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Hello Zoot Swingers, Thanks to everyone who came and supported us for our first ever Aberdeen Blues Night, it was a massive success with great attendance. We danced all night. And the biggest thanks too, to Craig Thomson for his efforts and enthusiasm for blues. Note below some changes to the final 2009 classes and new class prices in 2010. This coming week is yiur last chance to buy a 10-class pass at 2009 prices! 1. Update to final classes for 2009 and classes in 2010 2. Swing in the New Year with live music - January 16 3. Scotland Swing Storm with Joseph & Trisha Sewell, Scott Cupit, Keith McGee, Ben & Helen Birns - March 12-14 4. Scottish Swing Dance Championships - March 13 6. Swing dance social night in Aberdeen - December 12 7. Aerials course cancelled :( 8. New class prices for 2010 1. Update to Classes for Christmas and January 2009 Slight change to the end dates for classes, updated list below: Swing Glasgow: last class for 2009, December 15. Classes resume Monday January 4 Swing Edinburgh: last class for 2009, December 15. Classes resume Tuesday January 5 Blues Edinburgh: Last class this Thursday December 9. Classes resume Thursday January 14 Charleston Edinburgh: Classes now finished for 2009. Classes resume Monday January 11 *new time 6:30pm* 3. Swing in the New Year - January 16 Celebrate the start of 2010 with us in true swing dance style with live duo Mike Parker and Strech Dawson. We've got plenty of space for dancing, tea, coffee and nibbles. For those of you who would like a drink, bring your own. We look forward to welcoming our students from Glasgow, Edinburgh, North, South and anywhere in between. Old St. Paul's Hall 63 Jeffrey Street Edinburgh EH1 1DH £5 on the door 4. Scotland Swing Storm - March 12-14 Two days of swing dance workshops, and now we've got our whole line up: Joseph and Trisha Sewell (UK), swing dance champions and organisers of the UK's biggest swing dance festival Goodnight Sweetheart. Scott Cupit (AUS/UK), Australian swing dance legend and all round awesome guy, founder of Swing Patrol Australia and Swing Patrol London Keith McGee (USA/UK), wonderfully creative dancer in swing, blues and balboa and creative force behind Manchester's Midsummer Madness and Summer Sizzler and the lindy battle of the North. Ben and Helen Birns (AUS/UK), your local teachers who teach in many places all ove the UK, specializing in aerials, dips and tricks. Two levels of classes: Improvers/Intermediate You’ve been social dancing for around one year and are adding more moves to your repertoire. You’re looking forward to learning some cool moves and learning the techniques to really lead and follow confidently. This level will expose you to new dance possibilities and leave you with loads to take away and work on. Intermediate Plus/Advanced You’ve been on the social dance floor regularly for at least two years and are confident on the social dance floor. Your dancing is more than just the moves you were taught and you routinely add musicality and fancy footwork. This level will challenge your skills and stretch your dance brain but still be loads of fun. Two nights of dancing on the Friday and Saturday nights Saturday night includes Scottish Swing Dance Championships, two dance floors and teacher demos. £70 early-bird for the whole weekend package (workshops and dances) registered and paid by 21st February 2010. £80 full weekend from 22nd March 2010. Saturday dance pass only £10. If you are entering the competition you still need to pay entry for the Saturday night dance if you have not paid for the full weekend pass.Registrations
are now open for this huge weekend at www.scotlandswingstorm.com The Saturday night of the Scotland Swing Storm will see three competitions with some awesome prizes. Second Annual Solo Charleston Competition Jack and Jill competition Swing dance Website, registrations and more info coming soon. What you need to do now is decide where to practice. 6. Social swing dance night in Aberdeen - December 12 Philip Trösser, who teaches swing dancing in Aberdeen, welcomes you to their very first Social Dancing Event! You don't learn dancing by attending classes only. They solely deliver the techniques and some moves. Attend social dancing events like this to: ... learn how to actually dance with your partner and not just next to him/her ... start feeling the music ... feel the chemistry ... have FUN Bring your friends along too. For those who have not done any Swing Dancing before, there will be a short lesson at 6.00 pm so you will not be lost. 5:30pm - 9:45pm Chaplaincy Centre on Aberdeen Campus, 25 High Street Visit them on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=210739331317&ref=mf 7. Aerials course cancelled Unfortunately due to lack of numbers this course has been cancelled. However, we'll look to putting it on again in April. Sorry to those who were so keen. 8. New class prices for 2010 Due to good ol' inflation, the time has come for us to raise our prices. As of January 2010 class prices will be: Swing dance classes: £6 full, £5 student/unemployed Blues dance classes: £6 full, £5 student/unemployed Charleston classes: £6 full, £5 student/unemployed If you do two classes in one night the second class will be £4 and £3 student/unemployed - that's £2 off! 2 hours of Swing social dancing on swing nights will be free 2 hours of Blues social dance £2 (if you didn't pay to do the class). 10 class passes will cost £50 full, £40 student/unemployed. These prices will start in January 2010 so if you buy a discount pass at the last class for the year they will still be at the cheaper prices. ----====----====---- If you no longer wish to
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