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We have a crap-ton of awesome news to relay to you about Hot Club. As many of you heard, we are switching locations, and taking over the Trotter Building on Geer street.
We are also switching nights to the much more workweek/school-week friendly night of Thursday. So here’s the basic rundown for the next Hot Club and then I’ll give you more details about our exciting changes.
What: Hot Club of Durham Swing Dance
When: Thursday, June 3 at 8pm-12am
Where: The Trotter Building (410 West Geer St, Durham NC 27701)
Cost: $7 (includes free beginner lesson)
For this very special Hot Club night, we are going to be having two special guest DJs (TBA, waiting for confirmation), and a super delicious DESSERT POTLUCK!
Bring a home-baked treat to share and get in for the reduced price of $5. Om-nom-nom
The Trotter Building:
We are super excited to be moving to the trotter building. It’s located in the Durham Central Park District, across for Manbitesdog Theater. This neighborhood is booming. It has the Farmer’s Market, the soon to open Fullsteam Brewery, and the soon to reopen Kings Sandwich Shop. Plus, it’s just a short stroll to the city center. The building itself is beautiful and spacious.
The floors are concrete, but don’t fret! We will be working hard to raise enough money to put a wood floor in the space and make it even better to dance in. Also, the floor is polished concrete on rafters. It’s slick enough and has enough give so that’s it’s a perfectly suitable surface to dance on.
So, come out and check out our new digs!
Beginner Lesson (Start’s at 8pm)
Partnered Charleston: This is the granddaddy of all swing dances and is a great, and easy way to get out on the dance floor having fun in no time. Joe Jackson will be teaching you how to party like it’s 1929! This lesson is free with admission to the dance.
DJ Dance (9pm-12an)
Feature DJ(s)- TBA
We are getting awesome DJs for you guys. We’ll let you know as soon as they are confirmed!
Questions?
info@hotclubofdurham.com
http://hotclubofdurham.com/
919-627-8678
We at Hot Club believe very strongly in workshops and exchanges. We urge you to take opportunities to travel and to learn from dance with as many people possible.
We are fortunate enough to have a local workshop happening right here, in Durham, NC. The Triangle Swing Dance Society is organizing the 2nd annual Bull City Stompede, Lindy workshop. The workshop will be held on February 5-7, 2010.
Nina Gilkenson and Andy Reid will be traveling from DC, one of the top swing dance cities in our nation, to teach us a little of their Lindy knowledge. Also, Michael and Jaya Gamble, the organizers of Southern Belle Swing Bash and Lindy Focus, will be gracing us with their awe inspiring expertise as well. On top of these four fabulous instructors, we will have George Knott’s Square Trio play on Friday night and the Russ Wilson Swingtet on Saturday night.
Prices are incredibly low (Members $80 (student members $70), and non-members $100 (student nonmembers $90)), especially through Sunday, January 10. After Sunday, the price increases $30. The price will increase even more at the door, so register early! Bullcitystompede.org
This is the last Hot Club of the year and we have a couple of very special guests coming in for the holidays. We are excited to have Tonia “the Knife” Davis and Naomi “the soup spoon” Boswell.
Hot Club of Durham
Tuesday 12/22/2009
ERUUF (Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship)
4907 Garret Rd
Durham, NC 27707
Free Beginner Lesson- Charleston at 7pm
Get on the floor fast with this high energy dance from the roaring 20’s. We at Hot Club find that this dance is the easiest and most fun to start with. We are happy to welcome Naomi Boswell back to North Carolina to help us teach this class! Naomi is an experienced dancer who’s been living in the swing dance mecca, Seattle since she left here. She’ll be teaching with Joe Jackson.
DJs- Start at 8pm
Tonia “the Knife” Davis is back again as our feature DJ. As you may or may not know, there is a recently discovered Louis Armstrong song about her. She’s awesome enough that Louis Armstrong saw 60 years into the future and wrote a song about her, so you really don’t want to miss her set. Missing Tonia’s sets has been shown to cause cancer in lab rats.
