The Charlotte lindy community is excited to announce the first Queen City Lindy Exchange! We cordially invite you to come and play with us. Prepare yourself for three days of dancing with fantastic bands and infamous regional DJs!
The weekend is March 5-7th. Registration is tentatively set for January 15th and pricing begins as low as $35.
Please visit www.qclx.org and sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date on the latest info.
Become a fan on Facebook!  Fan Page "QCLX 2010"
We hope to see you in Charlotte this March!

Changes in our regular swing night Due to renovations at Hazel Parker Playground, we will be having our swing dances at a new temporary venue: St. Julian Devine Center, 1 Cooper Street in downtown Charleston (there are 2 large smoke stacks outside of the building).

+++Parking available next to the building and in empty lot next to St. Julian Devine Center.

Dances will be on Fridays or Saturdays in December.** Here are the upcoming dances:
Dec 11^th, Friday
Dec 18^th, Friday

Dec 26^th, Saturday lessons/dj with Cristina & Bryan

Jan 1-2, NO CSDA SWING DANCE; Marisa may arrange a location for swing dancers to meet

Starting on Jan 8^th, the swing dances will be on Friday nights at the St. Julian Devine Center.  The lessons will be at 6pm (intermediate) and 7pm (basic) and the dance 8-11pm. Admission price is $5 general admission and $3 for CSDA members.  We plan to be back at Hazel Parker Playground for Saturday night dances once the renovations are completed.

New venue for swing & ballroom dancing in Charleston! The Charleston Rugcutters are a new group that meetsto dance twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month.  There will be a Swing lesson on the first Tuesday of each month and a ballroom dance lesson on the third Tuesday of each month. The lessons start at 7pm and will be followed by open dancing 8-10pm that will be a combination of swing and ballroom music at each dance.  The dances and lessons will be at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul at 126 Coming Street, downtown Charleston.  Admission cost is $5 (includes the lesson and dance). http://charlestonrugcutters.weebly.com/

Valentines Day Semi-formal Dance at Gage Hall, 4 Archdale Street!  The date was changed to Saturday, Feb 13^th.  Lesson 6:30-7:30, Dance 7:30-10:30.  Band TBA.  Daniel McClain will be having a dance workshop on this weekend!

CSDA membership will be due in January.  You can pay on-line, in person at one of the dances, or by mail.  See our website at www.charlestonswing.com

*To stay updated on swing dancing in Charleston, go to www.charlestonswing.com and type your e-mail address where it states “Join Our Mailing List, Charleston Swing Dance Association.”

Dance opportunities coming up in next few months:

Lindy Focus VIII - www.lindyfocus.com December 27-31; Asheville, NC

South Florida Lindy Exchange - www.soflex.org 
 January 15-17, 2010

Back to School Workshops and Dance (Spring Semester Edition)
January 16th and 17th; Columbia, SC   http://www.palmettoswing.com/

Hello, all!

Due to renovations at Hazel Parker Playground, we will be having our swing
dances at another location. We have found a new temporary venue! It is called
St. Julian Devine Center, 1 Cooper Street in downtown Charleston. Our first
night will be this Saturday, November 28th. Please still continue to check the
website and for e-mails about updates. (The website will be updated shortly.)

**Very important: The dances will be on Fridays or Saturdays.** Here are the
next four weeks:
Nov 28th, Saturday
Dec 5th, Saturday- dance only 8-11pm; NO LESSONS; Lindy Loves Soul
Dec 11th, Friday
Dec 18th, Friday

The lessons will be at 6pm (intermediate) and 7pm (basic) and the dance 8-11pm.
Admission price is $5 general admission and $3 for CSDA members.

We will be on the third floor of the building with a beautiful view of the
Cooper River and the bridge! The dance floor is a smooth tile floor. St. Julian
Devine Center is a city-owned community center. It is a brick building with very
tall double smoke stacks near the entrance to the Arthur Ravenal Bridge on East
Bay Street. If you are driving up East Bay Street toward the bridge, the
building is on the left before the entrance to the bridge. It doesn't have a
large sign, but you can't miss the very tall double smoke stacks! The entrance
to the building is on Drake Street, near the corner of Cooper Street. There is
parking lot next to the building and a gravel lot across Cooper Street. Note
that the surrounding neighborhood is not the safest, so be cautious!

