Sun 11 Jan: Classes start back today!

Ahh! Happy days folks. Our regular Lindy Hop and Jazz Roots classes start back this weekend. On Sunday it’s all about the Lindy Hop, 5.30pm Fundamentals, 7pm Improvers, 8.15pm Intermediates. Then on Mondays we have Solo Jazz Roots at 8pm. All held at The Old School Hall, Windmill Lane, Sneinton, Nottingham (follow signs to Green’s Windmill and Science Centre). See you soon 🙂

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Sneinton’s Swinging this Sunday 21 December with our Christmas Tea Dance and Fuddle

It’s the end of another great year for Nottingham Lindy Hop and it’s time to celebrate with a lovely swinging Christmas Tea Dance and Fuddle at our Old School Hall, Windmill Lane, Sneinton (If you’ve not been there before just follow the signs to Green’s Windmill and Science Centre). There’ll be a fun social Lindy hop class starting about 6.30pm followed by lots of social dancing, a jam circle or two, snowball, shim sham, big apple and of course chance to eat, chat and catch up with friends, new and old alike.

Doors open at 6pm and we’ll dance through to 10.30pm. All are welcome, wherever you usually dance, £5 on the door (or whatever you can afford) and, if you’re able to, please bring a donation of food for our Fuddle table which we can all dig in to to keep our energy up throughout the night. I’ll be providing the usual teas, coffees, and biccies but you’re also welcome to bring your own drinks too if you fancy something a little stronger 🙂

Look forward to seeing and dancing with you all this Sunday 21 December 2014. Thank you everyone for another fabulous year. Merry Christmas!!

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Sun 21 Dec – NLH Christmas Tea Dance and Fuddle

SAVE THE DATE: Nottingham Lindy Hop Christmas Tea Dance and Fuddle on Sunday 21 December. 6pm till 10.30ish. £5. Old School Hall, Windmill Lane, Sneinton (by Green’s Windmill).

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Sat 25 Oct: Nottingham Jazz Festival

This is happening today folks. Great live swing and jazz music and dancing at Bartons in Beeston, Nottingham. Hope to see you later 😀

More details here: http://www.bartonsplc.co.uk/index.php/2012-01-23-22-20-20/sat-oct-25th-not-the-montreux-jazz-festival

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No Classes on Sun 19 Oct – Come to the Hockley Hustle

With The Hockley Hustle in today we’ve cancelled classes so you can all go out and have some fun at this great music festival. We’ll be back next week on Sun 26 Oct.

www.hockleyhustle.co.uk

Things that might be of interest in terms of swing/jazz/dancing…

✰ HOCKLEY HUSTLE ✰
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(updated 2014-10-16)

Das Kino [2]
• 15:30 Me and Mr Jones [6]
? 16:15 Fabulous Tea Bag Boys (disappeared from line-up)
• 18:45 Jeanie Barton [7]
• 20:00 Jazztastic [8]
• 21:15 Ben Martin Quartet [9]

Missoula Montana Bar and Grill [3]
• 16:00 Café Manouche [10]

Bambuu (downstairs) [4]
• 16:00 DH Lawerence and the Vaudeville Skiffle Show [11]
(no idea about these, but might appeal)
• 16:45 Swing Gitan [12]

Brewdog [5]
• 23:00 Manieres des Bohemiens [13]

[1] http://www.hockleyhustle.co.uk/

VENUES
[2] http://www.hockleyhustle.co.uk/venues/das-kino/
[3] http://www.hockleyhustle.co.uk/venues/missoula-montana-bar-grill/
[4] http://www.hockleyhustle.co.uk/venues/bambuu-downstairs/
[5] http://www.hockleyhustle.co.uk/venues/brewdog/%5D

ARTISTS
[6] https://www.facebook.com/MeMrJones?ref=ts&fref=ts
[7] https://www.facebook.com/jeaniebartonofficial?ref=ts&fref=ts
[8] https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jazztastic/215315871833182
[9] https://www.facebook.com/events/1450615098561195/?fref=ts
[10] https://www.facebook.com/cafemanouche?fref=ts
[11] https://www.facebook.com/dhlawrenceandthevaudevilleskiffleshow
[12] https://www.facebook.com/pages/Swing-gitan-uk/459284020847745?ref=ts&fref=ts
[13] https://www.facebook.com/ManieredesBohemiens?fref=ts

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URGENT UPDATE – Late Night Lindy cancelled tonight (Fri 8 Aug)

Just heard that ‘Late Night Lindy’ has unfortunately been caught up in the storm and has had to cancel tonight’s event due to water leakage at the venue, Bunker’s Hill.

