Classes, Workshops and Special Events

A Scene from Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

In-person classes – FALL 2023

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SWING, SWING, SWING

Come dance the night away at this fun 2.5 hour Swing Dance Event.  No partner necessary!  We will teach the basics of East Coast Swing for the first hour and a half and then give you time to perfect and dance all those fun moves during the social dance portion afterwards.  Special program fee $20.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th 7PM – 9:30PM

Room A110 (old room #182)

Instructors: Dawn and Mike Ross

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HAM-OGRAPHY!

Are you a Hamilton fanatic? Come learn some of the iconic, original choreography from Hamilton the Musical, created by Andy Blankenbuehler! For the first portion of class, we will go through some of the basic movements and sequences that are used within the choreography. We will then link those together into an entire routine. By the end of this class, you will know a full Hamilton number! (ages 12 and up)

 

Instructor: Kim Soel. Special program fee $20.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27; 7:00PM to 9:30PM

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ABSOLUTE BEGINNER TAP

Julie Bouchard is back! This beginner class is suitable for students with no tap dancing experience or less than a year of tap dancing experience. Some of the steps introduced in absolute beginner classes typically include the brush, shuffle, ball change, heel drop, flap, cramp roll, Irish and an introduction to time steps. Special program fee $70.

TUESDAYS 9/5 – 10/10; 6PM to 7PM

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ADVANCED BEGINNER TAP

In advanced tap dancing, basic steps are often combined together to create new steps. In this class, Julie Bouchard will introduce basic time steps, pull backs, cross over steps, rhythm turns, paddle-and-roll combinations. The typical advanced beginner will have had about one year of tap dance training. Special program fee $70.

TUESDAYS 9/5 – 10/10; 7:15PM to 8:15PM

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For more information contact Professor Gail Steele at g_steele@mwcc.mass.edu