From: SwingBuffalo <swingbuffalo@gmail.com>
Date: January 7, 2010 1:34:00 PM EST
To: Swing Buffalo <SwingBuffalo@gmail.com>
Subject: SwingBuffalo - Swing Schoolhouse is back in session
The Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, Charleston, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, & Blues Dance Mailing List of Swing Buffalo (for Buffalo and the surrounding area)...
Swing Schoolhouse is back in session and Lindy Fix is now at our new venue on 133 Grant Street with a parking lot in the back. Note that the restricted parking sign does not apply, as it was left by the previous owner of the venue. Tonight the NCDC has their Thursday night dance and next Tuesday, if you're not in school, check out the Cajun/Zydeco event sponsored by RSDN's Esther Brill.
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Buffalo Events
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Swing Dance Thursdays *TODAY*
Polish Falcons Hall, 445 Columbia Ave., Depew
7:00 - 10:00 Thursday January 7th 2010
$5
For more info, contact Bill at 634-8874 or FabulousFiftiesDJ@RoadRunner.com
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Lindy Fix (DJ: Mark/Venus)
Shakti Yoga, 133 Grant St., Buffalo
8:00 - 10:00 Monday January 11th 2010
$4
Beginner Jitterbug Lesson 8-8:30
This is the 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 & Sylbie.
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Swing Schoolhouse
Quaker Bonnet Eatery, 175 Allen Street, Buffalo, NY
7:00 - 9:00 Tuesday January 12th 2010
http://venusandmark.wordpress.com/scheduled-classes/tuesdays-swing-schoolhouse/
7pm The Basics
8pm Basic Variations
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Cajun/Zydeco Dance Lessons
Lafayette Taproom 391 Washington Street Buffalo, NY
7:30 - 11:00 Tuesday January 12th 2010
Lafayette Taproom 716-854-2466
Lafayette Taproom & LeeRon Zydeco Announce Zydeco/Cajun Dance Partees!
Monthly Tuesday evening events bring Louisiana dance hall fun to Western New York
The Lafayette Taproom and popular area musician, LeeRon Zydeco, are teaming up to bring a series of Tuesday Zydeco/Cajun Dance Partees to Western New York. These events will include an hour of dance lessons by Esther Brill, master dance instructor at the Rochester Cajun Zydeco Network. Then LeeRon Zydeco & the Hot Tamales will take the stage to play traditional two-steps, waltzes and shuffles to add an authentic Louisiana dance hall atmosphere to the party.
The first event in the series will take place on Tuesday, January 12, from 7:30-11pm. Admission will be $5 and includes dance instruction, live band and FREE GUMBO courtesy of the Taproom. There will also be New Orleans beer specials and other surprises. The next party dates are Tuesday, February 2 and Tuesday, March 2.
People have been asking about getting a Zydeco Cajun dance scene going in the Buffalo area, says Marc Alfieri, owner of the Lafayette Taproom. Cajun dances enjoy great support in the Rochester area and we are excited about having Esther Brill as our instructor to get our own scene going here. LeeRon Zydeco adds, Even if you have never danced to a Cajun tune before, this is a great opportunity to learn the basics in a relaxed atmosphere. We encourage everyone to come out and experience the fun and enjoyment this music brings and escape the winter blues. Theres nothing like the combination of a hot Zydeco band and a dance floor full of folks having a ball
LeeRon Zydeco & the Hot Tamales will also be appearing at the Lafayette Taproom on Friday January 22 and on Fat Tuesday, February 16 from 6-9pm.
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Wednesday UB Swing Practice
Flag Room, Student Union, UB North Campus, Amherst
6:00 - 8:00 Wednesday January 13th 2010
DJ'd
Free
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Swing Dance Thursdays
Polish Falcons Hall, 445 Columbia Ave., Depew
7:00 - 10:00 Thursday January 14th 2010
$5
For more info, contact Bill at 634-8874 or FabulousFiftiesDJ@RoadRunner.com
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Next Generation Swing with Chuck Chazz
Hamlin House 432 Franklin Street Buffalo
7:45 - 10:30 Sunday January 17th 2010
$6. Dress code enforced.
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Lindy Fix (DJ: Nate)
Shakti Yoga, 133 Grant St., Buffalo
8:00 - 10:00 Monday January 18th 2010
$4
Beginner Jitterbug Lesson 8-8:30
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 & Sylbie.
