1. Class Diaries and News
a. Club Maxies - returning soon!
While Maxies has been on hiatus, much has happened in the Balboa world. We've lost icons and friends, but gained new additions to the Bal family and new opportunities to love and learn the dance. So, many feet are itching to get back to our stomping ground at the Prahran Club for another year together.
Prepare for a big night to launch 2012 with our brand new offering - fortnightly Balboa classes for intermediate level dancers, featuring some of Melbourne's best teachers at the helm. And of course plenty of social dancing for all.
Details ahoy:
WHEN: From Friday 24 February 2012 - every other Friday (not Fun Pit weeks)
WHERE: Prahran Club - 258 High Street, Prahran
HOW MUCH: $15 for a class 7.30-8.30pm,
$6 for social dancing 8.30-11pm
** remember social dancing is free if you join in the lesson **
Check out the Swing Patrol website for more details and FAQs:
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b. Blues Night
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Wow! What great music from Barb & Jarrod. Thanks for a great night last week!!
Thanks to Jaymee for teaching with me. Hopefully it was a good balance between fun, technique & quality of movement… all designed to improve your social dancing.
6:30pm Level 2 with Noni - “Blues Tango”… crossovers, ochoes, styling & more!
7:30pm Level 1 with Noni - “Simple things made fancy”!
8:30- 11pm Social dancing with DJ Noni & guest DJ Kah Chong
P.S. We need LEADS for Level 2 and more FOLLOWSfor Level 1. Hope you can join us!
c. Swing Patrol South Yarra
TWO killer classes at Red Bennies!
Joel and Laura are teaching an 8 beat lindy hop drop in course in Level 1, and an ALL NEW Level 2.5 class on Monday nights at Swing Patrol South Yarra!
7pm Level 1pm – 8 beat lindy hop for beginners - no experience necessary!
For the next 5 weeks we will be learning the 8 beat lindy hop rhythm, which is the mainstay of the swing dances and some would say, the most fun! Mastering this rhythm is essential if you are seeking to get out on the social floor and start social dancing, or moving up a level.
8pm Level 2.5 – Introduction to lindy hop & blues
For the next 5 weeks, we will be focusing on bringing the lindy hop and blues styles together, to give you an opportunity to explore how they can function together. Blues is a style of dance that we LOVE to dance and teach. This will be fun, challenging and hopefully open your swing world to a whole new way of seeing the dance.
d. Swing in the City
The Exford, CBD, Monday nights
Keith and Shaz have jumped in feet first to fill in at the Exford for the next few weeks.
Come along next Monday night on Valentine's Day eve where you'll fall HEAD OVER HEELS for swing dancing,find lindy hop lessons to LOVE and music to DIE FOR...
6.30pm Level 1 - Every little thing swing does is magic
7.30pm Level 2 - All the right moves
8.30pm Level 3 - Hopelessly devoted to lindy hop
e. Thornbury on Tuesdays
Ydance 909 High St Thornbury
What’s the missing link between Charleston & Lindy??
Break-Away Charleston! It started face–to-face and then they got inventive & let go of one hand to “open” position. It’s so fun to learn the history and honor the dance. Learning Break-Away will improve your Lindy and is especially good for fast dancing.
The deets.
See you there,
Mike & Noni
f. Ladies Night at Balpit
Follows, the spot light is on you next Tuesday (and yes fellas, there’s something for you too).
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g. The HOBOS have the Blues…
LIVE music at Blues Night
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Sunday March 4th 2012
The Hardluck Hobos are a fortress of down and out indecency. Descendants of a hard line of unionists, crooks and swaggies, their blues, roots and jazz style is ideal for blues dancing. They have great depth of song writing with Guthrie/Waits like story telling and tales and good time music to help forget their woes.
Paul Monk (Guitar, Trumpet & Vocals)
Jack Mancor (Guitar, Steel Guitar, Harmonica & Vocals)
Matiss Schubert (Fiddle & Mandolin)
Rheinhart (Double Bass)
Sean Loughran (Cajon, Chains & Bin Lid)
6:30pm Level 2 Blues Class with Shob & Andy
7:30pm Level 1 Blues Class with Shob & Andy
8:30pm Social Dancing to LIVE music!!! $15
2. SP Events
a. Friends of Swing Patrol @ St Kilda Festival
We need YOU and so does the ZOO!
