ANCHORAGE DANCING
IN
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July
29 thru August 5, 2010
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I) DANCE ALERTS (lessons & club
music); II) LESSONS; III) Future Lesson Events; IV) CLUBS FOR DANCING & LISTENING UNTIL YOU LEARN TO DANCE
(Latin, and country, swing, R&B etc.)!
I. Dance Alerts:
Thursdays: Nellee & Bobby’s Beginning & Beyond Swing n’ Salsa Lessons
6 to 9 p.m. at The Moose Lodge. Line Dance Lessons 6-7
p.m.; Swing: 7-8 p.m. is East Coast & Lindy Hop/West Coast (aka smooth lindy)
Lessons (you choose which ones); Salsa: 8 to 9 p.m. - $7 for the evening! We have the
flashy moves to spark up your east coast swing, west coast swing, Lindy Hop
& Salsa! Gee, you can even spark up
your hip hop with some of them! If you’ve caught the Latin & Lindy Bugs – we’ve got the moves
for you! (www.akswing.com) The Moose Lodge
is located at 4211 Arctic Blvd (on the east side of Arctic just north of
Tudor Road). No
partner necessary. No prior experience
necessary – we’ll teach you from scratch.
“Drop-Ins” are welcome! Teens and
adults – you don’t need to be 21 to come.
For more info call Nellee @ 223-0387.
Lots of free parking, same low price,
and all ages are welcome! Basic and
beyond lessons. We’ll teach you something you don’t know about line, swing
and salsa dancing – all for that same low price! J
Lessons start
August 2, 2010. Square &
Round Dance Center Lessons: Lessons are
from 7:00-8:30 p.m. No prior experience
necessary. $8.00 pp. For more info: 344-9256. (www.thedancingbears.com)
The Square & Round Dance Center is located at 432 East Harvard
Avenue on Government Hill in Anchorage.
August Lessons: Cued Triple Step Swing
(aka Jive in Round Dance language) by Jeanette and Rob Wood. They need a minimum of 8 “committed persons”
to have the class. Contact Jeanette for
info: 272-2868.
August 7, 2010
(Saturday): The First Saturday of the month
is Paul's Mostly Waltz dance at the Fred Astaire Studios on E. 68th
& Homer Dr. (drive S. on Old Seward Highway, turn E. on 68th,
turn S. on Homer – it’s upstairs), 8-11p.m. $5 includes yummy
snacks. Music by Dj Paul.
Mark your
calendars for this one, folks:
August 19, 2010 (Thursday
– Anchorage) – One day Lindy Hop and Balboa workshop with world-renowned swing
dance instructor & historian Joel Plys from San Diego, Cal. Location:
The Moose Lodge (4211 Arctic Blvd. – about a block north & east of
the intersection at Tudor Road and Arctic Blvd.) Schedule: 6 p.m.:
Couples’ 20s Charleston (see where Lindy Hop began), classic figures from the
film clip “After Seben;” 7 p.m.: Lindy
Charleston (see how Charleston evolved from the 20s to the 30s with moves like
In Line Charleston, Hand to Hand Charleston & more); 8 p.m.: Balboa Basics;
9-11 p.m.: Free Dance (Dj’d). Cost:
$20 per class or $50 for all three classes – cash payment at the
door. For more info about Joel: www.2plyswing.com
WEEKLY ANCHORAGE DANCING:
II. Lessons:
Starting August 2, 2010 -Mondays: 2
Levels of WCS, Nite Club 2 step or Hustle lessons with Liv & Van @ The
Pioneer School House. ($7, or $25 for a 4
lesson punch card), Beyond Basics/Intermediate Lessons from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m (http://www.wcsalaska.org). The Pioneer School House is located at 437
E. 3rd Street (3rd Avenue & Eagle Street). Lessons are on the 2d floor. Lessons: Stay tooned for August Lessons. “Drop-Ins” are
welcome! Dance Alert: No lessons
in June & July. Class will start
again in August.
Mondays & Tuesdays: Beginning
level lessons with Dave (8 types, "new" type each month) at
the Golden Lion from 7 to 8:30 p.m. ($7). June
Lessons: Mon.-West Coast Swing, Tues.
