Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 20:16:49 -0500
Subject: Fwd: SwingBuffalo
The
Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, Charleston, Balboa, Collegiate Shag, & Blues
Dance
Mailing List of Swing Buffalo (for Buffalo and the surrounding
area)...
Lindy
Fix is less than a week away!
Woo-hoo! I'm excited to see
how
it
goes! I just hope Shakti will be
big enough. Check out the article
about
it on buffalorising.com. It's
linked on the Lindy Fix page on
swingbuffalo.com. By the way, be sure to bring non-street
shoes. The
owner
doesn't allow street shoes on her floor.
I don't have any news
yet
on classes coming up this semester, but we'll get something going
and
let you know soon.
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Buffalo
Area Events
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Lindy
Fix
Shakti
Yoga
220
Lexington Ave.
Buffalo
8:00
- 10:00 Monday January 14th 2008
$3
Free
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 & 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 January 8th 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 January 8th 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 *TOMORROW*
Tango
Cafe Ballroom
389
Gregory Street
Rochester
8:30
- 10:30 Wednesday January 9th 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 January 10th 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 January 14th 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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Other
Nearby Events
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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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National
Events
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SoFLex
Fort
Lauderdale, FL
Friday
January 18th 2008 to Sunday January 20th 2008
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Andy
Reid and Nina Gilkenson Workshop
Kingston,
ON
Friday
February 29th 2008 to Sunday March 2nd 2008