Schedule
Our classes and dances for the weekend will be held in and around the neighborhood of Rochester's South Wedge.
The main ballroom for dances and classes will be the Historic German House, 315 Gregory Street.
Our second location for classes is at Rose Room, 295 Gregory Street (next door to German House).
Saturday and Sunday classes are also held at Weider's Hall, 389 Gregory Street (at Cayuga Street, back door third floor).
Please be aware the schedule is subject to change. A downloadable PDF of the schedule is available as well.
Friday, November 10, 2023
7:00pm | Doors Open | |
7:30pm–8:40pm | German House |
Routine! with Laura [Challenge Rating 2] It’s a routine! |
Rose Room |
Tap Basics Day 1 with Josette [Challenge Rating 1] Tap class for those who may have never learned before or need a refresher. Hardshoes permitted on tap boards, but not required. |
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8:40pm–12:30am | German House | Friday Night Dance with Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Band Performance by Reverie Chorus Line at 9:55pm Advanced Competition Prelims begin at 10pm Open Competition Prelims begin at 11pm |
1am Saturday | Lindy Compound | Late Night Party |
Saturday, November 11, 2023
9:45am | Doors Open | ||
10am–10:50am | German House |
Inspiration Stations with All Teachers [Challenge Rating 1] Get ready to be inspired as you spend 10 minutes with each instructor sharing their distinctive take on solo jazz. |
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11am–12:10pm | German House |
Getting in the Groove - Body Movement with Laura [Challenge Rating 1] If you can use your middle to connect with the music, you get so much character and footwork for free! |
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Rose Room |
Swinging Quality with Claudia [Challenge Rating 3] "What makes my dance stay related to the Swing universe? Not a "back-to-basics", but "back-to-fundamentals" with all the experience built until now. |
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Weider's Hall |
Na Gode with Chisomo [Challenge Rating 2] Come learn an Afrobeats choreography from Chisomo! |
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12:30pm–1:40pm | German House |
Fast Dancing with Laura [Challenge Rating 3] How do I survive? Some of it is stamina, but some of it is strategy. |
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Rose Room |
Swinging Through a Routine with Claudia [Challenge Rating 2] Building a routine together, where Claudia will share her perspectives and manias about its build-up. |
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Weider's Hall |
Dancing in Time with Josette [Challenge Rating 1] Learn to really lock in your timing with Josette. |
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1:40pm–3pm |
Lunch Break You are welcome to eat in any of the venues, but encourage you to use the mezzanine seating in the German House. Lunch preorders can be picked up in the German House. |
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3pm–4:10pm | German House |
Jazz, You're It with Chisomo [Challenge Rating 1] We’ll move from walking in style to learning from others in a game of jazz tag. |
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Rose Room |
Tap Basics Day 2 with Josette [Challenge Rating 2] Tap class continuing on from Friday. Folks with some tap experience also welcome! Hardshoes permitted on tap boards, but not required. |
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Weider's Hall |
Rhythm Challenges with Claudia [Challenge Rating 3] "Some of the ideas that are nowadays are giving me insomnia just by thinking of them. I would like us to try all the options I have in mind and see how far we get with them all!" |
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4:30pm–5:40pm | German House |
Culture Talk with Denise Minns Come take a seat and listen to a curated talk with Denise Minns Harris, daughter of Al Minns and an accomplished lifelong activist and dancer. |
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7:15pm | Doors Open | ||
7:30pm–8:30pm | German House |
Beginner Lindy Hop Lesson Come learn some beginner friendly Lindy Hop ahead of the evening dance! |
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8:30pm–12:30am | German House | Saturday Night Dance with Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Band Open Competition Finals begin at 10pm Advanced Competition Finals begin at 11:20pm |
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1am Sunday | Lindy Compound | Late Night Party |
Sunday, November 12, 2023
9:45am | Doors Open | |
10am–10:50am | German House |
Stretch Class with Caroline Join us on Sunday morning for a well-deserved stretch break! This class will draw from an eclectic movement background to get you engaging and releasing your muscles, breathing, relaxing, and ready for another full day of dancing. Caroline McBride is a dancer, Pilates instructor, and a physical therapist. |
11am–12:10pm | German House |
Improvisation Is The Goal with Claudia [Challenge Rating 2] Connecting the dance to its roots, accessing our "party mode" through different perspectives in class. |
Rose Room |
Owning Your Voice with Josette [Challenge Rating 2] Learn to confidently cultivate your personal dance voice. |
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Weider's Hall |
Mama's Stew with Chisomo's Spice with Chisomo [Challenge Rating 3] We’ll move through Mama’s Stew with jazz then and add some styling ideas from Chisomo and/or do it to Afrobeats. |
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12:30pm–1:40pm | German House |
Partners in Solo with Laura & Claudia [Challenge Rating 2] Even though solo dancing isn’t physically touching someone, it’s still a social dance - with all the collaboration, listening, compromise, and inspiration that comes with a good partnership. In this class, we will be improvising, using partners as a huge source of inspiration. |
Rose Room |
Afrobeats Groove with Chisomo [Challenge Rating 3] Take a tour of the continent through African and Afro dance movement, settling into neotraditional Zambian movement styles while singing and dancing to music popular on the continent now. |
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Weider's Hall |
Implementing Syncopated Rhythms with Josette [Challenge Rating 3] Looking to take your rhythms to the next level? Learn to add in some tricky syncopation to spice up your rhythm. |
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1:40pm–3pm |
Lunch Break You are welcome to eat in any of the venues, but encourage you to use the mezzanine seating in the German House. Lunch preorders can be picked up in the German House. |
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3pm–4:10pm | German House |
Breaking up Basics - Part 1 with Laura [Challenge Rating 2] It's more than just stringing different moves together. We want to sit with one move and drill down into it to find all the pieces and discover its potential. |
Rose Room |
Tap Basics Day 3 with Josette [Challenge Rating 3] Tap class continuing on from Saturday. Folks with tap experience also welcome! Hardshoes permitted on tap boards, but not required. |
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Weider's Hall |
Basic But Challenging Rhythms with Claudia [Challenge Rating 1] The goal of the class is to build some of the tools to work on confidence in your improvisation. |
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4:30pm–5:30pm | German House |
Breaking up Basics - Part 2 with Laura [Challenge Rating 3] We are going to add so many different textures, rhythms, ways of moving our body, and more to maximize each move. |
Rose Room |
Let's Do Some Shim Shamming & Afro with Chisomo [Challenge Rating 2] Add some Afro stylings into your Shim Sham. |
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Weider's Hall |
Latin Inspirations with Claudia [Challenge Rating 3] Explore some of the refreshments we can get from other music and dance styles, contrasting or fitting them into our Jazz. |
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5:40pm–6pm | Rose Room |
Stompology Wrap-Up with All Teachers Let's wrap up the weekend together! The instructors will share what they would like to see each dancer take home with them from Stompology. |
5:30pm–8:30pm | Rose Room | Sunday DJed Dance and Pizza Party with DJ Mike and DJ Art |