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Those dates you have listed are actually for May, not June. The Rumba party, Elizabeth and I were TAs for and has long past. The East Coast Swing lessons occurred during Day One of Fanime. I'll let you guys know what the next month's social dance parties will be as soon as I find out, but they should be held on the 12th and 26th. The lessons are only $10 for sure (never cost us any more than that). I dunno why they may be listed otherwise elsewhere. o.O

:-[  Thanks for the catch on the dates, the guy at the front desk told me Rhumba and EC Swing so I guess he was looking at the May calendar too.  (I used strikeout to the information you're saying is wrong from my previous post.)

According to their "Next Month" calendar <http://www.swdance.com/next.htm>, June should be Waltz on the 12th, and Two Step on the 26th.

I don't know what's the story with the cost, because I'm looking at their flyer and it says $12 and I asked several times about whether that was ($12/lesson + $12/party) or just $12/everything and he said $12/everything.  And their SWDance.com calendar says $15.  (I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just saying 'They're giving out inconsistent information.')


-Neil
Two-Left-Feet member #46168, Region 6

This message is for people like me don't have a clue (read: "not Instructors").  I'm trying to put all the information in one place because it's easier than having it scattered all over.  And I tried to include all the information I myself wanted to know, so the information may be obvious to some people (read: "everybody"  ;) )

The Dance Spectrum
1707 S. Bascom Ave
Campbell, CA

The studio website is <http://www.thedancespectrum.com> and they have a calendar of events available (including the Friday evening lessons+party).

Additionally, the instructor has his own schedule online <http://www.swdance.com/current.htm> which shows (for example) that on June 8th the ballroom style will be Rumba, and the 22nd will be East Coast Swing.  (The websites disagree over whether the price is $12 or $15, I'll edit this post when I find out, but the guy at the desk told me $12...)

I'm told that the dress code is "comfortable shoes" but otherwise no special apparel is required ("jeans would be fine").  

At the time this post was written, the guy at the front desk said that normally they get 20-30 people to the Friday events, but the last few were larger at ~30.  (I warned him they may get an influx due to being mentioned at a convention in the area this past weekend.    ;D

-Neil
Two-Left-Feet member #46168, Region 6

edit 2009-05-31 - Strikeout wrong information

some instructional videos

If you need a quick start (or a placeholder), maybe you can use the YouTube footage: someone posted the first 5-10 minutes for each lesson type.  (No idea who it was though, in some of them the cameraman must've been standing directly in front of me in the middle of the floor, but the only photographers I ever saw were near the door or at the end of the stage opposite the D.J. booth.)

edit, 2009-05-30: De-mangled my quote blocks

The Dance Spectrum
1707 S. Bascom Ave
Campbell, CA

Ok, I'll hit them up for whatever other questions I've got.  <domo arigato gozimasu!>

-Neil
Two-Left-Feet member #46168

Two (point-five) items:

1) /me is a "dance n00b."  The lessons, though quick, seemed well aimed (at least for me), and the instructors (all of them) were gentle even when my brain periodically got full and couldn't absorb new instructions for a bit.   ;)

2) Dan kept mentioning/recommending a particular dance studio, I vaguely recall that they held events on alternating weekends (1st/3rd and 2nd/4th Fridays), and the instruction that we could email [Dan] for the address...Could someone post the address (or URL) for this info?  (I searched, honest, but I haven't found it yet...)   :-[

2.5) The cynic in me has to ask: Are the instructors affiliated with said dance studio?  (Not *necessarily* a problem, but I believe in full-disclosure.)


Thanks!
-Neil
Two-Left-Feet member #46168