West Coast Swing Styling; July Lessons:
Mon. –Waltz, Tues. – Cha Cha; August Lessons: Mon. – Night Club 2 Step, Tues. – East Coast Swing; Sept.
Lessons: Mon. – Carolina Shag, Tues. –
Country 2-Step. The Golden Lion is
located on the corner of 36th Avenue and the New Seward
Highway. The dance floor is on the 2d
floor in the hotel’s bar. Then stay and
dance to live music by Don Walker, 8:30 to 11 ish on Tuesdays.
Tuesdays:
Lessons start
August 2, 2010. Square &
Round Dance Center Lessons: Lessons are
from 7:00-8:30 p.m. No prior experience
necessary. $8.00 pp. For more info: 344-9256. (www.thedancingbears.com)
The Square & Round Dance Center is located at 432 East Harvard
Avenue on Government Hill in Anchorage.
August Lessons: Cued Triple Step Swing
(aka Jive in Round Dance language) by Jeanette and Rob Wood. They need a minimum of 8 “committed persons”
to have the class. Contact Jeanette for
info: 272-2868.
On Summer Vacation: Social Dance Lesson & Dance by Dustin & Katie @ The
Pioneer School House, Lesson is 7:30 – 8:30 followed by open dancing from 8:30
to 9 p.m. $10 pp Music for swing,
salsa, tango, waltz and more. Beginning
lessons – type varies. The Pioneer School House
is located at 437 E. 3rd Street (3rd Avenue & Eagle
Street). Dance & Lesson are on the
2d floor. For more info: email Katie
at kcueva@gmail.com. Dance lessons are beginner level. Dance Alert: Stay tooned
for when the lessons start in September.
Wednesdays:
Square
Dance Lessons: Stay tooned for when the
lessons start up again. Instructor –
Mike Preskitt. Location – Square &
Round Dance Center on Government Hill.
Time- 7 p.m. Cost - $8 pp per
class. For more info: dmpreskitt@gci.net or call 345-9556.
Clogging
Lessons: Free beginning lesson every
Wednesday at The Moose Lodge, 4211 Arctic Blvd. 5:45-6:45 p.m. Public welcome.
No partner required. Wear smooth
sole comfortable shoes. For more
info: Call Julie @ 743-6924. North by Northwest Cloggers.
Tango Lessons ($5) and
Milonga ($5) at Club Soraya with Dan Bocchio & Hiroko Oliver- starting
at 7 p.m. Club Soraya is located “on the corner” of 4th & D in
the Ship Creek Mall. The entrance to
the club is now through the Mall. For more info: http://tangotrance.blogspot.com/
Swing n’ Salsa lessons
by Nellee & Bobby from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Buckner Fitness
Center on Fort Richardson every
Wednesday. East Coast Swing & Lindy
Hop, West Coast Swing & Salsa – your choice. Free lessons, if you are military (retired, active or a military dependent or come with a
military buddy). We also teach line dancing, on request at the Fitness
Center on Wednesdays. Questions?
Call Nellee at 907-223-0387. “Drop-Ins” are welcome!
Wednesdays & Thursdays: Charlotte gives
Ballroom Dance lessons from 7 to 8 p.m. ($7), and after Charlotte's lessons, Don Walker plays great dance music at the Golden Lion
(no cover, and be sure to tip Don), located upstairs in the hotel’s bar (36th
& New Seward Highway). June Lessons:
Wed. East Coast Swing; Thurs. Beguine; July Lessons: Wed. Foxtrot; Thurs. Rhumba; August
Lessons: Wed. Waltz, Thurs. Cha Cha; Sept.
Lessons: TBA.
