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Intermediate Lesson: Dance Like Dean, and Shine Like Jewel

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:10:42 +0000

Thursday February 2, 2012 – Thursday February 23, 2012

410 W Geer St

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Make it Pop

Dean Collins and Jewel McGowen were often called the Fred and Ginger of Lindy Hop. The reason they were so sought-after for films, and by Lindy Hoppers past and present is because they, like no other couple, made it pop. This 4-week lesson will teach you how to make it pop by giving reviewing fundamental technique, working on movements quality, and learning new moves all with a focus on how these masters made it happen.

Dean and Jewel dancing to the Andrews Sisters in the iconic movie “Buck Privates.”

Another Great Video of Dean and Jewel

Your Instrucors

Abigail Browning

With swivels and and grace that rival Jewel herself, we are luck to have Abigail so close by to teach. She is a nationally renowned instructor, DJ, and just all-around great person. we’ve been lucky to have her teach with us a couple of times already and we are really looking forward to having her teach us to dance like Jewel.

When Abigail isn’t teaching, or DJing, she can be found on the dance floor at Hot Club almost every Thursday. She is well known for being friendly, approachable, and dancing with anyone and everyone.

Adam Speen

Adam is an avid Lindy Hop and Balboa dancer, and international instructor. Adam has taught for us, with Abigail, several times and also teaches with his regular partner Nelle Cherry. Adam is an amazing instructor, but will also be seen on the dance floor, rarely sitting out a song. We are looking forward to having him teach us how to move like Dean.

Prerequisites

A solid foundation in 8-count Lindy Hop patterns. If you’ve been through both Lindy 1 and 2 at Hot Club you’ll be fine. If you’re familiar and comfortable with swing-outs, circles, inside outside turn and have a basic understanding of Lindy technique this class is for you.

If you are more advanced and want to learn a new way to move and connect in Lindy Hop, then this Class is for you.

Payment

You can preregister at a discount ($40 for four classes/$32 students) or you can drop in on any of the classes ($12 per class/$10 students).

You’re payment includes admission to the Hot Club dance that night.*

*on February 23 we will be hosting Rent Party and the premier of the Mint Julep Jazz Band. Admission to this is not included in your class price

Intermediate Swing: Charleston Choreography

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:21:47 +0000

Thursday October 27, 2011 – Thursday December 1, 2011

410 W Geer st

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Check out this blog post for details about this series. It’s going to be a ton of fun.

Prices (Dances Included!)

Pre-Registration: $40 ($32 Student) includes admission to all four classes and the dances afterwards.

Drop-in: $12 ($10 Student) includes one class and the dance afterwards.

Instructor: Laura Windley

Laura Windley is a dancing, teaching, djing, and singing machine. Check out here website:

http://laurawindley.wordpress.com/

Slow Dance

admin — Tue, 10 May 2011 03:21:15 +0000

Wednesday May 25, 2011 – Wednesday June 29, 2011

410 W Geer St.

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Step Right Up Folks

We’ve got the cure for what ails you! Do you poop out at parties, are you unpopular? Do you suffer aches, pains, the wiggles, the heebie-jeebies, or any other of more than 30 common maladies?

Well step right up and get yourself a dose of the medicine that sweeping the nation, and that has the folks two towns over all a-buzz. Let me tell you their men are more virile, their women more beautiful, and their children never act-out since they got their hands on the miracle cure-all.

Act now and all of this can be yours for the low-low one-of-a-kind price of $55. With results like these, you can’t afford not to be a part of this.

What is this amazing product?

The Cure: Slow Dance Class

Learn to move with your partner through this one-of-a-kind, insanely-effective, patent-pending learning technique perfected by a genuine Doctor (pending) of Swing. He’ll teach you how to connect, move, shimmy, shake, and more. This class is designed to give you the skills to dance to swing, blues, club, or anything else and have a good time. Make your friends jealous, and make members of the opposite sex swoon with you new-found skills.

What You Get

6 x 50 minute classes with the Doctor (pending) himself
2 x admission to Thursday Swing Dances
Increased Self – Esteem
A cure for what ails you *
much more…

The cost to you is only ~~$75~~, ~~$65~~, $55! What a Deal

About the Doctor (pending):

Christopher Wells is well known as an expert in the fields of swingology, applied borkmatics, and musicology. Dr (pending) Wells has traveled the world for a decade collecting ingredients from the the native people of Scandinavia, Northern Europe, and the mysterious island of Manhattan. Through years of trial and error he has created the perfect balance to cure all of your ills.

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Testimonals:

“Dr. Wells cured my fear of spiders!” – Anne Hawthorn, Middlebury IN

“I will never need any other medicine. Who knew my sad life as a one-handed cobbler with three sickly kids, and an infirmed life could be fixed overnight by this program?” Saddy McPhee, Blacksburg VA

“Simply Miraculous!” Joe Jackson, Durham NC

Solo Charleston and Jazz

Joe — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:44:14 +0000

Wednesday February 23, 2011 – Wednesday March 30, 2011

410 W Geer St.
Durham, NC USA

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Intructor: Kristy Milliken

Learn the signature dance of the roaring 20′s from one of the best in town. In this class you will kick, shimmy, suzy-q, and crazy-legs your way to confidence. By the end you will be a solo Charleston ninja, able to deftly ambush the dance floor and stun all onlookers with your skills.

