Swing Dancing next week at Harvard *RICHARDS HALL*

[Ken T Takusagawa]

Correction: Next week, December 5, the dance will be held at 
Richards Hall (not Holden Chapel) at Harvard.  Richards Hall 
was where we were in October.

http://map.harvard.edu/level3.cfm?mapname=camb_allston&tile=F6&quadrant=A&series=M

--ken

On Mon, 26 Nov 2007, Ken T Takusagawa wrote:

> Jenn and Gui will teach a Lindy Hop lesson at 7:30.
> 
> * MIT Lindy Hop Society Wednesday night dance
> * Lobdell Cafeteria (MIT Student Center 2nd floor)
> * Wednesday, November 28, 2007, Lesson 7:30-9, Dancing 9-11:30 p.m.
> * Free, beginners welcome, no partner necessary
> * http://mit.edu/swing
> 
> At 7:30 p.m. before the dance Jenn and Gui will teach a 
> lesson:
> 
>    *How To Make A Swingout Feel Really, Really Good*
>  
>    Jenn Martinez and Gui Cavalcanti will be teaching a
>    beginner Lindy Hop lesson that focuses exclusively on how
>    to make the swingout feel really, really good. Gui will
>    be bringing helpful props and all of his training in
>    force-controlled robotics to bear in a lesson that
>    scientists and engineers will be sure to appreciate (but
>    that won't go over the heads of everyone else, he
>    promises!) By the end of the lesson, Gui and Jenn promise
>    that everyone (regardless of initial skill level) will
>    walk away with a rock-solid understanding and feel for
>    the Lindy Hop basic step, which they can take forward to
>    the upcoming intermediate class series with Nina and Dan.
>  
>    All skill levels are invited to attend! If you don't feel
>    absolutely confident with your swingout, this class is
>    for you.
>  
> The MIT Lindy Hop Society has many exciting events coming up:
> 
> *NEXT WEEK*, December 5, the dance will be held at Harvard, 
> Holden Chapel.  Nina and Dan will teach a lesson before the 
> dance.
> 
> Saturday, December 8: BOSTON BLUES WORKSHOP WITH MIHAI. 
> 12-6pm, MIT Student Center 4th floor.  $40 for early 
> registration,  $55 for late.
> http://bostonbluesmihai.eventbrite.com/
> 
> In two weeks, December 12 and 19 (and maybe beyond), Nina 
> and Dan will teach an intermediate-level Lindy Hop class.  
> If you already know the Lindy Hop swing-out and want to 
> learn more, they will teach you more!  (Please do not attend 
> this class if you do not already know the Lindy Hop basic 
> swing out.)
> 
> During MIT's Independent Activities Period, (January 9, 16, 
> 23, 30), Andrea and Lauren will teach RAVISHING RED HOT 
> LINDY: "Being a beginner dancer doesn't have to keep you in 
> your dorm room. We'll put an end to those cold, lonely 
> winter nights, in January. Andrea and Lauren will be your 4 
> weeks of redheaded fun, on the dancefloor. This class will 
> introduce you to Lindy Hop and Charleston. Both of these 
> energetic partnered dances were created in the 1940s to Big 
> Band and Jazz music."
> 
> Weeks 1 & 2 will teach Lindy Hop basics.
> Week 3 will teach Charleston basics.
> Week 4 will meld Lindy and Charleston and give you some extra snazzy moves.
> **Each class will build on the previous week.
> **Starting from Week 1 is recommended, but not required.
> 
> --ken
> 
> P.S.: 
> 
> Saturday, December 1: "The Fried Bananas" at the Hop to the 
> Beat Dance.  1615 Beacon St., Brookline.
>   http://hoptothebeat.com/dances.html
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