| *Beginning Lindy Hop 6:30-7:30 *Charleston 6:30-7:30 Intro to Swing 7:30-8:00 *Students must register by 7/6 to take this class
Classes in August: | | *Beginning Lindy Hop 6:30-7:30 *Intermediate Swing 6:30-7:30 Intro to Swing 7:30-8:00 *Students must register by 8/3 to take this class. | ![]() | | Swing Through the Month of July: | | 7/2 - Dance Night at Spangles 7/6 - Dance Card Sunday 7/16 - Dance Night at the Wright Brothers
7/27 - Birthday Jam 7/30 - Dancing in Old Town | | Travel Opportunities: | | There are still plenty of events to travel to before the winter slump! Check out: Lindy on the Rocks in Denver, CO, July 30- August 3 Cowtown Jamborama in Omaha, NE, September 11-14 Sundance Swingout in Ft. Worth, TX, October 17-19 | The Funny Section: | When you wake up in a hotel after a long night of out-of-town dancing:
 | | | | | | WSDS Dancers Make Audience Happy at Sunflower Dance Festival Good afternoon, dancers! Take a second to re-read that headline, because chances are you thought it was about Sunflower Swing. NOPE! As odds would have it, the American Country Dance Association hosted an event in Wichita called the Sunflower Dance Festival this weekend. You know what they say about great minds! Unlike our Sunflower Swing, this event featured many different styles of dance, including Waltz, Nightclub, Two-Step, East Coast Swing, and West Coast Swing. The unifying variable was the style of music it was all danced to: country. It was a country lovers dream come true.
Wichita's own Lindy Bombers received an invitation to perform at the event just last week. Eager to share the dance we love with a new audience, they happily accepted. Feverish last-minute practices ensued, and the resulting performance last night was a hit!
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It's always illuminating to see what a non-Swing dance crowd loves about a Swing routine. In this case, judging from crowd noise, they love guys dancing solo, and aerials! With any luck, we'll see some of the members of that audience tonight as they come see what Swing is about for themselves.
| | Ambassador of Swing T-Shirts Ordered Thank you to everyone who ordered an "Ask Me to Dance" shirt. They are officially on their way! The t-shirts should arrive by August 1st. With any luck, they'll be early and we can wear them to the dance in Old Town on July 30th! If you haven't ordered a t-shirt, and would like to, it's not too late. Contact WSDS Vice President Megan Pfieffer to place your order.  Wearing the t-shirt lets people know you WANT to dance with them, so they don't have to feel shy about asking you on a Sunday night. Wearing it out around town shows the public that you, yes YOU know how to Swing dance in Wichita, and invites them to ask you how they can get involved. We'd love to see this t-shirt become the new black. We're charging $20 per shirt, which is what we need to pay for getting them printed. This isn't a profit-generating sale. Become an ambassador of Swing today! |
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| | | | This Month's Music Brought to you By: | | | 7/6 - Chelsea 7/13 - Sonya 7/20 - Evan & Chelsea 7/27 - Chelsea We need YOU: | | The WSDS is looking for volunteers to help us manage Sunday nights! If you've been dancing with us for a while, and would like a chance to give something back to the scene, please email us and let us know! We will really appreciate your help. There might even be a hug in it for you. | | More Swing Dancing in Wichita: | If you want to take your swing dancing to the next level, check out the Lindy Bombers! This local dance club has been meeting every Monday evening for years, working on swing dance vocabulary, technique, and musicality. The Lindy Bombers can also put you in touch with the Shiny Stockings and Five Moes Named Guy, Wichita's solo-jazz troupes. And, if you're REALLY motivated, the Lindy Bombers are also your gateway to Hot Rhythm Revival, Wichita's competitive swing dancing team. There are lots of options out there, come check them out! | Video of the Week: | Do you, like the audience at Sunflower Dance Fest, love some all-guy solo dancing? Of course you do. If you don't know this about yourself yet, simply watch this video! | |
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