Below is the *TENTATIVE* schedule for the 2010 Independence Day Ball Dance Camp. Please note that there will be updates to this schedule closer to the start of the camp. Some of the fun evening activities include:
- Pizza With the Pros - Q&A Session
- Trip to the fireworks
- Independence Day Ball Social
- 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 3, 2010 - 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 | Alicia Alvarenga | |
| 11:30 - 12:20pm | Ballroom A | Rumba - "Basic action" (All levels, La) | Maksim Chmerkovskiy |
| Ballroom B | Waltz - "Basic action" (All levels, St/Sm) | Ieva Pauksena | |
| Ballroom C | Cha Cha - "Basic action" (All levels, La/Rh) | Rufus Dustin | |
| Ballroom D | Foxtrot - "Basic action" (All levels, St) | Dan Calloway | |
| 12:30 - 1:20pm | Ballroom A | Viennese Waltz - "How to make it easy" (All levels, St/Sm) | Danny Quilliam |
| Ballroom B | Tango - "Is it low or flat?" (Advanced, St) | Glenn Weiss | |
| Ballroom C | Samba - "Principals of movement" (All levels, La) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom D | "Connection and partnering" (All levels, La/Rh) | Dan Calloway | |
| 1:30 - 2:20pm | Ballroom A | "Heel turn basics" (Beginner, St/Sm) | Ieva Pauksena |
| Ballroom B | LUNCH | ||
| Ballroom C | "Body action" (All levels, La/Rh) | Rufus Dustin | |
| Ballroom D | LUNCH | ||
| 2:30 - 3:20pm | Ballroom A | Frame - "Strong yet flexible" (All levels, St/Sm) | Danny Quilliam |
| Ballroom B | LUNCH | ||
| Ballroom C | "Judges’ pet peeves" (All levels, La/Rh) | Dan Calloway | |
| Ballroom D | LUNCH | ||
| 3:30 - 4:20pm | Ballroom A | Cha Cha - "Developing speed" (All levels, La/Rh) | Maksim Chmerkovskiy |
| Ballroom B | Quickstep - "Basic action" (All levels, St) | Dan Calloway | |
| Ballroom C | Jive - "Basic action" (All levels, La) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom D | "Emotion through motion" (Advanced, St/Sm) | Danny Quilliam | |
| 4:20 - 4:45pm | BREAK | ||
| 4:45 - 5:35pm | Ballroom A | Tango - "Developing speed" (All levels, St/Sm) | Ieva Pauksena |
| Ballroom B | Foxtrot - "Progression through horizontal movement" (Advanced, St) | Glenn Weiss | |
| Ballroom C | Samba - "Basic action" (All levels, La) | Dan Calloway | |
| Ballroom D | "From practice room to a competition floor - Secrets to success!" (All levels, La/Rh) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| 5:45 - 6:35pm | Ballroom A | Quickstep - "Being light on your feet" (All levels, St) | Glenn Weiss |
| Ballroom B | Tango - "Basic action" (All levels, St) | Dan Calloway | |
| Ballroom C | Samba - "Isolation. Controlling upper and lower body" (Advanced, La) | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | |
| Ballroom D | Rumba - "The little details" (All levels, La) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| 6:45 - 7:35pm | Ballroom A | "The three Rumbas: Bolero, American and International - differences and similarities" (All levels, La/Rh) | Rufus Dustin |
| Ballroom B | "Balance and control" (All levels, St/Sm) | Ieva Pauksena | |
| Ballroom C | Performance Class (All levels) | Danny Quilliam | |
| Ballroom D | Paso Doble - "Basic action" (All levels, La) | Dan Calloway | |
| 8:00 - 11:30pm | 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 4, 2010 - Day 2 | |||
