April 9-25 Viennese Waltz Camps- Prep for the balls! TWO camps in one month, one camp for foundational technique waltzers, a second for more advanced technique and movement for waltzers! “Oh, well. What’s a royal ball? After all, I suppose it would be frightfully dull, and-and-and boring, and-and completely… Completely wonderful.” -Cindarella DC is America’s center for Viennese Waltz. Join us and prepare for the ball season! Become part of the storyteller’s dance of the ages Immersion is the Best way to learn! Washington DC is the Mecca of Viennese Waltz for the USA- 8-10 balls/year, packed with waltzers, meeting and dancing, exercising, networking, and creating intrigue! How best to prepare for such a ball? Immerse yourself! This year features TWO immersion camps: CAMP 1: Apr 9, 11, 12, 14, 16 (5 sessions) FOUNDATIONAL TECHNIQUE: This first camp will slowly but surely teach you the basic skills in the Viennese Waltz to prepare you for this incredible experience, with a series of advancing lessons. You will learn basics of social Waltzing along with some elements of Smooth, Standard, folks! By the end, you will have developed skills that will enable you to function socially in any Viennese Waltz setting, and you will also make a lot of dance friends while doing so. CAMP 2: Apr 14, 16, 21, 23, 25 (5 sessions) EXPERIENCED WALTZERS (INTERMEDIATE AND UP): The two camps have overlap for two days, with a split session Migle and Todd will teach in separate groups. There will be a little mingling of the two groups so everyone can meet everyone and make new friends to dance with at the ball. Camp 2 is for the connoisseur! You will advance in technique and knowledge of multiple fast waltz styles, including the classic International Style, American Smooth, and a few steps that have been almost lost to history that you might have seen in such movies as The Sound of Music and Snow White. We will also teach a routine that will advance in each session. If you have been to past immersions, remember, every year we teach different movements, so you can always learn more of this dance rich in possibility. This year is particularly immersive, because there are two balls in the month of the camp and we will also teach an additional session at Glen Echo Park. SCHEDULE 1. (Camp 1) Tue, 9 Apr, 730-930 pm: Fundamentals of Viennese Waltz, basics, simple left turns, whisks w/ladies turn, practice 2. (Camp 1) Thu, 11 Apr 730-930 pm: Practice, Review, basic combos, progressive basic, Patty-cake, simple right turns, Navigational skills 3. (Camp 1) Fri, 12 Apr, 730-930 pm: Practice, Review, simple left and right turns, choreography 1 4. (Camp 1/Camp 2 transition day -split lesson) Sun, 14 Apr, 1-330 pm: On this day the class will have two levels; a track for fundamental technique and those joining for the advanced technique camp. All dancers: Practice, warm-up. Then Fundamentals/beginner level: review of left and right simple turns, introduction of reverse turn (International style left turn), navigation drill. Intermediate: Review of reverse turn, technique improvements for reverse turn, transition from reverse to whisk and underarm turn. All dancers: discussion of balls in Vienna (at the break). The session concludes with learning the Fledermaus Quadrille #6 5. (Camp 1/ Camp 2 transition day -split lesson) Tue, 16 Apr, 730-930 pm: We’ll have a full camp review which will give the experienced waltzers a chance to brush up on their basics and a chance for beginners to dance a little with the experienced dancers. Then we’ll split up the class for continued basics for the beginners and new material for the intermediate dancers. Beginners: Review of simple left and right turns and reverse turn. Introduction to Natural turn. Intermediate: Natural turn technique improvements. Transitions from Reverse turn to natural and back. All dancers will reconvene for Fledermaus Quadrille #6 and polka Fri 19 Apr, 9-12 pm: Austrian Embassy Annual Viennese Ball (NOT INCLUDED) Join your new friends for an evening of dancing to waltz music at the Embassy of Austria! 6. (Camp 2) Sun, 21 Apr, 1-330 pm: Practice, Review, Hook turn to the Right (Folk), closed changes from left to right and right to left, fifth position break, run around, intermediate choreography. 