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Kelly Howard
Kelly started partner dancing with Lindy Hop and Blues in Seattle, WA around 2005. She choreographed for her Repertory Dance Club at University, primarily for modern partner dancing. In 2010, Kelly joined the circus and became a circus instructor for flying trapeze while performing professionally doing adagio acro. With her background in hip-hop, modern/jazz, and acro, Kelly naturally attached to the fusion dance movement, combining different styles of dance to musically express whatever song is playing. She’s been teaching partner dancing for the last 7 years, primarily focused in lindy-hop, blues and fusion, while dabbling at tango and west coast swing on the side. Internationally, Kelly has taught in South Korea, Canada, Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand. Nationally, Kelly has taught at the Fusion Exchange(s), Seattle Fusion Festival (‘13/’14), and many Blues Recesses. She has also worked for local scenes throughout the United States.
Mark Carpenter
Originally hailing from sunny California, Mark has been effectively nomadic for the last four years. He spends much of his time traveling, dancing, and organizing events across the country. Mark has been teaching partner dancing since 2006 and now specializes in various flavors of blues and fusion. Coming from a non-dance background spanning theatre, music, and tech, has a unique approach to dance, movement and the teaching of both. His constant goal is to make the impossible easy and the easy look impossible.
Classes We Teach
Blues
Solo Blues Vernacular
Practical Blues Musicality
Rhythms in Blues
Ballroomin’ Blues aka New Orleans Jazz Dancing
Blues Moves to Make You Drool
Uptempo Blues
Getting to Know Your Alignments: Contra, Natural, and Counter
Micro Blues
Dance-Agnostic Classes
Asynchronous Dancing
Momentous Redirection
Turns & Spins
Off-Axis Technique and Moves
Electronica Essentials I and II
Flashy Moves for the Social Dance Floor
Fancy Footwork in Close(d) Embrace
Fusion Fundamentals: Combining Dance Aesthetics
Rhythms in EDM
How to Make Every Dance Unique (Musicality Class)
Yes, Like Butter
Micro Dancing
Insta-Connection-Explosion
Blues Hip Lindy Hop
Dancing to Glitch Hop!
Lifts and Off-the-Floor Moves
Fluid Dance Roles: Switch Dancing Technique
Partnered Contact Improv
Acro Yoga Basic Stretching Techniques
Lindy Hop
Progressive 6-count to 8-count in 60 Minutes
The Swing Out, And Variations
Charleston Basics
Lindy Aerials (Advanced – Partner Required)