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For those of you who don't know about dance camps, they are a great way to immerse yourself and make great leaps forward in a short time. I don't recommend them for beginners, however. You need to have some basics to build on to get the most out of the experience. Basically, you take classes all day and dance all night. If you're young enough, you sleep when you get home. If you need a full night's sleep, you make choices. Swingout Northwest is a week long (some camps are 2 or 3 days) with about 61/2 hours of classes a day, 3 meals, an evening dance and a late night dance. It's one of my favorite camps because everyone lives and eats together, as opposed to camps where you go to a city and find your own lodging. I like the community feeling as you schmooze with the people at your table. Also, I don't miss much work the week between Christmas and New Year's. Self employed people get no vacation pay. More later!