Lace up your sneakers and grab your best friend - Seattle’s first ever Shuffle-Thon Convention is right around the corner, and we want to share this very special day with YOU!
Shuffle-Thon has 10 hours of programming designed to
Inspire you,
Entertain you,
Challenge you,
Lift you up,
And feed your soul 🧡
Not to mention: it’s for a great cause too!
ALL PROCEEDS FROM THIS EVENT WILL GO DIRECTLY TOWARD FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR OUR 2025 COMMUNITY SHUFFLE SHOWCASE!
Your instructors and helpers all day long are donating their time & energy to bring you a freakin unforgettable experience,
And every penny you spend helps us create a showcase that makes Seattle proud,
With more scholarships, more accessibility, and more community bonding at a time in the world where we really need more of that.
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??
RSVP at the link below, and scroll down to see more of what you’re about to enjoy 😊
Schedule Of Events
12:00 - Doors Open, Check-In
12:15 - Intro to Shuffle | Cisco | Absolute Beginner Level
1:15 - Combo Variety Pack | Camille | Beg/Int Level
2:15 - Confidence in the Circle | Leanne + Cisco | Int Level
3:15 - What Do I Do With My Arms? | Ben | Open/All Levels
4:15 - Critique Circle: How to Maintain Your Shuffle Growth & Momentum Over Time | Cisco | Int+ Level
5:15 - MAS Shuffle | Leanne | Int+ Level
6:15 - Stretching for Shufflers | Summer | Open/All Levels
7:15 - Shuffle Choreography | Cisco | Int/Adv Level
8:15 - 9:45 - DJ Set & Dance Party by Lucky Light
Getting There
The Beacon
812 Rainier Ave S,
Seattle, WA 98144
The studio is located in Seattle’s Central District, and has limited parking. Plan ahead to give yourself time to look for street parking!
We would recommend carpooling - check out our Discord server to see if there’s a rideshare you can join in on!
There are public transportation options as well.
The Beacon studio has been a pillar of Seattle’s dance culture since it’s founding in 2013. We are blessed to have the opportunity to bring Shuffling into such a special, inclusive, and community-driven space! Check them out for classes in popping, breaking, waacking, and tons of other cool styles!
Meet Your Instructors
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Camille has been shuffling for the last 4 years and loves to add influence from her past modern dance experience. She is currently also studying jazz and jazz funk, as well as training/performing in gogo dance.
While not dancing, Camille can be found this summer cooking up yummy plant based food, paddleboarding, or going on long walks with an audiobook.
She can’t wait to dance the day away with you at this event!
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Cisco is the founder of You Can Shuffle With Us, director of Seattle Shuffle-Thon and the Seattle Shuffle Showcase, and is a prominent figure in the shuffle community both here and throughout the country.
She has been teaching classes in the city since 2020, and also travels to festivals, presenting shuffle workshops and performing with the team she co-founded - Main Stage Shufflers.
It is not only her life’s calling, but also her greatest honor and joy to share the healing power of dance with as many people as possible.
She hopes the Shuffle-Thon will spread a little magic your way that you can take and transform into a new type of soul-deep confidence and happiness that makes every area of your life better ✨
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Leanne Buentipo is a self-taught dancer, performer, and choreographer with 7 years of experience specializing in shuffling.
She choreographed a MAS Shuffle piece for the 2024 YCSWU showcase, and judged at the Canadian National Shuffle Battles in Montreal.
Passionate about sharing the MAS Shuffle Style, she teaches classes and workshops while continuing to explore other dance forms like Gogo, DnB Step, Hoop, and Muzz. A dedicated Gogo performer in her city, Leanne hopes to one day bring shuffling to the main stage.
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Summer has a warm, gentle, and kind presence. She values community and connection, and strives to create an environment where students feel encouraged to move in playful ways.
With a background in dance, Summer creates thoughtful yoga sequences with fluid transitions that feel natural. She uses music as a tool to transform the space and create a clear energetic structure. As an avid cyclist and shuffler herself, her classes complement athletes of all types and levels.
You can find Summer teaching at Grinning Yogi in Capitol Hill, where she received her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training in 2018.
Lucky Light will be closing our day out with the same unbeatable vibes that have graced the stages of NAF, Q Nightclub, and countless other venues and festivals. She can play the perfect set for shufflers, because she’s a shuffler herself! As co-founder of Main Stage Shufflers, and with 6 years of dance experience under belt, she serves as an inspirational example of what’s possible with passion, grit, and hard work. Neurodivergent, Type 1 Diabetic, and the mom to 2 boys - she has overcome a lot in order to let her creativity and light shine. Her set will have you finding energy you didn’t even believe was there, because you simply will NOT be able to STOP DANCING!
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It's more than dancing - it's home. Come explore the world of shuffle dance and discover all the cool ways your body can groove in a judgement-free zone where you can feel free to learn, play, grow, connect with friends and express yourself to your favorite beats.
We offer classes for all skill levels, many styles, and any age. Dance experience not needed, positive vibes required. Can't wait to dance with you!
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“So what is this showcase
all about anyway?”
The Showcase will be a night of shuffle performances (on September 14) that include team choreographies, solo spotlights, freestyle demonstrations, educational talks about the culture and history of our style, and lots of dance circles and fun!
Shufflers from the community will spend 3 months in rehearsals, sweating, laughing, crying, pushing themselves to find new limits, and creating deep bonds with team members that extend beyond just simple “dance friends.” The showcase truly creates FAMILY in a way that can be so hard to find in adult life.
Shuffle Dance is, all things considered, still a pretty niche dance style that most people have not heard of. Our dancers swear by its magic, however, and this style has brought all of us so many blessings and benefits.
From gaining confidence, to healing anxiety, to improving our health and fitness, to making the best friends we’ve ever had - this showcase is a way for us to give back to the dance that has given us so much.
The motivation we all feel to show up as our best possible dance selves on performance night leads to so many break throughs and level ups that otherwise would not be possible. Pressure truly does create diamonds, and the growth we all feel through this process - both as dancers and as people - is undeniable.
If you’d like to get involved in the showcase, there’s still time to apply!
Click the button below to find the application form:
2024 Showcase performance from Team Quicksilver, led by choreographer Marina a.k.a. “Cheebs”
Not to flex, but Ellyssa calls us THE most supportive dance community ever.
2024 recap : 3 months of rehearsals in 20 seconds
Can’t make it to the Shuffle-Thon, but still want to support the Showcase?
Thank you from the bottom of our shuffle shoes - your support genuinely means THE WORLD to us!!
Many of the participants in the Showcase are only able to join thanks to scholarships that donations like yours help make possible. 100% of your donation will go straight toward the event, and your generosity will genuinely make a difference in someone’s life <3
Donate any amount at any time! If you are finding this page AFTER the Shuffle-Thon, your donations will still go toward the showcase if the date is before September 14th. After 9/14, all donations received go into the YCSWU scholarship fund for students in need 💖