Swing Dancing is Awesome

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

Description:

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

New Newsletter!

admin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:16:22 +0000

Check out our new newsletter. It breaks down our year, our plans for intermediate/advanced lessons, and our call for volunteers.

http://mim.io/b0a302

08/25 Hot Club Swing Dance

admin — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:33:05 +0000

With school back in full swing, we are expecting an upswing in attendance. So get back into the swing of things and swing on by Hot Club this week. Swing Swing Swing Swing…. also, swing.

What: Hot Club of Durham
Where: The Trotter Building. 410 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701
When: Thursday 08/25

Intermediate Lesson – Gangbusters Routine with Kristy Milliken
Beginner lesson at 8.
DJ Dance starts at 9.

Admission to the dance is $7 and includes beginner lesson.

6-Count Lindy (Triple-Step East Coast)

We’ve found that this is the best way to get people started dancing with a bang. You’ll be hoofin’ like a pro in no time.

DJ Dance 9pm – 12am

DJs -

Laura Lackey
Rachel Redler

If you want to get free admission to the dance, email Nicole “the Basket Case” Deinert at nicole@hotclubofdurham.com to ask about volunteering options!!

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

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

Map and Directions | Register

Description:

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/

How to Redeem Your Living Social Voucher

admin — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:14:02 +0000

So, you’ve purchased one or more of our lovely Living Social offers, and you want to know what to do next? Well, you’ve come to the right place, assuming that you are here for the swing dance offer.

Important Details:

Each Living Social voucher is good for one person, for one Beginner Series (6 weeks long) if you would like to bring a significant other or friend with you please purchase a separate voucher for each person.
Please give us some time. We will open up more classes, and we will enable on-line registration, it just takes a while.

Here’s what to do:

1) Purchase a Living Social Voucher (you can buy them as gifts too)

2) Determine what class you would like to take. Go here to check out our upcoming classes and read descriptions of the dances that we offer.

3) Register for you class/classes online and enter your voucher number in the appropriate field (it currently asks for a groupon code but your living social voucher number will work as well).

4) Psych yourself up for your class, and bring your printout to your first class.

5) Feel a sense of self accomplishment, because in 6 weeks you will know how to Dance!

Bad-ass Lindy Hop Workshop

admin — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:58:22 +0000

The Workshop Webpage is here.

The i’s are dotted and the t’s crossed. We have a full weekend lined up for you with great pre-registration deals. This is an intermediate/advanced workshop and is totally bad-ass. Please be aware of that before you register.

Here’s what you get with registration:

More than 5 hours of instruction with Adam Speen and Abigail Browning!
Late Night Dancing
Yummy Late Night snacks (including healthy options)
The chance to learn from the best!

Here’s what else is going on that weekend:

3 nights of dancing (Thursday, Friday and Saturday)
RDU Rent Party: Bad Mofo Edition with music by the talented New Orleans style combo, The New King Rippers. This dance is pay-what-you-can and all proceeds go to paying the band!
Lots of chances to eat, drink and be merry with your friends in the “foodiest small town in America.”

Registration will be capped at 50 (25 leaders and 25 followers) so register soon (we expect to sell out). Registration opens 06/06 at noon and closes at midnight on July 15th.

All That Jazz with Mike Herring

admin — Sat, 14 May 2011 19:42:45 +0000

Thursday May 19, 2011 – Thursday May 26, 2011

410 W Geer St.

Map and Directions | Register

All That Jazz – With Mike Herring

Jazz dance is the vital underpinning of swing dance. Without jazz movement, and tap rhythms and syncopations we wouldn’t have Charleston, Balboa, Lindy Hop or any other swing-era dance. To that end Hot Club would like to offer the opportunity to learn authentic Jazz steps and routines as often as possible.

That’s why we’re having Mike Herring from Charlottesville, Virginia come to Hot Club for two weeks and teach his amazing routine to “Back Bay Shuffle” by Artie Shaw. You won’t want to miss it.

What: Jazz Routine with Mike Herring
When: May 19th and May 26th at 7pm – 8pm (Before Hot Club)
Where: Hot Club of Durham
Cost:

$15 per class (Includes admission to Hot Club that night)/$12 Student pricing
$24 for both classes (Pre-registered/Includes admission to both Hot Club dances)/$18 Student pricing

About Mike Herring

Mike Herring is a DJ, Dancer, Teacher, and Organizer Extrodinaire! He is one of the founders of Swing C’ville and runs the monthly dances and classes in Charlottesville.

Mike has been tap dancing since he was six and continues to perform at regional events, including Southside Stomp in Norfolk.

Mike’s skills as a choreographer are unmatched, and his routines are up-beat, challenging and incredibly fun.

More info:
info@hotlcubofdurham.com

http://hotclubofdurham.com

919-627-8678

Slow Dance

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

Wednesday May 25, 2011 – Wednesday June 29, 2011

410 W Geer St.

Map and Directions | Register

Description:

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

Swing Karaoke with a Live Band

admin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:25:02 +0000

Do you fancy yourself a crooner? Can you sing like Frank, scat like Ella, or bellow like Jolson?

Prove it!

In a, what I believe to be, swing dance first we will be offering you the chance to sing along with a live band. This is the first ever Live Band Swing Karaoke! And that live band will be none other than George Knott’s Square Trio. You really can’t miss this.

What: Live Band Swing Karaoke and Swing dance with beginner lesson.
When: 04/28/2011
Where: The Trotter Building, 410 W Geer St. Durham, NC 27701
Cost: $10

Lesson: 6-Count Lindy (Triple Step East Coast Swing)

Band: George Knott’s Square Trio — Featuring You!

The trio has played for us a number of times, their song book is extensive, and their talent is unmatched. Their small size (but not small sound) makes them the perfect band for this night

DJ: TBA

We will be getting someone awesome to DJ the band breaks.

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

How to Redeem Your Groupon

admin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 04:00:25 +0000

– Groupon codes will not be valid until after the current deal closes. Registrations will not be accepted until January 3rd –

So, you’ve purchased one or more of our lovely Groupon offers, and you want to know what to do next? Well, you’ve come to the right place, assuming that you are here for the swing dance offer.

Here’s what to do:

1) Purchase a Groupon (you can buy them as gifts too)

2) Determine what class you would like to take. Go here to check out our upcoming classes and read descriptions of the dances that we offer.

3) Register for you class/classes online and enter your Groupon number in the appropriate field.

4) Psych yourself up for your class, and bring your printout to your first class.

5) Feel a sense of self accomplishment, because in 6 weeks you will know how to Dance!