Newtown Remains Open as Summer School Swings

W elcome to all our new dancers ... dance is a fantastic way to meet new people, exercise and have fun and we are glad to be joining you on your dance journey. In this section of the Swing Patrol Website here you will find news and information particular to Newtown and diary notes of what we taught in class, so you could print out these pages and keep a diary of everything that you've learnt. Also when ever possible we will maintain a weekly video diary of what we taught that week. So if you like what you see then come along to Newtown. The notes and video diary get updated weekly so keep checking every week.

Summer School in full swing!

Newtown will remain open every Monday during December and January except for:
• December 26th (Boxing Day)
• January 2nd
Come join us for fun.

We began a new series of 6beat moves.

What did we do in class?
• Basic 6Beat Step
• Tuck Turn Free Spin
• Free Spin Pass By
• Frees Spin (to closed)




How do you know your ready for level 2?

	What basics series do you learn in Level 1 • The Lindy Hop (8Beat) Basics • The Jitterbug (6Beat) basics • The Tandem Charleston basics • The Hand To Hand Charleston basics • The Side By Side Charleston basics
Each week we teach (or review) the basic moves and technique and then add in different moves or variations. We repeat the 'Lindy Hop' series alot because it's the core step that we teach and the steps from the 'Classic' era of swing. To complete the entire series takes about 8 months. We encourage you to take this time in Level 1.

Level 2 - Tandem Charleston Moves

L2 Class Summary

This week we focused on a variety of Tandem charleston moves. What did we do in class?: • Girl Free Spin • Fabrice Move v1 • Fabrice Move v2 • Over the Head Girl Turn variation • Sneaky Charleston

Level 3 - The Skye and Frida class

L3 Class Summary

We studied the dancing of the great Skye and Frida, and had a discussion regarding the following points. • Pulse • Posture • Flow • Follow Variations We then danced a cool short sequence from their ILHC competition. What did we do in class?: • Frida Follow variation • Sailor Knott move • 6Beat Break Move • Hesitation moves

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Video Diary

video summary of the class content

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