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HAWAII - 2009
KONA - May 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th.
SKIPPY, JORDAN & TATIANA
Only $450 for 4 FULL days.

2009 was a FABULOUS Intensive - and in 2010, the Hawaii Intensive
will take place the weekend FOLLOWING SwingDiego - instead of the
weekend before.
                                                 Intensive was held at:   Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort 
 The $130 Room rate included the Hotel's fabulous Breakfast Buffet for 2 people each day you were registered!

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MAY 1st, 2009 started the KONA Intensive.  There was lots of: Dancing - Learning - & Drills,
                                           alternating classes with SKIPPY, JORDAN, & TATIANA.
4 Exciting Days & 3 Nights - in a lovely Ballroom with an Ocean View &a bigger Floor than previous years. 
The Focus is always on West Coast Swing, but we also danced many other Social Dances - because of so many
requests. Fri, Sat and Sun nights, we danced until midnight and everyone had a ball.  Testimonials were just as
great this year =- as they were last year.  That's a tall order.  The Universal Unit System(R) forms the
base for all of our instruction.

             INTENSIVE Reservations:  Please Call GSDTA Headquarters in
                                                       Downey California, and ask for Linda 
                                     Phone (562) 869-8949 - Email: skippy@skippyblair.com

Here is the 2009 Kona Schedule -
2010 will be similar - BUT - as always, we will be bringing you the
latest developments in how to raise your level of dance,
MAKE PLANS NOW for 2010

Friday, May 1st, 2009  (Schedule - 2009)

10:00am - Check in, Name tags, Registration Materials - PLEASE arrive early.
10:30 to 11:30am - Orientation - PLUS the importance of  Rolling Count, What it is,
                             and  What it is NOT.
11:30 to 1pm -  Upper Level Basics - WCS - ( More style for your Left and
                             Right Side Passes, Push Break, and Traveling Triples)
1:00 to 2:30pm -                         LUNCH BREAK
2:30 to 4:00pm - More Upper Level Basics plus New Material from "WCS 101"
4:00 to 5:30pm - CRITIQUES with everyone practicing the suggestions made
5:30 to 7:30pm -                         DINNER BREAK
7:30 to 8:30pm - Understanding how DRILLS elevate your WCS performance
8:30 to closing - General Dancing

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

10 to 11:30am  -  Skippy -Motion Study Routine to Orange Colored Sky
11:30 to 1:pm -  Jordan & Tatiana - Musicology -
1 to 2:30pm -                         LUNCH BREAK
2:30 to 4pm - Jordan & Tatiana - CRITIQUES
4 to 5:30pm - Skippy -  Foundation Techniques for other Requested Dances
                             (Cha-Cha,  Tango,  Country 2-Step,  Niteclub Foxtrot, Other requests)
5:30 to 7:30pm -                         DINNER BREAK
7:30 to 8:30pm - Jordan & Tatiana -
8:30 to 9:30 - General Dancing & Mixers
9:30pm -  West Coast 101 Competition and Special Awards.-
  (THIS WAS A BLAST!)
10pm Showtime - Jordan & Tatiana  -  (and this was unbelievable)

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009
10:00 to 11:30 am - Skippy - “Walk Like a Dancer” -  There is a "WALK" for every
                               dance.  AND - When you change your Walk - You change your Life
11:30 to 1pm - Jordan & Tatiana - WCS - Leaders & Followers 101
1 to 2:30pm   -                             LUNCH BREAK
2:30  to 4pm  -  Skippy - Pulse & Technique Count for other Requested Dances  -
4 to 5pm         - Jordan & Tatiana -    WCS - Dancing to the Rolling Count
5 to 6pm         - Skippy - Elements of Music & Annotation for ALL Dances
6pm to 8pm   -                    DINNER BREAK
8 to 9pm         - Jordan & Tatiana - 
9pm to closing - General Dancing, Fun Mixers & Lots of "Ladies Choices"

Monday, May 4th, 2009 - Bring Snacks - no lunch break to accommodate early flights

10:00 to 11:00am - Jordan & Tatiana - Accelerations in West Coast Swing
11:00 to 12:00pm - Skippy - Observations & Requests from the Weekend
12:00 to 1:00pm   -  Jordan & Tatiana - CRITIQUES
1:00 to 2:00pm     - Skippy - Things You Need to know Before you Leave
2:00 to 3:00pm     - Skippy - Jordan  - Tatiana -  Q&A - The Wrap Up
3:30 to 4:30pm    - EXAMS for those registered in advance.
   (5 People took their Preliminary Teaching Exams and 1 took the final)

Remember, as Skippy always says,
“The Schedule is never final until the class is over!”

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Jordan & Tatiana are sometimes "guest" teachers for an hour or two at an Intensive, but the 2007 Intensive in
KONA was the first time that Skippy, Jordan & Tatiana shared an entire Intensive.  What an exciting experience. 
Over and over, we heard how powerful it was for people to hear all 3 of them using the same language. "It was
MAGIC!"   - and none of this could have taken place without the multi-talented Warren d'Aquin.  He hosted the
weekend - and DJ'ed on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights.

Those attending Intensives KNOW they are going to learn valuable information, but seldom realize that they will
actually FEEL and SEE such a big difference. There are  Critiques every day and every person attending, received
a critique, this year.  This process is fast becoming the most sought after class from Skippy, Jordan & Tatiana. 
The SCHEDULE for 2010 will probably be posted in January, 2010.  It will be similar, but updated as all Intensives
 are -  from month to month.

               Join us in Kona  - Come Early & Stay Late, in order to
  Participate in other Activities  (like snorkeling, swimming with Dolphins.

       Pictures and Memories from the Kona intensive 
                                   May 2009