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Houston Swing Dance Society

Congratulations to our Advanded Jack and Jill Winners

Written by Admin 31 August 2010

The advanced Jack-and-Jill at our 5th Sunday Free Lesson and Dance rocked the house! Thanks to everyone who participated, and a big congrats to Jason and Samantha (1st), Alex and Sherie (2nd) and Frank and Andrea (3rd)! Visit our Facebook page to check out the see videos. Thanks to Tena, Ryan, Brian and Kristina for having the difficult task of judging and Leah for DJing some great competition music!!

September Elective is Syncopated Variations

Written by Admin 31 August 2010

Have you wanted to take your dancing to the next level? Do you spice up your basics? Thinking about trying out for the Advanced Track at Lindyfest next year? Join us for the Syncopation elective in September with Brian and Gloria. Every Sunday in September at 7:30pm.

Yes! We're open Labor Day Weekend!

Written by Admin 31 August 2010

Yes, HSDS will be open Sunday, September 5th! Please come out and join us on the long weekend and start the month off with a new cycle of Lindy Hop classes!

Frankie Manning Biography

Written by Admin 28 August 2010

Just who was Frankie Manning? Whether you're a longtime swing dancer or new to the dance floor, we hope you will enjoy and be inspired by this introduction to one of America's greatest dancers.

 

Free 5th Sunday Dance and Lesson August 29th!

Written by Admin 26 July 2010

Beat the August heat with a free Lindy Hop lesson and dance on August 29th! Get your friends and family out of the house before they start back to school again with our famous Free 5th Sundays!!  We offer a free beginner's lesson at  7pm followed by a rip-roarin', swingin' good-times dance from 8:00-11pm! As usual, the 5th Sunday is where we break out the entertainment! We're holding an extra special Jack-and-Jill contest open to our advanced dancers (>1 year at Lindy 2 level). Registration will be limited to the first 8 couples who sign up. Don't miss the surprises and great prizes!

Houston's Harvest Moon Ball September 25th

Written by Admin 28 July 2010

Mark your calendars for Houston's Harvest Moon Ball a celebration to honor the spirit of dedicated dancers in Houston! This year's Harvest Moon Ball will be held September 25th, 2010. Houston's Harvest Moon Ball is a collaboration of two dance groups HSDS and the Rice Social Dance Society. It's a night to wear your sharpest clothing and dance the night away with great live music, performances, just-for-fun dance competitions and more! 

We're excited to announce that Austin's favorite jazz band, Giant City Sextet will be playing for us all night at HMB!! Tickets are $15.50 pre-sale and $20 at the door. Click to purchase your tickets. Beginner lesson will be provided at 7pm and the dance will be at 8pm-midnight.

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Congratulations to All Our HSDS Competitors at ILHC!

Written by Admin 24 August 2010

This past weekend in Alexandria, VA, the International Lindy Hop Championships treated everyone to the true spirit of Lindy Hop! With over 14 competition levels and representations from Sweden, France, Canada, UK and US the dancing was beyond incredible and the soul of the dance palpable! Houston represented by competing in many of the most popular events: Advanced and Open Jack and Jills, Strictly and Cabaret with several of them advancing on to the finals! The hit of the Saturday evening was the Cabaret division with 16 entries! But HSDS's own Jerry Foote swept the competition as The Hip Hop Specialist and took home FIRST place!!! Congratulations to Jerry and all of our Houston dancers for giving it all you got at ILHC this weekend!

 Also of note during the weekend was a unique Showcase performance form Andrew Thigpen and Karen Turman of the Evolution of Lindy Hop.  With this and their wonderful spirit, they took home a new honor, The Heart and Soul of ILHC. This routine is one of a kind and chronicles the progression of the entire history of Lindy Hop fin three minutes from the Breakaway to the Gap Ad and our modern classics, like Minnie's Moochers, Silver Shadows and more! For a break down of Andrew and Karen's inspiration, I highly recommend catching up on these clips

 

 

 

Highlights from Camp Hollywood

Written by Admin 04 August 2010

The videos are coming in like gangbusters and you should check out some of the jaw-dropping dancing that happened last weekend at Camp Hollywood. Make sure to check out Nick Williams and Laura Keat in the second round of the Pro Strictly Lindy at 7:42! Ah-maze-ing!!

 
 

Kevin and Jo workshop in San Antonio

Written by Admin 10 August 2010

The San Antonio Swing Dance Society would like to invite you to their third weekend workshop, Alamo Stomp, October 8-10, 2010. The weekend features 2 days of classes from Kevin St. Laurent and Jo Hoffberg, Nathan Bugh and Austin's own Mike Roberts and Laura Glaess. There will also be three nights of dancing with a live band on Friday and Saturday. Pre-registration is only $85 for SASDS members and affiliates at www.saswing.org.
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