Schedule for July/Aug, 2010
Time: Friday, July 9th, 7pm-3am
Event: Blues at the Bistro:
7-9pm: blues dance lesson with Ari & Whitney
9pm-12am: live blues & jazz dancing in the Bistro with Diane Kirkwood and the LRB quartet (FREE)
12am-3pm: Blues in the Back with DJ's John Lozano & Ari Levitt
Where: The Little Red Bistro -- 400 Dexter Ave N, Seattle WA
Join our Facebook group: "Blues at the Bistro"
* *Come early for dinner and drinks**
* *Plenty of free street parking after 6pm**
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Time: Sunday, July 11, 5:30-6:15pm
Event: Kizomba dance class, with Ari Levitt & Ana Antunes
Where: China Harbor - 2040 Westlake Avenue North, Seattle, WA
Cost: $10.00
Kizomba is a very beautiful free-style, close-connection, smooth and relaxed dance form brought
to the USA from Angola. It borrows its music from Western Carribean "zouk" and its dance style from
Africa and the Carribean. People often describe it as a mix of tango, bachata, and blues.
This class will give you a solid intro to this beautiful musical dance style.
Example of Kizomba can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wm5_gQfSU4
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Time: Sunday, July 18th, 7-8pm
Event: Int/Adv Balboa Class at the Belltown Speakeasy with Ari & Melanie:
Perfect for the int/adv balboa dancer. Learn new variations of the spike and come-around.
Comfort with basic bal/swing recommended. This class will be followed by a beginning lesson
from 8-9pm. Live music starts at 9pm
Where: Belltown Billiards -- 90 Blanchard St, Seattle WA (Belltown)
Join the Facebook group: "Shhh....it's a Secret...: the Speakeasy in Belltown"
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Time: Friday, July 23rd, 7pm-3am
Event: Blues at the Bistro:
7-9pm: blues dance lesson with Ari & Whitney
9pm-12am: live blues & jazz dancing in the Bistro with Diane Kirkwood and the LRB quartet (FREE)
12am-3pm: Blues in the Back with DJ's Soloman Douglas & Ari Levitt
Where: The Little Red Bistro -- 400 Dexter Ave N, Seattle WA
Join our Facebook group: "Blues at the Bistro"
**Come early for dinner and drinks**
**Plenty of free street parking after 6pm**
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Time: Sunday, July 25th, 5:30 - 6:15pm
Event: Kizomba dance workshop, with Ari Levitt & Ana Antunes
Where: China Harbor - 2040 Westlake Avenue North, Seattle, WA
Cost: $10.00
Kizomba is a very beautiful free-style, close-connection, smooth and relaxed dance form
brought to the USA from Angola. Please see above for further description.
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Time: Sunday, Aug 1, 2:45-3:45 & 4:00-5:00pm
Event: Westcoast Swing Intermediate workshop, with Ari Levitt
Where: Alki Masonic Hall -- 4736 40th Ave SW, Seattle, WA
Ari is returning to teach two afternoon workshops in Westcoast Swing.
Great fun and an opportunity to polish your style in this dance while adding satisfying variations.
Workshops begin at 2:45 and 4pm.
Details at http://seattlewcswing.org/category/sunday-dances/
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Time: Saturday, August 7th, 8:00-9:00pm
Event: "Blues" pre-dance workshop (live blues with Kevin Buster starts at 9pm)
Where: Sonny Newman's Dance Hall -- 201 North 85th St, Seattle, WA
Cost: $5.00
Learn the fundamentals of basic blues movement, connection, and styling, then have fun
incorporating this into some unique blues dance patterns.
Perfect for dancers of all levels. A great entree to the music to follow.
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Time: Sunday, Aug 8th, 5:30 - 6:15pm
Event: Kizomba dance workshop, with Ari Levitt & Ana Antunes
Where: China Harbor - 2040 Westlake Avenue North, Seattle, WA
Cost: $10.00
Kizomba is a very beautiful free-style, close-connection, smooth and relaxed dance form
brought to the USA from Angola. Please see above for further description.
