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Instructor: Betina Hershey from NYC
Betina Hershey has been swing dancing since 1997. She was touring the USA
with Phantom of the Opera and would go swing dancing (lindy and west coast)
and Argentine tangoing after her shows. Learning much on the dance floor,
she later studied with Bill Borgida, Steven and Virginie, Paul and Sharon,
Sylvia and Jason, Robert Royston, and others at workshops such as Swing Out
Newhampshire, NADC, a Montreal workshop and others. She won the second Jack
and Jill competition (at the Dog House, NYC) she entered, but usually doesn't
compete. She has performed the lindy track with Mark Eckstein as her partner
in "Swing, The Musical" (same choreography as the version that toured here in
Japan), has co-choreographed and performed waltz, fox trot, Argentine tango,
and swing routines for parties and events. She will appear this fall in the
USA as a principle partner dancer in the wedding and college dance scenes of
Mona Lisa Smile, the upcoming Julia Roberts move (unless edited out). Her
favore practice partner is Shawn Hershey, her brother, an excellent dancer
in the Boston swing scene. She always loves to combine contact improv and
swing dance to widen the possabilities of weight sharing, creativity, and
body usage.
Date: Monday, September 8th, 2003
Place: Seta Chiku Kaikan B1, 4-18-11, Seta, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Levels: from intermediate to advanced dancers
Schedule: 19:00-20:15 class 1 (fundamentals)
20:30-21:45 class 2
Cost: 3,000 yen including the two classes
Sign up: not required
Contact: swing@impetus.ne.jp
You DON'T need to bring your dance partner.
Prepare your own drinks.
Appropriate exercise shoes and outfits for change are needed.
No sandals nor high heels for your safety.
No video cameras are allowed during the class.
Same price to watch the workshop.
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