SHADES SF DJs: Wayne & Wanyi Teachers: Amber (Special Topics) & Emily (Fundamentals)

💜🩷❤️🧡💛💚💙 June time at Shades!!! 💜🩷❤️🧡💛💚💙 **Special Topics w/ Amber Dawn** Intuitive Alignment including Posts & Rides!! Join June classes to learn to align your center(s) for balance and counter-balance during rotational “posts” and “rides.” No-fixed prerequisites for this class, but things to know that will help you feel successful: -Some experience in both leading and following in Fusion partner dance. -A basic understanding of anatomy and how your bones and muscles align. -The ability to balance standing on 1 foot for at least 1 min. 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥. Week 3: Ride on the Backroads: Counter Balanced Rotation ("Rides") Let's take a ride on the backroads together in this class by developing a felt sense of our back bodies so we can play with maintaining an axis through bowed and counter balanced positions. We'll get a little wonky by tilting our counterbalance off center into rotation for some fun rides. *𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀!* Each week the fundamentals lesson will include the bare minimum you need to step out onto the dance floor as well as a specific concept and skill. There are 6 weeks of content, weeks A thru F 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘄/ Emily Webb Week A— 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵: Fusion History & 𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭: Inside Turn 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝟕𝐩𝐦-𝟖𝐩𝐦 (Fundamentals and Intermediate run simultaneously in different rooms.) 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝟖𝐩𝐦-𝟏𝟏𝐩𝐦 𝐒𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠: $𝟏𝟑-$𝟐𝟓 for lesson and dance $𝟏𝟎-$𝟐𝟎 for dance only 𝐍𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬. We would like to remove any possible stigma or concern from anyone who for any reason would like to join us without paying. 𝑆𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑦 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑜𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑑𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡, 𝑛𝑜 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑠𝑘𝑒𝑑, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑦𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑙𝑦. You can also opt to let us know at the door. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 𝗗𝗝𝘀: 𝑾𝒂𝒚𝒏𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍 Wayne has been dancing in the Bay Area fusion scene since he moved to the area in 2021. His dancing roots come from the Denver blues scene of the 2010's, and his more recent study of tango in the Bay Area is a growing influence on his dancing. Wayne is also a lifelong musician who studied and played jazz in New Orleans and has played many instruments in many different styles over the years. As a new DJ, Wayne hopes to share his deep love of music with the dance floor and play sets that provide plenty of musical interest while remaining grounded and groovy, encouraging dancers to sink into their connection to each other and the music. 𝑾𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒊 𝑫𝒂𝒊 𝑳𝒊 Wanyi (she/they) discovered the magic of fusion and partner dancing just a year and a half ago. Since then, she’s also immersed herself in studying West Coast Swing and Tango. She experiences dancing as a form of play, and the dance floor as a playground. As a new dancer and DJ, she brings the New Relationship Energy of her own journey with fusion into her sets—hoping to share that spark of discovery and joy with dancers both new and seasoned. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀: Amber Dawn Starting with creative movement classes at age three, Amber Dawn has danced across multiple stages and genres of dance throughout her life. She co-founded the first dance troupe at her high school. Forever learning, Amber has studied technique for years in many styles of movement & dance including: ballet, modern, jazz, belly dance, international ballroom, martial arts, Latin dances, swing dances, fusion, micro-fusion, and more! As a teacher, organizer, and DJ in the SF Bay Area, Amber thrives on creating containers to foster connection through music and movement. Amber has developed her own teaching style where she delivers geeky dance technique and creative experiences in ways that are connection based, playful, and accessible. You can contact her directly at www.neurodawnversity.com www.neurodawnversity.com Emily Webb Emily Webb began her love affair with partner dancing in 1996. Starting out as a Lindy Hopper, through the years she danced through Tango, Salsa, Blues, and finally Fusion dance. Today, Fusion and Tango remain her greatest dance loves. Emily teaches Tango and Fusion across North America, and she is the co-creator of Mission Fusion. While Emily loves to geek out on technique she also believes learning should be experiential and fun! Her classes create a positive environment to explore human relationship, movement and expression in dance partnership. Get ready to play, get geeky, laugh, learn and delve deep into the world of partner dance! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 Shades San Francisco strives to create a safer space for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment or unsafe behavior of any kind. Read our full Code of Conduct here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WPnirFGgGhPf81BaSxu1BA7VnT-tLGGq9t5PsAsSnjA/edit?usp=sharing 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐟𝐟 1. In order to attend, you need to be vaccinated with at least one COVID vaccine. 2. By attending Shades you agree to the following: - You do not have any signs of illness (covid or otherwise) currently or in the days leading up to the event. - You agree to report to [email protected], or message Andrew or Shastine immediately if you test positive for COVID within four days of the event.