FEBRUARY 1
FRONT
ROOM:
7:00-7:50pm
Beginners
to Intermediat Balboa;
or other authentic swing Variety class!
8:00-8:50pm
Intermediate Balboa;
No
partner or experience requried!
OTHER
ROOM: 7 & 8pm separate Same Sex Salsa
click here!
BALBOA
INTERMEDIATE $25
CLASS 3 WEEK SERIES DISCOUNT:
BALBOA
BEGINNERS $25
CLASS 3 WEEK SERIES DISCOUNT:
Tuesday
Troups Practice:
JANUARY
12, 19, 26
contact Burnie to join the Lindy or Balboa troupes at sfbalfest@yahoo.com
contact Michael to join the Charleston Troupe at
Wednesday
1930's to 1940's Swing
weekly beginning to intermediate to
advanced Lindy
& Variety Plus Open Troupe:
FEBRUARY 3, 10, 17, 24
7:00-7:50pm
Intermediate
to Advanced
1920's to 1930's
Lindy Hop with Charleston.
(January follower spots only)
8:00-8:50pm
Beginning
Swing Variety Varies:
Lindy
Hop & Charleston
No
partner requried!
Beginners
Lindy class
discount by PayPal:
Intermediate
class
discount by PayPal:
Thursday
1950's to Ballroom Swing & beyond,
Ballroom Drop in,
& Same Sex Ballroom to Latin Dances!
ANY WEEK DROP IN!
Ballroom
Swing Variety:
7:00-7:50pm
drop
in $10
beginners
Ballroom Swing; Taster into Foxtrot & Ballroom
Swing
(west coast, east coast & city swing)
ADJUNCT
ROOM:
Boxing by Gina!
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Guest
teachers in October:
Johnny
"blue jeans" Lee & Rebecca Organizor
of the San Francisco Shag Jam and 2009 Collegiate Shag Champion
at National Jitterbug Championship at Camp Hollywood!
Catrine
Ljunggren a
dancer, teacher, performer & swing organizer specializing
in dances of the Swing Era as well as Argentine Tango. Catrine
teaches at dance camps and workshops all around the world.
Most recently, she has taught at the Oakland Swing Dance Festival,
Swingin' Spring in Sweden, The Frankie XC cruise, and the
Herrang Dance Camp in Sweden. She runs the Wednesday night
Cat's Corner swing dance party at the Savanna Jazz Club in
San Francisco.
Catrine
is one of the original members of the legendary Rhythm Hot
Shots and one of the founders of Herrang Dance Camp, the world's
largest dance camp which has been in existence since 1982.
Catrine and her dance company are one of the main groups responsible
for the resurgence of Lindy Hop today. Catrine also organized
Hop The Millennium, a swing camp that took place in Ensenada,
Mexico and was attended by more than 450 people from all over
the world.
Catrine
learned from Al Minns and Frankie Manning, both members of
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers in the 1930's. Catrine is known for
her energy -- she likes to dance fast and fly high and it
is a joy to watch her dancing as she is an excellent performer
and dancer. In her dance partner Elliott Donnelley she has
found someone willing to attempt to keep up with her, and
they are a joy to watch because they really have fun when
they dance.
Guest
teachers in November:
Emelie
& Rebecka DecaVita
(Sweeden)
Couple
from Uppsala, Sweeden!
Won
several competitions both together and individually (i.a.
Stockholm Open & Sweden Balboa Weekend to name a few).
Perform in 'Swingkatten' and 'Swedish Swing Society', the
two largest swing dance associations in Sweden. Teach
Black Bottom, Breakaway, Collegiate Shag, Balboa, Swing, Shag,
Big Apple & more info below!
Emelie
lives in Uppsala, Sweden. She has danced the Lindy Hop since
2001. As a child, Emelie tried many different kinds of dances.
However, when she first experienced the joy and energy of
Lindy Hop she quickly realised that it is by far the most
fun dance. The fashion and music of the swing era has also
become a great interest and a source of inspiration for Emelie.
