Main Schedule

Friday
8:30 PM	Registration opens (GA Tech Ballroom)
9:00 PM - 1:45 AM	Main & Late Night Dance (GA Tech Ballroom)
	10:30 PM Welcome Ceremonies
	12:00 AM Ladies' Solo Charleston Contest
Saturday
10:15 AM - 5:00 PM	Classes (GA Tech Ballroom)
5:15 PM - 5:45PM	Jack & Jill Prelims (GA Tech Ballroom)
8:45 PM - 12:00 AM	Main Dance w/ Hotlanta Jazz Band (GA Tech Ballroom)
	10:15 PM Jack & Jill Finals
	10:30 PM Performances
12:15 AM - 3:00 AM	Late Night Dance (Academy Ballroom Cumberland)
Sunday
10:45 AM - 4:45 PM	Classes (GA Tech Ballroom)
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Dinner and Dancing (Engine 11)
Monday
8:30 PM - 11:00 PM	Hot Jam - After-Party! (Garden Hills)
	*Admission not included in weekend pass.

* Schedule subject to change.

Class Schedule

Saturday
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM	Jazz Specifics with Jo (Rm 1)	Dancing with More Than Just Your Feet with Laura (Rm 2)
11:30 AM -  12:30 PM	Challenging Stylings & Rhythms with Carla (Rm 1)	Turn-tastic! with Jo (Rm 2)
12:45 PM -  1:45 PM	Dressing it up! with Laura (Rm 1)	Ladies' Flash with Jo (Rm 2)
1:45 PM -  2:45 PM	Lunch Break!
2:45 PM -  3:45 PM	My Following Philosophy with Carla
4:00 PM -  5:00 PM	Workshop with Dawn
Sunday
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM	Leading for Followers with Laura (Rm 1)	Art of Improv Part 1 with Carla (Rm 2)
12:00 PM -  1:00 PM	Jumps! with Jo (Rm 1)	Art of Improv Part 2 with Carla (Rm 2)
1:00 PM -  2:30 PM	Lunch Break and Dawn Q&A!
2:30 PM -  3:30 PM	Connection, Momentum and Counterbalance with Laura
3:45 PM -  4:45 PM	Slip Slop Shim Sham with Jo

* Schedule subject to change.

Class Topics

Class topics will focus on partnered technique, styling, and solo dancing. Difficulty level will range from All Levels to Intermediate to Advanced, offering a wide range of options for followers at different places in their dancing. Make sure to read each class description for any further requirements that they may have.

NOTE: There are no beginner classes this weekend, therefore all attendees are expected to have a solid foundation in Lindy Hop.

Dancing with More Than Just Your Feet (Laura) - Learn to incorporate your arms and upper body to create great lines and aesthetics while solo dancing, and to improve the look and feel of your partner dancing! Difficulty: All Levels. LEADERS NOT REQUIRED

Jazz Specifics (Jo) - Learn to think of Jazz beyond routines, developing technique to sharpen your movement, delving into the nitty-gritty of jazz, finding the space in between your movement. Difficulty: All Levels. LEADERS NOT REQUIRED Turn-tastic! (Jo) - Followers have to be able to spin and turn cleanly in all directions and at any time! Master these skills and you will have gained a powerful tool set to use in every single dance. Difficulty: Intermediate. LEADERS REQUIRED

Challenging Stylings & Rhythms (Carla) - Push yourself to master some difficult variations to decorate your dancing with new shapes and sounds. Difficulty: Advanced. LEADERS REQUIRED Ladies' Flash (Jo) - Learn some beautiful rhythmic movements that add excitement and texture to your dancing without interfering with the lead. Difficulty: Intermediate. LEADERS REQUIRED

Dressing it up! (Laura) - Dig deeper into advanced styling using both footwork and armwork to present yourself and your ideas in new creative ways. Difficulty: Advanced. LEADERS REQUIRED My Following Philosophy (Carla) - Following in Lindy Hop covers so many areas of study and movement, there's too many to list. Get into Carla's brain to learn how she has come to understand what goes into great following! Difficulty: All Levels. LEADERS REQUIRED Dawn Does Her Thing (Dawn) - The only thing you can be sure of when Dawn Hampton presents a workshop is that you do NOT want to miss it! She may tell stories of long and amazing career as an entertainer, she will definitely dance (and show you how it's done), and she will certainly lift your spirit and inspire you to be the best dancer you can be. To some, going to Dawn's classes is like going to Church; for others, a Master's Class. Come on in, little Lindy Hoppers, and let Dawn show you the way. Art of Improv Part 1 (Carla) - In part 1, we will work on the styling and lines of your personal solo movement, using different repertoire to explore the shapes we want to make with our bodies. Difficulty: All Levels. LEADERS NOT REQUIRED

Leading for Followers (Laura) - Learn how to lead from a followers perspective while comparing the differences between how leaders and followers use their bodies and connection in Lindy Hop. Difficulty: All Levels. LEADERS NOT REQUIRED Art of Improv Part 2 (Carla) - Here we will take the movements from part 1 and find places to apply them to a partnership, decorating your dance with personality! Difficulty: Intermediate. LEADERS REQUIRED

Jumps! (Jo) - That's right, learn to leap into the air with style and grace. We'll learn a variety of specialty, stylized jumps that work in many contexts. Difficulty: Advanced. LEADERS REQUIRED Connection, Momentum and Counterbalance (Laura) - Learn to separate connection, momentum & counterbalance, recognize how to utilize them individually, as well as how they can work together in your following. Difficulty: All Levels. LEADERS REQUIRED Slip Slop Shim Sham (Jo) - Cap the weekend off with a wonderfully fun solo jazz routine using the traditional shim sham structure, but with every step replaced by challenging slide variations. Bring slippery shoes. Prior shim sham knowledge NOT required, but helpful. Difficulty: All Levels. LEADERS WELCOME

* Schedule subject to change.

Competitions

All-Ladies Solo Charleston Contest - Ladies, this is your chance to strut your Charleston, Verncaular Jazz, Black Bottom, and any other solo awesomeness you've got in your back pocket for all the world to see. This is a fun, high-energy and low-pressure contest that we encourage as many ladies as possible to participate in! FRI Night Dance 12:00 AM Southern Belle Showdown (Follow-focused Jack & Jill) - In this contest both leads and follows sign up and dance with randomly assigned partners (rotating partners during prelims, keeping a single partner for finals), and this weekend it's all about the ladies! So leads are encouraged to showcase their follower's skills, and good partnering is first priority. Judging and scoring work like a normal Jack & Jill. PRELIMS SAT 5:15 PM FINALS SAT 10:15 PM All competitors must have a weekend pass in order to participate.

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