• Camp Hollywood 2026: Float like a Butterfly, Shag like a Bee (Part 2)
    • 9/8/26

    Camp Hollywood 2026: Float like a Butterfly, Shag like a Bee (Part 2)

    Continuing our obsessio - er - exploration of snappy/anchored connection. Face-to-face Sliding Doors, Frontside Sailor Knots, and Slingshots.

  • Camp Hollywood 2026: Float like a Butterfly, Shag like a Bee (Part 1)
    • 9/8/26

    Camp Hollywood 2026: Float like a Butterfly, Shag like a Bee (Part 1)

    Exploring floaty and snappy movement in Shag through Upholds and Sliding Doors.

  • Camp Hollywood 2026: Classic A to Z Shag Moves
    • 9/8/26

    Camp Hollywood 2026: Classic A to Z Shag Moves

    Reviving some old shine moves of ours from Back In The Day.

  • Camp Hollywood 2026: Well That's a Stretch
    • 9/5/26

    Camp Hollywood 2026: Well That's a Stretch

    "Playing with the rubber band effect in Shag"

    This class focused on building stretch in-place and releasing it on the quick-quick. Applied to pass-by turns in Open position and Sliding Doors (with entrances out of Side-by-Side and Open). We also noted the Lindy Hop import of moving backward to create stretch, in contrast to Shag's mechanics preferring to build stretch in place.

  • Camp Hollywood 2026: The Airbending Shag Dancer
    • 9/5/26

    Camp Hollywood 2026: The Airbending Shag Dancer

    "Find your internal lightness and float across the floor"

    This class focused on Shag mobility in closed position. We covered the Lilt and different expressions of Jig Kicks, adding motion to everything.

  • WNS August 2026 Week 4
    • 8/26/26

    WNS August 2026 Week 4

    Topics covered

    • Lilt

    • Stabs

    • Texas Tommy

    • Changing footwork

    • Tandem

    • Tandem Sweetheart

    • Titanic!

  • WNS August 2026 Week 3
    • 8/19/26

    WNS August 2026 Week 3

    Topics covered

    • Collegiate Kicks (rhythms: double-double, single-double)

    • Sweetheart position

    • Fish out of water

  • WNS August 2026 Week 2
    • 8/13/26

    WNS August 2026 Week 2

    Content

    • Calibrating outward intent

    • Music boxes (closed + SxS)

  • WNS August 2026 Week 1
    • 8/6/26

    WNS August 2026 Week 1

    (Mostly) All about slips! Slips in closed, slips in open, the friggin' Tom and Jerry!

    We also reviewed 

    - open position connection

    - transitioning between open and closed

    - the swingaroo

  • WNS July 2026 Week 4
    • 7/22/26

    WNS July 2026 Week 4

    Another solo week! We focused on rotating in place vs orbiting a fixed point. We covered

    1. Hip position

    2. Hammerlock

    3. Adding sliding doors to hammerlock

    4. SxS Music box

  • WNS July 2026 Week 3
    • 7/15/26

    WNS July 2026 Week 3

    Solo week! Amanda's busy being a superstar in Europe, so y'all are stuck with me.

    Primary learning objectives

    1. Continue your momentum down the line even when you turn around

    2. Understand the difference between rotating in place vs orbiting a central point

    Class Content

    • Side by Side Chugs

    • Side by Side Breaks

    • Preserving momentum out of SxS Chugs/Breaks

    • Reverse kicks + rotation in place vs orbiting

  • WNS July 2026 Week 2
    • 7/8/26

    WNS July 2026 Week 2

    Theme: Keeping it light! Review of closed and SxS basics. Slips, jig kicks, combining jig kicks and slips. Sorry about the resolution! Noted to not record from Zoom anymore. We’re switching to recaps instead of uploading entire lessons. Easier logistically for folks who don’t want to be recorded.

  • WNS July 2026 Week 1
    • 7/7/26

    WNS July 2026 Week 1

    Oops! All Side by Side.

    SxS Basics

    Camel kicks (because everything and their mother is already named cross kicks)

    Collegiate kicks

    Progressive (repeated camel kicks)

    Collegiate kicks rhythm variations

    Bonus: balanced Collegiate Kicks rotation for follows (h/t Jeron Tuell)

  • WNS June 2026 Week 4
    • 6/25/26

    WNS June 2026 Week 4

    Sliding doors & Skates! Including some fun and more challenging variations on skates.

  • WNS June 2026 Week 3
    • 6/18/26

    WNS June 2026 Week 3

    Collegiate kicks and movement options in Sweetheart position!

  • WNS June 2026 Week 2
    • 6/11/26

    WNS June 2026 Week 2

    All about Camel Hops! Forgive the awkward start, we had to cut out part of the beginning since the POV kept switching between us and the virtual students. We covered one-arm and two-arm Camel Hops in the first half, and how to do pass-bys and free spins out of them in the second

  • WNS June 2026 Week 1
    • 6/6/26

    WNS June 2026 Week 1

    All about compression!

    • Compression turns (single + double)

    • Compression-prep into skates in SxS

    • Chugs vs Bunny Hops

  • WNS May 2026 Week 4
    • 6/6/26

    WNS May 2026 Week 4

    Theme: Weird and Unconventional Things that either don't move on the QQ or introduce a new concept

    1. Artie Walk/Shoulder Pass

    2. Pass-bys without stretch; lead goes/follow goes

    3. Kick pulls

    4. Back to Back Breaks

    5. Reverse Kicks (leads switching footwork)