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Updates
April 2011
Workshop Season

Spring is always a busy time for dancing and we are teaching a number of workshops out of town. If you're available on any of these weekends, please join us (if not for the lessons then definitely for dances)! We really appreciated the great Ottawa turnout for our workshops & dance in Montreal on March 12th.

April 1-3 Toronto (Etobicoke), ON
WCS Workshops with David & Maria
Learn more & register >>

April 28-May 3 - Hartford, CT
Swingin' Into Spring
Maria will be on staff as an instructor - AND we highly recommend this event to our students!
Learn more & register >>

July 16-17 - Hamilton, ON
WCS Workshps with David & Maria
Learn more >>

October 13 - 16
Montreal West Coast Swing Fest, QC
World champion WCS power couple, Jordan Frisbee & Tatiana Mollman, headline this weekend dance event and competition. David & Maria will also be teaching workshops, private lessons, competing and dancing. Learn more & register >>

Swingin' Into Spring: The Social Dance Event
Swingin' Into Spring is a WCS workshop weekend event in Hartford, Connecticut. It focuses on social dancing and high-quality instruction by top dance pros. We are encouraging our students to join us this year! It is the ideal "starter" event. You really need to experience a weekend like this to truly understand the dance. If you want to try out or watch a competition, this event has a bit of that as well!

Maria is organizing a table at the event. To sit with us, you must provide her with a completed registration form and U.S. money order made out to "Ken Mercik" inthe amount of your registration - by April 6th!

Event website >>
Download event registration form >>
Pro-Am Opportunities!
A number of our students have expressed interest in Pro-Am competitions and/or routines. Depending on the event, Pro-Am competitions take one of two forms: social or choreographed (routine).

These events, which we attend every year, offer Pro-Am divisions:
How to Participate
Students who take weekly, bi-weekly or monthly private lessons with us can compete in social Pro-Ams with us at no extra professional fee. You will need to cover the costs of the entry fee and your travel to the event. If you live outside of Ottawa, please contact us to make alternate arrangements.

If you would like to work on a Pro-Am routine (choreography) - either to perform locally or to compete with at an event - you must be taking weekly or bi-weekly private lessons with us, and must be dancing at a sufficient level to present a routine. Additional fees include: costumes (for yourself and your pro), entry fees, your travel to the event, or the pro's fee to perform.

Please talk to us if you are interested!
Double-Down Weekends: THANK YOU!

On behalf of hosts and DJs Andre "OldsKOOL" and Donnie "DaCube" we wish to extend our sincere thanks to Ottawa's WCS dancers - and many out-of-town dancers - for their participation in "Ottawa's Double-Down WCS Weekends". YOU make these weekends fantastic!

West Coast Swing Dance Ottawa

Please mark your calendars and tell your friends about Double- Down weekends!

  • Dates: April 16, May 14, June 11, July 9, August 13, September 3
  • Saturday Dance: $7.00; 8:00pm-midnight; after-party at a nearby pub. Download the dance PDF flyer >>
  • Sunday Workshops: $15 each includes practice; $25 for two; $35 for the whole afternoon. See this web page for a workshop schedule and details >>
  • Location: Dance With Alana Studios, 858 Bank Street (Bank @ 5th, with Glebe Fitness. On-street parking throughout the neighbourhood. Paid parking at the nearby Beer Store, 900 Bank.)
  • Cover: $7.00/person
Billeting Guests
Out-of-town guests who attend Double-Down weekends sometimes need a free place to stay overnight. If you have a spare bed, futon or floor to offer up on the Saturday evening of any Double-Down weekend, please let Maria know.
Private and Semi-Private Lessons & Summer Break

We're now booking private lessons into the Summer months. Please take note of our Summer break in July/'August. 
Check our schedule here >>

Favourite Songs

Did you know that we keep a list of our current favorite songs for dancing WCS, Hustle and Blues on our website? Check it out - we try to update it every month.
New Website
Check out the newly launched Smoothstyle website, with easier navigation! www.smoothstyle.ca
New Videos
David & Maria's lead-follow WCS Demo in Montreal. Watch it >>

Maria's Hustle Demo with The Prince of Hustle, Billy Marti. Watch it >>

David's West Coast Swing dance with Toronto's Shelley Saxena. Watch it >>
Recent Results
We're celebrating recent achievements of two of our students, Julie O'Brien and Jean-Paul Marchand. Each took FIRST PLACE in the Novice Pro-Am WCS competition at Toronto International Swing Dance Championships in Toronto. Both also made finals in other divisions.

J-P then went on to take FIRST PLACE in Sophisticated Hustle at MAD Jam 2010 in Virginia, and both Julie and J-P received GOLD standings in Pro-Am WCS also at MAD Jam.
TRAVEL WITH US:
Competition Weekends
Our 2011 teaching & travel calendar is online. We'll be at these upcoming events:

April 22-24 - Seattle Easter Swing, Seattle, WA. GO>

April 30-May 1 - Swingin' Into Spring
Hartford, CT GO>
We highly recommend this event as an excellent "first-time" event for newer dancers or first-time competitors.

June 24-26 - Liberty Swing, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Canadians, redeem an International discount by using the code "inter2010" when you register!  GO>
Talk to us about Pro-Am competitions at Liberty.

July 22-24 - Toronto Open Swing & Hustle Championships (TOSH)
Toronto, ON GO>
Talk to us about Pro-Am competitions at TOSH.

August 25-28 - Summer Hummer,
Framingham, MA GO>
Out-of-Town Workshops
Join us for one of these upcoming workshop we are teaching:

April 1-3
Workshops in Toronto
WCS workshops & private lessons with David & Maria at You Can Dance Studios in Etobicoke. They'll also do a lead-follow demo! Webpage & registration >>

July 16-17
Workshops in Hamilton
WCS workshops and private lessons with David & Maria at Elaine's dance in Hamilton, ON. They will also perform their routine! Details >>



CONNECTIONS
Your Community
Join the WCS Ottawa email group and/or the WCS Ottawa Facebook group to keep pace with the city's community!

Click for the WCS_Ottawa Facebook Group

Click to join the WCS_Ottawa Yahoo email list

Westie Ontario - a resource site on Facebook just for WCS dancers in Ontario. Check it out!

Contact Smoothstyle
T: (613) 291-4376
E: andremaria@smoothstyle.ca
W: www.smoothstyle.ca
































Smoothstyle provides instruction, performances and choreography in West Coast Swing, New York Hustle, Partnered Blues and Swing dancing. We are located in Ottawa, Ontario Canada.
Smoothstyle provides instruction, performances and choreography in West Coast Swing, New York Hustle, Blues and Swing dancing. We are located in Ottawa, Ontario Canada.
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