Below is the final schedule for the 2011 Independence Day Ball Dance Camp. Please check back for the 2012 schedule. Some of the fun evening activities include:
- Pizza With the Pros - Q&A Session
- Trip to the fireworks
- *TWO* Social dances
Also feel free to browse past schedules for Championship Dance Camps events:
- Independence Day Ball 2010
- New Year's Day Ball 2010
- Independence Day Ball 2009
- New Year's Day Ball 2009
- Independence Day Ball 2008
- New Year's Day Ball 2008
- Independence Day Ball 2007
- Independence Day Ball 2006
| Saturday, July 2, 2011 - Day 1 | |||
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| 10:00 - 10:20am | Ballroom A | Information and Welcome Session | |
| 10:30 - 11:20am | Ballroom A | DanceSport Endurance | Todd Borzych |
| Ballroom C | Yoga - morning warm-up | Stanley Kuo | |
| 11:30 - 12:20pm | Ballroom A | Waltz - "Basic action" (All levels, St) | Garry Gekhman |
| Ballroom B | Foxtrot - “Sway & swing - move like the wind” (All levels, St) | Ieva Pauksena | |
| Ballroom C | Viennese Waltz - “Rhythms” (All levels, Sm) | Larinda McRaven | |
| Ballroom D | “Cha-cha or Cha Cha Cha” (All levels, La) | Rufus Dustin | |
| 12:30 - 1:20pm | Ballroom A | “Everything starts from the base” (All levels, St) | Danny Quilliam |
| Ballroom B | “Shadow Position - What is it?” (All levels, Sm) | Larinda McRaven | |
| Ballroom C | "Turns, rotations and spirals" (All levels, La) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom D | Jive - "Kicks and flicks" (Advanced, La) | Kimberley Mitchell | |
| 1:30 - 2:20pm | Ballroom A | "Floorcraft - it's skill, not luck!" (All levels, St) | Garry Gekhman |
| Ballroom B | Partner meet and greet | ||
| Ballroom C | Rumba - "Principles of movement" (All levels, La) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom D | LUNCH | ||
| 2:30 - 3:20pm | Ballroom A | “Connection in Latin - Physical and emotional” (All levels, La) | Rufus Dustin |
| Ballroom B | “West Coast Swing for Ballroom & Latin dancers” | Dave Moldover | |
| Ballroom C | “What is the Smooth Style all about?” (All levels, Sm) | Eulia Baranovsky | |
| Ballroom D | LUNCH | ||
| 3:30 - 4:20pm | Ballroom A | Tango - “Tips” (All levels, St) | Ieva Pauksena |
| Ballroom B | Foxtrot - “Flowing” (All levels, St) | Danny Quilliam | |
| Ballroom C | "Leading, whose turn is it now?" (All levels, La) | Kimberley Mitchell | |
| Ballroom D | Samba - “Dance of many rhythms” (Advanced, La) | Rufus Dustin | |
| 4:20 - 4:45pm | BREAK | ||
| 4:45 - 5:35pm | Ballroom A | Tango - "Basic action" (All levels, St) | Garry Gekhman |
| Ballroom B | “The secret of balance” (All levels, St) | Danny Quilliam | |
| Ballroom C | Rumba - "Using your back" (All levels, La) | Kimberley Mitchell | |
| Ballroom D | "Mastering the rhythm" (Advanced, La) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| 5:45 - 6:35pm | Ballroom A | "Elegance of arm styling" (All levels, La) | Kimberley Mitchell |
| Ballroom B | Smooth Foxtrot - "Basic action" (All levels, Sm) | Larinda McRaven | |
| Ballroom C | Samba - "Perfecting basic actions" (All levels, La) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom D | “Performance and expression - How do we express ourselves” (All levels, St/Sm) | Eulia Baranovsky | |
| 6:45 - 7:35pm | Ballroom A | Paso Doble - “Basics” (All levels, La) | Rufus Dustin |