| 8:45 - 9:35am | Ballroom A | DanceSport Endurance | Todd Borzych |
| Ballroom C | Yoga - morning warm-up | Alicia Alvarenga | |
| 10:00 - 10:50am | Ballroom A | Quickstep - "To shape or not to shape?" (All levels, St) | Ieva Pauksena |
| Ballroom B | Tango - "Power with grace" (Intermediate, St) | Glenn Weiss | |
| Ballroom C | Cha Cha - "Basic action" (All levels, La/Rh) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom D | "10 Things I Hate About You - Fulfilling your partner’s wish list" (All levels, La/Rh) | Dan Calloway | |
| 11:00 - 11:50am | Ballroom A | Rumba - "Hot hip action" (All levels, La/Rh) | Maksim Chmerkovskiy |
| Ballroom B | "Communication and connection" (Advanced, St/Sm) | Danny Quilliam | |
| Ballroom C | "Jive vs. Swing: What's the difference?" (All levels, La/Rh) | Rufus Dustin | |
| Ballroom D | "What Standard dancers should have learned in Syllabus" (All levels, St) | Dan Calloway | |
| 12:00 - 12:50pm | Ballroom A | "Mastering turns, rotations and spirals - Fundamentals" (All levels, La/Rh) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya |
| Ballroom B | "Rotation - Dancer's enemy" (All levels, St/Sm) | Danny Quilliam | |
| Ballroom C | "Difference between facts and feelings" (Advanced, St) | Glenn Weiss | |
| Ballroom D | "How to be expressive in Latin" (All levels, La/Rh) | Dan Calloway | |
| 1:00 - 1:50pm | Ballroom A | Waltz - "How to create big movement" (All levels, St/Sm) | Danny Quilliam |
| Ballroom B | "How to use the moving leg" (Intermediate, St/Sm) | Glenn Weiss | |
| Ballroom C | "Latin priorities - What’s really important?" (All levels, La/Rh) | Dan Calloway | |
| Ballroom D | Rumba - "Using your back" (Advanced, La/Rh) | Rufus Dustin | |
| 2:00 - 2:50pm | Ballroom A | Tango - "How to make it different from swing dances" (All levels, St/Sm) | Ieva Pauksena |
| Ballroom B | "Principles of balance and control" (All levels, La/Rh) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom C | Paso Doble - "Body actions and shapes" (Advanced, La) | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | |
| Ballroom D | "Keys to winning floorcraft" (All levels, St/Sm) | Dan Calloway | |
| 3:00 - 3:50pm | Ballroom A | Jive - "The Bounce" (All levels, La) | Maksim Chmerkovskiy |
| Ballroom B | Foxtrot - "Between your feet" (All levels, St) | Ieva Pauksena | |
| Ballroom C | Performance Class (All levels) | Danny Quilliam | |
| Ballroom D | Samba - "Floor and foot pressure" (All levels, La) | Rufus Dustin | |
| 5:30 - 10:00pm | Fireworks start at around 9pm on the National Mall in downtown Washington, DC. Group for the Mall will depart at 5:30pm sharp. | ||
| Monday, July 5, 2010 - Day 3 | |||
| 8:45 - 9:35am | Ballroom A | DanceSport Endurance | Todd Borzych |
| Ballroom C | Yoga - morning warm-up | Alicia Alvarenga | |
| 10:00 - 10:50am | Ballroom A | Quickstep - "Avoiding your partner" (All levels, St) | Victor Fung |
| Ballroom B | Tango - "Crystal clear" (All levels, St) | Anastasia Muravyeva | |
| Ballroom C | Paso Doble - "An introduction" (All levels, La) | Bill Sparks | |
| Ballroom D | Rumba - "Weight & floor pressure" (All levels, La/Rh) | Lydia Petrigova | |