It has become her lifestyle. She loves social dancing and
improvising to the music, as well as creating choreographies
and performing. In 2006, Emelie, together with a friend, founded
the swing dance association 'Club Dekadans', and thereby the
first social swing dance scene in Uppsala.
Rebecka
is from Uppsala, Sweden. She both leads and follows Lindy
Hop. Grown up in Tanzania, Rebecka was early introduced to
African dances - the roots of the Lindy Hop. When she moved
to Sweden, she took up different forms of martial arts as
her great interest. However, since Rebecka discovered the
Lindy Hop and the diversity of this dance, it takes up all
her spare time.
In
addition to Lindy Hop, Emelie and Rebecka dance Balboa, Authentic
Jazz, the Charleston and the Collegiate Shag. They teach and
perform at 'Swingkatten' and 'Swedish Swing Society', the
two largest swing dance associations in Sweden. Together they
also teach at dance events and camps both across Sweden and
around the world. Even though Emelie and Rebecka both have
a quite short competing history they have won several competitions
both together and individually (i.a. Stockholm Open and Sweden
Balboa Weekend). As Lindy Hop teachers Emelie and Rebecka
strive to teach good technique in a positive, humorous and
effective way. They particularly value the interaction between
the leader and the follower and find it important that both
dancers inspire each other and together form the dance.
RESIDENT
TEACHERS...
Ballroom
co-teacher:
Juan
Ballroom
Teacher from Fred Astaire Ballroom NYC 1970's!
Instructor/Organizor:
Burnie:
Organizor
of the SF Bal Fest, Swingdependance Weekend, North
American Open & Northern California Open Swing Championships
many
styles of Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa Swing, Collegiate
Shag, Carolina Shag, Saint Louis Shag, Salsa, and bunches
of Ballroom dances. (Lindy Hop is shortened to Swing to fit)...
2009 Teacher Swingn with the Stars, Phoenix, AZ
2009 Teacher & Head Judge in Buenos Aires, Argentina (LHIAF)
2000-2009 Swing, Salsa & Ballroom Teacher classes in studio
@ Live Art Gallery.
2000-2009 Choreographer for Troupe.
2009 Tabulator International Balboa Championships, Bal Rendevous.
2008
SFLX committee member.
2008 Teacher Istanbul to Ankara, Turkey @ Vintage Swing Workshops
with Burnie.
2008 1st to compete in International Lindy Champonships (ILHC)
w/same gender partner.
2008 California Same Sex Lindy Hop Champion.
2008 Lindy Hop Teacher University of California San Francisco.
2008 Troupe class teacher, Tuesday Night Jump Verdi Club.
2008 Teacher Swing'n with the Stars, Phoenix, AZ.
2007 1st North American to teach Bal plus Head Judge in
Buenos Aires, Argentina at Lindy Hop International Argentine
Festival (LHIAF).
2007 American Same Sex Swing Champion.
2007 Swing Performer Sutter Health.
2007 Teacher & trainee Vima Dance Ballroom, San Francisco.
2006 Swing Performer Sutter Health.
2006 Nor Cal Same Sex Balboa Champion.
2005 California Same Sex Swing Champion.
2005 Judge Team Challenge Swing Central, Redwood City
2002-2005 Various California Same Sex Dance Champion titles...
2002 Balboa Swing & Collegiate Shag teacher Metronome
Ballroom.
2001 Dance Teacher Training College.
Past
guest teachers and assistants:
Colleen
& Martin of Camp Swing infamy!
Emily
social dancer extrodinar leading & following!
Christin
Noel is an amazing dancer well versed in most swing
dances: Balboa, West Coast & Lindy...
2007 Novice Jill, SwingDiego WATCH HER:
click
here for youtube to watch her
2007 Monterey Swing Fest 7th place with Ferdinand (Eddie)
Valdez
2005 Balboa Battle winner with Scott Russell
2005 Nor Cal Bal Jill
2005 SF Nor Cal Balboa Swing Champion with Scott
2005 Nor Cal Same Sex Bal Swing 3rd place all genders (1st
place women overall) I kicked her but and was 1st overall...
2005 Irvington High School Social Dance Program, Next Gen |
