From: Robert William Leach <hepcat72@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:46:43 -0500
To: swingbuffalo@gmail.com
Subject: SwingBuffalo
The
Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, Charleston, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, & Blues
Dance
Mailing List of Swing Buffalo (for Buffalo and the surrounding
area)...
Big
dance this weekend with a LIVE BIG BAND at UB! Everyone's welcome.
Come check it out. There's some great classes going on too
so you can
learn
some cool moves to show off at the dance this weekend. Hope to
see
you there.
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Buffalo
Area Events
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Wednesday
UB Swing Practice *TOMORROW*
Flag
Room
Student
Union
UB
North Campus
6:00
- 8:00 Wednesday February 27th 2008
http://ubswingdance.googlepages.com/
DJ:
Brian & Sharon
Free
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Basic
Swing with Rob & Arlette *THIS WEEKEND*
Shakti
Yoga
220
Lexington Ave.
Buffalo,
NY
08:30
- 09:30 Friday February 29th 2008
This
is a cool, fun class! It will move
at a good pace, but Arlette
and I
will try to make sure everyone gets personal attention.
This
6 class series for beginners is the first of 3 class series'
Arlette
and I are planning for the winter/spring.
This class will be a
prerequisite
for Intro to Lindy (yet to be planned).
We will cover
frame
and connection concepts while learning Jitterbug steps in lindy
style. Bring light shoes or sneakers,
preferably with leather soles or
taped
soles (so they can slide on the floor).
Put your hair up and
wear
comfortable non-restrictive clothes that won't get caught up in
the
connection.
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Intermediate
Swing *THIS WEEKEND*
Clark
Hall Dance Studio
UB
South Campus
12:30
- 1:30 Saturday March 1st 2008
Intermediate
lessons
Time:
12:30 - 1:30pm
Day:
Saturdays (not Sundays)
Dates:
Feb 16 - Apr 05
Instructors:
Rob Leach and Arlette Kirk
Cost:
$10 for 6 lessons, or $2 / lesson
Hurry
and sign up! Only 30 spots in each class. Please let me know
whether
you will be participating as a lead or follow by emailing me
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Beginner
Swing *THIS WEEKEND*
Clark
Hall Dance Studio
UB
South Campus
1:30
- 2:30 Saturday March 1st 2008
Beginner's
lessons
Time
: 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Day:
Saturdays (not Sundays)
Dates:
Feb 16 - Apr 05
Instructor:
Sam Copeland
Cost:
$10 for 6 lessons, or $2 / lesson
Hurry
and sign up! Only 30 spots in each class. Please let me know
whether
you will be participating as a lead or follow by emailing me
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Swing
Dance with Pyramid Swing Band *THIS WEEKEND*
Harriman
Hall
UB
South Campus
6:00
- 10:00 Saturday March 1st 2008
http://ubswingdance.googlepages.com/
6$
for students/10$ non-students
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Lindy
Fix (DJ: Rob)
Shakti
Yoga
220
Lexington Ave.
Buffalo
8:00
- 10:00 Monday February 25th 2008
$3
Beginner
Jitterbug Lesson 8-8:30
DJ:
Rob
This
is the one and only lindy event in Buffalo and it's located just
off
Buffalo's famous Elmwood strip.
Buffalo is finally on its way to
establishing
a lindy scene. For those of you
who don't know, Lindy Hop
is a
form of swing dancing that came about in the late 20s and early
30s. It went through a resurgence in the mid
to late 90s and is going
strong
across the US and dozens of other coutries. Swing dances
featuring
lindy are a very social event.
Everyone dances with
everyone,
though it's not typicslly a dating venue.
Swing is a
lifestyle
based on the pure joy of dance: focussed on fun. So bring
your
spirits and prepare to smile!
Beginners are not only wanted, they
are
required! We need you to make this
happen!
DJ'd
swing music will feature Big Band, classic swing like the Rat Pack
&
Ella, Blues, & other popular contemporary swing music.
Lesson
taught by Rob & Arlette. Rob
is a lindy hop & balboa instructor
&
performer from Santa Fe, NM, where he performed with Moving People
Dance
Theatre and New Mexico Swing Fix.
Rob travels to many national
level
workshops and has been honing his skills since 1998. Arlette is
a
broadly skilled & experienced lindy & balboa instructor. She
performs
a variety of dance styles and travels to many national level
workshops.
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Rochester
Events
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Keep
Punchin' Big Apple *TODAY*
8:00
- 9:00 Tuesday February 26th 2008
Sorry
- I don't know the time & place for this, but it's probably at
the
tango cafe ballroom @ 8ish. Look
for it online.
This
is different than the Big Apple we've taught in the past. This
choreography
is Whitey's Lindy Hoppers' version of the classic called
dance
that's featured in the film Keep Punchin'. If Whitey's did it,
we
want to do it, too!
$30
online or at-door registration.
This class is for intermediate and
advanced
dancers with experience in jazz steps.
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Lindy
Jam *TOMORROW*
Tango
Cafe Ballroom
389
Gregory Street
Rochester
8:30
- 10:30 Wednesday February 27th 2008
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Rochester
Swing-In
St.
Thomas' Episcopal Church
2000
Highland Ave. (corner of Winton Rd.)
Rochester
8:30
- 10:30 Thursday February 28th 2008
DJ
$4
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Big
Apple Mondays
Flat
Iron Cafe
561
State Street (State and Lyell)
Rochester
8:30
- 11:00 Monday February 25th 2008
Live
music & dancing.
Great
atmosphere -- it's a coffee shop with a nice wood floor, and
they
have snacks and paninis, as well as wine and beer if that's
your
thing.
Beginning
lesson @ 8:30 p.m.
Dancing
from 9-11 p.m.
$6 /
$5 students
All
proceedes go to the musicians for their time and efforts, so I hope
you
can come support live music dancing!!!
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Northeast
Girl Jam
Rochester
Friday
April 25th 2008 to Sunday April 27th 2008
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National
Events
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Hasse
& Marie Workshop
Albuquerque,
NM
Friday
May 2nd 2008 to Sunday May 4th 2008
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Balboa
Rendezvous
San
Diego
Friday
April 4th 2008 to Sunday April 6th 2008
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Boston
Tea Party
Danvers,
MA
Thursday
March 27th 2008 to Sunday March 30th 2008
http://www.teapartyswings.com/
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Ryan
& Jenny Workshop
Newton,
MA
Saturday
April 19th 2008 to Sunday April 20th 2008
http://www.hoptothebeat.com/ryan_jenny.html
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ATLX
5
Atlanta,
GA
Friday
April 11th 2008 to Sunday April 13th 2008
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Andy
Reid and Nina Gilkenson Workshop *THIS WEEKEND*
Kingston,
ON
Friday
February 29th 2008 to Sunday March 2nd 2008
http://www.queensswingclub.com
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Richard
Powers Weekend
Toronto,
ON
Friday
April 4th 2008 to Sunday April 6th 2008