This Week's Newsletter
Wed Jun 29: Classes w/ Kevin St. Laurent & Pinar, Gilles & Audrey! DJ Naomi! @ wednesdaynighthop.com
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1. THIS WEEK: Classes w/ Kevin St. Laurent & Pinar, Gilles & Audrey! DJ Naomi!
2. July Classes: Pinar & Brian, Cheryl & Gilles, Rebecca, Julie & Trevor!
3. Summer Swing: 3 Months of Level 1 Lindy Hop for the price of 2
4. California Swingin' - A Jazz and Dance History Workshop!
5. Just For You: DISCOUNTS! Punch Cards & 2-for-1 Coupons!
6. Resources: yelp, facebook, calendar, photos & videos
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Thanks to the amazing Solomon Douglas Swingtet and to DJ Trevor for keeping us hopping all night long!
Submittal sheets for the T-shirt design contest will be provided at WNH next to the flier table. Winner(s) will get their design produced and printed on the very first WNH t-shirt and will receive their shirt for free! Use of only 1-2 colors in your design is recommended. Keep in mind flexibility in design as we anticipate ordering at least two different t-shirt colors for men and and another two colors for women (girly cuts!). Deadline for design entries will be on Wednesday July 13th.
See you on the dance floor!
wednesdaynighthop.com/
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1. THIS WEEK: Classes w/ Kevin St. Laurent & Pinar, Gilles & Audrey! DJ Naomi!
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Kevin St. Laurent is coming to teach our special drop-in classes on June 29th! If you don't know, Kevin is a world class dancer, teacher and choreographer. His dancing speaks for itself, so youtube search for Kevin St. Laurent. We are extremely lucky to have him teach for us! Special "thank you" to Pinar Bailey, who will also be partnering with Kevin in these classes, for making this happen!
Kevin's bio is too long and fascinating to copy here, but can be found at:
www.kevinstlaurent.com/bio.php
On the 29th Kevin will be at Wednesday Night Hop teaching two classes:
7:15-8:15 Plenty of juicy nuggets of basic techniques will change the way you think, enjoy and connect within your dancing. Kevin has great methods of explaining and getting you to feel the mechanics of the dance. This class will change your Lindy Hop life. Mind blowing for both Level 2 and Level 3 dancers alike.
8:15-9:15 This class will be for advanced level dancers who have been social dancing for at least 3 years and/or are very comfortable with their basics, executing and recognizing nuances within basic leading and following deliberately and successfully, and transitioning between 8-count, 6-count, and all Charleston positions fluidly, spontaneously, confidently and playfully.
Level 1 will as always be at 8:15-9:15 and be taught by Gilles and Audrey. They will be focusing on beginning and ending a dance!
Please drop-in or pre-register at:
wednesdaynighthop.com/register
DJ Naomi will be spinning the tunes at the dance!
The Big Apples had some great bar food together and performed at the Old Skool Cafe last week! We will continue to practice and run the routine after the birthday jam! Our next performance will be on July 22nd at Friday Night Waltz! Please come out to cheer us on!
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2. July Classes: Pinar & Brian, Cheryl & Gilles, Rebecca, Julie & Trevor!
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Register online for July classes now! If you are purchasing regular priced classes please do so in advance online. We will allow registration up until 11:59pm the Tuesday before the first class of the next series.
wednesdaynighthop.com/register
*** LEVEL 1 - 8-COUNT BASICS ***
8:15 - 9:15pm
Pinar & Brian will delve deep into 8-count footwork and basics using this footwork including and beyond swing-outs and lindy circles. This 4-week series is fit for anyone with 0-3 months of swing dance experience!
*** LEVEL 2 - MIXING 6-COUNT & 8-COUNT VOCABULARY ***
7:15 - 8:15pm
Gilles & Cheryl will bring a more 6 and 8 count vocabulary to add to your repertoire! The real fun is mixing the two together seamlessly and deliberately. Come play with them this month!
*** LEVEL 3 - STRUT YOUR STUFF BLUES ROUTINE ***
7:15 - 8:15pm
Leaders and Followers are invited to explore slower solo movement with a hip shaking blues routine taught by Rebecca Shannon. She will also be discussing how to use blues dynamics while dancing to slower Lindy music. Please wear clothing that's easy to move in.
