Friday Night Lessons!

Calling all Swing Kids!

Professional Dancers: Jason Sager and Laura Windley

Remember Jason Sager and Laura Windley who taught us Lindy Hop last semester?
They’re baaaccckkk!!

Come to our usual Friday Lessons, (tomorrow) from 8-10pm in Wilson Gym B for a great lesson on Lindy Hop!

If you remember from one of our “Did you know” posts from last semester…

In the 1930s one of the famous dances was the Lindy Hop. The Lindy Hop is an 8-count dance which evolved in a period between the late 20s and early 30s

Sunday Stunts: If you have been to at least 3 Friday lessons, you are welcome to join us to learn some cool stunts! This lesson will be Sunday, 10:30am to 12:30pm in Wilson Gym Multipurpose room B. As we always say “Why lift weights… when you can lift girls?”

If you want to be in DSDC’s Showcase, contact King Joey( joey.lauer@duke.edu)! There is still some room for you! No experience is required.

Hope to see you at all of our wonderful events!

Later,
DSDC

 

In Case You Missed It- Jan 20

Hi Swing Kids!

We hope you all enjoyed the fantastic lesson last night! Sorry for the location confusion…
Please stay tuned for where we will move our lessons for the remainder of the semester. Hope to see you all next week!

If you have been to at least 3 other lessons and would love to learn some stunts, come to Sunday Stunts tomorrow from 4-6pm at the IM gym!

Don’t forget to talk to King Joey, Queen Pam, or Morgan Leah if you want to be in showcase! No experience is necessary! Tell your friends!

Now… here are some pics from last night’s lesson… in case you missed it..

Starting off with a Free Dance!

King Joey and Queen Pam showing some cool moves during the Free Dance

Watching for instruction

Photo credit- Xuan. Thanks!

Such great teachers!

A couple enjoying their dance

King and Queen showing a new move

Paying attention

A couple waiting for the next instruction

Intermediates and Beginners

Swing is fun!

A couple rehearsing a move

Dancing!

Later,
DSDC

 

Swing Tonight! New Place!

 Hello hello all you Swing Kids!

Don’t forget that we have regular lessons tonight from 8-10 pm… BUT we will be in a new location. We will have our lessons and free dance in the IM gym (Which is behind Wilson, close to the basketball courts.)

Remember, all are welcome and NO experience is necessary!

As usual, we are still having stunts practice. They will be in the IM gym on Sunday rom 4-6PM. If you have attended 3-4 swing lessons then you are welcome to come!

We need more guys for showcase! You do not need to be experienced to join in the fun! Contact King Joey, Queen Pam or Morgan Leah if you want to dance with us!

Hope to see you all tonight!
Later,
DSDC

 

 

First Swing of the Year!

Calling all Swingers!

Tonight is the First DSDC  Swing Dance lesson of the 2012 year!

We will be learning some fantastic moves, as always, so bring your friends and let’s have a grand time marking the beginning of the year!

No experience is required and beginners are ALWAYS welcome!

Don’t forget, if you want to learn some cool stunts and tricks and you have been to 3-4 swing lessons before, you are welcome to come to our Saturday Stunts Practice in the IM Gym from 2-4 PM.

Don’t forget to sign up to be in the SHOWCASE if you want to! We would love to have you!

See you tonight!
DSDC

 

 

No Swing Friday

Hello hello!

There will be no official swing dance lesson tomorrow, Friday Dec 9…Also there will be no Stunts practice on Saturday or Sunday.

Even though there will be no lessons, we still want you to be in the showcase! Dancers of all levels are welcome to join! Click HERE to go to the Google sign-up sheet.

Now, do not feel that you can’t have your Swing Fix for the weekend! Here is a clip from “Mad Youth,” a 1940s film, featuring the Collegiate Shag!
Also, let’s get into the Christmas Spirit! Practice some of your cool swing moves with “Zat You Santa Claus” by Louis Armstrong!

Later,

DSDC

 

This Week’s Events!

Hello hello!
All of us here at Duke Swing Dance Club hope you all enjoyed your Thanksgiving break! May be you went home and impressed your friends and family with your smooth swing moves!

Now, there are so many great opportunities for you this week! Check them out…

Swinging Friday Nights:
As usual, our Friday lessons are from 8-10PM in Wilson Gym Multipurpose Room B. Everyone is welcome, even beginners!