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Time: Friday, Aug 13, 7pm-3am
Event: Blues at the Bistro:
7-9pm: blues dance lesson with Ari & Whitney
9pm-12am: live blues & jazz dancing in the Bistro with Diane Kirkwood and the LRB quartet (FREE)
12am-3pm: Blues in the Back with guest DJ's & Ari Levitt
Where: The Little Red Bistro -- 400 Dexter Ave N, Seattle WA
Join our Facebook group: "Blues at the Bistro"
**Come early for dinner and drinks**
**Plenty of free street parking after 6pm**
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Time: Sunday, Aug 22th, 5:30 - 6:15pm
Event: Kizomba dance workshop, with Ari Levitt & Ana Antunes
Where: China Harbor - 2040 Westlake Avenue North, Seattle, WA
Cost: $10.00
Kizomba is a very beautiful free-style, close-connection, smooth and relaxed dance form
brought to the USA from Angola. Please see above for further description.
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Time: Friday, Aug 27th, 7pm-3am
Event: Blues at the Bistro:
7-9pm: blues dance lesson with Ari & Whitney
9pm-12am: live blues & jazz dancing in the Bistro with Diane Kirkwood and the LRB quartet (FREE) 12am-3pm: Blues in the Back with guest DJ's & Ari Levitt
Where: The Little Red Bistro -- 400 Dexter Ave N, Seattle WA
Join our Facebook group: "Blues at the Bistro"
**Come early for dinner and drinks**
**Plenty of free street parking after 6pm**
Time: Friday, July 9th, 7pm-3am
Event: Blues at the Bistro:
7-9pm: blues dance lesson with Ari & Whitney
9pm-12am: live blues & jazz dancing in the Bistro with Diane Kirkwood and the LRB quartet (FREE)
12am-3pm: Blues in the Back with DJ's John Lozano & Ari Levitt
Where: The Little Red Bistro -- 400 Dexter Ave N, Seattle WAJoin our Facebook group: "Blues at the Bistro"
* *Come early for dinner and drinks**
* *Plenty of free street parking after 6pm**
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Time: Sunday, July 11, 5:30-6:15pm
Event: Kizomba dance class, with Ari Levitt & Ana Antunes
Where: China Harbor - 2040 Westlake Avenue North, Seattle, WA
Cost: $10.00Kizomba is a very beautiful free-style, close-connection, smooth and relaxed dance form brought
to the USA from Angola. It borrows its music from Western Carribean "zouk" and its dance style from
Africa and the Carribean. People often describe it as a mix of tango, bachata, and blues.
This class will give you a solid intro to this beautiful musical dance style.
Example of Kizomba can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wm5_gQfSU4
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Time: Sunday, July 18th, 7-8pm
Event: Int/Adv Balboa Class at the Belltown Speakeasy with Ari & Melanie:
Perfect for the int/adv balboa dancer. Learn new variations of the spike and come-around.Comfort with basic bal/swing recommended. This class will be followed by a beginning lesson
from 8-9pm. Live music starts at 9pm
Where: Belltown Billiards -- 90 Blanchard St, Seattle WA (Belltown)
Join the Facebook group: "Shhh....it's a Secret...: the Speakeasy in Belltown"
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Time: Friday, July 23rd, 7pm-3am
Event: Blues at the Bistro:
7-9pm: blues dance lesson with Ari & Whitney
9pm-12am: live blues & jazz dancing in the Bistro with Diane Kirkwood and the LRB quartet (FREE)
12am-3pm: Blues in the Back with DJ's Soloman Douglas & Ari Levitt
Where: The Little Red Bistro -- 400 Dexter Ave N, Seattle WAJoin our Facebook group: "Blues at the Bistro"
**Come early for dinner and drinks**
**Plenty of free street parking after 6pm**
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Time: Sunday, July 25th, 5:30 - 6:15pm
Event: Kizomba dance workshop, with Ari Levitt & Ana Antunes
Where: China Harbor - 2040 Westlake Avenue North, Seattle, WACost: $10.00
Kizomba is a very beautiful free-style, close-connection, smooth and relaxed dance form
brought to the USA from Angola. Please see above for further description.
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Time: Sunday, Aug 1, 2:45-3:45 & 4:00-5:00pm
Event: Westcoast Swing Intermediate workshop, with Ari LevittWhere: Alki Masonic Hall -- 4736 40th Ave SW, Seattle, WA
Ari is returning to teach two afternoon workshops in Westcoast Swing.
Great fun and an opportunity to polish your style in this dance while adding satisfying variations.
Workshops begin at 2:45 and 4pm.
