TSDS Special Workshop Series
Josie Say from Los Angels


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  Josie Say, from Los Angels, is an international instructor, performer, and choreographer, who has been a featured dancer in movies, TV, videos, and stage shows.   Teaching credits include The Camp in Stockholm, the Herrang Dance Camp, the San Francisco/ Oakland Swing Dance Festival, The Great Southwest LindyFest in Texas, and clubs like The Derby.   Performances include the World Lindy Hop Championships in Sweden, "The 13th Floor," "The Roseanne Show," The Rose Parade, festivities for the Grammy Awards, and various Disney shows.   Showing her versatility as a follower, she has not only won such contests as the 1998 Harvest Moon Ball and San Francisco Swing Jam with different partners, but has worked with world-class leaders like David Dalmo, Steven Mitchell, Lennart Westerlund, Chazz Young, and the legendary Frankie Manning.   Josie is most widely known for her fusion of hip hop and lindy hop, but also incorporates elements of her training in jazz, tap, African, Brazilian, and musical theatre.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Workshop by Josie Say from Los Angels ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday March 21, 2003: 1:15-2:15 20's Charleston (no partner) 2:25-3:25 Lindy Hop Fundamentals (back to the basics, refining technique, breaking bad habits) 3:35-4:35 Intermediate Lindy Hop 1 (routine with musicality and styling) Saturday March 22, 2003: 1:15-2:15 Hip Hop Lindy 2:25-3:25 Swing Rueda 1 (See here or here to know what Swing Rueda is.) 3:35-4:35 Swing Rueda 2 Sunday March 23, 2003: 1:15-2:15 Jazz (no partner) 2:25-3:25 Intermediate Lindy Hop 2 (routine with musicality and styling) 3:35-4:35 Advanced Lindy Hop (routine with musicality and styling) Descriptions: Venue: B1, Seta Chiku Kaikan, 4-18-11, Seta, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo Cost: 5,000 yen per DAY Discount: 9,000 yen for two days and 13,000 yen for all three days URL: http://www.impetus.ne.jp/lindyhop/workshop/josie/2003.html Organizer: Tokyo Swing Dance Society Contact: swing@impetus.ne.jp Registration NOT required at all the classes. You DON'T need to bring your dance partner. You had better prepare your own drinks. Appropriate exercise shoes and outfits for change are needed. For your safety, neither sandals nor high heels are recommended. No video cameras are allowed during the class. Same price to watch workshops. Subscribe to tsds mailing lists to get updates. The schedule might be revised, so check it out again when you come. See the Swing Calendar too.