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Updated March 27, 2023.  Schedule subject to change.

The 2023 Emerald City Hoedown will feature over 35 hours of workshops, featuring guest instructors from all over North America as well as our regular Rain Country Dance Association instructors and favorites from the Northwest.  We will have three tracks of workshops on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in ballrooms and meeting rooms on two floors of the hotel — both Country Couples (two rooms, for different sized workshops) and Line Dance.

(Note: when we say “Couples” here, we mean dances like two-step, waltz, and swing, where you are dancing together with another person — as compared to the more solo line dancing, or square dancing where there are eight dancers in the gorup.  You don’t need to bring a regular dance partner or romantic partner to the hoedown in order to participate; you will easily be able to find someone to dance with in the workshops or the evening dances, and most of us dance with many different people across the weekend, both people we have danced with many times before and those we have just met!)

 

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 THURSDAY, MARCH 30

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.

LATE AFTERNOON

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.

 5:30 PM–7:00 PM

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.

 7:00 PM–12:00 AM

Trail-In Dance

Room: South Room (3rd floor) and East Room (3rd floor)
DJs: Terry Felts (South) and Richard Dominguez (East)

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.

 11:00 PM–2:00 AM

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.

 

 FRIDAY, MARCH 31

 8:00–10:00 AM

Eye-Openers

Room: Hospitality (Room 2721)

Join us in the Hospitality Suite for some morning snacks and beverages before hitting the early workshops.

 8:45 AM–11:30 AM


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.

 9:00 AM—10:00 AM

Two-Step (Basic)

Room: Madison Ballroom
Instructor: Berb Buys

Start your weekend with some standard two-step moves every dancer should have in their repertoire.

 10:15 AM—11:15 AM

Waltz Windows (Intermediate)

Room: Madison Ballroom
Instructor: Jim Drew

Everyone loves the surprise of turn turn turn and boom, into a window!

Line Dance Vocabulary (Basic)

Room: East (3rd Floor)
Instructor: Pete Winowitch

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)
Instructor: Michael Metzger

That’s Hot
Step Sheet: PDF
Song: “This Hell” by Rina Sawayama
Choreographer: Michael Metzger

 11:30 AM—12:30 PM

Intro to West Coast Swing (Basic)

Room: Madison Ballroom
Instructor: Barb Buys

Take your first steps into West Coast Swing dancing.

Two-Step (QQSS) (Basic)

Room: East (3rd Floor)
Instructor: Rowdy DuFrene

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)
Instructor: Scott Schrank

Still Working 9-2-5
Step Sheet: https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/165203/still-working-9-2-5
Song: “9 to 5” by Kelly Clarkson & Dolly Parton (from the Still Working 9 to 5 Documentary)
Choreographer: Junior Willis and Scott Schrank

Dibs
Step Sheet: https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/104054/dibs
Song: “Dibs” by Kelsea Ballerini
Choreographer: Junior Willis and Scott Schrank

 12:30–1:30 PM


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.

 1:15 PM–4:15 PM


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.

 1:30 PM–2:30 PM

West Coast Swing: How to Take It to the Next Level (Intermediate)

Room: Madison Ballroom
Instructor: Michelle Badion

One easy pattern done beginning, intermediate, and advanced style.

Musicality (All Levels)

Room: East (3rd Floor)
Instructor: Ingu Yun

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)
Instructor: Rodwy DuFrene

Unique Tango
Step Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1leJHdFQOczd64r5ZQ5xT7A4dVHImYIE_/view?usp=share_link
Song: “Pá Bailar (Siempre Quiero Mas)” by Bajofondo and Julieta Venegas
Choreographer: Zara Chanice Dunn

Bedroom Cha
Step Sheet: https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/133033/bedroom-cha
Song: “Bedroom” by BEXAR
Choreographer: Jef Camps and Roy Verdonk

 2:45 PM–3:45 PM

Waltz (Basic-Plus)

Room: Madison Ballroom
Instructor: Klint Kendrick

Details

Argentine Tango Fusion (Low Intermeidate)

Room: East (3rd Floor)
Instructor: Michelle Badion

Details

Line Dance: Giddy Up! (We Don’t Want To Miss the Twain!) (Intermeidate)

