Description

Learn where the waltz is going from a man who knows where it's been. Stanford University professor and dance historian Richard Powers—and his teaching partner Angela Amarillas—return to the Northwest to lead a weekend workshop on the present and future waltz.

As they travel the country teaching and researching partner dances, Richard and Angela are in touch with a growing family of waltz variations and styles—Viennese, slow, cross-step, and fusion with other popular dances. They promise to share as much of what they've learned as possible with us in a power-packed weekend at the Leif.

Richard writes, “We’ve been teaching some wonderful new ‘waltzing-on-the-fly’ variations.”

If you've moved beyond the "beginner" level, your dancing is bound to benefit from this workshop. Why not take off into the future of waltz?

Richard Powers has been researching and reconstructing contemporary and historic social dances for thirty years. One of the world's foremost experts in American popular dance and a full-time instructor at Stanford University, Richard was named one of Stanford's most notable graduates and honored for his exceptional teaching. In addition to his university responsibilities, he leads workshops across the country, in Europe, and Japan where he has returned twenty times.

Angela Amarillas has assisted Richard in his classes and workshops for the past fifteen years. Angela is a graceful dancer who shares Richard's passion for historical and vernacular social dance. Richard and Angela have taught and performed in Paris, Rome, Prague, Venice, London and St. Petersburg as well as across the U.S. and Canada.

Northwest Dance Network is proud to bring Richard and Angela back again for their only appearance in the Northwest this year. Their workshops always sell out, so be smart! Register early!

The benefits of attending our intensive dance weekend are many, and one former participant termed it “A life changing experience.”

Here's the package:

• Three 75-minute workshop sessions on Saturday and two on Sunday
• Pre-dance workshop (open to the public), 7:30 Saturday
• Saturday night dance, 8:30 to midnight, featuring a variety of music at the right tempo to practice what we learn in the workshop
• Catered lunch on Saturday featuring another of Richard's trademark presentations: "Dancing in Series or Parallel: Ready for Anything," which includes recent research by Ellen Langer.
• Stretching and warm-up each morning, led by Jodi Fleischman
• All for one low price: $125 if paid by 2/1/10 ($140 thereafter, if space available)

Note: To fully enjoy this workshop, participants should be comfortable with the basics of turning waltz – and familiarity with other partner dances is beneficial. Equal numbers of leads and follows will be admitted on a first-come basis. To avoid being placed on a waiting list, sign up with a partner (one lead and one follow). This need imply nothing beyond a registration convenience, since dancers change partners throughout the day. Cancellations prior to January 31, 2010 will be charged a $20 handling fee. No refunds after February 1, 2010.

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