Thank you to all who spread the word about last Saturday's dance at the Majestic
Grill with such short notice! It was amazing to see over 80 people there when we
changed the location one day before! Please spread the news about the new
temporary venue!

Have a very Happy Thanksgiving!
See you on the dance floor!
Caroline

Hello dancers! We were just informed today by Hazel Parker Playground that they are having issues with the building passing inspection and they have to have some work done before we can dance there again. So,

WE WILL BE MEETING AT THE MAJESTIC GRILL TOMORROW NIGHT (SATURDAY, NOVEMEBER 21ST),

Same times, same price

6-7pm=advanced swing lesson, 7-8pm=beginner swing lesson, dancing from 8-11pm,

+++Please be on the look out for emails from us about where we will be for the next few weeks.

See you on the dance floor!

-Marisa

Unfortunately, the Joe Clarke band will no longer be playing every Thursday night at J. Paulz.  Last Thursday was our last night.  There is a possibility that the band may be back for occasional nights at J. Paulz.  Stay updated at www.charlestonswing.com.

The American Lindy Hop Championships is October 22, 23, 24, 25, 2009 at the
Plaza Hotel, 2701 Summer Street, Stamford, CT USA. Call 203.359.1300 to make
your reservation.

Full weekend passes come with 24 class options, 9 dance parties, great DJs, The
Harlem Blues and Jazz Band plus great contest viewing with a Pass  A for $140.
But the price goes up to $150 on October 1. Pass B gives classes on Saturday and
Sunday only for $135 then $145 on the 1st. Pass C is $109 but comes with no
classes. Pass D comes with classes on Sunday for $90, $95 on Oct. 1. Go to class
schedule at http://artspectrum.org/classes.html.

Register for ALHC passes and/or contests at
http://artspectrum.org/alhcregistration.htm Register for contests before Oct. 1.
Entry goes up on Oct. 1.

Don't forget we're doing Thriller at 8:30 on Sunday. There is a Thriller class
at 5:45 on Saturday open to anyone holding a Saturday evening or Passes A, B, C,
or D at no additional cost. If you're interested in doing a walk-in class. Take
a look at the schedule. There are $20 each individually.

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ALHC event page on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=100139723238
ALHC Fan Page on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/American-Lindy-Hop-Championships/147619144049
ALHC webcast channel on Sling.com
http://www.sling.com/show/34244/American-Lindy-Hop-Championships
Blog on Twitter, too.

Hi all,

We are all in for a treat this weekend!  Charleston's own, Daniel McClain, will be holding a Lindy Hop Workshop this weekend on Sat (Sept 26) and Sun (Sept 27) at Spirit Moves studio in West Ashley.  (Address, directions, times, prices and details are below.)   

The Beginner track is on Saturday, which will be a great introduction to lindy hop fundamentals, as well as a great review for those well-established in the dance.

The Intermediate/Advanced lesson will be on Sunday.  Several intermediate/advanced lindy hoppers are looking forward to these classes (so no beginners on Sunday please).  

Please note the times are different for both days.  Saturday's lessons are from 4:15pm-7:45pm, and Sunday's lessons are from 11:30am-3:00pm.  

Check out the Facebook event at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143303671390&index=1 

Daniel McClain has been dancing lindy hop for 6 years and teaching dance professionally for 4 years.  His dancing style has been recognized for its powerful moves, crisp accuracy, and creative musicality.   Daniel has been recognized in regional competitions, placing at Lindy Focus, the Atlanta Varsity Showdown (AVS), and Boston Tea Party.  He has an amazing talent for teaching dance, being able to break moves down into pieces that dancers of all levels can understand, and having the unique ability to recognize exactly the areas where his students need to work on.  This workshop is not to be missed!!

Please e-mail dwmlindyking@gmail or call Daniel at 843-817-3616 if you have any questions.  There is no pre-registration.  Just show up.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there :) 

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Directions to: Spirit Moves, at 445 Savannah Hwy (Hwy 17, West Ashley)

If you're coming from downtown on Hwy 17, as you enter West Ashley, make a U-turn at the first light (before Ye Ol Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor) and then it'll be on your right-- just before you get back on the little bridge back downtown.  There are 2 parking lots, both before and after Spirit Moves, so if you miss the first lot, turn into the second.  If you end up on the bridge, you just missed it!

