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Everyone knows what going on a cruise is all about: relaxation, fun in the sun (if the destinations are southern enough), food, dress-up, entertainment, and generally being treated like royalty. And, oh, let us not forget-DANCING!

But what is a Dance Camp? Many of us have had the opportunity to participate and benefit from this wonderful learning experience. Think of sending your child, your favorite child (yourself), to summer camp. This particular camp is full of interesting people, all with a major common interest, and counselors who are among the best in the world. You have the prerogative to participate as much or as little as you like in an endeavor you enjoy now, but feel you can enjoy more and more as you learn to be better and better at it. All levels of ability and experience are allowed to group together, under the tutelage of one of these world-class counselors, in an activity selected from a menu meant to cover the full scope of available dishes and cuisines. Now think of ballroom dancing with International and American styles of Smooth, Standard, Rhythm, and Latin, and you have a Dance Camp. The emphasis is on having as much learning activity available to you as you could want, but with your election to participate.

What Classically Ballroom has made available from September 26 to October 3, 2009 is a combination of these two very compatible activities.

The cruise is aboard the Liberty of the Seas of the Royal Caribbean Line, one of the newest and most up to date ships of its kind, commissioned in 2007. This seven (7)-night voyage to the Eastern Caribbean departs from Miami, Florida at 5:00 p.m. on the September 26, 2009 with stops in Philipsburg, St. Maarten, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Labadee, Haiti.

One of the world’s biggest and most imaginative maritime marvels- Liberty of the Seas is the second addition to Royal Caribbean’s Freedom class of ships and comes fully loaded with an unlimited supply of onboard adventure. You’ll find a surf park, full-size boxing ring, H2O Zone Water Park (complete with ground geysers) plus flat screen TVs in every stateroom-and that’s just the short list. Liberty also offers Royal Caribbean’s very own Vitality wellness program that will rejuvenate your body and soul with soothing spa treatments, healthy menus, personal trainers, tons of fitness options and more!

The Dance Camp will have five of the most knowledgeable and experienced instructors available today.

Jean-Marc Genereux and France Mousseau are 10 time Canadian Professional Champions, 4 time North American Professional Champions, 2 time Asian-Pacific Professional Champions, 2 time winners of the “Challenge of the Continent, and winners of the Latin section, while placing 3rd overall, in the World 10 Dance Championships. Now retired from competition, they are among the most sought after performers, coaches, and competition judges in North America today. And while Jean-Marc and France were both featured in all their glory with Vanessa Williams in the movie “Dance with Me”, Jean Marc was also a head case, I mean a head liner, in “Shall We Dance” with Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez. Look for him in the credits as the “Smarmy Old Man.” Jean Marc and France have been choreographers on America’s So You Think You Can Dance television program since its beginning, and Jean Marc was one of the permanent judges on last years Canadian version of that same show.

Alain Doucet and Anik Jolicoeur are five time World 10 Dance Champions, as well as having won more than 30 other Championships in Canada and the rest of the world. Having recently retired from competition, they are now able to tour, coach, and judge more frequently.

Jim Brady has taught all over the United States since 1961, and is the developer of the newest and best teaching tool ever created for learning to lead and follow in partnership dancing- The Dance Frame. A video describing its benefits and uses can be seen on Showtime Dance Shoe’s web site at SHOWTIMEDANCESHOES.COM and on DanceVision’s web site at DANCEVISION.COM.

There will be four sessions each day for six of the seven days onboard the ship, for a total of 24 sessions. Each session will concentrate on combining critical technique with flair and style in a given dance, for each individual level of ability from beginners to advanced competitors. In addition, there will be one video included with each dance camp fee. Pick from three different videos-all the beginner classes, all the intermediate classes, or all the advanced classes. Each video will have the instructor who taught the class giving an overview of everything done in that class thus enabling you to refresh your memory at your own pace and in the privacy of your own home for as long as you need it. There will be as many as 25-30 classes on each video as well as some still pictures and videos of other activities such as the welcome aboard cocktail party and more. Couples will receive all three videos included in their dance camp fees, and singles will be able to purchase one or both of the additional videos at a reduced price.

With the class format, no one has to come with his or her own partner for the classes – although you may want to bring a partner for the ship’s many evening activities. The booking agents can even help with those who need someone with whom to share a cabin, or arrange a single cabin at a somewhat higher cost.

There have been many cruises with dancing as a part, but they have tended to concentrate almost exclusively on the social side of dancing. Therefore, either the number of participants had to be restricted (usually due to an imbalance of men to women), or the prices had to increase due to the cost of recruiting partners whose cost of passage had to be shared by all. One such cruise available today is priced at more than twice this one, and another, while priced at only sixty per cent more, is restricted to no more than thirty-five people. Both of these examples have dramatically less actual instruction. Classically Ballroom decided to emphasize the instruction with twenty-four sessions taught by world-class teachers, and let the many great amenities, services, and already planned night time events of the Liberty of the Seas take care of the social experience.

As if all this isn’t enough, if you want private coaching from anyone of these topnotch professionals, it can be arranged as well. Availability of times will be limited, however, due to the number of sessions already planned. The cost of this private instruction is separate and arranged by appointment.

The prices for the cruise, including the dance camp, are attached and a function of what type of cabin you prefer. Non-dance camp companions of the dance camp participants may book at reduced group rate prices.

For more information on the dancing, call Jim Brady at 336-884-8185 or email at jim@dancecampatsea.com

To book the cruise, call Barbara Schanker at 336-577-5543 or email at barbara@dancecampatsea.com

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