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Meetings:
Tuesdays,
6 - 7pm, Gym
President: Bre
Grann
Officers: Stephanie
Mussmann, John McKeague
Advisor:
Mark Schader
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The
purpose of this club is to introduce the students,
staff, and faculty to the art and culture of swing
dancing. The club is designed to teach participants
about the methods of swing while also giving participants
a fun new way to be active! Swing dance provides
a fun alternative to traditional work outs and
provides a fun way to be social!
Going to a
wedding? Or are you getting married? Or do you just
want to learn how to move on a dance floor? Northwest
Swing offers free lessons!
Why spend hours
on a boring treadmill?? Stay active AND have fun!!!
Dance is a great way to burn those calories, while
still having fun!
We introduce
our members both to neo-swing music as well as the
classics!
Come learn
how to add style and flair to your dance! We emphasize
the importance of dancing and playing with the music.
Learn to really play on the music rather than just
dancing to the rhythm! (and let's be serious, guys:
Girls LOVE guys who can dance!!)
- Introducing
students to the methods, movements, and background
of both East Coast Swing and the Lindy Hop.
- Helping students
to gain an appreciation for swing music, jazz,
its evolution, and the era from which it arose.
- Get students out of the sedentary lifestyle and
up and dancing as a form of working
out.
- Provide free events
for students to practice their skills.
This
trimester we will be teaching the Lindy Hop! A
very very fun version of swing that is very versatile!
A bit more involved than East Coast swing, which
we learned last trimester, but that makes it all
the more fun!
We
have moved our lessons to Wednesdays at 6:00pm
in the Gym. This will allow the opportunity for
members to bring friends, family, or significant
others who may not go to this school. Lessons will
be 6:00-7:00pm followed by open swing 7:00-9:00pm
. Come for lessons, stay to dance! (Feel free to
come to part or all of each meeting! Even if you're
studying in the library and need to get away and
clear your head for just one quick dance! You're
always welcome!!)
As
usual, we will hold an evening of open swing dance.
A way to practice what you learned in lessons or
bring friends to come dance! We provide a free
way to get out and dance, so you don't have to
spend money at the clubs! Open swing is held Wednesdays
7:00pm-9:00pm in the Gym.
Northwest
Swing is proud to host Brandon
Tearse!! Mr. Tearse is a swing instructor
from California . We will be hosting an all-day swing
workshop on July 7, 2007 !!! As usual, the event is
free to all participants and open to everyone! Bring
your friends, neighbors, family, the guy from the
gas station, everyone! The workshop will focus on
Lindy Hop with blues styling and how to add style
and flair to your dancing!! The workshop will consist
of multiple group sessions, lunch, and the opportunity
to take private or semi-private lessons with the instructor.
Following the workshop, Tapestry is hosting a night
of swing dancing with Christine Rosholt! So members
of the club are welcome to head out together to show
off what they learned and experience the real swing
scene of Minnesota !! More information will be coming
shortly!
SAVE
THE DATE!!!! All-day Saturday,
July 7, 2007 !!
Stephanie
Mussmann: Instructor;
Treasurer
John
McKeague: Instructor
Bre Grann: President
If
you have any swing or club-related questions or concerns
please feel free to contact:
Steph
Mussmann: smussmann@nwhealth.edu
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