In this issue
Lindyfest Instructors announced
Lindyfest is an amazing lindy hop weekend workshop jammed packed with classes for all dance levels, soul sessions with living legends, hot performances and four endless nights of dancing. Lindyfest brings in hundreds of dancers from all across the globe to learn lindy hop from the masters and experience the excitement of Lindy Hop, all here in Houston. Instructors already confirmed for 2008 are: Frankie Manning, Chazz Young, Dawn Hampton, Sylvia Sykes, Jason Christodoulou, Peter Strom, Ramona Satffield, Max Pitruzzella, Annie Trudeau, Nina Gilkenson, Andy Reid, and Naomi Uyama...with more to be announced soon! So don't forget to save the date March 13-16th 2008!
Upcoming Dances
Second Cup Swing hosts their monthly dance at Taft Street Coffee (2115 Taft) Saturday, September 15th 8:30pm till Midnight. Only $4 or FREE with paid admission to the Dan and Tiff workshop!
Join the Texas Aggie Swing Cats for their Monthly Dance Saturday, September 22nd. 8-8:45 beginner lesson followed by the dance 8:45-midnight. Click here for directions and more.
Music Corner
All of these albums are gauaranteed to have five or more swing-danceable, lindy-hoppable, nonstop-able high energy tunes.
Cab Calloway, Are You Hep to the Jive?
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, 
Ella & Louis Again (Dig)
Indigo Swing, All Aboard
Louis Jordan, Louis Jordan - No Moe! - Greatest Hits
Louis Prima, Ultra-Lounge: Wild, Cool & Swingin' - Artist Series Vol 1
Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, One Hour Mama
Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five, Crazy Rhythm
Various Artists,
For Dancers Only: A Lindy Hop Compilation
George Gee, If Dreams Come True
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Live in Swing City - Swingin' With Duke
A portion of sales through these Amazon links will benefit HSDS.
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All HSDS classes are Sundays at The Melody Club. Click here to view our weekly class schedule. We offer lessons for beginner to advanced dancers. No partner necessary! Our weekly Sunday dance is 8:30-10:30pm following the lessons.
A new month of classes will begin on Sunday, September 9th.
The September elective is the Charleston, a popular dance from the 20's and 30's that can easily be worked into your lindy hop! Elective are held on Sundays 5:30-6:30 in the back room at the Melody Club.
 HSDS will be hosting another fantastic pair of Lindy Hoppers in our Workshop Series. Dancing for 8 years, Dan and Tiff have placed in and won numerous national competitions including a 1st place at the prestigious 2005 Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown, and 1st place at Midwest Lindy Fest. Over the last nine years, they have attended over one hundred camps, workshop weekends and events both in Denver and across the country, in swing dance, as as well as other forms of dance. Dan and Tiff have become synonymous with exciting airsteps, lightning fast dancing, and a flair for pleasing the crowd. They have been a major force in developing the Denver lindy hop scene into a nationally recognized group of competitors, performance teams, and social dancers, providing regular instruction as well as inspiration to local dancers. They pride themselves on
keeping a personal relationship with their students, providing clear communication, offering one-on-one help, and constantly improving their teaching methods and ideas.
Saturday, September 15th
JCC Room TBA 1:30-5:30pm
5601 S. Braeswood, Houston 77096-3999
$30 members/$35 non-members
Dance at Second Cup Swing (included with workshop ticket)
This workshop is recommended all level of dancers who have taken at least one month of Lindy 1a.
Save the date, Saturday, October 20th, for Houston's Harvest Moon Ball! The original Harvest Moon Ball was the premier dance contest in NYC from 1935-1984 held in Madison Square Garden. The event was so popular 20,000 tickets could sell out within 2 days! There were six divisions such as Lindy Hop, Rumba, Jitterbug, Jitterbug-Jive, Jive, Foxtrot, Rock and Roll, Polka, Tango, Collegiate Shag, Serviceman's Division, Viennese Waltz and even the Hustle. Dancers competed at local ballrooms like Savoy or Roseland Ballroom and the top couples would go on to represent their ballroom in the competition, Our Harvest Moon Ball was created to honor the spirit of this cherished tradition by bringing two dance groups together, HSDS and the Rice Social Dance Society, to provide our members with a night out on the town dancing to a live
swing band (a rare treat)!
This year we're providing you with great live music from Third Coast Swing, performances, just-for-fun dance competitions and more! Check back at HSDS for online registration and updated information.
More Dance Info
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Go to Houston Swing Out to join discussions regarding dances and workshops, etiquette, overcoming shyness, or getting a group together for movie night. It's all there.
Houston Swing Dance Society is a 501(c)3 non-profit association.
Houston Swing Dance Society is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through The Houston Arts Alliance.
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