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May 5^th & 6^th, 2024 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.)

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 | 2^nd level

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)***

Pro/Am

Los Angeles Ballroom | 2^nd level

10:00AM
Exploring Theatrical Elements in American Smooth - 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

Monday, May 8
Day 2

Professionals

International Ballroom 1^st level

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

Pro/Am

La Jolla Ballroom | 2^nd level

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
Dynamics in Smooth and What Separates a Good Dancer from a Great One - Lena Kosovich
1:00PM
Transitions in American Smooth - Anna Shabazyan
2:00PM
Movement, Shape & Volume in Turns in Waltz & Viennese Waltz - Shalene Archer

Tuesday, May 9
Day 3

Professionals

International Ballroom 1^st level

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

Pro/Am

La Jolla Ballroom | 2^nd level

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
How to Add Flavor to your Closed Syllabus Routine - Tatiana Seliverstova & Max Sinitsa
2:00PM
7 Things you Must Know to Succeed in American Smooth - Tatiana Seliverstova

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.