Swing Dancing, Lobdell, lesson 7:00

[Ken T Takusagawa]

Andrew K. Stein will teach a lesson before the dance.

* MIT Lindy Hop Society Wednesday night dance
* Wednesday, February 18, Lesson 7:00 Dancing 9-11:30 p.m.
* Lobdell Cafeteria (MIT Student Center 2nd floor)
* Free, Beginners welcome, No partner necessary
* DJ Ajayi Harris

This week's lesson by Andrew K. Stein will be in 2 parts:
* At 7:00 pm, Andrew will teach his 30-minute signature lesson on
beginner basics.  Come if you are new to swing or want a refresher.
* At 7:30 pm, Andrew will teach the main lesson.


Coming next month, Wednesdays in March, "Authentic Jazz and 
Solo Charleston", taught by Alex Abdoulaev and Megan Damon.  
Here is the class description:

As an outgrowth of such vernacular dances as the soft shoe and the
cake walk, vernacular jazz rose to popularity during the early 1900s,
quickly developing into an intricate form of solo dance. The
charleston, a direct extension of solo jazz, continued the tradition
during the 1920s following the success of the broadway show "Runnin'
Wild." Despite their vernacular origins, elements of both of these
dance forms are prominently featured in contemporary dance and the
Lindy Hop.

This series of three workshops will focus primarily on the individual
jazz steps and charleston variations. We will begin each workshop by
breaking down a few steps, discussing the technique and theory behind
them, and examine certain unifying technical features of both
charleston and authentic jazz. The steps will ultimately be combined
into pre-choreographed routines in order to build on the technical
and improvisatory features of both of these dance forms.

Routines we will study:
"Bojangles" by Mike Faltesek
"Shim Sham" by Leonard Reed
"Tranky Doo" by Al Minns & Leon James (the "Spirit Moves" version)

For further reference, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_(dance)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaPmyta9y_I







--ken


Boston-area swing dance calendar
 http://www.havetodance.com/calendar.html