A sample of classes offered by Bill

Dancing From Your Center:
The Swing-Out doctor is in.  Your moves are only as good as your foundation, so let's make it solid.  We'll be focusing on how we move our bodies, how we connect to our partners and just how to use that center we talk so much about.  This class will turn you into a whole new eschelon of dancer.

The Tools of the Trade
In this class, we'll touch on several aspects of creative, strong and fun lindy, including two-way communication, great movement, tempo changes and embellishments.  You can expect to walk away from this class with a new comfort zone and confidence level.

Blues dancing, the art of the slow groove- all levels
Learn to feel the rhythm or “pulse” inherent in Blues music and to use your body to emphasize this rhythm . It will cover basic steps, lead follow skills, and some basic syncopations, turns, and dips so you can dance to a wide variety of blues music. Its also an excellent way to work on partner connection, balance, posture and musicality.

Blues & Lindy - Making the Connection - all levels
This class will show numerous examples of how  Blues gives us the lead/follow tools to add musical elements to our Lindy Hop vocabulary.
 
Put the Swing in the Swing Out  
or Smoothing Out The Basics or
or  Tune Up The Basics
(pre-req: knowledge of the Swingout, lindy circle)
The SwingOut Doctor is in! This class will focus on making the Swingout look and feel good. This is what really makes the dance work! Your dancing is only as good as your basics. Advanced dancers never stop working on theirs.

 Leader and follower-icious
or Better Partner Connection - all levels
The Connection Doctor is in! Bill breaks down the principles of connection like no other teachers can. This will get you rethinking your lead and follow skills and pushing them to the next level to create a more dynamic, spontaneous social dance.

Teacher Training 
Bill has been teaching Lindy Hop for 14 years,  In this forum Bill will offer you all their best tips and teaching techniques for teaching the fundamental principles of LH and beyond.  He will also  share the philosophy behind his success as  a teacher. There will also be opportunities to critique and share each others teaching methods and  talk about issues affecting your dance community.

Theme and Variations - intermediate through advanced
Learn how to play off a basic move and dynamically change it to fit the music.

Movement & Styling for all Dancers (non-partnered)
This session focuses on how to fully express Lindy music in your body. It will address posture, timing, balance and complementary movement - all the elements of good technique.  You will see how good technique and better body movement leads to good styling.

Listening and Musicality
or Connection & Improv
 - Int/Adv & advanced level
Explore advanced rythmical play and how to communicate musical interpretation through connection, both as a lead and as a follow.  This is where the dance becomes a dynamic musical conversation between lead and follow.

Keepin the Flow
or Dancing with Momentum   - intermediate
Lindy Hop is not about moves, it's about movement. Learn the art of leading and following with momentum and flow.

Spotlight On The Student - intermediate and above (class size limited depending on time allotted).
Each student will get 5-7 min. of critique and praise in a small group
setting (in front of peers). Each person will go away with 2 or 3  personal  improvements to work on  and learn from the discussions about their peers' dancing.   It's like attending 15 private lessons, and getting one too!Master class -- for the top dancers in the community. The pace will be quicker..the material more challenging.

The Art of Partner Stealing  - intermediate and advanced
Learn the art of "stealing" partners - with finesse. 
Have a glimpse of Lindy from the other side.  This is actually great for your dancing and fun. It will be hilarious and  really good for your dancing.

Bal primer - all levels
Learn the basics of Bal and Bal swing, one of the most popular ways of dancing to faster music. 


Gender bender
Switching roles can help you appreciate the nuances of lead/follow, and give you more flexibility on the social dance floor. Besides it's just plain fun!!
You must have some basic knowledge of the "other side" before you take this class.

Contact me for more information.