Dance Event
COMING UP: SEPTEMBER 21, 2019
WORKSHOP: 7-8PM. Balboa: review of basics in the first 30 minutes and beyond basic in the next 30 minutes. Instruction by Joe Palmer.
SWING DANCE with an introductory swing lesson.
8-8:30PM Swing dance basics by Joe Palmer.
8:30PM to 11:45PM, the master of swing oldies takes over, DJ The Golden Gup !
Admission: (refreshments included)
Workshop only: $10 Workshop and Swing Dance: $25
Swing dance: $20 (includes the swing basics class)
Always a fun time for all levels and for all ages !
Do ask anyone to dance !
Event Locations
V.F.W. post in Whippany which has a great wood floor to dance on. This is located at 750 Route 10, Whippany, New Jersey 07981.
WORKSHOP/DANCES are at the MADISON COMMUNITY HOUSE, 25 Cook Avenue, Madison, NJ 07940
Workshop and Dance format:
There will be workshops offered in the fall, with a different format. Once a month, the workshop will be combined with a dance on a Saturday night and will take place at the Madison Community Center location.
Format will be:
7PM to 8:00PM : Workshop
8-8:30PM Class on Swing Dance basics
8:30 to 11:45PM : Social Dancing.
For these workshops, it is expected that student dancer will be beyond basic beginner on whatever is being covered. You will need to be comfortable with six-count swing (single-stepping and triple stepping) and eight-count swing.
Topics being considered are Balboa, 20’s Charlestons, Tandem Charlestons, side-by-side Charlestons, Lindy/Swing, Swing-outs, Solo Jazz steps, etc.
Planned Events
ALL SOCIAL DANCES ARE ON A SATURDAY !
Planned events:
September 21, Workshop and dance. With Joe Palmer as instructor for workshop and DJ Golden Gup to DJ the dance social. The workshop will on Balboa, beyond beginner. You should know the basic balboa step and the break step.
September 28 dance to live music by Swingadelic and the lesson by Nissreen.
October 5, Workshop and dance. With Nissreen as instructor and DJ.
October 12 Live music by Crash Gordon and Debra Dynamite with lesson by Nissreen!
October 26 dance with Nissreen instructor and DJ.
November 9 dance with Nissreen as instructor and DJ.
November 16, Workshop and dance. With Joe Palmer as instructor and DJ.
November 23 dance to live music by Swingadelic and the lesson by Nissreen.
December 7 dance with Nissreen as instructor and DJ.
December 21 dance dance with Joe Palmer as instructor and DJ
December 28 Workshop and Dance. with Nissreen as instructor and DJ.
And in the year 2020, the dances will all be at the Madison location:
January 11 and 25, February 8 and 22, March 14 and 28, April 11 and 25, May 9 and 23, June 6 and 20. >>>> Year 2020 <<<<
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Let’s Swing NJ
Promoting lindy/swing and balboa dancing. All events are on Saturdays.
Twice a month, we bring in an instructor to start our social dances with a one-hour lesson (beginner level) followed by social dancing until 11:45PM.
Once a month there is a 1 hour workshop (beyond beginner) with the social dance following it until 11:45 PM.
We have a very friendly group of dancers of all ages !
Any question or comments
Drop a line to Victor at LetsSwingNJ@gmail.com
Hope to see you !