Thursday, January 28, 2010

Hello dancers! Thanks to everyone who was at the Shadow last Tuesday, you made it a great night. If you weren't there you owe it to yourself to make it out in February....

January is almost done, but check out below what an action packed February we have planned for you!

Plus, your board meets again in early February as we continue to plan for our 10th Anniversary this summer, be on the lookout for registration info soon, the sooner you sign up, the less you pay......

THIS WEEK
Saturday is a chance to add to your dancing! The Lindy Bomber workshop is from 10 AM to 1 PM, with a class in balboa moves, followed by two classes in collegiate shag! It's at the studio, and classes are $7 each or $15 for all 3. Don't know what shag is? The video clip of the week might be useful to you.....

Sunday is our monthly Birthday Jam! If you celebrate your birth in the earliest month of the year be sure to come out and let us celebrate the best way we know: dance!

BIG EVENTS
February 14 - It's Valentine's Day.....and it's Swingin' Sunday.....so we're bringing in Ronnie Choy to help you steal your sweetie's heart on the dance floor!

March 21st - Thank You Members night! If you're a member you get in free! It's not just any night either, as the Dance Man Ronnie Choy will be spinning tunes to tickle your ears and move your feet. It'll be an awesome night, you'll want to make it a point to be there.

July 16-18, 2010 - The club turns 10 years old, and we have a full - weekend party planned! Three nights of dancing, two days of workshops, one decade of being the best dance club in town.

CLASSES
Only one week left, don't waste it....
Upstairs:
6:30 - Beginner Swing I
7:15 - Beginner Swing II
Downstairs:
6:30 - Intermediate Lindy Hop
7:15 - Balboa

February brings another chance to add some flair to your East Coast Swing!
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
This Saturday! Check out above for details!

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
There is great dancing across the country, here are just a few places in the next few months you can find out yourself!

February 5-7 in Omaha, NE is the Shannon and Bill Workshop Weekend!
http://www.jitterbugs.org/Default.aspx?tabid=182

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!
http://www.therhythmisjumpin.com/

VIDEO CLIP OF THE WEEK
Here's a great compilation of Collegiate Shag, from back in the day to right now! If this peaks your interest you should definitely come out to the classes on Saturday!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTnxCBfOcNU

EXTRA EVENTS
February is shaping up to give you a lot of fun dance opportunities...

February 13 - The Shadow is hosting Cupid's Cabaret, and they're looking for vintage dress! DJ'd music, not particularly much swing, but a fun chance to break out your fedora and hit the town...

February 16 - Swing Night at the Shadow!

February 23 - Swing Night at the Shadow!

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.

February 28th - SOUL NIGHT! The music upstairs will stay normal, but prepare for a party of funkadelic proportions in the basement as we dance to soul music all night. Dig out that Stax records collection and brush up on your Motown, it's going to be a party.....


February is definitely shaping up to be a busy month, I count 7 chances to get out and dance, two with a DJ, two are totally free, one Valentine's Day party and on night of pure soul. What's not to love?

As always, check out this email, a calendar of our events, and a growing photo gallery at our website, www.wichitaswingdance.com

See you Sunday!

Evan Borst
WSDS President

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Hello dancers! Work got you down? School frustrating you? A dose of dancing would do you good, and tonight you can recieve your prescription at the Shadow! That's right, Swing Night at the Shadow is tonight from 6-9 PM All ages are welcome, so come grab some dinner, relax, have a drink (soda for you youngin's) and dance your cares away. See you there!

Evan Borst
WSDS President

Friday, January 22, 2010

Hello Dancers! We have a lot of new things on the calendar to tell you about, but before I get to those, I wanted to take a minute to explain a change we'll be making.

Over the past 18 months every expense we have has increased. Bands, rent, DJ's, and teachers. We are taking proactive steps to balance our finances, including cost reduction measures and enhancing our income. The second of those affects some of you. I say some, because if you are a member of the WSDS, nothing will change for you. If you are not, the cost for you increases $1 for all Sunday events starting March 21st. This would mean on a normal Swingin' Sunday the cost is this:
Members: $3
Non-Members: $6

On a band night the cost would be this:
Members: $5
Non-Members: $8

This is a minor change but one that in conjunction with our other efforts we hope will be successful. We wanted to give plenty of advanced warning about this, you'll see more of it in the coming weeks. We appreciate all of your support, and hope you know we are begrudgingly taking these steps.

Now to the calendar! Take note, there are several new additions....

THIS WEEK
Saturday we've been invited to attend a concert with world renown Boogie Woogie Pianist Silvan Zingg! The concert is at the Poncan Theater in Ponca City, OK. The normal ticket prices are $20, but if you say you were sent by us then it's only $10! Check out this link for details:
http://www.poncantheatre.org/index.htm

Sunday is another live band, as the Benders return to the studio! This band is high energy and all the fun you can handle. Don't miss out, we also have a few special performances for you when the band catches a breather....

Tuesday is another Swing Night at the Shadow! That means free dancing from 6-9 PM (Although thanks to all of you it went even later last time) with a delicious food menu and full service bar. Don't miss a free chance to dance!

BIG EVENTS
February 14 - It's Valentine's Day.....and it's Swingin' Sunday.....so we're bringing in Ronnie Choy to help you steal your sweetie's heart on the dance floor!

March 21st - Thank You Members night! If you're a member you get in free! It's not just any night either, as the Dance Man Ronnie Choy will be spinning tunes to tickle your ears and move your feet. It'll be an awesome night, you'll want to make it a point to be there.

July 16-18, 2010 - The club turns 10 years old, and we have a full - weekend party planned! Three nights of dancing, two days of workshops, one decade of being the best dance club in town.

