The Garage Dance Studio

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Nutmeg Dance Festival Sept 26TH – Sept 28th 2025

THE GARAGE DANCE STUDIO, The Home of Ct. Hustle Hall Of Fame will Host the annual Nutmeg Dance Festival, three days of rich and exciting classes with nationally and internationally known instructors with exceptional teaching experience. A great collection of Hustle and West Coast Swing workshops to bring your dance experience to a different and higher level.

Top Dance Instructors

Social Dance Event W/out  late night Dancing
No Competitions
Refinished  Floating Wood Dance Floor
Cash Coffee Bar w/ Empanadas to snack on
Accommodation available near the Studio at
          New Woodspring Suites Hotel,   712 Cedar Street, Newington, CT 06111
          Phone: 860-272-6757    $79+tax (Garage Dance Studio Guest Rate)
Outdoor Dance Deck – Weather Permitting
#1 in US -Pepe’s Apizza Saturday Party

 

EARLY BIRD PRICE: FROM August 20- Sept 15th: $130 (FRI,SAT& SUN)                       

(EARLY BIRD APPLIES TO THE WHOLE EVENT PASS ONLY)

REGULAR PRICE FROM Sep16 – Sept 26:  $160 (FRI,SAT& SUN)

For Registration and Ticket Purchase  Click Here

Friday Sept 26th     Registration – Opens 5Pm
Veronica Castilla
Class 1 6:15 pm Hustle & Flow                                                      – Hustle
Class 2 7:30 pm Disco Roots : The Latin Hustle experience    – Hustle
Opening Night Social Dance     8:30- 12:00pm
Saturday Sept 27th      Registration Opens 10 AM

Patty Vo & Roberto Corporan
Class 3 10:15 am Flow Patterns                                        –West Coast Swing
Class 4 11:30 am The Art of Communication              –  West Coast Swing
Class 5 12:45 pm He Said She Said  Patterns               – West Coast Swing

Veronica Castilla 
Class 6 2:00 pm Spin City : Hustle Moves Unleashed            –  Hustle
Class 7 3:15 pm Hustle Fusion : Rueda Edition                      – Hustle
Class 8 4:30 pm Rhythm Hustlers                                             –  Hustle

Pizza Party @ 5:30 

Saturday Night Dance Party      8:00–12:00pm      DJs Bob and Patty Vo
Sunday  Sept 28th      Registration Opens 10 AM
Patty Vo & Roberto Corporan
Class 9 10:15 am Embellishments                               – West Coast Swing 
Class 10 11:30 am Foot Work                                        – West Coast Swing 
Class 11 1:30 pm TBD     Wendy Neilsen                    –  Ballroom       
Sunday Night Dance Party                               4:00–7:00pm   DJ Bob 

ORGANIZERS / DJs

BOB FRIONE : 203 605-4601               EMAIL : BobFrione@yahoo.com

MUNA SWAIRJO: 860-883-9020         EMAIL: Muna.Swairjo@gmail.com

Instructors:

Patty Vo, Veronica Castilla, Wendy Nielsen.

Teaching WC Swing, Hustle & Ballroom 

For Private lessons Please call Bob to organize your desired time

 

No Credit Card no Problem Please Make payments to

– Garage Dance Studio –
And mail to Bob Frione

46 Andreis Trail, South Windsor, Ct 06074

 

Garage Dance Studio
And mail to Bob Frione

46 Andreis Trail, South Windsor, Ct 06074

 

Cancellation & Refund Policy

All sales are final. We do not provide refunds for cancellations or missed appointments. However, if a cancellation is made, with in 15 days prior to the event date, a credit may be applied toward future services, subject to a deduction of applicable fees. The remaining balance will be issued as a credit only and cannot be refunded to the original form of payment.

INSTRUCTORS

Patty Vo

As one of the most creative and dynamic dancers around, Patty Vo is known for her unique style of dance.  She has been dancing for over 16 years and is recognized as one of the top female West Coast Swing Dancers on the scene.  Through her versatility she is able to mesh her unique styles of dance to create a distinctive style of her own. 

She is known for her incredible “feel for the music”, creativity, versatility, and especially, her footwork on the dance floor, also a highly respected international instructor, judge, and competitor. She competes at the Showcase Division and Champion level and has won numerous national competitions and awards, including placing five times at the U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships.

Patty teaches all over the World including; France, UK, Australia, Russia, Canada, USA, and many more.

She is a tough teacher that focuses on technique, music, timing, creativity, and most of all, having fun. Her classes are very challenging, innovative, and extremely insightful.  Her methods have produced some of the fastest moving and best dancers in the country.In her teaching style, Patty focuses on connection, centering, musicality, footwork, and lead/follow techniques, also incorporating various aspects of her favorite dances: West Coast Swing, Country, Salsa, Shag, Ballroom, and Jazz. Her dance training includes West Coast Swing, Ballroom, Salsa, Jazz, Lyrical, Hustle, Shag, and Country.

Roberto Corporan 

‘Roberto’ began dancing at age 8 and has been dancing many dance forms such as Hip Hop, Latin, Line Dancing, and Ballroom. He fell in love with WCS almost 15 years ago. He is highly regarded for his smoothness, musicality, and isolations. He loves being able to create with his partners and incorporate his solo dancing background. Roberto is compassionate and hears all the micro musicality. He is the frame in the partner dancing, and understands how to be there for his partner.

Veronica Castilla

With multiple widely recognized hustle titles, Veronica has earned her stripes of an esteemed hustle dancer and instructor over the years. As a 7X World Salsa Champion, Veronica has extensive training and expertise in partner-based dances.  

Through the tutelage of Paul Pellicoro and many other instructors, she began her hustle and salsa training in 2006 at DanceSport in NYC, prompting her partnership with tricks and lifts specialist, Rainer Trubiere and salsa pioneer, Nelson Flores. Soon after, she partnered up with Billy Marti. Together they have numerous hustle medals. 

While specializing in lifts and tricks, Veronica is also known for her keen attention to detail and effortless style of hustle dancing, which has amassed the wide/ranging student base she possesses today. Influenced by prior hustle pioneers, Veronica hopes to bridge the gap between the younger and older generations of hustle to further develop and grow the hustle communities. You can catch Veronica in the highly regarded Lin Manuel Miranda directed dance film, In the Heights.

Wendy Nielsen

One of our local highly certified dance instructors with over 30 years of professional ballroom and successful competitive career. Wendy has Top Teacher awards in American style, Rhythm, and Smooth.