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Dance Lessons, Workshops, Special Events coming up…
In addition to our monthly Swing & Ballroom Dances in Norwich, VT, and our Second
Saturday Salsa Dances at Gusanoz Restaurant in Lebanon, we also offer monthly workshops
with world-class, visiting instructors. Come and join the fun! We’re a friendly
group, and learning to dance is easier than you think.
For twelve years, the Upper Valley Dance Network has been hosting some of the most remarkable instructors in North America and creating opportunities for Upper Valley residents to experience the joy of dance. This 2009/2010 season, we will once again host several World and US Dance Champions, including Diane Sangermano & Richard Caruso, 10-Dance Champion and LA Salsa Champ, Natalie Mavor Miles, Benjamin & Geneviève, the World Swing Dance Champions and World Lindy Hop Champions, and new to our community, Enio Cordoba, a 3-time Feather Award Winner and US Latin Champion from Los Angeles. Enio is one of the top Salsa dance instructors in the US. We are very privileged to have all of these World and National dance champions visit us to teach in the Upper Valley. Save the dates listed for each of these instructors below and plan to join us for some fantastic dance workshops with some of the most talented instructors ever to visit the Upper Valley. See you on the dance floor! -- Enio Cordoba… March 5 to 7, 2010
US Amateur & Rising Star Professional Latin Champion, Enio
Cordoba, is among the most in demand Salsa teachers in the world. In addition to owning the
most popular Salsa club in Los Angeles- The Granada, Enio is a judge at the World Salsa
Championships in Orlando, and has choreographed for many of the top West Coast Salsa World
Champions. We are fortunate to have Enio because after he purchased the Granada he quit traveling to
focus on making his club very successful.
His specialty is combining the street feel of Salsa with the speed and control of trained competitive dancers. His massive classes are the largest in Los Angeles because the focus is on great social dancing, not show patterns that are out of place in crowded clubs. In 1982 Enio choreographed the dancing for Mr. Mister’s video Broken Wings which subsequently went #1 on MTV. In 1987 Enio choreographed and danced in a commercial for PIM pantyhose. In 1998 Enio taught Director Randa Haines prior to the filming of “Dance With Me”. He also trained various members of the cast including Vanessa Williams, Chayenne, Joan Plowright, Harry Groener, Scott Paetty, and Jane Krakowski. Enio and his partner, Terryl Jones can be seen in many scenes throughout the movie and helped choreographed much of the dancing behind the scenes. They can be seen in the current Chevrolet Impala commercials appearing on Spanish networks. Quoting the famous Edie, The Salsa FREEK; “The caliber of instruction by Enio Cordoba is unparalleled. [Enio] teaches at the Let’s Dance Studio in Alhambra, California, and has a student base numbering the thousands.” Enio is truly a World-class Master! We are thrilled to bring Enio all the way from Los Angeles to teach some of the most unique Salsa workshops that may ever be offered in Vermont. See why Enio has for 15 years consistently taught the biggest Salsa classes in LA and around the world. One of the few dancers to have excelled in the Salsa, Swing, and Latin Ballroom worlds. His Salsa Nightclub, The Granada, has been named the best Salsa Club in LA for several consecutive years. On Saturday, each workshop is 75-minutes long with practice time after each one to give you a chance to really learn and remember the material. Registration is open! Scroll down to register. Weekend Schedule All workshops taught by Enio Cordoba and Natalie Miles Friday, March 5, 2010 The Newport Ballroom, 35 Main Street, Newport, NH
Tracy Hall (town hall), 300 Main Street, Norwich, VT
The Newport Ballroom, 35 Main Street, Newport, NH
Overnight Accommodations: Hotel accommodations available at The Norwich Inn, across the street from Tracy Hall (the dance hall). Call (802)-649-1143 and say “Salsa Weekend” to receive discounted room rates of $99.00, $119.00, and $139.00. http://www.norwichinn.com/ Registration Fees: New! Student Registration: Specially Discounted Student-only rates. All inclusive Weekend registration (all events on Fri & Sat): $78.00 Friday lesson and Dance: $18.00 Friday dance only: $8.00 Four Saturday workshops: $48.00, or individual, 75-minute workshops at $12.00/each. Saturday dance (live band & DJs) and performances: $12.00 Standard Registration: Standard rates. All inclusive Weekend registration (all events on Fri & Sat): $97.00 Friday lesson and Dance: $22.00 Friday dance only: $10.00 Four Saturday workshops: $60.00, or individual, 75-minute workshops at $15.00/each. Saturday dance (live band & DJs) and performances: $15.00 No partner is required for the workshops or dance. Payment: We can accept checks and money orders only in US funds. Credit card payments may be made only in advance, online when you register. Payment instructions will be provided at the end of the online registration process. Questions? Call or write to John & Sandra at 603-643-5341 or Past Events: Other Instructors we have hosted…Benjamin Ricard and Geneviève Kérouac…
World Swing Dance Champions, Ben and Gen are from Quebec City,
Canada. They are showcase champions at the 2005 World Lindy Hop Championships, 2006 and 2007
National Jitterbug Championships, 2007 World Swing Dance Championships, and the 2008 Canadian Swing
Dance Championships. Besides being great performers and dancers, they are wonderful and caring
teachers. They have been teaching worldwide for the last few years and the success of Portoswing
dance studios where they both teach is a reflection of their dedicated work.
