Schedule
Last updated: May 24, 2008Below is the tentative schedule for the 2008 Independence Day Ball Dance Camp. Please note that there will be updates to this schedule closer to the start of the camp. Some of the fun evening activities include:
- Mini-competition
- Pizza With the Pros - Q&A Session
- Trip to the fireworks
- Independence Day Ball Social
| Wednesday, July 2, 2008 - Day 1 | |||
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| 10:00 - 10:20am | Ballroom A | Information and Welcome Session | |
| 10:30 - 11:20am | Ballroom A | Cha Cha - "Basic actions" | Karina Smirnoff |
| Ballroom B | "Lead and follow with weight" | Anna Mikhed | |
| Ballroom C | Waltz - "Advanced technique for basic figures" | Glenn Weiss | |
| Ballroom D | Samba - "Rolls" | Nonci Tirado | |
| 11:30 - 12:20pm | Ballroom A | Quickstep - "How to manage momentum" | Glenn Weiss |
| Ballroom B | Waltz - "Connection. Moving together" | Victor Fung | |
| Ballroom C | Jive - "Energy and stamina training" | Marcus Johnson | |
| Ballroom D | "How to develop a good Latin competition routine vs. a good showdance routine." (Advanced) | Wendy Johnson | |
| 12:30 - 1:20pm | Ballroom A | Foxtrot - "Timing and musicality" (Advanced) | Victor Fung |
| Ballroom B | Cha Cha - "Developing speed" | Marcus Johnson | |
| Ballroom C | Tango - "Power with grace" | Anna Mikhed | |
| Ballroom D | "What latin dancers should have learned in syllabus" | Dan Calloway | |
| 1:30 - 2:20pm | Ballroom A | Waltz - "Hip action" | Dan Calloway |
| Ballroom B | LUNCH BREAK | ||
| Ballroom C | "Arms, hands and fingers" | Nonci Tirado | |
| Ballroom D | LUNCH BREAK | ||
| 2:30 - 3:20pm | Ballroom A | Foxtrot - "The Art of swing and sway" | Anna Mikhed |
| Ballroom B | LUNCH BREAK | ||
| Ballroom C | Samba - "How many timings can a dance have?" | Marcus Johnson | |
| Ballroom D | LUNCH BREAK | ||
| 3:30 - 4:20pm | Ballroom A | Cha Cha - "Chasses and locks, the finer points" | Karina Smirnoff |
| Ballroom B | Quickstep - "Foot timing. Tao of quicks and slows" | Victor Fung | |
| Ballroom C | Tango - "Sit back…or not?" | Glenn Weiss | |
| Ballroom D | "The three Rumbas: Bolero, American and International" | Wendy Johnson | |
| 4:20 - 4:45pm | COFFEE BREAK | ||
| 4:45 - 5:35pm | Ballroom A | Quickstep - "Create Open choreography" (Advanced) | Anna Mikhed |
| Ballroom B | "Turns, spins & spirals" | Nonci Tirado | |
| Ballroom C | Performance | Wendy Johnson | |
| Ballroom D | Waltz - "Creative syllabus patterns" | Dan Calloway | |
| 5:45 - 6:35pm | Ballroom A | Samba - "Isolation. Controlling upper and lower body" | Karina Smirnoff |
| Ballroom B | Foxtrot - "Advanced technique for basic figures" | Victor Fung | |
| Ballroom C | Performance | Wendy Johnson | |
| Ballroom D | "Promenade position" | Dan Calloway | |
| 8:00 - 10:00pm | Ballroom A | Fun dance Competition | |
| Thursday, July 3, 2008 - Day 2 | |||
| 8:45 - 9:35am | Ballroom A | DanceSport Endurance | Todd Borzych |
| 10:00 - 10:50am | Ballroom A | Jive - "Good morning campers - Kicks and Flicks" | Karina Smirnoff |
| Ballroom B | Cha Cha - "Legs and feet" | Wendy Johnson | |
| Ballroom C | Waltz - "Create Open choreography" (Advanced) | Glenn Weiss | |
| Ballroom D | Frame - "Strong yet flexible" | Victor Fung | |
| 11:00 - 11:50am | Ballroom A | Foxtrot - "Heel turn basics" (Beginner) | Anna Mikhed |
| Ballroom B | "Applying ballet techniques to Latin dancing" (Advanced) | Nonci Tirado | |