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More info:

Facebook event:  //www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=143303671390&index=1 

Charlestonswing:  http://charlestonswing.weebly.com/lindyhop-workshop.html 

        Contact: Daniel McClain;  e-mail: dwmlindyking@...

        More info on Daniel McClain  http://charlestonswing.weebly.com/-instructors.html

       Demo / Competition Videos 

                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD6_pGBque4

               http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vU0L_MBeWg

               http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT354OeRQfM

Hi all,

Just wanted everyone to know about an upcoming workshop opportunity for those of you new to swing and also the veterans who have been dancing for years.  

Daniel McClain will be holding a workshop next weekend on September 26 and 27th at Spirit Moves studio in West Ashley.  (Address and directions are below.)  

He'll be teaching the Beginner track on Saturday, which will be a great introduction to lindy hop fundamentals, as well as a great review for those well-established in the dance.

The intermediate/advanced lesson will be on Sunday.  I know a lot of intermediate/advanced lindy hoppers are looking forward to these classes (so no beginners on Sunday please).  

The class schedule and more information is below.     Please e-mail dwmlindyking@gmail or call Daniel at 843-817-3616 if you have any questions. 

Looking forward to seeing everyone there :) 

-Jan

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Spirit Moves, at 445 Savannah Hwy (Hwy 17, West Ashley)

Directions: If you're coming from downtown on Hwy 17, as you enter West Ashley, make a U-turn at the first light (before Ye Ol Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor) and then it'll be on your right-- just before you get back on the little bridge back downtown.  There are 2 parking lots, both before and after Spirit Moves, so if you miss the first lot, turn into the second.

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Workshop Details

More info:

Facebook event:  http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/ical/event.php?eid=143303671390 

Charlestonswing:  http://charlestonswing.weebly.com/lindyhop-workshop.html 

Contact: Daniel McClain;  e-mail: dwmlindyking@...

More info on Daniel McClain  http://charlestonswing.weebly.com/-instructors.html

Demo / Competition Videos 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD6_pGBque4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vU0L_MBeWg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT354OeRQfM

Chazz Young comes to Denver for the
Lindy Diversion Dance weekend, October 16-18!


Dancing in Colorado gets better each year!
We have an amazing dance community here; cooporation, teamwork, friendship, and
trust make this possible.  Each venue, dance instructor, organizer, work in
harmony to create a wonderful community.  Words cannot express my gratitude.


Over the past 10 years we our community has thrived. We have danced a lot, had a
great time, made lifetime friends, and have good memories growing in our dance
and advancing our lives.  I was recently watching some videos from events in
Colorado from 11 years ago.  My we have all grown so much!  Some are now
national and international dance champions and instructors.  We are so fortunate
to continually have all the Lindy Hop Greats join us in Denver each year.  As a
result, dancers from all across the country come here to dance�.this event is no
exception.
Dancers from NY, CA, CO, NC, AZ, TX, WA, NM, CT, NV are converging in Denver for
this event!



Like I said, each year it just gets better and better.

This year, with the support of CSDC, we are presenting a tribute to Frankie
Manning, featuring special guest
Chazz Young, (son of the late and great Frankie Manning)!

Don't miss out � Please Join Us October 16-18,
a Bargin at $125, until September 17th
Can you believe it?  In addition to Steven, Virginie, Skye, Frida, Chris, Laura,
Mike, Joe, Nelle, Rachael, Lexi, we also have Chazz Young?  How lucky can one
town be???


The Diversion weekend will be a gathering of good friends in a
dancer-friendly atmosphere, with tons of great social dancing, the highest
quality classes in Lindy Hop, Jazz, Blues, and Tap, and fantastic live music
with NYC Cangelosi Cards and Gordon Webster and Friends, AND top-notch national
DJ's spinning tunes for you all weekend long and into the late night, early
morning.


NO COMPETITIONS, JUST PURE DANCE BLISS!!!!



Don't miss out on this reunion and union of Lindy Hop past, present and future!



Register now at www.lindydiversion.com

Subject: Price break for diversion until tomorrow at 9am and $69 Southwest
Fares to Denver!

Lindy Diversion is going to be awesome this year...we've got the Cards and
Gordon Webster from NyC! And of course, Stephen and Virginie...Skye and Frida
:)

Make sure to get your pass asap! You have until tomorrow morning at 9am to
register at the low low price of only $109! Seriously...that's ridiculously
cheap for such a killer diller event. Pair that pricing with Southwest Airlines
deal of $69 one way to Denver, and free hosting...and YOU'RE SET!!