| 11:00 - 11:50am | Ballroom A | "Pivots" (All levels, St/Sm) | Ieva Pauksena |
| Ballroom B | Waltz - "Definition of swing and how to create it" (Intermediate, St/Sm) | Glenn Weiss | |
| Ballroom C | Samba - "Voltas and botafogos" (All levels, La) | Lydia Petrigova | |
| Ballroom D | "Lead and Follow!" (Intermediate, La/Rh) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| 12:00 - 12:50pm | Ballroom A | Rumba - "Using body language to emphasize masculine and feminine roles" (All levels, La/Rh) | Rufus Dustin |
| Ballroom B | Viennese Waltz - "Direction of bodyweight and direction of travel" (Intermediate, St/Sm) | Glenn Weiss | |
| Ballroom C | "Using the space" (All levels, St/Sm) | Danny Quilliam | |
| Ballroom D | Cha Cha - "Legs, ankles, and feet" (All levels, La/Rh) | Lydia Petrigova | |
| 1:00 - 1:50pm | Ballroom A | "How to create the Perfect Fit with your partner" (All levels, St/Sm) | Victor Fung |
| Ballroom B | LUNCH | ||
| Ballroom C | "The importance of proper posture and alignment of the body" (All levels, La/Rh) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom D | LUNCH | ||
| 2:00 - 2:50pm | Ballroom A | "Biggest faults in dancers that slow progress" (All levels, La/Rh) | Rufus Dustin |
| Ballroom B | LUNCH | ||
| Ballroom C | "Power of our Mind" (All levels, St/Sm) | Anastasia Muravyeva | |
| Ballroom D | LUNCH | ||
| 3:00 - 3:50pm | Ballroom A | Quickstep - "How to make it slow" (All levels, St) | Ieva Pauksena |
| Ballroom B | "Awareness and knowledge" (Advanced, St/Sm) | Glenn Weiss | |
| Ballroom C | "Principles of using arms in Latin" (All levels, La/Rh) | Bill Sparks | |
| Ballroom D | "Creating visual impact and getting judges to notice" (All levels, La/Rh) | Dan Calloway | |
| 4:00 - 4:50pm | Ballroom A | Waltz - "O₂ vs CO₂ - the key to breathing through the dance" (All levels, St/Sm) | Victor Fung |
| Ballroom B | "Picture lines" (Advanced, St/Sm) | Ieva Pauksena | |
| Ballroom C | Rumba - "It takes two!" (All levels, La/Rh) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom D | "Checklist of a Champion" (All levels, La/Rh) | Dan Calloway | |
| 4:50 - 5:15pm | BREAK | ||
| 5:15 - 6:05pm | Ballroom A | Samba - "Hot hip and body action" (Intermediate, La) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya |
| Ballroom B | "Dancing the moment" (Advanced, St/Sm) | Ieva Pauksena | |
| Ballroom C | Performance Class (All levels) | Danny Quilliam | |
| Ballroom D | Jive - "Developing a clear basic" (All levels, La) | Bill Sparks | |
| 6:15 - 7:05pm | Ballroom A | Performance Class (All levels) | Danny Quilliam |
| Ballroom B | Foxtrot - "Importance of CBM and CBMP" (All levels, St) | Anastasia Muravyeva | |
| Ballroom C | "Developing exciting and competitive routines" (Advanced, La/Rh) | Rufus Dustin | |
| Ballroom D | "Creating chemistry in Latin... even if you don't feel it" (All levels, La/Rh) | Dan Calloway | |
| 7:30 - 9:30pm | Ballroom A | "Pizza with the Pros" - Q&A / dinner session with the instructors. Pizza will be provided. | |
| Tuesday, July 6, 2010 - Day 4 | |||
| 8:45 - 9:35am | Ballroom A | DanceSport Endurance | Todd Borzych |
| Ballroom C | Yoga - morning warm-up | Alicia Alvarenga | |
| 10:00 - 10:50am | Ballroom A | Waltz - "Reverse rotation figures" (All levels, St/Sm) | Anastasia Muravyeva |
