Two Left Feet

Sheila will be teaching line dances this month for her Friday potluck class.  She is planning on emphasizing the line dances we do the most at our parties: the Electric Slide, the Cha Cha Slide, the Shim Sham, and Jack’s Foxtrot.  She is also considering the Cupid Shuffle and the Macarena.

You can drop in any Friday at 7pm and the cost is just $10 [no class on 5/1/09].

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Day: Saturday, May 2nd

Time: 5 to 7 pm

Description: Argentine Tango workshop, beginner to intermediate level. This will be the fourth two hour workshop Tyree has taught this year, so we are getting past the very basic basics and into more interesting combinations of ochos, boleos, barridas, etc.

This workshop is still geared toward relatively new tango dancers. [More experienced tangueros will get a good review and dancers new to tango will be challenged].

Price: $27 in advance or $30 at the door

Location:
Two Left Feet Dance Clubs
605 E. Ogden Avenue, Suite B2
Naperville, IL 60563

Phone: (630)717-9930

Pamm is teaching her daily drop-in dance class again this month. We teach a lot of dances here at Two Left Feet, and this class gives you a chance to try almost all of them. The schedule is listed below. To confirm the dance class for a particular day, please call us at 630-717-9930. The cost is just $8 per class.

Bachata (Monday, 4/6)
Bolero (Tuesday, 4/7)
Cha cha (Wednesday, 4/8)
Foxtrot (Thursday, 4/9)
Hustle (Friday, 4/10)
Jitterbug (Monday, 4/13)
Lindy Hop (Tuesday, 4/14)
Mambo (Wednesday, 4/15)
Merengue (Thursday, 4/16)
Nightclub (Friday, 4/17)
Polka (Monday, 4/20)
Rumba (Tuesday, 4/21)
Salsa (Wednesday, 4/22)
Samba (Thursday, 4/23)
Swing (East Coast) (Friday, 4/24)
Swing (West Coast) (Monday, 4/27)
Tango (American) (Tuesday, 4/28)
Tango (Argentine) (Wednesday, 4/29)
Waltz (Thursday, 4/30)
Waltz (Viennese) (Friday, 5/1)