WSDS Weekly 1-5-12

Hello dancers! 

 

Thank you to everyone who made Sunday great.  It was an awesome night of friends and dancing. 

 

Registration for Sunflower Swing 2012 opens TODAY, January 5th.  Be one of the first 12 people to get the early bird special of $60.  Go to www.sunflowerswing.com for registration and detailed information.  Save the date June 22-24, 2012.

 

For those not in a series class, there is a lesson option available.  An East Coast Swing lesson starts at 7:30 pm.  

 

CLASSES

January Series Classes

Time

Cost

Location

Beginning Lindy Hop

6:30-7:30

$20/$30 **

Upstairs

West Coast Swing

6:30-7:30

$20/$30 **

Downstairs

Beginning East Coast Swing

7:30-8:00

$4/$6

Upstairs

**Cost includes 7:30 drop-in class and dance all month.

February Series Classes

Time

Cost

Location

Beginning Lindy Hop

6:30-7:30

$20/$30 **

Upstairs

Balboa

6:30-7:30

$20/$30 **

Downstairs

Beginning East Coast Swing

7:30-8:00

$4/$6

Upstairs

**Cost includes 7:30 drop-in class and dance all month.

 

DATES and DETAILS

 

January 8^th  – Swinging Sunday 8-10 pm.

 

January 14^th – 14^th Annual WBS Blues Ball at the Cotillion from 8-11pm.  The cost is $15 in advance and $20 at the door. All ages' welcome.

 

January 15^th – Swinging Sunday 8-10 pm.

 

January 22^nd – Swinging Sunday 8-10 pm.

 

January 29^th – WSDS membership Meeting at 6:30 pm in basement.

 

January 29^th – Soul Night with the band The Watchers 8-10 pm.

 

June 22^nd – 24^th  – is Sunflower Swing 2012.

 

OTHER CLASSES

Monday nights the Lindy Bombers meet at Morningstar Community Church with classes for intermediate and advanced levels.   Class starts at 7:30, taster class at 8:30.  Check out www.lindybombers.com for details! 


 

TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES in 2012


January 21^st -22^nd –Omaha Jitterbugs is presenting a workshop weekend with Christian & Jenny.  Click here for more information http://www.jitterbugs.org/Default.aspx?tabid=196

 

March 1^st - 4^th in Des Moines, IL is the Heartland Swing Festival http://heartlandswingfestival.com

 

March 9^th - 11^th in Ann Arbor, MI is the Pirate Swing www.pirateswing.com

 

March 15^th - 18^th in Houston TX is the Great Southwest Lindyfest http://lindyfest.hsds.org

 

April 13^th - 15^th in Iowa City, IA is the Hawkeye Swing Festival www.hawkeyeswingfest.com   

 

VIDEO CLIP OF THE WEEK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOJWr7ffwEs&feature=fvsr

 

Happy Dancing! 

 

Missy Hawkins

WSDS President

 

WSDS Weekly 12/29/11

Hello dancers! 

Happy New Year!  Swing into 2012 with plenty of dancing fun.  Join us at 6:30 pm for one of the series classes.  Your choices are Beginning Lindy Hop or West Coast Swing taught by Swing Dance Hall of Famer, Harry Reese. 

Don't forget with a series class you can not join in the middle of the month.  So start the new year with a class to keep you in step.

Registration for Sunflower Swing 2012 opens January 5th.  Be one of the first 12 people to get the early bird special of $60.  Go to www.sunflowerswing.com for registration and detailed information.  Save the date June 22-24, 2012.

CLASSES

January Series Classes

Time

Cost

Location

Beginning Lindy Hop

6:30-7:30

$20/$30 **

Upstairs

West Coast Swing

6:30-7:30

$20/$30 **

Downstairs

Beginning East Coast Swing

7:30-8:00

$4/$6

Upstairs

**Cost includes 7:30 drop-in class and dance all month.

February Series Classes

Time

Cost

Location

Beginning Lindy Hop

6:30-7:30

$20/$30 **

Upstairs

Balboa

6:30-7:30

$20/$30 **

Downstairs

Beginning East Coast Swing

7:30-8:00

$4/$6

Upstairs

**Cost includes 7:30 drop-in class and dance all month.

 

DATES and DETAILS

January 1st – Happy New Year!! We are open! 

January 29th – WSDS membership Meeting at 6:30 pm in basement.

January 29th – Soul Night with the band The Watchers.

June 22nd – 24 – is Sunflower Swing 2012.

OTHER CLASSES
Monday nights the Lindy Bombers meet at Morningstar Community Church with classes for intermediate and advanced levels.   Class starts at 7:30, taster class at 8:30.  Check out www.lindybombers.com for details! 


TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES
January 21st -22nd –Omaha Jitterbugs is presenting a workshop weekend with Christian & Jenny.  Click here for more information http://www.jitterbugs.org/Default.aspx?tabid=196

March 1st - 4th in Des Moines, IL is the Heartland Swing Festival http://heartlandswingfestival.com 

March 9th - 11th in Ann Arbor, MI is the Pirate Swing www.pirateswing.com 

March 15th - 18th in Houston TX is the Great Southwest Lindyfest http://lindyfest.hsds.org 

April 13th - 15th in Iowa City, IA is the Hawkeye Swing Festival www.hawkeyeswingfest.com   

VIDEO CLIP OF THE WEEK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-01jZmH60Ho&feature=youtube_gdata_player


Happy Dancing! 

Missy Hawkins

WSDS President

WSDS Weekly 12/22/11

Ho Ho Ho dancers! 

