From: Robert William Leach <hepcat72@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 00:36:23 -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)...
No
Swing Practice this Wednesday, but our new Jitterbug class is
winding
up to go this Friday @ 8:30!!!
Come get your swing on! See
below. Plus, don't miss Lindy Fix on
Mondays! We just announced it
tonight:
gear up for the Lindy Fix Face-off coming this St. Patty's
day. Look for flyers at the dances!
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Buffalo
Area Events
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Basic
Swing with Rob & Arlette *THIS WEEKEND*
Shakti
Yoga
220
Lexington Ave.
Buffalo,
NY
08:30
- 09:30 Friday February 8th 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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Lindy
Fix
(DJ:
Sam)
Shakti
Yoga
220
Lexington Ave.
Buffalo
8:00
- 10:00 Monday February 4th 2008
$3
Beginner
Jitterbug Lesson 8-8:30
DJ:
Sam
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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Intro
to Lindy Hop by Groove Juice Swing *TODAY*
Tango
Cafe Ballroom
389
Gregory Street
Rochester
7:15
- 8:30 Tuesday February 5th 2008
http://www.GrooveJuiceSwing.com
The
Lindy Hop is the original high-energy partnered jazz dance,
invented
in the late 1920's Harlem and popularized in the '30s and
'40s.
We can't wait to have you join us for this exciting five week
series!
We'll focus on \"basic\" Lindy Hop moves for the inexperienced
beginners,
but break them down and work on perfecting them for the more
experienced
swing dancers. (Basic Swing Dance experience required)
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Intro
to Swing by Groove Juice Swing *TODAY*
Tango
Cafe Ballroom
389
Gregory Street
Rochester
8:45
- 10:00 Tuesday February 5th 2008
http://www.GrooveJuiceSwing.com
If
you've never been introduced to swing dancing, or if it's been
awhile,
or if you'd like to re-orient your existing swing knowledge
towards
Lindy Hop, then this is the class for you! In this five week
series,
we'll focus on simple moves and rhythms that are common to all
forms
of swing dancing... but with the goal of preparing you to move on
to
Lindy Hop!
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Lindy
Jam
Tango
Cafe Ballroom
389
Gregory Street
Rochester
8:30
- 10:30 Wednesday February 6th 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 7th 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 11th 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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Other
Nearby Events
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Toronto
University Exchange *THIS WEEKEND*
Friday
February 8th 2008 to Sunday February 10th 2008
http://swing.sa.utoronto.ca/TUX/TUXinfo.html
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Montreal
Blues Exchange, 2nd Edition
Montreal
Quebec
Friday
February 15th 2008 to Sunday February 17th 2008
http://www.frommontrealwithlove.com
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Dance
Flurry Workshop Weekend
Saratoga
Springs
Friday
February 15th 2008 to Sunday February 17th 2008
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Steven
and Virginie Workshop with Gordon Webster
Toronto,
ON
Friday
February 22nd 2008 to Sunday February 24th 2008
http://www.torontolindyhop.com/stevenandvirginie/
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National
Events
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Down
South Camp Meeting
Atlanta,
GA
Friday
February 15th 2008 to Monday February 18th 2008
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Andy
Reid and Nina Gilkenson Workshop
Kingston,
ON
Friday
February 29th 2008 to Sunday March 2nd 2008
http://www.queensswingclub.com
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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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Balboa
Rendezvous
San
Diego
Friday
April 4th 2008 to Sunday April 6th 2008
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Richard
Powers Weekend
Toronto,
ON
Friday
April 4th 2008 to Sunday April 6th 2008
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Hasse
& Marie Workshop
Albuquerque,
NM
Friday
May 2nd 2008 to Saturday May 3rd 2008
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dances with those already on the dance floor." -H. Jackson
Brown,
Jr.
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