May 7th, 8th & 9th, 2023 at Hilton LAX
Pro/Am Students, Pro/Am Instructors, Amateur Couples, and Professional Couples are welcome to join the World Smooth Summit, following the Emerald Ball.
- Tickets may be purchased below.
- All instructors will be available for Private Lessons; please contact instructor directly to book your Private Lessons. (Contact info is listed below each instructor’s picture.)
Tentative Schedule & Registration
(The order, subject and instructors of classes are subject to change.)
Purchase by day:
Sunday, May 7th, 2023
Purchase by day:
Monday, May 8th, 2023
Purchase by day:
Tuesday, May 9th, 2023
Purchase 3 day pass:
Sunday, May 7th - Tuesday, May 9th, 2023
Both Professionals & Amateurs may attend the Pro/Am Workshops. Professional Workshops are only open to Professional Dancers.
What is the focus of the Professional Classes vs. the focus of the Pro/Am Classes?
Pro classes are focused on helping professional dancers improve their dance skills, but not focused on teaching and how to improve teaching methods.
Are the Pro/Am classes geared more toward the amateur student?
Yes 
They are geared how how to improve your skills as Pro/Am dancer.
Can a professional go back and forth between the professional classes on their own and the Pro/Am classes with their student?
Yes However, the student cannot attend Professional classes.
Can an amateur attend the Pro/Am classes without a professional partner?
Yes
What are Rounds?
Rounds are an opportunity to practice your choreography full out with live feedback from top Smooth coaches. They can be done solo, but are best attended with a dance partner!
Sunday, May 7
Day 1
Professionals
La Jolla Ballroom | 2nd level
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10:00AM
It Takes an Athlete to Dance, but an Artist to be a Dancer - Galina Detkina & Roman Malkhasyan -
11:00AM
Exploring Theatrical Elements in American Smooth - Travis & Jaimee Tuft -
12:00PM
The Essences of the Dance - JT Thomas & Edward Simon -
1:00PM
Transitions in American Smooth - Marianne Nicole & Rufus Dustin -
2:00PM
How to Develop Partnering Skills Using Energy, Connection & Weight - Peter Perzhu & Alexandra Perzhu -
3:00-6:00PM
Smooth Syllabus School - Toni Redpath & Michael Mead
***(Additional registration fee required)***
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7:00PM
Rounds with Slawek Sochacki & Marzena Stachura in the La Jolla Ballroom/2nd Floor
Pro/Am
Los Angeles Ballroom | 2nd level
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10:00AM
CLASS TOPIC TBD - Travis & Jaimee Tuft -
11:00AM
Good Technique Never Goes out of Style - Galina Detkina & Roman Malkhasyan -
12:00PM
Taking Mystery of Technical Terms & Balance - Marianne Nicole & Rufus Dustin -
1:00PM
How to Develop Partnering Skills Using Energy, Connection & Weight - Peter Perzhu & Alexandra Perzhu -
2:00PM
Responsibility for a Successful Pro/Am Partnership - JT Thomas & Edward Simon
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7:00PM
Rounds with Slawek Sochacki & Marzena Stachura in the La Jolla Ballroom/2nd Floor
Monday, May 8
Day 2
Professionals
International Ballroom 1st level
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10:00AM
Developing Your Own Personal Style - Toni Redpath -
11:00AM
Seamless Transition Through Changing Positions & Directions - David Hamilton & Olga Foraponova -
12:00PM
Partnering Beyond the Dance Mechanics - Anna Shabazyan -
1:00PM
Catching Their Attention & Keeping IT: Tools to Enhance Your Performance & Turn Good Choreography into GREAT Choreography - Shalene Archer -
2:00PM
Devotion to the Motion Creates Emotion - Lena Kosovich
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7:00PM
Rounds with Slawek Sochacki & Marzena Stachura in the International Ballroom/1st Floor
Pro/Am
La Jolla Ballroom | 2nd level
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10:00AM
Balance, Stability & Shaping Through Counter Balance - David Hamilton & Olga Foraponova -
11:00AM
Enhance Your Dancing with Character and Style - Toni Redpath -
12:00PM
CLASS TOPIC TBD - Lena Kosovich -
1:00PM
Transitions in American Smooth - Anna Shabazyan -
2:00PM
Movement, Shape & Volume in Turns in Waltz & Viennese Waltz - Shalene Archer
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7:00PM
Rounds with Slawek Sochacki & Marzena Stachura in the International Ballroom/1st Floor
Tuesday, May 9
Day 3
Professionals
International Ballroom 1st level
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10:00AM
Smooth Syllabus: Know the Foundation of Your Smooth Dancing - Toni Redpath & Michael Mead -
11:00AM
Musicality that will Make you Stand Out on the Competition Floor - Slawek Sochacki & Marzena Stachura -
12:00PM
We Think Your are All Full of Shhhhhhhape - Tatiana Seliverstova & Max Sinitsa -
1:00PM
Ladies Styling: It's Good for Everyone to Know & Understand - Marzena Stachura -
2:00PM
Connect to Reconnect to Redirect - David Hamilton & Olga Foraponova
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7:00PM
Rounds with Anna Shabazyan in the International Ballroom/1st Floor
Pro/Am
La Jolla Ballroom | 2nd level
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10:00AM
Creating Dynamical Dancer through Usage of Blocks of Weight - Slawek Sochacki & Marzena Stachura -
11:00AM
Great Technique Through All Levels of Smooth Dancing - Toni Redpath & Michael Mead -
12:00PM
Following Through with What You Started Through Swing, Rotation & Direction - David Hamilton & Olga Foraponova -
1:00PM
7 Things You Can't Miss Knowing if you want to Succeed in American Smooth - Tatiana Seliverstova & Max Sinitsa -
2:00PM
CLASS TOPIC TBD - Tatiana Seliverstova
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7:00PM
Rounds with Anna Shabazyan in the International Ballroom/1st Floor
Featuring the Best in Smooth
Please contact coaches directly to book your private lessons.
Private Lessons will be held in the Los Angeles Ballroom unless your teacher decides otherwise.
Shalene Archer
Viktorija Barashina
Nick Cheremukhin
Marianne Nicole DePalma
Galina Detkina
Rufus Dustin
Olga Foraponova
Rosendo Fumero
David Hamilton
Elena Kosovich
Roman Malkhasyan
Michael Mead
Yegor Novikov
Alexandra Perzhu
Toni Redpath
Tatiana Seliverstova
Anna Shahbazyan
Edward Simon
Max Sinitsa
Slawek Sochacki
Marzena Stachura
JT Thomas
Jaimee Tuft
