Schedule
Other Activies not on the main schedule
- Friday Night 8:00pm - Drinks and Discussion: What Leadership is About - The back room of the Fox and Feather
- Friday Night 10pm-12:30am: Dancing at the OSDS 151 Chapel St
- Saturday Night 9-1am: Dancing at Saturday Night Swing! Rumours of a late night are unconfirmed... but probable...!
Main Schedule
All classes at the Chimo Hotel:Chimo Hotel, 1199 Joseph Cyr Street, Gloucester - (613) 744-1060
| Conference Room | Dance Room | |||
| Saturday | Leader | Topic | Leader | Topic |
| 10:00 AM | Dan Amores | What Really Matters – The Philosophy of Teaching with Dan | Nathan Shetterley | Sound Tech for DJ's and Organizers |
| 10:30 AM | Byron Alley | The Syllabus as Strategy | Jody Glanzer | Blues Events for DJ's and Organizers |
| 11:00 AM | Natacha Beausoleil | Syllabus Building | Dan Amores | Dancing Outside the Box |
| 11:30 AM | Bryn Morin | Lesson Planning | Jason Herron | Slow Bal: What's That? |
| 12:00 PM | Byron Alley | Life at the Petit Medley: Making a Swing Night Great | Alana Hock | Energizing Your Class |
| 12:30 PM | Nathan Shetterley | Music and Biography of Sidney Bechet | Byron Alley | Shortcuts and Dead-ends: Teaching Beginners Effectively |
| 01:00 PM | LUNCH | LUNCH | ||
| 01:30 PM | ||||
| 02:00 PM | Byron Alley | The Primary Goals of the DJ | Alana Hock | Tips for Teaching Beginners |
| 02:30 PM | Jason Herron | The Business of DJing in the Real World | Byron Alley | Awesome Intro Lessons |
| 03:00 PM | Natacha Beausoleil | Teaching Classes That Benefit Followers | Dan Amores | Rhythm vs. Melody |
| 03:30 PM | Jody Glanzer | Blues Artists You Should Know | Jason Herron | Musicality in Bal (Girls Can Do Stuff Too!) |
| 04:00 PM | Natacha Beausoleil | Using Positive Reinforcement in Coaching | Byron Alley | Energy and Flow: The Art and Science of DJ'ing |
| 04:30 PM | Natacha Beausoleil | How to Prepare a Great Show | Nathan Shetterley | Follow That Song I |
| 05:00 PM | Claudia Petrilli | Vintage Music That Everyone Can Enjoy | Dan Amores | Faster Learning for Dancers |
| 05:30 PM | Discussion | Coordinating to Build the Scene | Jason Herron | Bal, Charleston and Lindy History Through Video Clips |
| Conference Room | Dance Room | |||
| Sunday | Leader | Topic | Leader | Topic |
| 10:00 AM | Byron Alley | Music for Beginners | Dan Amores | Critique My Dancing: What do you need to work on as a dancer? |
| 10:30 AM | Nathan Shetterley | Setting the Tone For Your Event | Bryn Morin | Improv Skills for Teachers |
| 11:00 AM | Jason Herron | Teaching Diverse Levels in One Class | Byron Alley | Zen and the Art of Not Teaching |
| 11:30 AM | Vero Paquet | Leading an Organizing Team | Natacha Beausoleil | How to Break Down Movements for Teaching |
| 12:00 PM | Vero Paquet | The Quebec Effect: Scene-building and events en francais | Dan Amores | Blues Movement |
| 12:30 PM | Nathan Shetterley | Promoting Your Event | Jason Herron | Myths of Balboa |
| 01:00 PM | Jason Herron | Organizing National Workshops and Competitions | Dan Amores | Judging – For competitors and future judges |
| 01:30 PM | Discussion | The DJ's Contribution to the Scene | Discussion | The Current State of Swing Competitions |
| 02:00 PM | LUNCH | LUNCH | ||
| 02:30 PM | ||||
| 03:00 PM | Byron Alley | DJ'ing for diverse crowds | Jason Herron | Tips on Teaching Bal and Bal-Swing |
| 03:30 PM | Natacha Beausoleil | Strategies for Choreographing | Discussion | Death of the Big Bands and Partner Dancing |
| 04:00 PM | Bryn Morin | Bringing Blues into the Scene | Byron Alley | Shy Guy to Guy Smiley: MC techniques for DJ's & more |
| 04:30 - 5:30 PM | Discussion | Where Do We Go From Here? The Scene-Building Focus | ||