Proceedings of the MIT Lindy Hop Society: 2008.10

20081028

Swing Dancing, Lobdell, Lindy Hop lesson 7:30

Liz and Vichu will teach a Lindy Hop lesson before the dance.

* MIT Lindy Hop Society Wednesday night dance
* Wednesday, October 29, Lesson 7:30 Dancing 9-11:30 p.m.
* Lobdell Cafeteria (MIT Student Center 2nd floor)
* Free, Beginners welcome, No partner necessary
* DJs Don Coverdale and ??? (Anyone want to DJ? please
contact Brian <music@brianmullin.com> )

At 7:30 before the dance, Liz Pund and Vichu Tanta-Nanta
will teach the first class of a four-week Lindy Hop series.

--ken

P.S.: Saturday, November 8, Harvard All-afternoon Swing
Dancing workshop/extravaganza-rama-fest-athon, taught by
Andrew K. Stein:

The price to you? $0. (Really.)

More rhetorical questions? Absolutely...

Who?
Andrew K. Stein (that's me) will be teaching. I'm a stand-up comic
who's been teaching swing dancing since 2002, and my
should-be-patented method is sure to get you up and dancing with
confidence quicker than you can say "Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is a funny
name for a band when you stop and think about it a little bit, I'm
just saying is all."

What?
We'll have five 50-minute sessions, with 10-minute breaks to get
water and rest our feet.
1pm - Beginner Basics (necessary for the rest of the day)
2pm - Spins, spins, spins
3pm - Putting the moves together
4pm - Improvisation
5pm - Wild & Crazy Swing Dancing
6pm - Adjourn

No experience necessary. Really. You can be totally new to swing.
Also, no partner required.

When?
Saturday, November 8th, 2008, 1PM - 6PM

Where?
Harvard Campus, Dudley House Common Room
Cambridge, MA
Dudley House is the center of this map: <http://bit.ly/swing>
The Common Room is on the second floor.
(Note that this is a carpeted room, so wear smooth-soled
shoes.)

Both Harvard and non-Harvard folks are welcome.

Anything else?
Drop-ins are welcome, but RSVP's are recommended (email
andrew.k.stein@gmail.com).
If we're over capacity, preference will be given to
Harvard-affiliated folks and those who RSVP'd.

Boston-area swing dance calendar
http://www.havetodance.com/calendar.html
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20081025

Blues Workshop Saturday, Building 36

Building 36 is at 50 Vassar Street, Cambridge MA
http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=36&Buildings=go

Blues Freedom Workshops
Ogden Sawyer & Amanda Gruhl
Gui Cavalcanti & Jenn Martinez
Saturday, October 25th, 2008, 11am-5pm
MIT Building 36, 1st floor
Beginner and Intermediate tracks
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=30349112404

One day of blues dance workshops with Gui and Jenn of Free
Body Studios and Ogden and Amanda of Independently Blue
Studios! The workshops will have a beginner and an
intermediate track - 4 classes for each! We have limited
spaces and want lead/follow balance, so register and pay in
advance to guarantee your space!

PRICING -
Non-students: $15/class or $40/all-in
Students w/ID: $10/class or $30/all-in

BEGINNER
11-12:15 O/A - Blues Basics
12:15-1 lunch
1-2:15 G/J - Dynamic Movements
2:15-3:30 G/J - Musicality and Expression
3:30-4:45 O/A - Cool Moves and Technique

INTERMEDIATE
11-12:15 G/J - Advanced Dips
12:15-1 lunch
1-2:15 O/A - Blues Connection
2:15-3:30 O/A - Advanced Improvisation
3:30-4:45 G/J - Blues Aerials

--ken

P.S., After the workshop, go dance at Blues Cafe in Medford!
http://web.mac.com/mhmiller87/DanceWithLiz/Blues_Cafe.html

This Wednesday (October 29), Liz Pund and Vichu
Tanta-Nanta will begin a Lindy Hop lesson series before our
Wednesday dances.

20081022

Swing Dancing Lobdell Wednesday, and Blues Workshop Saturday

* MIT Lindy Hop Society Wednesday night dance
* Wednesday, October 22, Lesson 7:30 Dancing 9-11:30 p.m.
* Lobdell Cafeteria (MIT Student Center 2nd floor)
* Free, Beginners welcome, No partner necessary
* DJs Ajayi Harris and Alana Epstein

At 7:30 before the dance, Jenn and Gui will teach the last
class of their four-week Blues Dance series. They write:

This is our last class, so we're going to throw some fancy Blues
your way! Be sure to come out, learn some cool moves, and say
goodbye (for now!) to the Astro Travelers.

