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 notionally and internationally know 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.
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 | ||
| 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 |
| Saturday Night Dance Party 8:00–12:00pm DJs Bob and Patty Vo | ||
| Sunday Sept 28th Registration Opens 10 AM | ||
| Patty Vo | ||
| 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 mail payments 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.
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