Hacienda Sunday Workshops 1/29: C2S + NC2 + Hustle + WCS – AND – Double Diva Saturday Workshop Day 2/4: C2S & Hustle – PLUS – LA & SD Dance Parties Saturday 1/28, Salsa @ Autry

Good morning, dancers!

It’s going to be a busy weekend for the TrishGal starting with a trip to LA today (Thursday, 1/26) to dance at Hacienda tonight. Hope to see some of you there and if so, save me a dance!

First off, a BIG Thank you to the San Diego Swing Dance Club for bringing me in on Sunday, January 22nd for their monthly guest instructor workshop. We had such a good time and the class, the dancers and the music were awesome (thanks, Mark S for the music). Hope to see you all again very soon.

And, Congratulations to all the finalists of the John Tripp Progressive Jack & Jill at the Orange County West Coast Swing Dance Club this past Sunday night, January 22nd (I was honored to be asked to judge). Held at Atomic 2 in Placentia (often called Platonic, LOL), home of the OCWCSDC, the event was very classy, all the contestants in both Novice and Advanced divisions were dressed up as befitted the occasion, as were we judges. Jack Smith even wore a suit (handsome!). Everyone shone, it was a fun, festive and happy night. Congratulations to ALL the finalists, you did a marvelous job!

Saturday there are two dance parties going on, the Los Angeles based 4th Saturday Diamond Swing Dance with Rhonda Diamond and DJDK David Koppelman (Guest Instructor Pete Green!) at the Regency Ballroom in Lomita – AND – the San Diego based Project Swing with Parker Dearborn at Starlight (Guest Instructor Benji Schwimmer). So, whether you are in San Diego or Los Angeles, you have somewhere to go, lucky US! Info on both dances are at the bottom of this e-mail.

Sunday, January 29th is a double duty day for me. I have four great workshops planned for the Hacienda. Each workshop is an intensive 45-minutes long covering Country 2-Step, Nightclub, Hustle and WCS. We are definitely running the gamut of dances on that day.

Later that same evening I’ll be switching gears as I head up to Griffith Park in Los Angeles for the wonderful (wonderful!) Autry Center which will feature live Salsa music & dancing. I will get my Salsa fix in on that night, I can tell you!

Next Saturday, February 4th, is another double duty day for me. I’m so excited to be working with my Diva-Sister Michele Adams again on another Double Diva Workshop Day at the Golden Sails! Since we are both fresh off of the Worlds Championship we are covering Country 2-Step in addition to the usual Hustle. We’ll do the Workshop day, the shared Potluck lunch, the great workshops – bring your cameras, we are allowing filming of workshop recaps!

Saturday night, the evening of February 4th, I’ll be zooming back down to San Diego to teach WCS at the Innovations Dance Club’s monthly dance party at Starlight Dance Studio. So, basically, no matter where you go, you can’t get away from me, LOL! David will join me during the workshop at Innovations/Starlight, we will throw down some wicked-cool WCS wildness!

Hope to see you out SOMEWHERE on the dance floor!

Trish

SUNDAY, JANUARY 29TH – Los Angeles
DanceChatter Workshops with Worlds Champion Trish Connery
1:00-1:45 pm – Country 2-Step: Change Your Direction: Check Aways & Other Cool Moves
1:45-2:30 pm – Nightclub: Put Shaping in Your Dance!
2:30-3:15 pm – Hustle: The BEST Hustle Footwork EVER!
3:15-4:00 pm – West Coast Swing- doo-da-doo-da-doo-da..Make your WCS Sing, SWING, Move and FLOW (and look better at it, too!)
$40 for all day/all 4 workshops; $12 per individual workshop
Double H Club, Hacienda Hotel
525 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
El Segundo, 90245

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 29TH – LOS ANGELES
Latin Jazz Sunday Featuring the CSULA Afro Latin Ensemble
Directed by Paul De Castro
Official Dance Hostess: Trish Connery
Sunday, Jan 29, 2012, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Autry in Griffith Park
Admission:
Members: Free / Adults: $10 / Students With Current ID and Seniors 60+: $6
The Autry in Griffith Park
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462
T: 323.667.2000

http://theautry.org

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH – Long Beach
Double Diva Workshop Day with Double Divas/Double World Champions MICHELE ADAMS and TRISH CONNERY
This fun workshop is for Hustle AND Country Dancers!!!
This will aslo be a party to congratulate all the Competitors that danced at Worlds and our new World Champions!!

Workshop Schedule:
11:ooam Sharp!-11:30 Beginning Hustle Review (fast paced) with Michele
11:30-12 noon-Beginning Country 2-Step (fast paced) with Trish
12-12:50-Hustle Styling
Arms for ladies, Guys Learn to pick up into closed after turns into Telemarks, and SPINS for everyone. with Trish

12:50-1:30-POTLUCK LUNCH-mmm…

After lunch classes:
1:30-2pm. Intermediate Country 2-Step (fast paced) with Michele
2pm-2:50 New York Hustle -New York Style! with Trish
2:50-3:30- “Fun Hustle” Rib Chasers and Diamond Combinations with Michele
3:30-4pm-Advanced Country 2-Step with Michele Adams including “Spin Meee”
Price of workshop is:

$8pp for any 1/2 hour class
$12 for all other classes
$40 for all day
(Bring your Cameras)

Golden Sails Hotel, 6285 PCH in Long Beach (classes held INSIDE the Hotel Bar/Lounge)

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH – SAN DIEGO
Innovations Swing Dance Club
Guest Instructor: Worlds Champion Trish Connery & David Walkup
6:30-7:45 pm – Intermediate/Advanced West Coast Swing
8:00 pm – Open Dancing
DanceSational Workshop Prices: (Includes Dance Admission) $10 Annual Members, $20 for All Others.
Dance Only Prices (Dance 8:00-11:00 pm.): $5 Annual Members, $7 Sister Clubs & Students (with ID), $10 for All Others
Starlight Dance Studio, 6506 El Cajon Blvd, #H, San Diego, CA
innovationsdance.org

DANCES ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 28TH

Saturday, January 28th
West Coast Swing 4th Saturday DANCE PARTY
In The South Bay!
With a splash of Nightclub 2-Step, Hustle, Waltz, ChaCha, & Country
7:00-8:00pm – Free (with admission) Intermediate WCS Workshop with…Pete Green!!
7:00-8:00pm – Free (with admission) Beginning WCS Workshop with….HELEN TOCCO
8:00 pm-Midnight – Open Dancing with 2008 All Swing DJ of the Year Award Winner,
DJDK DAVID KOPPELMAN
Location: The Beautiful REGENCY BALLROOM, (part of the South Bay Dance Center, behind O’Reilly Auto Parts), 24817 S. Western Ave., Lomita, CA 90717
Only $12.00 per person, Includes ALL workshops, performances, delicious refreshments, free soda, and DANCE!
www.diamondswing.com , Diamond2dance@aol.com , 310-701-1519

Saturday, January 28th
Project Swing with Parker Dearborn – San Diego
Guest Instructor: Benji Schwimmer
7:00 pm – WCS Workshop with Benji
7:00 pm – FREE Beginning WCS Class for Beginners in 2nd room
8:00 pm – Open Dancing
$15 for the workshop and dance and $10 for just the dance.
Starlight Dance Studio: 6506 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego

Trish
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Trish Connery & DanceChatter.Com
Dancer, Competitor, Teacher, Judge
Publisher, DanceChatter.Com Newsletter
2012 UCWDC Worlds Champion
Los Angeles – San Diego
323-228-3532; trish@dancechatter.com; www.dancechatter.com