Swing Dance USA Brings Weekend Workshop to Tampa Bay

For the second straight year Tampa Bay, FL is traveling back in time to the Swing Age and hosting the Swing Dance USA dance competition and convention on October 6, 7 and 8^th held in the historic St. Petersburg Coliseum dance hall.  Attendees can expect a two-day swing dance workshop and competition, vintage clothing runway show, musical performances by Barbara Morrison and the George Gee Jump, Jive and Wailin’ Orchestra, The History of Swing presentation and an appearance by dance legend Norma Miller, accompanied by her celebrity entourage.

The workshop dance classes are scheduled to be held on Saturday and Sunday, with two or three workshops happening simultaneously each hour, throughout the day.  Participants have the option of choosing which classes to attend, such as Lindy Hop, Balboa, Bal-Swing, Jitterbug, Jazz, Blues and more.  Individual classes will also be categorized as to their level of difficulty.  Beginning dancers would have an easier time taking a class in the medium-paced track, since it will include more-detailed instructions than one in the fast track.  Attendees may switch their classes back and forth between the tracks, so they may choose a comfortable learning pace.  The final class of the workshop will be the Master’s Class, which is only available for instructors and advanced dancers.  It is not included in the group package.

International swing dance champions Steve Garrett and Heidi Salerno are the featured instructors for the workshop, who are considered one of the best dance couples in the world.  They have been consistently awarded International and National Champion titles in Jitterbug, Balboa and Bal-Swing (combination of Balboa and Lindy Hop) categories since 1999 and will be teaching all of the classes in the fast track, as well as the Master’s Class.  Other instructors from across the Southeast will teach classes throughout the weekend, including Forrest Outman, Don Kruse, Sayra Vasquez, Marcie McCabe, Tim Adams, Lee Davidson, Tim Munsell, Rebecca Strickland, Seth Dietzel and many more.

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