the rhythm is jumpin'
This was my first out-of-town workshop weekend, having a great time and learning some good things at the Atlanta Varsity Showdown. They really went with the whole school theme, including renting a couple of busses to take us from classes at Georgia Tech to lunch at the CNN Center (and admonishing us not to miss the return trip).
The organization was a little odd. It was mostly two tracks of classes - beginner/intermediate and intermediate/advanced - and registration asked you to place yourself as beginner, intermediate, or advanced. We went with intermediate and went to all the intermediate/advanced classes, and that worked out fairly well.
Beth and I both signed up for the Jack & Jill; it's about time, and people are trying to get us out there. That was split into two levels as well, and maybe it was somewhat unfair that we were in the beginner/intermediate level, but we've been dancing for 8 months and knew we'd be creamed going up against the advanced crowd. Long story short, Beth and her lead came in second place, and me and my follow came in first, which meant we (as the first place winners) got our money back. And in a completely unexpected twist, Beth's lead and my follow were married - mixed doubles swing dancing competition winners!
The organization was a little odd. It was mostly two tracks of classes - beginner/intermediate and intermediate/advanced - and registration asked you to place yourself as beginner, intermediate, or advanced. We went with intermediate and went to all the intermediate/advanced classes, and that worked out fairly well.
Beth and I both signed up for the Jack & Jill; it's about time, and people are trying to get us out there. That was split into two levels as well, and maybe it was somewhat unfair that we were in the beginner/intermediate level, but we've been dancing for 8 months and knew we'd be creamed going up against the advanced crowd. Long story short, Beth and her lead came in second place, and me and my follow came in first, which meant we (as the first place winners) got our money back. And in a completely unexpected twist, Beth's lead and my follow were married - mixed doubles swing dancing competition winners!