Hello fellow swing dancers!
I am very happy to announce we ARE going to have lessons after all on the 17th.
We've decided to spice it up (just for the night)!
*Stephen and I (Amelia) will continue our Blues Series at 7pm
*Mike and I (Amelia) will teach a Beginner Swing class at 8pm
*The Social will go on as normal with a few fun and "different" songs you'd
never guess you can swing to!!
Mario and Mike will be Djing.. so expect some swanky Blues, fun Balboa, Loosy
Lindy, and jivin swing! We're goint to integrate all types of swing music for
all kinds of swing dancers : )
*Pricing- $10 per person. This means you can take both the Blues and Beginner
Classes and have the social included all for $10. If you only want to take 1
class, that's up to youm but the price is still $10.
*This is a GREAT time to invite some friends who haven't tried our exciting
dance yet!!! I always encourage you to invite as many people as possible to
enjoy our special nights. Who knows- there could be a future famous dancer in
our midst : ) (wouldn't that be cool?!)
*I know this is some people's Spring Break, but for those who are going to
attend- you will have a blast!! Don't forget- if someone there has a birthday,
please let me know so we can celebrate their beautiful life with them and show
them how special they are to us!
*For those who paid for the month- come talk to me, I've got you all taken care
of. I have a plan : )
*If you don't know me- Hi! I am Amelia- the PR Director for the SASDS. I want
you to know that I am here for EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. Please feel free to
email me at www.saswing.org (click on the the info link) with any questions,
suggestions, fun ideas or concerns you might have. This is your organization- we
as the Board are here to help you and encourage you in any way we can!
I really hope to see you all there!
-Amelia
Hello Texas!
As some of you know, 10 years ago, Mike Lenneville and I founded the Trinity
Swing Bums, a swing dance club that produced many fabulous dancers - including
Mike Roberts and Laura Glaess.
This Saturday, March 27th, we are putting on a dance at Trinity to celebrate.
Giant City Quartet, including JD Pendley, Lindsay Greene, Mark Gonzales, and
Erik Hokkanen, will be providing live music with Matt Jones and Colin Wise DJing
during the breaks. It's going to be a night of fantastic music, and would love
for you to join us!
When: Saturday March 27th, 8-midnight
Where: Fiesta Room at Trinity University (see below for maps)
Cover: FREE!!
I miss y'all in Texas. Come out, say hi to me and Mike, and help us celebrate
along with the newest generation of Trinity Swing Bums!
Lani
Trinity's address is:
One Trinity Place
San Antonio, TX 78212-7200
Specifically, we'll be in the Fiesta Room of the Coates Center:
http://www.facebook.com/l/3da39;web.trinity.edu/x1228.xml
Please follow us on Twitter!!!
I will weekly "tweet" all schedule changes, invitations to nightclubs, and
upcoming dance events/workshops, and board meetings. If you want to be in the
loop and up on our latest news then follow saswing.
(look up saswing on www.twitter.com and follow us)
Thanks!
Amelia
SASDS PR Director
In conjunction with the Austin Swing Syndicate's monthly dance at Go Dance, on Saturday, April 10th, we will be holding a Jack n' Jill Blues Contest on April 10th. Rules and more specifics will be announced this weekend.
The dance will also feature two rooms, a blues/west coast room and a swing room, featuring several of your favorite Syndicate DJs. Again, we will send our more information soon, but we wanted to let everybody mark their calendars.
Hey Swing Dancers!
For all of you who come out to our weekly lessons at Amora-
We are restructuring lessons beginning in the first week of April.
If you go to www.saswing.org:
1. Once on the homepage, click on "dance lessons"
You will then see Chad's super cool Lessons chart!
2. Coolest part: You get to customize your pricing based on whether you're a
member or not, only taking the Intro to Swing Course, or paying paying
Monthly/Weekly!
Note: If you are only coming for the social- Members pay $4 and Non-members pay
$6.
Want a monthly/weekly discount and discounts on other dances around the area?
Become a member!
Ask Ed (our Awesome Membership Director) for a membership form.
For any other questions:
Please contact Amelia via www.saswing.org (click on the info line to email me.)
We are so excited about the lesson changes- your instructors want to give you
the most opportunities to learn as many kinds of swing dances as possible.
