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Routines

Looking for a new challenge in your dancing?  Learning a choreographed routine could be your next step! 

Each year we offer a number of routine courses, always with an optional performance goal at the end of the course.  Even if you choose not to perform the routine, learning it is a great social experience that gives you the opportunity to get to know dancers from your neighbouring venues, and can be very rewarding for every level of dancer.

Other benefits of learning a routine are:

  • enhancing styling and learning how to use those finishing touches that make the advanced couples look great
  • aiding memory retention and increasing your repertoire of moves
  • increasing awareness of and appreciation for musical interpretation on the dance floor (lead by example as the choreographers are all about musicality)
  • appreciating and experiencing better technique in your dancing
  • adopting performance techniques that will give you confidence not only in your dancing but in day to day life too!

Ceroc & Modern Jive Dance Company prides itself on its high quality routines with thanks to some of the most experienced and creative Modern Jive choreographers in the country:

     
  Routine   Original choreography
     
 1 Ecuador   1998  Nicky Haslam & Simon de Lisle
 2  Man, I Feel Like A Woman  1999  Nicky Haslam & Steve Taylor-Jones 
 3 The Girls Routine  2000  Nicky Haslam
 4 Tom Jones   2000  Maria Vranistas & Marty Bohm 
 5 Can Can   2001  Nicky Haslam
 6  Diamonds  2001  Camille Formston, Emily Howard & Julie Gunn 
 7  El Tango  2001  Nicky Haslam & Robert Winter 
 8  Lady Marmalade  2001  Nicky Haslam & Julie Gunn 
 9 Moonlight   2001  Camille Formston & Simon Borland 
 10  Disco Inferno  2002  Nicky Haslam & Robert Winter 
 11 Hero   2002  Nicky Haslam & Robert Winter
 12 Hollywood Medley   2002  Julie Gunn & Adam Niland; Emily Howard; Helena Georgopoulos & Jon Ham; Louie & Andrea Raish
 13 Jetset Armani    2002  Nicky Haslam & Robert Winter 
 14 Titanic   2002  Julie Gunn & Adam Niland 
 15 C’est Toi    2003  Nicky Haslam & Robert Winter 
 16  Razzle Dazzle  2003  Camille Formston, Hamish Johnstone, Tova Ducker, Terry Furness 
 17 Roxie    2003  Nicky Haslam & Robert Winter 
 18 Kylie   2004  Camille Formston & Gary Capell 
 19  Michael Jackson  2004  Nicky Haslam & Robert Winter 
 20 Party On    2004  Nicky Haslam & Robert Winter 
 21 Principles of Lust   2004  Nicky Haslam & Robert Winter
 22 1,2 Step    2005  Camille Formston & Brian Handisides
 23 Ceroc ‘n’ Roll    2005  Nicky Haslam & Charles Gil 
 24 Disco   2005  Julie Gunn & Adam Niland
 25  Love Potion  2005  Nicky Haslam & Robert Winter 
 26  Secret (West Coast Swing)  2005  Nicky Haslam & Robert Winter 
 27  Spooky Shoes  2005  Julie Gunn & Adam Niland 
 28  The Way We Move  2005  Nicky Haslam & Robert Winter
 29 You're The Boss   2005 Tova Ducker & Terry Furness
 30 Gentlemen   2006  Julie Gunn & Adam Niland
 31  Love Is  2006  Nicky Haslam & Robert Winter; Julie Gunn & Adam Niland 
 32 Music   2006  Nicky Haslam & Robert Winter 
 33  Party (West Coast Swing)  2006  Nicky Haslam & Robert Winter 
 34  Everything Buble  2007  Julie Gunn & Adam Niland
 35 Fergalicious   2007  Nicky Haslam & Robert Winter 
 36 Grace Kelly   2007  Louise Capps & David Greenwood 
 37  Rock This Party  2007  Camille Formston & Dave Pinn 
 38 3 Minutes    2008  Nicky Haslam & Robert Winter
 39  Don't Stop  2008  Camille Formston & Louie Raish 
 40 Hooked   2008  Julie Gunn & Adam Niland 
 41 Thriller (Funk)  2009 Camille Formston & Louie Raish
 42  Hot n Cold  2009 Deanna Niland & Jon Ham
 43  Cirque  2009 Nicky Haslam & Robert Winter
 44  Freeze Forever  2009 Julie Gunn & Adam Niland
 

 

 

   
 
 
  Upcoming Routine Courses
   
  February 2010
Funk Course with Louie Raish
   
  Back by popular demand! 

