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Road Trip

Indiana Challenge is a large amateur, pro/am, and professional competition. Darrell and Sarah began competing together at Indiana Challenge just a few years ago! Competitors come from across the country to compete here. Shop numerous vendors for dance shoes, all manner of accessories, clothes, and dance costumes.

Bring your camera for still photography – shooting video is strictly prohibited.

Carpool

Drivers will be provided an allowance for tolls and fuel.
Our carpool departs from the Dutch Mill Park and Ride lot in Madison, WI (located at Stoughton Road and the Beltine) – map below – leaving Madison promptly at 3pm.

Friday Evening Events

• American Rhythm Freestyle and Scholarship Events at Silver, Gold, and Open Levels for Amateur and Pro/Am couples
• Professional Showdance Competition
• Professional Rising Star Competition (Smooth, Rhythm, Standard, and Latin)

Saturday Daytime Events

• Solo Exhibitions (choreographed partner performances)
• International Standard (all levels Amateur and Pro/Am)
• International Latin (all levels Amateur and Pro/Am)
• Amateur Open Scholarship (Smooth, Rhythm, Standard, and Latin)

Saturday Evening Events

The ballroom is always filled to capacity for Saturday Evening. This is where you will see some of the best dancing:

• Open Professional Events (Smooth, Rhythm, Standard, and Latin)
• Amateur Salsa Competition
• Top Three Showdance Exhibition
• Professional Show (World Champions Gherman & Iveta)

Competition Details

Competition Location

Carpool Location

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The Day
The Wisconsin State Dancesport Championships – held each April in Milwaukee – is the biggest competition in the Midwest (next to the Ohio Star Ball). It happens April 13-17 (Wed/Sun) at the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee.

Come watch the daytime events with us on Saturday, 16 April 2011. See Session 6 – Saturday Matinee.

Our Madison delegation will carpool from the Stoughton Road/Beltline park and ride lot, leaving at 8:30am 9:30am sharp. Please bring gas money for drivers, admission money (keep reading), and cash for eating as well as for shopping at the competition.

Email Darrell so I can keep track of whom to expect!

The Saturday daytime events are exclusively amateur events (dance students dancing with each other) and pro/am events (dance students dancing with their teachers).

You will see multiple skill levels (from new dancer through Open Gold) in International Standard in the morning and International Latin in the Afternoon.

Saturday day is $20/person, and is good from ~8am to ~4pm (when the amateur events are finished). Our Madison delegation will arrive at the competition around 10am 11am (due to revised departure time). See Tickets for prices for other days.

Our delegation is only planning to attend the daytime events, followed by Dinner – see below.

What to wear: Please dress up a little – Khakis and a clean shirt. Not terribly dressy, but a step up from the average pedestrian.

The Evening
The competition will continue without us – the ballroom is emptied so it can be set up for the evening banquet and professional competitive events.

Saturday night is almost entirely sold out – some reserved floor seats are still available, and standing room only tickets are available for $35/person and go on sale one hour before the doors open Saturday night. It is definitely worth it!

Ballroom dance competitions are a sensory experience that words and pictures cannot do adequate justice. They are very exciting events!

Dinner Instead
Our group has reservations at an exciting downtown Milwaukee restaurant. Which one? It’s a surprise! However, I will tell you that it has been featured on the Travel Channel. Meals are affordable (~$10-$17) and the atmosphere is almost impossible to describe.

Please Email Darrell so I know to expect you.

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Join us for a road trip to see the Chicago Crystal Ball Competition! This will be a day trip only.

We will purchase admission tickets for the Saturday Evening show (professional competition and show dance) for anyone who pays us by Friday, 04 June. Pricing is as follows:

Saturday evening: $60 per person

Make checks payable to Sarah Calhoun. Please contact Sarah to reserve a ticket and your place in the car pool. Please also let us know if you are willing to drive.

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Instructor: Darrell Dieringer and Sarah Calhoun
Enrollment: limit 20
Cost: $350/individual
Cost: $450/couple

Preparation for the Summer Twilight Showcase & Competition 2010, Sunday 8 August 2010.

The package includes:
–8 private lessons to be scheduled with either Darrell or Sarah
–8 weeks of a group class (held during the summer)
–9 weeks of free Competition Practice Sessions

For one flat fee, you are getting up to 27 hours of dancing! Sixteen class sessions over ten weeks – rapid learning!

