Arts, Dining & Entertainment

Swing dance classes offered in Brandon

Wednesday, July 6 at 8 p.m. — BRANDON — Join the popular swing dancing scene in Vermont! Swing dance instructor David Allan will teach beginner and intermediate level courses at Brandon Music, in association with the Compass Music and Arts Center.

Classes will be held on Wednesdays, July 6, 13, 20 and 27. The beginner class runs from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., with the intermediate class from 8 to 9 p.m.

The beginner class will learn six-count step patterns, proper posturing and lead and follow connections. It is recommended that participants repeat this class before moving on to the intermediate level. In the intermediate class, participants will review the basics and progress to more advanced six-count moves. Intermediate class participants will need to have taken the beginner class or have equivalent experience.

David Allan learned to swing dance from the top dance instructors in the country while living in San Francisco in the 1990s. He runs Green Mountain Stomp Swing Dancing, teaching and organizing swing dances and has taught for eight years in communities and colleges throughout the Champlain Valley.

No partner is necessary. Cost is $45 for one four-week series; $75 per couple per series; $75 for an individual to take both series. Pre-registration is requested but not required, at 802-247-4295 or info@cmacvt.org .Brandon Music is located at 62 Country Club Rd. Brandon. Visit cmacvt.org.

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