Details at http://seattlewcswing.org/category/sunday-dances/
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Time: Saturday, August 7th, 8:00-9:00pm
Event: "Blues" pre-dance workshop (live blues with Kevin Buster starts at 9pm)
Where: Sonny Newman's Dance Hall -- 201 North 85th St, Seattle, WA
Cost: $5.00Learn the fundamentals of basic blues movement, connection, and styling, then have fun
incorporating this into some unique blues dance patterns.
Perfect for dancers of all levels. A great entree to the music to follow.
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Time: Sunday, Aug 8th, 5:30 - 6:15pm
Event: Kizomba dance workshop, with Ari Levitt & Ana Antunes
Where: China Harbor - 2040 Westlake Avenue North, Seattle, WACost: $10.00
Kizomba is a very beautiful free-style, close-connection, smooth and relaxed dance form
brought to the USA from Angola. Please see above for further description.
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Time: Friday, Aug 13, 7pm-3am
Event: Blues at the Bistro:
7-9pm: blues dance lesson with Ari & Whitney
9pm-12am: live blues & jazz dancing in the Bistro with Diane Kirkwood and the LRB quartet (FREE)
12am-3pm: Blues in the Back with guest DJ's & Ari Levitt
Where: The Little Red Bistro -- 400 Dexter Ave N, Seattle WAJoin our Facebook group: "Blues at the Bistro"
**Come early for dinner and drinks**
**Plenty of free street parking after 6pm**---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Time: Sunday, Aug 22th, 5:30 - 6:15pm
Event: Kizomba dance workshop, with Ari Levitt & Ana Antunes
Where: China Harbor - 2040 Westlake Avenue North, Seattle, WACost: $10.00
Kizomba is a very beautiful free-style, close-connection, smooth and relaxed dance form
brought to the USA from Angola. Please see above for further description.
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Time: Friday, Aug 27th, 7pm-3am
Event: Blues at the Bistro:
7-9pm: blues dance lesson with Ari & Whitney
9pm-12am: live blues & jazz dancing in the Bistro with Diane Kirkwood and the LRB quartet (FREE) 12am-3pm: Blues in the Back with guest DJ's & Ari Levitt
Where: The Little Red Bistro -- 400 Dexter Ave N, Seattle WAJoin our Facebook group: "Blues at the Bistro"
**Come early for dinner and drinks**
**Plenty of free street parking after 6pm**
Schedule for May/June, 2010
Time: Sunday, May 9, 7:00-8:00pm
Event: Kizomba dance class, with Ari Levitt & Ana Antunes
Where: China Harbor - 2040 Westlake Avenue North, Seattle, WA
Cost: $5.00
Kizomba is a very beautiful free-style, close-connection, smooth and relaxed dance form brought
to the USA from Angola. It borrows its music from Western Carribean "zouk" and its dance style from
Africa and the Carribean. People often describe it as a mix of tango, bachata, and blues.
This class will give you a solid intro to this beautiful musical dance style.
Example of Kizomba can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wm5_gQfSU4
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Time: Friday, May 14th, 7pm-3am
Event: Blues at the Bistro:
7-9pm: blues dance lesson with Ari & Whitney
9pm-12am: live blues & jazz dancing in the Bistro with Diane Kirkwood and the LRB quartet (FREE)
12am-3pm: Blues in the Back with DJ's John Lozano & Ari Levitt
Where: The Little Red Bistro -- 400 Dexter Ave N, Seattle WA
Join our Facebook group: "Blues at the Bistro"
* *Come early for dinner and drinks**
* *Plenty of free street parking after 6pm**
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Time: Sunday, May 16, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Event: Kizomba dance workshop, with Ari Levitt & Ana Antunes
Where: The Century Ballroom -- 915 E. Pine, Seattle, WA
Kizomba is a very beautiful free-style, close-connection, smooth and relaxed dance form
brought to the USA from Angola. Please see above for further description.
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Time: Sunday, May 16, 2:45-3:45 & 4:00-5:00pm
Event: Nightclub 2-Step workshop, with Ari Levitt & Lilli Ann Carey
Where: Alki Masonic Hall -- 4736 40th Ave SW, Seattle, WA
Ari and Lilli Ann are returning to teach two afternoon workshops in Nightclub 2-step.
Striking a great balance between moves and technique, they will quickly focus on the
glide and body motion of the basic and then move on to variations of Apaches and Peekaboos.
Great fun and an opportunity to polish your style in this dance while adding satisfying variations.
