By savage on
Saturday, May 04, 2013 8:39 PM
Starting on Sunday May 19th and Thursday May 23rd, we have four sessions of classes for you to enjoy. They each last six weeks, and every lesson is 1.5 hours. By the way, there'll be no classes on Sunday May 26th (a buddy is getting married).
All classes run at Dance Victoria Studios, 2750 Quadra Street just north of Hillside.
Swing 1 is our beginner series; you need neither a partner nor experience to have a blast learning to dance with us. Starts Sunday May 19th at 5pm.
Swing 2 teaches you a pile of fun moves and new techniques to broaden your ability to have fun on the dance floor. Prerequisite: Swing 1 or prior dance experience. Starts Thursday May 23rd at 8pm.
Swing 3 fills you out with the remainder of the basics you'll want as a swing dancer. Prerequisite: Swing 2 or Balboa 1. Starts Sunday May 19th at 8pm.
Intermediate/Advanced gets you doing all sorts of crazy things with the basics we taught in Swing 1 through Swing 3. Prerequisite: Swing 3. Starts Sunday May 19th at 6:30pm.
Where can you sign up, you ask? Hulk smash link!
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By savage on
Monday, April 22, 2013 7:42 AM
The schedule for our May/June session will be posted soon! In the meantime, if you'd like to have the information sent to you, just hit us up over on facebook. As soon as this site is updated, we'll let you know!
-sav
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By savage on
Saturday, March 16, 2013 9:27 PM
You can now sign up for our April/May 2013 session of classes!
We have a Swing 1 for beginners on Thursday evening, Swing 2 on Sundays, Balboa 1 (a second level class) on Wednesdays, and Intermediate/Advanced on Sundays.
Just smash this finely crafted link and dance your troubles away.
-sav
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By savage on
Saturday, February 02, 2013 7:19 PM
I'm short on time right now, but I just wanted to let you know that the next session of classes is open to registrations. We've got Swing 1, Swing 2, Swing 3, and Intermediate/Advanced going on.
I dare you to click that link!
-sav
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By savage on
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 3:59 PM
Good news, everyone!
Our January 2013 classes are up. Just smash that finely crafted link with your pointing device, and you can sign yourself up for:
Swing 1, our beginner series. Neither partner nor experience are necessary, just a six-week block of time on Sundays from 6:30pm to 8, starting on January 13th.
Swing 2, for folks that are past the beginner stage. You'll want to have some kind of dance background if you take this series. It'll be on Thursdays from 8pm to 9:30pm as of January 17th.
Balboa 1, another second-level class like Swing 2, with similar entry requirements. If you want to make the girls swoon, or instead be swooned, this is a good way to accomplish that objective. Runs on Wednesdays from 8pm to 9:30, with the first lesson on January 16th.
Intermediate/Advanced continues its ruthless rampage on Sunday evenings. You must complete our Swing 3 or get instructor permission to participate in the mayhem. Starts January 13th at 8pm. Rawr.
Happy holidays!
-sav
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By savage on
Saturday, October 27, 2012 5:41 PM
We have a new round of lessons starting in November and ending in December. As usual, all of our classes take place at Dance Victoria studios at 2750 Quadra, just north of Hillside. Here's the lineup for our November series:
We have a Swing 1 for beginners on Thursdays, starting on November 8th at 8pm.
Swing 2 starts on Sunday November 4th at 6:30pm. You should have either Swing 1 or comparable dance experience to take this series.
Swing 3 begins on Wednesday November 7th at 8pm. You need to have taken our Swing 2 or get instructor permission to take Swing 3.
Intermediate/Advanced starts on Sunday November 4th at 8pm. If you've done our Swing 3, you're good to go for this series.
Just click on this brand new shiny link to register!
-sav
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By savage on
Saturday, July 28, 2012 2:55 PM
This September marks the eight year anniversary of Red Hot Swing! I can't believe how much our community has grown in that time. We're very happy to continue to serve the Victoria swing scene, helping new and veteran dancers learn all sorts of fun things to do with each other on the dance floor. :)
Let's start with classes for those of you who want to join the party. Swing 1, our beginner series, begins on Sunday September 16th at 6:30pm until 7:55pm. The six lessons will run through to October 28th, except for Thanksgiving on Sunday October 7th. Neither a partner nor experience is necessary for this series. We'll give you the skills to have a great time dancing to a wide variety of music speeds ranging from chop to puree.
For the folks who have been around the dance block a few times, we've got a Swing 2 on tap. It will start on Wednesday September 19th from 8pm to 9:30pm. The last lesson will be on October 24th. If you've taken our Swing 1 or you have other partner dance experience, this is the one where we'll give you a hefty stack of crazy moves. Bust 'em or not at your discretion.