Don
Walker plays (live dance music) at the Golden Lion at 8:30 p.m. - following
Charlotte’s lesson – no cover (be sure to tip Don). (www.dwguitar.com)
Thursdays:
Nellee & Bobby’s Beginning & Beyond Swing n’ Salsa Lessons
6 to 9 p.m. at The Moose Lodge. Line
Dance Lesson 6-7 p.m.; Swing: 7-8 p.m. is East Coast & Lindy Hop/West Coast
(aka smooth lindy) Lessons (you choose which ones); Salsa: 8 to 9 p.m. - $7 for
the evening! We have the flashy
moves to spark up your east coast swing, west coast swing, Lindy Hop &
Salsa! Gee, you can even spark up your
hip hop with some of them! If you’ve caught the Latin & Lindy Bugs – we’ve got the moves
for you! (www.akswing.com) The Moose Lodge is located
at 4211 Arctic Blvd (east side of the street just north of Tudor Road). No partner
necessary. No prior experience
necessary – we’ll teach you from scratch.
Track 1: Beginning and beyond basics East Coast Swing, Track 2:
Beginning & Beyond Smooth Lindy (West Coast Swing) & Lindy Hop (you
choose). Lessons include techniques of lead and follow, basic moves,
kicks, drops, lifts, flashy stuff, and lindy Charleston (side by side &
tandem), whip variations and incorporating flashy lindy hop moves into West
Coast Swing. Track 3: Beginning & Beyond Salsa. Lessons include salsa basics, techniques of
lead & follow, and incorporating swing moves into your salsa! Line Dance lessons teach you jazz steps and
attitude to put in your swing & salsa dancing too! If you know the moves we’re teaching – we’ll
teach you moves you don’t know! “Drop-Ins” are
welcome! Teens and adults – you don’t need to be 21 to come. For more info: call Nellee @ 223-0381 or
email @ ak_sound@hotmail.com. Lots of free parking, and all ages are welcome! Lessons are open to the public.
Beginning & Beyond
"Swing" (Westcoast, Hustle, or Night Club 2 step) with Jim &
Jennon at The Flight Deck., 7-8 p.m.($7), Beyond Basics "Swing" dance
lessons 8-9 p.m. ($7) – OR stay & take both lessons for only $10! (http://www.akdance.com/index.htm). The Flight Deck is located on the south west
corner of International and Arctic Blvd.
July: Salsa; August West Coast Swing; Sept. Hustle; Oct.: Night Club 2
Step; Nov.: Salsa; Dec.: Hustle. “Drop-Ins” are welcome!
Fridays:
Golden Lion: Beginning Hustle or
West Coast Swing lesson from 7 to 8 pm with Jim & Jennon or Liv & Van
($7) and dj music afterwards starting at 8 p.m. The Golden Lion is located at the corner of 36th
Avenue & the New Seward Highway.
Lessons are in the hotel’s bar on the 2d floor. Lessons: July West
Coast Swing; August Hustle; Sept. WCS. (http://www.wcsalaska.org) “Drop-Ins” are welcome!
Don
Walker plays at the Golden Lion at 8:30 p.m. - following the WCSA lesson – no
cover (be sure to tip Don). (www.dwguitar.com)
The Anchorage Senior Center
1300 East 19th St. Friday Night Dances:
Dances begin at 8 p.m. Popcorn & coffee are included. All ages are welcome; children under 18 must
be accompanied by an adult. Dance Alert: August
27, 2010 – Dance and lesson by Gene & Theresa, 7-11 p.m.,
Music: 50% latin, 100% danceable, cover
$7 (for lesson & dance); August 20, 2010 –
Strictly Swing D.J. Dance 8:30-11 p.m. (WCS Lessons by Liv & Van @ 7:30;
Djs Liv & Henry, cover $5 for lesson & dance). .
Club Soraya has latin dance lessons at 9 p.m. ($5) and a dj’d latin
dance starts at 10 p.m. ($8) – Special deal: Lesson & Dance is still $10
–Alaska Dance Promotions gives the latin dance lessons on Fridays. (www.alaskadancepromotions.com). The entrance to Club Soraya is under the
sign @ 4th & D Streets and then go in the Ship Creek Center
Mall.
Power House
Gym: Ballroom
(waltz, tango, fox trot) & Latin (cha cha, rumba, swing) dance lessons by
Rumboso Ballroom at the Power House Gym.
