October 10, 11, 12, Westie Inspiration and Rx - The Roundhouse Experiment are bringing Jakub Jakoubek and Emeline Rochefeuille to Vancouver and Victoria!!! These are All Levels workshops! We're very happy to be bringing Shaii Woods from Ontario to lead the warm-ups and guided practices!!
TO REGISTER:
1. email Journey at
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2. provide your full name, pronouns, and an emergency contact name and number
3. you'll be provided with e-transfer or paypal details depending on where you live
UNTIL AUGUST 1st the full weekend pass includes:
1. On Friday, October 10, J'Em will be in Vancouver! Rx is having a very special night at Performance Works on Granville Island for them. They'll teach a one hour lesson, and perform their latest Classic routine that won at The Open in 2024!!!
Then there will be dancing with the Rx crew.
(After August 1st there will be an additional charge for Friday night in Vancouver).
2. In Victoria on Saturday, October 11, our day will start at 2pm (so you can be on the not-too-early 11am ferry to Victoria) with an hour of warm-ups with Shaii Woods! Then Jakub & Emeline will teach a two hour intensive!! Afterwards Shaii will lead a guided practice for 1 hour!
Participants will have a break from 6 - 8pm.
At 8pm, J'Em will teach a one hour lesson. Then there will be a dance until midnight during which Jakub and Emeline will do a demo!!! JAmes Atwill is coming to DJ!!!
3. On Sunday October 12, we'll warm-up our bodies with Shaii Woods for an hour starting at noon! Then we'll have a two hour intensive with Jakub and Emeline, followed by an hour of guided practice with Shaii!! So we'll be all done by 4pm.
Until August 1st, the full weekend pass is $200 per person for all of the above.
SCHEDULE:
Friday - Performance Works at Granville Island - Vancouver
Dancing Starts - 7:30pm
J'Em Workshop - 8:30-9:30pm
Classing Performance - ~10pm
Last Song - 11:30pm
Saturday [in Victoria]
Set-up 12:00 - 1:30pm
Doors 1:30pm
Shaii - warm-up 2 - 3pm
J'Em - class 3 - 5pm
Shaii - Guided Practice 5 - 6pm
Break for participants 6 - 8pm
J'Em - Lesson 8 - 9pm
Dance with Demo 9pm - 12am
Take Down 12 - 12:30am
Sunday [in Victoria]
Set-up 12:00 - 12:30pm
Doors 12:30pm
Shaii - warm-up 1 - 2pm
J'Em class 2 - 4pm
Shaii - Guided Practice 4 - 5pm
Take Down 5 - 5:30pm
NOTES:
**If you choose not to go to the Vancouver event, there is no reduction in price.
**There will be no refunds.
**If it turns out you can't come, you may sell or gift your pass to someone qualified for this level.
**Registration is wide open to everyone who is solid in their basics and can do them in a timely manner to diverse music. You need to determine your ability; if it turns out that you do not fit this description, we will not slow down for you. Nor will there be any refund.
**While previously we have worked to balance roles, there are folks coming from all over and I can't manage this, this time. Everyone who registers gets to come.
TRAVEL - minimum - you could stay longer
=To Vancouver October 10
=From Victoria October 12
HOTELS - minimum - you could visit with us for longer
=October 10 Vancouver - Performance Works 1218 Cartwright Street on Granville Island
=October 11 Victoria - Edelweiss Club 108 Niagara Street, Victoria... the downtown hotels are sold out. Check out the Red Lion, the Arbutus Inn, Ocean Backpackers Inn, Turtle Hostel, HI Victoria, or AirBnBs.
BIOS
JAKUB & EMELINE
Natively from Czech Republic & Reunion Island, Jakub and Em took their first steps into the dance world at the age of 16 and 12, both starting in Ballroom. As soon as they discovered West Coast Swing, they were drawn to the creativity, musicality, and freedom.
Their dance world is shaped around multiple influences such as urban dances, contemporary, modern, zouk, & contact improvisation; both being eager to learn and assimilate new tools from other dance forms to expand their library of movement, expression, and ways to connect.
The J’Em story began in June 2016, when they were hired for a styling workshop to work together. They have been traveling the world together ever since, flying from country to country to share their passion for dancing. After years being part of the top 10 finalists at the US Open Swing Dance Championships, they just placed 1st in the Classic Division in November 2024.
SHAII
discovered his love for dance through his parents, social dance champions, Michael and Yvette Woods.
With over 15 years of professional dance and acrobatic training and a minor in Modern Dance from Western University, he developed deep insight into movement and body dynamics. His national and international experience in performance and choreography led to founding Divine Movement Dance and Wellness under CameraShaii Productions. The company uses dance movement therapy and quantum principles to enhance mind-body connection. Divine Movement D&W focuses on the mission of being a catalyst to reconnect the mind, of those who seek healing through movement, with their physical form.
Shaii is thrilled to join Journey’s dance community in BC, alongside the incredible Émeline and Jakub, for a legendary weekend!
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