Lindy Bout's a-comin'

Here's some preliminary info...

MATCHES

This is a Lindy Hop competition to bring it!! Bring your musicality, your partner skills, your flash, your tricks, and your love of this jubilant dance; we want to see it all!

2 Jack & Jills
Flyweight (Fast)
Featherweight (Medium)
Welterweight (Slow)
Inter-Regional (aka Victor-Regional)

!!NEW this year!!
Performance
Partner Blues
Solo Jazz
DJ Battle


SCHEDULE
All events will be at the Legion
(2205 Commercial Drive in sunny Vancouver, BC, Canada)

Friday
20:00: Doors open
21:00: Competitors Meeting
21:30 - 2:00: Preliminary Rounds of matches & DJ competition with dancing to the best music around

Saturday
Daytime: Dance Classes & Match Preliminary Rounds

20:00 - 2:00: Final match rounds possibly some match preliminary rounds & dancing with an incredible live band and DJ


Sunday
Daytime: Dance classes, Awards, Video clip presentation, Brunch party

20:00 - 2:00: Final match round, Partner Blues Match & Dancing with an incredible band and DJ

CONFIRMED PEOPLE

Mark Kihara - Emcee
Dan Amores - Teacher & Judge
Lucy Falkner - Teacher & Judge & Music Coordinator
Mandi Gould - Teacher & Judge
Chris Chapman - Teacher & Judge
Larry Low - DJ
Jungle Swing - Sponsor
The Pinko Swing Collective - Sponsor
Eileen Jones - Volunteer Coordinator
Lisa Marks - Design Master
Birkley Wisniewski - Web Master
Stephanie McKernan - Coordinator
Hayley Newell - Match Coordinator
Joel Schwartz - Video Yoda

Thank you!

That was an amazing weekend!

Thank you for everyone who came out to the classes! Thank you to Naomi & Peter for coming out & teaching such amazing classes.

Thank you Sarah for hosting Naomi. Thank you Darren for his support & use of his sound equipment. Thank you Lucy for your support & help during the weekend.

Now i'm turning my attention & focus to Lindy Bout - 3 months away!!
I'll be posting developments & news here until the site is ready. Lindy Bout is happening right around my birthday so expect more than just an incredible weekend of dancing.

Class Schedule

Hello Everyone!

I hope your holidays have been wonderful. I'm having a crazy busy time in Toronto with family & friends. It's quite distracting and hard to sit down and get work done for both the weekend with Naomi & Peter as well as Lindy Bout.

I finally have the class schedule confirmed and ready. It is included below.

Remember that the price goes up on New Year's Day to $140 for both days of classes. So If you're interested in getting back to dancing with some new ideas & material drop me a line & drop the cheque in the mail (or paypal me).

I hope everyone has a good time bringing in the New Year & I'll see you soon!

Stephanie

Saturday at EDAM studio (303 East 8th Ave)
12:20-1:20: Fundamentals
1:30 - 2:30: Partnering
(Girls relocate to Broadway Ballroom-1050 West Broadway)
3:00 - 4:00: Boy's Solo Class at EDAM
4:10 - 5:10: Boy's Oh So Necessary at EDAM
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3:10 - 4:10: Girl's Solo Class at Broadway Ballroom
4:20 - 5:20: Girl's Oh So Necessary at Broadway Ballroom
(Boys relocate)
5:50 - 6:50: Napoleon Skills at Broadway Ballroom

Sunday at the Legion
12:30 - 1:30: Partnered Charleston
1:45 - 2:45: Cool Lindy Moves
3:00 - 4:00: Slow Dancing

Who are these people?

Naomi Uyama
Naomi didn't realize swing dancing still existed until one night in late 1997, she attended a dance in her hometown of Washington DC, witnessed her first jam and was instantly hooked. Over the past decade she has taught workshops across the globe, and performed for dance and music legends alike. As a competitor, Naomi can lay claim to numerous champion titles from prestigious national competitions, such as the Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown and the American Lindy Hop Championships. Naomi’s expertise in subtle musicality and focus on following skills are points she loves sharing with dedicated dancers around the world.