The board wants to hear your feedback... please let us know your thoughts about
the restructure. I will have a suggestion box so people can give anonymous
feedback if they wish : )
$5 for Go Dance Students & Austin Swing Syndicate Members $7 for non members
We will have DJs Wendy Beathard, Mike Hymel, Nathan Malone, and Keith Shapiro; two rooms of dancing, a West Coast/Blues room and a Lindy room. The lindy room will probably
feature a little blues also, since the theme this month is to provide a prelude for BluesSHOUT! (less than two weeks, www.bluesshout.com)
Things the judges will be looking at
* Dancing with the music (on the beat or with the melody)
* Maintaining good balance * Communicating lead and follow with your partner * Keeping the character of the dance most the time (aka Blues Aesthetic) * Entertaining the audience
* Musicality
* Creativity
* Taking Chances (don't just focus on rehearsed moves, take a
chance)
We will provide the competitors more info about some of the things the Blues Shout judges will be looking for at the Go Dance Jack n Jill. However, for now, we wanted to keep the instructions simple.
Format is Jack n Jill, partners will rotate, tempos will vary somewhat, no advance notice of the song selections will be given (the DJ will surprise you).
Prizes are free admission to the Syndicate's Monthly Dance at Go Dance for the top lead and follow, plus a certificate you put on your wall.
Depending on the level of participation, we may have one heat or multiple heats.
7-8PM
Level 4 * 20s Charleston^ --- Ben and Jennie
Level 2 * Balboa 1^ --- Chad and Lara
8-9PM
Level 3 * Blues II --- Stephen and Amelia
Level 1 * Beginner Swing --- Ed and Lara (no dance experience required)
^ - no dance experience necessary the first week, but after the first week, walk
ins will not be allowed
I'd like to expand a little about the changes in the lessons starting
this month (today).
The level 1 class will no longer try to balance walk-ins and those
students preparing for Lindy 1. This class will be geared more toward
walk-ins and will take students on any week of the month.
The level 2 class will rotate through different dances like east
coast, charleston, lindy, balboa, and blues. It will always start
from the basics. We want beginners with very little experience in
this class, but it will be progressive so you will need to start from
week 1.
The level 3 class will rotate through the same dances but will
continue with dance style from the previous month taught in level 2.
For example, we are teaching basic balboa in Level 2 this month, so we
will be teaching balboa in level 3 next month. Unlike the level 2
class, the curriculum will vary so that experienced dancers can learn
new material. This is going to give us two months of every dance
style every 6 months.
Up until now the level 4 (freestyle) was were we put balboa and shag
etc. As a result we haven't been free to teach harder lindy material
in that class. This month we will be teaching 20's charleston and a
dancer at any skill level will be invited to attend, but that may not
be the case after this month.
I'm really excited about these changes. I think that most all of our
students will get more out of the classes with this arrangement. I
believe that Amelia will have a suggestion box out tonight and we
welcome any feedback you guys have.
--
Chad Skeeters
SASDS President
Greetings,
The SASDS is planning a workshop and would like some help from the community of
dancers. In order to have this event, we would like to ask for some volunteers
to help out with misc. tasks. We will be giving discounts for those who
volunteer their time. If you are interested please email me at: luhrman@....
The projected workshop date is October 8-10.
-Ben
It's swing night at the Landing and the Mission City Hot Rhythm Cats will be
playing tonight. For those who want to go, it starts at 8:30PM, and loading
zones have free parking downtown after 6:00PM. This is a really good band!!! It
looks like they will be playing every third Thursday of the month at the
Landing. Hope to see you there.
*Here's a little tip for downtown parking. Commercial loading zones are only
enforced between the hours of 8AM and 6PM, M-F. So if you are going downtown in
the evening or on the weekend, you are free to park in one of the loading zone
spots on the street. You will not be ticketed. However, just make sure the
loading zone sign does not say "day-night" on it. Those zones are enforced 24-7.
-Ben
If spring is here, can summer be far behind? Registration for Swing Out New Hampshire 2010 is now open. We'd love to have you at SONH this summer! The dates are September 1-6, over a long Labor Day Weekend.
This summer the total basic cost for SONH (including all classes, dances, meals, regular cabin accommodations, snacks, evening programs
and activities) will be $675. The only extras are the optional bus from and to Logan Airport in Boston ($90), the limited supply of semi-private accommodations ($80 extra per person) and the optional rental of blankets and linens ($25) if you don't bring your own bedding and towel.
If you haven't already done so, please take a look at our website at http://www.swingoutnh.com. It really captures the spirit of SONH! There's also a Photo Gallery on the site, with lots of great shots from past summers.
Please read below if you're interested in the Austin Blues Party.
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Austin Blues Party 4
This Fourth of July weekend, make the trek to the hottest place in Texas for the Fourth Edition of Austin Blues Party. Early Bird pricing is just $65, through THIS Saturday, May 1st. (www.austinbluesparty.com/registration.php)
This year, we’re shaking things up a bit. Classes have been cut way back, and the party has been turned way up. (Can’t party as late if you have to get up for class, right?)