| Ballroom C | Tango - "Feet, feet, and feet" | Victor Fung | |
| Ballroom D | Cha Cha - "Locks, the finer points" | Dan Calloway | |
| 12:00 - 12:50pm | Ballroom A | "Taking a Newcomer from Student to Star in 10-weeks" | Karina Smirnoff |
| Ballroom B | Waltz - "Creating swing and sway" | Anna Mikhed | |
| Ballroom C | Viennese Waltz - "The Art of perfection" | Glenn Weiss | |
| Ballroom D | Rumba - "Hot hip action" | Nonci Tirado | |
| 1:00 - 1:50pm | Ballroom A | "Dancing in sync with your partner in standard" | Dan Calloway |
| Ballroom B | LUNCH BREAK | ||
| Ballroom C | Cha Cha - "Making the connection work" | Ron Bennett | |
| Ballroom D | LUNCH BREAK | ||
| 2:00 - 2:50pm | Ballroom A | Samba - "Basic actions" | Marcus Johnson |
| Ballroom B | LUNCH BREAK | ||
| Ballroom C | Reading the ISTD "Ballroom technique" / Ballroom Bible in translation | Dan Calloway | |
| Ballroom D | LUNCH BREAK | ||
| 3:00 - 3:50pm | Ballroom A | Tango - "Looking sharp" | Victor Fung |
| Ballroom B | Foxtrot - "Advanced technique for basic figures" | Glenn Weiss | |
| Ballroom C | Rumba - "Using your back" (Advanced) | Karina Smirnoff | |
| Ballroom D | "Turns, spins & spirals" | Marcus Johnson | |
| 4:00 - 4:50pm | Ballroom A | Quickstep - "To shape or not to shape?" | Anna Mikhed |
| Ballroom B | Foxtrot - "Off time / On time" (Advanced) | Ron Bennett | |
| Ballroom C | Paso Doble - "Basic actions" | Wendy Johnson | |
| Ballroom D | "Top 20 faults for Latin syllabus" | Dan Calloway | |
| 4:50 - 5:15pm | COFFEE BREAK | ||
| 5:15 - 6:05pm | Ballroom A | "Why is 42 the answer in Foxtrot" | Victor Fung |
| Ballroom B | Tango - "Using legs and feet" | Ron Bennett | |
| Ballroom C | Performance | Wendy Johnson | |
| Ballroom D | Cha Cha - "Legs, ankles, and feet" | Marcus Johnson | |
| 6:15 - 7:05pm | Ballroom A | Performance | Wendy Johnson |
| Ballroom B | Foxtrot - "Creative syllabus patterns" | Dan Calloway | |
| Ballroom C | Quickstep - "Creating contrast. Importance of slows" (Advanced) | Anna Mikhed | |
| Ballroom D | Rumba - "Fun choreography" | Marcus Johnson | |
| 7:30 - 9:30pm | Ballroom A | "Pizza with the Pros" - Q&A / dinner session with the instructors. Pizza will be provided. | |
| Friday, July 4, 2008 - Day 3 | |||
| 8:45 - 9:35am | Ballroom A | DanceSport Endurance | Todd Borzych |
| 10:00 - 10:50am | Ballroom A | Rumba - "Hip action" | Karina Smirnoff |
| Ballroom B | Waltz - "Using head weight" | Victor Fung | |
| Ballroom C | Viennese Waltz - "Advanced technique for basic figures" | Anna Mikhed | |
| Ballroom D | Rumba - "Basic actions" | Victor Kanevsky | |
| 11:00 - 11:50am | Ballroom A | Viennese Waltz - "Making it easy" | Victor Fung |
| Ballroom B | Cha Cha - "Fun choreography" | Marcus Johnson | |
| Ballroom C | "The three Tangos: Argentine, American and International" | Wendy Johnson | |
| Ballroom D | "Spanish arms" | Frank Regan | |
| 12:00 - 12:50pm | Ballroom A | Foxtrot - "Horizontal movement" | Glenn Weiss |
| Ballroom B | "Jive vs. Swing: What's the difference?" | Wendy Johnson | |
| Ballroom C | Paso Doble - "Body actions & shapes" (Advanced) | Karina Smirnoff | |
| Ballroom D | "Rotation and CBMP" | Anna Mikhed | |
| 1:00 - 1:50pm | Ballroom A | "Positions in Quickstep, and how they are different than other dances" (Advanced) | Victor Fung |
| Ballroom B | "Planes of movement and position" | Anna Mikhed | |
| Ballroom C | Performance | Wendy Johnson | |
| Ballroom D | Cha Cha - "Basic actions" | Victor Kanevsky | |