Join Louie for his 4 week "FUNk" Course, and perform with him and the crew at the Willoughby Dance Party on 6th March!

Funk is a solo dance, so no partner is required.  If you can't make the February dates, check out Louie's second course later in the year - details further down this page!
Course Duration:
4 weeks of 1.25 hour sessions

Timetable and Venues:
Saturdays 4.30pm to 5.45pm

February 6th  -  Club Willoughby, 26 Crabbes Avenue, Willoughby (dance party afterwards)
February 13th - Dancexcite, 3-5 Burwood Rd, Burwood (near the corner of Parramatta Rd, directly opposite the Bath Arms Hotel)
February 20th - Concord RSL, cnr Nullawarra Avenue and Nirranda Street, Concord (dance party afterwards)
February 27th - Dancexcite , Burwood - details as above

Plus one final rehearsal at the performance venue (Willoughby) at 6.30pm on 6th March

Cost: 
$55 per person for the four week course, or $15 casual weekly rate.
Course rate is only applicable for people pre booking and pre paying for the four weeks (payments on the day attract a $5 fee)
People who have prepaid for the whole course also get discounted entry to the 6th March dance party ($10 instead of $15)    

Click here for a booking form for Louie's FUNk
   
  May-June 2010
Nicky and Robert's Routine Revival - Ecuador!
   
 

 
Originally choreographed by Nicky Haslam and Simon de Lisle in 1998(!) Ecuador, like the movie classic "Casablanca", is a perennial favourite and has stood the test of time. 

With only a few choreographic and styling updates from Nicky and Robert over the years, Ecuador is a dynamic, passionate and dramatic Latin-inspired routine that is suitable for Intermediate to I/A dancers and above.  Join the hundreds of other great dancers who have learned and performed this inspiring routine over the last 11 years and get yourself a piece of Ecuador history!

It is recommended that you have an I/A Card or equivalent to participate in this routine.  Read our I/A Corner for information on how you can get your I/A Card.  OR, use the routine as a qualifier for your I/A card - upon course  completion, students who have achieved the required level of technique, as assessed by Nicky and Robert, will be eligible for an I/A Card
Course Duration:
6 weeks of 2 hour sessions
Note you will be expected to practise with your partner between the weekly sessions

Performance Opportunity:
At the Post Champs Mega Dance Party on Sunday 13th June 2010

Timetable and Venue:
NOTE NEW VENUE SINCE ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT
(to allow more couples to join)
St Thomas Church Hall, cnr of Horsley Avenue and High Street, Willoughby 
Sundays 4pm to 6pm
May 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th, and June 6th
Plus one final rehearsal at the performance venue (Dee Why RSL) from 2.15pm to 2.45pm on 13th June

Cost: 
$120 per person.    Optional CD and DVD pack:  $25
Routine costume and Post Champs Dance Party ticket not included.  

Click here for a booking form for Ecuador. 

If both you and your partner have learnt Ecuador in the past, there will be an opportunity to attend revision sessions (numbers permitting), at a reduced cost, so you can have the chance to perform with the new crew in 2010.  Please register your interest for this with our office on 9410 1111 before 29th April - we will advise you after that date whether we have had enough interest to go ahead with a revision course. 

If you no longer have a partner, feel free to register with us anyway, and we may be able to match you up with someone else from Ecuador history!

Please read the Booking Conditions and our Routine Survival Guide below, so you know what to expect from your routine learning experience!

   

Click the video to the left to see footage of the Ecuador routine.

Note the footage shown is only an extract from the routine.

   
   
   
  July-August 2010
Funk Course with Louie Raish
 
   
 
Join Louie for the second of his 4 week "FUNk" Courses this year, and perform with him and the crew at the Concord Dance Party on 21st August!

Funk is a solo dance, so no partner is required.  
   
Course Duration:
4 weeks of 1.25 hour sessions

Timetable and Venue:
Venue to be confirmed.
Saturdays 4.30pm to 5.45pm
July 10th and 24th, and August 7th and 14th
Plus one final rehearsal at the performance venue (Concord) at 6.30pm on 21st  August

Cost: 
$55 per person for the four week course, or $15 casual weekly rate.
Course rate is only applicable for people pre booking and pre paying for the four weeks (payments on the day attract a $5 fee)
People who have prepaid for the whole course also get discounted entry to the 21st August dance party ($10 instead of $15) 
 
 
September - October 2010
Ball Routine Courses

Watch this space for details coming later in the year on routines you can learn for our Annual Ball on 30th October.

