Dan Legenthal
Dances: Lindy hop, Charleston, Balboa, Blues
Services offered: Instruction, DJing, Performance, Private Lessons, Choreography
Services offered: Instruction, DJing, Performance, Private Lessons, Choreography
Instructor Bio
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Dan Legenthal lives in Boston, MA, working on as many vernacular jazz and blues dances as he can. His passion extends to both the social floor and competition. When not competing, he teaches at events like Korea Blues Camp (South Korea), Hot Blues In Toulouse (France), and The Blues Experiment (USA).
Drawing from his degree in Classical Guitar, Dan has unique insight into how to practice and develop one’s skills, and uses that knowledge to create a dynamic and engaging learning environment. Since dance is experiential, Dan likes to prioritize doing, and treats learning like a sequence of experiments where you can learn as much from failures as from success. This philosophy is anchored on clear, precise language, and a belief that every student is capable of developing their own skill by patient, intentional practice.
Drawing from his degree in Classical Guitar, Dan has unique insight into how to practice and develop one’s skills, and uses that knowledge to create a dynamic and engaging learning environment. Since dance is experiential, Dan likes to prioritize doing, and treats learning like a sequence of experiments where you can learn as much from failures as from success. This philosophy is anchored on clear, precise language, and a belief that every student is capable of developing their own skill by patient, intentional practice.
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Competition Wins
1st Place Wins 2012 Canadian Swing Championships Strictly Blues 2012 Hawkeye Swing Festival Strictly Blues 2012 Heartland Swing Festival - Collegiate Jitterbug Champion - Slow Groove Strictly 2010 Enter the Blues: DIY Weekend Open Blues Jack and Jill 2009 Blues Muse Open Blues Jack and Jill 2nd Place Wins 2012 BluesSHOUT! Expert Jack and Jill 2011 BamBLOOZled! Open Jack and Jill 2011 Blues Muse Open Jack and Jill 2011 Derby City Dance Camp Open Lindy Jack and Jill 2011 Dayton Swing Smackdown Open Lindy Jack and Jill 3rd Place Wins 2012 BluesSHOUT! Pro-Am Strictly Blues 2012 Heartland Swing Festival - Open Strictly Lindy - Open Lindy Jack and Jill 2011 Canadian Swing Championships Strictly Blues 2010 Rocktober Open Jack and Jill |
Teaching
Augusta Heritage Festival, Swing Week 2012 - Elkins, WV Snowbound Blues 2012 - Rochester, NY Blues Muse 2012 - Philadelphia, PA Summertime, a Blues Event 2012 - Columbia, SC Low Down in Midtown 2012 - St. Louis, MO University of Illinois Blues Workshop 2012 - Champaign-Urbana, IL Boston Residency, May 1 - June 6 2012 - Boston, MA Lindy Hop Till You Drop 2012 - Kennesaw, GA Man Blues/Lady Blues 2012 - Chicago, IL San Francisco Residency, April 6 - 12 - San Francisco, CA Scramble Light Blues 2012 - Muncie, IN Drag Blues Workshop 2012 - Columbus, OH Follow-Focused Workshop 2012 - Columbus, OH Steel City Blues 2012 - Pittsburgh, PA Dayton Swing Smackdown 2012 - Dayton, OH Follow-Focused Workshop 2011 - Columbus, OH Lindy Workshop and Dance with Glenn Crytzer 2011- Cincinnati, OH Nevermore Jazz Ball 2011 - St. Louis, MO Indiana University Lindy and Blues Workshop - Bloomington, IN LA Blues Workshop 2011 - Los Angeles, CA Cleveland Blues Intensive 2011 - Cleveland, OH Augusta Heritage Festival, Swing Week and Blues Week 2010 - Elkins, WV Augusta Heritage Festival, Swing Week 2011 - Elkins, WV Boston Fusion Exchange 2011 - Boston, MA Smorgasbord of Swing 2010 - Cincinnati, OH Gulfport Casino Blues Workshop 2010 - Gulfport, FL Augusta Heritage Festival, Blues Week 2009 - Elkins, WV Tampa Bay Lindy and Blues Workshop 2009 - Tampa Bay, FL |
