Swing Dancing, Lobdell, lesson 7:30

Joan will teach a solo jazz and partner steps lesson at 7:30.

* MIT Lindy Hop Society Wednesday night dance
* Wednesday, April 1, Lesson 7:30 Dancing 9-11:30 p.m.
* Lobdell Cafeteria (MIT Student Center 2nd floor)
* Free, Beginners welcome, No partner necessary
* DJ Julie Irish

At 7:30 before the dance, Joan will teach a lesson on
authentic jazz and how to work them into partner moves.

Starting next week (April 8), Jenny and Isaac will teach a
beginner East Coast swing lesson series.

--ken

P.S.:

Saturday, April 4: Dudley Spring Swing
Dance lesson 8:30-9:30pm, dance 9:30-12:30
Dudley House Dining Hall, Harvard University

Swing it! The Dudley House Jazz Band will provide the tunes
for the Spring Swing, the last big party of the year. Come
to learn how to swing dance at 8:30 PM, and cut up the dance
floor (or just listen to the awesome band) at 9:30 PM. Swing
and other social dances. Tickets are $10 in advance at the
House Office starting Monday, March 23 or $12 at the door
(if any remain). Dance open to Dudley House members and
their guests. Questions? Email Mary Ruth at
mwindham@fas.harvard.edu

April 4-5: Brown University Swing Club Workshop Weekend with
instructors Nick Williams and Carla Heiney.
April 4 Workshop Dance featuring The Swing Legacy big band!
http://students.brown.edu/swing/workshop.html

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

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Re: Swing Dancing, Lesson CANCELLED, Dance is still ON

Megan and Alex's lesson tonight is cancelled. (Instructors
can't make it.)

The dance however, is still on. DJs will be Ajayi Harris
and Don Coverdale.

--ken

On Wed, 25 Mar 2009, Ken T Takusagawa wrote:

> Come dancing if you are on campus for spring break!
>
> * MIT Lindy Hop Society Wednesday night dance
> * Wednesday, March 25, 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, Megan Damon and Alex Abdoulaev
> will teach the last lesson of their class series "Authentic
> Jazz and Solo Charleston".
>
> Next week's lesson is TBA. Stay tuned for details.
>
> --ken
>
> P.S.:
>
> Thursday, March 26, BLUES UNION's Inaugural Night! with
> beginner and intermediate lesson by Mike Leggett from
> Philadelphia (http://www.mikethegirl.com/). Location: Dance
> Union, at 16 Bow St, Somerville, MA (Union Square). beginner
> lesson at 7, an intermediate lesson at 8, and open dancing
> from 9 to 11:30. Dance + lesson is $10, while just the dance
> is $5.
>
>
> Saturday, April 4: Dudley Spring Swing
> Dance lesson 8:30-9:30pm, dance 9:30-12:30
> Dudley House Dining Hall, Harvard University
>
> Swing it! The Dudley House Jazz Band will provide the tunes
> for the Spring Swing, the last big party of the year. Come
> to learn how to swing dance at 8:30 PM, and cut up the dance
> floor (or just listen to the awesome band) at 9:30 PM. Swing
> and other social dances. Tickets are $10 in advance at the
> House Office starting Monday, March 23 or $12 at the door
> (if any remain). Dance open to Dudley House members and
> their guests. Questions? Email Mary Ruth at
> mwindham@fas.harvard.edu
>
>
> April 4-5: Brown University Swing Club Workshop Weekend with
> instructors Nick Williams and Carla Heiney.
> April 4 Workshop Dance featuring The Swing Legacy big band!
> http://students.brown.edu/swing/workshop.html
>
>
> Boston-area swing dance calendar
> http://www.havetodance.com/calendar.html
>
> _______________________________________________
> MIT Lindy Hop Society http://mit.edu/swing
> To unsubscribe, visit
> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/lindy-society
>
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Swing Dancing, Lobdell, lesson 7:30

Come dancing if you are on campus for spring break!

* MIT Lindy Hop Society Wednesday night dance
* Wednesday, March 25, 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, Megan Damon and Alex Abdoulaev
will teach the last lesson of their class series "Authentic
Jazz and Solo Charleston".

