Back to work

Well it’s time to get back to work, and back to a nice practice routine too. Over the weekend the topic of “Counting” came up again. I was told that I would be much better if I didn’t count while I was dancing. LOL I thought that was funny, because I don’t. Now I do teach the dance with a count, but there comes a time (and it’s different for everyone) when you’ll stop counting. I’m apologize if you or someone told you that once you start counting, you’ll always have to count. Yep, and if that’s true, then those folks still say left right, left right, left right when they want to walk somewhere. J You have to start somewhere, and counting is an excellent place to do so. From there you’ll be able to break down ANY and ALL steps, combinations, and those multiple turns. Just as learning to walk isn’t a “Learn it in a Day” thing, neither is Steppin. For those of you who have kids, you know they didn’t learn to walk in a day. Although, some kids DO pick it up and they just skip over crawling and jump straight into walking. Those kids are the exception, and we do have those exceptions in Steppin too. Remember that your basic will be different that the next person’s. So work on your, and make it yours by practicing and putting your own style into it. But that comes with practice, and only practice. J

This past weekend was very nice. There was the Urban Black Expo Friday, and Saturday. Then dancing Saturday night at the Stepp Inn, oh and First Friday at the Legion although I didn’t stay there long. L In any event, I have tickets for the AZ Steppin Event coming up in April. After all, this is what we’re learning for—so we can dance. We’ll have people from all over, and you’ll be able to dance with people from every coast. J

Class this Thursday as follows:

Basics Reinforced from 6-6:55 PM – Come learn the pattern and build a solid foundation. I will count for you, and with you as we began construction of your Steppin palace.

Confidence Rebuilding 7:05- 8 PM – Here we’ll have a quick review from the previous week, then move forward with more steps from the “Move List”.

Combination Practice, Confidence Drills, and Step Line Dance Instructions 8:10-9 PM – Here we’ll run everything in real time, and call those numbers out and execute those moves and combinations accordingly.

ALSO, I along with the other instructors will have a MEN ONLY 2 part BASIC WORKSHOP, and a MEN ONLY COMBINATION, MULTIPLE MOVES WORKSHOP. Stay tune for more info.

Square-N-Compass Seay's Steppers Workshop - Sunday, December 12th

Location: Stay Tuned To The Website For Change in Venue www.square-n-compass.com

Tim Seay and his friends in the Valley share 'Just The Basics' with new Steppers. Cost is a $5 donation. For speedy success, Steppin' Students are encouraged to join weekly Steppin' classes given by workshop instructors listed above in the Steppin Folks section. For more information visit www.square-n-compass.com or call (623) 748 - 9811