Portland Swing Dance Club

We’re pleased to welcome back Jim Minty of Seattle to Portland for Swing Blizzard 2009! Jim is currently the top male west coast swing competitor in the Pacific Northwest, and is a GSDTA-certified instructor and judge. He’s also the event director for the biggest WCS event in the Northwest, Seattle Easter Swing. Jim’s clear instruction and relaxed, humorous attitude make him a local favorite, so don’t miss his classes!

Preliminary Schedule

Subject to Change. Last Updated: January 15th, 2009.

Saturday, January 24, 2009 at Paradise Ballroom
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Workshop Registration
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Learn the Details (WCS All Levels)
2:15pm - 3:15pm	Romantic Nightclub Two-Step (NC2S All Levels)
3:30pm - 4:30pm	Rock the Basics (WCS All Levels)
4:30pm - 7:30pm	Dinner Break
Fourth Saturday Swing at Norse Hall
7:30pm - 8:30pm	Intermediate WCS Lesson with Jim Minty
8:30pm - Midnight	Dancing with DJ Chris Jones

Sunday, January 25, 2009 at Paradise Ballroom
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Workshop Registration
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Bending & Scrolling (WCS Int/Adv Level)
2:15pm - 3:15pm	Working the Music (WCS Int/Adv Level)
3:30pm - 4:30pm	Critique Session (WCS Int/Adv Level)

	Member	Non-Member
Each Workshop	$15	$20
Day Pass (Saturday dance not included)	$40 (save $5 per day)	$55 (save $5 per day)
Saturday Dance (Pre-dance lesson included)	$8	$15
Join or Renew Your PSDC Membership! If you haven’t already joined or renewed your membership for 2009, this is the perfect time to do so! The $30 annual membership fee ($10 for students) includes a pass for a free dance admission ($15 value if used by a guest), and a workshop day pass is $15 less for members than for non-members, so you’ll already be breaking even if you join PSDC and take three workshops at Swing Blizzard. Plus, members save $7 on admission at each of our 22 yearly dances. Become a Portland Swing Dance Club member and save all year long!

Locations:
Paradise Studio
826 SE Belmont St.
Portland, OR 97214
Get directions to Paradise Studio »

Norse Hall
111 NE 11th St.
Portland, OR 97232
Get directions to the Norse Hall »

Private Lessons are Available!
Contact our events director Jennifer Beyerl for private lessons with Jim Minty or Katie McCaslin.

About Jim Minty

With his passion for dancing and teaching, Jim has been focusing on helping people to “feel” their dance vs. learning to dance a pattern. Using innovative techniques and teaching tools, Jim’s desire is to help dancers of all levels learn how to feel and move with their partner on the dance floor by creating a better connection.

Currently the top competitive male west coast swing dancer in the Pacific Northwest, Jim Minty is a certified G.S.D.T.A instructor, judge and national competitor. He has been teaching and competing all over the U.S. since 1996 and has been instructing locally in Canada and Washington since 1987. Jim is trained/taught Social Ballroom till 92′, taught/competed in Country and Western dancing till 92′ and currently specializes in West Coast Swing, Night Club 2 and Hustle.

Source: www.wcs-dancer.com