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Coming up – January 2025
AT A GLANCE
Happy New Year!
Series Start: 4 weeks of fun classes
January 8: Live Music & Practice Room
January 15: Fast Room
January 22: Pajammy Jam Theme Party
Sign-up to Volunteer
Gift Certificates | Community Fund
Announcements
- NEW YEAR / NEW CURRICULUM
Our teacher coordinators have been revamping our curriculum and we are kicking it off in the new year. More details below.
- RESOLUTION SWING
25% off to beginners to sign up for January/February class series. That’s 8 weeks of classes with two live music nights.
- PRACTICE ROOM
We have an open practice space on 1/8 at 8:20pm.
- SNOWBALL PARTY PHOTOS
Check out the Snowball Party photos on flickr and facebook.
New Year / New Curriculum
New Class Series
Our revamped curriculum now includes:
- Beginners: 6-count Lindy Hop & 8-count Lindy Hop
- Fundamentals: 6 different topics
- Intermediate: Broad topics providing students with more vocabulary, flow, and technique
- Audition: Narrow topics based on instructor choice
- Adventure: Elective classes adjacent to Lindy Hop
See all the details here.
All The Music
1/8: Live Music
We're still finalizing our band line-up, but rest assured we will kick off the year with live music. Visit our website for an upcoming update...
January Series
Beginners:
6-count Lindy Hop
Come learn Lindy Hop! You'll build the dance from the basics while learning some of the history of this Black American art form.
Fundamentals: Swingout Individual Variations
Swingouts – the defining move of Lindy Hop. This class will give you a handful of individual variations you can use anywhere in your dancing, and will feature classic stylings such as follower swivels, as well as some instructors' favorite variations.
Intermediate: Interesting Connections – Joined at the Hip
Explore fluid variations on classic moves through creative waist and hip connections. This class will focus on momentum, redirects, and how to ace lead-follow mechanics.
Audition: Flowmentum – The Baseline for Play
Often, clear communication in dancing comes from creating a consistent flow and momentum of movement - then changing it to communicate something different. Explore ways to build a baseline and how to interrupt it to express an idea.
Adventure: The Big Apple
Choreographed by Frankie Manning and performed by Whitey's Lindy Hoppers in 1939's Keep Punchin', the Big Apple is one of the most famous, beloved line dances of Lindy Hop. You'll be able to do this solo routine around the world with other dancers!
Fast Room
1/15: DJ music
WNH will dedicate a room to all things “fast swing.” This could mean uptempo Lindy Hop, or dancing other swing dances such as Balboa or Collegiate Shag that evolved with faster music. Give it a whirl!
Theme Party
1/22: Pajammy Jam Party
Are you ready to get cozy while swinging the night away? This is a night to dance at your comfiest and bring a sense of home onto the WNH floor. Don’t sleep on this special dance opportunity!
Volunteer
We have volunteering opportunities to help get you into the dance and lessons for free.
Gift Certificates
Lindy Hop is happiness in its purest form... therefore a gift certificate to learn it is the perfect gift for any occasion!
Community Fund
Have a little extra money? Help those who cannot afford to take classes or come to dances. Anybody can donate. Anyone can ask to be subsidized.
Keep it Swingin'
See you out on the dance floor!
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