== SATURDAY ==

PRICING -
Non-students: $15/class or $40/all-in
Students w/ID: $10/class or $30/all-in

REGISTRATION -
Send an email to angruhl@gmail.com with your name and level,
then send a Paypal payment to angruhl@gmail.com with the
subject "Blues Freedom Workshops." NOTE: You need to
register AND pay to guarantee your space.

BEGINNER
11-12:15 O/A - Blues Basics
12:15-1 lunch
1-2:15 G/J - Dynamic Movements
2:15-3:30 G/J - Musicality and Expression
3:30-4:45 O/A - Cool Moves and Technique

INTERMEDIATE
11-12:15 G/J - Advanced Dips
12:15-1 lunch
1-2:15 O/A - Blues Connection
2:15-3:30 O/A - Advanced Improvisation
3:30-4:45 G/J - Blues Aerials

Finally, if you would like to teach a Wednesday lesson in
the coming weeks or months, let me know.

--ken

P.S. Thanks for all who made it out to our inaugural blues
dance last Saturday to make it a resounding success! Our
next blues dance is Saturday, November 15.

20081018

Blues Dance Party tonight, Student Center 491

Come join us for our Inaugural Blues Dance!
Jeff will teach a lesson before the dance.

* MIT Lindy Hop Society BLUES DANCE
* Saturday, October 18, Lesson 7:30 Dancing 8:30-1 a.m.
* MIT Student Center room 491
* Free, Beginners welcome, No partner necessary
* DJs John Brooks, Gui Cavalcanti,
Ogden Sawyer, and Tim Lewandowski

At 7:30 before the dance, Jeff will teach a beginner blues
dance lesson.

--ken
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20081014

Swing Dancing Wednesday and Blues dance SATURDAY

A regular swing dance on Wednesday and a Blues dance SATURDAY!

* MIT Lindy Hop Society Wednesday night dance
* Wednesday, October 15, Lesson 7:30 Dancing 9-11:30 p.m.
* Lobdell Cafeteria (MIT Student Center 2nd floor)
* Free, Beginners welcome, No partner necessary
* DJs TBA

At 7:30 before the dance, Jenn and Gui will teach the third
class of their four-week Blues Dance series. They write:

We'll be playing some more traditional Blues music and throwing
in some moves, now that we've established a good
foundation. We'll be teaching with the Astro Travelers, a live
band from Olin, and the lessons are free (donations
encouraged!). Come learn some Blues with us tomorrow night!

== SATURDAY ==

* MIT Lindy Hop Society Inaugural BLUES dance
* Saturday, October 18, Lesson 7:30 Dancing 8:30-1:00 a.m.
* MIT Student Center room 491
* Free, Beginners welcome, No partner necessary
* DJs TBA

Jeff will teach a beginner blues lesson before the dance at
7:30 p.m.

== Next Saturday ==

Blues Freedom Workshops
Ogden Sawyer & Amanda Gruhl
Gui Cavalcanti & Jenn Martinez
Saturday October 25th, 2008, 11am-5pm
MIT Building 36
Beginner and Intermediate tracks
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=30349112404

Finally, would anyone like to teach a lesson in the coming
weeks? Our schedule is open starting October 29.

--ken

20081007

Swing Dancing, Sala, Lesson 7:30

Jenn and Gui will teach a blues lesson before the dance.

* MIT Lindy Hop Society Wednesday night dance
* Wednesday, October 8, Lesson 7:30 Dancing 9-11:30 p.m.
* La Sala de Puerto Rico (MIT Student Center 2nd floor)
* Free, Beginners welcome, No partner necessary
* DJs Don Coverdale and Alex Abdoulaev

At 7:30 before the dance, Jenn and Gui will teach the second
class of their four-week Blues Dance series. They write:

This is the second lesson of awesome. We'll be refining and
building on the Blues basics we covered in the first lesson,
focusing on teaching the class how to move around on the dance
floor.

The lessons are FREE and open to the public, and music is
provided by the Astro Travelers, a live band from Olin College.

You don't have to have taken our first class to be able to take
this class, though it would be helpful.

ALSO, coming Saturday, October 18 --
The Inaugural BLUES DANCE hosted by the
MIT Lindy Hop Society! MIT Student Center room 491,
Lesson 7:30, Dancing 8:30-midnight

--ken