Have you taken a basic ballroom class & want to move on? Even if you just started at GenCon, get ready to level up your dancing. We will be continuing our waltz class.
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Have you taken a basic ballroom class and want to move on? Even if you just started at GenCon, get ready to level up your dancing. We will be continuing our waltz class from the Thursday night and Friday morning sessions (either class is sufficient preparation). Dancers should be comfortable with the basic box and underarm turn.
Have you ever wanted to learn to ballroom dance? Our professionally trained & certified dance teacher will have you gliding across the floor. No partner necessary.
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Have you ever wanted to learn to ballroom dance? Then come to this introductory workshop. Our professionally trained and certified dance teacher will teach you some basic steps and techniques to have you gliding across the floor. No partner or experience necessary. Note that this class is available in several sessions, each of which focuses on a different dance. This session will be west coast swing, a smoothy blues-ey style of swing dancing incorporating passes and turns.
Create a badge holder for all your cons! The front is clear acrylic, & has enough space to hold money & credit cards behind the badge. Uses a metal chain instead of a lanyard.
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You can make a sturdy, personalized badge holder to use again and again. You will be able to personalize this easy to assemble (promise!) badge holder. We will have decorative paper, washi tape & other supplies for making this a one of a kind badge holder! Be sure to email us the 2 letters you want used, and which one you want in acrylic, i.e., the first initial.
Create a badge holder for all your cons! The front is clear acrylic, & has enough space to hold money & credit cards behind the badge. Uses a metal chain instead of a lanyard.
Description:
You can make a sturdy, personalized badge holder to use again and again. You will be able to personalize this easy to assemble (promise!) badge holder. We will have decorative paper, washi tape & other supplies for making this a one of a kind badge holder! Be sure to email us the 2 letters you want used, and which one you want in acrylic, i.e., the first initial.
Improv as Intuitive Storytelling: Tips for a More Authentic Role Playing Experience
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In this workshop, learn how improvisational theater can be used as an effective tool through storytelling, vocalization, physicality, & character to create a more authentic roleplaying experience.
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Using theatrical concepts & principles such as process drama, improvisation, & ensemble building, learn how to embody characters in RPGs to create a more organic, authentic experience. In this workshop, you will learn how improv can be harnessed as an effective tool through storytelling, vocalization, physicality, & character choices. Hands-on activities will be integrated into a discussion of tips & tricks so you have the chance to enhance a character you’re currently working on or to build a new character to whip out at your next RPG session.
Invitation to the Ball: A History of Ballroom Dance & Culture
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The masquerade ball is a classic trope of film & fantasy. Learn the culture & find out what makes a waltz Viennese, how to behave when the Duke asks you to dance, & why vampires love tango.
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The masquerade ball is a classic trope of film & fantasy. Learn the culture & find out what makes a waltz Viennese, how to behave when the Duke asks you to dance, & why vampires love tango. In this seminar we will go over the history of partner dancing from the "chaste" dances of the middle ages to modern salsa and hustle. We will conclude with a discussion of how to use this information in writing and games.
Dreamed of performing on Broadway? Now you can! You’ll learn a section of “You Can’t Stop the Beat” from Hairspray and leave with a routine bound to impress at your next audition—or family gathering!
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Here’s your chance to dance to showtunes at Gen Con! In this interactive workshop, learn choreography to top Broadway numbers from shows including Chicago, A Chorus Line, Hairspray, and West Side Story. Hear about the history behind the shows, the choreographers involved, and the particular dance style of the number, all while learning steps to the most popular songs. You’ll leave this session with a new routine bound to impress at your next theater audition—or family gathering!
Dreamed of performing on a Broadway stage? Now you can! You’ll learn a section of “All that Jazz” from Chicago and leave with a routine bound to impress at your next audition—or family gathering!
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Here’s your chance to dance to showtunes at Gen Con! In this interactive workshop, learn choreography to top Broadway numbers from shows including Chicago, A Chorus Line, Hairspray, and West Side Story. Hear about the history behind the shows, the choreographers involved, and the particular dance style of the number, all while learning steps to the most popular songs. You’ll leave this session with a new routine bound to impress at your next theater audition—or family gathering!
Use clear acrylic albums & embellishments to store & display your mini Polaroid pictures
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These mini cameras (Instax) are bringing back Polaroids... but we need a place to store these adorable little pictures. How about a 4"x4" album with a cool twist: the album is clear acrylic with tabs on the pages!! Having a clear album to affix the 3" pictures will open the creative juices to personalize these unique, one-of-a-kind albums.
Use clear acrylic albums & embellishments to store & display your mini Polaroid pictures
Description:
These mini cameras (Instax) are bringing back Polaroids... but we need a place to store these adorable little pictures. How about a 4"x4" album with a cool twist: the album is clear acrylic with tabs on the pages!! Having a clear album to affix the 3" pictures will open the creative juices to personalize these unique, one-of-a-kind albums.