 

Merry Christmas.  Instead of dancing this Sunday, we will be celebrating Christmas with family and friends.

 

New Year's Day we are open for business!  Starts the year with one of our series class options.  Harry Reese will be our instructor for West Coast swing.

 

Registration for Sunflower Swing 2012 goes live on January 5^th.  Be one of the first 12 people to get the early bird special of $60.  Save the date June 22-24, 2012.

The board is working hard to make this the best anniversary yet.  More information will follow on the website www.sunflowerswing.com or find us at Sunflower Swing on Facebook.  

 

Classes

January Series Classes

Time

Cost

Location

Beginning Lindy Hop

6:30-7:30

$20/$30 **

Upstairs

West Coast Swing

6:30-7:30

$20/$30 **

Downstairs

Beginning East Coast Swing

7:30-8:00

$4/$6

Upstairs

**Cost includes 7:30 drop-in class and dance all month.

February Series Classes

Time

Cost

Location

Beginning Lindy Hop

6:30-7:30

$20/$30 **

Upstairs

Balboa

6:30-7:30

$20/$30 **

Downstairs

Beginning East Coast Swing

7:30-8:00

$4/$6

Upstairs

**Cost includes 7:30 drop-in class and dance all month.

 

DATES and DETAILS

December 25^th – Closed for Christmas.

 

January 1^st – Happy New Year!! We are open!

 

January 29^th – WSDS membership Meeting at 6:30 pm in basement.

 

January 29^th – Soul Night with the band The Watchers.

 

June 22^nd – 24^th  – is Sunflower Swing 2012.

 

OTHER CLASSES

Monday nights the Lindy Bombers meet at Morningstar Community Church with classes for intermediate and advanced levels.   Class starts at 7:30, taster class at 8:30.  Check out www.lindybombers.com for details! 


 

TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES in 2012


January 21^st -22^nd –Omaha Jitterbugs is presenting a workshop weekend with Christian & Jenny.  Click here for more information http://www.jitterbugs.org/Default.aspx?tabid=196

 

March 1^st - 4^th in Des Moines, IL is the Heartland Swing Festival http://heartlandswingfestival.com

 

March 9^th - 11^th in Ann Arbor, MI is the Pirate Swing www.pirateswing.com

 

March 15^th - 18^th in Houston TX is the Great Southwest Lindyfest http://lindyfest.hsds.org

 

April 13^th - 15^th in Iowa City, IA is the Hawkeye Swing Festival www.hawkeyeswingfest.com   

 

VIDEO CLIP OF THE WEEK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpd6Atc2Kf8

 

Happy Dancing and Merry Christmas! 

 

Missy Hawkins

WSDS President

 

WSDS Weekly 12/15/11

Hello dancers! 

 

Come out this Sunday it is the last dance this year.  Share a dance and wish Merry Christmas to your friends.  Another reason to celebrate is the December birthday jam.

 

Get a gift certificate for a month series class and pass it on to friends and family.  January kicks off the year with beginning Lindy Hop and West Coast Swing. 

 

Classes

December Drop-in Classes

Time

Cost

Location

Cool Lindy Moves

6:30-7:30

$5/$7*

Upstairs

Advanced East Coast Swing

6:30-7:30

$5/$7*

Downstairs

Beginning East Coast Swing

7:30-8:00

$4/$6

Upstairs

*Cost includes 7:30 drop-in class and dance for the night.

January Series Classes

Time

Cost

Location

Beginning Lindy Hop

6:30-7:30

$20/$30 **

Upstairs

West Coast Swing

6:30-7:30

$20/$30 **

Downstairs

Beginning East Coast Swing

7:30-8:00

$4/$6

Upstairs

**Cost includes 7:30 drop-in class and dance all month.

February Series Classes

Time

Cost

Location

Beginning Lindy Hop

6:30-7:30

$20/$30 **

Upstairs

Balboa

6:30-7:30

$20/$30 **

Downstairs

Beginning East Coast Swing

7:30-8:00

$4/$6

Upstairs

**Cost includes 7:30 drop-in class and dance all month.

 

DATES and DETAILS

December 18^th – Sunday classes and dance from 6:30 – 10pm.  Birthday Jam

 

December 25^th – Closed for Christmas.

 

January 1^st – Happy New Year!! We are open!

 

January 29^th – WSDS membership Meeting at 6:30 pm in basement.

 

January 29^th – Soul Night with the band The Watchers.

 

June 22^nd – 24 – is Sunflower Swing 2012.

 

OTHER CLASSES

Monday nights the Lindy Bombers meet at Morningstar Community Church with classes for intermediate and advanced levels.   Class starts at 7:30, taster class at 8:30.  Check out www.lindybombers.com for details! 


 

TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES in 2012


January 21^st -22^nd –Omaha Jitterbugs is presenting a workshop weekend with Christian & Jenny.  Click here for more information http://www.jitterbugs.org/Default.aspx?tabid=196

 

March 1^st - 4^th in Des Moines, IL is the Heartland Swing Festival http://heartlandswingfestival.com

 

March 9^th - 11^th in Ann Arbor, MI is the Pirate Swing www.pirateswing.com

 

March 15^th - 18^th in Houston TX is the Great Southwest Lindyfest http://lindyfest.hsds.org

 

April 13^th - 15^th in Iowa City, IA is the Hawkeye Swing Festival www.hawkeyeswingfest.com   

 

VIDEO CLIP OF THE WEEK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvc6Tn8o0HM&feature=related

 

 

Happy Dancing! 

 

Missy Hawkins

WSDS President