$5 pp, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Power House Gym is
located at 202 E Northern Lights Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99503. For more info: http://www.rumbosoballroom.com/index.html
Contra
Dances: Dancing Bears
contra dances. Different callers &
bands each week. $8 members, $10
public. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Stay tooned for dances that crop up between
the scheduled ones! Location: Square & Round Dance Center, 432 East Harvard Avenue on Government Hill in Anchorage (unless
otherwise indicated). For more info: 344-9256.
(www.thedancingbears.com) Dance Alert: Stay tooned
for the Bears’ summer schedule.
Saturdays:
Check out the “Future Events” section below – there are dances sponsored by different individual groups almost every Saturday.
Don
Walker plays at the Golden Lion at 8:30 p.m. - no cover (be sure to tip
Don). Saturday is Mostly Swing Dance
night (but Don plays other types of music too). (www.dwguitar.com)
Sundays –
Rumboso Ballroom’s latin
beyond basics lesson – salsa, meringue, cha cha or bachata - (8-9 p.m., $5)
& dance to the music of DJ Angelito
from 9- 12 p.m. (free) at Platinum Jaxx's.
Be sure to buy drinks &/or food while you’re there – so they’ll keep
the doors open for dancing! Dance alert: People
21 and under can dance until 11 p.m.
Platinum Jaxx is located at the corner of 6th & I Streets
in downtown Anchorage. For more
info: http://www.rumbosoballroom.com/index.html
On Summer Vacation: Change Point Church
– Dance Connect’s dance lessons & free dance in the cafeteria, 7:30 to
10:00 p.m.. Dj music for swing, salsa
and ballroom. 6689 Seafood Drive,
Anchorage. (http://danceconnect.org). Teens and adults,
no partner necessary. The dance
(7:30 to 9:30 p.m.) is free. Lessons
6:30-7:30 p.m: Fall Lessons: Stay
tooned for info. Lessons are $15
(total) for all four classes. Dance Alert: No
dances until fall.
On Summer Vacation -Asia Gardens:
Frank & Janice's Tango
Lessons! Group Lessons every Sunday. Beginning Salon Style Lesson, 4-4:50pm;
Beginning Close Embrace Lesson 5-5:50pm; practice before & after the lessons.
No partner necessary--beginning classes are designed so that you
need not have prior experience (if couples choose not to rotate, that is fine,
too). Students with prior experience will be taught more advanced
patterns. Very Friendly People &
Atmosphere---Location: Asia Gardens, 7828 Old Seward Highway (between 78th
& 79th Ave.). Cost:
$15 pp for lesson or $20 for both lessons. More info: 243-3840 or danceelegance@ak.net. Dance Alert: While the group lessons are on vacation,
take some Private Tango, Salsa & Romantic Night Club Slow
dance lessons with Janice: Call and book
private lessons that fit your schedule.
$50 per lesson, single or couple.
III.
Future Lesson
and non-club dance events & holiday parties 
:
August 7, 2010
(Saturday): The First Saturday of the month
is Paul's Mostly Waltz dance at the Fred Astaire Studios on E. 68th
& Homer Dr. (drive S. on Old Seward Highway, turn E. on 68th,
turn S. on Homer – it’s upstairs), 8-11p.m. $5 includes yummy
snacks. Music by Dj Paul.
August 12, 2010 (Thursday
– Homer) – One day workshop with world-renowned swing dance instructor &
historian Joel Plys from San Diego, California. Location: Alice’s
Champagne Palace. Schedule: 6 p.m.: Couples’ 20s Charleston (see where
Lindy Hop began), classic figures from the film clip “After Seben;” 7 p.m.:
Lindy Basics & Beyond (see how the Charleston “stepaway” led to the Lindy
“Swingout” & then use this fundamental move to build more complicated figures;
8 p.m. to midnight (or longer): Dancing to live music with Johnny B. Cost:
$20 per class or $30 for both – cash payment at the door. For more info about Joel: www.2plyswing.com
August 19, 2010 (Thursday
– Anchorage) – One day Lindy Hop and Balboa workshop with world-renowned swing
dance instructor & historian Joel Plys from San Diego, Cal. Location:
The Moose Lodge (4211 Arctic Blvd. – about a block north & east of
the intersection at Tudor Road and Arctic Blvd.) Schedule: 6 p.m.:
Couples’ 20s Charleston (see where Lindy Hop began), classic figures from the
film clip “After Seben;” 7 p.m.: Lindy
Charleston (see how Charleston evolved from the 20s to the 30s with moves like
In Line Charleston, Hand to Hand Charleston & more); 8 p.m.: Balboa Basics;
9-10 p.m. (or longer): Dj dancing.
