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Beantown Camp, Only 1 Week To Go; Summer Classes and Dances

Only one week to go!!! Beantown Camp opening day is almost here. We are still accepting registrations if you would like to join campers from 33 states and 8 countries.

Beantown Camp News: Only 1 Week To Go

Beantown CampNot sure what it’s about? Check out the schedule for amazing classes, dances and tons of fun:
Beantown Camp Schedule

Track balances are looking pretty good overall, although the Orange track (beginner/intermediate) could use a few leaders and the Blue track (intermediate/advanced) could use some as well.

Who wouldn’t want to spend a week with dancers from near and far, many of the world’s best instructors, 4 nights with 3 awesome bands (a double dose of the Campus Five!), great DJs, a beautiful location on the shore and many fun activities included. If this sounds like the vacation that you want to do, register today!

Beantown runs from June 23-30, back at the beautiful Endicott College campus in Beverly, MA. There are multiple packages and time periods to choose from for attending. You can find all of the details and latest information on the Beantown Camp web site:
www.BeantownCamp.com

Come share the Lindy love…you will be glad you did!

Beantown Open Dance Parties

If you can’t come to Beantown Camp, you can still join in for two dance parties at Endicott College. These dances are open to the public and both are going to be awesome, without a doubt! Discount door admission coupons are available on the camp website. (No pre-registration.)

Campus FiveBeantown Saturday Dance Party, June 25, 2011

  • Beantown Camp Shop
  • Evening Dance with Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five, featuring Hilary Alexander (Their Boston AND New England debut!)
  • Beantown Café & Game Room
  • Competitions
    • Strictly Lindy
    • Jack & Jill Finals
  • Not-to-be-missed Performances!
  • Cake-Break
  • Late Night dancing with Beantown DJs in Callahan
  • Late Night Alternate Room in the Chapel hosted by Boston Swing Central

Toni Lynn WashingtonBeantown Wednesday Dance Party, June 29, 2011

  • Beantown Camp Shop
  • Evening Dance with Boston Swing Express, featuring special guest Toni Lynn Washington (Another debut with this awesome combination!)
  • Beantown Café & Game Room
  • Class Performances!
  • Late Night Ice Cream Party
  • Late Night dancing with Beantown DJs

Dance information & discount coupons.

Summer Class Session

Registration is open for our next 6 week session of classes, held on Mondays in the summer. We’ll be at our Boston location at the Ruggles Baptist Church, located on Beacon Street near the Boston-Brookline border. It’s near BU and Fenway Park with lots of choices on public transportation.

Classes will be starting on Monday, July 11 and include Beginner Swing/Intro to Lindy Hop Level 1 and Lindy Hop Level 2. Don’t forget to plan on staying for practice time!

In September we will resume our full selection of Sunday classes at our usual Newton location as well as continuing Mondays at Ruggles.

Class information & registration.

Uptown Swing Dance

Baby SodaWe are continuing our monthly Saturday dances during the summer. Mark your calendar for July 16 with the return of Baby Soda from NYC and a local favorite, The Love Dogs, on August 20. Two guaranteed fun nights!

Uptown Swing Dance information.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at Beantown!

Happy dancing,
Aurelie & Tony

Beantown Camp: Only 2 weeks to go ; New Ferry Info

The countdown to Beantown Camp opening day continues! Only 2 weeks to go.

Beantown Camp News: Only 2 Weeks To Go

For everyone planning to attend who has not yet completed a registration, it would be a huge help if you get your registration and full payment in ASAP! There are packets to assemble and the college has rooms to prepare. We want your complete camp experience to be smooth sailing from the moment you arrive and the more we can do in advance, the easier for us to make that happen:-) The weekend includes competitions for all levels and it is still possible to sign up. The competitions are always a blast and come with a wonderful, supportive audience. Got soul? Why not sign up for the new Soul division? That does sound like fun! Also new for this year, we have sponsors providing prizes for each division and they are all awesome!

  • International Lindy Hop Championships
  • Lindy Focus
  • Boston Tea Party
  • Canadian Swing Championships
  • Aris Allen

Join us for our 15th year - it’s going to be phenomenal! (Really, seriously, it is!) Camp runs from June 23 to June 30 with multiple registration options. If you’ve never done the full week, this will be the year to do it. There is so much that you will not want to miss! The schedule continues to be updated as the class descriptions are filled in. Be sure to check out the camp forum for ride sharing and other information. This is a great way to communicate with other campers and maybe organize a door-to-door airport shuttle or request a ride from a local. For our local campers, we would really appreciate if you check the forum to see if there are any visiting campers you can help out. It is wonderful when we all work together to make this an amazing experience for everyone:-) Beantown Camp information.

