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Wed February 17

Main Floor 9:30pm - 11:45pm: DJ Margot
Balboa Room 10pm - 11pm: DJ Arieh

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Feb 26-28: Swingin' At The Savoy
February Series Continue
Next Week: Black History Month

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SWINGIN' AT THE SAVOY FEB 26-28

Brought to you by some of the same people that organize WNH, Swingin' At The Savoy is a weekend workshop in Oakland featuring internationally acclaimed instructors, guests who are living legends of original Lindy Hop, dance nights to live music with some of the best Bay Area bands and DJs, resulting in an unforgettable experience for all attendees. Truly a local event not to be missed!

(Psst... Track A gets an automatic $20 online discount!)

 
 

February Series Continue

Online registration is closed, but you can drop into any of the classes

 
 

Level 1 (8:15pm - 9:15pm)
w/ Ellen & Paul
8-count Lindy Hop

When you really want to dig that swing beat, there’s nothing like 8-count lindy hop! We will start with the basics, from zero dance experience on up, and get you swinging around the dance floor in no time! This is a progressive 4-week class; show up on the first week to get maximum benefit.

PRE-REQUISITES: None. No partner required; just bring your enthusiasm and comfortable clothes!

 
 
ELLEN HUFFMAN & PAUL CSONKA
 
 
 

Level 2 (7:15pm - 8:15pm)
w/ Rye & Philippe
Tandem Charleston

Spice up your Lindy language with some hot, fast-paced Tandem Charleston. Your trusty guides will navigate you through the ins and outs and all of the awesome variations in between. We'll focus on footwork, connection, and creative ways these fun steps can be added seamlessly into your Charleston repertoire.

PRE-REQUISITES: Level 1A-C; twice through recommended. Execute a swingout, lindy circle, charleston and 6-count moves and transition between them in open and closed positions. No partner required, just bring your enthusiasm!

 
 
RYE CROWEN & PHILIPPE WILSON
 
 
 

Level 3 (7:15pm - 8:15pm)
w/ Lori & Doug
Historical Clips

Thanks to YouTube, our generation has unprecedented access to clips of original lindy hoppers performing for the silver screen in addition to a constantly growing history of modern-era "famous" dances. No more shaky VHS tapes for us! We will showcase the lindy clips you absolutely have to know and teach you how to pull inspiration from the past into your present.

PRE-REQUISITES: At least nine consecutive months of Level 1 and Level 2 including one full year of social dance, or discuss your eligibility with instructors.  Under-qualified students will be asked to transfer to Level 2 in order to strengthen their fundamentals.

 
 
LORI TANIGUCHI & DOUGLAS MATHEWS
 
 
 

Elective (8:15pm - 9:15pm)
w/ different instructor every week
Vintage Movement

Celebrate African-American history this month by taking a dive into the vintage dance scene of the early 1900's. Our expert panel of instructors will teach a new dance each week to help you understand the origins and siblings of Lindy Hop at the start of the Jazz Age, including Blues, Charleston, and Solo Jazz.

PRE-REQUISITES: This series is for intermediate level dancers and above; you'll need to be able to dance a variety of standard 6 & 8 count patterns in both Lindy and Charleston to get the most out of this class. No partner required, just bring your enthusiasm and comfortable clothes!

 
 

Week 1: Solo Jazz & Charleston
w/ Margot

Week 2: Blues
w/ Philippe & Claire

Week 3: Black Bottom & Cakewalk
w/ Julie Tsai

Week 4: One Step & Peabody
w/ Richard Powers

 
 

Next Week: Black History Month

Each February we honor the Black History Month by learning something new about our dance that originated from within the African-American community. Stay tuned as we finalize the details of what we are going to do this time!

 
 
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We moved!
Come check out our new beautiful venue at the First United Methodist Church at 625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto.
For parking, use the church's parking lot, street parking, or any of the downtown's parking lot and garages.

Keep it Swingin'! See you out on the dance floor!

Gilles, Lori, Tamara, Doug, Tom, Maria
Margaret, Becky, Chrystal, Nick