Cost: $20 per class or $50 for
all three classes – cash payment at the door.
For more info about Joel: www.2plyswing.com
August 20, 2010
(Friday): Strictly Swing presents its monthly Swing Dance at the
Anchorage Senior Center, 1300 East 19th St. $5 BUCKS! Lesson 7-8 (West
Coast Swing by Liv & Van), DJ’d Dance from 8 to 11 p.m. (Djs Liv &
Henry) – Music for East & West Coast Swing, Lindy Hop and Swing related
Dances. We’ll be dancing all Summer – once a month! The Senior Center
provides free popcorn & coffee and sells bottled water and soft
drinks! All ages are welcome; children under 18 must be accompanied by an
adult. Future
dance dates: September 17, 2010 (Every 3rd
Friday)! (http://www.strictlyswingak.com)
August 27, 2010. 4th Friday Social Dance & Lesson by Gene &
Theresa at the Anchorage Senior Center, 1300 East 19th St. Only $7
for the lesson & dance. Lesson TBA
(7-8 p.m.); Dance is 8 to 11. The
Senior Center provides free popcorn & coffee and sells bottled water and
soft drinks! All ages are
welcome; children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Future
dance: Every 4th
Friday. For more info: 350-1433 or
980-5080 or genedance@gmail.com,
or tk_n_ak@yahoo.comfor
J
On Summer Vacation until Fall, 2010 (Saturday),
WCSA's monthly dance. Dance &
Lesson (2 levels of TBA) 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Dance 8:30-11:00 p.m. Dance & Lesson is $8; Dance only is $6 - $1
discount for WCSA members. Location: The Fred Astaire Studios, 1300 E. 68th Ave. For more info: (http://www.wcsalaska.org). Future Dance Dates: Stay
tooned!
October, 2010. West Coast
Swing Alaska’s next dance workshop – Lessons by Arjay
Centeno –. Stay tooned for all the
details of the individual lessons, times, location, costs and package
deals! (http://www.wcsalaska.org). Future WCSA
Workshops: Stay
tooned!
On Summer vacation (but maybe a few summer dances so stay tooned): Alaska Dance Group’s Next monthly Dance! Lesson @ 7 p.m. Beginning West Coast Swing; Dance is 8 to 11 p.m. Location: The Golden Lion, located on the corner of 36th & New Seward Highway. No Cover: Lesson is $7. Stay tooned for info about Alaska Dance Group’s next monthly dance! http://www.akdance.com/index.htm
On summer
vacation: Alaska Dance Group’s next dance workshop. Check out Alaska
Swing Dance’s front page ad for all the details of the individual
lessons, times, location, costs and package deals! www.akswing.com or visit AK Dance Group’s
website: (http://www.wcsalaska.org). Future WCSA
Workshops: Stay
tooned!
IV. Club Events (Dancing & Music)
A. Latin
Dance Music – Live & Dj’d:
Club Soraya in the Ship Creek Mall, located
at the west end of the mall, at the corner of 4th & D Streets –
Go thru the Mall to get to the dance floor & bar (and pool tables). Club Soraya has the biggest club dance floor
in Anchorage – it’s wood and crafted to be supportive, yet springy. Dance
Alert: The club’s entrance is under the
sign @ 4th & D and thru the Mall.
Friday at Club Soraya: Dj
latin dance after the basic latin dance lesson. Dance starts at 10 p.m. and is $8 (come for the lesson & dance
& the price is $10 pp). Hector and his band, El
Combo Tropical sometime play latin dance music on Fridays too!
Saturday at Club Soraya: Dj latin dance music
starting @ about 9 p.m. Club Soraya has the biggest wooden dance floor in
Anchorage! It’s the place to go for
latin dancing (Salsa, Merengue, Bachata & more).
