Go Dance offers up to 3 levels of group classes, depending on the dance. Our Level 1 classes are open to everyone. We want everyone to enjoy dancing with their partners in class, so participation in Levels 2 and higher does require instructor approval. This way we know everyone is ready for the level of material that will be taught. Every studio has different class level structures, so if you have had previous instruction elsewhere, we encourage you to schedule a complimentary private introductory lesson with one of our instructors to see which of our levels will be the best fit for you.

 

Dancers should get dance shoes for the same reason soccer players wear cleats or football players wear pads. Dance shoes are specifically designed to support your feet and reduce the possibility of injury to ankles and knees.

Go Dance is preparing to host it's 30th semi-annual Showcase performance on June 30, 2013. Whether you're performing in Showcase or coming to watch and support the dancers, this is an event you won't want to miss! All proceeds benefit Lifeworks.

This year, we are excited to have a new venue to host this fabulous event at - complete with free parking! Summer Showcase will be held at:

The Westin in The Domain
11301 Domain Dr.
Austin, TX 78758

Purchasing Your Tickets

Tickets are now on sale! Please call or visit the front desk to purchase your tickets. Click on the seating chart for a larger view.

Since we're at a new venue this year, the seating chart looks a bit different. Some of the differences include the Riser Seating we will now have available! Seats on the risers do not come with tables, but you're sure to have a nice view of the stage!

For those of you preparing for your Showcase performance, take a look at these helpful tips!

Benefits

In addition to building self-esteem and self-discipline, all Showcase performers receive:

• One general admission ticket to the show (upgradeable)
• A DVD of the entire show for your enjoyment at home
• A dress rehearsal 1 week before, and the day of the show
• Special VIP invitations to all performer-only events

Being A Part Of Showcase

Whether you’re a beginning, intermediate, or advanced dancer, performing in Showcase is a wonderful experience! Take part and see all of your dance dreams come true!

There are three ways to perform:

1. Spotlight Routines - Dance with your instructor or another student in a solo routine choreographed just for you.
2. Freestyle Routines - Demonstrate a dance style with your instructor or another student with other couples on the floor.
3. Team Routines - Join a group of fellow students to dance a specially choreographed routine as a team.

If Showcase sounds like an opportunity you'd love to be a part of, please contact the front desk to take care of the details.

Spotlights

If you've always dreamed of being on "Dancing with the Stars", this is your moment in the spotlight! Spotlights are performed with your instructor or another dance partner. You get the freedom to choose your own song and then find a dance style that works you and the music!

Freestyles

These are a great way to participate in Showcase and challenge your social dancing skills. We currently have Freestyle performance opportunities in the following dance styles:

• Two Step
• Swing
• Waltz
• Triple Two Step
• West Coast Swing
• Salsa
• Medley

Teams

Challenge your dancing skills, make new friends, and create memories that will last for a lifetime!

BIG SPENDER LADIES TEAM
with Bernadette Carmichael & Emily Larsen
for beginning & intermediate dancers

10 one-hour sessions, Wednesdays 9-10p
Enroll by April 15; sessions run from April 24 - June 26
$290

Hey ladies! It's time to get in touch with your sassy side! Spend a little time with Bernadette & Emily in this Fosse-inspired Ladies Team sure to provide you with plenty of "fun, laughs, and good times!" It's been two years since we've had a Ladies Team - don't miss your chance to be a part of this exciting and unique Showcase experience!

THE CANTINA SWINGERS
with Tommy Schwegmann & Sherry Mundell 
for intermediate dancers

11 one-hour sessions, Saturdays 1-2p
Enroll by April 1; sessions run from April 13 - June 29
$310

Heya guys and dolls! Everyone had so much fun with the last Swing Team that we decided to do another. While picking songs, I recalled Star Wars: Episode IV and the cantina scene with the fun Swing song. Thus, the new Team was born: The Cantina Swingers! Don't worry girls, you won't have to wear Leia's bikini from Episode IV. However, we might be using lightsabers ... In any case, I promise the Team will be fun, exciting, and you'll learn all kinds of new Swing variations. May the force Swing with you.

TANGO: RELOADED
with Matt Stewart & Sarah Berens 
for intermediate & advanced dancers

16 one-hour sessions, Mondays 9-10p
Enroll by March 1; sessions run from March 11 - June 24
$410

Join Matt and Sarah on their exciting first Showcase Tango Team! They're excited to work with you on this modernized version of the classic dance inspired by The Matrix. You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and dance however you like. You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland, and we'll show you how deep the Tango goes. This team is for intermediate and advanced dancers, and will be sure to take your dancing and performance skills to an awe-inspiring level. Prepare to own the dance floor with this show stopping routine, and take the red pill!

Look great on your big day!

For those of you performing in Showcase this summer, here are some tips and timelines to ensure you look fabulous on the dance floor and in your photographs!

Hello Go Dance Community! This is Bridget Ellis, a Go Dance instructor and now Go Dance Blogger, who is excited to bring a new feature to you, our Go Dancers! Today I bring you the first post in a new blog made especially for our Go Dance community. With these posts, I hope to educate you through video tutorials, performance and competition routines, interviews, essays, tips of the trade and more, all of which hopefully will inspire you to keep on learning, pushing your limits, and finding the sense of humor and fun in dance as well as life. I hope to provide helpful insight about my own journey with dance as well as the other Go Dance instructors, visiting professionals, and your fellow students. I encourage you to send me questions, comments, and feedback. I want to enable you to be a part of this experience! Challenge me, joke with me, and enjoy the art of creating while being a part of our community. So, let's get to it!

Here is a favorite video of ours from none other than Gary McIntyre and Susan Kirklin.  They truly make us proud every time they dance and this video is a perfect reason why.  Enjoy!!

 

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If you want to take your dancing to the next level and start competing, there are oodles of competitions in just about any genre you want. We actually have students and staff at Go Dance who are competing over the next two weekends. This weekend, November 10th-13th, is the Dallas Dance Festival. Richard Dugger and his students Katie Powers, Sherry Roberts, and Madhu Kumaraswamy are competing. Also, Gary McIntyre will be teaching several awesome workshops for some lucky dancers. For more competition information, follow this link.

Why is it that we spend so many hours, days, years of our lives trying so hard to improve what we do wrong? So much of our focus and energy expenditure is on improving our weaknesses. Yes, we do need to address them, but do they have to be everything? Do we have to define ourselves by what we don't do, or could we shift perspective and start talking about what we all do well? We all do certain things really well. There are some dancers who are amazing spinners, some hear and interpret music effortlessly and can make their body express the music in ways we can only dream, while others can understand and execute technique like it's nothing. The point being is that we all have "our thing" that we are good at. Some days it may be difficult to find that thing, but other days it just flows.

Here is an awesome West Coast Swing routine by the never disappointing Jordan Frisbee and Tatiana Mollmann. They've come to Go Dance before for workshops, performances, and private lessons. They are coming again in 2012, so don't miss it! Until then, watch this video and appreciate the skill, grace, musicality, and expression in their movements as they bring this song to life.

 

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We’ve got some super cool LOCAL dance events going on this weekend.