Peter Strom
When he is not teaching Lindy Hop, Peter Strom roams the earth personally recommending what music people should listen to. He has been a featured instructor at workshops all over the world from Australia, to Korea, to Sweden, to France and more, as well as all over the States. He has won titles from such competitions as ALHC, NADC, NYLHO, ULHS, and the USOSDC, some of the fanciest acronyms in Lindy Hop. He is also a 2006 Finnish wife-carrying champion (seriously). Specifically, Peter is most passionate about social dancing and its technique, in both Lindy Hop and Finnish wife-carrying, and he is a member of the fancy-footed Silver Shadows Lindy Hop reenactment group. Ask Peter how you can pay him in guacamole.

More Details

With Lindy hop (and any partner dance) you've got inspiring music, an exciting partner and some basic moves. This weekend of classes and dancing with Naomi and Peter will blend all three elements in a style that Vancouver dancers have never experienced.

Naomi & Peter are two of the best known teachers and dancers in North America. They are both known for their distinctive styles, inspiring musicality, great classes and love of the dance.


These classes are suitable for intermediate & more experienced dancers. Basic moves such as the Swing Out, Tuck Turn & basic Charleston are your close friends.

Lindy hop Fundamentals – What it says. Learn how Naomi & Peter approach Lindy hop and how you can add some of their sweetness to your own dancing.

Lindy hop Partnering – This class will focus on dancing dynamic Lindy hop – not simply leading and following. Dance with your partner, not around them.

Partnered Charleston – Charleston variations and moves.

Outta Sight Lindy Moves – Increase your repertoire and expand your imagination with inventive variations and surprises. Uptight.

Slow Dancing – Sweet as Molasses.

Flyin' Solo girls class with Naomi – A Naomi Charleston routine focusing on a bit of vocabulary and a whole lot of moving like a woman. This class is only for women.

Flyin' Solo boys class with Peter – A Peter Soul routine just for the men with a focus on style, balance, isolations and body movement. This class is only for men.

Oh So Necessary Follow Skills - Only for the women. Taught by Naomi.

Oh So Necessary Lead Skills – Only for the men. Taught by Peter.

Napoleon skills – Just like nunchuck skills and bowhunting skills, these are good skills to have. This class will put together the Oh So Necessary Follow & Lead Skills.

$140 for the whole weekend
Classes will run approximately from 10 - 5:30 on Saturday & 11:00 - 3:00 on Sunday.
Locations will be announced asap.

You can register by dropping Stephanie a line at lady.day.productions@gmail.com or talking to her.
Payment by cheque, cash (only in person) or paypal.

Look Who is Coming to Town!

Yep, that's Naomi Uyama & Peter Strom!
January 11-13th
Vancouver, BC

We're working on the details but expect registration to open soon.

What a day!

Thank you everyone who came out to the workshops this weekend! Thank you Sister Kate for a fabulous set of classes for us girls! Thank you Mark, Michael & Léo (from what i hear) for a great day of classes for the boys!

I really enjoyed having classes that focused on moving as a woman and only having girls in the class.

GREAT work everyone who performed in the evening! I had a great time with the Singin' in the Rain routine & I really liked seeing all the boys rocking out. Saturday night was a blast - great music, entertaining performances, fun dancing & exciting energy. Thank you to Darren & Jungle Swing for letting me put together the performances & giving everyone a venue to perform & dance.

Holding and taking workshops with out of town dancers is inspiring in many different ways. As dancers we are pushed to do something different or new. As an organizer it makes me think of what strengths and weaknesses we have as a dance scene. It also inspires me to hold events that will inspire veteran and new dancers to learn more about dance, be it different styles, different dances, the history, the music, moves, techniques or repertoire.

Drop me a line if you have any feedback about this weekend or any ideas about what will keep you dancing. Stay tuned for announcements about upcoming classes, workshops & Lindy Bout news.