| Ballroom B | "American Quickstep - How is it different?" (All levels, St/Sm) | Larinda McRaven | |
| Ballroom C | “Magic hands” (Advanced, St) | Ieva Pauksena | |
| Ballroom D | “Dance positions - Standard verses Smooth” (All levels, St/Sm) | Eulia Baranovsky | |
| 8:00 - 11:30pm | Ballroom A | Independence Day Ball Social. Semi-formal attire. If you are not attending the camp, you are welcome to attend the social. COST:
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| Sunday, July 3, 2011 - Day 2 | |||
| 8:45 - 9:35am | Ballroom A | DanceSport Endurance | Todd Borzych |
| Ballroom C | Yoga - morning warm-up | Stanley Kuo | |
| 10:00 - 10:50am | Ballroom A | Quickstep - "How to Make it Slow" (All levels, St) | Garry Gekhman |
| Ballroom B | “Beautiful feet and the power of good footwork” (All levels, St/Sm) | Eulia Baranovsky | |
| Ballroom C | Jive - "Basic action" (All levels, La) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom D | "Warm up techniques" (All levels, La) | Kimberley Mitchell | |
| 11:00 - 11:50am | Ballroom A | “To bend or not to bend?” (All levels, St) | Danny Quilliam |
| Ballroom B | “How to choreograph from basic to advanced” (Advanced, St/Sm) | Rufus Dustin | |
| Ballroom C | Rumba - "How to fill in the 'extra' time" (All levels, La) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom D | “Body mechanics: How to play our instrument - our body” (All levels, Sm) | Eulia Baranovsky | |
| 12:00 - 12:50pm | Ballroom A | “Moving from point A to point B” (All levels, St) | Ieva Pauksena |
| Ballroom B | “Alternate shapes for standing spins and run arounds” (All levels, Sm) | Larinda McRaven | |
| Ballroom C | Samba - "Showing the different rhythms" (All levels, La) | Kimberley Mitchell | |
| Ballroom D | Rumba - “Patterns and techniques” (Advanced, La) | Marcus Johnson | |
| 1:00 - 1:50pm | Ballroom A | “How to create the look” (All levels, St) | Ieva Pauksena |
| Ballroom B | LUNCH | ||
| Ballroom C | "How not to dance - What judges do and don’t want to see on the floor" (All levels, La) | Kimberley Mitchell | |
| Ballroom D | LUNCH | ||
| 2:00 - 2:50pm | Ballroom A | “Power demystified” (All levels, St) | Danny Quilliam |
| Ballroom B | LUNCH | ||
| Ballroom C | "How to prepare for a competition mentally and physically" (All levels, La) | Marcus Johnson | |
| Ballroom D | LUNCH | ||
| 3:00 - 3:50pm | Ballroom A | Viennese Waltz - "Making it easy" (All levels, St) | Garry Gekhman |
| Ballroom B | “Hips - source of power” (Advanced, St) | Danny Quilliam | |
| Ballroom C | "Spins and turns" (All levels, La) | Kimberley Mitchell | |
| Ballroom D | "Understanding the Male-Female Role in the partnership, and how to make it successful" (All levels, Sm) | Eulia Baranovsky | |
| 4:00 - 4:50pm | Ballroom A | Foxtrot - "Art of Waves, Feathers, and Three Steps" (All levels, St) | Garry Gekhman |
| Ballroom B | “Maintaining body and hand connections” (All levels, Sm) | Larinda McRaven | |
| Ballroom C | “Is it Jive or Swing?” (All levels, La/Rh) | Rufus Dustin | |
| Ballroom D | Cha Cha - "Efficient Connection" (Advanced, La) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| 4:50 - 5:15pm | BREAK | ||
| 5:15 - 6:05pm | Ballroom A | “The body: lots of employees, but only one boss” (All levels, St) | Danny Quilliam |
