LINDY FOCUS - THE JAZZ DANCE CAMP AND NEW YEAR'S PARTY
JOIN US FOR OUR HUGE EIGHTH YEAR EVENT.

Welcome, one and all. We've scoured the dance world for the most exciting instructors, performers, musicians, and dj's. We're bringing them here to present to you the perfect balance between focused, dedicated learning, party atmosphere, entertainment, and social dance floor magic. At Lindy Focus, we go out of our way to bring you not just another swing camp, but a truly unique and inspiring week of jazzy madness that won't even make sense when you talk about it later. Join us!

Early Bird Registration opens in late July -- don't miss out!

Recent News Updates:

As we begin to release information about this year's camp, you'll want to stay updated! We recommend one of the following methods:

1. Newsletter - to sign up, visit our mailing list page: http://www.lindyfocus.com/news_signup.php
2. Facebook Group - join our growing Facebook community: http://tinyurl.com/lfviifb
3. Twitter - stay informed before and during the event by following us on Twitter: http://www.lindyfocus.com/twitter.php

Also, make sure to check out the video trailer of last year's event on our home page.

We're looking forward to the best Lindy Focus EVER. See you guys there. [Emoticon not found]

~Michael and Jaya and the rest of your Lindy Focus Team

Visit us and learn more at www.lindyfocus.com!

We are so excited about our 13th year of CJ and all of the wonderful things we have planned for next year. Check out the incredible line-up of instructors, performers and bands we are featuring.

www.campjitterbug.com

Camp Jitterbug Full Weekend Pass
**Includes all 3 days of workshops, lectures and dances (the Jump Session Show is NOT included in the weekend pass)

REGISTRATION OPENS DECEMBER 1ST 2011 at NOON 12PM PACIFIC TIME

The price of the camp will be determined by how many people have signed up...not by a fixed date. For example, the first 50 people that register will pay $169, the second 50 people who register will pay $179 and so on. So, register early and you will be rewarded!

The Jump Session Show prices
$25 Campers Rate (Show & After Party included)
$30 General Public Show only
$40 General Public Show & After Party dance

Registration is Open!
Register before May 1st to get the early bird price of $139!

Instructors
Nick Williams
David Rehm
Laura Keat
Kate Hedin

Bands
The Careless Lovers
The Blue 4 Trio w/Special Guests

Think CBS can't get better this year? Think again!
Laura Keat
Enough Said. We added her to an already incredible instructor line-up!

More David Rehm
There will be plenty of him to go around this year. Thank you PAX for moving up your schedule for us!

More hours of social dancing
We have added an extra social dance on Monday afternoon and extra time to the evening dances.

DJ Party on Monday
We will have all of our DJs onboard switching up every few songs to keep the tunes fresh and the energy high.

Better class schedule
No more missing the last two classes on Monday, because you have to catch a flight. We have moved them.

Another awesome DJ
DJ Allen Kerr joins our line-up this year.

Live Music on Friday
Last year we had DJed music on Friday night. Not this year.

Extra Super Secret Awesome Stuff

Hello Lindy Hoppers!

Registration for Camp Jitterbug 2011 opens January 1st. We are excited to feature Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five next year! We have an incredible line-up of instructors as usual.
Check out www.campjitterbug.com for all of the updated info.

We will be using a new registration system next year that should simplify the registration process for everyone. Also, our pricing system is changing. We are starting our pricing lower so the early birds are rewarded. The first 100 people who register will receive the lowest price, the second 100 the next lowest price, etc.

The tier will look like this:

Number of people registered/Price of Camp
0-100 = $169
101-200 = $189
201-300 = $209
301-400 = $229
401-500 = $249
501+ = $269

Okay, see you in 2011 and thanks again for your support and excitement for Lindy Hop!!

Beantown is designed to be an all-inclusive vacation - a complete dance immersion. It's truly amazing what a week can do for your dancing and your spirit! There are multiple options, from weekend to the whole shebang, all of which offer you the unique experience that Beantown has to offer.