| Ballroom B | Tango - "Looking sharp" (All levels, St/Sm) | Iveta Lukosiute | |
| Ballroom C | Rumba - "Playing with timing to create contrast" (All levels, La/Rh) | Gherman Mustuc | |
| Ballroom D | "Ten biggest obstacles to achieving excellence" (All levels, La/Rh) | Dan Calloway | |
| 11:00 - 11:50am | Ballroom A | Samba - "Rolls" (All levels, La) | Iveta Lukosiute |
| Ballroom B | Quickstep - "How to manage momentum" (All levels, St) | Gherman Mustuc | |
| Ballroom C | Foxtrot - "How to be distinct and unique" (Advanced, St) | Victor Fung | |
| Ballroom D | "Daily drills to improve your dancing" (All levels, La/Rh) | Dan Calloway | |
| 12:00 - 12:50pm | Ballroom A | "Spins and turns - the finer points" (All levels, La/Rh) | Bill Sparks |
| Ballroom B | "You can dance without arms but not without hands" (Intermediate, St/Sm) | Glenn Weiss | |
| Ballroom C | Waltz - "How much body tone?" (Advanced, St/Sm) | Victor Fung | |
| Ballroom D | "Use of the spine in Latin dancing" (All levels, La/Rh) | Dan Calloway | |
| 1:00 - 1:50pm | Ballroom A | "Practicing on your own and with a partner - Helpful advices and drills" (All levels, La/Rh) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya |
| Ballroom B | LUNCH | ||
| Ballroom C | "Musicality - where to put the music in your body" (All levels, St/Sm) | Iveta Lukosiute | |
| Ballroom D | LUNCH | ||
| 2:00 - 2:50pm | Ballroom A | "Connection between the partners in swing dances" (All levels, St/Sm) | Gherman Mustuc |
| Ballroom B | LUNCH | ||
| Ballroom C | "Secrets to performance" (All levels, La/Rh) | Bill Sparks | |
| Ballroom D | LUNCH | ||
| 3:00 - 3:50pm | Ballroom A | Tango - "More power, more speed, more effect!" (All levels, St) | Victor Fung |
| Ballroom B | Quickstep - "Dancing as One" (All levels, St) | Anastasia Muravyeva | |
| Ballroom C | "Mastering turns, rotations and spirals to impress!" (Advanced, La/Rh) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom D | "Arms as an extension of your back" (All levels, La/Rh) | Lydia Petrigova | |
| 4:00 - 4:50pm | Ballroom A | Viennese Waltz - "How to fly" (All levels, St/Sm) | Glenn Weiss |
| Ballroom B | "Principles of choreography - What makes a good competitive routine" (Advanced, St) | Gherman Mustuc | |
| Ballroom C | Rumba - "Secrets to fabulous footwork and leg action" (All levels, La/Rh) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom D | "How to run effective practice sessions" (All levels, St/Sm/La/Rh) | Lydia Petrigova | |
| 4:50 - 5:15pm | BREAK | ||
| 5:15 - 6:05pm | Ballroom A | "Everything about Viennese Waltz" (All levels, St/Sm) | Anastasia Muravyeva |
| Ballroom B | Cha Cha - "No time for hip action?" (All levels, La/Rh) | Gherman Mustuc | |
| Ballroom C | "Posture and body alignment" (All levels, La/Rh) | Lydia Petrigova | |
| Ballroom D | "Makeup & Etiquette for Competitions (Female) - Part 1" (All levels) | Iveta Lukosiute | |
| 6:15 - 7:05pm | Ballroom A | Foxtrot - "How to create space" (Intermediate, St) | Glenn Weiss |
| Ballroom B | "Using weight & foot pressure" (All levels, La/Rh) | Bill Sparks | |
| Ballroom C | Jive - "Kicks and flicks" (Advanced, La) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom D | "Makeup & Etiquette for Competitions (Female) - Part 2" (All levels) | Iveta Lukosiute | |
| Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - Day 5 | |||
| 8:45 - 9:35am | Ballroom A | DanceSport Endurance | Todd Borzych |
| Ballroom C | Yoga - morning warm-up | Alicia Alvarenga | |
| 10:00 - 10:50am | Ballroom A | "Pivots" (All levels, St/Sm) | Glenn Weiss |
| Ballroom B | Foxtrot - "How to glide" (All levels, St) | Iveta Lukosiute | |
| Ballroom C | "Understanding actions of upper and lower body" (All levels, La/Rh) | Bill Sparks | |
| Ballroom D | Samba - "Contrasting rhythms" (All levels, La) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| 11:00 - 11:50am | Ballroom A | Viennese Waltz - "The Centrifuge that never quits" (All levels, St/Sm) | Victor Fung |
| Ballroom B | Quickstep - "How to use rise and fall to create musicality" (Advanced, St) | Glenn Weiss | |
| Ballroom C | "Samba - "The missing bounce" (All levels, La) | Bill Sparks | |
| Ballroom D | Cha Cha - "Fun patterns" (All levels, La/Rh) | Lydia Petrigova | |
| 12:00 - 12:50pm | Ballroom A | Waltz - "Using head weight" (All levels, St/Sm) | Gherman Mustuc |
| Ballroom B | "The slowest Slow Foxtrot" (Advanced, St) | Anastasia Muravyeva | |
| Ballroom C | "Your own practice drill" (All levels, La/Rh)" | Lydia Petrigova | |
| Ballroom D | "Competitive female hairstyles" (All levels) | Iveta Lukosiute | |
| 1:00 - 1:50pm | Ballroom A | "The Fate of the world rests in your HANDS" (All levels, St/Sm) | Victor Fung |
| Ballroom B | LUNCH | ||
| Ballroom C | "Taking your dancing to the next level" (All levels, La/Rh) | Lydia Petrigova | |
| Ballroom D | LUNCH | ||
| 2:00 - 2:50pm | Ballroom A | Rumba - "Using energy to create power" (All levels, La/Rh) | Iveta Lukosiute |
| Ballroom B | LUNCH | ||
| Ballroom C | "Getting more out of your basics - Advanced concepts applied to basic figures" (All levels, St/Sm) | Gherman Mustuc | |
| Ballroom D | LUNCH | ||
| 3:00 - 3:50pm | Ballroom A | Tango - "The Man and The Woman" (All levels, St/Sm) | Anastasia Muravyeva |
| Ballroom B | Waltz - "Timing, beyond 1, 2, 3" (Advanced, St) | Glenn Weiss | |
| Ballroom C | Cha Cha - "Creating speed" (All levels, La/Rh) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom D | Paso Doble - "Characterization and dynamics" (All levels, La) | Gherman Mustuc | |
| 3:50 - 4:15pm | BREAK | ||
| 4:15 - 5:05pm | Ballroom A | Waltz - "Perfect partnership" (All levels, St/Sm) | Anastasia Muravyeva |
| Ballroom B | Tango - "Feet, feet, and feet" (All levels, St/Sm) | Gherman Mustuc | |
| Ballroom C | Rumba - "How to fill the extra time" (Advanced, La/Rh) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom D | Jive - "Still Alive?" (All levels, La) | Dan Calloway | |
| 5:15 - 6:05pm | Ballroom A | Tango - "Perfect centering" (All levels, St/Sm) | Victor Fung |
| Ballroom B | Quickstep - "Syllabus to Open in just a hop, skip and a jump" (Intermediate, St) | Iveta Lukosiute | |
| Ballroom C | "Arm work and its coordnation with body movement" (All levels, La/Rh) | Oksana Zolotarevskaya | |
| Ballroom D | "Technique versus style - Develop the technique and the dance style that is right for you" (Advanced, St/Sm/La/Rh) | Gherman Mustuc | |
| 6:05-6:30pm | Ballroom A | Wrap-up session! | |