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1. THIS WEEK: Oct. 29th – Musical Masquerade PIZZA Party – DJ Scott - Special Workshops!
2. Nov. 5th: Live Band Night & Special Nov. Series! Performances!
3. November Class Series
4. Lost & Found? Frim Fram!
5. Santana Row Pix!
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Wednesday Night Hop is party central! This week we have our Halloween Musical Masquerade pizza party, and next week we have our live band night! Woo hoo! Not to mention, we had a blast last Wednesday with DJ Alex. And, Saturday at Santana Row was awesome! Thank you for making WNH the coolest dance venue ever!
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1. THIS WEEK: Oct. 29th – Musical Masquerade Party – DJ Scott - Special Workshops!
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Come dressed as your favorite swing song and we’ll reward you with FREE PIZZA! 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.
WednesdayNightHop.com/events/20081029.php
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 Scott ($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
WednesdayNightHop.com/directions/
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2. Nov. 5th: 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.
WednesdayNightHop.com/events/20081105.php
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3. November Class Series
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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.
NOVEMBER SCHEDULE
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(8pm-9pm) Level 1 - Beginner Lindy Hop Series
Nov 5 - 19, 2008
Lindy Fundamentals: Beginners Tempo Survival Intensive
This three-week series will focus on the foundations of Lindy Hop to help you survive an entire night of dancing to both fast and slow music and everything in between. We will demystify the transitions between '6-count swing' and '8-count swing,' and you will leave the class feeling that you have a solid understanding of both. Despite the seemingly fundamental nature of this class, there will be plenty of concepts for even an experienced dancer.
This workshop is suitable from the absolute beginner with no dance experience to dancers with 4-6 months of Lindy Hop dance experience or more. No partner necessary!
Pricing for this series class (Nov 5, 12, 19): $40 for 3-week series OR Drop-in: $15
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(7pm-8pm) Level 2 - Intemediate Lindy Hop Series: Swaltz, Swang & Sal-Swing!
Nov 5, 2008
Swaltz - Swing and Waltz All Mixed Up!
Richard Power's Sw'altz class will include instruction of Cross-step Waltz and Cross-step Foxtrot. With Cross-step Waltz, you will quickly have the tools you will need to lead, follow, improvise and play with the band that night in 3/4 time on the social dance floor. Richard also plans to teach Cross-step Foxtrot. The same basic steps of Waltz can be danced to fast 4/4 time music. Two dances in one and great material to apply on band night with The Hot Club of San Francisco!
Nov 12, 2008
Swango - Swing and Argentine Tango All Mixed Up!
Swango focuses on expanding your Lindy repertoire by incorporating moves and movement inspired by Argentine Tango. Swango is full of controlled connection, balance, weight changes, and flowing movement that will have you gliding across the floor with your partner.
Nov 19, 2008
Sal-Swing - Salsa and Swing All Mixed Up!
Sal-Swing focuses on expanding your Lindy repertoire by incorporating moves inspired from Salsa. Sal-Swing is full of slick moves that will really spice up your dancing. This class will teach some hot and sexy moves that will swing right into lindy. Get ready to sizzle.
This series class is suitable for the intermediate Lindy Hop dancer with 8+ months of continuous dancing experience. No partner required!
Pricing for this series class (Nov 5, 12, 19): $40 for 3-week series OR Drop-in: $15
CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING – Nov. 26, 2008
Enjoy the break!
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4. Lost & Found? Frim Fram!
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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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5. Santana Row Pix!
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We have some great photos of Saturday’s dancing event at Santana Row. Check ‘em out!
tinyurl.com/wnh-santanarow
Keep it Swingin'!
See you out on the dance floor!
Trevor, Megan, Gilles, Gabe, Audrey, Andrea W., & Andrea O.!
