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October 2019
TECHNIQUE CLINIC: Swing Out Intensive PART II
DANCE BETTER FASTER: TECHNIQUE CLINIC BEFORE THE DANCE: SWING OUT INTENSIVE PART II Pick up where we left off in Swing Out Intensive Part I, adding layers and styling as well as perfecting the Lindy Circle. Participation restricted to those who already know the swing out and/or who participated in previous swing out intensives. Pay $25 instead of $30 by registering today! 6-7:30pm Before every Dance, we offer an hour and half Technique Clinic on changing topics. These popular clinics…
Find out more »NEW LOCATION The BIG Monthly Swing Dance and Got2Lindy’s 15-year Anniversary with Eight to the Bar! Celebration
Celebrate 15-Years of Swinging the Hudson Valley at our Big Monthly Swing Dance at our new location in the beautiful White Eagle Hall. No partner or experience needed to attend. Our big monthly dance is always a fun, social event for all. Plus, is this your birthday month? Bring your friends and join us for a special Birthday Jam as we honor all the birthday people each month! CHESTER IS OCTOBER!! Beginner lesson 7:30-8pm Dancing to Eight to theBar till…
Find out more »November 2019
TECHNIQUE CLINIC: Linda & Chester’s Famous FRAME & CONNECTION WORKSHOP!
DANCE BETTER FASTER: TECHNIQUE CLINIC BEFORE THE DANCE: FRAME & CONNECTION The Secret of Leading & Following Anyone! It is not how many moves you know that makes you a great dancer, it's being able to lead and follow anything from the most simple to the most complex. This is our most popular and important technique clinic because Frame & Connection is the core of increasing your dance-ability. This workshop is appropriate for all levels. Start out with great frame…
Find out more »The BIG Monthly Swing Dance with the Swingaroos!
Join the fun at our Big Monthly Swing Dance. No partner or experience needed to attend. Our big monthly dance is always a fun, social event for all. Plus, is this your birthday month? Bring your friends and join us for a special Birthday Jam as we honor all the birthday people each month! It's Linda's Birthday month!! Beginner lesson 7:30-8pm Dancing to the Swingeroos till 10:30pm The Swingaroos Bio Award-winning vocalist, Kimberly Hawkey, leads a dazzling quartet assembled…
Find out more »December 2019
TECHNIQUE CLINIC: The JITTERBUG STROLL!
DANCE BETTER FASTER: TECHNIQUE CLINIC BEFORE THE DANCE: THE JITTERBUG STROLL! There are two famous line dances every Lindy Hopper should know: 1. The Shim Sham (which we do at every big monthly dance) and, 2. Te he Jitterbug Stroll (which we do at our Art Bar dances). Made up of a series of jazz steps, and made famous by London-based Swing Dancer, Ryan Francios (who also was the choreographer for the original Broadway show SWING!), the Jitterbug Stroll is…
Find out more »The BIG Monthly Swing Dance: HOLIDAY PARTY!
SWING DANCE HOLIDAY PARTY Pay What You Will Admission! Happy Holidays! Join us for our annual Holiday Celebration! Please bring goodies to share. As always there will be a table for gluten free items and one for non-gluten free items. No partner or experience needed to attend. Our big monthly dance is always a fun, social event for all! Beginner lesson 7:30-8pm DJ Dancing till 10:30pm
Find out more »January 2020
TECHNIQUE CLINIC: Intermediate Concepts
DANCE BETTER FASTER: TECHNIQUE CLINIC BEFORE THE DANCE: INTERMEDIATE CONCEPTS This clinic will cover important concepts and moves you need to know to comfortably dance at an intermediate level and beyond. It's perfect for those who know the basics and are ready to dance at an intermediate level, or who are already in the intermediate level and want to continue to refine and improve their technique. Discover all the subtle things that you need to understand to expedite your progress.…
Find out more »Swing into the 20’s with THE METROPOLITAN HOT CLUB!
