Swing Academy

We offer Perth´s most exciting introduction to the Lindy Hop, the most popular form of swing dance on the planet. It will keep you fit, put a smile on your face and it's a great way to meet people. It's also a little bit addictive, a lot of fun and occasionally crazy.  You can take Classes with Perth´s most experienced and up and enthusiastic Swing dancers waiting to share this dance with you. Come and check out our lesson's in Maylands, Victoria Park, Innaloo and Fremantle.

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Hello Everyone itś been a while and welcome to those new on the list.  Itś a big Weekend of dancing so lets get on with it.

Ps if you don´t know about the PSDS check out Perthswing.com.

LIVE June Club Splanky - with Denise Dale and her Speakeasy Six!

Presented by the Perth Swing Dance Society: 5 June, 2010


A great night of live entertainment with Hullabaloo Ball favourite - Denise Dale and her Speakeasy Six and a performance from the Hullabaloo Hoppers! International teachers Kevin St. Laurent and Jo Hoffberg will also be joining us for the night so make them them fell welcome and grab them for a dance! This is your opportunity to dance with people from all over the Perth swing scene, on a huuuuge sprung wooden floor, dancing to great tunes from the swing era. Drinks on sale. Door prize every month!

Where: Como Primary School Hall, Cnr Thelma and Coode Streets, Como
Time: 8:00pm til 12:00 midnight
Cost: $5 PSDS members $10 non-members
Swing DJs: TBA

Swing Blast!

Presented by Swing Zing: 4 - 6 June, 2010

The amazing Kevin St Laurent and Jo Hoffberg return to Australia for another Swing Blast! Kevin and Jo are an exciting and dynamic couple and part of the awesome Killer Diller performance team! Set aside this weekend for fun and instructive workshops and plenty of social dancing! This weekend will be a powerhouse weekend for swing!
 
Schedule & Location
The weekend will include eight hours of swingin' Lindy Hop classes with Kevin and Jo over Saturday and Sunday, and some cool social dancing at Splanky on Saturday night. Wrap up the weekend with a relaxing twilight party at Sophie's Studio on Sunday!
 
Sat 5th June Workshops: 12pm-5:30pm 4 x 1 hr classes with 1 hour lunch break. Mixed topics at an open level (basic knowledge of swing outs and Charleston required). Tivoli Theatre, 2 Kintail Rd Applecross.
Saturday Classes: Vintage Jazz, Routinelettes, Speed and Classic Stuff!
A day full of crazy Lindy Hop, with vintage aesthetic stylings, partnered jazz fun, some upbeat tempos, traditional moves and short choreographed routinelettes totally usable for the social floor.  As always, Kevin and Jo incorporate technique in all their classes. Come prepared to be inspired!
Saturday Night LIVE Club Splanky: Presented by the PSDS at Como Primary School with live band Densie Dale and the Speakeasy Six
 
Sunday 6th June Workshops: 12pm-5:30pm 4 x 1 hr classes with 1 hour lunch break. Mixed topics at an open level. Tivoli Theatre, 2 Kintail Rd Applecross.
Sunday Classes: Social Technique, Fancy Footwork, Tricks and Freestyling!
A cruisy day of social Lindy Hop, with an emphasis on style and quality technique. Make sure your shoes aren't too big 'cause the fancy footwork could be intricate and tricky. The tricks will be socially leadable and the burning question for the day..."Yeah, but can you lead it?"
Sunday Twilight Party: at Sophie's Studio, East Fremantle, 7-10pm.

Costs & Registration
Single Day Workshop Pass (Sat or Sun): $105 per day
Two Day Workshop Pass: $200
Online Registrations Open Now. Go to http://www.swingzing.com/?page_id=739
Payments: cash at classes or direct deposit details available on registration form.
Visit their websites to read their inspiring bios and check out their serious champion status!
www.johoffberg.com
www.kevinstlaurent.com
www.thekillerdillers.com

Perth Swing Dance Society AGM

Presented by the Perth Swing Dance Society: Sunday 13 June, 2010


The AGM will provide a forum for:
1) reports of the Committee
2) consideration of the financial accounts
3) election of the 2010/2011 Committee members to replace outgoing committee 2009/20109 members
4) any other business requiring consideration by the members.
 
More details to come soon.....


Ok thats a short one but a good one.  Hope you get your Lindy Hop fill on the weekend.

Spud.

Your Dancing moment of Zen.

 


Hello all,

Welcome to another fabulous instalment of The Swing Academy Update.
Here are some really amazing upcoming events and lessons that we would like to draw your
swing attention to.
We would love to see as many Swing Academy dancers as
possible coming down to these events, so we are guaranteed someone to dance
with.

Classes this week and next

Due to the amazing Hullabaloo dance weekend, there have had to be some changes to this week and next weeks class schedule.

Class Cancellations

Please be aware that due to Hullabaloo's schedule we will be canceling this Thursday the 22nd's intermediate class in Fremantle and also Monday the 26ths intermediate class in Maylands. Sorry for any inconvenience this change has made. 

Read more...

 
Beginner Course Dates

Maylands

  • August 30th B
  • September 27th A
  • October 4th B
  • November 1st A
  • November 29th B

Victoria Park

  • August 31st A
  • September 28th B
  • October 5th A
  • November 2nd B
  • November 30th A

Innaloo

  • September 1st B
  • September 29th A
  • October 6th B
  • November 3rd A
  • December 1st B

Fremantle

  • September 2nd A
  • September 30th B
  • October 7th A
  • November 4th B
  • December 2nd A