Salem Ferry to Beantown Camp

Traveling to camp from Boston? Take the Salem Ferry! What a great way to start off your camp adventure. The ferry terminal is only two stops on the Blue Line Subway from Logan Airport and easy to reach from any other Boston location. The regular fee with all charges added is $11.50 one way and $3 off with an Endicott College discount. Here are the details provided by the Event and Conference Services:

The Event And Conference Services Department is pleased to announce a partnership with the Salem Ferry (part of Boston Best Cruises), in offering a discounted rate for all residential groups who stay at Endicott. The Salem Ferry operates daily between Salem and Boston Harbor, and is an ideal way to arrive to the North Shore, or to go to the city and explore Boston in a casual and fun way. In 45 minutes, the narrated tour will even give you a historical overview of the areas you’re passing by, such as Salem Sound, Marblehead and the Boston Harbor. There even is a bar on board where you can purchase beverages or small snacks. From the Salem dock, it is only a 2.5 mile ride to Endicott College. To receive our special rate, please use code 3911 when booking the tickets online. This code does not work when buying tickets at the ferry terminal!

Salem Ferry Schedule. Happy dancing, Aurelie & Tony

Summer Classes

The countdown to Beantown Camp opening day continues! Only 2 weeks to go. Check separate blog post for an update.

Summer Class Session

After Beantown, we will have one session of classes for the summer. Information and registration is now up on the website. As usual for the summer, there will be no Sunday classes. Mondays will be continuing in Boston at Ruggles Church near Fenway Park. Sundays in Newton will resume in September.

The summer classes will be starting on Monday, July 11 and include Beginner Swing/Intro to Lindy Hop Level 1 and Lindy Hop Level 2.

Class information.

BSDN Dance

The monthly Boston Swing Dance Network dance is this Saturday, June 11. This month features The Love Dogs! These Dogs just get better and always bring a fun and lively evening of Swing!

BSDN dance information.

Happy dancing,
Aurelie & Tony

Uptown Swing this Saturday!

Uptown Swing Dance This Saturday

This Saturday, June 4 is our monthly Uptown Swing dance! We are early this month as Beantown Camp will be keeping us occupied throughout June. Join us at our wonderful venue, Brookline Tai Chi, located directly across from the Washington Square T stop on Beacon Street. BTC has AC and one of the best dance floors around.

This month we are welcoming back the Mike DiBari Swingtet who always bring us a fabulous night of dancing! Beginners are very welcome and you do not need to have a partner. The music will be excellent for Lindy Hop, Swing, Balboa and even some Blues. Bring your friends and introduce them to a fun night of dancing!

Where: Brookline Tai Chi, 1615 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA 02446
When: Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 8:15pm-12:00am
Admission: $15 ($10 with Student ID)
Swing Lesson: 8:15-9:00pm
Band: Mike DiBari Swingtet
Beginners welcome, no partner needed

Uptown Swing Dance information.

Summer Class Session

Information and registration for our summer session of Lindy Hop classes is now up on the website. As usual for the summer, we will not be holding Sunday classes. Mondays will be continuing in Boston at Ruggles Church near Fenway Park. Sundays in Newton will resume in September.

For the summer, we’ll have classes starting on Monday, July 11 including Beginner Swing/Intro to Lindy Hop Level 1 and Lindy Hop Level 2.

Class information.

Hope to see everyone out at Uptown Swing this Saturday:-)

Happy dancing,
Aurelie & Tony

Beantown Camp News: Only 3 weeks to go

The countdown to Beantown Camp opening day is on! Only 3 weeks to go. If you have not yet registered, now would be a great time to reserve your spot! Beantown will be here before you know it. Yes, there are classes with an excellent roster of some of the world’s best Lindy Hop instructors, and dances with some of the most awesome bands, and campers from all over the U.S. and beyond. That would be enough….but there is so much more! Have you heard of Beantown’s Got Talent? Hilarious. How about the instructors show, Beantown Bounce?

Beantown Camp News 5/26

One month and counting down to Beantown Camp! We are looking forward to welcoming everyone to the beautiful Endicott College campus. The campus is right on the shore, north of Boston, and provides a unique location for a fun week of immersing yourself in dancing. Everything is within an easy walking distance, even the 3 private beaches. Classes are held in a variety of buildings, although the main headquarters is at the student center where most of the evening dances are held and the the dining hall is located.

Next Classes, Dance and Shim Sham!