In the meantime, start thinking about finding yourself a partner, and reserve your Sundays between 5th September and the end of October!
   
  Routine Booking Conditions:

A minimum deposit amount as stated on the booking form is required to secure a place on the course.
Deposits are not refundable or transferable, and final balance is due on or before course commencement.
No refunds apply after 7 days before course commencement.
Any payments made on the day of routine course commencement will attract a $10 late fee ($5 for short courses)
 



 

Routine Survival Guide

Whilst learning a routine is undoubtedly a fantastic experience, there can be some unexpected challenges that we’d like to tell you about!

  • Choose your level wisely, and if necessary ask the advice of the routine teachers.  Decide firstly whether you’re up to the challenge of learning a choreographed routine where you need to remember and execute a sequence of moves that can last between 3 to 4 minutes.  If that in itself is a challenge, or if you are not confident doing multiple spins, dips etc, don’t be afraid to sign up for a routine at a lower level than your current dance ability, and progress to a higher challenge next time. Doing a routine is as much about improving your dancing as it is about having fun. Doing a slightly easier routine can help to reinforce good dance technique in a way that a harder routine may not. 

  • Ensure you have the time and dedication to put in at least one practise session with your partner between each scheduled rehearsal session.  This is the key to performing the routine to your best.  Also ensure that your partner has the same expectation and commitment.
  • Experience tells us that life partners don’t always make good dance partners during routine courses!  There are many cases that prove us very wrong, but there are many more that prove us right!  Why not consider both signing up for the same routine but with different partners?  That way you go through the learning challenges with someone else, but you both spend your rehearsal days in the same place, and who knows, maybe you might perform it together at a later time.
  • Having ulterior motives for asking someone to learn a routine with you is rarely a good idea.  Choose a partner who matches you on the dance floor, not on the dating scene!  Coffee, brunch or movies is far more appropriate for a first date than Week One of the next intermediate routine course!  Amorous intentions during routine courses are often not appreciated, and not only do you lose your chance of a date with that person, but generally you end up not completing the routine either! 

  • Understand that everyone has a different learning style.  If you have signed up for a routine with a new partner, understand how they learn.  Think about how you give them feedback – they may not respond well to frustration and loss of patience. If in doubt about to give feedback to your partner, do ask your routine teacher.

And remember, routines aren’t for everyone.  If you struggle to remember basic class sequences and prefer to just dance socially with no extra challenges, then maybe routines aren’t for you.  But for the rest of us – they’re the highlight of our Ceroc year!  Enjoy!

   
   
 
 
What’s Happening in
March and April?
 
Friday 12th March
Friday Night Dance Party
Rosehill Bowling Club,
cnr Hassall St and James Ruse Drive, Parramatta
8pm to midnight
 
Sunday 14th March
IntroMediate Workshop with Julie G
Concord RSL,
cnr Nullawarra Ave & Nirranda St, Concord
3pm to 6pm
Click here for details
 
Saturday 20th March
Club Ceroc Dance Party
Concord RSL,
cnr Nullawarra Ave & Nirranda St, Concord
7.30pm to 12.30am
 
Monday 22nd March
West Coast Swing Classes Commence
Lane Cove Bowling Club,
151 Burns Bay Road, Lane Cove
7.30pm to 10.30pm
 
Saturday 27th March
Cocktail Dinner Dance
Eden Gardens, cnr Fontenoy & Lane Cove Road, North Ryde
7pm to midnight
TICKET HOLDERS ONLY - SOLD OUT
 
Saturday 3rd April
Club Ceroc Dance Party
Club Willoughby,
26 Crabbes Avenue, Willoughby
7.30pm to midnight
 
Saturday 17th April
Club Ceroc Dance Party
Concord RSL,
cnr Nullawarra Ave & Nirranda St, Concord
7.30pm to 12.30am
 
Sunday 18th April
Top Ten Workshop with Julie T
Concord RSL,
cnr Nullawarra Ave & Nirranda St, Concord
3pm to 6pm
Click here for details
 

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