Recent Melbourne Group E-mail - 6th January
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The sun rises on 2010 6 January 2010
The 2010 swing year is gradually warming up with the return of classes for our lightly swinging and swaying "Summer School" programme. Most classes will resume in February or March and some venues have yet to be finalised with New Year changes and renovations currently taking place. The outdoor summer gigs are about to commence so check the listing on the website, pack a picnic and come and hear some music outside! Registration is now open for Blues Before Sunrise
which will be held in March. BBS is a magical weekend of inspiring
workshops with passionate teachers and loads of social dancing to
amazing musicians and DJs. Swing Kids and Showgirls are on their way back and the first Funpit will be on January 15th with an all girl DJ line up. Our
apologies for the website being a bit weird. Carl, the Mastermind
Webmaster, is onto the oddness and we think it’s resolved. But with the
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a. Class Venue Diaries CBD, The Toff - Classes start 11 January b. Summer Funpit Are you hanging out to swing out? 7.30pm But wait, there’s more and it doesn’t involve a set of steak knives! 7.30pm - DJ “Sassy Lady” Loz So come along and get some lindy hop into your summer nights Funpit classes will resume on 5 February 2010. c. Summer Balpit With Claudia and Johnny Level 1 class will be just that. Level 1 Bal. All the basics; technique and fun stuff d. Blues night Next blues night is Jan 24th and we'll be back to the regular 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month. Back with a wink and a smile in 2010
 Have you ever dreamed of being a Las Vegas show girl? Or a chorus line dancer on Broadway in New York? Or a samba queen in Rio? **TWO DREAMY VENUES***
Showgirls Dream is BACK after 12 month holiday and she is looking very fine!
If you would like to add a little sparkle to your step, learn how to spin, kick, leap or shimmy AND have an enormous amount of fun, then Showgirls Dream is for you! Taught by the fabulously talented, Jo Collins, you’ll leave every class with a dazzling smile! If you have not tried it before, come to the Level 1 classes where you’ll learn general dance technique and get a glimmer of being a showgirl dancing the can-can, a hoofing Broadway chorus member, or a spangled high kicking Las Vegas girl. This will be a skill building class, starting from the beginning to explore and develop your technique, skills and style. If you have done level 1, level 2 will be challenging with routines, formations and more advanced dance technique. You should be confident with some basics, such as - pointing your toes (Jo's favourite thing in the world!) leg extensions, kicks, single turns - of any kind - and of course, most importantly, come along ready to have some fun! Check out all the details HERE During the summer Swing Patrol gets out and about with public gigs all over town. Click HERE for a list of events and dates. We look forward to seeing you there.
March 5th - 8th 2010  This weekend is jam packed with amazing bands & DJs for social dancing 4 days in a row!!! Plus dynamic workshops with 4 different levels, musicality with a band and another Solo Blues routine! This event has got Australia buzzing so book your passes now! Email noni@swingpatrol.com.au if you're interested in volunteering. Check out all the details for this blues & slow swing dancing festival from Swing Patrol. www.bluesbeforesunrise.com.au. 
a. Leili and the Waiting List Wednesday January 27th, 8pm Tuesday 16th and 23d February and Tuesday 2nd March  b. Summer Fun in the City - 9 January to 14 February 2010 14 February the Ben Winkelman Trio present award-winning, innovative and dynamic contemporary jazz with Cuban, Brazilian and stride piano flavours. January 9th and 10th
Experience the Frankston Waterfront like never before at the 2010 Frankston Waterfront Festival. For more information visit www.frankston.vic.gov.au or phone 1300 322 322 during business hours. When: Saturday & Sunday, January 16 & 17 Where: Frankston Waterfront, Nepean Highway, Frankston Joe & Erin will be out and about again on January 17th from 2pm - 3pm teaching lessons,and social dancing up a storm. Come along to join the fun! It’s FREE! e. Hullabaloo – Perth Perth’s biggest annual swing dance event (now in it’s 7th year) is on again over the ANZAC weekend in 2010! Set aside April 22nd to 26th for one of Australia’s most loved swing dance camps!! We had up to 200 local, interstate and overseas dancers in 2009 to share the Lindy love – so join the party in 2010! Hullabaloo runs over 5 nights in some spectacular venues. Things to look forward to are; 8
social events including a formal themed ‘Swing Ball’ at the beautiful
Midland Town Hall and The ‘Hullabaloo Hop’ at the spectacular Perth
Town Hall; Our ever vigilant talent scouts have scoured the planet for the best swing dancing teachers and found them! Our cast comprises overseas, interstate and home grown talent from right here in Perth. Introducing our teachers for Hullabaloo 2010: Hasse Mattsson and Marie Nahnfeldt Mattsson – Sweden More info right HERE ! f. The B# Big Band Debut CD - Bounce! Finally, check out our 'Upcoming Gigs' page for details of our very exciting 'B# Swings The Yarra River' gig on Australia Day, Jan 26th. g. Jazz at Bennetts Lane Yvette Johansson Yvette Johansson brings to life the spirits of great female jazz vocalists past... and then takes them somewhere new. Vocalist Yvette Johansson is a popular and respected figure on the Melbourne scene. Her weekend performances at Bennetts Lane are a platform for her more intimate and spontaneous expressions and her tribute shows: Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, display a mastery of mimicry mixed with amusing research. She is a both a wonderful performer and experienced vocalist, able to enchant, entertain and provide suprising insights into the history of her chosen tunes and their developments through the hands of jazz musicians. Yvette will be joined by Joe Ruberto (piano), Michael Tortoni (bass) and Anthony Baker (drums). Elana
Stone, Sydney's favourite young jazz singer and Frida lookalike is
doing gigs with artists she never expected to be performing alongside.
She has had the great fortune to sing at many wonderful venues around
Sydney with such luminaries as James Muller, Mark Isaacs, Sean Wayland,
Dan Barnett, Jackie Orszaczky, Rai Thistlethwaite (Thirsty Merc), Phil
Stack (Thirsty Merc), Phil Slater, Carl Dewhurst, Brett Hirst and Simon
Barker just to mention a few. And she's at Bennetts Lane very soon. h. SWING CAMP OZ - JAN 24-29, 2010 This is the one time each year in Australia that dancers can experience Steven Mitchell's unique skills and talents. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from STEVEN MITCHELL and other instructors invited by Steven to share his love of Lindy Hop: MAX & ANNIE This is the only camp in Australia that offers: * Track JAZZ MOVEMENT workshops with Steven Mitchell (enough said)
a. Birthdays of the week b. Legends of the week Noni & Derek for awesome Blues Before Sunrise creativity & organisation! c. Photo of the week
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