January Class Registration is Open!

admin — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 03:35:30 +0000

Happy New Year Everyone! Hot Club is revving up and raring to go for the new year. We are planning on making this year bigger and better then the last. To that end, we have a full line-up of classes starting January 11th, and we’ve got a couple of special classes coming up.

New Stuff!

Intermediate Lindy Hop (Thursdays at 7pm, ongoing)

This is the class you’ve been waiting for and we are doing it differently than any of our other classes. This class will be pay-per-class and will be tailored to the needs of the group that shows up every night. It will be $13 ($10) for the class and and admission to the dance that night! So you can show up for class, go to Cool Club, and then come back and practice. The first month will focus on connection, center movement, and balance.

You should come to this class if you have outgrown the beginner level and are yearning for more!

Intro to Classic Burlesque (Tuesdays 1/18 – 2/22 at 9pm)

Miss Bliss will be teaching the art of classic burlesque for us! Classes include history, glove and stocking work, solo and group routines, and a class performance at the end. It’s also inexpensive! Only $55 for a six-week series!

Release your inner vixen with Bliss.

Tuesdays (01/11 – 02/15)

7pm: Beginner East Coast 1 (Single-Step East Coast)

The well-known 6-count single step version of swing dancing. As a pure beginner, you can get your swing on quickly with East Coast Swing.

8pm: Beginner East Coast 2 (Triple-Step East Coast)

8pm: Beginner Charleston 1 (20′s Style)

The grandfather of all swing dances! It’s upbeat, fun, and easy to learn. This class will give you the foundations you need to get out on the dance floor ASAP.

9pm: Lindy Hop 2

Intro to Classic Burlesque

admin — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:05:50 +0000

Wednesday June 29, 2011 – Wednesday August 3, 2011

410 W Geer St

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Special 6-Week Workshop

Have you ever wanted to be a burlesque star? Well here’s your chance! Come learn how to shimmy and shake with Burlesque Sensation Miss Bliss!

In this 6 week Classic Burlesque intensive you will learn how to peel your stockings off just right, how to twirl your satin gloves and how to posses that attitude and confidence of a true performer!

Classes start June 29th and run through August 9th Wednesdays at 9pm
Your class will have a family and friends invite only showcase at the end of your 6 weeks to show off just how fabulous you are!

Please be aware that burlesque is the ancient ART of the striptease so yes you will be shedding your clothes!!

Females only 18+

Kit includes satin gloves, feather boa and sheer stockings
Kit fee – $20

12/16 Swing Dance is on!

admin — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:53:49 +0000

Yes, we are open tonight for both the East Coast Class at 7pm and the Dance at 8pm. Be safe, and if you determine it’s unsafe to drive we’d rather see you alive and well next week.

What: Hot Club of Durham Swing Dance
Where: The Trotter Building. 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701
When: Thursday 12/16
Beginner lesson at 8
DJ Dance starts at 9.

Admission is $7 and includes beginner lesson.

Beginner Lesson starts at 8pm

Charleston

DJ Dance 9pm – 12am

Feature DJ – Rob Moreland

House DJ -Joe Jackson

If you want to get free admission to the dance, send Beccy Aldrich a facebook message or email Nicole Deinert at nicole@hotclubofdurham.com to ask about volunteering options!!

More info:
info@hotclubofdurham.com
http://hotclubofdurham.com/
919-627-8678

November/December Classes

admin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:25:24 +0000

Hot Club has been doing great recently! We’ve had an infusion of new dancers from our Groupon deal, our dances have been well attended, and we’ve been getting some great opportunities to bring swing dancing to the larger Triangle community. On that note, our upcoming classes are the last session of they year for us and we are totally jazzed about them.

Hot Club of Durham offers a unique learning experience in the Triangle and we plan to bring you even more cool events and awesome perks in the future. We have simple on-line registration and on-line private lesson booking at http://hotclubofdurham.com.

We are also the only swing teachers in the area who offer two passes to our Thursday dance included with you registration to class, and we offer free retakes of any class series that you have already paid for.

Classes are $75 per 6-week (some exceptions this session) series, and are held at the Trotter Building, 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701.

Here’s our lineup:

Beginner East Coast 1 (Thursdays, 11/11 – 12/23 at 7pm) *Starts this week!!!*

The well-known 6-count single step version of swing dancing. As a pure beginner, you can get your swing on quickly with East Coast Swing. Joe Jackson will be teaching this class.

