One of the most vivacious & exciting professional West Coast Swing & Hustle couples is coming to Top Hat Dance Studio!  Tybaldt & Hazel Ulrich will be running an entire weekend in February devoted to those 2 favorite dances.  Tybaldt & Hazel teach and compete on both the West Coast Swing and Hustle circuits and have combined teaching experience of over 20 years.  They have placed in the Top 3 of numerous professional divisions over the past several years.  Their style is spirited and vibrant, making their workshops fun and vastly informative. 

 

The workshop weekend will be Feb. 23 & 24, 2008.  Stay tuned for specific details regarding times & prices.  If you have never seen Tybaldt & Hazel, get prepared for a fantastic weekend! 

 

1)       Our Unlimited Group Class Card for $185.00.  We're so excited about this new addition that we thought to add it here with our other holiday deals.  For more details on this new class card, see the "New Unlimited Class Card" section of this newsletter.

2)      Our annual Stocking Stuffer for $99.00.  This special package on private lessons has become a Top Hat favorite.  Purchase 2 private hours of instruction for $99.00 (regularly $130).

3)      Our Holiday Combo Package for $225.00.  With this great deal you can purchase our Unlimited Group Class Card and 1 private lesson for only $225.00 (regularly $250).

 

The Unlimited Group Class Card is a promotion that will be available all year round, whereas the Stocking Stuffer and Holiday Combo Package offers end on 12/31/2007 and are limited to one purchase per student.

Meet Carmen & Lorraine Galone, December's Student of the Month Spotlight...

 

Carmen & Lorraine had always talked about taking dance lessons.  In March of 2006, Carmen spotted an ad for Top Hat in a local Philadelphia paper.  Feeling that it was the right time to start something new, they joined the Basic Ballroom class and began learning Rumba.  Since that time they have been regular attendees of the Basic Ballroom 1 & 2 and Hustle classes and regular party goers at almost every Morph Party along with their wonderful daughter, Pam.

 

When asked to name their favorite dances, Lorraine picked Foxtrot & Samba and Carmen picked Hustle & Foxtrot.  After talking to both of them together, Lorraine changed her favorite dances to match those of Carmen's; her reasoning, "he is my dance partner and I need to enjoy what my partner enjoys!"

 

Lorraine said that they are both "crazy" about Hustle and Carmen likes that, when doing Hustle, he can mix-up all the dance steps he knows.  Foxtrot is the other favorite of the Galone's.  Lorraine loves the fun and carefree feeling of Foxtrot.  They both enjoy the light-hearted mood of the music used for the dance.  Carmen feels comfortable doing Foxtrot and "enjoys pushing Lorraine along the floor"!

 

Two of their favorite aspects of Top Hat are the staff and classes.  Carmen & Lorraine both expressed that they learn something new at every class.  They both feel that they have become much better dancers since coming to Top Hat and that it is now "nice to know what they are doing on the floor".   

 

Carmen summed up their feelings on Top Hat when he said he enjoys the camaraderie of everyone in the group classes and coming to Top Hat takes away the tension of the work day!  And Lorraine quickly pointed out that they do not like to dance anywhere else because "Top Hat feels like home".  It is nice to know that a newspaper ad could entice people to come to Top Hat and that those same people have become members of our family!

 

May we introduce Top Hat's two new classes, American Smooth 3 and American Rhythm 3.  Both of these classes are going to replace and expand upon the information and concepts that were taught in the Intermediate Styling & Technique class, while create a great continuation of our existing Basic Ballroom 1 & 2 program.

 

American Rhythm 3, Mondays at 6:30pm with Top Hat's Jameson Kilburn, will pick up where Basic Ballroom 2 left off and cover Rumba, Cha Cha, Bolero, Samba, East Coast Swing, & Mambo at the Full Bronze/Pre-Silver level.  This great new class will also cover the same in depth information from the Intermediate Styling & Technique class or Cuban Motion, Turning Technique, Arm Styling, and so much more.  This class has been designed to help you learn how to take your American Rhythm dancing to the next level!

 

Immediately following American Rhythm 3 will be our brand new American Smooth 3, Mondays at 7:30pm with everyone's favorite Daniel McGee.  This class will include an incredible continuation of the Full Bronze and Pre-Silver syllabus in Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, and Viennese Waltz, while focusing on Frame, Rise & Fall, Proper Footwork, and all the other necessary ingredients to make your smooth dancing feel and look like Fred & Ginger.

 

Now you can continue with each of your favorite dances for a full 18 weeks!  The first dances that will be covered in the two level 3 classes will be Cha Cha in American Rhythm 3 and Waltz in American Smooth 3.  Samba and Bolero will be covered in Basic Ballroom 1 & 2 so look for these dances to soon move into the level 3 classes in the coming weeks. 

 

The cost of these two great classes, like all classes at Top Hat, is $10 per person per class.  You can also use your Top Hat Dance Studio group class card or your all NEW Unlimited Group Class Card (details below).

 

Monday Nights at Top Hat Starting in January

5:30pm Adult Hip Hop with Ryan Stauffer

6:30pm American Rhythm 3 with Jameson Kilburn

7:30pm American Smooth 3 with Daniel McGee

8:30pm Yoga with Sandy Ericksson

 

For a complete look of our weekly schedule of classes and events you can always visit our website at .www.tophatdancestudio.com/schedule

Introducing the best dance deal in Philadelphia & Lancaster, Top Hat's Brand New Unlimited

Group Class Card.  That's right, you can now purchase one group class card and have your pick of all 96 group classes offered every month at Top Hat Dance Studio of Philadelphia and Lancaster.

 

These new cards can be purchased online or at the studio for $185 per card.  The card will become activated once you use it to take your first class.  Once the card has been activated you will have 30 calendar days to take as many group classes as you like, have a ball, they're all yours.  Unlike our current group class cards (for 6 classes), the unlimited class cards cannot be used by more than one person.

 

Not for you?  Never fear, if this doesn't sound like something that would benefit you, you will still be able to pay $10 per person per class or use your Top Hat Dance Studio Group Class Card.  If you have any questions about this great new deal, please feel free to contact the studio.

 

Philadelphia:

Hustle classes begin a new 6 week series on December 1^st.

 

West Coast Swing and Salsa classes start a new series at the beginning of every month.  The current start dates are December 6^th for West Coast and December 7^th for Salsa.

 

Basic Ballroom 1 & 2 will be having a Special Edition class on December 26^th.  We guarantee this class will be a festive addition to your holiday activities that you will not want to miss!

 

Yoga is cancelled for December 3^rd.

There will be no Hip Hop classes on December 15th.

The Studio will be Closed on December 24^th, 25^th, 31^st and January 1^st.

The Youth Program will not have classes the week of December 24^th - January 1^st.

 

 

 

The Salsa Morph Party will be December 1^st.  Morph Partiesinclude an all levels group class at 8:00pm with the party beginning at 9:00pm.  The cost of each party is $10 per person and you are welcome to BYOB.  If you have any questions, please contact the studio.