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Be Active Hullabaloo Workshops

We are excited to announce that this year Hullabaloo will feature 2 days of workshops with:
Peter Loggins & Mia Goldsmith from the USA, and;
Vincenzo Fesi & Isabella Gregorio from Italy.

Both couples are respected worldwide for their knowledge, ability and passion for swing dancing and they're not afraid to have a good time either!

It is our intention to run 3 teaching streams again this year to cater for a wide range of dance experience levels. Whether you've only been dancing for a short time, or an experienced Lindy Hopper looking for a challenge, there will be something for you!

Descriptions of the classes and the workshop timetable can be found at the bottom of this page.

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Peter & Mia

Peter Loggins attended the first Hullabaloo back in 2004 and he is looking forward to returning to Perth with teaching partner Mia Goldsmith. Peter brings a unique historical approach to his classes having learned direct from original dancers of the 1920s and 30s. Mia is known as one of the best Balboa Swing dancers in the world. Her unique approach to teaching is full of energy and creativity, bringing a passionate and motivated air to the duo's partnership.

Together they have become famous for their footwork, improvisation, individual approach, historical respect and style.

An additional highlight of Hullabaloo 2008 will be a jazz dance talk lead by Peter following the Sunday classes.

www.peterandmia.com

Vincenzo & Isabella

Vincenzo Fesi and Isabella Gregorio will be making their first visit to Australia and are enthusiastic about sharing their dancing and their classes, which promise to be full of energy and fun!

Vincenzo and Isabella teach and perform across the globe, exhilarating students and audiences of all ages. They are known for their “phenomenal fast feet”, crazy style and great expression which has earned them much success in competition. They share an authentic and old school idea of dancing with a personal motto of “The most important thing is the music, the rest will come!”.

www.flyingalligators.com

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Class Schedule:

The Be Active Hullabaloo Workshops will be held at the Camelot Memorial Hall, 16 Lochee Street, Mosmon Park

• Classes are 90 mins long each
• Each stream totals 3 hours of classes per day, equally divided between both teaching couples.
• Rooms are allocated by size of the class NOT by level. If classes are of similar size, we will rotate them.
• Please respect your teachers and fellow students by being on time for the start of your class!!!
• Bring water, a sweat towel, extra shoes and shirts to change into if you tend to sweat a lot.

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Class Descriptions:

Jazz steps in our Lindy:
(Vincenzo and Isabella)
Jazz it up with some easy jazz steps in a short routine and then apply those steps to your Lindy Hop!

Expression & Presentation in classic steps:
(Vincenzo and Isabella)
It ain't whatcha do, it's the way thatcha do it! Classic steps we don't see so much anymore added so much to dance. Let's bring them back!

Spin Technique:
(Vincenzo and Isabella)
Learn universal techniques of spinning and then incorporate what you've learned into a routine!

Fast Feet:
(Vincenzo and Isabella)
Dancing fast is not so hard if you know how! Learn the secrets from some of the fastest feet in the world, and then bust it out in a dynamic routine!

Roots of Lindy Hop
(Peter and Mia)
Did the Lindy Hop come from Charleston or Foxtrot? In that class we will explore these and other connections.

Odd Dances to Mix With Your Lindy
(Peter and Mia)
The Lindy Hop was a fusion of a variety jazz dances, and other swing dances can be added to the mix. Anyone for some St Louis Shag, or maybe some Bebop?

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Note that whilst Balboa classes with Peter & Mia will not be featured during Hullabaloo workshops, these classes will be made available locally from Monday April 21st.

Isabella Gregorio & Vincenzo Fesi

Peter Loggins &
Mia Goldsmith