Next week's lesson is TBA. Stay tuned for details.

--ken

P.S.:

Thursday, March 26, BLUES UNION's Inaugural Night! with
beginner and intermediate lesson by Mike Leggett from
Philadelphia (http://www.mikethegirl.com/). Location: Dance
Union, at 16 Bow St, Somerville, MA (Union Square). beginner
lesson at 7, an intermediate lesson at 8, and open dancing
from 9 to 11:30. Dance + lesson is $10, while just the dance
is $5.

Saturday, April 4: Dudley Spring Swing
Dance lesson 8:30-9:30pm, dance 9:30-12:30
Dudley House Dining Hall, Harvard University

Swing it! The Dudley House Jazz Band will provide the tunes
for the Spring Swing, the last big party of the year. Come
to learn how to swing dance at 8:30 PM, and cut up the dance
floor (or just listen to the awesome band) at 9:30 PM. Swing
and other social dances. Tickets are $10 in advance at the
House Office starting Monday, March 23 or $12 at the door
(if any remain). Dance open to Dudley House members and
their guests. Questions? Email Mary Ruth at
mwindham@fas.harvard.edu

April 4-5: Brown University Swing Club Workshop Weekend with
instructors Nick Williams and Carla Heiney.
April 4 Workshop Dance featuring The Swing Legacy big band!
http://students.brown.edu/swing/workshop.html

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

_______________________________________________
MIT Lindy Hop Society http://mit.edu/swing
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Swing Dancing, Lobdell, lesson 7:30

Megan Damon and Alex Abdoulaev will teach "Authentic Jazz
and Solo Charleston".

* MIT Lindy Hop Society Wednesday night dance
* Wednesday, March 18, Lesson 7:30 Dancing 9-11:30 p.m.
* Lobdell Cafeteria (MIT Student Center 2nd floor)
* Free, Beginners welcome, No partner necessary
* DJs Alex Abdoulaev and Ajayi Harris

At 7:30 before the dance, Megan Damon and Alex Abdoulaev
will continue their class series "Authentic Jazz and Solo
Charleston".

We have a one-week hole in our lesson calendar on April
1. Would anyone like to teach a lesson on April 1?

--ken

P.S.:

Thursday, March 26, BLUES UNION's Inaugural Night! with
beginner and intermediate lesson by Mike Leggett from
Philadelphia (http://www.mikethegirl.com/). Location: Dance
Union, at 16 Bow St, Somerville, MA (Union Square). beginner
lesson at 7, an intermediate lesson at 8, and open dancing
from 9 to 11.

Saturday, April 4: Dudley Spring Swing
Dance lesson 8:30-9:30pm, dance 9:30-12:30
Dudley House Dining Hall, Harvard University

Swing it! The Dudley House Jazz Band will provide the tunes
for the Spring Swing, the last big party of the year. Come
to learn how to swing dance at 8:30 PM, and cut up the dance
floor (or just listen to the awesome band) at 9:30 PM. Swing
and other social dances. Tickets are $10 in advance at the
House Office starting Monday, March 23 or $12 at the door
(if any remain). Dance open to Dudley House members and
their guests. Questions? Email Mary Ruth at
mwindham@fas.harvard.edu

April 4-5: Brown University Swing Club Workshop Weekend with
instructors Nick Williams and Carla Heiney.
April 4 Workshop Dance featuring The Swing Legacy big band!
http://students.brown.edu/swing/workshop.html

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

_______________________________________________
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Pi Day Blues Dance Saturday

BLUES DANCE SATURDAY!

* MIT Lindy Hop Society Pi Day Blues Dance
* Saturday, March 14, Dancing 8:30-1AM
* MIT Student Center room 491
* DJs Amy, Rif, and Brian
* No lesson

--ken

P.S.:

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

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Swing Dancing, Lobdell, lesson 7:30, Blues Saturday

Megan Damon and Alex Abdoulaev will teach "Authentic Jazz
and Solo Charleston".

