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Workshops will cost $20 each per person with the purchase of Individual Day Passes (ala carte' tickets).

All Friday and Saturday workshops are included with the purchase of the $75 Weekend Package (expired May 31st). 

 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

FRIDAY NIGHT WORKSHOP w/ Kenny J

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

All levels welcome!

SATURDAY CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS BEGINNERS INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCE
9:00 a.m. - 9:55 a.m.

Gospelcise with Belinda Haywood

10:00 a.m. – 10:55 a.m.

 

Roland Ford

Ray Too Kool Johnson

11:00 a.m. – 11:55 a.m.

David Joyce

C&C Soul Line Dancers

12:00 p.m. – 12:55 p.m.

Jamie Gant

LUNCH BREAK

1:00 p.m. – 1:55 p.m.

LUNCH BREAK

Louisville Slyde

2:00 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.

Harriett Coggs-Stuckey

Cheryl Williams

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Sharon Holmes

Ray Boyd

 

Kenny J of

I Am Kenny J Productions

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Kenny J, a Burlington NJ resident, is a retired Army First Sergeant and ex-drill Sergeant. In 2004 he was called to serve in IRAQ under Operation Iraqi Freedom and by the grace of God he has since returned and catapulted into becoming a major entity in the R&B/Soul line dance world. He is a member of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated and the Founder and CEO of I am Kenny J Productions, a dance organization that specializes in dance entertainment, performance and instruction.  His organization is established as one of the most philanthropic organizations in the dance community serving the entire Delaware Valley Region in its effort to reach and promote the virtues of line dance.  “Footwork with a Purpose” is its creed and has become a very visible presence in the lives of many. 

 A former member of the Dave Bush Dancers out of Philadelphia, PA, his special style of dance and ability to connect with people has provided him the opportunity to perform in various venues throughout the country.  His impact on others, however, reaches far beyond his fancy footwork.  He is recognized by his peers as one of the most prominent instructors in the line dance community with his ability to captivate audiences.  In 2008, he was voted entertainer of the year at the UC Awards, a Maryland line dance awards ceremony.  He teaches by the motto “Too Easy” which endears all who participate in his classes and workshops.  He and his organization are trailblazers doing whatever they can to promote the Delaware-New Jersey-Philadelphia region. His performance team “Sophisticated Funk” has performed throughout the country both competitively and non-competitively exciting audiences with their unique dance style.  Most recently, he appeared on the Dr OZ show teaching the doctor a Soul Line dance. To learn more about Kenny J, check him out at http://iamkenny.com

Ray Boyd

Tri-State Elite

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Ray Boyd hails from the Philadelphia area and has been dancing since the age of two when he started taking tap lessons. Years later, Ray joined a dance organization, the Carpet Baggers, known as the best Cha Cha dance group during that time.

In 1991, Ray's mentor and the "Godfather of Line Dancing", Dave Bush converted the Cha Cha into line dancing and took line dancing to another level.  The Dave Bush Dancers were formed which Ray joined and became an instructor. 

 

Ray later branched off on his own and established his own organization, Tri-State Elite.  He and his group have performed in numerous line dance exhibitions nationwide and have won several 1st place awards in competitions.  Ray has collaborated on and choreographed many well known line dances such as Good Foot (known as Superbad in the Steppers community), Mr. Quick, Terminal Reaction, Kick That Sh..st, and Smooth V.  Ray has been teaching and choreographing line dances for 12 years. At the tender age of 61, today Ray still teaches and choreographs routines.  For more information and to purchase instructional DVDs, contact Ray at raymondboyd2002@yahoo.com or (484) 802-6355. 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheryl & Charlena

C & C Soul Line Dancing

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C & C Soul Line Dancing was established in July 2006 by Cheryl Woodhouse and Charlena Truitt.  Cheryl & Charlena attended classes  with Parklane Adult Activity Center in 2005, under the instruction of Sandra Thompson, a native of Philadelphia.  After entering into the Fort Jackson Better Opportunity for Single Soldiers talent show and winning 2nd Place ALL Army dance category, they made a presentation to the Morale, Welfare & Recreation department to start teaching soul line dancing at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.  The enthusiasm was so great that they were asked by the Director of Sports & Fitness to make it a permanent asset of the aerobics program.  They pursued other locations outside the community to Caughman Road Park, Eastover Park, and currently being sought out to teach at Hopkins Park.  C & C have performed and taught at several organizational and private functions, holiday parties, and most recently at Takin' It Step by Step's  Annual Holiday Line Dance Party .  Cheryl & Charlena enjoy choreographing and performing their C & C Line dances to current R & B Jams, as well as Old School Mixes.  Some of their creations include "C & C Groove"," C & C J-Hud Cha Cha" also choreographed with Earnest Woodhouse to "C & C Sexy Stroll" and their newly choreographed dance for 2010 called the "C & C Bounce". 

