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3:00 PM–10:00 PM |
Registration Room: Compass Foyer (3rd floor) Registration opens. Pick up your badge and your swag bag. |
4:00 PM–6:00 PM |
Afternoon Hospitality Room: Hospitality (Room 2721) Arriving on Thursday from out of town? Join us in the Hospitality Suite for some afternoon snacks and socializing. |
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Dance Floor Setup Want to volunteer an hour of time? We can use a few extra hands to assemble the dance floor on the 3rd floor. |
Women’s Meet & Greet Room: Lobby Bar (1st Floor) Join other women in the 1st floor Lobby Bar before the Trail-In Dance. This is a trans-inclusive event; if you feel that you should be at the Women’s Meet & Greet, we are happy to have you there. No-host bar; food available to order. |
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Trail-In Dance Room: South Room (3rd floor) and East Room (3rd floor) Let's get the dancing started! Country Couples and Swing in South, Line Dancing in East. Both rooms are on the third floor. No cover for hoedown registrants. |
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After Hours Room: Hospitality (Room 2721) Join us in the Hospitality Suite for some late-night snacks, beverages, and music in the hospitality suite as you unwind from the evening’s dance. |
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Eye-Openers Room: Hospitality (Room 2721) Join us in the Hospitality Suite for some morning snacks and beverages before hitting the early workshops. |
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Registration Room: Madison Foyer (2nd floor) Registration opens. Pick up your badge and your swag bag. Be sure to give yourself enough time to get registered before the first workshop. We will also have information tables and more set up in the Foyer. |
Two-Step (Basic) Room: Madison Ballroom Start your weekend with some standard two-step moves every dancer should have in their repertoire. |
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Waltz Windows (Intermediate) Room: Madison Ballroom Everyone loves the surprise of turn turn turn and boom, into a window! Line Dance Vocabulary (Basic) Room: East (3rd Floor) The biggest challenge to ramping up your beginning line dance skills is learning what the terms mean: a rock step, a pivot, a grapevine, a sailor step, a chase turn, a tag, a restart, and so on. Pete will cover a lot of these basic line dance moves, as well as some general techniques, and teach you a couple easy line dances in the process. Line Dance: That’s Hot (High Intermediate) Room: South Room (3rd floor) That’s Hot |
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Intro to West Coast Swing (Basic) Room: Madison Ballroom Take your first steps into West Coast Swing dancing. Two-Step (QQSS) (Basic) Room: East (3rd Floor) The version of two-step done in most of the world (other than the LGBTQ+ clubs on the West Coast) is danced quick-quick-slow-slow — a slightly shifted stepping pattern, but a different lead and different patterns. You should learn at least a little of both styles! Line Dance: Still Working 9-2-5 & Dibs (Low Intermediate) Room: South Room (3rd floor) Still Working 9-2-5 Dibs |
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Lunch Break There are several restaurants and sandwich shops within a few blocks of the hotel. The hotel restaurant is open for breakfast and lunch. Trans & Non-Binary Social Room: Hospitality (Room 2721) Please join our transgender community for Emerald City Hoedown’s inaugural Trans & Non-Binary social. A lite lunch, snacks, and beverages will be provided; vegetarian and gluten-free options also available. Trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming individuals and their invited friends are welcome to attend. |
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Registration Room: Madison Foyer (2nd floor) Registration opens. Pick up your badge and your swag bag. Be sure to give yourself enough time to get registered before the first workshop. We will also have vendors, information tables, and more set up in the Foyer. |
West Coast Swing: How to Take It to the Next Level (Intermediate) Room: Madison Ballroom One easy pattern done beginning, intermediate, and advanced style. Musicality (All Levels) Room: East (3rd Floor) Improve your dance skills by understanding the structure of the music you dance to. Line Dance: Unique Tango (Improver) & Bedroom Cha (Improver) Room: South Room (3rd floor) Unique Tango Bedroom Cha |
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Waltz (Basic-Plus) Room: Madison Ballroom Details Argentine Tango Fusion (Low Intermeidate) Room: East (3rd Floor) Details Line Dance: Giddy Up! (We Don’t Want To Miss the Twain!) (Intermeidate) Room: South Room (3rd floor) Giddy Up! (We Don’t Want To Miss the Twain!) |
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Two-Step (SSQQ) (Basic-Plus) Room: Madison Ballroom Slow slow quick quick is the dance pattern for the two-step done in Seattle, San Francisco, and other LGBTQ+ clubs on the West Coast. (End at) 5 o’Clock Shadow (Basic) Room: East (3rd Floor) Shadow is a dance form popular in the LGBTQ+ community, a blend of two-step footwork to sultry West Coast Swing music. Rain Country Line Dance Favorites (Beginner to Intermediate) Room: South Room (3rd floor) Featuring three of the popular line dances Rain Country added to our regular rotation in the past year (two from last year's hoedown), taught by our local line dance instructors: one Beginner, one Improver, and one Low Intermediate. You will see these done during the weekend, so ramp up now! Flip a Quarter (Beginner) Gives me Shivers (Improver) Fly Away With Me (Intermediate) |