Workshops begin at 2:45 and 4pm.
Details at http://seattlewcswing.org/category/sunday-dances/
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Time: Friday, May 28th, 7pm-3am
Event: Blues at the Bistro:
7-9pm: blues dance lesson with Ari & Whitney
9pm-12am: live blues & jazz dancing in the Bistro with Diane Kirkwood and the LRB quartet (FREE)
12am-3pm: Blues in the Back with DJ's Heather Kraft & Ari Levitt
Where: The Little Red Bistro -- 400 Dexter Ave N, Seattle WA
Join our Facebook group: "Blues at the Bistro"
**Come early for dinner and drinks**
**Plenty of free street parking after 6pm**
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Time: Saturday, June 5th, 8:00-9:00pm
Event: "Walking Blues" pre-dance workshop (live blues with Maia Santell starts at 9pm)
Where: Sonny Newman's Dance Hall -- 201 North 85th St, Seattle, WA
Cost: $5.00
Learn the fundamentals of basic blues movement, connection, and styling, then have fun
incorporating this into some unique 'walking' blues patterns done to mid-range tempo blues music.
Perfect for dancers of all levels. A great entree to the music to follow.
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Time: Sunday, June 6th, 7:00-8:00pm
Event: Kizomba dance class, with Ari Levitt, then dance to a great selection of music as Ari DJ's from 8-11pm
Where: China Harbor - 2040 Westlake Avenue North, Seattle, WA
Cost: $5.00
Kizomba is a very beautiful free-style, close-connection, smooth and relaxed dance form brought
to the USA from Angola. Please see top entry for further description.
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Time: Friday, June 11th, 7pm-3am
Event: Blues at the Bistro:
7-9pm: blues dance lesson with Ari & Whitney
9pm-12am: live blues & jazz dancing in the Bistro with Diane Kirkwood and the LRB quartet (FREE)
12am-3pm: Blues in the Back with guest DJ's & Ari Levitt
Where: The Little Red Bistro -- 400 Dexter Ave N, Seattle WA
Join our Facebook group: "Blues at the Bistro"
**Come early for dinner and drinks**
**Plenty of free street parking after 6pm**
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Time: Sunday, June 18th-20th
Event: Stanford Dance Weekend
Where: Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Link: http://socialdance.stanford.edu/danceweeks/waltzweekend.htm
Ari returns for his 4th year at Stanford teaching a varied array of fun social dances,
including waltz, blues, swing, balboa, kizomba, connection, and more...
Join Richard Powers and company for this mind-blowing weekend of sun, fun, and social dance!
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Time: Friday, June25th, 7pm-3am
Event: Blues at the Bistro:
7-9pm: blues dance lesson with Ari & Whitney
9pm-12am: live blues & jazz dancing in the Bistro with Diane Kirkwood and the LRB quartet (FREE)
12am-3pm: Blues in the Back with guest DJ's & Ari Levitt
Where: The Little Red Bistro -- 400 Dexter Ave N, Seattle WA
Join our Facebook group: "Blues at the Bistro"
**Come early for dinner and drinks**
**Plenty of free street parking after 6pm**
Time: Sunday, May 9, 7:00-8:00pm
Event: Kizomba dance class, with Ari Levitt & Ana Antunes
Where: China Harbor - 2040 Westlake Avenue North, Seattle, WA
Cost: $5.00Kizomba is a very beautiful free-style, close-connection, smooth and relaxed dance form brought
to the USA from Angola. It borrows its music from Western Carribean "zouk" and its dance style from
Africa and the Carribean. People often describe it as a mix of tango, bachata, and blues.
This class will give you a solid intro to this beautiful musical dance style.
Example of Kizomba can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wm5_gQfSU4
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Time: Friday, May 14th, 7pm-3am
Event: Blues at the Bistro:
7-9pm: blues dance lesson with Ari & Whitney
9pm-12am: live blues & jazz dancing in the Bistro with Diane Kirkwood and the LRB quartet (FREE)
12am-3pm: Blues in the Back with DJ's John Lozano & Ari Levitt
Where: The Little Red Bistro -- 400 Dexter Ave N, Seattle WAJoin our Facebook group: "Blues at the Bistro"
* *Come early for dinner and drinks**
* *Plenty of free street parking after 6pm**
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Time: Sunday, May 16, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Event: Kizomba dance workshop, with Ari Levitt & Ana Antunes
Where: The Century Ballroom -- 915 E. Pine, Seattle, WAKizomba is a very beautiful free-style, close-connection, smooth and relaxed dance form
brought to the USA from Angola. Please see above for further description.
