This Week's Newsletter
Wed Aug 3: The California Honeydrops! DJ Trevor! Series classes start! @ wednesdaynighthop.com
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1. THIS WEEK: The California Honeydrops! DJ Trevor! Series classes start!
2. August Classes: Trevor & Julie, Brian, Christian, Jandi & Balboa's back!
3. August 20th - California Swingin' - A Jazz and Dance History Workshop!
4. Just For You: DISCOUNTS! Punch Cards & 2-for-1 Coupons!
5. Resources: yelp, facebook, calendar, photos & videos
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SUPER IMPORTANT! CLASS SCHEDULE CHANGES STARTING IN AUGUST! We are switching Level 3 and Balboa time slots. That means starting at 7:15 you can take either Level 2 or Balboa and starting at 8:15 we will offer Level 1 and Level 3.
WNH wants to acknowledge lindy limbo champions, Karen Hovey, Gene Tseng and Edmond Lau! Also, congratulations to our hula stylists, Irina Degtriar and Linda Xiong and our ultimate Hula Hoop winner, Sam Fishgrund, for wowing us with his endurance and style.
www.flickr.com/photos/wednesdaynighthop/sets/72157627204708297/
We had another great week at WNH! Congratulations to the Blues Tigers for performing their routine from Level 3 class! We also had a huge happy turn out at the picnic this weekend including dogs and babies and a whole lot of food, music, bhangra and swing dancing! Check out some of the photos and keep your eye out for the next one!
www.flickr.com/photos/wednesdaynighthop/sets/72157627318134546/
See you on the dance floor!
wednesdaynighthop.com/
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1. THIS WEEK: The California Honeydrops! DJ Trevor! Series classes start!
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The California Honeydrops return to Wednesday Night Hop this week! It's going to be great; don't miss out! DJ Trevor spins the band break. Read more about the live band event:
wednesdaynighthop.com/events/20110803.php
See you on the dance floor!
wednesdaynighthop.com/
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2. August Classes: Trevor & Julie, Brian, Christian, Jandi & Balboa's back!
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Wednesday Night Hop goes INTERNATIONAL this summer! Jandi Kim from Korea joins us to teach level 2 and level 3 this month and Romain Feuillette flies in from France to teach the fifth week drop in class and hopefully stays on for September!
Jandi on youtube:
www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Jandi+kim&aq=f
*** INTERMEDIATE BALBOA Grab-bag ***
7:15 - 8:15pm
Join us for the first intermediate Balboa series at Wednesday Night Hop. This month, Pinar, Chris E., Gabe, Andrea and Romain will be introducing an exciting mix of classes varying from Bal classics to teachers' favorites. Absorb it all and taylor your own philosophy from the breath of experience presented to you throughout this month. You must know: Basic footwork, come-around, break-turn, throw-out, cross-overs, and lollies and be comortable transitioning between Pure Balboa and Bal-swing.
*** LEVEL 1 - BLENDING RHYTHMS ***
8:15 - 9:15pm
When social dancing at a Lindy Hop event, you'll always experience dancing 8-count footwork, 6-count footwork, and other interesting rhythms. In this beginner level 4 week series class, Julie & Trevor will teach you the art of transitioning between these rhythms. They will also teach you some 6 and 8 count patterns that will get you swinging' with style!
*** LEVEL 2 - CHARLESTON VARIATIONS AND TRANSITIONS ***
7:15 - 8:15pm
In this class, Jandi and Brian will guide you through a smorgasbord of Charleston moves and give you the ability to transition seamlessly through them all! Bulk up on your vocabulary with kick-throughs, airplanes, 20's, and Charleston Swing-outs, and move between them with style!
*** LEVEL 3 - INTERNATIONAL FLARE! ***
8:15 - 9:15pm
Jandi Kim joins us from Korea to shed some light on Lindy Hop from her own unique point of view. Join her and Christian in class this month to get some great insight into your dancing and the way you can connect using the international language of dance!
*** PRICING & SCHEDULE ***
7:15-8:15pm - Level 2 Lindy OR Balboa ( series, drop-in)
8:15-9:15pm - Level 1 Lindy OR Level 3 Lindy ( 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. August 20th - California Swingin' - A Jazz and Dance History Workshop!
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Yes! WNH is doing it again! A Saturday workshop focusing on the history of swing dancing in California and early jazz piano history followed by an epic evening ball at the Mountain View Masonic Lodge downtown. See the webpage for location and registration information:
wednesdaynighthop.com/events/CaliforniaWorkshop2011.php
The Workshop:
2:30-3:40 Dean & Jewel Styling - If you've ever seen a film clip of Dean Collins and Jewel McGowan, you know that they have a very specific flare and style to their basic swingout and dancing! More description coming soon.
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2:30-3:40 The Texas Tommy - The progenitor to Charleston and Lindy Hop, this dance was done in the brothels of the Barbary coast. Learning some of these basics will enhance your feeling of the Lindy pulse and it's fun too!
3:50-5:00 Dance History Lecture - Balboa and Lindy in the beautiful ballrooms of California! (Incidentally, passes for the Catalina event go on sale Monday at 5:00; there is nothing like being there inside history and inside the Casino Ballroom at Avalon on Catalina Island.)
5:10-6:20 Foxtrot - The foxtrot of this era consists of any combination of slow and quick steps that glide seamlessly across the dance floor. Enhance your dancing with the incredible feeling of the Foxtrot!
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5:10-6:20 Dean Collins Shim Sham - We'll try to show you this version of the Shim Sham at WNH in the next few weeks so that you can see for yourselves how much fun it is to do it when everyone else is doing the other version!
6:30-7:40 Evolution of Balboa - Balboa was born in California, we are proud to say! Learning it's roots and how it all came to be helps with it's modern execution and understanding.
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6:30-7:40 The Turkey Trot - The Turkey Trot originated in the early 1900s, possibly on the Barbary Coast of San Francisco. Done to Ragtime music and also known as the Bunny Hug, Grizzly Bear, or the One Step, it was done by all the Lindy greats at the Savoy and other ballrooms. Frankie Manning wrote about racing along the outside of the floor dancing the One Step and then finishing up the song with some Lindy Hop. Join in and get cruisin' around the dance floor! Watch Julie Tsai & James Mendoza dancing at Wednesday Night Hop:
youtu.be/GgUfG4nXsFw
8:00-9:00 Early Jazz Piano History with Carl Sonny Leyland - Jazz pianist, and quite the historian as well, Sonny will be showing and telling the many changes in jazz piano through the eras.
The Epic Evening Ball
9:00-12:00 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!
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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Give us a review on Yelp!
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Join us on FaceBook!
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Add our google calendar (click on link at bottom right):
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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 & Gilles
Brian, Cheryl, Lilly, Lori, Pinar
Andrea, Christian, Jeff, Karen, Margaret, Megan & Trevor!
Cheryl Burke Dance
1400 N Shoreline Blvd #A
Mountain View, CA 94043
