Are you one of those dancers who tries to find something to learn in everything you do? If you are not I would like you to consider trying it this week. At last week’s Night Club Two-Step Lesson I caught a couple of eye rolls as I started out with the basics. Some teachers get upset when their students have this kind of attitude toward basics but if I am going to practice what I preach there must be a lesson to be learned from these fine folks…right?
If I do say so my self, I taught some pretty cutting edge technique during the first 15 minutes of class. My friends the “eye rollers,” who thought these basics where beneath them didn’t realize, until it was too late, what they were missing. My take away from this experience is less about the obvious part about how basics are vital and you can’t process as a dancer without them. Its that my mind, heart, and body must always be open to trusting the direction my coaches choose to take.
As a coach I was both trying to catch the newbies up and give my more advanced students something to practice during the lesson. Of the more advanced dancers only half took advantage of the basics portion of the lesson. I heard from almost all of that half how this lesson opened their eyes to this more advanced Night Club Two-Step technique. Of course I want the best for all of my students and every dancer I come in contact with but I can’t force anyone to learn…What I can do is choose to open my mind, heart, and body to what basics have to offer and I hope you try the same!
Dance On!
Sunday Night (February 28th)
$10
6-6:45 Two-Step with Mr. J
6:45-7:30pm Night Club Two-Step w/Mr. J
$10 (Just the Dance)
7:30-? California Mixer w/DJ Donna Shea
Longfellow’s Club JoEllen
524 Minuteman Dr
off of Boston Post RD (Rt 20)
Wayland, MA
Saturday Night (March 12th)
$25 Dance and 2 Lessons 7-8pm W/Mr. Jonathan
$15 Dance and 1 Lesson 8-9pm W/Mr. Jonathan
Lesson 1 – “Slow Motion Basics”
Lesson 2 – “The Big Reveal” Mr. J
$10 Just the dance 9-12:3ish DJ John Shimmel and Mr. Jonathan
Longfellow’s Club JoEllen
524 Minuteman Dr off of Boston Post RD
Sunday Night (March 13th)
$10
6-6:45 Two-Step with Mr. J
6:45-7:30pm WCS w/Mr. J
$10 (Just the Dance)
7:30-? California Mixer w/DJ Mr. Jonathan
Longfellow’s Club JoEllen
524 Minuteman Dr
off of Boston Post RD (Rt 20)
Wayland, MA
Saturday Night (April 9th)
$25 Dance and 2 Lessons 7-8pm W/John Festa
$15 Dance and 1 Lesson 8-9pm W/John Festa
Lesson 1 – TBA
Lesson 2 – TBA
$10 Just the dance 9-12:3ish DJ Mr. Jonathan
Longfellow’s Club JoEllen
524 Minuteman Dr off of Boston Post RD
(Rt 20) Wayland, MA
Sunday Night (April 10th)
$10
6-6:45 Two-Step with Mr. J
6:45-7:30pm WCS w/Mr. J
$10 (Just the Dance)
7:30-? California Mixer w/DJ Mr. Jonathan
Longfellow’s Club JoEllen
524 Minuteman Dr
off of Boston Post RD (Rt 20)
Wayland, MA
