WCS All Levels w/ Heather Powers
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Dive deep on West Coast Swing with Heather Powers
Sliding scale $20-40
7:30-9:00
The Extended Session with Heather 7:30-9:00 (or 6:30-8:00)
A 90-minute class for those who long to explore the conversation of dance, seek deeper connection, create new combinations… footwork, flare and more. Welcome to the fun zone!
Prerequisite: The Essentials or equivalent, AND must be proficient and very comfortable with all WCS basics including whips.
9:00-9:30 open practice with feedback
Heather Powers is well known for her ability to creatively fuse her classical training with her love of partner dancing. She is a two-time US Open Sophisticated Swing Champion, a winner in the Nova Star Category in the California Swing Dance Hall of Fame, and a retired professional ballet dancer who cross-trains in Argentine Tango, Lindy Hop, Contact Improv as well as the Neuroscience of Dance. She has performed, competed, judged, and taught at events and workshops across the country.
Heather has been teaching West Coast Swing for well over a decade in the San Francisco Bay Area. Today, Heather hosts Office Hours a bi-weekly drop-in study session followed by After Hours, a social dance at Allegro Ballroom. Weekly, Heather teaches West Coast Swing and Contact Improv classes at Motion Arts in San Mateo where she hosts a monthly social dance as well. She is a regular guest instructor at the world renowned Two Left Feet, Lakeside Swing, SwingOut, as well as The Fusion Dance Academy.
Heather loves teaching people from all dance backgrounds and abilities. She cultivates a learning environment where laughter lightens the mood, and moments of true beauty are created.
Sliding scale $20-40
7:30-9:00
The Extended Session with Heather 7:30-9:00 (or 6:30-8:00)
A 90-minute class for those who long to explore the conversation of dance, seek deeper connection, create new combinations… footwork, flare and more. Welcome to the fun zone!
Prerequisite: The Essentials or equivalent, AND must be proficient and very comfortable with all WCS basics including whips.
9:00-9:30 open practice with feedback
Heather Powers is well known for her ability to creatively fuse her classical training with her love of partner dancing. She is a two-time US Open Sophisticated Swing Champion, a winner in the Nova Star Category in the California Swing Dance Hall of Fame, and a retired professional ballet dancer who cross-trains in Argentine Tango, Lindy Hop, Contact Improv as well as the Neuroscience of Dance. She has performed, competed, judged, and taught at events and workshops across the country.
Heather has been teaching West Coast Swing for well over a decade in the San Francisco Bay Area. Today, Heather hosts Office Hours a bi-weekly drop-in study session followed by After Hours, a social dance at Allegro Ballroom. Weekly, Heather teaches West Coast Swing and Contact Improv classes at Motion Arts in San Mateo where she hosts a monthly social dance as well. She is a regular guest instructor at the world renowned Two Left Feet, Lakeside Swing, SwingOut, as well as The Fusion Dance Academy.
Heather loves teaching people from all dance backgrounds and abilities. She cultivates a learning environment where laughter lightens the mood, and moments of true beauty are created.
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3630 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, United States, California 94609
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