Sunday: Club Soraya's latin dance with Dj Majic –
Family music and activities: 3 to 10 p.m. then dance the night away to Dj
latin dance music until - 2:30 a.m.
Platinum Jaxx
Restaurant, located at the corner of I street & 6th
Avenue. Sundays, Latin dj dance 9- 11 p.m. (free after
Ritmovida’s latin dance lesson). FYI:
The club’s dance floor is a raised concrete floor surrounded by a cozy concrete
enclosure. Dancers under 21 are welcome
until 10 p.m. For more info: www.Ritmovida.com
B. Country, Swing & Blues:
Office Cocktail Lounge: The Office Cocktail Lounge is located at 545 E. Northern Lights
Blvd. (N. Lights & Fairbanks).
Featuring music by local musicians.
For more info call: 274-4042
The Peanut Farm Restaurant,
in the Sports Bar area, clears the tables from their dance floor and
has live music for dancing - rock & blues (groups like Soulman Sam and
Silver Train)- music starts at 10 p.m. (no cover). They play great
music to dance to – just tell the waitpersons you want to dance & they’ll
move the tables off the floor. The
floor is a little small, but great to dance on. Stay tooned for Schedule: Usually there is no cover.
The Golden Lion upstairs in the hotel’s bar and restaurant area – has a large
wooden dance floor. Live music by Don
Walker on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays after the dance lessons
& Saturdays: 8:30 – 11:30 p.m. Great music for east & west coast swing,
cha cha, country 2 step, waltz and other types of dancing! [Don’t miss Wednesday & Saturday for
“swing dance” nights]. Don has added a
bunch of new tunes to his repetoire – so come on down. For Don’s schedule: (http://home.gci.net/%7Edwguitar/). No cover charge, but be sure to tip Don.
Eddies’ Sports Bar: Thursdays
thru Saturdays, Eddie's
Sports Bar has live dance music in the club’s cozy basement bar. Past & current performers: Brook Faulk, Don Walker, Ken Peletier (Ken
is now the “house band”), Mike Olson.
You know you’ll have a good time!. Usually no cover charge. 6300
Old Seward Highway (563-3970).
The Carousel Lounge on Spenard Road: Fridays & Saturdays, dance to performers
like the Mike Olsen Band. Wood dance
floor (larger than some, smaller than Club Soraya). FYI: Ladies, bring a friend to dance with you. J Usually no cover charge.
The Flight Deck, located on International Airport Road near Arctic Blvd. Live & Dj music for dancing on Wednesday
thru Saturday nights. Good-sized dance
floor, $3 soft drinks (the club has a full bar, but Bobby & I just drink
cokes...). No cover charge.
Chilkoot Charlies’ on Spenard
Road (near Fireweed Blvd.). Live &
Dj music for dancing and listening.
Cover varies. Weekly
Programs: Sun. Alcatraz Blues Jam 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.
(south), Dj James 10 p.m. (north); Monday Dj James; Sun. thru Tues.
Rockband/Karaoke @ 10 p.m. (south); Wed. Ladies in free; Wed- Sat. Budweiser
Big Show; Special Events: too! For more info:http://www.koots.com
Blues Central, located at 825 West Northern
Lights Blvd, has music to groove to almost every night of the week. It also has the legendary Chef’s Inn
restaurant. The wood dance floor is
postage size, but occasionally the crowd will part and you’ll get to dance to
some great music. For info on the
current live music: 907-272-1341; bluescentral@msn.com . Cover charge varies.
The Last
Frontier Club on Muldoon Road:
Wednesdays, live music to different bands each week. Nellee & Bobby have seen Full Tilt
(great blues/rock dance band), and lots of new bands advertised. We’ve heard this is a great place to dance –
the Dj will play any type of dance music you ask for and they have live bands
too. Thanks for the report Dong! J
Rum Runners: located at 4th
& A Streets in beautiful downtown Anchorage, has live music on Sundays thru
Wednesdays and Djs for the rest of the week.
Live music by bands like Silver Train & musicians like Melissa
Bledsoe (also of the Aquanets) – great music for swing dancing. Rum Runners is under new management. I haven’t tried them out for awhile, but
they did have a fair sized dance area under one of the old managements. They sell food too! Live music
Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
Dj music (mostly hip hop – which can be great for hustle) on Wedsdays
thru Fridays.
