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Our mission is to bring the wonderful world of West Coast Swing Dance to as many people as possible in the Kingston/Greater Hudson Valley area. We strive to promote not only our own dances, but those in the Hudson Valley region. 
Pam Marshall (Founder) Pam created Hudson Valley WCS in 2008 in
an effort to provide a venue for local dancers to expand their horizons through
regular workshops and classes with Pros from around the country. Although she
competes regularly at WCS weekends, she sees herself as “a social dancer who
competes, rather than a competitor who social dances”.
Pam teaches beginner and advanced basics classes at her Thursday dance and loves to see new dancers gain confidence and skills each week. “I don’t teach what some would call Intermediate moves in my classes, because I feel that it is better to learn to do a simple move WELL, than to learn to do a move fancy move poorly. Those more advanced moves require precise timing and coordination that is hard to teach in a classroom setting with students of varying levels of understanding of the dance. I would rather use a move that will help to teach techniques that will make it easier for my students to grasp those more advanced moves when they are exposed to them in other workshops and venues”. Whenever possible, Pam takes private lessons with some of the top Professionals in the country, including US National Champion Robert Royston, and has attended the Mario Robau Jr. Intensive (in 2010) and Robert Royston Intensive (in 2010 & 2012). “You never stop learning, and whenever I take a private, I not only improve my dancing, but I also learn something new about teaching dance”, she says. Outside of WCS, Pam is a Licensed Massage Therapist in Kingston, NY. Her training in this field helps her to understand the challenges that her students may have from old injuries and structural imbalances. Private lessons are available by appointment. You can contact Pam via e-mail at hudsonvalleywcs@yahoo.com or call her at (914) 475-0803. 
Jun Ogata (webmaster) Jun had an interest in dancing
for a long time but never started dancing until a friend had asked him to be her
partner in an intermediate ballroom dance class (w/o having taken a single dance
class before) in 2004. Since then he has studied many forms of ballroom,
especially enjoying Cha-Cha, East Coast Swing, American Tango, Rumba, Bolero,
Foxtrot and West Coast Swing. In the Summer of 2007, started seriously focusing
on that style of dancing. Unlike the other styles, he felt it provided the
potential for more creativity, within the dance and with the music that was
being played.
Since then, he has attended numerous dance weekends (including several ballroom weekends), has done numerous private lessons, and has attended both the Mario Robau Jr. Intensive (in 2010) and Robert Royston Intensive (in 2010, & 2012) both as a leader and follower to help build his skills, and those around him. Outside of WCS, Jun has studied Tae Kwon Do for over 20 years (achieving the black belt level) and was the head instructor of his own class for several years, and have been invited as the guest instructor at other locations. Even though Dancing and the Martial Arts are two different art forms, he finds that they both have some common ground, that is understanding the mechanics of moving one's body (or your partner's). You can contact Jun via e-mail at black4ice@gmail.com. |
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Last updated Feb. 18th, 2012
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