| 2:00 - 2:50pm | Ballroom A | Quickstep - "Advanced technique for basic figures" | Glenn Weiss |
| Ballroom B | Tango - "Promenade position" | Anna Mikhed | |
| Ballroom C | Cha Cha - "Contrast through timing" (Advanced) | Victor Kanevsky | |
| Ballroom D | "How to practice" | Marcus Johnson | |
| 3:00 - 3:50pm | Ballroom A | Quickstep - "Swing and sway. Yes it is possible" | Victor Fung |
| Ballroom B | "Latin - What's really important?" | Wendy Johnson | |
| Ballroom C | Viennese Waltz - "Timing, musicality and phrasing" (Advanced) | Glenn Weiss | |
| Ballroom D | Paso Doble - "Getting started" | Marcus Johnson | |
| Fireworks start at around 9pm on the National Mall in downtown Washington, DC. Group for the Mall will depart at 5:30pm sharp. | |||
| Saturday, July 5, 2008 - Day 4 | |||
| 8:45 - 9:35am | Ballroom A | DanceSport Endurance | Todd Borzych |
| 10:00 - 10:50am | Ballroom A | Foxtrot - "Rise and fall. How is it different in Foxtrot?" | Garry Gekhman |
| Ballroom B | Waltz - "Advanced technique for basic figures" | Rita Gekhman | |
| Ballroom C | Jive - "Did you get enough sleep?" | Victor Kanevsky | |
| Ballroom D | Paso Doble - "Basic technique" | Andrew Phillips | |
| 11:00 - 11:50am | Ballroom A | Tango - "Advanced technique for basic figures" | Glenn Weiss |
| Ballroom B | Rumba - "Basic actions" | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom C | Jive - "Basic actions" | Andrew Phillips | |
| Ballroom D | Viennese Waltz - "Fleckerls. Breaking it down" | Dan Calloway | |
| 12:00 - 12:50pm | Ballroom A | Quickstep - "Syllabus to Open in just a hop, skip and a jump" | Garry Gekhman |
| Ballroom B | Samba - "Voltas and botafogos" | Ariel Rad | |
| Ballroom C | "Pivots" | Glenn Weiss | |
| Ballroom D | Rumba - "Balance and Connection" (Advanced) | Victor Kanevsky | |
| 1:00 - 1:50pm | LUNCH BREAK | ||
| 2:00 - 2:50pm | Ballroom A | "History and Development of Ballroom". Lecture - Part 1 of 2 | Frank Regan |
| 3:00 - 3:50pm | Ballroom A | Quickstep - "Advanced technique for basic figures" | Dan Calloway |
| Ballroom B | "Expressive Ballroom: Going beyond a steady and consistent frame" (Advanced) | Garry Gekhman | |
| Ballroom C | Samba - "Rolls" | Andrew Phillips | |
| Ballroom D | Cha Cha - "Chasses - How many types are there?" | Polina Pilipenchuk | |
| 4:00 - 4:50pm | Ballroom A | "Woman's Role: How to be a leader" | Rita Gekhman |
| Ballroom B | "Top 20 faults for Standard syllabus" | Dan Calloway | |
| Ballroom C | Rumba - "Floor and foot pressure" | Ariel Rad | |
| Ballroom D | "Bolero and the rotary dynamic" | Frank Regan | |
| 4:50 - 5:15pm | COFFEE BREAK | ||
| 5:15 - 6:05pm | Ballroom A | "How low can you go? Rise and fall in Waltz" | Glenn Weiss |
| Ballroom B | Tango - "Articulate feet" | Polina Pilipenchuk | |
| Ballroom C | "Cruzados walks and locks, cha-cha walks and locks, rumba walks. Let's compare." | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom D | "Latin floorcraft: How to get noticed on the dance floor" | Ariel Rad | |
| 6:15 - 7:05pm | Ballroom A | Samba - "Basic actions" | Victor Kanevsky |
| Ballroom B | Tango - "Picture lines" (Advanced) | Rita Gekhman | |
| Ballroom C | "Standard frame: creating space, and uncovering the illusion of bending backwards" | Polina Pilipenchuk | |
| Ballroom D | "The fundamentals of rotations" | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| 8:00 - 11:30pm |
Independence Day Ball Social. Semi-formal attire.