We would like to thank everyone for joining us at Uptown Swing this past Saturday. Racky Thomas gave us another fun night of dancing. The night was filled with emotion for us, thinking of Frankie Manning and also my Dad. We had a room full of Shim Shammers and raised $200 for the Frankie Manning Fund. I would also like to send out my heartfelt thanks for all the kind words, cards and hugs. It means a lot to both me and Tony. As someone mentioned, we were in the company of our other family:-)

Our next Uptown Swing dance comes early in the month, June 4th with the Mike DiBari Swingtet. This will be our last dance before Beantown Camp and we hope you will join us for another wonderful night!

Summer Class Session

Information and registration for our summer session of Lindy Hop classes is now up on the website. As usual for the summer, we will not be holding Sunday classes. Mondays will be continuing in Boston at Ruggles Church (near Fenway Park). Sundays in Newton will resume in September.

Classes will be starting on Monday, July 11 including Beginner Swing/Intro to Lindy Hop Level 1 and Lindy Hop Level 2.

Class information.

Uptown Swing Dance

Please join us on Saturday, June 4 for our next Uptown Swing Dance at our wonderful venue, Brookline Tai Chi. This month we’ll be having a Beantown Camp warm-up with the always swingin’ Mike DiBari Swingtet! All levels are welcome and no partners are needed. There is a lesson included which precedes the dance, so please bring your friends to give them a taste of what Swing is all about.

BTC is conveniently located on Beacon Street directly across from the Washington Square T stop. Street parking is free after 6:00pm.

Uptown Swing Dance information.

Frankie Manning Tribute at BSC

This Friday we will be teaching the Shim Sham in place of the usual lesson at the Boston Swing Central weekly Friday dance. Come out for a fun night of dancing and another chance to celebrate the amazing life of Frankie Manning. What a great way to kick off the holiday weekend.

Boston Swing Central information.

Happy dancing,
Aurelie & Tony

Uptown Swing, Shim Sham for Frankie

This week for me (Aurelie) is all about my Dad. He passed away on Saturday after over 6 months of either being in the hospital or rehab. I am extremely thankful that I was with him in his last moments along with my Mom, my two sisters and Tony.

Dad grew up in Queens, NY with parents who were first generation Americans and from there he earned multiple degrees including a masters in chemical engineering and a doctorate in nuclear physics. He spent most of his career working at Union Carbide and moved with the company when they relocated from NYC to Danbury, CT. He was a brainiac with an incredible memory and I spent my whole life assuming that he pretty much knew everything.

My Dad has a huge music collection and loved listening to Jazz music. What I will remember always is hearing lots of Frank Sinatra around the house. My Dad was also a big fan of the New York Giants and UCONN Women’s Basketball. In retirement, he loved the opportunity to travel with my Mom and especially enjoyed their visits to Italy and cruising on the QE2.

Mostly the center of my Dad’s life was my Mom and their family of 7 children, 11 grandchildren, sons and daughters in-law and my aunts and uncles. We will all miss him terribly and are sad he didn’t get a chance to get back home with my Mom, even if only for a short time.

I’ll be playing some Sinatra from me to him this weekend at Uptown Swing.

Uptown Swing Dance, Shim Sham for Frankie

Please join us this Saturday, May 21 for our next Uptown Swing Dance at our wonderful venue, Brookline Tai Chi. This month features the Racky Thomas Band for a fun night of dancing, always an Uptown Swing favorite! All levels are welcome and no partners are needed. There is a lesson included which precedes the dance, so please bring your friends to give them a taste of what Swing is all about.

This week, Shim Shams will be done all over the world in honor of Frankie Manning and we’ll be doing one at our dance. In addition, $1 of each admission will be donated to the Frankie Manning Fund and there will be a donation box for anyone wanting to make an additional tax-deductible contribution (by cash or check).

The mission of the Frankie Manning Legacy Fund is to preserve and promote the rich cultural, choreographic and artistic legacy of Frankie Manning and to encourage the world-wide proliferation and promotion of the music and the dance Frankie loved so much (Swing music and Lindy Hop).

BTC is conveniently located on Beacon Street directly across from the Washington Square T stop. Street parking is free after 6:00pm.

Uptown Swing Dance information.

Summer Class Session

For those who like to plan ahead, our summer session of Lindy Hop classes is up on the website. As usual for the summer, we will not be holding Sunday classes. Mondays will be continuing in Boston at Ruggles Church near Fenway Park. Sundays in Newton will resume in September.

Class information.

Happy dancing,
Aurelie & Tony

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