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Time: Sunday, May 16, 2:45-3:45 & 4:00-5:00pm
Event: Nightclub 2-Step workshop, with Ari Levitt & Lilli Ann Carey
Where: Alki Masonic Hall -- 4736 40th Ave SW, Seattle, WAAri and Lilli Ann are returning to teach two afternoon workshops in Nightclub 2-step.
Striking a great balance between moves and technique, they will quickly focus on the
glide and body motion of the basic and then move on to variations of Apaches and Peekaboos.
Great fun and an opportunity to polish your style in this dance while adding satisfying variations.
Workshops begin at 2:45 and 4pm.
Details at http://seattlewcswing.org/category/sunday-dances/
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Time: Friday, May 28th, 7pm-3am
Event: Blues at the Bistro:
7-9pm: blues dance lesson with Ari & Whitney
9pm-12am: live blues & jazz dancing in the Bistro with Diane Kirkwood and the LRB quartet (FREE)
12am-3pm: Blues in the Back with DJ's Heather Kraft & Ari Levitt
Where: The Little Red Bistro -- 400 Dexter Ave N, Seattle WAJoin our Facebook group: "Blues at the Bistro"
**Come early for dinner and drinks**
**Plenty of free street parking after 6pm**---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Time: Saturday, June 5th, 8:00-9:00pm
Event: "Walking Blues" pre-dance workshop (live blues with Maia Santell starts at 9pm)
Where: Sonny Newman's Dance Hall -- 201 North 85th St, Seattle, WA
Cost: $5.00Learn the fundamentals of basic blues movement, connection, and styling, then have fun
incorporating this into some unique 'walking' blues patterns done to mid-range tempo blues music.
Perfect for dancers of all levels. A great entree to the music to follow.
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Time: Sunday, June 6th, 7:00-8:00pm
Event: Kizomba dance class, with Ari Levitt, then dance to a great selection of music as Ari DJ's from 8-11pm
Where: China Harbor - 2040 Westlake Avenue North, Seattle, WA
Cost: $5.00Kizomba is a very beautiful free-style, close-connection, smooth and relaxed dance form brought
to the USA from Angola. Please see top entry for further description.
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Time: Friday, June 11th, 7pm-3am
Event: Blues at the Bistro:
7-9pm: blues dance lesson with Ari & Whitney
9pm-12am: live blues & jazz dancing in the Bistro with Diane Kirkwood and the LRB quartet (FREE)
12am-3pm: Blues in the Back with guest DJ's & Ari Levitt
Where: The Little Red Bistro -- 400 Dexter Ave N, Seattle WAJoin our Facebook group: "Blues at the Bistro"
**Come early for dinner and drinks**
**Plenty of free street parking after 6pm**---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Time: Sunday, June 18th-20th
Event: Stanford Dance Weekend
Where: Stanford University, Stanford, CALink: http://socialdance.stanford.edu/danceweeks/waltzweekend.htm
Ari returns for his 4th year at Stanford teaching a varied array of fun social dances,
including waltz, blues, swing, balboa, kizomba, connection, and more...
Join Richard Powers and company for this mind-blowing weekend of sun, fun, and social dance!
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Time: Friday, June25th, 7pm-3am
Event: Blues at the Bistro:
7-9pm: blues dance lesson with Ari & Whitney
9pm-12am: live blues & jazz dancing in the Bistro with Diane Kirkwood and the LRB quartet (FREE)
12am-3pm: Blues in the Back with guest DJ's & Ari Levitt
Where: The Little Red Bistro -- 400 Dexter Ave N, Seattle WAJoin our Facebook group: "Blues at the Bistro"
**Come early for dinner and drinks**
**Plenty of free street parking after 6pm**
Schedule for March/April, 2010 Please refer to the "Ongoing Dances" page for Ari's dance workshops in Seattle.
Ari will be teaching in Victoria (B.C.) on May 1st , and again at Stanford's Dance Weekend (June 18-20, 2010)
Schedule for Nov/Dec, 2009
Ari will be teaching workshops in Fusion, Lindy, & Blues this Winter in Europe & Israel.
He will return to the Bay Area in early Feb to teach Waltz at "Friday Night Waltz" in Palo Alto