This is Beantown's 14th year and we're already feeling the positive energy. Here are some changes/additions for 2010:
* New additions to the always amazing staff.
* New additions to our live music line-up.
* An expansion on the mini-track concept with optional classes grouped into focused topics.
* The Show - our most exciting addition! On Sunday evening our incredibly talented instructors will be performing in the beautiful new Rose Performance Hall. This will be included with ALL registration packages.

And, until March 29th, there is a special early bird discount for the week long (Whole Shebang) package, be sure to check it out!

Visit our new website - http://www.beantowncamp.com - to discover what Beantown has to offer. More information to come!

We are proud to invite everyone back to the ATL in 2010 for another weekend-long celebration of soul. We will have some new guests, and some new surprises. If you missed it the last two times, don't miss it again!

We promise that this event is going to be something special. Here's some of the cool stuff to expect at Swing & Soul 2010:

Dancing Friday, Saturday, & Sunday from 8pm until the wee hours of the morning
Midnight soul food buffet on Friday & Saturday (with bomb ass fried chicken and vegetarian food too)
New this year ! Brunch will be served on Saturday and Sunday during the Soul Session talks!

Amazing special guests including:

• Bob Babbitt - Grammy award winning Bassist and member of the legendary Funk Brothers, Motown's house band that played on all the hits!
• Rob Bowman - Grammy award-winning author of Soulsville U.S.A. the Story of Stax Records.
• Ramiro Gonzalez - Dancer/instructor/entertainer and all around bad ass. If you've never experienced Ramiro, you are in for something special!

Registration is now open! Register early, and save off the door price.

http://www.pirateswing.com/register.phtml

Instructors include:
Michael Jagger and Evita Arce
Joe DeMers and Nelle Hatley
Mike "The Girl" Legett and Reuel Reis

3 tracks of instructions, from Begintermediate through Advanced. A choice of electives, and the much revered "Office Hours" for working one on one with our amazing instructors!

For more information please visit:
http://www.pirateswing.com

Jesse & Zach

Labor Day Weekend
September 3rd - 6th, 2010

Camp Balboa Seattle Weekend Pass
This includes 3 Days of track classes and 3 Nights of dancing!

Early Bird Registration Before July 1st - $139
After July 1st - $159

Instructor Line-Up
David Rehm
Nick Williams
Kate Hedin
Randy Maestretti
Kara Britt
Peter Flahiff
Yoshi Uemura
Lorraine O'Neal
Jo Ann Coker

Check out our Website for more information and become a fan on Facebook

The Collegiate Jitterbug Championships has proven to be the biggest swing dance competition in the Midwest. The Des Moines swing dance scene is excited to welcome amateur competitors to central Iowa!

Registration Opens Oct. 15th!

$4000 in Cash and Prizes for Amateur Dancers!
You do NOT have to be a student but you must have amateur status at the time of competition
Contests
Jack N Jill
AnySwing Goes
Slow Lindy
Solo Vintage Jazz
Same Gender
Team -Battle for the Cutters' Cup Trophy
Dancers' Choice
Miss Heartland Swing Pin-up Girl
CJC Overall Champions could win over $1000 Cash!

Instructors
Kevin St. Laurent and Jo Hoffsberg
Peter Strom and Naomi Uyama
Tiffiny Wine and Kenny Nelson
and More

For more details, visit www.HeartlandSwingFestival.com heartlandswingfestival@gmail.com
Become a fan on Facebook and invite your friends. http://bit.ly/d0KY3i

SATURDAY Workshops April 30th Same location
11 AM NightClub Two Step PART B
Noon ABC's of West Coast Swing
12:50-2pm BREAK, Open Dancing, Free Pizza and drinks

2 PM Social West Coast Swing AND More
3 PM Turning your social dancing into Competitive West Coast Swing

WORKSHOPS FEES:
Students (WITH COLLEGE ID) $10 per class -OR- ALL 6 for $50

Non Students: $15 per class, OR 2/$25 or 4/$45 or 6/$70

You can communicate with the organizer, Pam Genovesi through e-mail
auntie_pam@hotmail.com

Help me spread the word to other dancers so they won't miss this unique opportunity to participate in a workshop by the world renound "Man with a Thousand Moves".

