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   Mar. 10th, 2012
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We are proud to welcome back
Erik & Anna Novoa
on Saturday, March 10th, 2012

Erik & Anna Novoa
will be in the Hudson Valley for a series of

Hustle & West Coast Swing Workshops,
Private Lessons, and Dance


Erik Novoa has been an integral part of developing and maintaining West Coast Swing and Hustle at some of New York City's major dance studios such as DanceSport, Empire Dance, Stepping Out, You Should Be Dancing and the prestigious STEPs On Broadway, where many of Broadway's best dancers take class.

Erik has been competing in West Coast Swing since 1998. In that time, he has risen to compete in the Invitational division. He has placed top-10 at the US Open in the Classic Division three times and has excelled in Strictly Swing and Jack & Jill competitions at numerous national events, including a 1st place with Swing Fling 2011 with Deonna Ball (click here to see the video).

Erik crossed over into Hustle in 2000 and immediately rose to the top by winning 1st place in the Professional Classic Division at Hustle USA 2001, a feat that he also repeated in 2002 to make him a reigning 2-year champion.

Anna Novoa, originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, combines the discipline of classical ballet with the creativity of partner dancing. She trained and performed in both classical and modern styles and also competed in ballroom/Latin dance while at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After pursuing her Master's Degree in Biochemistry at the University of Chicago, Anna moved to New York City in 2005, having been inspired by a summer dance program at Alvin Ailey.

Anna & Erik have recently performed in contemporary ballet pieces "Ordinary Day" (Choreographed by Erik & Anna) and "The Player" (Choreographed by Anna). She is known throughout the northeast for her "Spins, Turns & Technique" classes for partner dancing. Erik & Anna are one of the only couples in the country to have a competitive West Coast Swing and Hustle routine in the circuit.


Check out this Video of Erik and Anna Novoa
dancing at the Hudson Valley Community Dancers 4th Friday Dance in 2011.


And click here for another video of Erik, Anna, and Pam doing a WCS stealing demo at the same dance.

For more information about Erik, please check out his web site at
www.swingshoes.net.




Event signup for workshop with
Erik & Anna Novoa

From Norwalk, CT
on Saturday, March 10th, 2012

TBA

Other videos with Erik Novoa.

Erik Novoa & Tammy Harris - MadJam 2005
Erik Novoa & Heidi Groskreutz WCS Performance



Hustle 101
For those of you who don't know anything or very little about Hustle, Erik and Anna Novoa have created a very nice set of educational videos on YouTube to introduce everyone to Hustle. You might want to take a look at them if you want to get a head start for the Hustle classes Erik will be teaching.

Here is a the first of their series called Hustle 101-01 - Basic Rhythm.


Here is the next few videos in their Hustle 101 series listed in order.
Hustle 101-02 - Rules of the Road
Hustle 101-03 - Hesitation Step
Hustle 101-04 - The Wheel
Hustle 101-05 - Underarm to Close
Hustle 101-06 - Cross Body
Hustle 101-07 - Open Throw Out


Note from the Webmaster: I think Erik and Anna have done a really good job introducing Hustle in these videos. There is also one more video in the series but I thought it was more of a teaser for Hustle 102.. Here it is..
Hustle 101-08 - Turn Technique


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Last updated Feb. 18th, 2012