CATALINA
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NOV 12-14, 2010 Jazz Dance Festival
IN ALL THE WORLD, NO EVENT LIKE THIS...
CATALINA
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NOV 12-14, 2010
Jazz Dance Festival
IN
ALL THE WORLD, NO EVENT LIKE THIS...
* INSTRUCTOR INFO *
| SCHEDULE | CASINO BALLROOM | TRAVEL | LODGING |
| INSTRUCTORS | COMPETITIONS | BANDS | REGISTRATION |
FOR
THE FIRST TIME IN THE USA, A FULL EVENING OF ENTERTAINMENT WITH...
THE KILLER DILLERS
- teaching and performing throughout the
weekend!!!
Kevin St. Laurent, Sharon Duncan, Juan Villafane, Jo Hoffberg, Nathan Bugh, and
Evita Arce
The Killer Dillers are a troupe
of award-winning professional swing dancers drawn from across the globe,
specializing in performance artforms of the jazz era. Aiming to bring back the
spectacular style of song-and-dance entertainment from the golden age of show
business, the Killer Dillers’ repertoire includes Lindy Hop, Charleston, Tap and
a variety of other authentic vintage jazz dances, as well as comedy, acrobatics
and burlesque.
CLICK HERE FOR THE KILLER DILLER SHOW REEL
STEVEN MITCHELL & VIRGINIE JENSEN
A rare chance to take lessons
from two of the best instructors in the world!
They live here, yet are rarely showcased in workshops on the West Coast.
Steven & Virginie are known for
their extremely innovative style, improvisation and musicality.
They have exceptional musicality and style and have a deep understanding
of body control and movement.
Constantly looking for new and creative ways to teach, their inspiring
classes leave Lindy Hoppers everywhere
hungry for more and excited about sharing the love of dance
MICHAEL JAGGER &
EVITA ARCE
MICHAEL & EVITA will be teaching ADVANCED ROUTINES at CJDF
Evita and Michael, full time dancers in NYC,
bring an exuberant energy and joy to every project, whether it’s teaching
classes worldwide or performing in renown theaters. Their combined resumes span
the globe from Dubai to the UK, Sweden to Australia!
Evita and Michael were the featured Lindy Hop couple in the 2008 Japan Broadway
tour of SWING!
They have performed at
The Rose Theatre and The Kennedy Center with
Wynton Marsalis and The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Commercials and
other television appearances have popped up frequently for Evita and Michael
since they advanced to finals in Las Vegas on season 3 of
FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance–the
only Lindy Hop couple to do so.
Michael and Evita have won awards at several national Swing events, most notably their 1st place wins in the Cabaret Divisions at ALHC and ILHC. Michael and Evita are recognized for their ability to combine technical feats with phenomenal dancing and theatrical storytelling.
Currently, the two teach regular classes at Dance Manhattan and continue to travel the world. As teachers, Michael and Evita emphasize anatomy and efficient use of the body. Connecting movements and clearly projecting direction help create their lead and follow technique. Above all other descriptions, one will surely say that Michael and Evita are inspiring to watch and a possess a warm welcome to any student of Lindy Hop
RICHARD POWERS
Richard Powers is one of the
world's foremost experts in American social dance.
He has been researching and teaching contemporary and historic
social dances for 32 years and is
currently a full-time instructor at Stanford University.
A dance historian that is highly respected all over the world. Richard
will cover those dances rarely taught and provide lectures to broaden our dance
knowledge...
MIKEY PEDROZA
&
NIKKI MARVIN
Since 1998, Mikey Pedroza has taken
his perfect blend of ethereal grace and classic style to every performance,
competition and instructional event through out the United States and the world.
Coming out of the mean, but clean, streets of the Orange County, California,
Mikey has earned acclaim for his hard edged, but playful, style of Lindy Hop &
Classic Jazz Dance. Mikey’s passion for Lindy Hop can be seen on every social
dance floor he walks on. Dancing every song to the fullest ability of his heart
& soul.
Nikki Marvin is a woman of many
talents. Wife, mother, and ATOMIC Ballroom owner by day, Champion Lindy Hopper
by night!
She travels the world teaching, performing and competing with her partner Mikey
Pedroza. Together they hold winnings from: National Jitterbug Championships, US
Open Swing Dance Championships, World Swing Dance Championships, Boston Tea
Party, Camp Jitterbug, Swing in the Colony, Lindy and Party Weekend, Rhythmic
Arts Festival, Reno Dance Sensation, California Girl Jam and many other local
competitions.
SHESHA MARVIN
Shesha Marvin is president of The Orange
County Swing Dance Club and runs one of the most successful swing dance scenes
in the country, teaching over 300 dancers a week and running 2 packed swing
nights. He is also an avid tap dancer and is well known for his famous 101 hat
tricks.