7. (Camp 2) Tue, 23 Apr, 730-930 pm: Practice, Review, Closed changes moving backwards, fifth position break, rolling out from your partner, intermediate choreography continues. 8. (Camp 2 finale) Thu 25 Apr, 730-930 pm: Practice, Review, intermediate choreography continues, advanced navigation drills, fleckerel to the right! Sat 27 Apr, 9-12 pm: Glen Echo Park Strauss Ball by Waltz Time! (NOT INCLUDED) After the camp, experience the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo, the largest dance floor in the DC metro area, for an evening dancing to fine Strauss music! REGISTRATION GUIDELINES Prices rise at the door! Prices vary because you may register for either camp (5 sessions) or both camps (all 8 sessions). If you have conflicts, you may substitute sessions from either camp; email Todd with your scheduled dates. Also, while we encourage attendance at all sessions, we understand the busy life of professionals in the area! If you cannot make 5 sessions but want to attend some part of the camp, we can accommodate other possibilities; simply email Todd. We generally recommend most dancers start with the first session to begin or continue to work on the basics; however dancers with quite a bit of experience can start with later sessions. Anyone with a little experience may join both camps. Referral Bonus: Past Attendees (bootvets) who refer a brand new guest for the full camp will receive a $50 credit back for each new attendee who signs up (up to the maximum value of your camp attendance). $25 credit if they sign up for half of the camp. Just email Todd and let him know who the new attendee is! Check, Cash or Venmo Payments by check may be made out to “DANCE SPORT ENDURANCE, LLC” and sent to 7507 Pleasant Way, Annandale, VA, 22003. To pay cash, drop by any of our classes! For further information, call 202-361-8633 or 703-298-3577. To use Venmo or Applepay, please email or call Todd. Credit Card or Paypal Early Registration: Both camps (8 days) or One camp (5 days) Single, 5 days-Camp 1-beginner $215.00 USD Couple, 5 Days- Camp 1-beginner $385.00 USD Single, 5 days- Camp 2 $215.00 USD Couple, 5 days- Camp 2 $385.00 USD Both camps- all 8 days $285.00 USD Couple- both camps- all 8 days $495.00 USD Specify: Male or female or couple If couple, please provide the name of your partner LOCATION OF THE CAMP McLean One Life Fitness, 1800 Old Meadow Road, McLean, VA Plenty of Parking! Silver Line Metro stop .7 miles away INSTRUCTORS Todd Borzych and Migle Gineityte. Todd and Migle have performed Viennese Waltz at the Hoffburg Palace in Vienna, the Austrian Embassy in Washington DC, and many other venues. They love to dance multiple styles of Viennese Waltz, fusing International, American, and Folk style into their love of the dance. They are masters of the immersion technique for teaching students to dance. Together they have taught thousands of students to dance in socials, weddings and performance settings. Todd and Migle Performing at NMWA, Washington DC Migle danced competitive ballroom in Europe from the time she was 4 years old, has a degree in Modern dance, and teaches ballroom dance at George Mason University. Todd has danced performance ballroom, Argentine Tango, and Salsa for over 20 years and is the founder/creator of DanceSport Endurance, a dance workout for ballroom dancers that has inspired dance athletes since 2003. FACEBOOK If you’d like to link up via facebook, search DANCE SPORT ENDURANCE! For further information via telephone, call 202-361-8633 If you have friends who would like to be on the Dance Sport Endurance dance mailing list, it would awesome if you could send them this website. The emails are sent out approximately once every week or two weeks and contain information on the best dance events in DC as well as all of the classes offered in Dance Sport Endurance and several social dances, to include Viennese Waltz balls, Tango Milongas, Swing dances, Salsa, ballroom, latin, and more! The DanceSport Endurance movement grows everyday. Thousands of students have begun dancing through our programs!