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(Back to intensives) MONTEREY INTENSIVE
            TUESDAY, Jan 10th thru Monday, Jan 16th 2012

Held in conjunction with, and just prior to:
John Wheaton's Monterey Swingfest
Monterey Hyatt Regency Hotel
in the SPYGLASS ROOM, DOWNSTAIRS

 

Spend some QUALITY TIME with
Skippy Blair

                 Cost:  ONLY $425 if paid by December 10, 2011.  (After 12/10/11 $495)

SOME people are getting Certified - OTHERS are getting Re-Certified, through our
Re-Certification Program (If your Certification is over 8 years old) - ALSO: Many dancers take the Intensive simply to bring their personal dancing up a level.  Registration is still open for the full week Intensive, but is rapidly reaching capacity.

 

To register by PayPal, please click on the shopping cart - OR - call Linda any Monday through Friday at: 

562-869-8949 - to pay by credit card.

MONTEREY INTENSIVE - $425 (includes all printed materials, emailed prior to event).  Save the Articles and bring them with you to the event - we will provide the 3-hole Notebook cover and additional articles. 

                                                                                                                                        Monterey Intensive
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                               

Pre-registration saves your space for the week, PLUS early registration or $100 non-refundable deposit yields free written materials (by email) PLUS: MONDAY - Jan. 17th - 12noon to 4pm - is FREE to those attending the week-long INTENSIVE.  Others may attend  that 4 hour Monday session for $40.

Schedule below is tentative*, as always. 


SPECIAL DVD SET - Available ONLY to those attending the 2012 Monterey Intensive.  The 2 DVD Set (2 hours) -Discussing the Answers to the exam questions - will be available to everyone for $50, starting in February.  However, ANYONE registered for the Monterey Intensive, may purchase that set for only $25. (whether or not you plan to take the exam.)  Just the information is extremely valuable.
 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
 

Don’t forget that Skippy always says:  The Schedule is never FINAL until the last class is over. 

TUESDAY- Jan. 10th
12 - 1:30pm:   Discussion covering the entire week.  Get your specific needs  noted -
                        Request things you'd like to cover. Skippy details an overview of the
                        Universal Unit System & the various modules that make up the System.
1:30 - 2:30:  
  Introductory CRITIQUES to get the ball rolling  - allows us to discover
                        the elements needed to work on techniques that will raise your education
                        as well as your personal performance.  (Energy Projection – Pulsing –
                        Sending Foot – Centering Knob – Rolling Count – Single Tracking - And More!
2:30 – 4pm:    Upper Level Basics - Critical elements of "West Coast 101".
                        (The Psychology of Learning and how it relates to the order in which
                        we teach patterns)
4 - 4:15                                   SHORT BREAK 
4:15 – 6pm:    Take the mystery out of the Latin Dances.  Learn how to ALWAYS
                        Break on "2" & "6" in Cha-Cha and Mambo.

 WEDNESDAY - Jan. 11th
10:30-11
am:   Review yesterday & go over the Practice Exam. (NO requirement
                        to take the exam, but important information for all to review)                             
11-12:30pm:   Developing Torque turns and the resulting exceptional whips.
12:30 – 2pm:
  Dissecting the MUSIC -  All you need to know about MUSIC
                        in order to make your dance come alive. 
                        (Bring your OWN music if you wish).  Mind over Music -
                        Make music work FOR you.
2 - 3:30pm:                             LUNCH BREAK
3:30 – 5pm:    COORDINATION Drills -  Controlled Movement makes for better
                        balance, better turns & rotations, creating a much higher degree
                        of  performance: Diamonds – Diagonal Triples – Break Turns –
                        Soft-Shoe – Trucking – And Yes! We are going to be Skipping!
5 - 6:30pm:     "West Coast 101" & how those techniques improve your knowledge and
                        performance in ALL West Coast Swing.

THURSDAY- Jan. 12th
10:30 – 11:     MOTION STUDY - (Sea-Tac-Stomp).  Putting the Power where it
                        belongs for the most positive effect.
                        11 – Noon:      More Critiques - emphasizing DRILLS of the elements
                        that create the CHANGES that are required to elevate your performance.
Noon – 1pm:  More "Significant Foundation Patterns" and incorporate more Critiques
1 - 2:30pm:                             LUNCH BREAK
2:30 – 3:30:    Separating “Levels of Teaching” to hasten the learning process.
                        (Three dimensional learning versus two dimensional -
                        based on Rolling Count)

3:30-5pm:       MARK & SHARLOT – Taking care of your Partner
5 – 7pm:                                DINNER BREAK 
7 - 8pm:          Early bird Dance Class with Skippy
8 – 9pm:         WEST COAST WORKSHOP with Sharlot Bott & Mark Scheuffele.
9pm:               Open Dancing
10pm:              West Coast 101 J&J Competition

FRIDAY - Jan. 13th
10 - 11am:      MOTION STUDY - IN THE BALLROOM
11:30 – 1         SHARLOT & MARK - TBA
                        (BACK downstairs in the Training Room)
1 - 2:30pm:                             LUNCH BREAK
2:30 – 4:         A different way of looking at the Foundation Patterns
                        from the 22 Classics.  Exploring the many uses of the "&a"
4 - 5:30:          Wrap Up and Exam Review (concludes for the day)

SATURDAY Jan. 14th - No regular Classes for Intensive
10am               Lead & Follow Workshop in the Main BALLROOM w/Skippy
                        (Available to anyone who is registered for the event weekend)
10am-Noon:   Exams – Certification Exam (Exam fee must be paid by December 15th). 
                        Exam will be in the Training Room – Monitored by GSDTA Specialist.

SUNDAY - Jan. 15th - No classes for Intensive

MONDAY - Jan. 16th
11am – Noon  West Coast Swing in the Main BALLROOM w/Skippy
12:30 – 4:30   Downstairs In Skippy’s Training Room –
12:30 - 2         Syncopations that allow you to duplicate what you see -
                        or create your own material
2 - 3:30           Mixture of Critiques and technique sessions for everyone
3:30 - 4:30      Last Chance - ANY questions on any dance subject and we
                        will ALL dance the results

             

Subjects are constantly updated & vary at every Intensive 

                                        And Remember Skippy's favorite Quote:
                
“The Schedule is never FINAL  - until the last class is OVER”

To Register for John Wheaton's MONTEREY SWINGFEST weekend, please click here: 
                     http://www.centralcoastswingdance.com/monterey/index.html