Swing 3: swingouts, shim sham, and charleston, oh my! Sundays from 5pm to 6:25pm, September 16th to October 28th. I don't recommend going to the studio on October 7th. Stay home and eat turkey. You'll need Swing 2 or instructor permission for this one.
Thursday evenings we will continue the carnage of our Intermediate/Advanced series. I love the sound of dancers saying, "Wait, we can do that?" in the evening. Thursdays (as mentioned) from 8pm to 9:30pm, September 20th to October 25th.
Aaaand finally... Team Auditions! We will be starting our performance team up again in October, and these two auditions will be your chance to climb on board the crazy train before it speeds off into the sunset. Audition #1 is on Sunday September 16th from 8pm to 9:30pm, then Audition #2 is two weeks later on Sunday September 30th from 8pm to 9:30pm. You can come to one or the other, or even both if you'd like. If you do both, we'll take the better of the two and flush the other one. Once this train leaves the station, we are not planning to take on any new passengers. So come for a tryout!
Oh yeah, I should add the linky so you can register. Done.
-sav
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By savage on
Saturday, June 02, 2012 2:40 PM
Summer dance lessons! We're running classes during the week for the summer so you can do all the awesome outdoorsy stuff on your weekends. If the wall of text frightens you, check out the calendar. For class descriptions, just read on.
Beginners read this: Swing 1 begins on Tuesday June 12th at 8pm. You don't need a partner or any experience - we'll take care of all that for you. You'll learn everything you need to have a great time on the dance floor quicker than you might expect. (Six week series, lessons end at 9:30pm.)
For more experienced dancers, Swing 2 starts on Thursday June 14th at 6:45pm. If you've done our Swing 1 series, this is your next class. If you have other dance experience, but haven't taken a Red Hot Swing session yet, this is your recommended entry point. We'll teach you a whole pile of fun stuff, including the ever-popular tandem charleston. (Six week series, lessons end at 8:10pm.)
We're also doing a Balboa 2 series for the first time in quite a while! The first class is at 8pm on Wednesday June 13th. You need to have done our Balboa 1 series or equivalent to take this series. You'll get a raft of entertaining new balboa material, and really push your dancing to a whole new level. (Four week series, lessons end at 9:30pm.)
Finally, this session marks the introduction of a whole new class: Intermediate/Advanced! The train leaves the station at 8:20pm on Thursday June 14th. This series will contain pieces from Swing 4, Swing 5, and a bunch of our various specialty classes, as well as tons of new and awesome stuff we've never had a designated spot in the curriculum to teach. You want to take this class. It will be epic. Students must have Swing 3 or equivalent under their belts. When in doubt, ask me if you're ready for it. (Six week series, lessons end at 9:45pm.)
To sign yourself up, just do the clicky click thing.
-sav
ps - We now have a Red Hot Swing page on Facebook!
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By savage on
Tuesday, May 01, 2012 12:24 AM
After several months' worth of hard work, our team performed at the Lindy Bout competition in Vancouver this last weekend. Here it is!
I'm very proud of my team. Thank you so much! :)
-sav
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By savage on
Sunday, April 08, 2012 2:52 AM
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By savage on
Saturday, March 17, 2012 6:33 PM
We have four series starting up for you in April and May. They're all up on the calendar if that sort of thing is useful to you.
Saturday nights are powering along mightily at Nothin' But Swing. Our next live band is coming up over Easter long weekend. Doug Rhodes is bringing a quintet for all your dancing needs on Saturday April 7th.
Classes! As follows:
Swing 1 begins on Thursday May 3rd from 8pm to 9:30pm, and ends six weeks later on June 7th. As usual, you don't need a partner or any experience for this beginner series. All of our dance classes are taught at Dance Victoria studio, 2750 Quadra Street just north of Hillside.
Swing 2 will be 8:00pm to 9:30pm on Wednesdays, from April 11th to May 16th. We will build on the foundation you learned in Swing 1, giving you a whole pile of fun, useful, and wacky moves while also improving your dance technique. If you've learned to dance somewhere else, this is our usual recommended entry point to Red hot Swing classes.
Swing 3 runs from 7:35pm to 9:00pm on Sundays, from April 15th to May 27th, except for April 29th. You'll learn how to do a new set of basics that you will have been wondering about, as well as the classic Shim Sham routine, and the usual complement of Charleston. You'll need to have done Swing 2 with us or receive instructor permission to take this series.
Balboa 1 is also on Sundays, from 6:00pm to 7:25pm. Dates are April 15th to May 27th, except for April 29th. This is a second level class, so you need either Swing 1 with us, or some partner dance experience from somewhere else. Balboa is a fantastic little dance, with remarkably broad applications. Also, guys, girls like it.
To reserve your spot in your class, just use this finely-crafted and elegant link.
See you on the dance floor!
-sav
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