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	VISIT OUR NEW SITE: www.AZLindy.com updated 1/15/2009 Apparently the Lindy Hop gods have converged on February. There are a ton of February events. See below! 1. Lindy Hop and East Coast Swing 5 week Course starts Sun., Feb. 8, 2009 - New Location 2. The Jive Aces with special guest appearances from their friends, Keely Smith and Toni Elizabeth Prima! February 12, 2009 at the Shrine Auditorium. 3. AZ Swing Jam with Frankie Manning February 27-March 1 4. Ongoing and Upcoming Events 5. National Events and Exchanges 6. What's On The Web? 7. Dance Etiquette 8. Deep Thoughts Not all events listed are produced nor endorsed by the AZ Lindy Hop Society. Listings of events are merely provided as a service to those interested in swing dance and/or music. 1. Lindy Hop and Swing Sunday School - NEW LOCATION Five Week Course with Steve Conrad and Heather Hill Every Sunday afternoon starting Sunday, February 8, 2009 3:00 pm: Lindy Hop Int./Adv. 4:00 pm: Lindy Hop Beginning 5:00 pm: East Coast Swing Intermediate Price: $10 per class OR all five and a CD for practicing for $55 Location: Fatcat Ballroom - 3131 E. Thunderbird Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85032 Note: We will not have class on Sunday, March 1 due to the AZ Swing Jam with Frankie Manning workshop. You can do a beginning East Coast Swing Class at any of the swing nights before the dance. Once familiar with the basic, please join us for the Intermediate EC Swing class. MORE ABOUT CLASSES>> 2. Arizona Swing Jam with Frankie Manning February 27 - March 1 Join us for an amazing weekend of classes with Frankie Manning, the Ambassador of Lindy Hop. Frankie is a star of stage, screen, and a worldwide beloved teacher of lindy hop. He won a Tony Award in 1989 for his choreography in Black and Blue and has been featured in films of the 1930's, 40's and 50's (including Hellzapoppin' - see video). He also toured with Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and many others. Even though he will turn 95 in May, Frankie is still touring and sharing the Lindy hop with a new generation. Don't miss this rare opportunity to learn the Lindy hop from an amazing person. More info and Registration>>> 4. ONGOING AND UPCOMING EVENTS: For a list of all swing nights visit www.AZLindy.com For a calendar of Phoenix swing events visit Jerry Duke's Swing Calendar Thanks Jerry! TUESDAY Swing Dance at Fatcat Ballroom Every Tuesday Night - All Ages This is a really nice dance studio with a HUGE floating wood floor (5,800 sq. ft.). 7:30 pm: Swing Dance Lesson 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm: Dance to DJ Fatcat Ballroom - 3131 E. Thunderbird Rd., Phoenix, AZ $7 includes dance lesson and dance All Ages Welcome No alcohol served UPCOMING EVENTS: Sunday, January 25 9:00 pm Red Elvises Rhythm Room Roots & Blues Concert Club 1019 E Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ 85014 $10; 21 and Over Thursday, February 12, 2009 The Jive Aces with special guest appearances from Keely Smith and Toni Elizabeth Prima! 6:30 pm: East Coast Swing Dance Lesson 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm: The Jive Aces with special appearances by Keely and Toni! El Zaribah Shrine Auditorium 552 N. 40th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008 (South of Loop 202 at 40th Street) $20-$35; ALL AGES Saturday, February 21, 2009 All day starting at 12 noon Blues Blast 2009 Appearing: Janiva Magness, Omar & the Howlers, The Juke Joint Duo (Lightnin' Malcolm & Cedric Burnside), The Mikel Lander - Meridith Moore Band, Kathy Mabry, Kevin Casenhiser, and he Rhythm Room All-Stars featuring Big Pete Pearson. Mesa Amphitheatre 263 N Center St., Mesa, AZ 85201 ALL AGES WELCOME OUTDOOR EVENT Info: Phoenix Blues Society 602-252-0599 5. Lindy Exchanges / National & International Events A lindy exchange is where a host city holds a series of dances and events at a low price and typically offers housing though local hosts. They are a great way to meet lindy hoppers all around the world, see new cities for very little money, and experience different lindy hop scenes. Lindy Hop is a sub-culture phenomenon all around the world and a great way to meet and connect with people everywhere. 2009: Jan. 16-18 Utah Lindy Exchange Salt Lake City, UT http://ulx.swingutah.com/ Jan. 24-26 Quebec Swing Rendez-Vous Quebec City, QC http://qsrv.net/ February 27 - March 1 Arizona Swing Jam with very special guest - FRANKIE MANNING (our 12th year!) The 94 year young lindy hop sensation has AZ on his list for 2009. He is now doing limited touring but he is planning on coming out. Don't miss this rare opportunity to learn the Lindy hop from an amazing person who is part of American History. Phoenix, AZ http://www.AZLindy.com March 12-15 Lindyfest 2009 Houston, TX http://lindyfest.hsds.org/ March 20-22 Vietnam Lindy Exchange VLX Ho Chi Minh City / Saigon, Vietnam http://www.vietnamlindyexchange.com/ May 21 - 26, 2009 Can't Stop The Lindy Hop - Frankie Manning's 95th Birthday Festival New York City, New York http://www.frankie95.com/ June 4-7, 2009 Catalina Jazz Dance Festival Catalina Island, CA http://www.2plyswing.com/Z_CATALINA/CATALINA_HOME.htm 6. What's on the Web? Each month we will offer you some web videos that are making their way around the world. These are a great cure for office boredom (to watch only on your lunch break, of course). Sometimes these will have to do with dance but other times, the links will take you to places you may not have been. Enjoy. Hellzapoppin' Contest in NYC: One of my favorite clips of all time. This one is from 2004 and was filmed from the Balcony so you can see the action. Some of the best dancers in the world came together for this contest. They dance incredibly fast for seven minutes straight. The winners of the contest were Minn and Corina (in all white). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnPgMw1YX4E 7. Dance Etiquette: "Unsolicited Teaching on Dance Floor" This is unfortunately one of the more common breaches of dance etiquette. This often happens when a dancer stops in the middle of a song to correct his or her partner, or tell them how to execute a dance figure. Ironically, this error is often committed by individuals who are not fit to teach! Experienced social dancers dance at the level of their partners. Even for experienced dancers, the social dance floor is not the place to teach or to correct your partner. It is better to concentrate on patterns that both partners can do and enjoy. Unsolicited teaching can be humiliating and takes the fun out of dancing. If someone starts to teach you and you would rather them not, you can politely say, "I'm just here to dance right now." 8. Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey “It's easy to sit there and say you'd like to have more money. And I guess that's what I like about it. It's easy. Just sitting there, rocking back and forth, wanting that money."