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1. THIS WEEK: Oct. 22nd – Week Four Fun! DJ Alex!
2. FREE Dancing at Santana Row in SJ – This Saturday, Oct. 25th – Bring Your Friends!
3. Musical Masquerade Party Oct. 29th! Special Workshops!
4. Nov. 5th -- Save the Date - Live Band Night & Special Nov. Series! Performances!
5. Lost & Found? Let Us Know!
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Last week, we had a great time celebrating Trevor’s birthday! And, Megan baked another one of her fantastic cakes. Wednesday Night Hop is certainly a great place to celebrate! And, speaking of celebrations, check out all of the fun that is coming up this week!
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1. THIS WEEK: Oct. 22nd – Week Four Fun! DJ Alex!
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The Trankey Doo class is almost finished learning the routine, and the Charleston class is looking good! We will finish this series, plus we have our Musical Masquerade party and some special Styling classes at the end of the month! See you out on the dance floor!
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October Classes
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7pm-8pm: Intermediate Lindy Series with Gilles and Andrea O.
"Jazzin' Your Lindy with the Trankey Doo"
What is that cool dance all of the hep cats are doing? Choreographed by Pepsi Bethel, the Trankey Doo first appeared in the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem in the 1940s. This group routine consists of traditional jazz steps
that can be integrated into your Lindy Hop. In addition, we may take the opportunity to perform the Trankey Doo at one of our dance parties (no pressure)! Gilles and Andrea will break down all of the moves for you!
8pm-9pm: Beginner Lindy Hop Series with Trevor and Audrey
"30's and Tandem Charleston In Your Lindy"
This series class will help you become versed in 30's Charleston, which is an integral part of the Lindy Hop and is often danced to faster tempos. In this series, you'll learn side by side Charleston with new variations, hand
to hand, airplane, tandem Charleston, and fun tandem Charleston variations.Make sure to tie those shoes on tight because we'll be kickin' it all month long!
Schedule
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8-9pm - Beginner Lindy Hop Series ($14 drop-in)
7-8pm - Intermediate Lindy Hop Series ($14 drop-in)
9-12am - Dance Party, Food, Fun, DJ Alex ($7)
*** Cash, check or Credit Cards are accepted before 10pm.
After 10pm we accept cash or check for admission.***
Location
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Starlite Dance Club
1160 N. Fair Oaks Ave (at Tasman Dr)
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
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2. FREE Dancing at Santana Row in SJ!– This Saturday, Oct. 25th – Bring Your Friends!
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Hey Everybody! Grab your friends, family, and shopping bags! We're Lindy-bombing Santana Row in San Jose, 11:00am - 2:00pm!
We’ll be at the Park Valencia Stage in the main courtyard in front of Starbucks and Maggianos Restaurant. Just bring your dancing shoes, some water, and all of your family and friends. They don’t dance? No problem! We will be providing a free lesson for anyone interested. Oh yes! There will be performances along with great music, social dancing, and lots of fun! Join us!
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3. Musical Masquerade Party Oct. 29th! Special Workshops!
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Come dressed as your favorite swing song! We are continuing the Halloween tradition started by Alberto's (former Lindy venue) with our musically inspired costume theme. Get your thinking caps on and start working on a swinging costume. We'll have prizes for Most Creative, Best Interpretation of a Swing Song, and Best Costume. Get three people together dressed as bees and be "Buzz Buzz Buzz" by the Yallopin' Hounds, or a bunch of
chickens for "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" by Louis Jordan. There is even a song, "Wednesday Night Hop" so you could come dressed as us. Come join the musical madness on Wednesday, October 29th!
Special 5th Week Workshops!
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No tricks! Have we got a treat for you! Our instructors are joining forces to bring you two amazing workshops. Read on!
8-9pm Level 1 "Foundations of Style"
Laying solid ground work for adding variety into your Lindy repertoire. This class will provide building blocks to create a strong foundation to cement your personal style and make your dancing more interesting. No experience necessary.
7-8pm Level 2 "Find Your Own Style"
The best of us to inspire the best in you. Megan, Trevor, Audrey, Gilles and both Andreas are bringing their signature moves to help expand and improve your styling. This class is filled with fun exercises and techniques to help you find your own style.
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4. Nov. 5th -- Save the Date - Live Band Night & Special Nov. Series! Performances!
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***** SPECIAL NEWS FLASH *****
BAND NIGHT
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The Hot Club of San Francisco (also known as "Le Hot Jazz") playing November 5th 9pm-12am at WNH!
These guys play fantastic music. So, the WHN team asked them to join their music to our dance floor at Starlite Dance Club.
The Hot Club of San Francisco plays gypsy jazz music inspired by Django Reinhardt. They are dedicated to preserving and educating the masses about Django and his music. On their website, they say that "once you hear it, you can't forget it. It is sophisticated, yet it has a sentimental quality. It is delicate, but the rhythms are played at breakneck speed. It has a swinging, jazzy feel but many of the songs are waltzes." Flamboyant and melancholy, this music has a depth that most will find touches their core. The music of Django and any Hot Club changes and touches so many moods and rhythms, it is especially nice to ebb and flow with the musicians and make all the rhythmic transitions together. For this reason we are offering a special three week class series all about adding versatility and musicality to your swing dancing!
In addition, we’ll have performances from Decadance and the Swing Cats Rhythm Revue.
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SPECIAL NOVEMBER CLASS SERIES
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We hope to emphasize musicality and versatility in your swing dancing through offering some basic posture, feel and movement from other dances like waltz, tango and salsa. We lovingly call this hybrid lesson series "Swaltz", "Swango" and "Sal-Swing".
You may notice that sometimes a swing song will alternate between a swinging feeling and a cha-cha or other Latin influenced feeling. It is sometimes hard to make the transition but it is usually a really fun way to interact with your partner and the music! Fear no more; a little breadth, some dabbling in a different dance, will make this even more fun.
Richard Powers from Stanford University will be teaching our "Swaltz" class on band night, Nov. 5th. He has been creating amazingly well educated and versatile dancers from the social dance program at Stanford for years, and we are proud and happy to have him teach at WNH on this very special evening.
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5. Lost & Found? Let Us Know!
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Uh oh. Did you lose something? Check out our lost & found bin. We'll place any items found after our dances in the bin. If items are not claimed within a month, they may be given to charity.
Also, our WNH "chefs" would love to know what your favorite dance snacks are. Crackers? Fruit? Frim Fram Sauce? Let us know!
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Keep it Swingin'!
See you out on the dance floor!
Trevor, Megan, Gilles, Gabe, Audrey, Andrea W., & Andrea O.!