See you in Denver!

The cmDance Crew


LINDY DIVERSION DETAILS:
___________________________________________________________
SPECIAL $109 FULL WEEKEND PASS, until 9:00am, September 2nd!
(as a courtesy, we extended this first pricing because we did not send out a
timely reminder.)
So, here it is!!

Presenting
A LINDY DIVERSION WEEKEND!!!
Here in Denver Colorado
10th Anniversary of CmDance
Special presentations/performances and
tribute to Frankie Manning
With
Steven & Virginie, Skye & Frida, more awesome instructors tba!
Live Music with Cangelosi Cards and Gordon Webster and friends!!!

OCT 16-18, 2009

A weekend dedicated to Swing Dancing, focusing on the pure enjoyment of social
dance! Come dance your cares away, revive your life and dancing�.we are going
to have an awesome, amazing good time!
Early and traditional Swing Music�music to suit all your dancing needs!!!!

Take your dancing and spirit to the highest level!
Classes in Lindy Hop, Jazz, Tap, Blues and Soul in a good-time roll atmosphere!
Visiting DJ's Chris Lee, Harry Saito, Mike Roberts, Mary Freitag!

3 nights of dancing with National DJ's and Saturday Night live music!
Late night dances on Friday and Saturday.

Sunday evening dance party at "Mattie Silks"!

*SPECIAL $109 FULL WEEKEND PASS, until 9:00am, September 2nd!

Register now at http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.lindydiversion.com

Become a fan of ALHC!
ALHC Fan Page on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/American-Lindy-Hop-Championships/147619144049

The last two years of ALHC have been streamed for the web. Check out the
ALHC webcast channel on Sling.com
http://www.sling.com/show/34244/American-Lindy-Hop-Championships

Register for ALHC before prices go up on Oct. 1. Go to
http://artspectrum.org/alhcregistration.htm

Reserve your room at the Plaza by calling 203-359-1300.

Look at our new web page at http://artspectrum.org/artspectrum_005.htm or use
the http://artspectrum.org/alhc.htm. You should be redirected to the new page.

The 12th American Lindy Hop Championships is October 22-25, 2009.

ALHC is four days or great general dancing, viewing great dance contests and
taking great classes.

I got this from a dancer so I'm passing it on to the group.

-Marisa

---------- Forwarded Message ----------
From: V Fant vgf07@...

Jamie Sue,

I'd call the Unitarian Church and ask for Carla. She'll be able to answer those questions for you.

-Marisa

The 2009 American Lindy Hop Championships will be held October 22-25, 2009 at
the Plaza Hotel, 2701 Summer Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06905.

Rooms at $99+tax. Attendees are free to arrive early and stay past the event's
end date and keep the same great room rate. Call 203-359-1300 to make your room
reservation.

Join teachers and judges Evita Arce, Matt Bedell, Nathan Bugh, Skip Cunningham,
Tony Fraser, Didier Jean Francois, Nathalie Gomes, David Graybill, Kate Hedin,
Yuval Hod, Laura Jeffers, Laura Keat, Genevieve Kerouac, Maryse LeBeau, Joel
Plys, David Rehm, Benjamin Ricard, Zack Richard, Valerie Salstrom, Manu Smith,
Bobby White, Chester Whitmore, Charlie Wyler for some unbelieveable classes and
dancing.

This year we are offering a Blues dancing class for solo dancers and a Snake
Hips class. Skip Cunningham, a veteran of stage, screen and television, will
teach a tap class for lindyhoppers. So bring you shoes.

A Facebook page for hte event has been added. Check it out at
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=100139723238

Reply to this email or call 1-313-790-2311 with questions.

Hello dancers! This is a reminder that we've officially moved over to our new Venue at Hazel Parker Playground! Our 1st regular dance is tomorrow (Sat) night!

Hazel Parker Playground

70 East Bay Street, downtown Charleston. (next to the Yacht Club)

Advanced Lindy Hop lesson 6-7pm, Beginner Lindy Hop=7-8pm, open dancing from 8-11pm.

$5 general admission, $3 for CSDA members. Price includes lessons.

Parking=off street parking, or you can park along the Battery, or Broad Street, but do NOT park in the Yacht Club parking lot.

There is no food or drinks there. There is a water fountain. Please bring your own water bottles or non alcholic drinks.