Hello dancers! Thanks to all of you who came out for the Valentine's Party, and everyone who came out ot the Shadow this Tuesday. If you missed Valentine's, you have a year to clear your schedule. If you missed the Shadow, you're in luck, because it's back this Tuesday!

Don't forget to check our website, www.wichitaswingdance.com for an interactive event calendar (with flyers) a blog of these lovely emails, and our revamped photo gallery!

THIS WEEK
Sunday we'll be dancing it up at the studio, come catch the advanced east coast class!

Tuesday is Swing Night at the Shadow! Come check out the chance to dance for free in the middle of the week to DJ'd music from 6-9 PM! Did I mention it's free?

BIG EVENTS
February 28th - It's time to get down and get funky, as it is SOUL NIGHT! Not feeling the groove? No fear, we'll have normal music upstairs, but the basement will be groove central from 8-10. If you have a smoke machine we'd love to talk to you, please respond to this email.

March 21st - It's our thank you members night! For our members it's free, for everyone else it's $6. How are we saying thank you? By giving you an evening with our favorite DJ Ronnie Choy of course! Come out for a good time, and if you aren't a member, you should ask about the benefits of being one (this dance is only one of several)

July 16-18 - Sunflower Swing! We're holding our annual dance weekend, featuring 3 nights of dancing, 2 days of classes, and all to celebrate 1 decade of dancing at WSDS!

CLASSES
This month we're upping the ante on your East Coast with Advanced East Coast! Not sure if you belong? If you take the beginner swing I class you're ready to dive right in!
Upstairs:
6:30 - Beginner Swing I
7:15 - Beginner Swing II
Downstairs:
6:30 - Intermediate Lindy Hop
7:15 - Advanced East Coast Swing

March we teach a dance we do every week: Shim Sham! This fun line dance has been done by famous singers, musicians, dancers, and entertainers of all sorts, now it can be done by you!
Upstairs:
6:30 - Beginner Swing I
7:15 - Beginner Swing II
Downstairs:
6:30 - Intermediate Lindy Hop
7:15 - Shim Sham

April we're planning to help you kick your dancing up a notch with Partner Charleston! Great for Lindy Hop or East Coast Swing, don't miss out!
Upstairs:
6:30 - Beginner Swing I
7:15 - Beginner Swing II
Downstairs:
6:30 - Intermediate Lindy Hop
7:15 - Partner Charleston

WORKSHOPS
A little extra warning for an extr big workshop...

April 24th - A big workshop put on by Old Town Ballroom, Lindy Bombers, and The Rhythm is Jumpin' for your dancing enjoyment. Two choices for 4 classes as Oscar Hampton and Evan Borst battle for your studentship. There will be classes for all levels, focusing in Charleston, Lindy Hop technique and moves, plus a little extra. Be on the lookout for more details, there's a special dance that night too!

LIVE BANDS
April 18 - It's a wait that will definitely be worth it, as we bring in Cool Blue! Plus, it'll be a deluxe night with three hours of live music! That means the band starts early so don't be late....

TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES
Just like Sunflower Swing, the sooner you register for these events, the cheaper they are. You owe it to yourself to get to experience dance at a large event, dancing with people from all over the country is truly a treat.

February 26-28th in Denver, CO is the Rocky Mountain Balboa Blowout!
http://www.cmdance.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40&Itemid=75

March 11-14th in Houston, TX is Lindyfest 14!
http://lindyfest.hsds.org/

April 30-May 2nd in Minneapolis, MN is Midwest Lindyfest!
http://www.midwestlindyfest.com/index.php

June 4-6 in Kansas City, KS is The Rhythm is Jumpin. This will be awesome and nearby! Register soon for the ultra cheap price!
http://www.therhythmisjumpin.com/

VIDEO CLIP OF THE WEEK
A preview of another instructor for Sunflower Swing, this is Christy from Omaha dancing long, long ago (2001). Again, social dancing in a contest at the American Lindy Hop Championships.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZEzPUUBfrc

EXTRA EVENTS
Still not enough, we have an extra special one for you...

February 27th - Ronnie Choy DJing at the Moose Lodge! That's right, our favorite DJ will be spinning, and you can be there dancing for just $8..

We're working on a few more fun events, but the momentum is building already for Sunflower Swing. We'll have dancers there from California, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska. Won't you come join the party as well?

See you Sunday!

Evan Borst
WSDS President