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DVIDA American Style Smooth & Rhythm Group Class Program

Edition dated: January 10th, 2003

DVIDA Bronze Group Class Program Benefits:
This Program has been created using a tried and true model of successful group classes. By providing studios with a detailed roadmap to the DVIDA syllabus, this Program will provide invaluable benefits to studios, teachers, and students.

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1. Resource for teachers: The program alleviates the work of creating a class curriculum and choreographing routines from scratch. Using a pre-tested class format and pace, the program provides teachers with a detailed weekly breakdown of the patterns to teach and review, amalgamations to be danced and cumulative routines for each Bronze level of material.

2. Great for students: By teaching all four Smooth and all eight Rhythm dances together, students are encouraged to learn more than one dance and their learning is maximized. Teaching becomes more effective by using the interrelated method of teaching: demonstrating frame only one time for all the dances, comparing similar figures, showing common elements, teaching alignments, etc.

3. Supports Medal Exams: Classes support DVIDA Medal Exams by following the four Bronze Levels. Therefore, students may take an Exam upon completion of each class in the series. Medal exams are a great way for students to set goals, measure their dance progress, and stay committed to their dance training.

4. Success for Studios: With this Group Class Program, studios will be able to implement stronger, more successful group classes. Structured group class programs that lead students through a logical, definable path with clear goals are very appealing to students, and can create a lot of excitement and enthusiasm. Both group class and private lesson retention rates can be raised as a result.

5. Great Marketing Opportunity: Being able to advertise that a student will learn the Full Bronze Syllabus in the Smooth and Rhythm dances in only 8 months each with the opportunity to get certified is a powerful marketing tool.

Overview of The Rhythm Program:
The Rhythm Group Class Program is designed for those of you who would like to concentrate on the eight American Style Rhythm dances: Rumba, Cha Cha, East Coast Swing, Bolero, Mambo, Merengue, West Coast Swing and Samba.

In this Program, you will use ?Cuban Motion,? body isolations and arm styling as you learn these fun Rhythm dances. The purpose of this Program is to train you in the DVIDA Bronze American Rhythm syllabus in an easy, logical and progressive way. The Rhythm dances are interrelated, sharing similar figures and common elements. By studying them together, your learning is maximized and your dancing accelerated.

The Rhythm dances have been divided into two classes:

Section A	Section B
Rumba	Mambo
Cha Cha	Merengue
Bolero	Samba
East Coast Swing	West Coast Swing

Each 8-week series class covers one level of the Bronze syllabus in its four dances. Upon completion of each level, you will be ready to take the corresponding DVIDA Medal Exam, an excellent way to measure your dance progress. You may also want to use this Program in your private lessons.

If you take Section A and B concurrently, you will complete the entire DVIDA Full Bronze American Rhythm syllabus of 15 figures per dance (10 figures in Bolero) plus variations, in just 8 months! By the end of this Program, you will be dancing at a whole new level, allowing you not only to take the Full Bronze Medal Exam, but to dance confidently in competitions, in showcases or out on the social dance floor.

Rhythm Program Details:

Series of four 8-week group classes; each class is 1.5 hours. This is a total of 8 months of classes and 48 hours of instruction:

Section A			Section B
1st	8 weeks:	Bronze I	1st	8 weeks:	Bronze I
2nd	8 weeks:	Bronze II	2nd	8 weeks:	Bronze II
3rd	8 weeks:	Bronze II	3rd	8 weeks:	Bronze III
4th	8 weeks:	Full Bronze	4th	8 weeks:	Full Bronze

Overview of The Smooth Program:
The Smooth Group Class Program is designed for those of you who would like to concentrate on the American Style Smooth dances:

Waltz

Foxtrot

Tango

Viennese Waltz

In this Program, you will glide, dip and spin around the floor as you learn these elegant ballroom dances. The purpose of this Program is to train you in the DVIDA Bronze American Smooth syllabus in an easy, logical and progressive way. The Smooth dances are interrelated, sharing similar figures and common elements. By studying them together, your learning is maximized and your dancing accelerated.

Each 8-week series class covers one level of the Bronze American Smooth syllabus in all four dances. Upon completion of each level, you will be ready to take the corresponding DVIDA Medal Exam, an excellent way to measure your dance progress. You may also want to use this Program in your private lessons.

In just 8 short months, you will complete the entire Bronze American Smooth syllabus of 15 figures per dance (10 figures in Viennese Waltz) plus variations! By the end of this Program, you will be dancing at a whole new level, allowing you not only to take the Full Bronze Medal Exam, but to dance confidently in competitions, in showcases or out on the social dance floor.

Smooth Program Details:

Series of four 8-week group classes; each class is 1.5 hours. This is a total of 8 months of classes and 48 hours of instruction:

Bronze American Smooth Program (Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot & Viennese Waltz):

1st	8 weeks:	Bronze I
2nd	8 weeks:	Bronze II
3rd	8 weeks:	Bronze III
4th	8 weeks:	Full Bronze

Levels of Rhythm & Smooth:

Bronze 1: You will learn the basic figures and character of each dance, as well as how to recognize the music. You will learn the basics of leading and following and develop your timing and rhythm. At the end of Bronze 1, you should feel comfortable dancing through an entire song at parties and weddings.

Bronze 2 & 3: You will add more fun and interesting patterns to your repertoire while developing your technique, styling and confidence. By the end of Bronze 3, you will have a large repertoire of fun patterns to give you more variety and enjoyment in your social or competitive dancing.

Full Bronze: You will complete the entire Bronze syllabus of 15 figures (10 figures in Bolero and/or Viennese Waltz) plus variations. You will polish your technique and master a routine of all the Bronze figures for each dance. Upon completion of Full Bronze, you should feel comfortable dancing with partners of various ability levels. You will now be ready to take your dancing to the next level: Silver Rhythm or Smooth.