Room: South Room (3rd floor)
Instructor: Rick Dominguez

Giddy Up! (We Don’t Want To Miss the Twain!)
Step Sheet: https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/167682/giddy-up-we-dont-want-to-miss-the-twain
Song: “Giddy Up!” by SHania Twain
Choreographer: Rick DOminguez and Jonno Liberman

 4:00 PM—5:00 PM

Two-Step (SSQQ) (Basic-Plus)

Room: Madison Ballroom
Instructor: Ingu Yun

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)
Instructor: Rob Ollander-Krane

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)
Instructor: Jim Drew, Ziadee Cambier, Emily Iversen

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)
Step Sheet: https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/159976/flip-a-quarter
Song: “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” by Cole Swindell
Choreographer: Janet Kearney

Gives me Shivers (Improver)
Step Sheet: https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/gives-me-shivers-ID154517.aspx
Song: “Shivers” by Ed Sheeran
Choreographer: Brandon Zahorsky

Fly Away With Me (Intermediate)
Step Sheet: https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/fly-away-with-me-ID158129.aspx
Song: “Levitating” by Dua Lipa
Choreographer: Michael Metzger

 

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.

 6:45–11:00 PM


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.

 7:00–8:00 PM

West Coast Swing Explosion!

Room: Madison Ballroom
DJ: Rick Dominguez

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
DJ: (none; self-DJ’ed)

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.

 8:00 PM–~8:15 PM

Announcements & Performances

Room: Madison Ballroom
This is your official welcome to the Emerald City Hoedown.

 ~8:15 PM–1:00 AM

Welcome to Oz! Dance — Country Couples (starts about 8:15 pm, after Annoncements)

Room: Madison Ballroom
DJ: Mr. Kate

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)
DJ: Jim Drew, Rick Dominguez

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)
DJs: Richard Dominguez, Shana Glennon

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!

 12:00–3:00 AM

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. 

 

 SATURDAY, APRIL 1

 8:00–10:00 AM

Eye-Openers

Room: Hospitality (Room 2721)

Join us in the Hospitality Suite for some morning snacks and beverages before hitting the early workshops.

 8:30 AM–12:30 PM


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.

 9:00 AM—10:00 AM

Waltz (Basic-Plus)

Room: Madison Ballroom
Instructor: Rowdy DuFrene

Details

Hoedown Yoga (All)

Room: East (3rd Floor)
Instructor: Emily Iversen

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)
Instructor: Scott Schrank

I & U
Step Sheet: https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/138467/iu
Song: “I & U” by Brian Justin Crum
Choreographer: Scott Schrank

 10:15 AM—11:15 AM

West Coast Swing (Basic)

Room: Madison Ballroom
Instructor: Barb Buys

More work with basic West Coast Swing moves and patterns.

Two-Step (SSQQ): Exchanges (Intermediate)

Room: East (3rd Floor)
Instructor: Ingu Yun

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)
Instructor: Rick Dominguez

3 Tequila Floor
Step Sheet: TBD
Song: “3 Tequila Floor” by Josiah Siska
Choreographer: Rick Dominguez

 11:30 AM—12:30 PM

Two-Step (SSQQ) (Basic-Plus)

Room: Madison Ballroom
Instructor: Terry Felts

Set a good foundation for your two-step.

Salsa (Basic-Plus)

Room: East (3rd Floor)
Instructor: Hallie Kuperman

Learn to do this sexy Latin couples dances.

Line Dance: The Sphinx (Advanced)

Room: South Room (3rd floor)
Instructor: Michael Metzger

The Sphinx
Step Sheet: https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/165027/the-sphinx
Song: “Medellín (Offer Nissim Madame X In The Sphinx Mix) (2022 Remaster)” by Madonna & Maluma
Choreographer: Simon Ward (AUS), Roy Hadisubroto (NL), Fiona Murray (IRE) & Rebecca Lee (MY)

 12:30–1:30 PM


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.)

 1:00 PM–5:00 PM


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.

 1:30 PM–2:30 PM

West Coast Swing (Intermediate)

Room: Madison Ballroom
Instructor: Ari Levitt

Great moves to incorporate into your dancing.

