Avenue Dance Studio & Swing Cats Rhythm Revue present:

Swing or Nothing Workshop!

For Intermediate and Advanced Lindy Hop dancers
Saturday, June 26, 1pm-4pm @ Avenue Dance Studio, San Francisco

Description:

Trevor & Julie — long-time performers with the Swing Cats Rhythm Revue — combine their dance and performance talent to teach you a challenging Lindy Hop choreography and cover a variety of topics including cool moves, musicality, technique, jazz movement, and more. At the end of the workshop, you’ll have a Lindy Hop routine-let to take home and practice that is both fun to dance and a great way to help you remember what you’ve learned.

Workshop Format:

• 2 classes, 1:15 minutes each, progressive format

Location: Avenue Dance Studio, 4541 Irving St. @ 46th Ave, SF, 94122

Date/Time: Saturday, June 26, 1:00pm-4:00pm

Pre-requisites: All Intermediate and Advanced dancers.  Intermediates must have taken at least 3 continuous months of Intermediate Lindy Hop, know how to “Swingout”, and are regular social dancers. If you are unsure, please email Nathan for advice.

No partner needed. 20 students max.

All classes are for Intermediate and Advanced dancers! There are no beginners classes offered.

Full Workshop, 2 Classes

Please only LEADERS (3 spots left) may register. Workshop is SOLD OUT for followers.

$40/student full price.

About your Instructors

Trevor Gattis made his way from the Tarheel State to the Golden State in 1993. Two years after that, he began to discover the wonders of social dance while attending Stanford University. After being versed in the basic for about 15 different dances through classes at Stanford and DeAnza, he was introduced to the world of lindy at the Monsters of Swing ’99 swing camp. Since then, it’s been a non-stop lindy-coaster ride. When he’s out dancing, you can find him gettin’ his groove on to old school R & B, dancing salsa, Argentine tango, and swing. When he’s not dancing, you can find him playing ultimate frisbee, basketball, dabbling in video production work, gettin’ jiggy wit it, working on miscellaneous programming projects, collecting music, practicing his moonwalk, and just enjoying life. Catch Trevor teaching and DJing at Cheryl Burke Dance.

Julie Tsai, an original member of the Swing Cats, is happy to still be a part of the troupe after a long hiatus. A native New Yorker, she transplanted herself a number of years ago to the Bay Area for school. Upon graduating from Stanford University she found herself unable to leave such a swinging area and created many ‘opportunities’ to keep herself dancing here. Her dance background includes ballet and social ballroom. As an undergraduate (and beyond) she has performed with the Stanford Viennese Ball Opening, Stanford Vintage Dance Ensemble with Richard Powers, and the Knotts Dance Company. She is also current Artistic Director of the Academy of Danse Libre. When not on the dance floor or at her clinic she can be found reading (anytime, anywhere), watching old movies or new theater productions, cooking (or just eating), gardening, and traveling the world.