Whether you come out every week, or haven’t been to a dance at all, you’re invited to come party with us!

Dress in your vintage best, and come out for what’s sure to be a fun-filled night!

Rumor has it we may even have some video clips to share, so come check it out.

As always, there will be a lesson from 8:00-9:00, and DJed music from 9:00-12:00.  Swing By The Sea is located at Dance Moves Studio, 220 Commercial Blvd, Lauderdale By The Sea, FL 33308.  Admission is $10, $8 with student ID.

This will be a four week PROGRESSIVE class.  Each week builds on the previous week’s instruction.  They will focus on the swingout, the basis for all Lindy Hop.  They will introduce you to better lead/follow techniques, 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: April 1^st, 8^th, 15^th, 22^nd (4 week session)

Location: Dance Moves Studio

220 Commercial Boulevard #201
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL 33308

Time: 8:00pm-9:00pm

Price: $72/person for the entire session. This includes admission to the dance!

Class price only (no dance) is $60/person for the entire session.

To sign up, please e-mail Rob at robtullo@gmail.com.  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, April 1^st.  Check or cash accepted.  No refunds or make-ups for missed classes.  No new students will be accepted after April 8^th.

What this means is we will be swinging tunes all night, but if you have any old gold laying around, here is a chance for you to sell it.

In the back room we will be hosting a “gold party.” Bring your old gold and get an appraisal price. Take advantage of the highest prices per ounce in years. They will cut you a check right there. If you want to know more you can visit http://www.goldfellow.com

Hope everyone has a great week and we hope to see you on Thursday. Remember the classes start at 8pm if you know someone that wants to come out and give things a try. Dance will start at 9pm. See you on the floor.

–Rob

Please join us for the annual Swing Affair

Halloween Swing Dance & Costume Party!

Beginning Swing Lesson: 8pm

Dancing: 9pm—1am

Admission: $10.00 ($8 for students)

Costume Contest!

Prizes awarded for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place!

Come in your scariest, loveliest, sexiest,

silliest or most ghoulish.

Trick ‘r Treats provided!

Dance Moves Studio

220 Commercial Blvd.

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL 33308

We will have prizes for the best costume, so we encourage revelers to come dressed in their favorite 80s attire!

Music will be a mix of swing and danceble 80s music.  We will also have video clips of 80s music videos to help bring back old memories!

Light snacks will be provided, as well as water.  Inexpensive drinks are available at the bar.

Admission is $10 (includes the lesson and the dance)

For out of town dancers: Need a place to crash?  Contact Izzy and we’ll hook you up!

Did you miss Lindy Hop 101 the first time around? Are you ready to kick your dancing up a notch? In that case, come take Frank & Erin’s Lindy Hop 101!

Frank and 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.

Dates: July 23, 30, August 6, 13, 20, 27

Location: Dance Moves Studio

Time: 8:00-9:00

Price: $108 per person. This includes admission to the dance! (Note: If you are interested in lessons only, and not the dance, please let us know.  But we highly recommend getting out to practice your new moves!)

Minimum 8 people, maximum 16. Full payment is due on the first day of class, July 23^rd. Check or cash accepted. No refunds or make-ups for missed classes. No new students will be accepted after July 30^th.

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.

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.

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!

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!