PARKING: North and South parking lots of The Dance Centre,
In Murray Chapel parking lot, Wells Fargo Parking lot, or
plenty of parking behind The Murray Mansion (owned by the same people)

Buddy Schwimmer teaches partner dancing around the world, is the father of two very talented dancers Benji Schwimmer and Lacey Schwimmer. Together, they operate a dance studio in Redlands California called 5,6,7,8 Dance Studio.
Historically, Buddy has been instrumental in BYU's Dance Camps held in the summer, and teaches workshops in local dance studios. Buddy INVENTED NightClub Two Step, and had developed it into a very playful social dance.
See more about Buddy at www.buddyschwimmer.net, look him up on wikipedia
Friend us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=184460031598359
Buddy owns and operates The Worlds Swing Dance Championships, to be held July 8-10 this year at the San Bernardino Hilton. The website for this event is www.worldswingdancechampionships.com
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The Houston Swing Dance Society is proud to present our 15th Anniversary Lindyfest weekend workshop! Lindyfest is an intensive and fun lindy hop workshop weekend jammed with classes for all dance levels, soul sessions with living legends, hot performances and four endless nights of dancing. Lindyfest brings in hundreds of dancers from all across the globe to learn lindy hop from the masters and experience the excitement of Lindy Hop, all in Houston Texas.

Lindyfest 2011 instructors: Dawn Hampton, Chazz Young, Sylvia Sykes, Nick Williams, Naomi Uyama, Virginie Jensen, Steven Mitchell, Ryan Francois, Jenny Thomas, Skye Humphries, Frida Segerdahl, Max Pitruzzella, Annie Trudeau, Peter Strom, Ramona Staffeld, Kevin St Laurent and Jo Hoffberg!
Plus more surprises to come!

Joining us for an encore performance is Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five, featuring Hilary Alexander for two blockbuster nights of swingin’ music!

Registration is now open!
http://lindyfest.hsds.org/registration.php

Workshop Pricing $139 through January 21st, 2011
$159 through March 7th
2011 $170 at the door March 10th-13th
2011 $120 International rate / Junior rate-18 and under (ID required) through March 7th, 2011

Groove Juice Swing is happy to announce that our 6th Stompology Authentic Solo Jazz Dance Weekend is scheduled for June 17-19, 2011!

Please welcome your 2011 Stompology instructors:
* Mike Faltesek
* Laura Glaess
* Nathan Bugh
* Evita Arce

With live music by:
* Rochester's own Crescent City Connection
* NYC's Grand Street Stompers

The class schedule and other details for the event will be posted on the website, www.Stompology.com. Registration will open in March.

Check out our blog at www.stompology.com/blog/ for testimonials and our latest updates.

Event History:
Stompology, currently in its sixth year, was the first dance weekend devoted entirely to authentic jazz, charleston, and solo movement.

Back in 2006, Groove Juice Swing saw that many workshops and camps were beginning to add solo-style material to their curriculum, and figured a weekend dedicated to just that type of thing would be right up the alleys of Lindy Hoppers and any students of historical jazz dance.

And we were right... Six years later, Stompology is still going strong! We're more excited than ever about this year's event and we're looking forward to having you join us.

November 5-7, 2010

Be ready to register in August for two days of inspiring Lindy Hop workshops for dancers at any level, hot evening dances and epic late-night parties at the Lindy Compound.

Music by GORDON WEBSTER and his band
...http://gordonwebster.com/

Weekend DJs RAYNED WILES (DC) and GRAHAM MARKS (Alfred, NY)

About Steven: Steven Mitchell started his dance career by studying Jazz, Ballet, Modern, Ballroom and Hip Hop in both Los Angeles and New York. He started Lindy Hopping / Swing Dancing 1978/1979 together with his partner Erin Stevens. They worked with Al Minns in New York 1982, and brought Frankie Manning out of retirement in 1986 by working together with him.

About Virginie: Virginie has over 20 years of dance experience that includes Jazz, Classical Ballroom, Swing, Ballet. Virginie began teaching Lindy Hop in 1997, and in 1999 paired up with Steven Mitchell to teach full-time internationally. Known for her unique style, spinning and connection, Virginie draws from her extensive dance experience to teach grace, frame and flash to the followers.

