Dance Weekend: September 6 - 9, 2012
Tour: September 10 - 17, 2012
We are very excited to announce that the 2012 WOW Line Dance Spectacular will be held in Taipei, Taiwan. Judy Chen is planning a fantastic trip that will include an optional tour of Taiwan. You will be responsible for your plane ticket to Taiwan (arrive and depart from Taipei). Registration and other information will be posted soon.
The WOW 2012 dance event starts 9/6 (Thursday night) with an open line dance party in the evening. Workshops starts on 9/7 (Friday) and will run through 9/9 (Sunday). We will be organizing entertainment at night for interested participants.
For those dancers who would like to tour Taiwan after the dance event, we are organizing a tour that will run from 9/10 to 9/17 (see details below). If you are interested going on the tour, we need a copy of your passport that shows your name, passport number, expiration date, and birth date so the travel agency can reserve tickets and hotel rooms.
Downloadable Forms:
- Hotel Airport & Pickup Reservation Form
- Taipei Tour Description
- Taipei Tour Reservation Form
- Register Now!
Costs (in USD unless stated, NT$ - Taiwanese Dollar):
- International round trip airfare (fly in and out of Taipei (airport code TPE)); if you are going on the tour afterwards, schedule your flight home from the Taipei airport anytime on 9/17.
- Hotel fees during the dance weekend from 9/6 - 9/9: From NT$2,450 per night (~ $84.50 USD) - for single occupancy to NT$5,700 per night (~ $196.50 USD) for a 3 bed suite with living room.
- 3 day workshop fee (9/6 - 9/9); $200 USD
- Personal spending money
- Entertainment fee (9/7); (optional, we will schedule evening excursions for thos interested on Friday and Saturday during the dance weekend, detials to be provided)
- If attending the tour, it will cost approximately $1,000 USD - less if more people sign up - which includes all sight-seeing fees, bus trips, all meals, and accomidations at 5 star hotels (double occupancy; single room is an extra $325 USD). Tips are not included.
- No Visa is needed to visit Taiwan.
Tentative Itinerary
(dates are set, activities may change slightly, tour information included)
| Day | City | Activities | Accommodations | |
| Sep 5 | Taipei |
Arrive in Taipei (Shuttle bus service is available from the hotel - preorder at the time of reservation) |
Howard Civil Service International House | |
| Sep 6 | Taipei | Visit Shopping Area WOW Line Dance Spectacular - Openning Party |
Same as above |
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| Sep 7 | Taipei |
WOW Line Dance Spectacular - Workshops Entertainment (Optional extra - $40 USD) Taipei 101 shopping Mall & Observatory, XinYi Shopping Area, Eslite Book Store Xin Yi. Rao Ho Night Market, Rainbow Bridge |
Same as above | |
| Sep 8 | Taipei |
WOW Line Dance Spectacular- Workshops Entertainment - Self Directed |
Same as above | |
| Sep 9 | Taipei |
WOW Line Dance Spectacular - Workshops, closing Ceremony, Open Dance Entertainment TBD (Optional extra) |
Same as above |
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| Sep 10 | Taipei |
Full day Taipei City Tour Stops: National Palace Museum, Martyrs' Shrine, CKS Memorial Hall, Lungshan Temple, Confucius Temple, MonGa Ximenting Shopping Area |
Same as above | |
| Sep 11 | Taipei, San Shia, Yingko, Bai Pu, San Yi, Taichung |
Stops: San Shia Old Street, Tsushih Temple, Pottery Street in Yingko, Yingge Ceramics Museum, Bai Pu Hakka Village, Lei Cha DIY, SanYi Wood Street |
Taichung Forte’ Orange Hotel or similar |
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| Sep 12 | Taichung, Sun Moon Lake, Kaohsiung |
Stops: Boat to Sun Moon Lake Wen Wu Temple, Dehhu Village, Holy Monk Shrine,
Love River, Leo Ho Night Market
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Kaohsiung Howard Plaza Hotel or similar |
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| Sep 13 | Kaohsiung, FokungShan, Kenting, Taitung | Stops: FokungShan, Kenting Olanpi Light House, Mao Pi Tou coast area. |
Taitung Naruwan Hotel or similar |
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| Sep 14 | Taitung, Hualien | Stops : National Museum of Prehistory, East Coast Area, A Mei Aboriginal Village, ChihShen Beach |
Hualien Chateau de Chine Hotel or similar | |
| Sep 15 | Hualien, Taroko Gorge, Yilan | Stops : Taroko Gorge (Swallow Caves, Tunnel of Nine Turns, Tienshang), Su Au Cold Spring |
Dong Shan Villa Yilan (Forte’) or similar |
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| Sep 16 | Yilan – Taipei | Stops: National and Traditional Arts Center, Ong Shan Tea Farm. After Dinner, transfer to hotel in Taipei. |
Howard Civil Service International House (included in the trip) | |
| Sep 17 | Depart Taipei |
Order a taxi to the airport. Depart for home or take the opportunity to grab a flight to another destination in Asia. |
Depart |