IDF 2006, Fl

[chica latina]

Anyone going to the Intecontinental Dancesport Festival?
Any hotel suggestions?

I don't want to run out of vacation days, so I will only go from Thurs-Sat. I went 2 years ago and it was a lot of fun, lot of workshops, private lessons available:
*Ron Bennett
* Nicole Carroll
* Rosendo Fumero
* Jean Marc Generau
* Richard Hopkins
* France Mousseau
* Michelle Officer
* Bruce Richardson
* Dan Rutherford
* Kathryn Schaffer
* Eddie Simon
* Timothy Mason
* Michelle Mason
* Dan Calloway

and you get to compete almost every night (great way to get more comfortable and get experience competing).

 

[pygmalion]

This week-long event in Daytona?

http://idfusabda.accessdance.com/

I'm pretty sure there's at least one DFer who's done it before. I'll leave it up to him to fill you in.

 

[fascination]

Anyone going to the Intecontinental Dancesport Festival?
Any hotel suggestions?

I don't want to run out of vacation days, so I will only go from Thurs-Sat. I went 2 years ago and it was a lot of fun, lot of workshops, private lessons available:
*Ron Bennett
* Nicole Carroll
* Rosendo Fumero
* Jean Marc Generau
* Richard Hopkins
* France Mousseau
* Michelle Officer
* Bruce Richardson
* Dan Rutherford
* Kathryn Schaffer
* Eddie Simon
* Timothy Mason
* Michelle Mason
* Dan Calloway

and you get to compete almost every night (great way to get more comfortable and get experience competing).

dates please

 

[pygmalion]

January 2 - 7, 2006. I believe it's held the first week of January every year.

 

[Joe]

Is it every year or every other year?

 

[pygmalion]

Hmm. Don't know. You're right, though. The last time I saw ads for it was two years ago. So I don't know whether it's annual or biannual. *shrug*

 

[wyllo]

I thought it was cancelled last year because of low turnout?

 

[ACtenDance]

I think it was cancelled last year in England because of low turnout... maybe that was the year before last. Don't know if they will still do this, but they used to alternate between UK and Florida.

 

[chica latina]

They alternate between UK and US. I beleive they had a good turn out for 2004, here in Daytona. Don't know about UK.

 

[dancesportgirl21]

I'm going to the IDF next week. I'm staying at the Daytona Beach Club Oceanfront- its a 2 star hotel, but its only $58 a night and .8 miles from the Ocean Center. Does anyone know if a lot of youth dancers will attend? I will be partner hunting.

 

[gracie]

I'm gpoing- and went in 2004. My instructor is teaching and judging. Plus, I live close enough to drive.

 

[chica latina]

I'm gpoing- and went in 2004. My instructor is teaching and judging. Plus, I live close enough to drive.

That's neat!!! My partner and I are going and two more couples from my ex-college team. I noticed they change the judges that will be there, and I am not familiar with some of the new ones. I was looking forward to see Jean Marc . Which one people recommend for Latin/rhythm?

*Russell Monk
* Ron Bennett
* Nicole Carroll
* Rosendo Fumero
* Bruce Richardson
* Dan Rutherford
* Kathryn Schaffer
* Eddie Simons
* Felipe Telona & Carline Oelorsky
* Rick Ellett
* Debora Loran

 

[Matt Sorrentino]

Can anyone (maybe someone who is already at IDF) tell me how much they are doing private lessons for this year?

 

[El Hombre]

Looks like Dan Rutherford and Nicole Carroll aren't going to be there either.

 

[El Hombre]

IDSF was alot of fun