Teaching Schedule
Lessons with Keith Hanson and Ora Lourie
At Jourdan’s Bridge Club in Delray Beach
14610 So. Military Trail, Delray Beach, in the Delray Square II Shopping Center
(561) 498–9811
KEITH HANSON is a National Champion player and the author of “THE ART OF BIDDING”, “FINGERTIP BRIDGE”, and “BRIDGE BASICS.” Keith has cut back on his teaching schedule and Ora Lourie now teaches the beginner classes. Keith Hanson will still personally teach all intermediate and advanced classes. Ora Lourie has vast experience teaching beginners and has run the Newcomer program at Jourdan's for the last eleven years.
- B – Complete Beginner: If you have little or no bridge experience, this course is for you.
- I – Intermediate: For fairly experienced players who want to improve and update their game.
- A – Intermediate to Advanced: For experienced players who want to raise their game to a higher level.
Fall 2011 LESSON SCHEDULE
| Course # | First Class | Day of Week | Time of Day | Course |
| 111 | Aug 30 | Tuesday | 7:15 PM | B – Beginner Bridge |
| 211 | Oct 4 | Tuesday | 9:30 AM | I – Intermediate Review |
| 112 | Oct 18 | Tuesday | 7:15 PM | B – Beginner Bridge |
| 113 | Oct 21 | Friday | 9:30 AM | B – Beginner Bridge |
| 311 | Nov 10 | Thursday | 9:30 AM | A – How To Play a Trump Contract |
| 212 | Nov 10 | Thursday | 7:15 PM | I – Intermediate Workshop |
| 213 | Nov 15 | Tuesday | 9:30 AM | I – Intermediate Workshop |
| 114 | Nov 29 | Tuesday | 7:15 PM | B – Beginner Bridge |
Winter 2012 LESSON SCHEDULE
| 214 | Jan 3 | Tuesday | 9:30 AM | I – Intermediate Brush-Up |
| 312 | Jan 5 | Thursday | 9:30 AM | A – Improve Your Bidding Skills |
| 215 | Jan 5 | Thursday | 7:15 PM | I – Intermediate Brush-Up |
| 115 | Jan 6 | Friday | 9:30 AM | B – Beginner Bridge |
| 116 | Jan 10 | Tuesday | 7:15 PM | B – Beginner Bridge |
| 216 | Feb 14 | Tuesday | 9:30 AM | I – Intermediate Review |
| 313 | Feb 16 | Thursday | 9:30 AM | A – Improve Your Defense |
| 117 | Feb 17 | Friday | 9:30 AM | B – Beginner Bridge |
| 118 | Feb 21 | Tuesday | 7:15 PM | B – Beginner Bridge |
| 217 | Mar 27 | Tuesday | 9:30 AM | I – Intermediate Workshop |
| 314 | Mar 29 | Thursday | 9:30 AM | A – How To Play a Trump Contract |
To Register:
Write a note with your name and the course number that you wish to attend, make out your check payable to KEITH HANSON or ORA LOURIE and mail both to Jourdan's Bridge Club, 14610 So. Military Trail, Delray Beach, FL 33484 - or print out and return the coupon below. No confirmation will be mailed, nor will your check be cashed until after the first class. Just come to Jourdan's when your first class is scheduled.-----------------------------------------------------------clip here -----------------------------------------------------------
Name_________________________________________________
Address________________________________________________
City___________________________________ ST_____ Zip Code ____________
Phone________________________
Email______________________________________
Course Number____________________ Check Amount $____________________
Jourdan's is located in the Delray Square II Shopping Center at the NE corner of Military Trail and Atlantic Ave (next to the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County).
-----------------------------------------------------------clip here -----------------------------------------------------------
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Each course is a series of 2 hour lessons. Each Intermediate and Advanced lesson consists of a 40 minute lecture, discussion, then play and analysis of specially prepared hands.BEGINNER COURSES
- BEGINNER BRIDGE — Learn bridge the FUN way, by playing! This unique course teaches you the world's greatest card game in a painless format that let's you participate. Ora uses the extremely effective methods developed by Audrey Grant. 6 LESSONS, $100
INTERMEDIATE COURSES
- INTERMEDIATE BRUSH-UP — How to plan and play a no-trump contract, no-trump bidding and the Jacoby Transfer convention. Also opener's rebids after a new suit response and after a limit response, pre-emptive bidding and responses, finesses and card combinations as both a declarer and as a defender. 6 LESSONS, $100
- INTERMEDIATE REVIEW — How to plan and a play trump contract, forcing and non-forcing bids, how to bid your slams and the Blackwood convention, general defensive principles, the take-out double and responses, as well as when to make a penalty double and penalty scores. 6 LESSONS, $100
- INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP — Opening leads, responses to one of a suit and responder's second bid, overcalls and responses to overcalls, the Stayman convention, the weak two bid, how high and when to compete in the bidding with the law of total tricks. 6 LESSONS, $100
ADVANCED COURSES
- HOW TO PLAY A TRUMP CONTRACT — When and how to pull trumps, setting up your long suits, all about entries, how to be a bridge detective, the 'throw in' play, how to play a 4-4 fit. 6 LESSONS, $100
- IMPROVE YOUR BIDDING SKILLS — When to bid 3NT, when to bid 1NT, when to use Stayman-the Jacoby transfer- or neither, improve your bidding judgment, improve your bidding judgment in competition, love those hearts (how many are you showing). 6 LESSONS, $100
- IMPROVE YOUR DEFENSE — Opening leads vs. notrump contracts, opening leads vs. suit contracts, discarding, how to defend a notrump contract, how to think bridge defense I, how to think bridge defense II. 6 LESSONS, $100