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Beginning Social Ballroom - Latin Styles (In-Person) Watertown
with Jim Zaccaria

This course focuses on dance fundamentals and basic steps, with a variety of popular Social Ballroom and Latin dances including Salsa, Cha Cha, Merengue, Waltz, Fox Trot, and Rumba. Instructional sheets are provided to help you remember what you’ve learned, plus a potential “field trip” for real-world dance experience.
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Intermediate Tin Whistle (In-Person) Torrington
with Jean Recchia

Learn to play Irish tunes on the tin whistle. Topics to be covered include learning to read tin whistle tablature, fingering, and playing several tunes. No prior experience is required.
Creative Songwriting Using AI (Online)
with Roxann Riskin

Taught by an enthusiastic instructor with a background in university technology, this course offers an alternate way of creating music. Within minutes, write, listen, and share your first AI song. You will learn about and explore an AI application that can immediately generate vocals, instrumentals, and related images. Fun themes will be presented for individual and group engagement with the AI program.
Beginning Social Ballroom - Swing Styles (In-Person) Watertown
with Jim Zaccaria

Learn dance fundamentals and basic steps, along with more advanced techniques, for several popular Social Ballroom Swing dances, including Jitterbug (Jive), Lindy Hop, Hustle, and West Coast Swing! Instructional sheets are provided to help you remember what you’ve learned, plus a potential “field trip” for real-world dance experience
How to Play the Accordion: Beginner Level (In-Person) New England Accordion Connection
with Angelo Paul Ramunni

In this beginner course, led by the owner of the New England Accordion Connection & Museum Company in North Canaan, CT, discover how to play the accordion, the construction of the instrument, and how to read music notes. Although registered students will play available accordions on-site during class, students must have access to a piano-style accordion at home to practice their homework. An optional but strongly recommended textbook will be available for purchase in class for $25, payable directly to the instructor. Additionally, there is an optional $50 charge for sheet music, and accordions will also be available for purchase for those who wish to buy their own.
Irish Seisiun (In-Person) Torrington
with Jean Recchia

Participants learn some typical seisiun tunes. All instruments are welcome, tin whistle, flute, etc. Students must already know how to play their instrument.
Beginning West Coast Swing (In-Person) Watertown
with Jim Zaccaria

Welcome to West Coast Swing – the smoothest and sexiest of the Swing dances. Learn to dance like the pros in the “slot” as we cover moves like Sugar Push, Side Pass, Tuck & Turn, and variations of 6 and 8-count patterns. Enjoy a fun, energetic workout while dancing to the best Rhythm & Blues tunes of all time.
Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People (Online)
with Craig Coffman

Learn to play piano the way professionals do, using chords. A recording of the class will be included.
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