 

Monica Bizzle & Jerome Bentley

Louisville Slyde

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Monica Bizzle, "Ms. Pryme Tyme", is the founder & president of Louisville Slyde, of Louisville KY. Monica was born, raised and still resides in Louisville where she teaches dance classes 3 nights a week.  Monica has had a passion for dancing since she was a young girl (used to get spankings for dancing in the middle of the street!).  She was a cheerleader for many years and the captain of her middle school dance team.  She started line dancing in the late 90’s at Billy’s Place night club in Louisville under the direction of Ms. Helen Metcalf.  In 2003, Helen passed her torched over to Monica to carry on, and Monica did just that.  She started Louisville Slyde in 2004 after she and six other original members attended  the United We Dance (UWD) Family Reunion in Indianapolis, IN.  She witnessed a whole new world of dancing and realized something was missing in Louisville. She grasped what she learned at UWD and went back to Louisville on a mission.   She is very dedicated to the mission she set out for herself and Louisville Slyde  “TAKING LINE DANCE TO THE NEXT LEVEL IN THE ‘VILLE” .

Jerome Bentley, was born and raised in Louisville, KY.   Currently a Business Analyst for SHPS Inc, Jerome spends most of his time with his one-year old daughter and dancing when she allows him to get away.  Jerome has been dancing all his life with the gifts that God blessed him with.  Dancing is his passion that will not go away until the last breath has left the body.  Jerome joined Louisville Slyde in 2004.  It was match made in heaven, because it was a new group looking to do big things and Jerome, along with others have helped take it to the next level.  Jerome's dancing skills immediately made an impact  making them one of the hottest new dance groups.  Since then, LS has been known to bring some of the hottest dances to the Line Dance scene. 

Jerome is a choreographer for LS and has created dances such as Ghetto Dancing, Mo Problems, L-Roll, Sunday Shoutin', J4A, Complexity, Shadow, and many more.  When Jerome is not working or spending quality time with his daughter, he's busy working on the next big dance.

Louisville Slyde is now thirty-two members strong  and has become a proud group member of the United We Dance Organization. They are also known for their mission all over the city and are regularly called on to perform for community events, other social club dances, as well as church services.  They also performed at the Gospel Music Workshop of America with Christopher Page doing “The Sanctified Slide”

Monica may be contacted at m.bizzle@insightbb.com, LSlyde at Myspace.com, Monica Monique Bizzle on Facebook, and Louisville Ky Line Dance.

 

Cheryl Williams

"The Line Dance Queen"

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Cheryl Williams - The Line Dance Queen - A native Houstonian, born in Kashmere Garden Area, Cheryl had a passion for dance since she was able to walk! She mastered Houston 2-Step/Swing Out at a very early age and continued her passion by learning all styles of Swing, including Dallas TX Swing, Beaumont TX Swing, and Detroit Ballroom.  However, Cheryl's true passion is Line Dancing and Choreography; she has taught line dance classes and workshops all over Houston, and Dallas. To network and expand her skills, she has traveled to other states such as Louisiana, Philadelphia, and New Jersey, participating and teaching workshops in Line Dance Summits.

For the last few years, Cheryl has choreographed many line dances and sharing them with others in her dance classes taught on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Fonde Recreation Center as well as the night club crowd and in her travels to other states for Line Dance Summits and/or competitions.  To learn more about Cheryl, check her out at www.linedancequeen.com.


