Lindy Hop & Swing Classes: February-April 2012 Session

Lindy Hop & Swing Classes February–April 2012 Session
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Sundays • Newton, MA February 26 to April 1, 2012 (6 Week Session)	Mondays • Boston, MA February 27 to April 9, 2012 (6 Week Session, no class 3/26)
4:40–5:40pm Beginner Swing/ Intro to Lindy Hop Level 1a For those who are brand new to Swing dancing, this is the place to start! Also ideal for those with some experience who would like to brush up on skills and build a repertoire of fun moves. Six count basics will be covered along with a different selection of steps each session. There are 7 different sessions at this level designed to provide a good base for social dancing. Level 1 classes may be taken in any order. It is recommended that students stay at this level long enough to feel very comfortable with the material taught before moving to Level 2. Discount after 2 full sessions. No experience or partner required. 5:50–6:50pm Lindy Hop Level 2f Level 2 focuses on the core moves of Lindy Hop, including a mix of 8 and 6 count basics. Emphasis is on technique, partner connection, musicality and building skills. No previous Lindy Hop experience required, although must competently social dance any style of triple-step Swing. There are 8 different sessions at this level which continually change over time and can be taken in any order. Each session includes classic Charleston and newer variations, all with a touch of flash! Discount after 2 full sessions. No partner required. 7:00–8:00pm The Lindy Chorus The Lindy Chorus is a classic routine choreographed by Frankie Manning and known to Lindy Hoppers around the world. In 1999, about 120 couples, including some of us from Boston, traveled to NYC to perform the Lindy Chorus for Frankie at his 85th birthday celebration. We have had several opportunities to perform it since then, including beside Frankie himself! In his honor, we’ll be teaching it this session. Join us for this fun class! For intermediate to higher up Lindy Hop dancers, no partner required.	6:30–7:30pm Beginner Swing/ Intro to Lindy Hop Level 1a For those who are brand new to Swing dancing, this is the place to start! Also ideal for those with some experience who would like to brush up on skills and build a repertoire of fun moves. Six count basics will be covered along with a different selection of steps each session. There are 7 different sessions at this level designed to provide a good base for social dancing. Level 1 classes may be taken in any order. It is recommended that students stay at this level long enough to feel very comfortable with the material taught before moving to Level 2. Discount after 2 full sessions. No experience or partner required. 7:30–8:00pm Stay after class for practice! 8:00–9:00pm Lindy Hop Level 2f Level 2 focuses on the core moves of Lindy Hop, including a mix of 8 and 6 count basics. Emphasis is on technique, partner connection, musicality and building skills. No previous Lindy Hop experience required, although must competently social dance any style of triple-step Swing. There are 8 different sessions at this level which continually change over time and can be taken in any order. Each session includes classic Charleston and newer variations, all with a touch of flash! Discount after 2 full sessions. No partner required. 9:00–9:30pm Stay after class for practice!
Lower Falls Community Center 545 Grove Street, Newton Lower Falls, MA 02462 Please bring a change of clean shoes, either sneakers or soft-soled flat dance shoes. Get directions	Ruggles Baptist Church (near Fenway Park) 874 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02215 Please bring a change of clean shoes. Get directions
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Sunday, February 26, 2012 to Monday, April 9, 2012

What Is Lindy Hop?

Lindy Hop is the original style of Swing dancing. Originating in the late 1920s, it evolved out of a variety of dances, such as the Charleston, in the African American communities of Harlem, with influences from both formal European and West African dances. It is still wildly popular among groups of dancers all over the U.S. and around the world. The Lindy Hop of today has continued to evolve over the years, influenced by other dance styles and changes in popular music. It is an incredibly fun, joyful, creative partner dance mixing the classic with the new. With a character all its own, Lindy Hop is hard to resist!

Testimonials

I’d like to thank you both for all the efforts you’ve made to bring some rhythm to our lives. Lindy is the best and you are the best at bringing it to us. Looking forward to all the fun in the coming year.

Larry F

Winchester, MA

I’d like to thank you for the great teaching and the unforgettable Beantown Camp. In my top five of best memories, three are related to Lindy Hop. Thanks for being my first Lindy Hop teachers and I hope to see you some time next year during one of my visits to Boston!

Sophie D.

Belgium

I am still so grateful for the lessons we had with you - you and Tony truly gave us the first dance we dreamed up, and that we (and our guests!) won’t soon forget! Thank you again and looking forward to seeing you soon!

Mary L.

Ashland, MA

A year ago, we were a young couple in (desperate) need of dance lessons for our wedding. Lucky for us, we happened on one of the monthly Uptown Swing events in Brookline, discovered Tony & Aurelie, and now we can’t get enough!

Tony & Aurelie are knowledgeable, fun teachers that deliver well-balanced lessons—always adding new moves to the mix, covering (necessary) technique, and giving personal feedback. Lindy is so much fun and we continue to have a blast learning it together (even after the wedding). We have Tony & Aurelie to thank for our new found addiction that will certainly keep us dancing (and laughing) together for years to come.

Derek H.

Brookline, MA

Aurelie & Tony are such wonderful Lindy Hop teachers. I absolutely love their classes. Their fantastic dedication in nurturing their students and in providing a terrific strong supportive Lindy and swing community is a total inspiration. Uptown Swing—their dynamite monthly dance in Brookline, is not to be missed! Their most incredibly phenomenal premier Beantown Lindy Hop Camp for the worldwide Lindy community is truly absolutely amazing beyond words.

Connie S.

Boston, MA

So you are great dance instructors and are solely responsible for all the fun I’ve had dancing over the last 8 years, as I got better and better, so thank you for all that.

Andy C.

Newton, MA

…just want to thank you for being such wonderful teachers, delightful people, and powerful advocates and supporters of the Swing dance community! It has been terrific participating in your classes; I learned so very much and enjoyed myself all the way.

Laura M.

Waltham, MA

Just to thank you (Tony) and Aurelie for your wonderful dance instruction…I really appreciated the teaching methods that you and Aurelie used. You broke everything down and allowed us plenty of opportunity to practice (again and again) the moves we’d just learned. Also, you were so very positive and encouraging–not to mention generous with the time you spent with me/us individually! AND, you were great not only at identifying my areas of “weakness”, but at giving very specific and concrete suggestions on how to address whatever it was that was going wrong. Incredibly helpful!

Leslie G.

Arlington, MA

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Lindy Hop & Swing Classes: February-April 2012 Session

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What Is Lindy Hop?

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