The Whaler on Muldoon
Road: Fridays & Saturdays, live
music – they have a great wooden dance floor if they haven’t covered it
up. By the way – no cover! Stop in and check them out – Loud, energetic
& fun! Small dance floor (“cosy”)
in front of the band. Reviewed by
Nellee.
COOL STUFF! COOL STUFF!
August 1, 2010: Swing Guys (from Italy) – 2 of them won Camp
Hollywood with this act in 2007!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDWxqXlEPqU&NR=1
July 1, 2010: Marcus & Barbel
& Balswing!
(You can get this good too - Ya gotta
start somewhere, so come to the Anchorage Joel Plys Workshop 8/19/10)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JARbUltZqno
June 3, 2010: Colombian Salsa
Swing!
(This one is a guy thing, except when
they throw in a few swing aerials for the girls...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvbN4oSOOc0
May 5, 2010: Latin Lindy
Hop!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXRgqfpcf84
April 14, 2010:
This
was filmed in St. Louis @ The West County
Swing Dance Club. Pretty neat 4
minutes.
Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEli2rrrJwI
March 3, 2010:
Watch Me Now Line Dance (we teach this
one on Thursdays @ 6 p.m. @ the Moose Lodge in Anchorage)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aek_T86-6Po
February 3, 2010:
A collection of Salsa dance videos (including salsa
style hip hop) – We teach Salsa @ the Moose Lodge on Thursdays (4211 Arctic
Blvd, Anchorage):
http://www.tube4salsa.com/net/
January 13, 2010:
Dancing from the Movie “Swing Fever” (1944)
& some great (“live”) music! (We teach ECS & Lindy @ the Moose Lodge on
Thursdays @ 7 p.m. (4211 Arctic Blvd., Anchorage).
(This is the classic Jean Veloz dancing
scene – see the transition from Lindy Hop to WCS!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crmyOtMpFQE
December 16, 2009:
Nordic Champions, Cuban Salsa
2009: Hey, like Bobby says, it’s just
latin swing dancing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BOBjAuRqdk
And Cuban Salsa from “So you think you
can dance?”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyuXcyucytA&feature=fvw
December 2, 2009:
Lindy Hoppers rocked this year’s US Open!
You can view the Lindy Hoppers first place clips
here!
Shesha and Sarah Strictly Lindy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b58CzZo0CY4
David and Kim Sophisticated Swing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb23SVUhIUc
One2Swing's The California Rolls (group dancing)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLmDg9QsvQ8
November 27, 2009:
Hustle you won’t believe, by Jamison
Kilburn!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISIlxL_3hV8
And a non-dancing funny: Draw a pig & find out who you really
are:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISIlxL_3hV8
November 18, 2009:
Fancy Salsa dancing (I can see why she needs heels) -
dressed up with swing moves!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPtPag7U_dY
November 11, 2009:
Ode to Forgetfulness - Sound Familiar???
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=7lSliucgygc
October 20, 2009:
COOL STUFF:
November 17, 2009:
Fancy Salsa dancing (I can see why she needs heels) -
dressed up with swing moves!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPtPag7U_dY
November 10, 2009:
Not about dancing, or is it?
Ode to Forgetfulness - Sound Familiar???
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=7lSliucgygc
November
3:
Check out Melissa Rutz and Jordan
Frisbee dancing WCS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHk6zqtycr8
October 7, 2009:
Check out Mike Eads and his cw dance partner Annick.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqnMwXnrnlU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqnMwXnrnlU
October 7, 2009:
Doug Silton & Ben Morris’ new west
coast performance!
The Super Jews of Swing brought you
Blyers of Glory,
& Now bring you... Jewlander!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqKd-dTSNrY
Sept. 29, 2009:
2009 “Pro” Lindy competition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKeKF-jcYMk
Sept. 23, 2009:
OK here’s a non-swing website –
sometimes I digress...
Sept. 16, 2009:
Couldn’t go to Camp Hollywood 2009?
