Swing dancing, Walker, Lesson 7:30

[Ken T Takusagawa]

* MIT Lindy Hop Society Wednesday Swing Dance
* Wednesday, November 1, Lesson 7:30 Dancing 9-11:30 p.m.
* Walker Memorial, 1st floor (Morss Hall)
  http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=50
* Free, Beginners welcome, No partner necessary
* DJs Jodi Daynard and Don Coverdale

At 7:30 before the dance, the Lindy Bomb Squad will teach a 
one-shot swing lesson.

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Would anyone like to teach in future weeks?  Anyone is 
welcome to teach: share your love of dance!

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Here are some notes from last month's instructors, Jodi and 
Alex, on balboa videos to watch and where to learn more:

Some great balboa links on YouTube

  Hot Rhythm Invitational 2016
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWw1oC7Hz68&feature=youtu.be&t=6m10s

  Jeremy Otth & Laura Keat, All Balboa Weekend 2013
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5avaMhJC_ZM

  Mickey & Kelly Arsenault at Rocky Mountain Balboa 2012
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZM_hHf7M4g

  Hal & Betty Takier - Famous clip from Maharaja (1943)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehVZktW0BK4

  The "Venice Beach" clip - Famous 1940 clip all serious balboa dancers study for HOURS and HOURS!
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXgydUYfmIg

  White pants clip - Hal & Marge Takier - 1980s
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4w9W2pkvr0

  Dancing at Bobby McGee's (showing original dancers in later age, in the 1980s)  These are studied like the Talmud by Balboa geeks.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWfHMyVqQ9M&list=PL1seg-AgfHcBtNoS6cS3uujRlIoo4UjVJ

Tuesday, November 7th begins Boston Balboa's Fundamentals C 
class. Registration for the 4-week series is now! 
http://Bostonbalboa.org

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If anyone is available to help me set up the dance, meet me 
at W20-437 (our storage room) at 6:45 pm.

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Locations and DJs for the next few weeks:
11/1 Walker, DJs Jodi Daynard and Don Coverdale
11/8 Walker
11/15 Walker
11/22 No Dance (Thanksgiving)
11/29 Walker

--ken

P.S.:

Help wanted!  If you are an MIT student and available to 
occasionally help out with the club, let me know.  (We would 
like to avoid the club having a single point of failure, 
namely me.)  No commitment required!

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