Nicole “the dizzle” Dienert is our house DJ this week. As usual she is not to be missed. You all know how much she dislikes it when you miss her sets. You don’t want to upset Nicole, believe me.
info@hotclubofdurham.com
http://hotclubofdurham.com
919-627-8678
12/8 Hot Club of Durham Dance – Son of Blues
We had such a great turnout to our blues themed Hot Club last month that we thought we would do it again. So now you have yet another opportunity to blues dance while Dance Blues Friday is on hiatus. Kristy will be back with us, but we will be changing up the lesson and house DJ. It will be tons of fun.
Tuesday 12/08/2009
Hot Club of Durham Swing Dance (Directions)
7pm: Lesson–Slow Lindy
8-11pm: Dancing!
Lesson – Slow Lindy – Starts at 7 pm
With those classy cats, Joe & Rebecca
Ever wonder what the heck to do when the tempos slow down? You don’t have to learn a new dance, nor do you have to revert back to the uncomfortable swaying that characterized your middle school slow dances. In fact, you can do the Lindy Hop you know and love at even the slowest tempos. In this class we’ll cover technique to dust off your slow lindy: e.g. control, balance, play, and “milking it”. Whether you’ve been dancing for years or know only some basic lindy hop (either 6 or 8-ct), this class will be appropriate for you.
Still my favorite clip of slow lindy hop…
DJs Start at 8pm
Kristy Milliken – Our featured DJ for the night wowed you last time. She’s an experienced Blues and Swing DJ. She is multi-talented, multi-faceted, multi-tasking and multi-plied. She is guaranteed to keep you on the floor for multi-ple dances!
Rebecca Brightly – Our house DJ has been testing the bluesy waters by teaching and dancing it. Now she’s going to DJ blues for her first time ever. I’m not sure what to expect, but I expect it to be good.
info@hotclubofdurham.com
http://hotclubofdurham.com
919-627-8678
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Hot Club of Durham–Study Break Edition
We here at Hot Club understand the hustle and bustle of exam time. You need a break! That’s why we are offering this amazing, once-in-a-semester opportunity. Take your mind off that pesky education for a few hours and focus on what really matters–dancing! For our next dance we are offering student discounts and plenty of free coffee.
Special Pricing
$5 with a student ID
$7 for those who are free of the shackles of secondary education
Tuesday 12/01/2009
Hot Club of Durham Swing Dance (Directions)
7pm: Beginner Lesson: Six County Lindy
8-11pm: Dancing!
Beginner Lesson – 6 Count Lindy – Starts at 7 pm
Similar to “East Coast Swing,” Jason Sager and Rebecca Brightly teach a lesson geared to get beginners out dancing immediately without compromising technique. This class is perfect for pure beginners and those who have learned some swing in the past.
DJs Start at 8pm
Our featured DJ this week is Rob Moreland, ambassador of inappropriate humor in the local swing dance scene. This week he’s keeping his mouth shut and spinning all the tunes your heart desires. He takes requests, but only if “I had a date like that,” sounds funny after saying the title. Nicole Deinert is backing him up as our house DJ.
info@hotclubofdurham.com
http://hotclubofdurham.com
919-627-8678
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Lindy Focus Pass for Sale – $99
Folks, this is a deal you don’t want to pass up if you’re still thinking of going to Lindy Focus. Hell, you don’t want to pass on Lindy Focus at all if you can help it. A friend of ours is unable to go and would like to sell her pass. Please contact hepcatjenn@gmail.com if you’re interested!
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You will eat lots of desserts.
You will eat lots of desserts.
It’s Iron Chef: Hot Club time!
This week, 5 dessert-creating competitors battle for your vote of favorite dish. What’s at stake? A $20 gift certificate to Hot Club! Our bakers for the first Iron Chef: Hot Club are:
- Justin Pascual
- Theophan Thomas
- Jo Anna Wiersma
- Rick Collier
- Rachel Redler
Who will win? Only you can decide. Oh yeah, we’re also hosting a dance.