Sunday 12 February - THIS SUNDAY!
By the sea baths in the "Dance Zone"
12.40pm - 2.40pm
We'd love to see as many dancers as possible join Swing Patrol at the St Kilda Festival this Sunday to have some fun in the sun!
*Come on down and social dance by the sea
*Bring your mates along to jump in a lesson and see if they catch the jitterbug!
*Shim Sham Shimmy it up!
*Watch performances by SP troupes
**We are also looking for HELPERS to hand out FREEclass cards for people to come and sample a class, flyers and stickers...stuff people may actually like! , please email claudia@swingpatrol.com.au
And while you are there, why not come by and visit the Zoos Victoria marquee? One of our Harlem Shout dancers, Emily Dunstan, will be also at the Festival with Zoos Victoria (of Melbourne Zoo, Werribee Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary fame) and showing folks how EASY it is to make a real difference to wildlife. There'll be a huge range of free activities for all ages available at the zoo marquee (near the yacht club). You can find out how Zoos Victoria is fighting extinction, win prizes to go behind-the-scenes with amazing animals and learn how simple it is to take conservation action and make a real difference.For more info go to www.zoo.org.au or click here.
b. Straighten up & Fly Right II:
Air Steps For Everyone
REGISTRATIONS OPEN NOW - CLICK HERE
By request we're doing another Beginner Aerials Workshop! Super Fun. Great for jams, performances & competitions...
Saturday February 25th
10.30am - 5.00pm
Tango Tambien (former Church),583 Orrong Rd, Cnr Wynnstay Rd, Prahran/Armadale
$25 per session per person or $80 per person for the whole day
BYO Partner
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10.30am - 11.45am
"Intro to Aerials Technique"- Lifts, Jumps & Timing
12.00pm - 1.15pm
"The Scarf" - New aerial,amazing but very safe!
LUNCH
2.15pm - 3.30pm
"The Frankie" - A Hellzapoppin' classic
3.45pm- 5.00pm
"Bang for your Buck" - fun & flashy tricks for jams
3. What’s On
a. Swing Pop Boom! Music series 2012
Sunday 12 February, 2pm-5pm
Halliday Park, 300 Mitcham Rd, Mitcham
The Movin' & Groovin' Swingtet & Swing Patrol
The Swingtet will deliver 2 sets of hot rhythm swing dance music. They will draw on the legacy of the great swing bands of Count Basie and Duke Ellington. Rebecca will sing some of the songs made famous by Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald from the 1930s and 40s.
2:00pm – 2:40pm
Lachlan Mitchell Trio
2:40pm – 3:10pm
Swing Patrol dance class with Genevieve and Reece
3:10pm – 3:50pm
Movin’ & Groovin’ Swingtet with Rebecca Barnard
3:50pm – 4:20pm
Swing Patrol dance class with Genevieve and Reece
4:20pm – 5:00pm
Movin’ & Groovin’ Swingtet
b. High Society at MeMo
Thursday 9th February
Albert Street (next to St Kilda RSL), St Kilda
Join The Pearly Shells, Bob Valentine, Rod Gilbert and special guest Yvette Johansson for another big night out!
www.pearlyshells.com
c. Big Band Night at Musicland
Musicland
1359 Sydney Road, Fawkner
Friday February 10th, 8pm
Out for the Count Big Band
$15 at the door
More info
4. Links, Legends, Birthdays, Odds & Ends
a. Legend of the week
Margeaux Vallantyne who is always immaculately turned out and fabulously dressed. She is an incredible woman of style and sybstance and damn, the lady can dance. What a legend!
b. Birthdays of the week
Happy Birthday to Balpit’s John Wharrington 4 Feb, Julia Farrell 8-Feb, Kristy Tame 9-Feb, Lexie 10-Feb and Manon 10-Feb. Many happy returns and rock steps.
c. Link of the week
Words of advice to Lindy Hoppers from some of the best.
d. Clip of the week
Camp Hollywood Hall of Fame Inductees
e. Photo of the week
Frankie Manning - Ambassador of Lindy Hop.
Want to know more about Frankie? Click here.
Have a great week,
The whole SP team