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Setup for Evening Dances Room: Madison Ballroom / South Room / East Room Our volunteers will be setting up for the evening dances during this time as well, so please give them space. Wizard’s Reception (“Friends of Dorothy” and VIPs Social) Room: Hospitality (Room 2721) A light meal and beverages will be provided in the Hospitality Suite for our “Friend of Dorothy” host sponsors, instructors, DJs, and other select VIPs. Vegetarian and gluten-free options will be available and ingredients labeled where possible. |
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Registration Room: Madison Foyer (2nd floor) Registration opens. Pick up your badge and your swag bag. Be sure to give yourself enough time to get registered before the first workshop. We will also have vendors, information tables, and more set up in the Foyer. |
West Coast Swing Explosion! Room: Madison Ballroom West Coast Swing dancing will be available all evening in the East Room, but nothing beat getting the entire manin ballroom floor for a while! Line Dance Reviews Room: South This hour is specifically be for reviewing and dancing the line dances taught today, so take the time to do walkthroughs of the dances from earlier. Open Floor The East Room will be available for ad hoc dancing. No DJ, so bring your own music and plug into the room’s sound system. |
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Announcements & Performances Room: Madison Ballroom |
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Welcome to Oz! Dance — Country Couples (starts about 8:15 pm, after Annoncements) Room: Madison Ballroom The hoedown continues with country couples dancing and a few popular line dances in our main ballroom. Welcome to Oz! Dance — Line Dancing Room: South Room (3rd Floor) All your favorite line dances will be played here, including the line dances taught today and any that you might want to request. For those of you with special favorites, there will be a display in the main ballroom showing what dances are coming up soon. Welcome to Oz! Dance — West Coast Swing Dancing Room: East Room (3rd Floor) All the West Coast Swing your feet can handle. And while the room is only scheduled until 1:00 am, late night swing can continue as late as your DJs are willing! |
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After Hours Party Room: Hospitality (Room 2721) Join us in the Hospitality Suite for some late-night snacks, beverages, and music in the hospitality suite as you unwind from the evening’s dance. |
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Eye-Openers Room: Hospitality (Room 2721) Join us in the Hospitality Suite for some morning snacks and beverages before hitting the early workshops. |
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Registration Room: Madison Foyer (2nd floor) Registration opens. Pick up your badge and your swag bag. Be sure to give yourself enough time to get registered before the first workshop. We will also have vendors, information tables, and more set up in the Foyer. |
Waltz (Basic-Plus) Room: Madison Ballroom Details Hoedown Yoga (All) Room: East (3rd Floor) Need some help stretching and centering yourself for another day of workshops and dancing. Emily will help you get in the best state to experience the hoedown to its fullest. (No yoga mats required.) Line Dance: I & U (Intermediate) Room: South Room (3rd floor) I & U |
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West Coast Swing (Basic) Room: Madison Ballroom More work with basic West Coast Swing moves and patterns. Two-Step (SSQQ): Exchanges (Intermediate) Room: East (3rd Floor) San Francisco-style two-step (danced slow slow quick quick) contains a lot of East Coast swing influence, including exchanges, where the dancers trade sides of the track as they move down the floor. Line Dance: Tequila Snaps (Intermediate) Room: South Room (3rd floor) 3 Tequila Floor |
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Two-Step (SSQQ) (Basic-Plus) Room: Madison Ballroom Set a good foundation for your two-step. Salsa (Basic-Plus) Room: East (3rd Floor) Learn to do this sexy Latin couples dances. Line Dance: The Sphinx (Advanced) Room: South Room (3rd floor) The Sphinx |
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Lunch Break There are several restaurants and sandwich shops within a few blocks of the hotel. The hotel restaurant is open for breakfast and lunch. Men’s Social Room: Hospitality (Room 2721) The men attending the hoedown get together to do what they do best — talk about dancing and eat! This is a trans-inclusive event; if you feel you belong at a men's social, you are welcome. (There will be a women’s social later in the day.) |
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Registration Room: Madison Foyer (2nd floor) Registration opens. Pick up your badge and your swag bag. Be sure to give yourself enough time to get registered before the first workshop. We will also have vendors, information tables, and more set up in the Foyer. |
West Coast Swing (Intermediate) Room: Madison Ballroom Great moves to incorporate into your dancing. East Coast Swing (Basic) Room: East (3rd Floor) Get a solid foundation for your East Coast Swing. Line Dance : Different Roads (Intermediate/Advanced) Room: South Room (3rd floor) Different Roads |
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Two-Step (SSQQ) (Intermediate) Room: Madison Ballroom Put some fancier moves in your two-step. Swango! (Low Intermeidate) Room: East (3rd Floor) A fusion of West Coast Swing and Tango. Line Dance: Been There Done That (Worn That Dress) (Intermediate) Room: South Room (3rd floor) Dance Name |
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West Coast Swing (Intermediate) Room: Madison Ballroom Fun and more advanced sequences to add to your West Coast Swing repertoire. Night Club (Basic) Room: East (3rd Floor) Night Club hits some of the same feels as Waltz, but is a completely different dance style. Fall in love with this dance. Line Dance: We Feel Like Dancing (Low Intermediate) Room: South Room (3rd floor) We Feel Like Dancing |
