Is there a gap between where you are and where you want to be?
Jump into an immersive week of dance training.
Push yourself. Overcome obstacles. Refine skills. Make a change.
Become a better dancer.
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Understand
Deepend understanding of your body and how it moves. Improve your quaity of movement and minimise injury and stress on your body.
Deepen your understanding of the relationship between you and your partner.
Learn and understand the importance of different techniques so you can choose when and how to apply them to your dancing.
Integrate
Understanding concepts and techniques is not enough... The more you dance, the more you integrate your new knowledge.
With 27 hours of classes and additional practice time you will have time to integrate and embody what you learn.
Transform
Jump into the experience and allow it to transform you.
See real improvement and changes in your dancing.
Start to become the best dancer you can be.
The team
Helping you achieve new heights
About Katrina...
Growing Up
Born pigeon-toed, flat-footed, and knocked-kneed, Katrina has been plagued with knee pain, hip, and lower back pain for 25+ years. She was led to believe that there was nothing she could do to change this. Interestingly enough, her mom would constantly tell her to straighten her feet when walking and in time they turned in less. Being an athlete and lifelong runner, Katrina pushed her body, suffered injuries, and experienced severe joint stiffness and pain. Most medical professionals simply treated the symptoms, leaving her more convinced that her only solution would be surgery unless she stopped altogether. Ironically, the pain and stiffness got worse with less activity, more sitting and she gained over 30 pounds.
Early Career
Her life drastically changed when she left corporate life in 2012. In addition to being a track and field coach, she became a certified personal trainer and began studying the dances of the African diaspora. Her experience and education led her to study medical exercise and become a certified performance therapist. Most importantly, she began to more intensely study corrective exercise and natural movement modalities. Her experience as an athlete, dancer, and instructor along with being a certified fitness professional allows her to best serve her clients to achieve an improved posture and increased movement and physical activity.
Move With Ease
Today, Katrina is the owner of Move With Ease, a body movement practice, located off South Broadway between the historic Baker and West Wash park neighborhoods in Denver, CO. She aims to grow MWE to over 300 students and continues to facilitate and reconnect people to natural human movement patterns and change how they engage with being fit and well.
She strongly believes in empowering individuals with information and solutions to make healthier choices to live their most active life.
When she is not teaching movement, Katrina, is traveling around the world to teach Blues Dance. In addition she run the Blue "Kat" Blues Dance Performane Crew.
Mike is constantly honing his skills and developing new ideas. If you run into him at a grocery store, in a museum, or on a mountain top, you’ll probably catch him dancing!
He strives to create a learning environment that is fun, challenging, and inclusive. The goal is for each individual student to find their next step forward and enjoy that process of growth. Mike loves seeing students’ eyes light up when they understand a concept or feel a movement work naturally in their body for the first time.
Mike has taught dance in 21 countries and counting. He currently teaches Lindy Hop, Air Steps, Solo Jazz, and many different Blues styles.
Dancing since the age of 4, Vicci has trained in a number of different dance styles. With a degree in dance and choreography and diploma in anatomy and physiology, Vicci has a wealth of knowledge about dancing and the body that she is eager to share with you!
Since 2012, Vicci has focused primarily on the family of blues dances, teaching and performing alongside Adamo in over 30 countries. In their time dancing together, Vicci and Adamo have developed a strong philosophy of what it means to be a good "partner" and established techniques to help make their partner dancing as clear, comfortable and connected as possible. They believe good dancing should make sense and feel effortless!
With a variety of exercises, games and dance moves their classes during the The Jump will break down and rebuild skills that are fundamental for good partner dancing. Are you ready?!
Adamo has been dancing Lindy Hop, Balboa and Blues since 2008. Alongside Vicci he has taught and performed in over 30 countries, focusing primarily on blues dance. In their time dancing together, Adamo and Vicci have developed a strong philosophy of what it means to be a good "partner" and established techniques to help make their partner dancing be as clear, comfortable and connected as possible. They believe good dancing should make sense and feel effortless!
With a variety of exercises, games and dance moves their classes during the The Jump will break down and rebuild skills that are fundamental for leading, following and good partner dancing. Are you ready?!
4.5 hours of classes per day plus warm up and practice time. The schedule will look something like this (subject to change)...
10:00-10:15: Warm up 10:15-11:45: Class 1 11:45-12:15: Break 12:15-13:45: Class 2 13:45-15:15: Lunch 15:15-16:45: Class 3 16:45-17:30: Open floor practice time (optional)
You will have a full day off on Tuesday to rest and recuperate.
Evening social dances and activities will take place from approximately 20:30-23:00 (this will change slightly depending on the day).
Where?
All classes will take place at Estudio 21.
Address: Carrer de Sueca, 72 L'Eixample 46006, Valencia
Evening activities will take place at different venues around the city.
Classes
Classes will be divided into 3 categories:
1. Body mechanics / anatomy 2. Solo blues movement 3. Partnered technique
You will have 1.5 hours of each type of class each day.
Not all classes will be 'blues dance', and in some classes you may not even dance at all! However all classes will be beneficial for improving your blues dancing.
Evenings
You need to be awake and rested to get the most out of the classes! Therefore there will not be late parties every night, but we will still have fun! Throughout the week there will be a mix of...
- Beach parties - Outdoor dancing in the park - Social dances with live music - Group dinners and opportunities to socialise
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Don't trust us!
Not convinced yet?
See what previous attendees say about their time at The Jump...
The most useful and effective blues dance learning I've ever experienced. Not only did this week answer a bunch of mysterious questions for me and level up my blues dancing, it also changed a couple of lifelong posture problems...
I've come home a better blues dancer with a higher quality of life immediately...
Absolutely phenomenal week of intensive and well prepared lessons, well tailored for every single one of us. It's a crime not to try to participate in The Jump!
“Jumping into blues” is a magnificent feeling, you will find happiness, hurting muscles (some of which you were not aware to had before), laughing, tears, loves, lots of friends, and the feeling of being in the right place! If you are in love with the dance and culture you cannot miss it!
Jump in.
Your investment for the week is €450 per person. This includes...
27 hours of classes
Open floor practice time with guidance from instructor
Evening activities including at least 3 parties with live music
Tea, coffee and snacks during classes
Instalment plans available You can choose to pay the fee in full or split it into 4 instalments. More information will be sent to you upon registration.
Contact us at hello@thebluesroom.com if you have any questions.
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