Here are some winning team competition videos:
Love Me or Leave Me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOmbDmadFQ0
All the Cats Join in/Traffic Jam: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtZTWrL9_0E
Sept. 8, 2009:
It don’t mean a thing if you ain’t got that
swing – whether it’s country 2 step or east coast swing!
Here’s Robert Royston country 2-stepin’
& swingin’ away (2005 Swing Diego):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2JyzpXSk4E
Lindy Show Down (2006) – can you dance this
fast & this good? America Has
Talent eat your heart out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAAAV7BB1HU
Oh boy! Here is some really cool stuff!
Here’s some lindy hop videos – 1 funny one (but
some advanced moves) and two winning numbers from Camp Hollywood 2009 (team
lindy):
Here’s some good reasons for guys to learn to
dance:
http://www.dancedancedance.com/whtwomen.htm
Here's a great website for lindy info. It's kind of
an archive, but the info is right on.
http://www.just-the-swing.com/his/swing-history/swing-revival
Here's a great interview with Jean Veloz - the girl
in Groovy Movie & a bunch of other west coast swing start up. She
goes through how swing evolved from Frankie Manning in Harlem showing Dean
Collins how to swing to the present:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJNo_K5kWoc
Thanks, Rusty!
Did you miss Camp Jitterbug? Well here’s the Camp Jitterbug 2009 Lindy
Jack & Jill finals:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UwF593fNgc&NR=1
Here's a rather startling one! The Ross
sisters sing a swing song about potato salad (hoy, hoy Millie) while they
bend over backwards so far they literally more than double over! I
think they are made out of some combination of jelly and slinkies.
Any way you definitely don't want to miss them (well, ok you kind of did -
they performed this in 1944):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mVpGmoES3w
Thanks, Karen!
In honor of Frankie Manning “The Ambassador of
Swing” – he’s now dancing with the stars in heaven:
To enjoy his
life and his dancing, click on these links for wonderful clips:
A Day At The
Races (his choreography)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzpVeJodMSo
Hellzapoppin (he's in the overalls)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTg5V2oA_hY
A nice story about him
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e00F7OimG6U
Frankie and the Big Apple
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY5rdZdZ_b4
Here's one you definitely don't want to miss:
Stand By Me - performed sequentially and at the same time by blues singers all
over the world -
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2539741 .
Thanks, Mary!
Thinking about attending the Myles & Tessa
Lindy & Westcoast swing workshop May 2-3, 2009?
Well, take a peek at this video – see ‘em dance the
dances!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GkyZ3uKW_8&feature=related
"Taxes and Swing Dancing" are really one and the same! Check it out:
http://one2swing.com/archive/2004_04_15_dailyone2swing.php
Thanks, Ben!
Want to learn how to swing dance? Here's the
how to instructions from "Groovy Movie" circa 1944:
And here's a link to the trailer Swing "The
Movie" with folks you never figured were swing dancers:
Wondering what Lindy dancing looked like way back
when?
Check out this video – and get the low down from
the Man himself, Frankie Manning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pMDf4ciCRs
And, this is just too cool:
Robert Royston has a SWING dance movie
coming out in May 2009! Lindy Hop AND west coast swing:
(Thanks, Doug)
Here's another cool website - it's SWING DANCE T.V.
- watch LIVE swing dance competitions & see interviews and lessons:
(Thanks, Tony!)
And don't forget there's dancing on regular t.v.
too:
Check out SwingDanceStuff.com for Free Digital Downloads from the
Boston Tea Party 2009 and the workshop reviews from our free workshop on March
21st (with Doug Silton, Ben Morris, and Melina). Even if you couldn't go - now
you can learn what everyone else did in California & Boston. No
charge! (If the link doesn't work then copy it to your browser: http://www.swingdancestuff.com.
Doug has a lot of good info for Lindy, ECS, WCS & salsa on his website!
Thanks, Doug!
Remember to support the clubs, social dances & dance lessons –
so they won’t disappear and leave us dancing in our kitchens!
QUESTIONS? CALL NELLEE AT 223-0387 OR JUST CHECK OUT THE MAIN PAGE ON MY WEBSITE FOR
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