| Ballroom B | “Partnering each other using inside and outside turns” (All levels, Sm) | Eulia Baranovsky | |
| Ballroom C | "Achieving Balance" (All levels, La) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom D | “Man’s posture, explained by a lady” (Advanced, St) | Ieva Pauksena | |
| 6:15 - 7:05pm | Ballroom A | “Big steps? Leg division” (All levels, St) | Ieva Pauksena |
| Ballroom B | "Differences and Similarities of Smooth and Standard" (All levels, St/Sm) | Larinda McRaven | |
| Ballroom C | Performance Class (All levels) | Marcus Johnson | |
| Ballroom D | “Flexibility and extension in Latin” (All levels, La) | Rufus Dustin | |
| 7:30 - 9:30pm | Ballroom A | "Pizza with the Pros" - Q&A / dinner session with the instructors. Pizza will be provided. | |
| Monday, July 4, 2011 - Day 3 | |||
| 8:45 - 9:35am | Ballroom A | DanceSport Endurance | Todd Borzych |
| Ballroom C | Yoga - morning warm-up | Stanley Kuo | |
| 10:00 - 10:50am | Ballroom A | "Anna's Latin conditioning" (bring socks and comfortable pants) (All levels, La) | Anna Trebunskaya |
| Ballroom B | Viennese Waltz - “How to survive?” (All levels, St) | Anna Mikhed | |
| Ballroom C | “How to be one with your partner” (All levels, St) | Ieva Pauksena | |
| Ballroom D | Cha Cha - "Basic action" (All levels, La) | Marcus Johnson | |
| 11:00 - 11:50am | Ballroom A | Waltz - “How to progress and rotate at the same time” (All levels, St) | Danny Quilliam |
| Ballroom B | “Balance - Understanding the center of gravity” (All levels, Sm) | Eulia Baranovsky | |
| Ballroom C | Paso Doble - “Shaping & lines" (Advanced, La) | Jonathan Roberts | |
| Ballroom D | “The three Rumbas” (All levels, La) | Rufus Dustin | |
| 12:00 - 12:50pm | Ballroom A | Tango - “To Swing or not to swing? That is the question” (All levels, St) | Anna Mikhed |
| Ballroom B | “The most useful smooth class you will ever take" (All levels, Sm) | Jonathan Roberts | |
| Ballroom C | “Inner space and outer space” (Advanced, St) | Danny Quilliam | |
| Ballroom D | “Feet and legs - Developing a stronger foundation” (All levels, La/Rh) | Bill Sparks | |
| 1:00 - 1:50pm | Ballroom A | Tango - “Different dance, different feel, different approach” (All levels, St) | Ieva Pauksena |
| Ballroom B | “Turns and spins in Smooth - how to create power and speed” (Advanced, Sm) | Eulia Baranovsky | |
| Ballroom C | Rumba - “Choreography” (All levels, La) | Rufus Dustin | |
| Ballroom D | "Differences in American Rhythm and Latin" (All levels, La/Rh) | Marcus Johnson | |
| 2:00 - 2:50pm | Ballroom A | “Can you spin?” (All levels, La/Rh) | Bill Sparks |
| Ballroom B | "Types of swing and their usage in Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep and Viennese Waltz” (Advanced, St) | Anna Mikhed | |
| Ballroom C | Foxtrot - “Character & actions” (All levels, Sm) | Jonathan Roberts | |
| Ballroom D | “Locomotion” (All levels, St) | Danny Quilliam | |
| 3:00 - 3:50pm | Ballroom A | Viennese Waltz - “Creating space” (All levels, St) | Ieva Pauksena |
| Ballroom B | "Hip-Hip. Chin-Chin - Role of hips in creating power” (All levels, St) | Anna Mikhed | |
| Ballroom C | Performance Class (All levels) | Marcus Johnson | |
| Ballroom D | “A clear difference: Jive vs. swing” (All levels, La/Rh) | Bill Sparks | |
