Hello!  Amos would like to share with everyone this upcoming opportunity to get out and dance to live music.  On Friday, June 12th at the Mai Kai restuarant in Ft. Lauderdale from 6-9pm Slip and the Spinouts will be playing Rockabilly Swing. The music is mostly fast but some slower songs will be played.  It’s during Happy Hour, so admission is free!  Mai Kai is located at 3599 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale,FL‎ - (954) 563-3272‎.  For more information, you can check out the Mai Kai homepage.  Preview Slip and the Spinouts on their MySpace page.

As always, check out the calendar for information about our regular and upcoming events!  Swing By The Sea is every Thursday night in Lauderdale By The Sea.

Are you bored with East Coast Swing?  Are you ready to kick your dancing up a notch? In that case, come take Frank & Erin’s Lindy Hop 101! 

Frank & Erin will focus on the swingout, the basis for all Lindy Hop.  We will introduce you to better lead/follow techniques, musicality, dance transitions, and Charleston.  

In just a few short weeks, you can improve your dancing, impress your friends, and have a lot more fun on the dance floor. 

Dates: May 21^st, 28^th, June 4^th, 18^th, 25^th and July 2^nd (There will be no class Thursday, June 11^th).

Location: Dance Moves Studio

Time: 8:00-9:00

Price: $108 per person.  This includes admission to the dance, which immediately follows from 9:00-12:00.

To sign up, please e-mail Erin here.  We need at least 8 people to join the class or it will be canceled, so bring your friends.  Full payment is due on the first day of class, May 21^st. Check or cash accepted.  No make-ups or refunds for missed classes.

Thursday, April 30th

Swing by the Sea
Where: Dance Moves Studio, Lauderdale By the Sea

Lesson: Beginning lesson taught by Frank and Heather 8pm-9pm
Dance: DJed dance from 9pm-Midnight
Cover: $10 ($8 with student ID)

Come enjoy the great floor and great atmosphere!

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Friday, May 1st

Friday Night Jump
Where: Shall We Dance Studio, Deerfield Beach

Special Tribute to Frankie Manning, the Lindy Hop pioneer and ambassador who passed away earlier this week. Dress in your vintage best.

There will be a Shim Sham lesson at 8:00 taught by Frank. To learn more about the Shim Sham, check out the Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shim_Sham, and come out to Friday Night Jump early for the lesson!

This dance is still being held downstairs is room 602 (North side of the building). It will move up to the Tower Room soon when all renovations are complete.

Lesson: 8:00-9:00 (Special Shim Sham Lesson in honor of Frankie Manning!)
Dance: 9:00-12
Cover: $8 (This includes free snacks and water)

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Sunday, May 3rd

Jazz Brunch, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Cover: Free!!!

(dancing under the big white covered stage - there may be a blue tent where some of us dancers seek shade and seating)
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As always, check out the calendar for the exact locations and more details!

Greetings from our new website!

This update is the first one launched from our spiffy new Swing Affair website and we hope you like it.  All kinds of good stuff is comin’ up, so read on….

Thursday Nights

Our new Thursday night venue at Dance Moves Studio in Lauderdale by the Sea, started off last week with great success, and we know you will help us keep it rollin’!  Dance Moves is a beautiful new dance studio with a great wood floor and a nice atmosphere.  We love our new home.  Come and check it out if you haven’t already.  Here’s the info:
•    Beginning swing dance lessons will be taught by Frank from 8pm to 9pm, and dancing goes from 9pm to about 12 midnight. Beginners are welcome and no partner is required!
•    The admission for the whole night is $10, and $8 for students with a valid ID.
•    There is no bar at this venue, but the Kwik Pic convenience store downstairs is open until 12 midnight, and here you can get beer, wine, water, soda and snacks.
•    Music will be offered by rotating DJs, and at least two DJs will play every Thursday, to ensure a good mix of music. We strive to focus on traditional lindy hop music, although other kinds of swing will be played also.
Get the Details here: www.swingaffair.com/calendar/

A new dancing opportunity on Wednesday nights!

The Blue Palm Lounge is a newly remodeled club with a large dance floor and a smoke free environment in Delray Beach.  Every Wednesday is Swing Night with live music from Jimmy Cavallo from 7pm to 11pm, starting April 22nd!

Jimmy will perform big band standards, swing, rhythm & blues, jump blues and early rock & roll ONLY in keeping with the swing dance theme.

They will be featuring a weekly dance contest with gift certificates to the Blu Palm Restaurant for the winners.  The weekly winners will then become eligible for our Grand Finale Contest at the end of two months with cash prizes.  (Surely one of us will win these prizes!)

Next week is the kick-off party with a free buffet from 7-9pm!!

Blu Palm Lounge is only 1 mile south of Linton on Federal Highway.
Call 561-455-2333 or see www.myspace.com/blupalmdelray for more info

Friday Night Jump!

Friday Night Jump is in full swing at Shall We Dance in Deerfield Beach. The lesson is from 8pm to 9pm, and dancing starts at 9pm and goes until 12:30am. Enjoy free snacks and water, and admission is just $8.
For more info, call 954-254-3221, or check out the Friday Night Jump Facebook page.
Get the Details here: www.swingaffair.com/calendar/

Monthly Saturday Dance!

Our once a month dance at the American Legion Hall in Pompano Beach is coming up a week from this Saturday on April 25th.  Please join us!   Get the Details here: www.swingaffair.com/calendar/

Smooth Lindy, anyone?

Izzy and Melanie are teaching a beginning smooth lindy class at Dance Moves every Friday for the month of April for the West Coast Swingers! Come brush up on your smooth Lindy and show your stuff on the dance floor! Admission $12, lesson starts at 7:30, dancing at 8:30.
Same spot as our new Thursday night dance!

New Website:

Check out our new website!  Same address, new look. Try out our new calendar function to see all the lindy opportunities that are going on around town. www.swingaffair.com

Tell your friends! For anyone who would like to receive updates and hear about our dances and the other swing opportunities around town, ask them to go to the website and click on the “subscribe” button.
That’s a lot of swing! See you on the Dance Floor!

Swing Affair has a new venue for Thursday Night dances!  Starting April 9, 2009, we will be dancing at Dance Moves Studio in Lauderdale By The Sea.  Join us for the first dance at this great new location.  The dance will be from 9:00-12:00, with a lesson from 8:00-9:00.  Cover is $10, $8 with student ID.  Check the Calendar page for more details.

You may remember this great studio from the Joel and Allison  Workshop Weekend in 2006.  It has a charming atmosphere and very fast wood floor.  The studio is located upstairs.  Parking is behind the building or across the street in the bank parking lots.

Don’t forget to check out the Calendar for information about other upcoming events, including SwingU’s Swing With Sebastian, Friday Night Jump, and Jazz Brunch!