Swing Dancing, Lobdell, Lesson 7:30

* MIT Lindy Hop Society Wednesday night dance
* Wednesday, November 28, Lesson 7:30 Dancing 9-11:30 p.m.
* Lobdell Dining Room, MIT Student Center 2nd floor
* Free, Beginners welcome, No partner necessary
* DJ Ted Simpson

At 7:30 before the dance Sarah and Paul will teach the
third lesson of a 4-week Lindy Hop Series.

On Saturday, December 8, Jan Marie will be coming back to
teach a dance workshop with us--and YOU get a say in what
gets taught! Please fill out the survey at
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GCYY8JJ

Finally, would anyone like to teach Wednesday lessons in mid
or late December? Let me know.


--ken

P.S.:
Saturday, December 1st - Gordon Webster at Uptown Swing
http://www.hoptothebeat.com/calendar/2012/12/01/uptown-swing-dance-gordon-webster-band

Saturday, December 8th - The Love Dogs at Swing City
http://swingcityboston.com/calendar/calendar.cgi?num=all

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

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Workshop Saturday Dec 8: Vote what gets taught

Jan Marie will be coming back to teach a dance workshop with
the MIT Lindy Hop Society on Saturday, December 8--and YOU
get a say in what gets taught! Please fill out the survey
at

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GCYY8JJ

What would you most like to learn at the workshops?

(a) "1920s Charleston" - the cutesiest Betty Boop-in' bouncy
dance... that is sadly never danced! Learn both solo
movements AND how to bop about with your partner.

(b) "Solo Blues: Riffin' and Jammin'" - learn to riff off
your partner's creativity... without even touching them!
Learn solo blues, call & response, and how to use it all in
a jam circle.

(c) "Lindy Hop" - you've gone through 1,2,3,4,5,6... now
it's time for 7&8! Learn swing outs and other 8-count Lindy
variations.

(d) Other (please specify)

Please respond to the survey using this form:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GCYY8JJ

Thanks,
--ken

P.S.: No dance next Wednesday, November 21, due to
Thanksgiving. Our next dance will be Wednesday, November
28.
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Swing Dancing, BUILDING 36, Lesson 7:30

We are in Building 36 this week not the student center.
http://whereis.mit.edu/?q=36

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* MIT Lindy Hop Society Wednesday night dance
* Wednesday, November 14, Lesson 7:30 Dancing 9-11:30 p.m.
* Building 36, room 153 and room 155
http://whereis.mit.edu/?q=36
* Free, Beginners welcome, No partner necessary
* DJs Ali Connell and Donald Coverdale Tina Desorcy

We are in Building 36 rooms 153 and 155 this week, not the
student center. It will likely become very warm in these
room, so dress accordingly. See map here:
http://whereis.mit.edu/?q=36

At 7:30 before the dance Sarah and Paul will teach the
second lesson of a 4-week Lindy Hop Series.

Schedule for November
November 14: Building 36, room 153 + 155
November 21: NO DANCE (Go catch a turkey!)
November 28: Lobdell Dining Hall (Student Center 2nd
floor), DJ Ted Simpson

Would anyone like to teach lessons in mid or late December?
Let me know.

--ken

P.S.:
Saturday, December 1st - Gordon Webster at Uptown Swing
http://www.hoptothebeat.com/calendar/2012/12/01/uptown-swing-dance-gordon-webster-band

Saturday, December 8th - The Love Dogs at Swing City
http://swingcityboston.com/calendar/calendar.cgi?num=all

Boston-area swing dance calendar
http://www.havetodance.com/boston.html
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Swing Dancing, COFFEEHOUSE LOUNGE, Lesson 7:30

We are on the 3rd (not 2nd) floor of the student center this
week.

* MIT Lindy Hop Society Halloween Wednesday night dance
* Wednesday, November 7, Lesson 7:30 Dancing 9-11:30 p.m.
* Coffeehouse Lounge, MIT Student Center 3rd floor
* Free, Beginners welcome, No partner necessary
* DJs Stephen York and Dustin Spicuzza

At 7:30 before the dance Sarah and Paul will teach the first
of a 4-week Lindy Hop Series.

Schedule for November
November 7: Coffeehouse Lounge (MIT Student Center 3rd floor)
November 14: Building 36, room 153
November 21: NO DANCE (Go catch a turkey!)
November 28: Lobdell Dining Hall (Student Center 2nd floor)

Would anyone like to teach lessons in mid or late December?
Let me know.

--ken

Boston-area swing dance calendar
http://www.havetodance.com/boston.html
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Put Some Blues In Your Swing Workshops, Saturday

Put Some Blues In Your Swing: Workshops with Jan Marie!
hosted by the MIT Lindy Hop Society

Saturday, November 3, 2012
MIT Building 36, room 112, 1-5pm
MAP: http://whereis.mit.edu/?q=36

For any swing dancer who wants to learn blues, or who knows swing &
blues but can't quite seem to put them together, these are the
workshops for you!

What Makes The Blues, The Blues (1-2 p.m.)

Whether you're new to blues or a seasoned veteran, you'll leave this
class with a solid set of blues fundamentals. In this hour-long class
we will cover proper posture, pulse, patterning, and partnering, and
contrast what we learn of blues with what we already know of swing.

Blues That Swings (2:15-3:15 p.m.)

Music "too fast" to blues to? Nonsense! We'll do a run-through of some
of Jan Marie's favorite crossover blues movements, so that no matter
how swingin' the band gets, you can still stay true to your newfound
blues roots.

Same Moves, Different Mood (3:30-4:30 p.m.)

No need for new "blues moves"--sometimes changing the mood is all about
execution. For swing dancers of all levels, we'll learn how to use our
pre-existing bag of swing tricks in a blues context. We'll take a more
in-depth look at blues styling and how to adapt it to the swing moves
we already know. Be prepared to put the gush in our pushes, the grit in
our digs, and the lag in our drag.

Feedback/Q&A (4:30-5 p.m.)

Jan Marie will be sticking around for an extra half-hour to answer any
lingering questions you have about class content! Feel free to stay and
dance amongst yourselves, get feedback, and ask any questions you need.

Pricing:

MIT Students: FREE!!!!!!!!!!!! (with student ID)
General: $10 per class OR $20 for the full day (3 classes + Q&A
session)

About Jan Marie:

Whether dancing, teaching, organizing, or singing a ditty or two, Jan
Marie has been active in the blues & swing communities for the past six
years. As a teacher, Jan Marie focuses on helping students develop
self-awareness, musical movement, and communicative connection-- rather
than just patterns and steps. She strives to empower students to define
and assert their own dance voices in partnered movement.

Web page
http://mit.edu/swing/blues-swing-2012/

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https://www.facebook.com/events/235967313197330/
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