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Note from Skippy:
Thank you for your patience with our website. Our new website is under
construction. The New Year will be wonderful. In the meantime, don't miss
the Memorial Weekend Intensives in either Dallas or Atlanta. Need info? Email
skippy@skippyblair.com or
call me 562-869-8949.
DALLAS - ATLANTA - MIAMI See Below
GSDTA Dallas Intensive
Thurs. May 23rd – Fri. May 24th 2013
15-Hour Intensive taught
by GSDTA Specialists:
Featuring: Mary Ann and Sarah
Cost
for the 15-Hour Intensive – $250 –
Printed materials for the Intensive
will start being emailed as soon as you register. That way, participants
can study the articles and formulate questions before arriving.
Preliminary & Certification Exams are available for those who qualify.
To Register through DFW ProAm Jam, click here. Or contact GSDTA offices at (562) 869-8949 with
credit card information.
GSDTA Atlanta Intensive
Thurs. May 23rd – Fri. May 24th 2013
15-Hour Intensive taught
by GSDTA Specialists:
 
Featuring: Sharlot and Mark
Cost
for the 15-Hour Intensive – $250 –
Printed materials for the Intensive
will start being emailed as soon as you register. That way, participants
can study the articles and formulate questions before arriving.
Preliminary & Certification Exams are available for those who qualify.
Click here for information to register.
GSDTA Miami Intensive
Thurs. July 18th – Fri. July 19th 2013
15-Hour Intensive taught
by GSDTA Specialists:
Featuring: Mary Ann and Sarah
Cost
for the 15-Hour Intensive – $250 –
Printed materials for the Intensive
will start being emailed as soon as you register. That way, participants
can study the articles and formulate questions before arriving.
Preliminary & Certification Exams are available for those who qualify.
To Register, please click here Or contact GSDTA offices at (562) 869-8949 with
credit card information.
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Welcome to
Skippy Blair's
Universal Unit System(R):
Everything a DANCE TEACHER or a DANCE STUDENT
wants - or needs to know - about West Coast Swing
PLUS:
Teacher's Training in
Contemporary Social Dance -
Cha-Cha - Waltz - Rumba -
Melange - Jump Swing - Niteclub Foxtrot - PLUS: Coordination Training for Adults
- Teens - and all age Kids.
There are NO Dance Patterns that cannot
be broken down into Universal Unit System(R)
Annotation. Call for info:
(562)-869-8949. or email: Skippy @SkippyBlair.com
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The latest version of
GSDTA
UNIT CARDS
made a great hit in KONA. This fascinating
system is making learning exciting - ALL OVER THE
WORLD.
It has been a joy to see so any people
"reading" the cards & being able to demonstrate great NEW
variations - (particularly in West Coast Swing). Watching the speed & accuracy
with which new teachers pick up the
"Rhythm
Games" is an exhilarating experience all by itself.
Check it out. NEW
UNIT
CARDS, complete with Rolling Count Backdrop Cards are now available - See: PRODUCTS
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GSDTA Certification Information LISTED BELOW
Golden State Dance Teachers Association
GSDTA
is in it's 51st year and is the longest running Dance Teachers
Organization, particularly when it comes to WEST COAST SWING.
For over 55 years, much of the evolution
and development of West Coast Swing has
come from the direct efforts of Skippy Blair & other Professional Members of
GSDTA who are part of ongoing West Coast Swing and other DANCE INTENSIVES. Check the INDEX section
for "WEST COAST SWING." - INTENSIVES - and Educational PRODUCTS.
INNOVATIONS such as: Rolling Count - Centering
Knob - Center Point of Balance (CPB) - 3-Toe Base - Dance Rhythms - Single
Tracking - Flash-Lighting Technique - Power Point - Sending Foot - Upper Left
and Upper Right Quadrants, etc.
were born in "Skippy Blair's Universal Unit System(R)" program. GSDTA's reputation for creating top flight
Teachers
& Performers, has been making dance headlines for over 50 years, and
continues it's development & growth with Certification training through Intensives.
We are particularly proud of hearing how FAST the system
produces results. GSDTA wants to publicly thank Jordan
&
Tatiana, Mary Ann Nunez, Sharlot & Mark and all the other GSDTA
Teachers - for all the Kudos we receive about the
Universal Unit
System(R) and our Dance Intensives programs, from all over the world.
Their teaching & incomparable performing abilities have created excitement
everywhere they travel. Currently they are also spreading the GOOD NEWS
about West Coast 101 Competitions.
ALSO: Check out Skippy's Dance
BLOG:
www.SkippyBlair.blogspot.com
EMAIL:
Skippy@Skippyblair.com
West Coast Swing DVD
Set - 22 Foundation Patterns in West Coast
Swing -
2 Hour,
2-Disc Set - Only
$49.95 for 2 discs -
A particular hit with Teachers all over
the World.
PLEASE - check PRODUCT LINE (left margin) -
for additional products
This 2-hour, 2-disc DVD, covers all 22 Foundation Patterns in West Coast Swing -
(Currently receiving raves
from coast to coast).
Each pattern teaches
a new essential "move" for the Leader and the Follower. Details
clearly defined. Each move is taught in the proper order for maximum
learning. All this information for only $25 per DVD - (Sold, Part 1 & Part 2 as a pair)
Sample Testimonials: #1.
"I am not a teacher, but armed with this DVD - I know I could teach." - "I found techniques in
the beginning patterns that I had never
heard about before." JD, Seattle -
#2. "I have
been
teaching 7 years and I just changed my whole format
to match
your
DVD - My STUDENTS really love it."
PD, San Diego.
(Check Index for more "Testimonials").
PRODUCT LINE (left margin) will tell you more about the "22 Pattern" DVD
Set,
the "SHIM SHAM" DVD, TIMING & PHRASING DVD, the
latest "JUDGING NOTEBOOK" "West Coast 101" - & the new UNIT
CARDS with Rolling Count Cards that stand behind the Rhythms. PLUS other educational
products, as they become available.
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Skippy Blair
Photo by Walter Ricks
May, 2007
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18 & Under - Always Half Price for
any
GSDTA Intensive
2012
"West Coast 101"
Competitions:
Monterey in January - Capital event in Sacramento in
Feb.
J&J O'Rama in June
Miami Magic in July
Australia in July
Halloween Swingthing
in October
Check out GSDTA INTENSIVES on our Website - AND
More Info always available at:
(562) 869-8949
for More Info on intensives:
Skippy@Skippyblair.com
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If YOU are just starting to learn
to dance,
Smile and enjoy
the Journey.
The JOY of the journey will be a
Memory
that will
last a
lifetime.
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LATEST DANCE TIP:
Pressing the Centering Knob back is raising the level of dancers
from coast to coast. SMASHING hit at Hawaii, 2009!
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Question from Competition Performer:
Can Body Flight be achieved without
Rolling Count?
Answer: NO it can't.
Someone can HAVE Body Flight without being aware that they are dancing Rolling Count - but any
knowledgeable observer
will be able to
identify it.
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