CLASSES
We're kicking off 2010 with something just a little bit different: Balboa! Born in California it now covers the globe, this is your chance to get in.
Upstairs:
6:30 - Beginner Swing I
7:15 - Beginner Swing II
Downstairs:
6:30 - Intermediate Lindy Hop
7:15 - Balboa

February brings another chance to add some flair to your East Coast Swing!
Upstairs:
6:30 - Beginner Swing I
7:15 - Beginner Swing II
Downstairs:
6:30 - Intermediate Lindy Hop
7:15 - Advanced East Coast Swing

WORKSHOPS
Coming up soon....

January 30th - the Lindy Bombers are back and this time they're bringing you something a little bit different. This workshop will have a little balboa and introduce Collegiate Shag!
10 AM - Build you Balboa! - We'll pick up where the January Balboa classes have left off with some exciting moves to build up your Bal repertoire!
11 AM - Collegiate Shag isn't just for College - An intro to Collegiate Shag, we'll focus on beginning technique, rhythm, and give you moves to look good on the dance floor.
Noon - Shag in Style - We'll build on the previous class, as well as integrate our shag into our swing!
Classes are at the studio, $7 each or $15 for all three!

LIVE BANDS
April 18 - A bit of a long layoff, but we're making up for it with three hours of Cool Blue! That's right, the band starts early at 7 and plays until 10. You're guaranteed to put some wear on those dance shoes....

TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES
There is great dancing across the country, here are just a few places in the next few months you can find out yourself!

February 5-7 in Omaha, NE is the Shannon and Bill Workshop Weekend!
http://www.jitterbugs.org/Default.aspx?tabid=182

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

VIDEO CLIP OF THE WEEK
The Lonestar Championships 2010 were this past weekend, and Wichita was there to represent! Here is the finals of the advanced strictly lindy competition. Competitors chose their partner, but have no idea what song the live band behind them was going to play.......
http://www.youtube.com/user/LindyLibrary?blend=2&ob=1&rclk=cti#p/u/15/MDbUMbi61p8

EXTRA EVENTS
February is shaping up to give you a lot of fun dance opportunities...

February 13 - The Shadow is hosting Cupid's Cabaret, and they're looking for vintage dress! DJ'd music, not particularly much swing, but a fun chance to break out your fedora and hit the town...

February 16 - Swing Night at the Shadow!

February 23 - Swing Night at the Shadow!

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.

February 28th - SOUL NIGHT! The music upstairs will stay normal, but prepare for a party of funkadelic proportions in the basement as we dance to soul music all night. Dig out that Stax records collection and brush up on your Motown, it's going to be a party.....


That's a lot of new information, so mark your calendar carefully....or check ours at www.wichitaswingdance.com! Our revamped website has a calendar of all our events, as well as a blog of these emails in case you just can't read about the upcoming events enough.

See you Sunday!

Evan Borst
WSDS President

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Weekly Update

Hello dancers! It's finally 2010, and it is time to dance! You have a great chance to dance to some live music this Saturday at the Blues Ball! It's at the Cotillion, doors open at 7, fun starts at 8. There will be MULTIPLE LIVE BANDS, check out this link for more details:
http://www.wichitablues.org/news-articles.php

BIG EVENTS
July 16-18, 2010 - It's definitely not to early to start thinking about our 10th Anniversary! Plans are rapidly coming together, rest assured it will be a great time!

CLASSES
We're kicking off 2010 with something just a little bit different: Balboa! Born in California it now covers the globe, this is your chance to get in.
Upstairs:
6:30 - Beginner Swing I
7:15 - Beginner Swing II
Downstairs:
6:30 - Intermediate Lindy Hop
7:15 - Balboa

February brings another chance to add some flair to your East Coast Swing!
Upstairs:
6:30 - Beginner Swing I
7:15 - Beginner Swing II
Downstairs:
6:30 - Intermediate Lindy Hop
7:15 - Advanced East Coast Swing

WORKSHOPS
You knew it couldn't be too long until another one happened, this one is just around the corner....

January 30th - the Lindy Bombers are back and this time they're bringing you something a little bit different. This workshop will have a little balboa and introduce Collegiate Shag!
10 AM - Build you Balboa! - We'll pick up where the January Balboa classes have left off with some exciting moves to build up your Bal repertoire!
11 AM - Collegiate Shag isn't just for College - An intro to Collegiate Shag, we'll focus on beginning technique, rhythm, and give you moves to look good on the dance floor.
Noon - Shag in Style - We'll build on the previous class, as well as integrate our shag into our swing!
Classes are at the studio, $7 each or $15 for all three!

LIVE BANDS
January 24th - The Benders are coming! Check out a flyer on Sunday night if you need more reasons to mark this as a very special evening!

TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES
There is great dancing across the country, here are just a few places in the next few months you can find out yourself!

February 5-7 in Omaha, NE is the Shannon and Bill Workshop Weekend!
http://www.jitterbugs.org/Default.aspx?tabid=182

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

VIDEO CLIP OF THE WEEK
A little social dancing from the International Lindy Hop Championships this past year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AOjODOkge8

EXTRA EVENTS
January 26th - Swing Night at the Shadow!

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.


All for now, multiple live bands are in the works, a few special performances are in the works, and of course all the chances to dance we can throw at you. Your board is working hard to make this the best dance year yet.

If you want to be able to keep up, check out our revamped website at www.wichitaswingdance.com It features a blog with these emails, an up to date calendar of events, photo gallery and more!

See you Sunday!

Evan Borst
WSDS President

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