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

At 7:30 before the dance, Megan Damon and Alex Abdoulaev
will teach "Authentic Jazz and Solo Charleston". Here is the
class description:

As an outgrowth of such vernacular dances as the soft shoe and the
cake walk, vernacular jazz rose to popularity during the early 1900s,
quickly developing into an intricate form of solo dance. The
charleston, a direct extension of solo jazz, continued the tradition
during the 1920s following the success of the broadway show "Runnin'
Wild." Despite their vernacular origins, elements of both of these
dance forms are prominently featured in contemporary dance and the
Lindy Hop.

This series of three workshops will focus primarily on the individual
jazz steps and charleston variations. We will begin each workshop by
breaking down a few steps, discussing the technique and theory behind
them, and examine certain unifying technical features of both
charleston and authentic jazz. The steps will ultimately be combined
into pre-choreographed routines in order to build on the technical
and improvisatory features of both of these dance forms.

Routines we will study:
"Bojangles" by Mike Faltesek
"Shim Sham" by Leonard Reed
"Tranky Doo" by Al Minns & Leon James (the "Spirit Moves" version)

For further reference, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(dance)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaPmyta9y_I

Would anyone like to teach in the coming months?

BLUES DANCE SATURDAY!
* MIT Lindy Hop Society Pi Day Blues Dance
* Saturday, March 14, Dancing 8:30-1AM
* MIT Student Center room 491
* DJs wanted! (Let me know if you'd like to DJ)
* No lesson

--ken

P.S.:

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

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Swing Dancing, Lobdell, lesson 7:30

Megan Damon and Alex Abdoulaev will teach "Authentic Jazz
and Solo Charleston".

* MIT Lindy Hop Society Wednesday night dance
* Wednesday, March 4, Lesson 7:30 Dancing 9-11:30 p.m.
* Lobdell Cafeteria (MIT Student Center 2nd floor)
* Free, Beginners welcome, No partner necessary
* DJs Alex Abdoulaev and Megan Stokes

At 7:30 before the dance, Megan Damon and Alex Abdoulaev
will teach "Authentic Jazz and Solo Charleston". Here is the
class description:

As an outgrowth of such vernacular dances as the soft shoe and the
cake walk, vernacular jazz rose to popularity during the early 1900s,
quickly developing into an intricate form of solo dance. The
charleston, a direct extension of solo jazz, continued the tradition
during the 1920s following the success of the broadway show "Runnin'
Wild." Despite their vernacular origins, elements of both of these
dance forms are prominently featured in contemporary dance and the
Lindy Hop.

This series of three workshops will focus primarily on the individual
jazz steps and charleston variations. We will begin each workshop by
breaking down a few steps, discussing the technique and theory behind
them, and examine certain unifying technical features of both
charleston and authentic jazz. The steps will ultimately be combined
into pre-choreographed routines in order to build on the technical
and improvisatory features of both of these dance forms.

Routines we will study:
"Bojangles" by Mike Faltesek
"Shim Sham" by Leonard Reed
"Tranky Doo" by Al Minns & Leon James (the "Spirit Moves" version)

For further reference, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(dance)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaPmyta9y_I

Would anyone like to teach in the coming months? Our lesson
schedule is open from March 25 onward. For March 25 itself
(MIT's Spring Break), it would be nice to have a completely
beginner swing lesson for the MIT students who finally have
a Wednesday night free.

--ken

P.S.:

Thursday, March 5, 9 - 11:00pm. Cat's Corner at the Stomp
FREE Grand Opening ...up-tempo dancing for the balboa and
lindy hopper in you. 21 Marathon Street Arlington, MA
http://fiveguysnamedmike.org/mikes/stomp.html
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=54450643615

Friday, March 6. Boston Swing Central is at the YMCA, 820
Massachusetts Avenue, Central Square, Cambridge, MA (NOT the
usual location). Gordon Webster Quintet with Brianna
Thomas. http://bostonswingcentral.org/

Saturday, March 7. Triple Theme at eXtreme. Lindy hop Blues
West Coast, 288 Norfolk St, Cambridge.
http://web.mac.com/mhmiller87/DanceWithLiz/Triple_Theme.html

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

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