Start the New Year Swinging with the Metropolitan Hot Club! Upstate New York's hottest gyspy swing band, playing a wide range of Django Reinhardt–Stephane Grappelli tunes and original compositions in the gypsy jazz style. No partner or experience needed to attend. Our big monthly dance is always a fun, social event for all. Plus, is this your birthday month? Bring your friends and join us for a special Birthday Jam as we honor all the birthday people each month!…
Find out more »February 2020
TECHNIQUE CLINIC–A Taste of Blues!
DANCE BETTER FASTER: TECHNIQUE CLINIC BEFORE THE DANCE This month it's A TASTE OF BLUES! Curious about our Classic Blues classes? There's nothing better than knowing how to blues dance when the music calls for it. ! In this Technique Clinic, you'll learn how to do more than just stand and sway when the music slows down. We teach Classic Blues (also known as Ballroomin' Blues), a style that borrows from a multitude of dances including tango, rumba, and, of…
Find out more »The BIG Monthly Swing Dance w/the FABULOUS VERSATONES!
Join the fun at our Big Monthly Swing Dance. This month featuring THE FABULOUS VERSATONES! Swinging Standards. Jazz and Blues. Guitars, sax bass and drums combine to create a timeless sound of finger snapping swing for dancing! No partner or experience needed to attend. Our big monthly dance is always a fun, social event for all. Plus, is this your birthday month? Bring your friends and join us for a special Birthday Jam as we honor all the birthday people…
Find out more »March 2020
TECHNIQUE CLINIC—It’s ALL About the Music
DANCE BETTER FASTER: TECHNIQUE CLINIC BEFORE THE DANCE. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC Do you dance WITH the music or regardless of it? Do your moves and movements reflect what you're hearing or do you not even know what to listen for? Learn to move and groove to the music! Accentuate the musicalty in your movements. Pay $30 instead of $35 by registering today! 6-7:30pm Before every Dance, we offer an hour and half Technique Clinic on changing topics. These…
Find out more »The BIG Monthly Swing Dance featuring SOUL PURPOSE
Join the fun at our Big Monthly Swing Dance featuring SOUL PURPOSE Recently named the “Best Local Band in the Hudson Valley” by readers of Hudson Valley Magazine, Soul Purpose is a seven-piece band fueled by a shared love of Soul, New Orleans Funk. Swing, R&B and Jazz music. Soul Purpose has been entertaining fans with their “soulful sounds, brazen horn section and warm vocals”, (Kingston After Dark). No partner or experience needed to attend. Our big monthly dance…
Find out more »April 2020
CANCELLED The BIG Monthly Swing Dance with THE SWINGAROOS!
TO HELP KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THIS DANCE HAS BEEN CANCELLED Join the fun at our Big Monthly Swing Dance, this month featuring the Swingaroos! No partner or experience needed to attend. Our big monthly dance is always a fun, social event for all. Plus, is this your birthday month? Bring your friends and join us for a special Birthday Jam as we honor all the birthday people each month! Beginner lesson 7:30-8pm Dancing to the…
Find out more »May 2020
TECHNIQUE CLINIC: Great Beginnings & Endings
DANCE BETTER FASTER: TECHNIQUE CLINIC BEFORE THE DANCE This month it’s GREAT BEGINNINGS & ENDINGS Make dancing together an experience that begins and ends with flare! We'll cover simple and safe dips and ways to memorably end and begin your dance. begin Pay $30 instead of $35 by registering today! 6-7:30pm Before every Dance, we offer an hour and a half Technique Clinic on changing topics. These popular clinics are designed for those who already know swing dance basics to…
Find out more »The BIG Monthly Swing Dance featuring the SWING VIPERS
Join the fun at our Big Monthly Swing Dance! This month we feature the SWING VIPERS "Swing Vipers infuses the timeless tunes of the early jazz era with a contemporary, gritty style of swing. As aficionados of great melody, we always honor the inherent beauty, art and story of each song while at the same time contributing our own rhythmic energy, updated interpretation and unconscious desire to dominate the world." No partner or experience needed to attend. Our big…
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