Portland Dance Eclectic' presents Ari Levitt from Seattle for a series of Blending and Fusing Dance Workshops, June 8-12, 2022

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Ari Levitt returns to Portland for a series of evening workshops June 8 to June11 persented by Portland Dance Eclectic. He also will be doing a Saturday, 6/11 workshop for Connect to Dance.. Ari teaches a wide range of workshops in partner dances as well as exploring how fusing aspects of different dances together can help make your dancing more expressive, creative and fun. Below are descriptions of his evening workshops.

The evenings will be designed to inspire a reimagining of partner dancing. You have taken lessons, you have learned the patterns of different dance rhythms and you can put them in a sequence. Now what can you do?  Find the dance in the music, and be present in the moment. This series of workshops and lessons will help you do that. Ari Levitt is both an unparalleled dancer and performer of this style of dancing and a teacher that over the years has made it accessible for many people. Dance rhythms explored will include nightclub two-step, waltz, swing, Latin, tango, and blues. 
To get a favor of what Ari will be teaching, check out his videos here.


Wed, 6/8, 7:30 - 10pm Lenora's Rm, 3300 SE Woodward:  
NC2S Blending & Fusing  (“Blending” is the art of borrowing moves from one dance style and seamlessly incorporating them into another. “Fusion" adds a whole new level of musicality and free-styling to the equation. In these workshops, you get to learn the art of both! You can see an example of NC2S fusion in the videos below. For non-novice beg/int/adv dancers (some knowledge of basic NC2S & partnering expected)
    7:30 to 8:30 NC2S Blending Sensations 
    8:30 to 9:00 Dance Practica (open to all
    9:00 to 10:00 The Art of NC2S Freestyling-Fusion  

Cost: Both classes and dance- - $30, Either class and dance- $20, Earlybird Discounts available online.
VIDEO: NC2S-Fusion Improv #1  VIDEO: NC2S-Fusion Improv #2
Thurs, 6/9, 7:30 -10pm Rose City Studio, 1420 HW 17th Ave:  
East Coast Swing Blending (“Blending” is the art of borrowing moves from one dance style and seamlessly incorporating them into another dance style.  In this workshop, using ECS as our foundation, you’ll learn how to break rhythms and harness moves from balboa, blues, tango , and foxtrot to create something new and exciting! Comfort with basic 6-count swing recommended.  No prior knowledge of balboa, blues, tango, or foxtrot is needed)
    7:30 to 8:30. Part 1: Fun East Coast Swing-Bal-Blues Blending…
    8:30 to 9:00. Dance Practica (open to all)
    9:00 to 10:00 Part 2: Fun East Coast Swing-Tango-Fox
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Cost: Both classes and dance- - $30, Either class and dance- $20, Earlybird Discounts available online.Vaccination verified only. Masks optional and encouraged for those with concerns.

Fri, 6/10, 7:30 - 10:30pm Dance with Joy, 8051 SE 16th AVe
Fabulous Salsa-Swing Sensations PLUS a special workshop on "Finding Common Ground"
    7:30 to 8:30 Part 1:  Fabulous Salsa-Swing Blending Sensations.  Learn how to incorporate fun swing combinations into your salsa to create something different and new! (For non-novice beg/int/adv dancers. Familiarity with basic salsa steps helpful)
    8:30 to 9;30 Finding Common Ground:  Understanding how the major popular Latin dances (ie, salsa, cha cha, rumba, merengue, bachata, cumbia) are really all one-and-the-same will GREATLY help you to expand your repertoire and see the connection between them all (no  prior knowledge of latin dancing necessary, but it would be helpful if you happen to know the basics of any one of those of those listed
    9:30 to 10:30     Latin Dance Practica (open to all)
Cost: Both classes and dance- - $30, Either class and dance- $20, Earlybird Discounts available online.
Sat.,, 6/11, 7:00 - 10:30pm Norse Hall 111 NE 11th Ave
Blues Fusion
    7:00 to 8:00 Tango’d Up In Blues:  Learn how to seamlessly sneak a tango mov    e or two into your blues dance (open to all levels, no prior knowledge of tango needed)
    8:00 to 9;00 The Magic of Musicality and Conversational Dancing in Blues!  Take your creativity, expression, and partnering to a whole new level with this fabulous introduction to poly-rhythmic blues and conversational dancing! (open to all levels, no experience needed)
    9:00 to 10:30 Blues dance

Cost: Both classes and dance- - $30, Either class and dance- $20, Earlybird Discounts available online.
Vaccination verified only. Masks optional.

BIO:

ARI LEVITT, MD
Ari is a world-class instructor, well-known for both his fun, energetic, and delightful classes that can't help but inspire students with a love and passion for dance, and for his clear, articulate teaching style that can take even the most complex steps and concepts and make them easy to understand and fun to do. Focusing on the art of social partner dancing, Ari has been teaching and performing nationally and internationally for over 30 years. He is the co-founder and director of "Waltz Week in Vienna”, “Harrison Hot Springs Dance & Spa Retreat”, “Mexico Dance Week”, “Waltz Fest NW”, “Heart-Sound Fusion”, and "The New Zealand Dance Adventure"; and is one of this country's leading innovators and instructors in the areas of "blended" social-partner dance, cross-step waltz, "fusion" waltz, "fusion" swing, & night club 2-step.

You can learn more about Ari at
www.rolluptherug.com, including information about his upcoming “Bike, Barge, & Dance Cruise” on the Danube (Aug 27-Sept 3); his Boston & Quebec City workshop weekends and New England Dance Cruise (Sept 29-Oct 11); and his Dance Week in San Miguel de Allende (Oct 23-30, Mexico). Join our FB page to keep track of more exciting dance-adventure trips coming up: https://www.facebook.com/jae4dance


Here are links to a few of Ari’s YouTube videos that you may also find interesting:
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NC2S Innovations:
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Fun with “Waltz-Fusion”:
=> NC2S video from this weekend's “Raveling & Traveling” workshop (5/14/22) is at Ari Levitt & Jodi Fleischman
=> NC2S-Fusion Improv #1
=> NC2S-Fusion Improv #2

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Online Pre-registration prices with discounts

One Evening Workshop - $30
Two Evening Workshops- $50
Three Evening Workshops- $75
All workshops plus Sunday dance- $100

We are not doing pre-registration for the Sunday lesson/dance. However if you purchase the All workshop package ($100), that will include the Sunday dance/lesson.

Preregistration is suggested and appreciated.

Prices at the door:

Each Evening Workshop- Two Seeions and dance $30
One Session plus Dance - $20








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Here are links to a few of Ari’s YouTube videos that you may also find interesting:
NC2S Innovations: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mvzy-I9Ic8
Fun with “Waltz-Fusion”: https://youtu.be/m5UtQgAQhcE
Fun with Viennese Waltz Fusion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9AKt2jT8LI
Balboa-Swing Fusion: https://youtu.be/Ealsk9YUQTg
ECS Fusion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9siqFC5nl0
Cross-step Waltz Teaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqZkmIYLwkY
Waltz Improv: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jx12SSdoB8
Blues Waltz: https://youtu.be/yaQepxkxCzY
Full Spectrum Blues Concept Review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_7xYB3P5lI
Close connection Blues Demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtAMWeBnsx8 [BLOCKED]
Swing at Play: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCp1_GbL6Ig
Testimonials: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwLv4oKv7YI

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