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INDEX
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1. Latest News
2. SP Events
3. Swing dancing gig guide
4. What’s On
5. Links, legends, birthdays & other swing goodness
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CLASS VENUE DIARIES
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MONDAY
Newtown
TUESDAY
North Sydney - Changing up our charleston
Paddington - We’ve hit the ground running in 2012 with 8 beat Lindy Hop from scratch in Level 1 and core 8 beat Lindy Hop moves in Level 2
WEDNESDAY
Balmain - Balmain is back in style
Petersham
FRIDAY
Swing Pit - Save the dates - 10th & 24th Feb
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When I first discovered swing dancing, I was oblivious to the vast scope of styles available. Over time I have explored blues and solo jazz to learn new moves and ways to express myself, but my recent love is Balboa. My first encounter with Bal was stumbling over my partner’s feet as I tried to shuffle along with no knowledge of any of the steps. I slowly realised that this was not something I could learn on the social dance floor.
So over time I began to go to classes and workshops and started to appreciate the subtleties of this style of dance. For me, Bal is a dance where I forget about all the distractions around me and commit myself to listening to my partner. In North Sydney we’ve started regular beginner and intermediate Bal classes once a month and I’m excited to be teaching with Max, who taught me some of my very first Bal steps. We're kicking off our monthly Bal class on Tuesday February 14 – hope to see you there!
Amanda
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1. Latest News
a. Swing Pit - Save the Date!
Swing Pit will be held on the 10th and 24th this month: -
8pm – Level 1 Total beginners class
**ALL WELCOME**
9pm – Social dancing
St Stephens Church Hall
189 Church Street
Newtown
b. SP Balmain
We kicked off 2012 with 8 beat in both classes! We’ll be going over the basics again in Level 1 next week plus adding on more moves. In Level 2 there will be more technique and lots more laughs.
c. SP Paddington
Come and learn 8 beat Lindy Hop from scratch in Level 1 and some more core 8 beat Lindy Hop moves in Level 2.
d. SP North Sydney
Thanks to everyone who joined us at for social dancing this week and made it a fabulous night! Next week we’re continuing with Charleston in Level 1, and in Level 2 we'll throw together a whole lot of moves in a fun mini routine.
2. SP Events
a. Blues Before Sunrise (Melbourne)
20-22 April 2012
*Steven & Virginie
*Ramona Staffeld
*Gordon Webster & Band
*Pugsley Buzzard
*Blues dance workshops and a new solo blues stream!
*Registration open soon!
3. Swing dancing Gig Guide… thanks Ben!
Can you believe January is gone already?! This first week of February back up the Swing Patrol Petersham launch party with Swingin' the Boogie at Camelot on Thursday. Then Swing at the Roxbury on Saturday night before heading down to Unity Hall for the Dan Barnett Big Band on Sunday afternoon. February also means it's only a few months before I jet off to Nepal for a year - that means I'll be looking for some help to keep the gig guide running and an ear to the ground for all the cool musics. Drop me a line if you're interested. All this weeks details are on my blog.
4. What's On
a. Thredbo Jazz Festival
23 - 25 March 2012
www.thredbojazz.com.au
5. Links, legends, birthdays & other swing goodness
a. LOST at Swing Pit
At Swing Pit last week, someone lost a necklace. It has a silver chain with a butterfly on it with red stones. It has lot of sentimental value so if you have picked it up amongst all of your things, please emailtrish@swingpatrol.com and we will return it to its owner.
b. Birthdays of the week
Happy Birthday to Chloe Harrison 4-Feb, Molly Harries 5-Feb, Sally Rose 6-Feb, Joanna Doyle 8-Feb andDaniel Nasumenko 9-Feb. Have a great day!
c. Clips of the week
Performances from Swing Camp Oz (Thank you to Gretta Logue for the clips)
Teachers' routine
Harlem Shout Boys
Bringing Sexy Back
Karl & Kelly
Burnin' Faya
New Caledonia
d. Photo of the week
The Class of SCOZ 2012
Have a great week,
The whole SP team
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