| 5:30 - 10:00pm | Ballroom A | Fireworks start at around 9pm on the National Mall in downtown Washington, DC. Group for the Mall will depart at 5:30pm sharp. | |
| Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - Day 4 | |||
| 8:45 - 9:35am | Ballroom A | DanceSport Endurance | Todd Borzych |
| Ballroom C | Yoga - morning warm-up | Stanley Kuo | |
| 10:00 - 10:50am | Ballroom A | "The 'how to' of heel turns" (All levels, St/Sm) | Eulia Baranovsky |
| Ballroom B | Quickstep - "Chasses" (All levels, St) | Paul Huston | |
| Ballroom C | Samba - “Developing the vertical circulation” (Advanced, La) | Bill Sparks | |
| Ballroom D | Jive - “A different kind of beast" (All levels, La) | Anna Trebunskaya | |
| 11:00 - 11:50am | Ballroom A | "Lower body usage in Rumba and Cha Cha" (All levels, La) | Anna Trebunskaya |
| Ballroom B | Foxtrot - "Secret of timing" (All levels, St) | Gherman Mustuc | |
| Ballroom C | “Importance of phrasing and musical accents in choreography” (Advanced, St) | Anna Mikhed | |
| Ballroom D | “Rhythm and musicality - Characterization of the four smooth dances" (All levels, Sm) | Eulia Baranovsky | |
| 12:00 - 12:50pm | Ballroom A | Viennese Waltz - "Fleckerls: Don't be scared" (All levels, St) | Gherman Mustuc |
| Ballroom B | Tango - “Contrast in movement” (All levels, Sm) | Jonathan Roberts | |
| Ballroom C | "Musicality - where to put the music in your body" (Advanced, St) | Paul Huston | |
| Ballroom D | "Musicality through count and timing" (All levels, La) | Marcus Johnson | |
| 1:00 - 1:50pm | Ballroom A | "Levels of Rise and Fall in Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep and Viennese Waltz.... and Tango?" (All levels, St) | Anna Mikhed |
| Ballroom B | LUNCH | ||
| Ballroom C | “Rumba Actions - what does what” (All levels, La) | Jonathan Roberts | |
| Ballroom D | LUNCH | ||
| 2:00 - 2:50pm | Ballroom A | ”Where do lines come from and how can we create beautiful shapes?” (All levels, Sm) | Eulia Baranovsky |
| Ballroom B | LUNCH | ||
| Ballroom C | “Understanding frame and hold” (All levels, La) | Bill Sparks | |
| Ballroom D | LUNCH | ||
| 3:00 - 3:50pm | Ballroom A | Tango - "Power with grace" (All levels, St) | Paul Huston |
| Ballroom B | “What I need from my partner” (All levels, St) | Gherman Mustuc | |
| Ballroom C | "Awareness of partner in Rumba" (Advanced, La) | Anna Trebunskaya | |
| Ballroom D | Cha Cha - "Legs, ankles, and feet" (All levels, La) | Dan Calloway | |
| 4:00 - 4:50pm | Ballroom A | Viennese Waltz - “Drive & energy” (All levels, Sm) | Jonathan Roberts |
| Ballroom B | Quickstep - "Basic action" (All levels, St) | Dan Calloway | |
| Ballroom C | “Arms with style” (All levels, La) | Bill Sparks | |
| Ballroom D | “Movement through Space - Understanding the physics of motion” (Advanced, Sm) | Eulia Baranovsky | |
| 4:50 - 5:15pm | BREAK | ||
| 5:15 - 6:05pm | Ballroom A | “The most useful Latin class you will ever take” (All levels, La) | Jonathan Roberts |
| Ballroom B | Foxtrot - "Rise and fall: how is it different in Foxtrot?" (All levels, St) | Dan Calloway | |
| Ballroom C | Performance Class (All levels) | Marcus Johnson | |
| Ballroom D | Waltz - "Advanced technique for basic figures" (All levels, St) | Paul Huston | |
| 6:15 - 7:05pm | Ballroom A | Performance Class (All levels) | Marcus Johnson |
