SCAD Swing Club

Hey All,

This is the last Saturday of Swing club this quarter, which is really sad, but we will be dancing on RIVER STREET!!!!!!! So get ready for an amazing night. Since it is finals we will be dancing from 9pm-midnight. Its going to be fantastic weather that night for dancing so you all should come out and join us. Dress in layers just in case. We will be meeting by the waving lady statue on the east side by East Broad Street (furthest side from MLK). If you look across the river you will see the BIG marriot Hotel. I’d park on Bay by East Broad and walk down the steep staircase. This will direct you closest to us. Then Follow the Music. If you need further directions just let me know. Please DONT WALK BY YOURSELF. If you need a ride please tell Deanna Meadow Thompson. I will help get you there. There won’t be lessons just great dancing and music!

NO Meeting on Monday night next week.

I hope everyone is doing well on their finals and I hope to see you Saturday even if its for an hour or so. Let swing be your time off from work. We will provide you with a great relaxing selection of music and a bunch of friendly faces.

SEE YOU THERE!

Deanna

SCAD Swing Secretary

Hey!

Saturday Nov. 7th we will be having our normal lessons 7:30 Intermediate and 8:45 Beginner. If this is your first time, don’t worry about it. We will catch you up in no time! Please wear comfortable shoes that are closed toe. We don’t want anyone to get hurt.

WARNING: Please don’t walk to Swing alone. Savannah is sketchy after dark and we want you to stay safe. Please travel in groups or take SCAD transportation. Or if you can’t find a ride Facebook Deanna Meadow Thompson and i will help you out.

Upcoming News:

Monday dancing at Weston Lobby 9pm-11pm.

Next Saturday: LAST DANCE OF THE QUATER————–NO LESSONS JUST AWESOMENESS!!!

See you Saturday!

Deanna

For your viewing pleasures…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HITK9cVDnZo&feature=related

It’s almost Halloween and we’ve got the best night planned for all of you.  This Saturday Oct. 31st will be our Swing & Sketch Halloween Dance Party at the Student Center, 2nd Floor. We will be moving up the beginners lesson from 7:30 - 8:30pm and then from 8:30-midnight we will have our Halloween dance!!! You don’t want to miss this night.  Wear your costumes and compete in the costume contest.  There will be FREE food and candy.
We are collaborating with the Sketch club and they will be drawing us in action!!! So get ready to show off your super amazing moves!!!  If you would like to learn to sketch bring your paper and pencil!!!! This night is going to be AMAZING!!

Friendly reminder: no experience necessary to come to swing club and you don’t need to bring a partner.  Also, wear comfortable flat closed toe shoes and ladies wear bloomers under your skirts.

____DO YOU WANT TO DANCE ON MONDAY TOO!!!

We have a great night of dancing on Monday nights at Weston Lobby from 9-11pm!!! Come check it out!!

Get ready for another amazing weekend of Swing!!! This Saturday the 24th we will have our 7:30pm intermediate lesson - Connection and Momentum and 8:45pm Beginner Lesson - East Coast Basic…GET READY BOYS —-Time to make the ladies melt with your hot dancing skills!

If this is your first week at Swing club –Relax, we will teach you everything you need to know and you don’t need a partner to show up. Just bring yourself and some comfortable shoes we will provide the rest! Girls - NO Heels. We don’t want anyone getting hurt. Closed toe flat shoes are the best!

Monday the 26th

We will be meeting back at Weston Lobby again from 9pm-11pm. What better way to start the week!!!!!

Thank you to all who attended AVS! It was an incredible weekend. Congratulations to our own ALEX MILLER VP who placed 1st in the Jack and Jill Competition!!! Great work!

Check out is great moves!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJG2ENG6uA4

UPCOMING EVENTS

Halloween Dance with a Swing and Sketch collaboration with Sketch Club on the 31st! We will also be having a Fancy Dance that night as well! Dress up its going to be an Amazing Night!!!

See you on Saturday!!

Deanna

SCAD SWING Secretary

Are you ready for the AWESOMENESS of Swing Club?! I am!!!

This Saturday at 7:30pm, we’ll be having an intermediate lesson on connection to make your moves oh-so-smooth and your leading and following velvety goodness! Then at 8:45, get ready for an extra special BEGINNER’S LESSON from our extra special instructors Alex Miller and Addie Kuhn!! Don’t worry if you’ve missed a few lessons, or have never been at all, just show up in comfortable shoes! We’ll end our beginner’s lesson a little early this week to squeeze in some inspirational swing dance video viewing! Not sure what that is? Just search for “lindy hop” or “swing dance” on Youtube and prepare to be amazed! Here’s a few of our favorites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEd3dUN414o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myJj0mNNe1Y&feature=related

THEN, GET READY, FOR THE MOST EXCITING EVENT OF YOUR LIFE…..DANCING TO LIVE MUSIC!!! That’s right, your very own SCAD Swing Club jazz band will be performing at 11pm.

