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Shirley is a Gold
Standard Teacher of ballroom dance and has been nominated to the Swing
Hall of Fame. She was voted the Best Teacher/Dancer in the seven
Western States. Shirley has taught dance in the Sacramento area since 1988. Shirley has
been teaching the students of Capital Ballroom for over 10 years. Everyone enjoys personable way of teaching. |
| Dance Instructor |
| Shirley
Hartman |
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| FREE
Dance Lessons 5:00pm to 7:00pm Every Sunday* |
| Lessons
Schedule * |
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| January |
Rumba |
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| February |
Night Club 2
Step |
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| March |
Fox Trot |
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| April |
Cha Cha |
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| May |
EC Swing |
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| June |
Waltz |
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| July |
Tango |
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| August |
Night Club 2 Step |
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| September |
EC Swing |
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| October |
Cha Cha |
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| November |
Fox Trot |
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| December |
Waltz |
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NOTE: Please call 916-366-6501 if you
have missed more than two weeks for possible change in schedule. (Some Holidays). |
| East Coast Swing: Single/Double/Triple timing are all styles of this
dance. Characterized by upbeat tempo of the music and a basic two slow and two quick
counts of rhythm dances. |
Waltz: The real origin of the Waltz is rather obscure, but it
is described as a dance of turns and glides. Couples dance to a rise-and-fall gliding
motion with a count of one-two-three. |
Fox Trot: Said by some to have been originated by Harry Fox
(1913) It is now a standard ballroom dance the world over, and serves as a good foundation
for social dances in 2/4 or 4/4 time. |
| Rumba: The characteristic feature is to take each step without
initially placing the weight on that step. Steps are made with a slightly bent knee which,
when straightened, causes the hips to sway from side-to-side in what has come to be known
as "Cuban motion". |
Tango: There are essentially three types of Tango --
Argentine, American and International Style. Unlike the Argentine Tango, American Tango
features a structure which is correlated to the musical phrasing. It is executed in both
closed and in various types of extravagant dance relationship which incorporate a
particular freedom of expression. |
Cha-Cha: It was a triple mambo, and then peculiar scraping and
shuffling sounds during the "tripling" produced the imitative sounds of
"Cha Cha Cha". This became a dance in itself. Cha Cha is but an advanced stage
in interpretive social dancing born of the fusion of progressive American and Latin music. |
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