The Party: No performances. No competitions. No worries. Blues. Just Blues. If you're new to Blues, Campbell and Chris have designed a limited series of lessons specifically for you.
The DJs: Mike Marcotte brings the East Coast, Cid Galicia brings the West Coast, and Jerry Warwick ties it all together from the Third Coast (if you can imagine Dallas as being remotely coastal). We also feature our local talent in DJ BluRay and The Reverend Shady Glenn, and others.
Just come dance with us.
Austin Blues Party. All Blues. All Night. Just Right.
Saturday, May 8th, time again for the monthly installment of the Syndicate at Go Dance featuring two rooms of dancing; blending Lindy Hop, six count swing, blues, Balboa, West Coast, and and Blues.
The DJs this weekend include Keith Shapiro and Colin Wise, a third DJ will be confirmed soon.
As a follow-up the the Barry and Brenda workshop earlier on Saturday, there will be a good portion of blues DJed this month.
Admission is $5 for Go Dance students and Austin Swing Syndicate Members, $7 for non members.
Updated, we will have a four DJ line-up Saturday at Go Dance.
Keith Shapiro, Colin Wise, Wendy Beathard and me.
The details:
Saturday, May 8th, time again for the monthly installment of the Syndicate at Go Dance featuring two rooms of dancing; blending Lindy Hop, six count swing,
blues, Balboa, West Coast, and and Blues.
The DJs this weekend include Keith Shapiro and Colin Wise, a third DJ will be confirmed soon.
As a follow-up the the Barry and Brenda workshop earlier on Saturday, there will be a good
portion of blues DJed this month.
Admission is $5 for Go Dance students and Austin Swing Syndicate Members, $7 for non members.
Hey members of the SASDS!
Did you know Board Elections are coming up on May 22nd??
If you would like to run for a board position please let us know!
Remember- this is YOUR society, the Board wants everyone to feel comfortable and
supported coming forward to fill a position, be a volunteer at an event, or a
helper for someone in a board position.
Note: Board positions and all other position are VOLUNTEER positions. Board
members do not get paid for their services.
Our Board position are:
1. President (currently Chad)
2. Executive Director (currently Ben)
3. PR Director (currently Amelia)
4. Membership Director (currently Ed)
5. Financial Director (currently Raleigh)
The Board will pick a time and place to have the elections and I will send out
another email to let you know all the info!
If you DO wish to run for a position, please email Amelia at www.saswing.org
(click the info link)
Thanks guys! We really hope to have a good turn out.
Amelia
Sept 17th-19th is the Hot Rhythm Ball and Workshop!
at the FED in Austin. BYOB. Mixers Provided.
Shag and Balboa contests, amazing instructors, workshop classes, live music, and
a hot rhythm dance!!!
www.hotrhythmball.com
GET THE EARLY BIRD SPECIAL!!
The first 50 people: $90
First 50-100 people: $130
Standard price: $150
At the Door: $160
Dance only: TBA
Hot Rhythm Ball only: TBA
Jack and Jill: $5
Strictly: $15
June 3rd at the FED in Austin the Swing Syndicate is having their anniversary
dance with a love band!
White and Black dress is encouraged.
Free for Syndicate members, $7 for nonmembers.
www.austinswingsyndicate.com
I want to inform everyone that the myspace account is being discontinued. I have
the 2 yahoo accounts, the facebook account, and twitter. Too much to keep up
with.
So whoever created the myspace account- could you please erase it???
If I cannot get a hold of the person who created it, I will not be posting or
updating the 2 myspace accounts.
There is the official Swing Society Page and Abels's Swing page. I will not be
posting to either of them.
Please become a member!!
Ameia
The SASDS 2010 Board Elections date has been changed to Wednesday, June 2nd at
5:45pm at Amora Ballroom.
If there is anyone who wants to run for a position, please contact Amelia.
If there is anyone who wants to run but can't make it to the meeting, contact
Amelia and she will put your name on the ballot.
The Current Board Positions are:
1. President- Chad
2. Executive Director- Ben
3. Membership Director- Ed
4. Financial Director- Raleigh
5. PR Director- Amelia
We hope to have a big turn out and lots of people interested in running the
SASDS!
Also- The last Wednesday in June (30th) we are going to have a "Meet the new
Board" Social!!! Bring your friends : )
There will be no classes offered on the 30th.