Beginner East Coast 2 (Tuesdays, 11/30 – 12/21 at 7pm)

*Classes will be 1.5 hours long and there will be only 4 of them*

This is where we really put the “swing” into swing dancing. Triple step east coast will teach you to glide across the dance floor with ease. You’ll learn some of the same material you learned in Beginner East Coast 1, but it will look ten times cooler. Joe Jackson will be teaching this class.

Beginner Balboa 1 (Tuesdays, 11/30 – 12/21 at 9pm)

*Classes will be 1.5 hours long and there will be only 4 of them*

A close-position dance; the alternate universe’s answer to Lindy Hop. Derived from Charleston, created in California. Instructors: Cliff Dyer & Partner (TBA)

Beginner Lindy Hop 1 (Wednesdays, 12/01 – 12/22 at 8:30pm)

*Classes will be 1.5 hours long and there will be only 4 of them*

The Original swing dance, derived from Charleston. Learn the swing out, lindy circle, and fun related variations. Chris Wells will be teaching this class.

As you can see there is a lot to chose from, so join us for some fun this month!

More info:
info@hotclubofdurham.com

http://hotclubofdurham.com

919-627-8678

Beginner Lindy Hop 2

admin — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:44:39 +0000

Wednesday October 27, 2010 – Wednesday December 8, 2010

The Trotter Building
410 W Geer St.
Durham, NC 27701

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The price above is for the entire 6-week series.

So you’ve got your basics down pretty well. You know how to swing out, you know how to do a circle, and you can put them together in awesome ways. What’s next? Now it’s time to really build on those fundamentals and give your dancing flourish.

September/October Registration Open

admin — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:24:20 +0000

Our next session of classes is coming soon. We have some awesome classes coming up for you this next session. People who are currently in Balboa 1 should look at Balboa 2 and those in East Coast 2 should be looking to move on to Lindy Hop 1. If you are new and don’t know where to start, you can email or call, or just sign up for East Coast 1.

We have another half-price special this session! I will be teaching a Solo Jazz Intensive, which will be an upbeat, fast-paced class dedicated to teaching the hows, and why of awesome solo Jazz dance. You will learn a tricked out version of the Shim-Sham (think awesome footwork and rhythm variations) and the Tranky Doo. This 6 weeks series is only $40($30 for students!). See below for more inforamtion.

Classes are 6 weeks long and include 2 passes to our Thursday night swing dances! Here’s what we have coming up:

Tuesdays 09/28 – 11/02

7pm: Beginner East Coast 1 (Single Step)

The well-known 6-count single step version of swing dancing. As a pure beginner, you can get your swing on quickly with East Coast Swing.

8pm: Beginner Balboa 1

A close-position dance; the alternate universe’s answer to Lindy Hop. Derived from Charleston, created in California. Instructors: Cliff Dyer & Kat Milby

9pm: Beginner Balboa 2

Prerequisites: Balboa 1 or equivalent experience.

With this class under your belt you will have a strong foundation in Balboa. You will also be able to smoothly transition from Balboa to any other swing dance you know. There will be more work on foundations, footwork, and stylish moves.

Wednesdays 09/29 – 11/03

9pm: Beginner Lindy Hop 1

The original swing dance, derived from Charleston. Learn the swing out, lindy circle, and fun related variations.

Thursdays 09/23 – 11/04 (No class on 09/30)

7pm: Jazz Intensive (This session’s half-price deal)

Prerequisites: Enthusiasm and some dance experience

This is the butt-kicking solo jazz class that you’ve been waiting for. Learn all the fundamentals of solo jazz through the medium of two amazing jazz routines:

Shim Sham (x-treme) – Learn “the way of the Swedes” and find out how to make this well known dance really pop.
Tranky Doo - Choreographed by Frankie Manning himself, this routine always impresses. You will learn to make it shine.

Swing Dancing is Awesome » Classes

Intermediate Lesson: Dance Like Dean, and Shine Like Jewel

Make it Pop

Your Instrucors

Abigail Browning

Adam Speen

Prerequisites

Payment

Intermediate Swing: Charleston Choreography

Slow Dance

Step Right Up Folks

The Cure: Slow Dance Class

Solo Charleston and Jazz

January Class Registration is Open!

New Stuff!

Intermediate Lindy Hop (Thursdays at 7pm, ongoing)

Intro to Classic Burlesque (Tuesdays 1/18 – 2/22 at 9pm)

Tuesdays (01/11 – 02/15)

7pm: Beginner East Coast 1 (Single-Step East Coast)

8pm: Beginner East Coast 2 (Triple-Step East Coast)

Wednesdays (1/12 – 2/16)

7pm: Beginner Lindy Hop 1

8pm: Beginner Charleston 1 (20′s Style)

9pm: Lindy Hop 2

Intro to Classic Burlesque

12/16 Swing Dance is on!

November/December Classes

Beginner Lindy Hop 2

September/October Registration Open

Tuesdays 09/28 – 11/02

Wednesdays 09/29 – 11/03

Thursdays 09/23 – 11/04 (No class on 09/30)