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World Championship qualifying event
April 16-18, 2010
Bricktown Hotel & Convention Center,
Oklahoma City

 

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Thanks so much to all of you who attended, volunteered,  worked and competed at the 2009 Oklahoma Dance Rush!  You are the  reason the weekend was great.  We had a fantastic weekend and plan to be  bigger and better next year.   We couldn't do it without you!  I  hope to see you back in Oklahoma City next year on April 16-18, 2010.

Take care, Enjoy Life and Dance!
Beth Emerson
 

 

April 16-18, 2010


 

 Friday Ballroom Competition
For more details contact your instructor  or contact Beth at  405-535-3073 or okcbeth@aol.com

Oklahoma Dance Rush is Oklahoma's only fully sanctioned  UCWDC® World Championship qualifying event. Location: the Bricktown Hotel & Convention Center, 2001 E. Reno Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73117

 

 

Registration Deadline

Registration for UCWDC®  divisions will close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14, 2010.  That is, if you forgot and didn’t register early to get the discount!  Your early registration will allow us to publish an accurate schedule so we can run an “On-Time” event.  Thanks for your cooperation!  Also, all competitors must have a weekend pass (or Gold pass). Swing, Hustle and Jack and Jill registration will close on-site.

 
Ballroom on Friday ! New This Year !

For the first time we will be offering Ballroom Divisions Friday during the day. If you’re a country dancer, come see what the Ballroom Dances are all about. If you’re a Ballroom Dancer, join us Friday and stay for the weekend to see what Country is all about! Call or email for Ballroom Registration Form.

 We have place for truly new dancers (not just new competitors) this year.  It’s called Pre-Newcomer ProAm.  There are no overalls and it’s not a Worlds Division.  It’s a place for a truly new dancer to start.  So find an instructor and jump right in.  We look forward to seeing you on the dance floor!

 
Friday Night Swing Competition Top Teacher and
Top Student Prizes
Swing Competitor registration closes at 5:00 PM on Friday. 

 There will be a lot of time for social dancing throughout the evening and into the night.  Dance ’til you drop to great swing music not just Friday night —  join us all weekend!

For ProAm Top Teachers, $5500 cash will be awarded  as well as incentives. (Minimum of 2 students dancing for overall to qualify).  Call or email for details.

For students, we’ll have special prizes for the top students competing for overall at each level. 

 
Social Starter Division Saturday Night 8:00 PMShow

For couples who love to dance, but don’t want to worry about the rules, the Starter Divisions are for you.  There are no rules and you don’t need costumes.  Dance just for fun!  Hope to see you on the dance floor!

 

Free with your weekend pass!  Don’t miss this one - as usual, a fabulous show of great dancing!  Relax, visit with friends, social dance and enjoy.  A must see!

 
Workshops Teams and Groups

Of course there will be lots of workshops!!   Country couples, swing, and line dance.  From beginner level to advanced, some free with your weekend pass, some paid—all free with a Gold Pass! Fantastic instructors:  something for everyone.

Competing teams as well as groups get a discount when registering together.  Call for details!  All  UCWDC®  troupe and team divisions will be offered .

Three separate Ballrooms available for Open Social Dancing!

Country

Line Dance

West Coast Swing

 

If you want a great place for social dancing with other dancers, you will want to attend this event!

There will be workshops 2-7 pm in  various dances, a Swing Competition and both swing and country dancing Friday  night, competition Saturday (a spectator pass is $10), as well as a host of  workshops, a Professional Show and open dancing Saturday night; more  competition, workshops, and open dancing Sunday. 

See you  there!

 

General Information

What kinds of music will I hear and what dances will I see at the Oklahoma Dance Rush?

You will see many dances and hear a variety of music at the Oklahoma Dance Rush.

There are three main kinds of dances you will see this April.  These are Country Couples, Swing, and Line Dancing.  If you’re looking for examples of these dances, go to the videos page and you can watch videos of the dances you’ll see.

There will be three ballrooms with music available to dance in all three styles.

In Couples, there are eight dances that we compete, and these are the main dances we do socially.  These are Two Step, Waltz, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, NightClub, Cha Cha, Polka and Triple Two. You will hear Country music as well as a variety of music appropriate for those dances. 

Swing dancing is mostly West Coast Swing here at the Oklahoma Dance Rush and nationally on the Country Western circuit.  That tends to be some of today’s popular music as well as blues, fusion and disco.   Swing music is difficult to define as it crosses genres.  For more info on what music we dance west coast swing to…

Line Dancing is done to an amazing variety of music.  You will hear Country, pop, funk and a lot more.  Any good song can have a line dance choreographed to it and many do!  So you’ll hear great music matched with current and classic line dances.  

UCWDC Country Dance Competition Videos

 

 

 

* Country Pro-Am and Couples * Line Dance * Swing * Ballroom
Workshops / Group Dance Lessons * Private Dance Lessons

Two Step - Triple Two - Polka - Waltz - NightClub Two Step - Cha Cha - East Coast Swig - West Coast Swing

Oklahoma Dance Rush 2010 - April 16-18,2010 - at the Bricktown Hotel & Convention Center, 2001 E. Reno Ave., Oklahoma City, 73117.

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