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1. Latest News
a. The Fun Pit is BACK for 2012!
**FRIDAY 3RD FEBRUARY**
AND WE'RE IN A NEW VENUE!
**Dance Dynamics**
1/493 Church St Richmond
7.30pm - Swing dance class Level 2 (Intermed.)
8.30pm - Swing dance class Level 1 (Beginner)
9.30pm - Social dancing until late
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Get your dancing shoes on and boogie on down for the FIRST Fun Pit for 2012. Let's raise the roof, burn the floor and have a hep housewarming in our new home.
b. Blues Night in February with Noni Clarke
Sundays @ Tiki Bar, 327 Swan St, Richmond
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Noni is the founder of Swing Patrol’s Blues Night and was the main contributor of bringing Blues Dancing to Australia and creating and developing a thriving Blues scene in Melbourne. Noni was a pivotal teacher in America when the Blues Revival began. Noni considers Blues Dancing to be a respected art form that celebrates refined dance technique, quality of movement, lead/follow skills, jazz improvisation and more.
6:30pm Level 2: for experienced blues dancers “BLUES TANGO”
7:30pm Level 1: for new & experienced swing dancers who have not done blues before.
8:30pm: Social dancing with DJs Barb & Jarrod
c. Shob and Andy are back at North Melbourne!!
This Thursday, Shob and Andy return to North Melbourne to kick off another huge year of dancing, music and parties! After coming back from Camp Oz, these two are pretty inspired by what they saw and can’t wait to share it with you. Big thanks to Shaz, Josh and Phil for keeping the place pumping all summer long.
Level 1 at 6:30pm – Open to all Beginners
Level 2 at 7:30pm – Time to share the lindy love and just dance, dance, dance
Level 3 at 8:30pm – Cool Camp Oz material
DJed music from 9:30pm - 11:30pm with Alison B and Steve D. It’s Alison’s first time DJing so come on out and celebrate up and coming DJs!!
d. Camberwell 2012 - Let's Begin & Swing!
The Holiday is over & we are so excited to see you all again..........This is what’s happening on Monday February 6th @ Camberwell with us - Rachael & Glenn
Level 1 @ 6.30pm
Lets’ blast off to a great new year & get Camberwell really swinging! Bring your friends along & begin at the beginning. Learn the building blocks of the lindy hop with 6 & 8 beat swing patterns & winning moves for the social dance floor. This class is designed for the beginner in mind & that’s you! Get dancing in no time! You’ll be Charlestoning, Mini Dipping & Johnny Dropping, plus so much more.
7.30pm – SOCIAL DANCING TIME, PRACTICE, PLAY, WARM UP, SOCIAL CHATTER
8.00pm
Introducing you to Level 2/3 @ 8pm
Come along & enjoy the ride, let's take your dancing to a new dimension just like in the movies! We are beginning with a little bit of glamour with Hollywood Styling. Get ready to Sugar Push, Saucy Kick, Savoy Kick, & girls also get to do the Banana Butt Roll! Groovy social moves & technique will keep you challenged. Can’t wait to show you our favourite stuff & more!
e. Launching TWO killer classes at Red Bennies!
Monday nights, 373 Chapel St South Yarra
Joel and Laura are very excited to announce that for the next 6 weeks, they are teaching an 8 beat lindy hop drop in course in Level 1, and launching an ALL NEW Level 2.5 class on Monday nights at Swing Patrol South Yarra!
7:00 Level 1pm – 8 beat lindy hop for beginners - no experience necessary!
For the next 6 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. Each week we will go over the footwork and the basics, gradually building on our knowledge week by week. But don't worry, if you miss a class or drop in later in the course, you will be absolutely fine!
8:00 Level 2.5 – Introduction to lindy hop and blues
After much excited chatter, Joel and Laura are thrilled to bring you a level 2.5 class. For the next six 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. It's very simple to learn as well, so if you are not familiar with it but are comfortable with the other swing dance styles, you should be able to pick this up as we go. This will be fun, challenging and hopefully open your swing world to a whole new way of seeing the dance.
f. Tuesday Nights @ Thornbury
Ydance, 909 High St
Mike & Noni are back! They’re really excited about Thornbury starting up again this year. Our goal is to make classes super fun, informative & challenging with the main focus of social dancing.
