Learn and Practice with Andrei Bires

People who viewed the Learn and Practice with Andrei Bires have been very enthusiastic! Andrei addressed arm styling and hip movement in Latin dances. His instruction was detailed and very helpful to all who viewed in. For the second session, Andrei addresses proper technique in Viennese Waltz covering foot action, swing and moving properly through the spine, not the legs. This session was also very informative. TTHank you Andrei for the outstanding workshop! Thank you to Dance Fire Studio for making this Zoom session possible.

We sincerely hope that Andrei will come back and do a live Learn and Practice when we emerge from this COVID crisis. An added note. We will be hosting an August Learn and Practice on ZOOM. IT will be held at 1:00 pm on Sunday, August 30th. Keep and eye on our Facebook page or this site for further details!.

What's Happening at USISTD?

Chapter News

 

The board of directors met July 10th to discuss issues facing the chapter. The National Committee met recently and decided to publish Topline magazine on-line five times a year. In addition, one paper yearbook will be published annually. If you are not receiving your copy of Topline, please let us know.

 

The June Learn and Practice conducted by Tom and Tamara Russell was well received. See our events page for information about the July Learn and Practice scheduled for Sunday, July 26th.

 

Our revised By Laws were approved by the National Committee and were emailed to the membership. They will also be posted on this site. We are pleased that our By Laws are being used as a template for other local chapters.

 

The current situation has severely limited dance opportunities. The Albany Chapter is looking for creative ideas to be able to provide more opportunities for dancers. We welcome any suggestions. This pandemic has had a major impact on the arts and funding is extremely limited. If you would like to donate to help us function more effectively, go to our take action page. There you can make a donation to the Albany Chapter of USISTD through our PayPal account.

 

We hope you are staying safe and healthy!  We sincerely hope that we will be able to get together soon.

Learn and Practice with Andrei Bires

On Sunday, July 26th we will be hosting another Learn and Practice on Zoom. Andrei is an instructor at Dance Fire Studios. The session will begin with arm styling and hip action in the Latin Dances. It will be followed by “Viennese Waltz - The Dance hat Took Over the World”. In this session, we will be working on stationary steps from the American Syllabus and technical principles. If you are not a chapter member and would like to attend, simply email us at AlbanychapterUSISTD@gmail.com

A huge thank you to Dance Fire for providing this dance opportunity!

Learn and Practice

Thank you to Tom and Tamara Russell who were our instructors for our June Learn and Practice, It was a great session - informative and well presented. Thank you to all who signed in as well. With that in mind, there is another Learn and Practice scheduled for Sunday, July 26th at 1:00. This session will be taught by Andrei Biles, and instructor at DanceFire studdios. WE are looking forward to it. If you are not a chapter members and would like to attend, please contact us via our web page or at Albanychapterusistd@gmail.com