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Setup for Evening Dances Room: Madison Ballroom / South Room Our volunteers will be setting up for the evening dances during this time as well, so please give them space. Performance Team Practice (5:15–6:45 pm) Room: Madison Ballroom Groups performing during Friday night’s dance will have a few minutes each to block and run through your routine. Ray Nutter will assist you as DJ. Women’s Social (5:15–6:45 pm) Room: Hospitality (Room 2721) The women attending the hoedown get together to do what they do best — talk about dancing and eat! This is a trans-inclusive event; if you feel you belong at a women's social, you are welcome. (There is a men’s social earlier in the day.) |
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Registration Room: Madison Foyer (2nd floor) Registration opens. Pick up your badge and your swag bag. Be sure to give yourself enough time to get registered before the first workshop. We will also have vendors, information tables, and more set up in the Foyer. |
West Coast Swing Explosion! Room: Madison Ballroom West Coast Swing dancing will be available all evening in the East Room, but nothing beat getting the entire manin ballroom floor for a while! Line Dance Reviews Room: South This hour is specifically be for reviewing and dancing the line dances taught today, so take the time to do walkthroughs of the dances from earlier. Open Floor The East Room will be available for ad hoc dancing. No DJ, so bring your own music and plug into the room’s sound system. |
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Announcements & Performances Room: Madison Ballroom Dance team performances, the Ruby Slipper Award, and other announcements. |
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Emerald City Hoedown Ball — Country Couples (starts about 9:00 pm, after Performances) Room: Madison Ballroom The hoedown continues with country couples dancing and a few popular line dances in our main ballroom. Emerald City Hoedown Ball— Line Dancing Room: South Room (3rd Floor) All your favorite line dances will be played here, including the line dances taught today and any that you might want to request. For those of you with special favorites, there will be a display in the main ballroom showing what dances are coming up soon. Emerald City Hoedown Ball— West Coast Swing Room: East Room (3rd Floor) All the West Coast Swing your feet can handle. And while the room is only scheduled until 1:00 am, late night swing can continue as late as your DJs are willing! |
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After Hours Party Room: Hospitality (Room 2721) Join us in the Hospitality Suite for some late-night snacks, beverages, and music in the hospitality suite as you unwind from the evening’s dance. |
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Eye-Openers Room: Hospitality (Room 2721) Join us in the Hospitality Suite for some morning snacks and beverages before the Brunch and IAGLCWDC Membership Meeting. |
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Registration Room: Madison Foyer (2nd floor) Registration opens. Pick up your badge and your swag bag. Be sure to give yourself enough time to get registered before the first workshop. We will also have vendors, information tables, and more set up in the Foyer. |
Two-Step (SSQQ): Find a Hole (and Fill It) (Intermediate) Room: Madison Ballroom Jim will focus on two upper level dance moves: a Crossbody Rabbit Hole and a Cuddle Tunnel. If you don’t know what those are, you should come learn them! Waltz (Basic-Plus) Room: East (3rd Floor) More great waltz moves. Line Dance: Never Gonna Not Dance (Intermediate) Room: South Room (3rd floor) Never Gonna Not Dance |
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Waltz (Low Intermediate) Room: Madison Ballroom Rob will be building on Terry’s class from the previous hour (but you don't need to attend the earlier one to take this one). Two-Step (QQSS) (Intermediate) Room: East (3rd Floor) More great progressive (QQSS) two-step moves. Line Dance: Jesse James (Intermediate) Room: South Room (3rd floor) Jesse James |
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Two-Step (SSQQ) (Basic-Plus) Room: Madison Ballroom Details Night Club (Basic-Plus) Room: East (3rd Floor) Night Club is Jim’s favorite dance. He will cover inside and outside turns, plus shadow position. Line Dance: Players (Intermediate) Room: South Room (3rd floor) Players |
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Click Your Heels Dance — Country Couples Room: Madison Ballroom The hoedown continues with country couples dancing and a few popular line dances in our main ballroom. Click Your Heels Dance — Line Dancing Room: South Room (3rd Floor) All your favorite line dances will be played here, including the line dances taught today and any that you might want to request. For those of you with special favorites, there will be a display in the main ballroom showing what dances are coming up soon. |
Tear Down and Load Out We can use help disassembling dance floor, packing and inventorying crates, and loading up the truck (and unloading it at the storage locker). |
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| Couples & Swing | Basic | Basic+ | Low Intermediate | Intermediate | Intermediate+ or Advanced |
All Levels | None Yet |
| What do these levels mean for Couples and Swing dancing? They will be different for each instructor and each dancer, but consider Basic and Basic+ to focus on learning the dance, everything from an intro to the dance thorugh all of its usual moves, patterns and concepts. The Intermediate levels take that to the next (ahem) level — harder moves, new combinations, more advanced concepts, all the way to some of the fanciest moves you can reasonably expect to do on a busy hoedown dance floor. | |||||||
| Line Dance | Beginner | High Beginner |
Improver |
Low Intermediate |
Intermediate |
High Intermediate or Advanced |
None Yet |
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