish-11 with DJ JAmes Costs – Beginner Lesson: Free! – Intermediate lessons: $15 each for member and non-members – Social Dance: $12 member, $15 guest, $7 student – Social Dance free if you take all 4 intermediate workshops. – Members get one free intermediate workshop.
We accept cash or card payments at the door. We recommend masks and vaccines.