| Ballroom B | “Exercises and drills in Standard” (All levels, St) | Gherman Mustuc | |
| Ballroom C | Samba - "How many timings can a dance have?" (All levels, La) | Dan Calloway | |
| Ballroom D | “How to stay balanced - Types and principles of Balance” (All levels, St) | Anna Mikhed | |
| Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - Day 5 | |||
| 8:45 - 9:35am | Ballroom A | DanceSport Endurance | Todd Borzych |
| Ballroom C | Yoga - morning warm-up | Stanley Kuo | |
| 10:00 - 10:50am | Ballroom A | Quickstep - "Chasses, locks, and hops" (All levels, St) | Gherman Mustuc |
| Ballroom B | Foxtrot - “How to make 3 steps in 4 beats” (All levels, St) | Anna Mikhed | |
| Ballroom C | Jive - “Man’s and woman's ways" (Advanced, La) | Anna Trebunskaya | |
| Ballroom D | Cha Cha - "Developing speed" (All levels, La) | Bill Sparks | |
| 11:00 - 11:50am | Ballroom A | Viennese Waltz - "Basic action" (All levels, St) | Paul Huston |
| Ballroom B | Waltz - “Swing-Sway-Shape in open positions” (All levels, Sm) | Jonathan Roberts | |
| Ballroom C | "Balance - a friend and a foe" (All levels, La) | Anna Trebunskaya | |
| Ballroom D | Rumba - "Direct your energy" (Advanced, La) | Bill Sparks | |
| 12:00 - 12:50pm | Ballroom A | Samba - “Actions and rhythms" (All levels, La) | Anna Trebunskaya |
| Ballroom B | Tango - "Articulate feet" (All levels, St) | Dan Calloway | |
| Ballroom C | “Smooth - Weight & dynamics” (All levels, Sm) | Jonathan Roberts | |
| Ballroom D | "Developing musicality in Standard" (Advanced, St) | Gherman Mustuc | |
| 1:00 - 1:50pm | Ballroom A | "Anatomy of Ballroom" (All levels, St) | Gherman Mustuc |
| Ballroom B | LUNCH | ||
| Ballroom C | "Where's that center?" (All levels, La) | Anna Trebunskaya | |
| Ballroom D | LUNCH | ||
| 2:00 - 2:50pm | Ballroom A | "My partner is too tall/small/skinny/big/arms too short/legs too long" etc... How to manage the body issues in a partnership." (All levels, St) | Anna Mikhed |
| Ballroom B | LUNCH | ||
| Ballroom C | "Exercises and drills for Latin dancers" (All levels, La) | Dan Calloway | |
| Ballroom D | LUNCH | ||
| 3:00 - 3:50pm | Ballroom A | Foxtrot - "Advanced technique for basic figures" (All levels, St) | Paul Huston |
| Ballroom B | Waltz - "Creative syllabus patterns" (All levels, St) | Dan Calloway | |
| Ballroom C | “Termination of direction. spins turns and pivots” (Advanced, La) | Marcus Johnson | |
| Ballroom D | “Who's leading?" (All levels, La/Rh) | Bill Sparks | |
| 3:50 - 4:15pm | BREAK | ||
| 4:15 - 5:05pm | Ballroom A | "Rotation and CBMP" (All levels, St) | Dan Calloway |
| Ballroom B | Waltz - "Creative open choreography" (Advanced, St) | Paul Huston | |
| Ballroom C | "Mechanics of various connections" (All levels, La) | Marcus Johnson | |
| Ballroom D | “Making dancing exciting and beautiful through feelings and music” (All levels, La) | Gherman Mustuc | |
| 5:15 - 6:05pm | Ballroom A | “Man and Lady - The Driver and The Car” (All levels, St) | Anna Mikhed |
| Ballroom B | "Top 20 faults of Standard syllabus dancers" (All levels, St) | Dan Calloway | |
| Ballroom C | "What to practice" (All levels, La) | Marcus Johnson | |
| Ballroom D | “Styling for men. How to look masculine and cool” (All levels, La) | Gherman Mustuc | |
| 6:05-6:30pm | Ballroom A | Wrap-up session! | |