*** COLLEGIATE SHAG ***
8:15 - 9:15pm
We take a break from Balboa this month to explore another dance which is equally fun to do to fast tempo music. Join Julie and Trevor to learn a bit of shag to integrate into your social dancing! Gilles & Audrey will sub-in for week 1 of this class.
*** PRICING & SCHEDULE ***
7:15-8:15pm - Level 2 Lindy OR Level 3 Lindy ( series, drop-in)
8:15-9:15pm - Level 1 Lindy OR Shag ( series, drop-in)
9:15-11:45pm - Dance Party ( band night, DJ night)
( for two series classes)
( for two drop-in classes)
More Details:
wednesdaynighthop.com/classes/overview/
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3. Summer Swing: 3 Months of Level 1 Lindy Hop for the price of 2
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Summer Swing 2011 is about to begin! Three months of beginning Lindy Hop for the price of two! This offer is for weekly Wednesday classes of Level 1 Lindy Hop from 8:15-9:15pm starting on July 6th and running through September 28th. Normally this would cost 6, but make this commitment to dance and "happy feet" this summer and you get the whole package for only 0.
Benefits to the Summer Swing program besides getting a solid foundation in Lindy Hop include meeting and starting your journey with a large group of people with which you will grow and learn and become great friends!
Presumably, if you are getting this newsletter, you are already a "Lindy Hopper" and know how life changing and just plain fun this dance can be. We'd appreciate your help spreading word and creating a whole new batch of dancers!
New Summer Swing Students can register in person any Wednesday from 6:30-10:00 at Cheryl Burke Dance, 1400 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA, or online at:
wednesdaynighthop.com/register
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4. California Swingin' - A Jazz and Dance History Workshop!
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Wednesday Night Hop is proud to announce "California Swingin'", our second Jazz and Dance History Workshop. That's right; this time we will focus on the fantastic stylings and dances done on our very own left coast including the legacy that Dean Colins and Jewel McGowan left for us and birth of Baloba and Bal-Swing.
We'll be offering six different classes in three time slots during the day. This interspersed with two fantastic lectures, one focusing on swing dance history in California and the second lecture given by Carl Sonny Leyland, jazz pianist, and quite the historian as well. He'll be showing and telling the many changes in jazz piano through the eras.
Dress to impress and don't miss a second of the Evening Ball featuring both Carl Sonny Leyland Trio and Clint Baker's New Orleans Jazz Band for a night of continuous live music!
If you are one of the first thirty registrants, you get all of this for only ! Register in person at WNH or online right now!
wednesdaynighthop.com/events/CaliforniaWorkshop2011.php
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5. Just For You: DISCOUNTS! Punch Cards & 2-for-1 Coupons!
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*** DISCOUNTS! ***
WNH welcomes individuals of 24 years and younger! Show proof of age 24 and younger at the front desk for half off the price of series classes. If you are over 24 years old, but still carry enough credits to qualify as a full-time student, you are still eligible for the discount. Bring in your full-time class schedule for that semester or quarter to get the discount. Dances are also discounted to a admission cost. Drop-in classes are not discounted.
Discount policy for 24 and younger or full-time students:
for series classes (regularly )
for drop-in classes (same as regular price)
for the dance only (regularly or on band night)
*** PUNCH CARDS & 2-FOR-1 COUPONS! ***
Wednesday Night offers value pre-paid punch cards for entrance to the dance only. Each card gets you 10 admissions to the dance party be it a band night or a special party or performance. No more messing around with cash at the door. Just present your card and sign in!
If you signed up for the class series and you would like to introduce Lindy Hop to someone who has never been to Wednesday Night Hop before, ask your instructor for a 2-for-1 coupon. You can sign up for your next series class for only for the continuing student and for the brand new dancer! Spread the gospel of swing!
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6. Resources: yelp, facebook, calendar, photos & videos
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Check the website regularly for updates!
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Visit us on YouTube to see videos (performances, contests)!
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Visit us on Flickr to see pictures of recent events!
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Keep it Swingin'! See you out on the dance floor!
Audrey, Brian, Cheryl, Gilles, Lilly, Lori, Pinar, Megan & Trevor!
Cheryl Burke Dance
1400 N Shoreline Blvd #A
Mountain View, CA 94043
