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HOT Summer Specials!!!

Private Lesson Package & Gift Certificates:
*$40/Intro-lesson, *$195/3-lesson, *$325/5-lesson (regular rate $75) ... *new student only offers
$100 package: 1 private lesson + 5 Sunday class coupons (5x$10) ...... $25 savings

July Class Passes:
  • Saturday passes: $60 for all 8 classes, $50 for any 6 classes, $18 for 2 classes/day
  • Sunday pass: $60 to all 4 workshop/rounds sessions (3rd/4th Sunday w/ Andrea)
    • HOT News!!!
  • Our "Bible Study" (Luca's Dance Bible) program is to resume activities in July (contact Sharon for info).
  • A 4-week *very special* training seminar series is held on Tuesdays, Jul 14, 21, 29, Aug 4, 7-9pm at NCD Studio (email Sharon for program info & signup).
    Current Programs and Classes: (See Class Schedule page for detail)
    [ Saturday - Dancers Training Program ] . . . . . . . Starlite (Cheryl Burke Dance), Mountain View
    1-2pm Ballroom Fundamentals - Principles & Technique through Drills (solo work for ALL levels!)
  • Balance - what is it? let's develope it! (balance exercises every class)
  • Body Alignment - individual & couple .. a prerequisite of ballroom dancing
  • Rise & Fall - how to & how differently for each dance
  • Swing & Sway - definitions & applications (foot/leg/body).. through drills
  • Movement & Moving Forces - how to create, maintain & stop movement
  • Weight Transfer - requirements & technique (4 key elements)
  • Body Isolation - understand when, why, how .. keep practicing
  • Direction Change - understand energy flow & how to redirect it
  • Position Change - Closed | Outside Partner | Promenade | Wing | Hover Cross .. through drills
  • Turn & Rotation - understand inside & outside of turn and the differences of L & R turn .. through examples

    2-3pm Leaders Only & Ladies Only group (semi-private)
    In this small group setting, students are expected to learn more effectively by focusing on key subject areas in lead/follow, movement, body actions without having to worry about helping or accommodating a partner as it is the case in a normal group class. Students are expected to apply learned concepts & technique by dancing with a teacher in class, so to receive valueable personal feedback. Dances are rotated monthly in the following order:
    Waltz
    Tango
    Foxtrot
    Quickstep
    Viennese Waltz*
    (*offered on any 5th Saturday there is)
    This Program is intended for:
  • competitive students of any level
  • non-competitive students interested in learning proper technique

    • [ Sunday - Standard Dancesport Program ] . . . . . . . Starlite (Cheryl Burke Dance), Mountain View

    2:00-3:30pm Choreography Development - Principles & Technique (with Glenn, Francesco, Andrea, Sharon)
    3:00-5:00pm Ballroom Practice & Rounds (also a great opportunity to meet other unpartnered singles!)
    * Refreshment!

    Upcoming Classes and Events:

  • Dance Tours (great competition/show, lots of dancing, fun excursion, great food at low cost!)
    [ Oct 6-9 ] Hawaii Star Ball, Sheraton Waikiki, Honolulu, HI (see Sharon for info)
  • The "Bible Study" (Luca's Dance Bible) program is to resume activities in July
  • An Open "Syllabus" class is starting soon at NCD Club, Mountain View. (see Class Schedule for update)
  • A Teachers Training & ISTD Proficiency Certification Prep program for Standard is taking sign-up now.
  • Stay tuned for more exciting dancesport programs offered this summer!

    Contact Sharon at sharon_liu@hotmail.com or 650-906-8641
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