Sunday Stunts 
Stunt practice will be Sunday from 4 to 6 PM  in the IM gym.  If you have been to a few lessons, feel free to come out and learn some of the cool stunt moves!

Shall We Dance? Dance Council Workshops
This Saturday– 12 of Duke’s dance groups will be holding workshops from 10:50 to 4:40, mostly in Wilson. They will be teaching choreography and dance moves, so if you have ever wanted to try a certain type of dance, now is your chance! Swing will also be doing a lesson from 3:00 to 3:50 in Wilson B. See the FACEBOOK EVENT for more details!

Swing Showcase Signups!
We want YOU to be apart of Duke Swing Dance’s Spring Showcase! If you want to sign up to perform in showcase or to help plan it, we have a GOOGLE DOC. We want all skill levels to perform, even those of you who are just beginning! We want everyone to sign up, so don’t hesitate. On the document you will see a place at the bottom to sign up.

We hope to see you all on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!

Later,
DSDC

 

In Case You Missed It + More!

Hey Swing Peeps,

We had a fantastic professional Lindy Hop Lesson last night! Thank you Jason Sager and Laura Windley for stopping by to teach! We hope you all had as much fun as we did.

Don’t forget about Stunt’s practice, “The Joint is Jumpin” and “Swing for Scraps” events today/tonight! Check out our PREVIOUS POST for more details.

Now, here are some pictures from last night’s lesson.. in case you missed it.

Professional Dancers: Jason Sager and Laura Windley

Practicing the ‘swing out’

Jason and Laura

Watching closely

Watching closely on how to be a follow

Jason and Laura teaching

Jason helping a couple

King Joey and Xuan free dancing!

Mixing in East Coast with Lindy

Jason and Xuan

Later,
DSDC

 

Swingin’ Friday Nights + More!

Hello Swing Kids!

This weekend we have tons of things going on!

• Friday night (Tonight!) we will be having our regularly scheduled lessons in SOUTHGATE Gym on East Campus at 8pm! Special TSDS guests, Jason Sager and Laura Windley, will be here to teach us the lindy hop! Lindy hop evolved in Harlem, New York City in the 1920s and ’30s and is the staple dance of the swing family.
• Saturday Stunts Practice, will be out on the Clocktower (Crowell) Quad on West from 2-4pm. If you have attended 3-4 lessons, you are welcome to join! Remember: “why lift weights when you can lift girls?”
• Saturday Night, “The Joint is Jumpin: Music from the Swing Era” will be at 8pm in Reynold’s Theater! This event is free. Join Duke Jazz Ensemble and Opera workshop for a show of 40′s classics! Duke Swing Dance Club will be dancing so you don’t want to miss is!
• Swing for Scraps: Saturday Night, come out to the Duke Gardens at the Doris Duke Center to raise money for the Scrap Exchange. The dance will feature DJs Chris Owens and Laura Windley playing classic East Coast swing tunes. And if you come to Jason Sager’s beginner lesson at 7 p.m. (included in ticket price), you can learn basic moves that will serve you all night!

Hope to see you at all of these fantastic events!
Don’t forget to visit our Facebook Group for other updates!

Later,
DSDC

 

Did You Know? 9-14-11

Hello hello!

DSDC, here coming at you with another interesting Swing fact!!

Do you know…

…who Miss Norma Miller is?

She is the Queen of Swing, that’s who!!
Check out this promo video that pulls highlights from a documentary by John Biffar about her.

If you didn’t know.. now you do.

Later,
DSDC

 

A Message From Our Queen Pam…

Hey swing peeps!

I hope you’re all excited to have professional instructors come to teach us some lindy hop this Friday night. The lesson will be moved to Southgate Gym on account of Wilson being closed for the game.

Also, on Saturday night at 8:00 come by Reynolds Theater to check out The Joint Is Jumpin’, a performance including several couples from Duke Swing! Let’s get a huge group to show support and see some of the awesome moves we’ve been learning used in a real performance.

Afterwards we can all head to the Duke Gardens to join TSDS in their Swing for Scrap fundraising dance. Good luck with classes and see you on the dance floor!

Lots of love, Pamela, Queen of Swing