Offered by: Art of Dance Ballroom Dance Studio

In preparation for the Summer Twilight Showcase & Competition 2010 in Fort Atkinson, the studio is offering this package of private lessons, group classes, and practice time.

This package is open to the public and expects dancers to understand leading and following and to have a basic understanding of several ballroom dances.

You may compete in Pro/Am events, in which your dance partner is a professional (Darrell or Sarah). You may also compete as an Amateur couple, in which you dance with another student of your choosing. You may compete in all or some of the following dances: Foxtrot, Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Cha Cha, Mambo, Rumba, Bolero, Samba, Swing, Hustle, Nightclub Two-Step, West Coast Swing, Salsa, and Merengue.

There is also the opportunity to perform a pre-choreographed solo dance event in one dance style, with either an instructor or another student.

Good leading, good following, musicality, and numerous figures will be covered. Practice routines will be provided so you can cement your understanding of the various dances.

Attending private lessons and group classes each week provides an incredibly fast way to expand your knowledge in many dances.

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This is the first year the studio will participate in this fun amateur and pro/am competition!

All events will occur on Sunday, 8 August, 2010.

10:00am – 12:00pm – Solo Routines, International Standard
Noon – 1:00pm – Lunch & General Dancing
1:00 – 4:00pm – American Smooth, American Rhythm, International Latin
4:00pm & 5:00pm – Dance Workshops
6:00pm – Dinner
7:00 – 10:00pm – General Dancing and Professional Show

Available Dances

You may have solo and freestyle entries in any of the following dances. Assume American Style unless you would rather compete in International Style.

Smooth
Foxtrot, Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz

Rhythm
Cha Cha, Rumba, Swing, Bolero, Mambo

Nightclub / Other
Salsa, Merengue, Hustle, West Coast Swing, Nightclub Two-Step

Rules and Regulations

No lifts or drops allowed in any freestyle or multi-dance events. They are only allowed in Solo Exhibition dance events.

No choreographed routines are allowed in any closed freestyle or multi-dance event.

Only cocktail dresses are allowed for ladies, unless you are dancing Gold or higher in which you can wear either a cocktail dress or a ballroom gown. Ballroom gowns are also acceptable for solos. Ballroom costumes or dress slacks, shirt with tie and vest are allowed for men.

An amateur couple’s dance level must be based on the Lead’s knowledge and ability, and the age category of the youngest of the two dancers.

Couples will be judged on the following: Lead and Following, Posture, Floor Craft, Creativity, Musicality, Originality, and Technique.

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Wisconsin State
Next week is the Wisconsin State Dancesport Championships – the biggest competition in the Midwest (next to the Ohio Star Ball). It happens April 14-18 (Wed/Sun) at the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee.

Sarah and I are recruiting spectators to watch the daytime events on Saturday, 17 April 2010. See Session 6 – Saturday Matinee.

Our Madison delegation will carpool from the Stoughton Road/Beltline park and ride lot, leaving at 9:30am sharp. Please bring gas money for drivers, admission money (keep reading), and cash for eating as well as for shopping at the competition.

Email Darrell so I can keep track of whom to expect!

The Saturday daytime events are exclusively amateur events (dance students dancing with each other) and pro/am events (dance students dancing with their teachers).

You will see multiple skill levels (from new dancer through Open Gold) in International Standard in the morning and International Latin in the Afternoon.

Saturday day is $20/person, and is good from ~8am to ~4pm (when the amateur events are finished). Our Madison delegation will arrive at the competition around 11am. See Tickets for prices for other days.

The ballroom is then emptied so it can be set up for the evening banquet and professional competitive events. Saturday night is almost entirely sold out – standing room only tickets are available for $35/person and go on sale one hour before the doors open Saturday night.

Ballroom dance competitions are a sensory experience that words and pictures cannot do adequate justice. The are very exciting events!

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Darrell and Sarah will be competing again in the Third Annual Movers & Shakers Gala, a “Dancing With the Stars” style fundraiser for Lakeland College and the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra. As one of the premier events in the area, tickets are difficult to come by!

The Dress Rehearsal will take place the evening of the 21st. The Gala itself is the evening of the 22nd.

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Darrell and Sarah will be competing again in the Second Annual Movers & Shakers Gala, a “Dancing With the Stars” style fundraiser for Lakeland College and the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra. As one of the premier events in the area, tickets are difficult to come by!

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