And all of this will be going down at the Student Center on Montgomery Street between Oglethorpe and Broughton, 2nd floor!

And don’t forget Monday nights at Weston Lobby! We dance it up from 9-11pm in this incredibly convenient location. This is a great opportunity to practice and relax before the week gets to busy!!

A weekend of workshops and dances in Atlanta perfect for beginning dancers and intermediate dancers.

Register at www.aseda.org/avs but don’t pay yet! Message Alex Miller (http://www.facebook.com/people/Alex-Miller/1227900677) BY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD, and let him know you’re registered. You’ll get a group discount code before you pay. SCAD Swing Club will carpool there and has a clean, safe, free place to stay!

This Saturday at the Student center, we will begin our lessons! 7:30pm Intermediate, 8:45 beginner’s lessons. Afterwards we will have dancing from 10-12am! If you are walking from Dyson area meet on the sidewalk by Turner to leave with walking group at 7:15. See you Saturday!

Monday - new dance night: open dancing 9-11pm at Weston Lobby. Facebook Deanna Meadow Thompson if you need directions. 

ATLANTA VARSITY SHOWDOWN - weekend of workshops/dancing. This event is perfect for Beginners and Intermediate dancers. SCAD Swing club will carpool/house together so don’t worry about those things. Please register at www.aseda.org/avs BUT DON’T PAY YET! Message you name to Alex Miller by Oct. 3rd for a group discount if you will be attending. Alex Miller is the Vice Pres of Swing club, so click on his name on the Swing Club Facebook page and it will link you to his account. 

THIS SATURDAY BEFORE SWING:

Savannah Jazz Festival will be having danceable swing music starting around 4:15pm. Get the feel of dancing to a live band in Forsyth Park!

The Following Saturday will be our SOCK HOP and special performance by the wonderfully hot Lauren, Deanna, Jessica and Addie, in there reunion performance to ALL THAT JAZZ. You won’t want to miss this night! 

MORE TO COME.

Hey All,

Come check us out this Saturday during Fall Fest at the Dyson lawn. We will have a booth set up from 4-8pm. We will have swing dancers showing off moves that you will learn throughout the upcoming year. Please sign up at our booth leaving your name and email address.

STICKING AROUND FOR THE FALL FEST CONCERTS?

Well, we are having a mini dance lesson at the Student Center afterwards at 9pm. We will be meeting on the Second Floor. No partner or experience needed, just some comfortable shoes and yourself.

STARTING THIS YEAR:

Can’t get enough of swing? Can’t wait until the weekend to dance again? Well, we are kick starting the week with Monday night dancing as well! We will be meeting at Weston Lobby and all are welcome to stop by. This monday we will be having Teacher and DJ training. Experience in dancing is strongly recommended. Meeting at 9pm-11.

See you then!

Deanna

SWING CLUB SECRETARY

We’re in the process of planning a spectacular agenda for SCAD Swing this fall! If you have requests for the lessons (things you’ve seen on the dance floor, in video, heard rumors of, or just want to get better at), leave a comment with your requests!

Here are some things to get excited about:

-New moves and new friends!

-New tunes from your old favorite DJs and some new DJs

-A sassy encore performance of All That Jazz

-A swing/jazz/blues band comprised of talented SCADites…LIVE MUSIC!

-ATLANTA VARSITY SHOWDOWN!!

-Potentially a second night of swing at SCAD!

-Screen printed hankerchiefs and bloomers!!

It’s the Last Swing Club Meeting of the school year, but don’t fret—we’re going to THE BEACH!

This time, be sure to be on time at 8:00 in the Student Center, as usual. We will have our SPECIAL SASSY PERFORMANCE at 8:05 (which you will definitely not want to miss!), and then we will group up and carpool out to Tybee.

Be sure to bring a raincoat or an umbrella and maybe a light jacket—we all know the weather has been crazy. There will be water and snacks for this event, but you may want to bring a snack or beverage. If the weather gets dangerous, we can dance on the pier.

There will be non-SCAD related dancing this summer here in Savannah, if you’re around. If you’re not going to be here, ask us about where you can dance in or near your hometown. (The Lindy Hop community is well-connected—we can at least point you in the right direction.)

TRUE/FALSE Should I really bring a raincoat? True! (unless you want to embrace the rain..) because you can’t predict the weather.

Dancing in Savannah? Over the summer? Really? TRUE!!! Just ask Mead about it. There will be spontaneous dance nights and random dancing around town whenever we all feel like it. If you want to be involved, make sure you leave contact info—because text messages are amazing.

Pumped up and energetically motivated,

Mead