Shob and Andy's secrets to slow lindy

Thursday July 15^th 2010

North Melbourne swings to live music!

Thanks to all for a brilliant night at the North Melbourne birthday party last week.  We loved seeing the packed dance floor and catching up with old and new North Melbourne friends.  Special thanks to all those who baked party food for all! 

***UP COMING EVENT- DANCING TO A LIVE BIG BAND ON SUN AUG 1ST***

Dancing to a big band is one of the biggest thrills for any swing dancer.  We are delighted to invite you to an afternoon of dancing with all your North Melbourne friends to a 17 piece big band!  The B-Sharp big band boasts some of Melbourne finest jazz musicians.

They will be playing Sun Aug 1^st at the Copa Cabana on Smith Street from 1 to 3 pm and we would love to see as many Nth Melb students there as possible.  Henry, the conductor, is so excited to have us that he is offering a 5 dollar discount to any North Melbourne student.

We will be meeting for lunch beforehand and YOU are all invited…more details to come but save the date now!!

This week’s class line-up is:           

Level 1 Terrific Tandem Charleston

 

This class is open to all…you can start anytime...and it will give you great swing dancing foundations.  Bring a friend or workmate, make some friends and have a ball!

 

A huge class last week and everyone did amazingly well.  More tandem charleston with a fancy move called the aeroplane.  And we show you how to exit out..not to be missed!

 

Level 2 at 7:30 pm – Bal course week 2

 

Great start to our bal course last week and thanks to all of you for supporting this beautiful dance! 

 

This week we revise the basic and then continue on from where we left off.  Learn the classic variation called “lollies”, and how to move from closed to open position smoothly.

 

 

Level 3 at 8:30 pm – Lead-up course to AJC: week 1…slow lindy

 

Its 6 weeks to AJC and we thought we would take this opportunity to explore all the different styles of dancing that you will see in the competition.  Andy and Shob have been in nearly all the divisions and have a pile of  trophies to show for it.  We will show you some of our secrets and cover a different style every week: slow, medium, fast, solo, jack n jill.  Whether you are considering competing or not..you will gain a lot from this exploration of the wonderful variety of swing dancing on offer.

 

This week we start with Slow lindy..Andy and Shob have won this division the last 2 years running and its very close to their hearts.  Come and see how beautiful it can be to have all the time in the world!

 

Social dancing

 

Social dancing at North Melbourne is a unique experience with a cool atmosphere, fun dancers, and two DJs every week.  It’s $6 dollars at the door and goes from 9:30 pm til midnight.  If you take the classes, social dancing is free.  Enjoy the big, beautiful dance floor, air conditioning, and the fantastic, friendly (and slightly crazy) North Melbourne crew.  All welcome!

DJs: Monica and Isaac!!

Legends of the Week 

Huge congratulations to our first ever Swingo champions Michael and Gen and Jack n Jill champions Joel and Nicole.  You all were amazing!

Wanna know more about North Melbourne?

Remember that as well as this webpage and the group email we have our own Facebook page which is a great way to keep in touch.  Here you can chat, ask questions, post dance pictures, see vintage videos, and also see North Melbourne dancers in action

If you want to join or have comments/questions about North Melbourne, dancing or anything else that tickles your fancy, just send an email to shob@swingpatrol.com or andy@swingpatrol.com.

 

See you Thursday!!!

Shob and Andy

 

 

 

 

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