Natalie Mavor Miles…
US Champion Dancer, Natalie Mavor, is the daughter of Australian
Ballroom Champions, Roy and June Mavor. She started dancing at age 5, studying various styles of
dance including, modern, jazz, tap, ballet, flamenco and eventually Ballroom and Latin. She began
earning national championship titles at the age of fifteen.
Natalie has been a featured dancer on such projects as The Young and the Restless, The Geena Davis Show, The Fosse Awards, The Latin Image Awards, The Boston Tree Lighting Ceremony, a performance with Bob Hope, including a performance with Harry Connick, Jr. at the Belagio Hotel in Las Vegas. Natalie has toured with the Peter Maxwell Ballroom Dance Theatre, worked for Norwegian Cruise Lines performing in Hooray for Hollywood, Gotta Dance and Showstoppers. She has also worked for Crystal Cruise Lines as a performer, teacher and co-producer of That’s Dancin’. Film credits include; Can’t Stop Dancing, The Swan Princess, The Contest (Santa Monica Film Festival), Dance With Me, starring Vanessa Williams, and the Disney film, Enchanted, starring Patrick Dempsey. Natalie has most recently finished working as a featured dancer on the 80th Annual Academy Awards Show. Natalie is completely versed in the International style and the American style of Ballroom and Latin. There are few instructors that we can bring to the Upper Valley who are as accomplished as Natalie. She is an exceptional instructor, as anyone who has taken classes with her will tell you. Natalie has taught several workshops for us in recent years. She joins us this season to teach one of the many dances she loves - Salsa. These workshops are suitable for all levels of dancers. Scroll down for advance registration. Richard & Diane…
US Dance Champion, Richard Caruso, together with his wife, Diane,
were our featured instructors for our 2009 Annual Holiday Dance. They are both marvelous dancers and
their instruction is clear and easy to understand.
Join us each year in December to learn to Foxtrot, Waltz, or another ballroom dance for the Holidays. Natalie Mavor & Curtis Collins …
Sheila Larsson & John Tomeny…
Taste the excitement of Salsa in the Upper Valley.
Puerto Rican dancer, Sheila Larsson, grew up dancing to the great Salsa bands. Nicknamed “Liquid” because of her amazing fluidity on the dance floor, Sheila exudes salsa in every move she makes. She is ready to dance at the first beat of a salsa rhythm, and she’s usually the last dancer on the floor. If you want to understand Cuban Motion, one of the foundations of salsa dance, Sheila can show it to you like few others can. John Tomeny is a driving force in the Salsa dance scene of the Upper Valley, both as a DJ and as an instructor. A dance teacher for fifteen years, John brings a unique depth of professional experience to dance instruction. But he never forgets to have fun as he spreads an infectious joy for dance in every class he teaches. John & Sandra Tomeny…
John and Sandra Tomeny are personable and engaging instructors who
have been creating opportunities for dance in the Upper Valley and greater New England region for
over 15 years. New students to their classes frequently remark at how their instruction is clear and
easy to understand. They bring a depth of professional experience to dance instruction while
infusing their classes with humor and an ever present joy for dance.
Smooth Style Swing is a style of swing dance first introduced by Dean Collins in the 1940’s. Smooth Style Swing is both a popular style of Lindy Hop today and the inspiration from which West Coast Swing emerged. Since it is one of the “roots” of modern day swing dance (both west coast and east coast swing), learning Smooth Style technique and movement will help you to master other styles of swing dance more easily. Steve & Rebecca…
Richard & Pam…
Sylvia & Nick…
Natalie Gomes & Yuval Hod…
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