Shesha has performed and toured with Hot Stop and Rhythm, a local dance team headed by Audrey Wilson, and Hop Star, a national corporate dance troupe.
His movie and television work include dancing in The 13th Floor, Hang Time, The Teacher Awards and most recently was seen on Dancing with the Stars.
RUSTY FRANK
"Rusty literally wrote the book on tap.
Since it was first published in 1990, Rusty's critically-acclaimed "TAP! The
Greatest Tap Dance Stars & Their Stories 1900-1955," has been called "the Tap
bible" and "the blue book of Tap." Growing up in Los Angeles, Rusty had the
opportunity to study with countless legendary Hollywood film choreographers and
dancers from the Golden Era of movie musicals, including her mentors
choreographers Louis DaPron and Miriam Nelson, and screen stars Fayard Nicholas
(Nicholas Brothers) and Gene Nelson. She owns On Tap through which she produces
legacy dvds for tap and swing dance. As a result of her on-going dance
preservation work, Rusty Frank is the recipient of "The Tap Dance Preservation
Award" from New York's American Tap Dance Foundation, The Historic Preservation
Award from The Art Deco Society of California, and Tradition In Tap's award for
Outstanding Achievements and Significant Contribution to the Art and Tradition
of Tap Dance.
JEREMY OTTH & LAURA KEAT
Jeremy and Laura united to create this
dynamic dance partnership in January of 2006. Since then, they have been
accumulating Championship Titles, teaching all around the world, and even
performed on ABC's hit TV Show, "Dancing With The Stars." Jeremy and Laura were
each individually honored by the California Swing Dance Hall of Fame in 2008!
Jeremy and Laura have earned Championships at many National events such as:
National Jitterbug Championships, American Lindy Hop Championships and the US
Open to name a few. They won both first place titles at NJC (at Camp Hollywood)
in Shag and Pro Balboa in 2008. They took 2nd in the American Classic Balboa
Championships at All Balboa Weekend, were 3rd in the Champions Lindy at the
International Lindy Hop Championships in 2008, and in 2007 were Fast Dance Lindy
Hop Champions at the US Open! They travel to teach all across the United States
and around the world both individually and as a couple, including jobs across
the US, UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Canada and Japan.
Johnny
"Blue Jeans"
Nick and Carla are world class instructors
and teach at many events...
We are proud to have them at the CJDF teaching Charleston, Lindy Routines, Lindy
foundations, and an Aerial class.
Nick Williams is a Professional Dance Instructor who teaches, performs, competes, and choreographs the swing dances: Lindy Hop, Balboa, Bal-Swing, Charleston, Collegiate Shag, and several vernacular jazz routines. Besides teaching all across the U.S., he travels the world to such destinations as Moscow, Korea, Australia, France, Sweden, Germany, and Spain. He loves to spread the joy and passion he has for dancing and, in doing so, wishes to inspire others.
Among many of her accomplishments, Carla
has choreographed for Fox’s hit T.V. show, “So You Think You Can Dance” season 6
creating a routine for contestants Ryan & Ellenore. She is also the 2008 Camp
Jitterbug Champion, Canadian Swing Dance Champion & International Lindy Hop
Champion. She is also the 2007 National Jitterbug Champion, 2007 American Lindy
Hop Champion, & 2006 US Open Showcase Champion. She has also won the US Open
Lindy Showcase division with in 2001, 2002, 2004 and the US Open Strictly Lindy
division in 2003. She is a 6 time American Lindy Hop Champion and the 2005 World
Lindy Hop Champion in the Improvisational division.
Valerie will be helping us with the taster classes in Solo Charleston, the Shim Sham, and our favorite: The Madison
One of America's busiest Lindy and Balboa
teachers, Valerie has a reputation for her finesse on the dance floor. She
emphasizes musicality and connection regardless of the style of swing. Since
2002 Valerie has taken home the 2003 National Jitterbug Championships (NJC)
Grand Slam Championship, became both the 2004 NJC Balboa Champions and the 2004
American Lindy Hop Championships (ALHC) American Showcase Champions and most
recently, (in 2005) she returned to ALHC to place 2nd in the same competition.
Valerie is the organizer of the 'All Balboa Weekend' held annually in her home
town of Cleveland. This Weekend event first started in 2001 and was the first
major dance camp dedicated solely to Balboa. It features the American Classic
Balboa Championships (ACBC), one of the nations most respected and sought after
Balboa competitions.
Valerie recently took 1st place with Jacob
Wigger at Camp Hollywood 2011
*** INSTRUCTORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON FINAL SCHEDULE FOR THE EVENT