If you are not attending the camp, you are welcome to attend the social. FREE lessons 7:45 - 8:30pm:
Dancing in two separate ballrooms 8:30 - 11:30pm:
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| Sunday, July 6, 2008 - Day 5 | |||
| 8:45 - 9:35am | Ballroom A | DanceSport Endurance | Todd Borzych |
| 10:00 - 10:50am | Ballroom A | "Fluidity of movement: Making the steps invisible" | Glenn Weiss |
| Ballroom B | Floorcraft in syllabus - "Be creative!" | Dan Calloway | |
| Ballroom C | Jive - "Rise and shine - Basic action" | Victor Kanevsky | |
| Ballroom D | Cha Cha - "Creative open choreography" (Advanced) | Ariel Rad | |
| 11:00 - 11:50am | Ballroom A | Foxtrot - "Beyond timing" (Advanced) | Rita Gekhman |
| Ballroom B | "Lead / Follow with weight and pressure" | Glenn Weiss | |
| Ballroom C | "Efficient practice habits: Making the most of your practice time" | Andrew Phillips | |
| Ballroom D | "Walking in Latin" | Victor Kanevsky | |
| 12:00 - 12:50pm | Ballroom A | "Exercises and drills for Standard dancers" | Glenn Weiss |
| Ballroom B | Tango - "Advanced technique for basic figures" | Garry Gekhman | |
| Ballroom C | "Creating contrast for a more competitive look" | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom D | Samba - "Timing" | Ariel Rad | |
| 1:00 - 1:50pm | LUNCH BREAK | ||
| 2:00 - 2:50pm | Ballroom A | "History and Development of Ballroom". Lecture - Part 2 of 2 | Frank Regan |
| 3:00 - 3:50pm | Ballroom A | Quickstep - "Being light on your feet" | Rita Gekhman |
| Ballroom B | Samba - "Expression through musicality" | Andrew Phillips | |
| Ballroom C | "Exercises and drills for Latin dancers" | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom D | Tango - "Creative syllabus patterns" | Dan Calloway | |
| 3:50 - 4:15pm | COFFEE BREAK | ||
| 4:15 - 5:05pm | Ballroom A | Waltz - "Creating movement" | Garry Gekhman |
| Ballroom B | "Practice skills for Standard dancers" | Rita Gekhman | |
| Ballroom C | "Efficient practice habits: Making the most of your practice time" | Victor Kanevsky | |
| Ballroom D | Rumba - "The little details" | Andrew Phillips | |
| 5:15 - 6:05pm | Ballroom A | Jive - "One last time!" | Andrew Phillips |
| Ballroom B | Samba - "Floor and foot pressure" | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom C | Quickstep - "How to be light" (Advanced) | Garry Gekhman | |
| Ballroom D | "What standard dancers should have learned in syllabus" | Dan Calloway | |