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Swing and Lindy Hop DanceCamp 2017 Instructors Page One West Coast and Shag

K&C are Swing teachers We are both delighted and excited that extraordinaire and founders/ Pamela is returning to Dance Camp! Her owners of the very popular Red first DanceCamp was in 2006 at Newcastle Hot Swing in Victoria. Island and she always brings her ’A’ game This energetic couple run several when it comes to innovative instructing. lessons a week in addition to hosting a weekly and With extensive experience in many part- running a performance swing ner dancing styles plus lots of background team. Pamela Pomodoroff in other dance forms, Pamela competes with the best in and also Amazing teachers with boundless Vancouver teaches a variety of through her energy, and definitely among the work with Urban Beat Dance Company in most creative people. K&C have Vancouver. taught thousands of people. Swing dancing is in their BLOOD Best of all, she teaches so we can all get it and her classes are always popular. Plus and they make it fun! Their Be- Kevin & Christabel Savage she is so darn nice! Very knowledgeable technically but knows just what to teach ginner’s Bootcamp lesson struc- to get us improving quickly. We love Pamela and you will too! ture resembles a staircase, as Victoria BC Kevin calls it, a staircase that can At DanceCamp, Pam will focus on West Coast Swing and Shag. Did you know that take a non-dancer all the way up Doug Silton was Pamela’s initial inspiration to learn Shag dancing? Doug and Pam- to the level of an advanced danc- ela repeatedly drew each other in WCS competitions from novice through invita- Kevin and Christobel will be focused on er. Each step learnt builds on the tional. Doug’s amazing footwork helped lead Pamela to connecting with Shag leg- Swing Dancing and Lindy Hop at last one and builds confidence end Ellen Taylor. Shag footwork has a huge influence on West Coast Swing so Pam- DanceCamp 2017. From bootcamp con- quickly. Classes are paced to the ela is thrilled to be teaching both these dance styles . cepts to the great beyond in Swing, join group and humour is key in all them and they will take you up the Swing circumstances. Check out the DanceCamp Schedule Dance/Lindy Hop staircase over the week- for her diverse workshop offerings Swing dancing has a very light- end. How much fun will that be! Tons! and get ready to have some fun with hearted character and this ener- Pamela. She’s all ready! getic couple has a wealth of wacky analogies and slapstick Here’s Pam ela at one of our first mimicry to reinforce their fun DanceCamps ever held at Newcastle teaching style. If it's funny you'll Island. Now that was camping! remember it! Kevin and Chris- tobel want you, the dancer to be happy and healthy and feel that unadulerated joy in your swing The Registration Form and Workshop Schedule are available online dancing. at: http://ballroomnanaimo.ca/events/dancecamp2017/

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Check them out at: www.redhotswing.com Check out this website for how things ran last year:

Also, watch this CVTV Nightlife Coverage: http://www.bryher.ca/dancecamp/ www.youtube.com/watch?V=uixwSQ6ftNg

Dance Camp 2017 Instructors Page Two

Modern and Swing Fusion West Coast Swing Bootcamp and more!

Eric is one of the most active instructors Gwen has been teaching all forms of couple dancing for over 28 years - Latin, ballroom, in the Vancouver Modern Jive communi- Eric Lee ty. What’s that you ask? Well, this is the country, and swing - her passion is Argentine Vancouver newest swing dance, a super fun fusion & West Coast Swing. The past few years of Jive and Swing with sexy Salsa and she has also become a Feldenkrais practitioner - Latin stylings. Feldenkrais is about movement, balance and your habits. The DanceCamp 2017 workshop New dancers are enthused about their “Feldenkrais for dancers” connects you with Gwen Spinks progress and how much fun they are your natural ability to move, think and feel Gabriola/Nanaimo having after just a lesson or two. With (three things that are common to all dances!). no complicated footwork and easy to You’ll learn to move with less effort and more Not Gwen, can you guess who? remember moves too, it’s the partner fluidity. And, we all need to do that! dance for everyone! Join Eric to explore this fun new swing dance that has world- Gwen’s goal is to be a better dancer/teacher - wide roots. and for this end she brings her knowledge, pas- You can catch up on all Gwen’s sion and humour to her students. Alongside activities, dance instruction, Eric incorporates techniques and styling from West Coast Swing, Blues, Zouk, Ted, Gwen will instruct our Westcoast Swing artwork and more at: and Fusion in all his dancing and teaching. His clear technical explanations are Beginner’s Bootcamp and look after us with her http://gwenspinks.com/ infused with light hearted humour. As such, his classes are simple to understand Feldenkrais workshop on Saturday. and popular with beginners and seasoned dancers. Plus she and some invited guests will thrill us For DanceCamp, Eric will give us a 2 hour introductory workshop that he calls the with fusion options in all swing styles. Say what, Beginner Blast, a foundations and moves workshop that gives you the tools to you say? Stick around for Sunday morning! tackle beginner moves and improve your freestyle dancing. He’ll also give us some Latin inspired fusion moves to bring to our swing repertoire.

Ok, at the moment, Ted is a little camera Marie Campbell Modern Jive Instructor Marie Campbell has been moving shy. But hope to remedy that soon! Vancouver all her life, but dance has always been part of her life. She discovered Modern Jive in 2014, and quickly be- Hailing now from the Oceanside area of came one of the top dancers in the community. Her sen- Vancouver Island, Ted instructs in both sual styling, impeccable , and warm personali- West Coast Swing and Country 2 Step up ty have been inspirational to the community. and down the island. Ted comes from com- petition dancing in the UCWDC circuit in As an instructor, Marie is constantly sharpening her craft Ted Scarpino North America . to find new and exciting ways to engage her class. Be- Parksville/Qualicum sides Modern Jive, Marie also dances East Coast Swing Ted will work with Gwen giving our West and Lindy Hop. Coast Bootcamp attendees the tools they need to dance the nights away and enjoy We’re so glad Marie is this exciting swing dance style. coming to DanceCamp!