Here is a clip of them doing the Swing Walk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Srj8W7illc

Learn more about Steven and Virginie at: http://www.stevenandvirginie.com/

More event details to come at http://www.groovejuiceswing.com/steven-virginie/

Registration opens in August!

- Groove Juice Swing

BANDS:
Dr. Zoot
Dr. Nelson Harrison's Blue to the Bone
Jimmy Sapienza's Five Guys Named Moe
The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn
The Solomon Douglas Quartet
The Boilermaker Jazz Band
Rick Matt's Little Big Band

VENUES:
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Catalyst Building
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall
Carnegie Mellon University Rangos Ballroom

COST:
Same as last year. Can you believe it?
$55 for entire weekend, registering before Oct. 31
$65 for entire weekend, registering after Oct. 31

HOUSING:
Provided if requested with paid registration.

REGISTRATION:
Begins Aug. 1st!

WEBSITE:
PittStop Lindy Hop

FACEBOOK:
Facebook Event Page

QUESTIONS:
info2010@pittstoplindyhop.com
Lisa Matt 412-260-2216
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DECEMBER 3-5, 2010
Hotel discount $104 plus tax
under
CHINA TOWN
PYRAMID
HILTON-financial district
click here to register for discount (before November 15th):
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/SFOFDHF-SFBAL-20101203/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
· BANDS:
-Stompy Jones
-Fil Lorenz Orchestra
and more tba...

TEACHERS so far are:

-Mickey and Kelly (SF/NY)
-Steve and Heidi (LA/SD)
-Randy and Kara (SF)
-Josh and Emily (Portland)
-Chris Lee (SF)
-Nate and Tertia (San Diego)
-Brian Lee (OC)
-Minn Vo (LA)

Plus GUESTS

-Ray Hirsch
-Dean Raftery
-Lila Desatoff and Burnie (Anaheim, SF)
-Norma Miller
Why Norma at the San Francisco Balboa and Swing Festival:
Because we should honor ALL the Jazz greats while thier around... No matter what their dance!
NEW PIN UP CONTEST & THEME CONTEST
Winners receive pass for next year and other prizes!
Themes:
Friday-MOBSTERS SHANGAI (It's in China Town after all)
Saturday-Norma's Birthday Ball; PARTY HATS, top hats, fancy dresses or Pin-Ups!
Sunday-BEATNICK (North Beach is a block away where the Beat Generation hung their hat)
North American Open
Now WINNER TAKE ALL:
FREE pure Balboa Battle
Balboa Swing,
JnJ Bal,
Lindy Hop,
Collegiate Shag,
1920's Partnered Charleston,
&
Performance (team)
Intergenerational

MORE DISCOUNTS THIS YEAR:
· FREE Workshops to youth under 15 with Full Pass adult registration.
· 1/2 off Students on Full Pass Workshops presenting id; Door price only!
(depending on levels & lead/follow ratio)
· FREE to volunteers who volunteer for work study before or at the Fest! Or pay for 1/2 & do less shifts! Email sfbalfest@yahoo.com
· $104 room rate &
· $100 full pass OUT OF TOWNER if booking a room by November 15
· If not staying in hotel...
discount deadlines are:
$100 Full Pass for the 1st 100 people before October 31.
$150 Full Pass after October 31
$175 Full Pass after November 24.
$200 Full Pass at door!
· $50 Dance Only Pass (dances only) Goes up to $65 on October 31st.
· $65 Swing Shift Pass (includes dance & night lessons) Goes up to $85 after November 24th.
· $100 Day Pass may be available depending on lead/follow ratio (includes day only and nothing after daytime classes). May go up!
· $75 Competition Only Pass (includes dance entry & contest entry's).
· $10 per person per contest alacart ($20 per person per contest at door)

All events take place at
Hilton-financial district
750 Kearny Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
Register with link above.
8 blocks from BART via airports SFO and OAKLAND
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=138298859529809&ref=ts
Thank you,
http://www.SwingChampionships.com
415-305-8242

Happy New Year!! Now is the time to start making your travel plans for the year…airfare is really inexpensive right now. Check out http://www.sidestep.com for lots of great airfare deals.

