Country Two-step workshop w/ Russ Bradchulis
Join us for our first-ever country two-step workshop with UCWDC world champion Russ Bradchulis from San Diego, CA.
Date and time
Location
Star Dance School Brighton, Washington Street, Brighton, MA, USA
323 Washington Street Brighton, MA 02135About this event
- 4 hours
Want to learn? Join our Intro to Country Two-Step Workshop with Russ Bradchulis!
No prior experience is necessary! This workshop is perfect for beginners who want to learn the fundamentals of country two-step. Our guest instructor, Russ Bradchulis, will break down the basic steps into easy-to-understand segments and give you a few fun, simple, repeatable patterns that are easy to practice and use on the social dance floor.
Here's a sneak peek at what you'll learn:
- The Rhythm: Master the quick-quick-slow-slow rhythm that is the backbone of two-step.
- The Footwork: Learn the leader and follower steps for smooth movement and connection with your partner. Russ will teach techniques to help you to glide across the floor.
- Frame and Body Position: Understand how to maintain a proper frame for the best connection and create.
- Turning Techniques: Learn basic turning maneuvers to navigate the dance floor with ease.
By the end of the workshop, you'll be able to:
- Confidently execute the two-step pattern.
- Dance comfortably with a partner.
- Understand the fundamentals of leading and following.
- Have a blast learning a new skill!
Social dancing will follow until 11 p.m.
Follows:
- turn technique to keep you balanced and stable in multiple turns
- tips on being able to follow any lead
Leads:
- calibrating your lead to different types of follows, so you can dance with anyone
- how to fix those "oops" moments and keep on going like you meant to do that
Partnership:
- key ways to being a patient, kind, and encouraging partner, whether you know the person or not
- ways to balance out the partnership, mainly when there's a skill difference
Frequently asked questions
No dance experience is necessary to participate in our workshop! We encourage people of all levels to come out and dance.
No- boots are not required to dance with us. We do recommend wearing shoes that are easy to turn in. Socks are also acceptable since we are at a dance studio.
Yes, social dancing will follow the workshop and will include Two-step, Waltz, WCS, Country Swing and Line Dancing.