Swing Cats News
Sep 26, 2008 Swing Cats
Hello everyone,
Swing Cats is going strong and we’ve got a lot of cool stuff for you to check out:
Swing Dance BLOCK PARTY!
Free dancing on University Blvd.
TONIGHT (Friday Sept 26th)
7:30-10 pm in front of La Salsa
This dance is a part of UA Votes Block Party. After the debates are aired we’re going to crank up our music so come on down for some great lessons, dancing, and more FOR FREE!!!
Armory Park Dance
Saturday Sept. 27th
Lesson at 7 pm, band plays from 8-11
Prices 10-15 depending on the band
Armory Park Senior Citizen Center
Officer Meeting
Tuesday Sept. 30th
6pm-Swing Cats starts
Ina Gittings Room 16
We’re going over the events and plans for the semester and year. Come check it out if you would like input in the Swing Cats swing scene. We’ve got workshops, road trips, and dances to plan so come help us out. We’re always looking for volunteers.
Swing Cats Regular Meeting
Tuesdays 7-10pm
Ina E. Gittings Building Rm 16 (in the basement)
We have a lesson for the first hour and dancing after that
We’re collecting club dues: $20 semester, $30 for the year, $2 for the night
YOUR FIRST NIGHT OUT IS FREE!
Swing into Fall Workshop with Jean and Bromley
October 17, 18, & 19th
Workshops in UA Rec. Center Room A & B
You can register online, or register at Swing Cats for a discount
Check out the link on this site for more info and some great pictures and videos
We’ve got a lot of stuff coming up so keep checking up both here and on our calendar. If you have any questions message me on the forum or friend me on facebook, your Swing Cats president. We’d especially like your input at our meeting, I’m trying to get some interest in making an Official Swing Cats Road Trip to the Utah Lindy Exchange (one of the most fun exchanges) for early in the spring semester. Tell me if you’d like to go! I know this is a lot, but I had some catching up to do. I hope to see you tonight at the Block Party or at our next Swing Cats meeting this Tuesday. Until then, keep on swinging,
Nate Kobinsky
Swing Cats President 08-09
P.S. We now have an official facebook group! Look up “Arizona Swing Cats” for all of your facebook updates and invites.
October 17-19 Workshop!
Sep 11, 2008 Swing Cats
The Arizona Swing Cats is very excited to bring two fabulous swing dancers, Jean Ma and Bromley Palamountain, October 17-19, to Tucson for a weekend workshop. Jean and Bromley are accomplished dancers, winning and placing in local and national level competitions. You can find many of their performance and competition videos online, including on Youtube. They also teach regularly at venues around the San Francisco Bay Area, including Swing Central, a popular swing venue in Redwood City, CA.
Jean and Bromley will be bringing their high energy brand of swing dancing to the University of Arizona campus with a series of classes geared towards all levels. Whether you are just beginning to learn the basics and are eager to learn more moves, or you’ve been dancing for years and want to work on your technique, don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn from these two amazing dancers.
Click Here For More Information
Swing Cats Meeting Sept 9
Sep 10, 2008 Swing Cats
Another night with a great turnout and great dancing, thanks everyone! Todd and Jennifer taught the lesson for us, they have one more night of teaching for Swing Cats this coming Tuesday, and Adam was our DJ for the open dancing. Thanks guys.
A big recent announcement is that we are starting to collect Swing Cats membership dues at our weekly meetings. The costs are pretty reasonable at $20 for a semester and $30 for the entire year. These funds will help our club do all that we do, so please help support us!
Some announced upcoming events include:
- Tucson Stomps this Friday! 7-11pm at the First United Methodist Church near the corner of Park and University. 1st hour is lessons, DJ’ed dancing for the rest.
- Grand Opening of Lindy Mo’s dance on September 20th, lesson at 7, band playing from 8-11pm. Check out www.lindymo.com for more info.
- Outdoor venue on Dan’s Dance Floor on Friday September 26th. Keep your fingers crossed because I’m working with ASUA to get our dance floor set up on University Blvd. Keep checking here for more updates.
- Possible mini-workshop Saturday with Steve Conrad on the 27th of September (more details to come).
- 4th Saturday Armory Park Dance from 7-11pm downtown at the Armory Park Center. Lesson at 7 with the band playing from 8-11pm.
Swing Cats Meeting Sept 2
Sep 2, 2008 Swing Cats
It was great to see everyone out dancing tonight! Not only did I see lots of familiar faces, I saw a ton of new people too. Thanks for spreading the word and thanks for coming out dancing. If you missed out, we met at 7:00 pm in Ina Gittings room 16 and Todd and Jennifer treated us to a beginning Lindy-Hop lesson. I showed up a bit late but everyone was looking pretty good out there. Nice job with those swing outs. I’ll try to post announcements from each of our Swing Cats meetings so… if you had fun tonight and want to get some more dancing in, check out these upcoming events:
Friday Sept. 5th (This Friday!): Lindybomb on the Mall.
- FREE SWING DANCING from 7pm-10:30 on the stage in front of the UA Student Union (Please help set up at 6:30 if you have some free time)
- There will be intermittent lessons throughout the night
- Bring your friends this is how we hope to recruit some new dancers
- Did I mention it’s FREE!
Sunday Sept. 7t: Progressive Lindy Hop lessons at Lindy Mo’s
Friday Sept. 12th (2nd Friday of the month): Tucson Stomps
4th Sat of the Month: Armory Park Dance
Other stuff:
- Swing Cats will be collecting dues soon, set some cash aside now.
- We should have some T-Shirts in the works, nice.
- More dances and workshops to come, keep checking in.
Thanks everyone for supporting our club, this should be a great semester for Swing Cats. Check the calendar and forum for more fun happenings. I look forward to seeing you out on the dance floor.
Your president,
Nate
P.S. Tell your friends about us!