Camp Jitterbug is back on Memorial Day weekend this year and we have incredible plans for yet another unforgettable event. Registration is officially open so register early to save your spot. As always, we feature the top instructors, performers and musicians with spacious, beautiful venues in the heart of Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.

This year we are especially excited to feature the Jump Session Show in Seattle’s top performance space, the beautiful Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle. This will be an event not to be missed. Campers can purchase tickets during registration for themselves (at a discount) and their friends. General public can
purchase tickets directly through Benaroya Hall at http://www.benaroyahall.org.

We have some fabulous instructors and bands booked, although not everyone is finalized quite yet, so keep checking back to see our latest additions.

Save the date and register early…we sell out EVERY year!
Camp Jitterbug & the Jump Session Show
May 28-31st 2010
Memorial Day weekend
Seattle, WA
http://www.campjitterbug.com
http://www.jumpsession.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCx6Joi4ewY

Southern Belle Swing Bash is a workshop weekend devoted to women's role in Lindy Hop and all forms of jazz dance.
Now in our fifth year, Southern Belles is the longest running annual ladies' Lindy Hop workshop in the world! This year we'll have an intense and focused series of classes for both solo and partnered dancing. And continuing the tradition of past years, we will have high energy contests, late night dances, and live music.

2009 Teachers
We're excited to bring you a teaching line-up this year of past favorite Southern Belle instructors as well as some fresh new talent:

Sharon Davis
Evita Arce
& Caitlin Wellman

Registration Opens Soon!
We have some surprises in the works to celebrate our 5th year in style, so sign up early and join us for the festivities! Registration will open on Tuesday, June 9th. We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta in August!

Sincerely,
Gina, Jaya, & Michael

http://www.southernbelleswing.com

* Thomas Blacharz and Alice Mei
of the International Performance group Ninjammerz

* Mike Roberts and Laura Glaess
first place winners of the Strictly Lindy Competition at the 2010 Boston Tea Party

Registration opens on Saturday, May 1st 2010!

For more information please visit:
http://www.ninjaswing.com

Jesse & Zach
Ninja Swing Organizers

John is by far one of the most entertaining and improvisational WCS Champions on the circuit today. For clips of some of his dancing visit www.johnlindo.com The event schedule for Aug 13th and 14th can be seen at: http://www.danceutah.info/dance/events/55-west-coast-swing/187-john-lindo-weekend.html

See you there!

Watch for website launching revealing info on early bird registration, bands, djs and class description! Official web address: http://www.bluesblaze.com.

Wanted to let you all know about the new website, http://www.rabbitsandtoasters.com.

We’ve created a website where the latest and greatest swing blogs can be discovered and filtered easily. It’s a one stop shop to find all kinds of blog posts and articles from trusted sources in the swing community.

If you would like to add your blog to the list of contributing websites, please send us an email info@rabbitsandtoasters.com

Enjoy!

Presented by: the Atlanta Swing Era Dance Association & Atlanta Jazz Dance Preservation Society

Early Registration Opens July 15th!
$70 passes to the first 20 people registered

Join us for a weekend devoted to the celebration of Jazz Dance History!

World-Class Instruction – More than 25 Classes
4 Track Levels – Beginner to Masters
Lindy Hop - Charleston - Authentic Jazz - Balboa - Blues + NEW Rhythm Tap Track!

- Historical Presentations & Lectures
- Jack and Jill Competitions
- Live Swing and Jazz Music
**RHYTHMIC RHAPSODY PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE**
@ the historic Rialto Center for the Arts
- Special Guests Performances
- Saturday Gala Dance & Reception

FEATURING:
Jazz Dance Legend & Historian
CHESTRE WHITMORE
BOBBY WHITE & KATE HEDIN
ANDREW THIGPEN & KAREN THURMAN
TERRENCE "TAPS" BENNETT & TRE MCCLENDON

www.atlantavarsityshowdown.com