Steve St. Pierre offers classes and dances at the Lynnfield Community Church, 735 Salem Street (Route 129) in Lynnfield, MA. For more information, write to saintdancer@comcast.net.
News:Steve maintains a mailing list of people who can contact him if they want him to schedule a particular class.
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Remember please that all of the workshops are 75 minutes and cost $15 per person. Take 2 for only $25 per person. The workshop location is the Lynnfield Community Church, 735 Salem Street (route 129) in Lynnfield, MA (just about a mile from the Route 1 Christmas Tree Shop. Questions? Call 781-598-0419.
| Introduction to the Hustle
I will start at the very beginning and proceed as far as the group is comfortable with in the time allowed. Come and get started on a new dance. |
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| 4:15-5:30 pm | Hustle (advanced beginner)
Simple patterns out of the basics introduced in the first workshop will be explored. Great for the person who has taken the first workshop or who knows a bit of hustle. (You do not need to have taken the first workshop if you already dance a bit of hustle.) |
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| 6:30-7:45 pm | Intermediate Hustle
I will watch you dance for a bit and then reach into my bag of tricks and teach a combination or two that the group is not yet doing. (Participants should be able to lead/follow rolling breaks.) |
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| 7:45-9:00 pm | Intermed./Adv. Hustle
More challenging moves that come from the teachings of CA teachers – something different from what most people around here are dancing. |
Starting Monday, April 7, 2008, for 6 weeks. All lessons are priced at $90/person prepaid the first evening of class for the 6 week course. All lessons will be at the Lynnfield Community Church 735 Salem Street in Lynnfield, MA minutes from the rte.1 Christmas Tree Shop. Anyone interested???
| Ballroom Sampler/Wedding Prep Class
3 lessons each of Waltz and Foxtrot |
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| West Coast Swing: Beyond the basics
Intermediate level combinations for those who know their 6- and 8-count basics. |
Hi Folks,Forcasted rent increases at the church due to heating costs this winter are causing a change in the way I will be doing things.
Group lessons will now be available on demand and sold in a 6 week package as in the past. Contact me anytime you have a group of 4 or more and I will arrange a day and time when we can get together. No more flyers every 6 weeks. No more waiting for a class to come around. Contact me and it will be arranged immediately.
Don't have 4 people but still want a group lesson rate?? contact me with a daytime phone number and I will put your name on a call list. When I have a minimum of 4 people I will set up the class.
Group lessons will be priced at $15 per person per lesson paid up front for the series.
Private lessons are still available at anytime and are still priced at $55 for a 45 minute lesson with discounts for those who take them on a more frequent basis i.e.
- 1 lesson --$55
- 5 lessons - prepay $250 --save $25
- 10 lessons - prepay $550 -- get your 11th. lesson free -- save $55
That is it -- no long term contracts-- simplicity itself.
Just a reminder that dance lessons make wonderful any occassion presents.
Take care,
Steve
If you have ever seen someone whose dancing you admired and wondered how they got that good, the most obvious answer to that question is probably that he/she took private lessons and did lots of practice. When it comes to getting better at something, I subscribe to Thomas Edison's comment that," genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration."
"Won't I get better taking group lessons?" you might ask. The answer, up to a point, is "Yes" but that is a limited "Yes." Why the limit to that response?—because group lessons and private lessons each aim at accomplishing different things.
Group lessons offer an inexpensive way to get introduced to the dance and even to pick up a basic social level of ability but rarely does anyone ever get really good based on group lessons alone. Don't believe that? Next time you see those people whose dancing you admire, ask him/her if private lessons helped them get there. I'll lay odds the answer will be "Yes" 9 out of 10 times. Don't take my word for it. Really—ask a few folks.
So... Why private lessons? What are they going to do for me that group lessons most probably cannot?
Private lessons allow the instructor to focus more completely on how you or how you and your partner are executing the movement. It is highly unlikely in a class of say 8-12 that everyone taking the class is making the same mistake. As I have said in response to people asking me if I get tired teaching the basics. "No, because while the basics are the same, the mistakes are original."
Years ago my instructor told me what I am going to tell you now. If you want to get good at dance then the best bang for your buck is to take group lessons to learn the big picture, to get the big idea and then take private lessons on what you are already familiar with to hone and polish your skills. Then--- don't forget the part about practice and lots of it.
If you have any questions or want to get on the mailing list, please Steve St. Pierre at 781-598-0419 or write to 298 Eastern Avenue, Lynn, MA 01902.