IV Swing Madrid Festival 2012 Lindy Hop, Boogie, Balboa & Blues in Spain
3/16/2012
City: "Madrid, Spain"
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Other

IV Swing Madrid Festival 2012 Lindy Hop, Boogie, Balboa & Blues
Abierto plazo de inscripción/Registration is Now Open¡¡

http://youtu.be/-WSpO9Jkt04

March 16-18th

*Los Profes / The Teachers
- Michael Jagger & Evita Arce (USA)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcs5xJ_q8kE&feature=fvsr

- Marcus & Bärbl (GERMANY)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g9tmGCj_uQ

- Sandrine Gressier & Nicolas Prost
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaKtmQu6qQs&feature=related

- Fabrice & Geraldine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAExXHiTMXE

Organizadores del Swing Madrid Festival / Event Organizers
- Juanjo & Silvia (Spain) Blanco y Negro Studio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdVRCvHzN0Q

PROGRAM / PARTIES:

This is only a small desing about activity´s festival: workshops, parties, live music, contests y more¡¡

*Viernes 16 de Marzo / Friday March 16th:

- Curso de iniciación "Introducción al Swing y Lindy Hop" de 19.00 a 21.00h. en YASTA.

- Fiesta Swing Balboa y Rock & Roll de 21.00 a 00.00h.
con Dj Swing Madrid

- Beginner´s class 7.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. Swing & Lindy hop in YASTA.

- Swing, Balboa & Rock´n Roll Party 9.00 p.m. to 01.00 a.m. with Dj Swing Madrid.



*Sábado 17 de Marzo / Saturday March 17th:

- Clases de Baile de 10.00 a 18.30h. (hora y media para comer)

- Fiesta Swing Balboa y Rock & Roll "Black & White" 22.00 a 02.30 con música en Directo: Yerik et les Pompettes en Folie y más¡¡ y la mejor Música de Dj Swing Madrid

- Classes 10.00 a.m to 6.00 p.m. (an hour and a half for lunch)

- Swing, Balboa & Rock´n Roll Party “Black & White” 10.00 p.m. to 02.30 a.m. with live music: Yerik et les Pompettes en Folie and more¡¡ and the best music with Dj Swing Madrid



*Domingo 18 de Marzo / Sunday March 18th:

- Clases de Baile 11.00 a 14.30h. (hora y media para comer)

- Swing Bus de 16.00 a 19.00h

- Classes 11.00 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. (an hour and a half for lunch)

- Swing Bus 4.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.

Toda la información del Festival en http://www.swingmadrid.com/

More information about Festival in http://www.swingmadrid.com/

The Snowball
12/26/2011
City: Stockholm, Sweden
Dances: Lindy, Balboa

Yes! The Snowball is back, bigger, better and even more fun!
4 days of classes, 7 nights of Lindy Hop & Balboa and a great
New Years Party!

Lindy Focus X
12/27/2011
City: Asheville, NC
Dances: Lindy, Balboa

Lindy Focus is a camp for anyone who loves:

Lindy Hop, Balboa, Blues and Jazz Dance
Simply amazing live swing music
Learning from the best swing dancers in the world
Seeing them perform every night
Watching and participating in high level competitions
Social dancing till sunrise
Crazy, unspeakable fun things

Spokane Vintage Swing Festival and Lindy Exchange 2012
4/20/2012
City: Spokane, WA
Dances: Lindy, Balboa

Amazing music, from a hot bed of Jazz and Swing Music, Spokane Washington. This is our very first exchange, but you will not be disappointed.

Registration and website will be open Feb 1.

Moscow Christmas Swing Dance Camp
1/3/2012
City: Moscow, Russian Federation
Dances: Lindy, Balboa

Since 2005 our camp stands among the biggest multi-profile swing dance workshops in Eastern Europe.

Traditionally, we have four dance tracks during the camp: Lindy Hop, Boogie Woogie, Balboa and West Coast Swing.

This year we'll have two important additions:

dedicated solo dance track with Burlesque/Solo Blues classes for ladies (from Silvia Plankl) and Solo Jazz classes from Todd Yannacone & Pontus Persson for everyone for the first time in Russia - introductory track of Carolina Shag by 3-time U.S. Open Swing Dance Championship winners Brent & Kellese Key

Cincinnati Lindy Exchange
8/2/2012
City: Cincinnati, OH
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Our third annual Cincinnati Lindy Exchange! Besides providing 4 days of dancing to some of our favorite bands and DJs, we pride ourselves in our venues and showing off our great city! Vintage, wood floors, and two floors of dancing at our late nights!

Athens Swing Exchange
5/18/2012
City: Athens
Dances: Lindy, Balboa

18 - 19 - 20 May 2012

Lindy Under the Sun Exchange 2012 – Athens, Gr

Join us in our beautiful, historic city of Athens and Swing all day and night long with the great, passionate and friendly local Swing community!

We promise you 3 days full of Swing-related events, parties, outdoor celebrations, Live bands, Athens best DJs, lessons (if you wish) and of course the opportunity to visit & get a tour of our historic monuments, museums & the Old Town, and of course our great beaches! Experience Athens...the Athenian way and Swing till you drop!

For more info and pre-registrations please email us at: athens_swingcats@yahoo.com

Official registrations will open in late September 2011

Many thanks!

Rock That Swing Festival
2/16/2012
City: Munich, Germany
Dances: Lindy, Balboa

The Rock That Swing Festival is one of the largest events of its kind and recreates the exuberant, fun-loving American lifestyle of the 20’s to the 50’s. Five terrific evenings, hot live music, performances, contests, and a dance camp extravaganza create a thrilling and unforgettable atmosphere.

