Easter Bootcamp - Beginner Argentine Tango

April 20th, 2014

2:00-4:30 First Session
Dinner Break
5:30-8:00 Second Session
8:00 Sunday Night Social

Learn the basics of Argentine Tango with 5 hours of instruction on one day! The bootcamp will be split into two blocks of 2:30 hours each, with an hour break between them. Then afterwards stick around for the weekly Carpe Noctem Sunday Social and practice what you learned.

With this Carpe Noctem bootcamp you will be equipped with the basics of Argentine Tango, one of the most elaborate and fun partner dances ever invented. Completing the bootcamp will then allow you the option to join the weekly Sunday cohort class.

Bootcamps are free to Carpe Noctem members, but you have to be a member to register. For the flat membership fee of $50/month you can take as many of our classes and workshops that you have the prerequisites for.

Advance registration is required and space is limited, so please email to reserve you space:

CarpeNoctemDance@gmail.com

APRIL CLASS SCHEDULE

Starting April 6th we will be having one weekly beginner class on the schedule open to anyone. All other weekly cohorts will continue as they are. The new class is:

2:00 PM - Bronze Waltz (Beginners Ballroom)

Thus the full Sunday class schedule for April will be:

1:00 Argentine Tango Beginner Level 4
2:00 PM - Bronze Waltz (Beginners Ballroom)
3:00 West Coast Swing Beginner-Plus & Variations
5:00 East Coast Swing Beginner Level 4
6:00 Advanced East Coast Swing
7:00 Intermediate Argentine Tango

Additional note:
ALL WEEKLY CLASSES ARE CANCELLED ON APRIL 20th FOR THE EASTER LONG WEEKEND.

In their place we will be offering workshops and bootcamps. Look for future announcements with details on what and when!

MARCH SCHEDULE

The full Sunday class schedule for March:

1:00 Argentine Tango Beginner Level 3
2:00 Ballroom (Bronze Cha-Cha) Beginner Level 3
3:00 West Coast Swing Beginner-Plus & Variations
5:00 East Coast Swing Beginner Level 3 
6:00 Intermediate East Coast Swing
7:00 Intermediate Argentine Tango

Beginner Tango Bootcamp Replaced

The two beginner Argentine Tango bootcamps for February 16th and 23rd are cancelled due to illness. They will be replaced with a new weekly beginner Argentine Tango cohort starting in March. Please watch for the new March schedule to be released here very soon.

BEGINNER EAST COAST SWING BOOTCAMP!

Learn the basics of East Coast Swing with 5 hours of instruction in two successive Sunday morning intensive workshops on February 2nd and 9th! Then have the option to continue learning in the 5 PM weekly Sunday beginner class that runs until the end of April. Or, if you are REALLY keen you can take an additional 5-hour level 2 workshop on February 9th and go from zero to intermediate in slightly over one week! From there you can get into the 6 PM Sunday intermediate class. Wow!

With Carpe Noctem bootcamps you will be well on your way to mastering East Coast Swing, one of the most joyful and fun partner dances ever invented.

To take any of our classes, including bootcamps, you need to be a member of Carpe Noctem's unique monthly format. For a flat fee of $50/month you can take as many of our classes and workshops that you have the prerequisites for. This is an amazing deal!

We guarantee you will have a blast! Please come join us, and drag along a friend or 3, they will definitely thank you!   :)

Full details including schedule and registration instructions are here.

FEBRUARY CLASS SCHEDULE

February weekly classes continue the same cohort schedule started in January, with the addition of a number of boot-camp workshops. Weekly classes are cancelled on February 9th for the stat long weekend, replaced with boot-camp workshops. The boot-camps will allow complete beginners to catch up with and join the weekly cohort classes.

• Level 1 East Coast Swing boot-camp completion will allow beginners to join the weekly 5:00 pm cohort.
• Level 2 East Coast Swing (in addition to Level 1!) boot-camp completion will allow beginners to jump straight to the 6:00 pm intermediate cohort.
• Level 1 Argentine Tango boot-camp completion will allow beginners to join the 1:00 pm weekly cohort.

WEEKLY SUNDAY COHORT CLASSES:

1:00 Argentine Tango Beginner Level 2
2:00 Ballroom (Bronze Cha-Cha) Beginner Level 2
3:00 West Coast Swing Beginner Level 2
5:00 East Coast Swing Beginner Level 2
6:00 Intermediate East Coast Swing
7:00 Intermediate Argentine Tango

SUNDAY BOOT-CAMP WORKSHOPS:

February 2nd, 9:30 am - 12:00 Noon
East Coast Swing - Level 1/Part 1

February 9th, 9:30 am - 12:00 Noon
East Coast Swing - Level 1/Part 2

February 9th, 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
East Coast Swing - Level 2/Part 1

February 9th, 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
East Coast Swing - Level 2/Part 2

February 16th, 9:30 am - 12:00 Noon
Argentine Tango - Level 1/Part 1

February 23rd, 9:30 am - 12:00 Noon
Argentine Tango - Level 1/Part 2

All classes are held at the Martin Batchelor Gallery, see Venues page for details. All classes, including boot-camp workshops and the weekly cohorts, are free to members. However, drop-ins are not permitted. You must ADVANCE register for all classes by email to carpenoctemdance@gmail.com.

* SPECIAL NOTE - SWING LEADERS WANTED *
The 6:00 pm Intermediate East Coast Swing class could use some additional leaders. If you like to lead swing, or if you have always wanted to learn, please consider taking the Level 1 and Level 2 ECS boot-camps so you can join the cohort in mid-February!

SCHEDULE FINE-TUNING

We have a couple of good news updates to share with everyone on the scheduling front:

1. Salsa - We are happy to report that Christina Morrison of Salsa Caliente has agreed to teach a series of intensive workshops for us over the course of the semester. We are working on details, including dates, but they will likely be on Sundays. Christina is a world-class salsa performer and one of the top salsa dancers in Canada. As a result of this development the weekly Salsa class has been cancelled, to be replaced by these workshops!

2. Ballroom - Many people have expressed interest in taking Ballroom but some have balked at the 11 AM start time. With the good news about Salsa opening up the 2 PM slot we have decided to squeeze Ballroom into a single class at 2 PM. Rather than two classes early in the day we will have one in the afternoon, and will alternate in monthly blocks between rhythm and smooth syllabus dances. Bronze Cha-Cha will start in January, and Bronze Waltz is tentatively scheduled to begin in March.  We hope this will allow more people to take the class over the long-run.

3. Intensive Workshops - With the mornings now free we will be adding periodic intensive workshops that will likely consist of a total of 5 hours split into a pair of 2.5 hour workshops over back-to-back Sunday mornings. These workshops will be announced as they are scheduled, and will be included in membership fees (no extra cost)!