 

 

David B. Joyce

DBJ Productions

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"Without a vision, the people perish," a popular Bible passage with a strong message. Such a vision came to David B. Joyce, who is the founder of DBJ Productions. Starting out as a DJ at the age of 16 playing at rec parties in high school and "blue light" basement parties on the weekends, it was his hobby. As he grew older, David started spinning music in venues around the city of Rockford and became prestigious as a nightclub DJ affectionately known as 'DJ Ebony D'. In December 2003, David recognized that the local venues in Rockford, IL catered to freestylers and boppers and did not offer the art form of dance called Chicago Original Style Steppin'. He decided to try his hand at bringing true Steppin' there. He learned the original style of Chicago Steppin' from Pete Frazier of the Majestic Gents. After perfecting his skills in just 4 months, David started competing as a Stepper in various dance contests with 2nd place finishes in Rockford & St. Louis and 3rd in Milwaukee. Steppin' started to catch on in town and people started becoming interested in taking Steppin' classes. David started the first ever Steppers class in Rockford in October 2004. Visit www.dbjproductions.com to learn more about David.

 

 

Roland Ford

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Roland Ford currently resides and teaches line dancing in Pittsburgh, PA. He attended Columbia University and lived briefly in New York City, Philadelphia, and the Washington, D.C. area.  He loves music and dancing and was very excited to learn about the huge number and variety of dances when he attended his first soul line dance class a few years ago. He thoroughly enjoys learning new steps and then teaching them to others.  Roland also enjoys working out and running, which are tow more passions of his. He has been blessed with excellent health, great energy and a positive spirit. He also has tremendous support and encouragement from his wife, Gail, his two sons, Roland Jr and Rashad, as well as other family members and a growing army of friends.  Roland always looks forward to meeting new and old friends on the dance floor. Check out Roland's dance techniques at http://www.youtube.com/user/Pghdanceambassador 


 

 

Jamie Gant

Step in the Name of Life

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The term Stepping in the Name of Life™ is the perfect fit for the goal of Jamie Gant. He started stepping because of his grandmother to help her stay active. She got tired of walking around her neighborhood, eventually grew bored of going to the gym, and all other exercise programs. He realized that the only thing to keep his grandmother active would be dancing.

After getting his grandmother involved and class began in Carol City/Miami Gardens, Jamie realized that he needed to help communities everywhere in the world, not just in Miami with all the health related issues in any way he could. The Step In The Name Of Life™ DVDs were produced to create a standard medium that could spread across our community to help people live longer and Step in the Name Of Life™. It’s not just a DVD or a Step Class, It’s How you choose to live your life. Step In The Name Of Life® believes everyone has a purpose for being here on earth and Jamie believes his purpose is to help as many people as he can become healthier and live longer lives.

Jamie was able to bring this popular form of dancing and exercise to Miami Gardens. Classes have spread out to other areas including Fort Lauderdale, Montgomery, AL, Hampton, VA. , Atlanta, GA, and more. Jamie’s aim is to help each community get in shape and take back their health to fight high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, and all other health related issues™.

"We hope you choose to STEP IN THE NAME OF LIFE™ and live stress free and more. Remember, NOTHING EVEN MATTERS BUT YOU, and ALWAYS KEEP LOVE & HAPPINESS IN YOUR LIFE!!!"

 

Sharon Holmes

Lyn Dancn Club

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Sharon Lynn Holmes is the President of Lyn Dancn Club (LDC), an urban line dance organization in Mitchellville, MD, that she founded in 2000. Over the last 10 years, she has led LDC in many line dance events across the east coast and mid west. LDC placed 1st in 2005 and 2nd in 2006 and 2009 in the line dance category at the competition hosted by Tri-State Connection Slyde Explosion. Sharon choreographed the 2005-2006 winning routines, served as a Judge at Tri-State, and has created more than 10 showcase routines and nine line dances that were awarded copyright protection by the US Library of Congress. In 2007, Sharon created the line dance “Chuck Baby” that was performed at the Beijing Olympics by the Martin Luther King Band from Detroit, MI. Sharon has led LDC at the last seven Annual NBC Channel 4 Health & Wellness EXPOs held in Washington, DC. Under Sharon’s leadership, LDC has performed at such events as United We Dance, Inner Circle, Union Crew Awards Ceremony, Dance Easterns, Smooth N EZ Affair and many other notable events over the last decade.

