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			Whistler workshop schedule for Tuesday July 8 2008

	* Dancers will be placed in groups by category and age. They will rotate
	between instructors approximately every half hour.

	Class times are approximate.

Time	Shendl Russell	Frances Paterson	Elizabeth Low	Bill Troock	Jacques Bourgouin

Tues. July 8					Warm-up Session
9:30 a.m.					For all dancers and
					any adults who
					would like to loin in


Tues. July 8	*Premier & Pre-Premier	*Premier & Pre- premier	*Premier & Pre-Premier	Preparing for the	Parents and Adults
10:00 a.m.	Highland Technique	Highland Technique	Highland Technique	Judges Exam	Try a Little Tap
	Workout on mainly	Workout on mainly	Emphasis on how to	How to apply, what to	Have a little fun with
	Championship steps.	Championship steps.	improve the four	study, how to study and	tap. No experience
	Corrections with	Corrections with	Highland dances.	various tips and	required!
	specific emphasis on	specific emphasis on		pointers to help improve
	movements dancers	movements dancers		your chances of
	could improve upon	could improve upon		success on the SOBHD
	to bring their perform--	to bring their perform-		Judges exam.
	ance to a higher level.	ance to a higher level

11:30 a.m.	Prospective Judges	*Premier & Pre-Premier	*Premier & Pre-Premier	*Premier & Pre-Premier	Dancers Under 13 &
	Differences in	Jig & Hornpipe	Jig & Hornpipe	Jig & Hornpipe	Parents
	National Dances.	Emphasis will be on	Emphasis on technique	Emphasis on	Rhythm routines
	Each Teacher's Assoc	learning and improving	and steps with	technique and steps	Enjoy rhythmic
	has slight variations	the basic movements	particular attention	particular attention	movement and very
	in the technique of	in these dances	to the changes in the	to the changes in the	basic ballet
	most National dances.		new Jig and Horn-	new Jig and Hornpipe
	You must know them		pipe books	books
	to pass the SOBHD
	Judges exam


1:00 p.m.			Lunch

1:30 p.m.	*Premier & Pre-Premier	Prospective Judges	*Premier & Pre-Premier	Everyone	Everyone
	National Dances	& Judges/Teachers	National Dances	How to better	Learn Step Dancing
	Emphasis on	Jig and Hornpipe	Emphasis on	prepare for Highland	Have fun and learn
	improving the dances	A review of all steps	Blue Bonnets, Earl	Competition	a Step Dance
	performed in the	with particular	of Errol, Scotch	Motivation, skills,	routine
	Pre-Premier	emphasis on the new	Measure, Village Maid	practice, lessons,
	categories	Jig & Hornpipe		parents responsibility
		changes		teachers role, etc.

3:00 p.m.	Prospective Judges	Parents & Teachers	Dancers	Dancers
	Tips on how to grade	Scoring and Organ-	"The Cakewalk"	Learn "The Tribute to
	your marks and the	izing a competition	Learn this fun dance	J.L. MacKenzie"
	penalties for various	Tips on how to run a	performed with a	Popular dance which
	infractions in	successful competitor-	partner. If you know it,	may in the future be
	technique, timing and	ion from the Organizer	then learn some	added to the list of
	performance	of the British Open	new steps	National dances
		Championship		performed in
				competition


Sessions w	Sessions will end at approximately 4:30 p.m.	4:00 P.M.

			Whistler Workshop Schedule Wednesday July 9, 2008

9:30 a.m.					Warm-up Session
					For all dancers and
					any adults who
					would like to join in.

10:00 a.m.	*Premier	Prospective Judges	*Pre-Premier	*Pre-Premier	Premier
	Highland Technique	Taking the SOBHD	Highland Technique	Highland Technique	Ballet "Boot Camp"
	In-depth workout on	Judges Exam	A little more in-depth	A little more in-depth	A crossover class on
	technique for four	How the test is broken	workout on the	workout on the	ballet basics and
	championship dances	into sections and tips and	Highland technique	Highland technique	how they be helpful to
		pointers to make the exam			a Highland dancer
		less stressful.




11:30 a.m.	Everyone	Boys & Prospective	Premier	Premier	Pre-Premier
	The SOBHD	Jig	Highland	Highland	Improve Deportment
	What is the SOBHD,	Special emphasis	A little more in-depth	A little more in-depth	How to use your
	who does it govern	on arms for the various	workout on the	workout on the	body with emphasis
	and why, how does	Jig steps	Highland technique	Highland technique	on "centering"
	ScotDance Canada				and strengthening arms
	fit in and future				and body
	plans for dancing as
	seen by the SOBHD


1:00 p.m.			Lunch

1:30 p.m.	The Judges Test	Everyone	Pre-Premier	Premier	Premier
	Review the penalities,	Questions and Answers	Choreography	Choreography	Choreography
	the grading, and the	Any questions you	A chance to learn	A chance to learn	A chance to learn
	sections on the exam.	have on dancing in	a group or solo dance	something new and	something new
	Discussion	Scotland, where to		also some under-	and some under-
	questions & answers	get entry forms,		standing of the	standing of the
		or anything else you		creative process	creative process
		would like to know		for dance.	for dance
		within reason!


3:00 p.m.	Premier	Pre-Premier & Premier	Everyone	Pre-Premier & Premier
	Highland	Jig & Hornpipe	"Old Steps"	Nationals
	For any dancer	For anyone who missed	Learn some of the "old	For anyone who
	wanting to do anything	a Jig or Hornpipe in the	steps and have fun	missed a national
	Highland again for	above classes	doing them	dance in the above
	more critique.			classes

4:00 p.m.				Wind-up party - Dashing White Sergent, "Gay Gordons" Refreshments, prizes, games and fun.

**Full workshop schedule will be available on our site early in June