DON'T FORGET- Board elections are Wednesday June 2nd at 5:45pm at Amora
Ballroom.
It's ok if you're getting off work and show up late- the 5 current board members
vote for those running for a position whether they are present or not.
I will have everyone's name on a ballot and we will vote anonymously.
We have had more interest in board positions/helping out this year than any
other year!!
Thank you to all of the current board members and helpers of the SASDS_ we
couldn't have a society without you : )
See you guys tomorrow!!
This Saturday, June 12th, it is time again for our monthly installment of the Syndicate at Go Dance. It will also be our annual Sock Hop, with the main room featuring music from the 1950s and early 60s. The side room with feature a blend of West Coast, and and Blues. Our DJs will be Lindsay Chronister, Nathan Malone and Wendy Beathard.
Admission is $5 for Go Dance students and Austin Swing Syndicate Members; $7 for non members.
Tonight- Johnny P and the Wiseguys CD release party!!
Come join us for a great swing lesson at 7 and the band at 8:30!
Bring some money and buy the new CD!! : )
Live Band!
The New Pearl Wranglers are playing tonight at the Phoenix Saloon in Downtown
New Braunfels from 9-11pm.
They are a west coast and east band!
Go to www.myspace.com/pearlwranglers to listen to them!
They have a great wood dance floor : )
I will be there at 9... who's with me?
Don't know how much the cover is.. 21 and up..
Sorry for the late notice...
-Amelia
Haven't signed up for Austin Blues Party?
Go to the dances!
It's tons of fun... people from all over come out to ABP every year!
go to www.austinbluesparty.com
online registration is closed, passed will be at the door.
If you can't make it the Austin Blues Party, or don't feel like driving all the
way to Austin...
Planet Soul is playing tonight from 9-12:30 at Luna!!!
Planet Soul is an EXCELLENT band that plays blues, soul and all kinds of
"'feelin good" music to help you relax and have a great time!
You can west coast, blues dance, and sometimes even Lindy to some of their
songs!
Planet Soul is one of my favorite bands, I highly recommend them.
www.lunalive.com
$6 cover, 21 and up, bring ID to get in. Full Bar.
Hello Everyone,
This month we have some fun classes lined up for you. The charleston one class
will be a fun filled one with some high energy, fun moves for all levels. The
class will be progressive so each week will be something new. No walk ins will
be allowed the 3rd or 4th weeks.
7pm Classes:
Charleston 1 - Ben and Jennie
Elective - Ed and Lara
8pm Classes:
Lindy 2 - Ben and Lara
Beginner - Ed and Rachel
an fyi to all who want to live it up on monday night!!!
A Luau Party (the fifth annual luau)
what: at sam's burger joint located at 281 and Grayson St
when: the free lesson starts at 7:00pm, the band (Lil' Bit) starts to play at
8:30pm
expect: a costume contest, lots of good music and dancing good times!
hope to see everyone there!
~rachel
hi everyone,
an fyi of a fun time this upcoming saturday night, one of our favorite bands is
playing at luna's~ so if you wanna tap your toes or kick up your heels, come on
out and dance it up!
what: Johnny P and the Wiseguys
when: saturday, july 24th, i believe the bands starts around a 9.30pm window
where: Luna's off of San Pedro (down the road from north star mall)
to expect: the bar/club generally has a cover of around $6ish dollars~so bring
some cash, i also believe that you have to be over 21, if not, then they might
have a higher cover for minors...
hope that those who attend have a blast, and enjoy the great music!
~Rachel
Just a heads-up, for August, we are not going to hold the usual second Saturday "Syndicate at Go Dance" Lindy-West Coast-Blues Dance. However, Go Dance and the Austin Swing Syndicate will be hosting a Lindy Side Room as part of the DJ David Appel Swing Party that will be held in conjunction with the Jordan and Tatiana workshop West Coast Swing weekend on the third Saturday, August 21st. Jordan and Tatiana will perform a demo during the dance. It should be a very well attended event. More information can be found at the following link:
There is also likely to be an Engine Room the same night, I would check their website for more details, http://www.engineroomjazz.com/. I highly encourage you to attend either or both events.
Finally, we have some awesome things planned for the Fall and will let you know the news in late August.
Nathan
About Jordan and Tatiana
Jordan Frisbee & Tatiana Mollmann have been a successful partnership for nine years, dominating the Classic Division throughout the past 6 years. They travel 47 weekends per year, competing and teaching packed workshops all across the USA and Internationally. Join us for a dance weekend full of learning and laughter featuring the top West Coast Swing instructors in the world and the famous Appel Swing Party with DJ David Appel.
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