Camp Swing It
4/6/2012
City: Gapyoeng-Gun, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Other

The best and biggest swing event in Asia.
It is a swing camp with workshops, competitions and all night long social dances.

DJam 2012
1/27/2012
City: Durham, UK
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

Welcome to DJam 2012!
DJam Teachers!
Top international teachers, chosen for their friendliness and quality teaching!
Ryan Francois & Jenny Thomas
Scott Cupit
Trisha Sewell
Helen Cheney
Lucky Skillen & Eden Rice
Dan Guest & Gemma Barson

Balboa Dayz 2012
1/27/2012
City: Dresden
Dances: Balboa

On January 27./28./29. we will continue our Balboa Dayz Dresden workshop series. We offer two days of classes for three levels. Each level will have 9 hours of classes in total.

>>> Friday "The Joint is Jumpin' 1930s Party dresscode Chicago" (+ FREE Balboa Taster for Newbies)
BAND: RENI and her RHYTHM BOYS
DJ: Sous Chef Jens

>>> Saturday "Pakalolo Baby of Hawaii 1940s Party dresscode Hawaii" (Big Apple Taster from 'jump into line')
BAND: DJANGO LASSI
DJ: Sous Chef Jens

confirmed Teachers:
>>> Olivier & Natasha Harouard
>>> Moe Sakan & Andreas Olsson
>>> Marcus Koch & Bärbl Kaufer

All Balboa Weekend
6/7/2012
City: Independence, OH
Dances: Balboa

Twelfth Year, American Classic Balboa Championships, with Jonathan Stout & Campus Five

Be My Jazz Baby Workshop Weekend
1/20/2012
City: Norfolk, Va.
Dances: Lindy, Balboa

2 days of workshops w/ instructors: Michael Gamble and Jaya Dorf, Adam Speen and Abigail Browning

2 Nights of Dancing: The Atomic Rhythm All Stars (Saturday) plus DJ's Mike Marcotte, Abigail Browning and Michael Gamble (and
more). Featuring a separate Saturday late night balboa room

Competitions sponsored by ATLX, BABBLE, idance.net, and Stompology

Early bird registration of $80 opens Sunday, October 2

BABBLE: Big Apple Blues, Balboa and Lindy Exchange
5/11/2012
City: New York City!
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

This amazing exchange, unlike others is put on by the NYC community of organizations which is why it covers so many styles (Blues, Balboa & Lindy) with a NYC backdrop.

Lindy on the Rocks 2012
8/3/2012
City: Denver, CO
Dances: Lindy, Balboa

Come and join us for Lindy on the Rocks 2012! Lindy on the Rocks brings Lindy Hop instructors from across the globe to Denver to teach, dance, and inspire. Don't miss this chance to learn from some of the best swing dancers and instructors in the world.

You can expect at least 4 class tracks, ranging from beginner through masters. Classes are generally available Friday evening, all day Saturday, and all day Sunday.

Full-weekend passes and dance passes are available (best value), but you can also attend any class or event separately during the event.

Portland Blues Experience 2012
7/4/2012
City: Portland
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, West_Coast

Largest live Blues Music Festival in the world and our 25 yr anniversary to boot. With the 4th on a Wed, this year's festival is longer, bigger, it will be epic.

DC Balboa Weekend
1/27/2012
City: Washington, DC
Dances: Balboa

Friday, January 27-Monday, January 30

Instruction by David Rehm, Heather Ballew, Kate Hedin, Bobby White
Three tracks of Balboa workshops with internationally-known instructors and competitors, plus three nights of great dancing. Weekend dances feature:
• Friday night Balboa DJ dance party at the Backroom Annex at Glen Echo Park (home to one of the dreamiest dance floors around)
• Saturday night at the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park for a swing dance with the Tom Cunningham Orchestra (Lindy Hop legend Frankie Manning said it best when he said, "I haven't heard it played that good since Basie!" )
• Monday night Balboa DJ dance in the small studio at Chevy Chase Ballroom Previous weekends have brought in dancers from all over the country, and even England!

San Luis Obispo Lindy Exchange 2012
5/4/2012
City: San Luis Obispo
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa

San Luis Obispo's 7th Lindy Exchange!!!

Livin' the Blues
2/24/2012
City: Aberdeen, Scotland
Dances: Blues, Balboa

Granite City Blues's first big event, featuring 2 full days of workshops with amazing international teachers like Ruby Red and Justin Riley, 3 late night parties, live music and the opportunity to experience the Scottish blues scene!

Boogie by the Bay
10/4/2012
City: Burlingame, CA
Dances: Lindy, Balboa

The Fusion Retreat
8/17/2012
City: Oxford, PA
Dances: Blues, Lindy, Balboa, Tango, West_Coast, Other

The Fusion Retreat is an all inclusive event featuring workshops, three nights of dancing, and the chance to hang out on a camp ground with nearly every imaginable amenity(cabins, pool, lake, rock climbing, go karts, and multiple beautiful dance spaces!).

4th annual Scandinavian Shuffle Balboa Exchange
1/20/2012
City: Oslo, Norway
Dances: Balboa

Three days of social dancing to live bands and
cultural activities with fabulous Balboa dancers
from around the world, as well as opportunities
for private lessons.

Shuffle Amsterdam
3/2/2012
City: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dances: Balboa

The first Balboa weekend in Amsterdam with teachers Bobby White and Kate Hedin

Be prepared for great teaching, great dancing, smooth floors and a nice cosy and intimate atmosphere. The Dutch Balboa scene is small, we want to grow bigger and therefore we welcome every dancer that wants to join us with enthusiasm. This is a fantastic opportunity to dance Balboa and visit Amsterdam.