While it’s a disappointing, don’t panic, they’ll be back in 2 weeks time 🙂

See you all then!

https://m.facebook.com/groups/113523208677394?view=permalink&id=877466098949764

http://latenightlindy.co.uk

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Sun 3 Aug: I’m so excited! Classes start back today – hurray!

Well after our fabulous Tea Dance last weekend I’m hoping you all chomping at the bit as …

Yay! Classes start back today 🙂 Martyn and I will be helping you shake the rust off your dancing feet and get back in the swing of things at The Old School Hall from 5.30pm. See you all later!

5:30pm Fundamentals
7:00pm More Rhythms
8:30pm Intermediates

The Old School Hall, Windmill Lane, Sneinton, Nottingham

£5 on the door for the session
(£4 only for those just doing Fundamentals)

Note: you need to know all your rhythms and standard patterns before moving into Intermediates

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Summer Break then Tea Dance on Sun 27 July

Hi Guys! Just to remind you all that we’re now on Summer break for the next 2 weeks before coming back with a bang with a birthday tea dance on Sun 27 July.  That means no classes for the next 2 weekends.

The Tea Dance will start at 6pm through till 10.30pm and will include one of our lovely fuddles.  Everyone brings a small contribution of food to share, we put it on a big central table and we all dig in – fabulous 🙂  Then there’ll be swing music all night, a fun ice-breaker class, snowballs, jam circles and generally lots of fabulous social dancing.  All swing dancers are welcome regardless of your experience or where you usually dance.  £5 on the door (£4 students and beginner dancers).

– in the meantime you could get your dancing fix this Sat 12 July at Nottm Contemporary with Me & Mr Jones https://www.facebook.com/events/723613381030082/ Have Fun!!

Note: Monday Jazz is taking a slightly longer break and will be back on Mon 4 August.

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Sun 11 May: We’re back!

Hi everyone!

Hope you all had a fabulous May Bank Holiday weekend.  I know everyone who went to Hullzapoppin’ had an awesome time (incl yours truly) but more about that another day.

For now, just a reminder that Lindy Hop classes are back on today – yay!  From 5.30pm we’ll start with Fundamentals where we’ll be playing around and getting our blood pumping with some great kicking rhythms.

Then from 7pm we’ll be joining the rest of the Lindy Hop world, gearing up for Frankie Manning’s 100th Birthday and World Lindy Hop on May 26th – More Rhythms and Intermediates classes today (classes 2 & 3) will be starting to learn Frankie’s Lindy Chorus … read all about it about it here … http://frankie100.com/frankie-100-global-choreo/ … it’s going to be fab 🙂  Note: Improver dancers are very welcome to stay on and keep learning the routine through the Intermediate class.

Remember it’s £4 if you’re only doing Fundamentals or just £5 total if taking part in any of the rest of the session.  The usual tea and coffee and biscuits will be in full flow and I’m looking forward to seeing you all again soon.

Also Solo Jazz Roots class is back on Monday evening; 8pm for 8.15pm through till 9.15pm with extended practice time to 10pm with music running for you to run through various routines we’ve learned in classes past or simply work on your freestyle.  Note: the practice time will still be facilitated by me but there will be limited to no teaching.  In the class however I’ll be working your dancing socks off as usual 🙂

Happy dancing!

Lisa

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May Bank Holiday Break

Remember there are no classes this bank holiday weekend – on Sunday or Monday – we’ll be back on 11 and 12 May. See you then! Lisa

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