12/8 Hot Club – Son of Blues

12/8 Hot Club of Durham Dance – Son of Blues

We had such a great turnout to our blues themed Hot Club last month that we thought we would do it again. So now you have yet another opportunity to blues dance while Dance Blues Friday is on hiatus. Kristy will be back with … Read More →

It's Iron Chef: Hot Club time!

You will eat lots of desserts.

It’s Iron Chef: Hot Club time!

This week, 5 dessert-creating competitors battle for your vote of favorite dish. What’s at stake? A $20 gift certificate to Hot Club! Our bakers for the first Iron Chef: Hot Club are:

Justin Pascual Theophan Thomas Jo Anna Wiersma Rick … Read More →

11/17 Hot Club of Durham

Hot Club will be back to its old self this week after a very successful blues themed week! Thank you to everyone who came to the lesson and stayed all night. We had a great mix of Blues, Slow Jazz, Lindy, and Bal music thanks to Kristy!

Attention!!!

Hot Club will be starting 30 minutes laterRead More →

Latissimus-what??

Using Your Lats in Swing Dancing

Let’s talk lats! The full name of the muscle in question is the latissimus dorsi (see figure 1). The full importance of using the lats properly is probably unparalleled in dancing lindy hop. It gives you greater control and connection, improving your ability to lead and follow almost instantly. … Read More →

11/03/2009 Hot Club of Durham

It’s about time for our second weekly Hot Club swing dance! Last week we named our own Chris Wells and Laura Windley the “Fastest Feet in the Triangle.” Who will challenge the champs? You’d better get to Hot Club and start practicing.

This week we will be giving away two $50 gift certificates to Lindy … Read More →

Why We Travel

And Why YOU Need to Dance in Other Scenes

To break it down, the Triangle has a “dance scene” (lindy hop-wise), one of many in the state, region, nation, and world. The local dance style in a scene is homogeneous to a certain extent, depending on the number and level of dance teachers in the … Read More →

Hot Club Hits the Big Time

Extra! Extra! Read all about it!  Hot Club of Durham bravely enters the realm of 2002 era technology with it’s new blog!

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