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Swing Schoolhouse
Quaker Bonnet Eatery, 175 Allen Street, Buffalo, NY
7:00 - 9:00 Tuesday January 19th 2010
http://venusandmark.wordpress.com/scheduled-classes/tuesdays-swing-schoolhouse/
7pm The Basics
8pm Basic Variations
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Wednesday UB Swing Practice
Flag Room, Student Union, UB North Campus, Amherst
6:00 - 8:00 Wednesday January 20th 2010
DJ'd
Free
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Rochester Events
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Rochester Swing-In *TODAY*
St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, 2000 Highland Ave. (corner of Winton Rd.), Rochester
8:30 - 10:30 Thursday January 7th 2010
DJ
$4
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BALBOA / BLUES Dancing Class Series
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 2000 Highland Ave (corner Winton), Rochester, NY
7:30 - 10:00 Monday January 11th 2010
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=227372936280
3 Mondays: January 11, 18, 25
Come out for one or both classes - Jan 11, 18, 25 - taught by Esther Brill & Richard Newman - only offered once a year...
>BALBOA 7:30-8:45 The perfect dance for FAST music!! A vintage swing dance originating in Southern California - and enjoying a huge resurgence - Balboa is done in closed position with smooth, easy footwork. Bal connects you with your partner and captures the lilt of the music, whatever its speed. It works perfectly for music that is way too fast for regular swing, allowing dancers at any level to calmly dance to blazingly fast tempos with ease! And during a tune, you can go back and forth between your regular dancing and Bal. Taught from scratch
>BLUES 8:4510 pm Blues music is everywhere and theres nothing quite as much fun as dancing to those slow Blues tunes! Learn how to get comfortable moving & groovin - and put some spice in your slow dancing! This workshop will do wonders for your lead & follow skills, connection, styling, musicality plus add sophistication to all your other dancing We teach blues dancing from scratch - no prior experience needed
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=22737293628
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Rochester Swing-In
St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, 2000 Highland Ave. (corner of Winton Rd.), Rochester
8:30 - 10:30 Thursday January 14th 2010
DJ
$4
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Smugtown Stompers at RIT
Rooms 2610/2650, Campus Center, Student Alumni Union (SAU), Building 4, RIT, 34 Lomb Memorial Drive, Henrietta, NY
7:00 - 11:00 Saturday January 16th 2010
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=196068884378
The first swing dance with live music at RIT in seven years!
The RIT Swing Dance Club is hosting their first swing dance with a live band in seven years! Featuring the Smugtown Stompers! They will be playing dixieland jazz for our dancing pleasure.
This dance will benefit the RIT Swing Dance Club. Please support this club which has been around since 1998!
Campus Map: http://facilities.rit.edu/campus/maps/general/general.pdf
Directions: http://www.rit.edu/maps/
Parking: U-lot or D-lot
Cost: $10 $5/students
Time: 7-8pm beginner lesson, 8-11pm dance
Also...
Raffles
RIT Swing Dance Club T-shirts (designed by Adrian Yablin)
Snacks
This event is open to the public! Please invite your friends.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=196068884378
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Regional Events
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Asa Palm & Daniel Heedman Workshops in Toronto
Toronto, ON
Friday January 15th 2010 to Sunday January 17th 2010
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=205877095013
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Steven & Virginie University 2010
Toronto, ON
Friday February 19th 2010 to Sunday February 21st 2010
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=139748267056
If you've made it this far, let me tell you about the things that are happening with this email list... First, we've upgraded the maintenance of the list itself. The list is now kept on one common server to ensure that we always have an accurate accounting of who is on the list. Don't worry, your information is still kept private! Second, the email has always been automatically generated by a calendar-parsing script I wrote, but over the break, I upgraded it to be able to handle the way Google stores .ics files, so now the script is google-calendar-compatible. This has 3 major implications: 1. multiple people can edit the calendar, ensuring accurate information not depending on only 1 person. 2. We can now incorporate events maintained by other people. Case in point, Rochester has a large community of various Lindy Hop related calendars. I haven't incorporated those yet, but hopefully by next week, we'll have tons of events to bring you from Rochester. 3. The script can break up the event listings by organizer, type of event, etc. It enables us, in the future, to be able to bring you only the content you want. Plus, this means we can also generate emails for any dance group that maintains a google calendar! And if we break up the calendars by type, we can even bring you band gigs, thanks to a script I wrote that automatically parses bands' myspace gigs calendars. As always, you can visit SwingBuffalo.com and look at the events on the calendar page. Consistently bringing accurate event information is what makes email lists powerful for event organizing, so we strive to keep this list as accurate as possible. If you find any mistakes, please let us know!
-Rob