Attention Steppers:
2nd NATIONAL INSTRUCTORS WORKSHOP & CERTIFICATION
“Cynthia Shanks” Chicago’s Own Original Master Stepper (OMS)
“ ONE ACCORD”
With the growth of Stepping expanding so fast, it has created an open market for stepping instructors. New classes are starting somewhere all the time and some of the instructors just don’t know enough about Stepping for their students to truly benefit from the art. A lot of new instructors may have learned from someone who didn’t know enough history or techniques to teach the art form in justice.
Now with instructors across the United States and abroad teaching this dance of Stepping in whatever way they learned. Be it correct or incorrect, is the very reason why the art form of Stepping has not been considered a National or International Ballroom Dance. Everyone seems to be doing and teaching something different.
When people travel the country, state to state, city to city or neighborhood to neighborhood, they should feel confident that if they venture out to Step with someone, both will be doing the same basic steps. This is why the STEP-ALIVE, FOUNDATION invites all interested instructors who would like to know more about the how’s, when’s, and why’s of Stepping, to come unify with us for ONE ACCORD, in the teaching of the basic steps, turns, and much more. The dance of Stepping needs more competent and knowledgeable instructors.
There are generations of old and young in need of learning this dance, enough to supply the influx of Stepping instructors, new and old alike. It doesn’t matter if your dance style is old school or new school. It would certainly help the entire Steppers community, if all Stepping instructors taught the same basic steps, regardless of their counting methods.
“ONE ACCORD” National Instructors Workshop and Certification Class of 2008
(Ladies: left to right)
Sharon Roach, Keishia Waters (Toledo, OH), Adella North (Long Beach, CA), Tracy Dixon, Cynthia Shanks (Chicago), Mary Arrington (Montgomery, ALA), Bobbi Harper, Nicole Noland, Stacey Spurlock (Chicago), Sherry Bolton (Zion, IL)
(Men: left to right)
Perry Chillus, Perry Harris (Toledo, OH), Athos Means (Bensenville, IL), Stanford Bailey, Eric Wright (Chicago), Derrick Calhoun (Joliet, IL), Stanton Bailey (Chicago Heights, IL), Lewis Fletcher (Cleveland, OH), Patrick Newsome, Arric Jordan-Cosey (Chicago), Victor Bolton (Zion, IL)
2nd ONE ACCORD National Steppers Instructors Workshop & Certification (TAX DEDUCTABLE) PRESENTED BY: STEP-ALIVE, nfp Foundation
Hosted By: CYNTHIA SHANKS, OMS and the
CHICAGO “STYLE” STEPPERS LLP Instructional Team
Marriott Chicago Midway 6520 So. Cicero Ave. Chicago, IL. 60638
10-minutes from Midway Airport 708/ 594-5500
Workshop Dates: JUNE 5 & 6, 2009 Workshop Cost: $ 400.00 per person (First 50 to register) Second Year Certified Attendees: Pay $275.00 Deposit: $ 150.00 (non-refundable) Due—ASAP Workshop Balance Due: May 1, 2009 Includes: (14 hrs.) of Educational Instructional Workshop
W/ Breaks and Snacks
Instructional Trainers Manual
2- Instructional Trainers Videos
Certification of Workshop
STEP-ALIVE (carrying case) Goody Bag with goods
STEP-ALIVE / Chicago “Style” Steppers LLP / One Accord T-Shirt
INSTRUCTORS BLACK TIE BALL and FUNDRAISER
Saturday – June 6, 2009
Complimentary Tickets: 4th Annual high School Steppers Ball &
Competition – Sunday -- June 7, 2009
SPECIAL - MARRIOTT- ROOM- RATE—$ 139.00 (before 5/1/09)