East Coast Swing (Basic)

Room: East (3rd Floor)
Instructor: Klint Kendrick

Get a solid foundation for your East Coast Swing.

Line Dance : Different Roads (Intermediate/Advanced)

Room: South Room (3rd floor)
Instructor: Scott Schrank

Different Roads
Step Sheet: https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/91058/different-roads
Song: “Roads” by Chris Mann
Choreographer: Scott Schrank

 2:45 PM–3:45 PM

Two-Step (SSQQ) (Intermediate)

Room: Madison Ballroom
Instructor: Klint Kendrick

Put some fancier moves in your two-step.

Swango! (Low Intermeidate)

Room: East (3rd Floor)
Instructor: Ari Levitt

A fusion of West Coast Swing and Tango.

Line Dance: Been There Done That (Worn That Dress) (Intermediate)

Room: South Room (3rd floor)
Instructor: Michael Metzger

Dance Name
Step Sheet: https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/163015/been-there-done-that-worn-that-dress
Song: “Children” by Billy Porter
Choreographer: Michael Metzger, Jonno Liberman, Rick Dominguez

 4:00 PM—5:00 PM

West Coast Swing (Intermediate)

Room: Madison Ballroom
Instructor: Rowdy DuFrene

Fun and more advanced sequences to add to your West Coast Swing repertoire.

Night Club (Basic)

Room: East (3rd Floor)
Instructor: Terry Felts

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)
Instructor: Rick Dominguez

We Feel Like Dancing
Step Sheet: TBD
Song: “I Feel Like Dancing” by Jason Mraz
Choreographer: Rick Dominguez

 5:00–7:00 PM

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.)

 6:45–11:00 PM


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.

 7:00–8:00 PM

West Coast Swing Explosion!

Room: Madison Ballroom
DJ: Shana Glennon

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
DJ: (none, self-DJ’ed)

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.

 8:30 PM–~9:00 PM

Announcements & Performances

Room: Madison Ballroom

Dance team performances, the Ruby Slipper Award, and other announcements.

 ~9:00 PM–1:00 AM

Emerald City Hoedown Ball — Country Couples (starts about 9:00 pm, after Performances)

Room: Madison Ballroom
DJ: Jim Drew

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)
DJs: Mr. Kate, Keith Gehrig

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)
DJs: Ari Leavit, Michelle Carfora

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!

 12:00–3:00 AM

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. 

 

 SUNDAY, APRIL 2

 8:00–10:00 AM

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.

 10:45 AM–3:00 PM


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.

 11:00 AM–12:00 PM

Two-Step (SSQQ): Find a Hole (and Fill It) (Intermediate)

Room: Madison Ballroom
Instructor: Jim Drew

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)
Instructor: Terry Felts

More great waltz moves.

Line Dance: Never Gonna Not Dance (Intermediate)

Room: South Room (3rd floor)
Instructor: Sheba Thone

Never Gonna Not Dance
Step Sheet: https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/166084/never-gonna-not-dance
Song: “Never Gonna Not Dance Again” by P!nk
Choreographer: Maddison Glover

 12:15 PM–1:15 PM

Waltz (Low Intermediate)

Room: Madison Ballroom
Instructor: Rob Ollander-Krane

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)
Instructor: Rowdy DuFrene

More great progressive (QQSS) two-step moves.

Line Dance: Jesse James (Intermediate)

Room: South Room (3rd floor)
Instructor: Ain Milner

Jesse James
Step Sheet: https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/77607/jesse-james
Song: “Just Like Jesse James” by Cher
Choreographer: Rachael McEnaney

 1:30 PM–2:30 PM

Two-Step (SSQQ) (Basic-Plus)

Room: Madison Ballroom
Instructor: Rob Ollander-Krane

Details

Night Club (Basic-Plus)

Room: East (3rd Floor)
Instructor: Jim Drew

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)
Instructor: Sheba Thone

Players
Step Sheet: https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/168472/players
Song: “Players” by Coi Leray
Choreographer: Gary O'Reilly

 2:45 PM–6:00 PM


Click Your Heels Dance — Country Couples

Room: Madison Ballroom
DJ: Terry Felts

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)
DJ: Rick Dominguez

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.

 6:00 PM–DONE

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).

 

 
Workshop Levels
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

 

Floor Plan