6:30pm Level 1 – “Kickin’ Six Beat”
7:30pm Level 2 – “Break Away Charleston”
From 1919 to 1927, Breakaway was a popular swing dance developed from the Texas Tommy and Charleston in Harlem’s African American communities. The Breakaway was danced to trad jazz, and while it often began in closed position, the leader would occasionally swing the follower out into an open position, hence "Breaking away".
Breakaway inspired the Lindy Hop and is still a great dance to know & do fast!
g. Balboa Classes on Tuesdays at Balpit
Regular Classes Return!
*Complete beginners welcome for level 1 class at 6:30pm
*Level 2 & 3 classes inspired by Balboa great Hal Takier. 7:30pm & 8:30pm
2. SP Events
a. Straighten Up & Fly Right II:
Air Steps for Everyone
With Shob & Andy and Evan & Noni
*REGISTRATION NOW OPEN - CLICK HERE*
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
b. Friends of Swing Patrol at the St Kilda Festival - we need YOU!
If you would be happy to do us a tremendous favour and hand out SP cards at the St Kilda festival, please drop me a line. This event is a great opportunity for us to market our classes and help build our community through this year.
Want new and fabulous people to dance with this year? Well, this is where they come from; seeing the dancing out and about just as many of you did. Drop me an email to claudia@swingpatrol.com.au if you are happy to help out on the day. What does it entail? Picking up cards out of the box and giving them out amonst the crowd. Your mission should you choose to accept it? Empty the box.
c. Blues Before Sunrise
April 20th – 22nd 2012
Ramona Staffeld is joining the BBS teaching team! She is one of the most talented swing dancers in the world & it’s a privilege to have Ramona share her talent and wisdom.
BBS has always been a big fan of SOLO blues! It’s all the rage. This year we’re offering a full two days of SOLO blues workshops!! If you loved the Swing Patrol Performance Ball Routine…then you should sign up for the NEW solo blues stream.
This class will be challenging yet super fun. You’ll learn classic African-American Jazz steps, quality of movement, self expression and more! Solo dancing is fundamental in becoming a better dancer & will improve your social partner dancing out of sight!
LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE
Registrations open soon.
www.bluesbeforesunrise.com.au
3. What’s On
a. B# swing The Harvest Picnic at Hanging Rock
Sunday, February 26th
Hanging Rock Reserve, South Rock Road, Hanging Rock
Picnic gates open: 9am
B# on stage: 3pm - 5pm
Lesson from Swing Patrol
Picnic entry fees: $30 adults, $25 concession, discounts for online advanced purchases and for groups
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b. The Pearly Shells
Thursday 9th Februrary
Memo in St Kilda 8pm - 11pm
Saturday 25th February
Eltham Jazz Festival 9pm-11pm
The Pearly Shells Hot 4
Friday 3rd February (and then Fridays in Feb) @ the Rose Diner in Port Melbourne
930-1230
Sunday 5th February @ Daveys in Frankston
Sunday 12th February @ the Dogs Bar, St Kilda
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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
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4. Links, Legends, Birthdays, Odds & Ends
a. Legend of the week
Luke Serrano delivered his first Balboa DJ set at Balpit on Tuesday evening. Straight from the first track, it was Happy Feet across the dance floor. Thanks Luke, and great work. See you back behind the sound deck soon we hope.
b. Birthdays of the week
Happy Birthday to John Wharington 3-Feb,
Jess Robins 4-Feb, Naomi Byrne-Soper 4-Feb, Venessa Eileen and John Pierce. Wishing you a sensational birthday and a year of fabulous dances.
c. Clip of the week
A fabulous performance from the guys of Harlem Shout at Swing Camp Oz 2012.
It Don't Mean A Thing
d. Photo of the week
The joy of Swing Camp Oz (Photo by Peter Anderson)
Enjoy!
The whole SP team
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