to Check Video Log (click here)
 

For the Special Intensives in APRIL & MAY 2012 - Click on INTENSIVES in the Left Column - & go directly to April & May.

       SOON to be posted: Miami & Australia in JULY

HELLO again - We are ALL heading for a more rewarding, more peaceful, more productive & co-operative New Year than we have EVER experienced before.  If YOU believe that too - Get busy & help to make it happen.  God Bless & Much Love to Everyone -  from the whole GSDTA Office Staff:  Skippy, Sarah, Linda, Nancy & Carri.

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The January  Intensive in MONTEREY was FANTASTIC.

55 participants - many from foreign lands, became a "Family" as they studied, danced, questioned and finally 28 of them took their GSDTA Certification exams.  MORE in our Newsletter.  If YOU are not on the list - send a request to Skippy@Skippyblair.com  & you'll get the next one out.      

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    - - - - and now: Welcome to

Skippy Blair's Dance Dynamics:
Everything a DANCE TEACHER or a DANCE STUDENT
wants - or needs to know - about West Coast Swing
                                PLUS: 
Contemporary Social Dance - Cha-Cha - Waltz - Rumba - Melange - Jump Swing - Niteclub Foxtrot and  More.   Adults - Teens - Kids - School Based Programs that focus on the Universal Unit System(R) - Social Dance with added Coordination Training - There are NO dance patterns that cannot be broken down into the Universal Unit System(R). Call for information - 562-869-8949.  Ask for Linda or Nancy.
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The latest version of GSDTA UNIT CARDS not only made a great hit in KONA, but this fascinating system is making learning exciting - ALL OVER THE WORLD.   It has been a joy to see so any people "reading" the cards & being able to demonstrate great NEW variations - particularly in West Coast Swing. Watching the speed & accuracy with which new teachers pick up the "Rhythm Games" is an exhilarating experience all by itself. Check it out at the Monterey Intensive.  NEW UNIT CARDS, complete with Rolling Count Backdrop Cards are now available - See: PRODUCTS
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   GSDTA Certification Information LISTED BELOW
    Golden State Dance Teachers Association GSDTA is in it's 51st year and is the longest running Dance Teachers Organization, particularly when it comes to WEST COAST SWING.
For over 55 years, much of the evolution and development of West Coast Swing has come from the direct efforts of Skippy Blair & other Professional Members of GSDTA who are part of ongoing West Coast Swing and other DANCE INTENSIVES. Check the INDEX section for "WEST COAST SWING." - INTENSIVES - and Educational PRODUCTS.

INNOVATIONS such as: Rolling Count - Centering Knob - Center Point of Balance (CPB) - 3-Toe Base - Dance Rhythms - Single Tracking - Flash-Lighting Technique -  Power Point - Sending Foot - Upper Left and Upper Right Quadrants, etc. were born in  "Skippy Blair's Dance Dynamics" program.  GSDTA's reputation for creating top flight Teachers and Performers, has been making dance headlines for over 50 years, and continues it's development and growth through Certification training through Intensives.

We are particularly proud of hearing how FAST the system produces results.  GSDTA wants to publicly thank Jordan Frisbee and Tatiana Mollmann, Mary Ann Nunez, Sharlot Bott and all the other GSDTA Teachers - for all the Kudos we receive about the Universal Unit System(R) and our Dance Dynamics(R) program, from all over the world.  Their teaching and incomparable performing abilities have created excitement everywhere they travel.  Currently they are spreading the GOOD NEWS of West Coast 101 Competitions. 

 ALSO:  Check out Skippy's Dance BLOG:
                   www.SkippyBlair.blogspot.com
                EMAIL: Skippy@Skippyblair.com
   West Coast Swing DVD Set - 22      Foundation Patterns in West Coast 
 Swing  -  2 Hour, 2-Disc Set - Only 
            $49.95 for 2 discs -             
A particular hit with Teachers all over the World.    
     PLEASE - check PRODUCT LINE (left margin) -      
                      for additional  products                      

This 2-hour, 2-disc DVD, covers all 22 Foundation Patterns in West Coast Swing - (Currently receiving raves from coast to coast).  Each pattern teaches a new essential  "move" for the leader and the follower. Details clearly defined.  Each move is taught in the proper order for maximum learning. All this information for only $25 per DVD - (Sold, Part 1 & Part 2 as a pair)

Sample Testimonials:  "I am not a teacher, but armed with this DVD - I know I could teach."  -  "I found techniques in the beginning patterns that I had never heard about before."  JD, Seattle  -  "I have been teaching 7 years and I just changed my whole format to match your DVD - My STUDENTS really love it."  PD, San Diego.   (Check Index for more "Testimonials").

PRODUCT LINE (left margin) will tell you more about the "22 Pattern" DVD Set, the "SHIM SHAM" DVD, TIMING & PHRASING DVD,  the latest "JUDGING NOTEBOOK"  "West Coast 101" - & the new UNIT CARDS with Rolling Count Cards that stand behind the Rhythms.  PLUS other educational products, as they become available. 

Visitors since Jan. 2006

Skippy Blair
Photo by Walter Ricks 
May, 2007
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18 & Under - Always Half Price for GSDTA Intensives
 

2012 "West Coast 101"
 Competitions:

Monterey in January - Capital event in Sacramento in Feb.  J&J O'Rama in June

Miami Magic in July
Australia in July

Halloween Swingthing
 in October
Check out GSDTA INTENSIVES on our Website - AND

 More Info always available:
(562) 869-8949

 for More Info on intensives:

Skippy@Skippyblair.com
 

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If YOU are just starting to learn
to dance,

Smile and enjoy

the Journey. 

The JOY of the journey will be a Memory
that will
last a lifetime.

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LATEST DANCE TIP:

Pressing the Centering Knob back is raising the level of dancers from coast to coast. SMASHING hit at  Hawaii, 2009!
 

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Question from Competition Performer:
Can Body Flight be achieved without
Rolling Count?

Answer: NO it can't. 
Someone can HAVE Body Flight without being aware that they are dancing Rolling Count - but any knowledgeable observer

will be able to Identify it.
 

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