Sharon hosts a 2nd Friday of the month Line Dance Happy Hour at Martini’s in Fort Washington, MD  and teaches weekly line dance classes for  the Maryland Park & Planning Commission. Sharon is married, has three adult children, and 7 grands. She is President of Holmes Management Group, Inc and earned a Masters of Science degree from the University of Maryland.

Sharon will host a class at the event and will teach three beginner – intermediate level line dances, “Chuck Baby”, “Bo Roc” and “ChaCha LDC Medley”.

 

Harriett Coggs Stuckey

Heart & Soul Line Dance

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Harriette Coggs Stuckey, a native of Chicago, Illinois, is the founder-director of heart and soul line dance, which promotes wellness through the avenue of soul line dance instruction to the music of Motown, Rhythm and Blues, Gospel, Salsa and Jazz.  To date, she has established sixteen classes in southern California’s Inland Empire.

 As a health educator with a Master of Public Health, Harriette has consulted with educational institutions and corporations to raise community awareness on issues of lifestyle diseases and risk reduction.  She regularly collaborates with Los Angeles area instructors to conduct soul line dance classes and workshops.   

Performances of the heart and soul line dance troupe have helped Harriette to realize her goal which, for the last six years, has been to “infect” Inland Empire citizens with the soul line dance “virus”, to which she was first exposed in the San Francisco Bay area.

Harriette’s contact information:

(951) 640-7888 or (951) 781-2050

Email:  soullinedance@earthlink.net

Web site:  www.heartandsoullinedance.com  

 

Belinda Haywood

S.T.O.M.P.

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Belinda Haywood, from Cleveland, Ohio is a Professional Urban Line Dance Instructor as well as founder of S.T.O.M.P. (Spiritual Treasures of Movement and Praise) Ministries, LLC, which is faith-based fitness program, empowered by dance, praise and worship workouts to Gospel Music called Gospelcise. Belinda has been has being teaching for over 20 years and has taught thousands of people, the oldest and most sophisticated dances across the country. She uses her experience in dance and music to help create and teach some of the most innovative and energetic steps, dips, and turns in urban and gospel line dancing. She is known in the urban community for her group called the WMIB line dancers who created and/or performed dances such as the LR Shake, Dish it Out, Are U Tired Yet, Energizer, Cleveland Shuffle and many more. She has been very instrumental in the infectious spread of line dancing by teaching and selling her videos for over 10 years on the first full chartered African American cruise, Festival At Sea.

Belinda is a certified fitness instructor and began teaching Gospelcise in 2000 after noticing that church people were not moving enough and were leading in deadly diseases because of their lack of movement and exercise.  Her journey has not always been easy because of the resistance of church leaders at that time to support dancing in the church to gospel music. She gives thanks to artists like Kirk Franklin and Mary Mary, to name a few, who broke down barriers and created non-traditional songs which allowed her to enhance her program.  Ms. Haywood has participated in several studies to prove why dance and exercise to gospel music is so important in a sedentary, unhealthy eating, and stressful environment; her most recent study showed that after Gospelcising for 12 weeks, women with diabetes, not only lost and/or maintained weight, but their blood pressure decreased significantly, which was not an expectant finding.  Praise the Lord!!!

For more information visit www.stomp-n.com or email gospelcise@hotmail.com.

 

 

 

 

Ray "To Kool" Johnson

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Ray Johnson, a native of Oakland, CA, is a former Air Force laboratory technician. He is presently a retired microbiologist (2003) from the US Dept. of Agriculture. He discovered the world of Soul Line Dancing shortly after retirement at the local senior citizen centers. He has always loved to dance and won a few local dance contests in high school.  Ray was mesmerized by the steps, music and synchronization of line dancing and quickly sought out all the line dance classes in the area; he was attending up to nine classes a week including three on a given day! After going to classes for several months, he attended his first soul line dance party and was blown away with the music and dances.

Ray has now been urban line dancing for seven years and an instructor for the last six years. In 2005, he formed a dance troupe called RayToKool & The Badd Girlz. The troupe consists of  six ladies and one man. They teach and perform at health festivals, athletic events and other activities through-out the local community. He has attended the United We Dance Reunions since 2005. Ray has been inspired by some awesome line dance performers such as The Louisville Slyde, Kenny J & The Sophisticated Funk, Curtis Goode, Ray Boyd Tri-State Elite), just to name a few.

 


 

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