Tuesday 11/24
Hot Club of Durham Swing Dance (Directions)
7pm: Beginner Lesson: Shim Sham!
8-11pm: Dancing!
Shim Sham–Last week (and the week before, and possibly the week before that), you may have noticed us dancing solo choreography every time a certain song comes on (or sometimes even a random song). If you think we look silly, and you want to join us next time this happens, come at 7pm for the lesson, and we’ll teach you. Here’s some folks dancing the Shim Sham for Frankie Manning on Youtube. (The largest Shim Sham was danced by over 1000 people in May at Frankie’s 95th Birthday Festival!)
Deejays–Ken Hanson will be our featured DJ & Joe Jackson will start us off and close the night as our house DJ.
http://hotclubofdurham.com
info@hotclubofdurham.com
919-627-8678
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Hot Club will be back to its old self this week after a very successful blues themed week! Thank you to everyone who came to the lesson and stayed all night. We had a great mix of Blues, Slow Jazz, Lindy, and Bal music thanks to Kristy!
Attention!!!
Hot Club will be starting 30 minutes later this week. Beginner lesson starts at 7:30 and the dance starts at 8:30. We will also be playing music later, with music going until 11:30. Plan on staying out later, it will be worth it!
MORE Attention!!!!!
We only need one more person to sign up for “Iron Chef – Hot Club” for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to Hot Club dances and classes. We will be announcing the secret ingredient at Hot Club this week, so our contestants will want to be there for the announcement and get a leg up on the competition.
The best part is that everyone who comes in two weeks will have the pleasure of eating their concoctions. So come out this week and find out what you will be eating on the 24th.
Back to your regularly scheduled dance announcement…
Hot Club of Durham Swing Dance
ERRUF Care Building
4907 Garrett Rd
Durham, NC 27707
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Iron Chef – Hot Club!
At our last Hot Club of Durham Dance we announced a special contest for our November 24th dance this year. In honor of the day that we give thanks to our Native American friends for saving our butts in Massachusetts, we are going to have a cook off!
The Plan
- Get 5 people to sign up to bake desserts.
- Announce on 11/17/2009 what the secret ingredient will be. Each contestant’s dessert must contain this secret ingredient.
- Contestants will bring their desserts to Hot Club on 11/24/2009 to be eaten and judged by everyone.
The Prize
The winner of the baking contest will be named Iron Chef and receive a $20 gift certificate good for admission to Hot Club dances or classes!
We already have two signed up! Only 3 more slots left for the chance to win!
If you are interested please email us:
info@hotclubofdurham.com
It’s time for a very special edition of Hot Club of Durham. We’re doing Blues! We know that you guys have been missing Blues while Dance Blues Friday is on hiatus, and we want to keep you guys in practice. Expect a unique experience with some surprises, and a whole mess of fun.
Don’t worry there’ll still be plenty of swing and vintage music too, just think of it as Hot Club with an awesome bluesy twist.
Location
ERUUF (Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship)
4907 Garrett Rd
Durham, NC 27707
Price
$7 (lesson included)
Beginner Lesson (Starts at 7pm)-
20s Style Blues – We have our own take on blues dance based on a Lindy Hop connection foundation. We feel that it’s a great way to get started dancing to slower music, and that it compliments any other blues or swing dance style that you may have learned. This class will be geared toward beginners but many, more experienced, dancers will learn something new here. This class will be taught by Hot Club’s own Joe Jackson and Rebecca Brightly.
Our Lovely Deejays (music goes from 8-11ish)-
Kristy Miliken – Our feature DJ for the night asked for this gig specifically. She’s an experienced Blues and Swing DJ and she’s so good that she’s made grown men weep with joy (don’t ask how I know… I just got something in my eye… it’s nothing). We promise that you will love her just as much as we do.
Nicole Deinert – Our house DJ Nicole is also an experienced Blues and Swing DJ. She’s relatively new to the circuit, but she’s gone from zero to freakin’ awesome in the blink of an eye. She’ll keep you on the floor and saying, “I’ve never danced to a song like that before, but I like it!”
We might do this again in December if we get a good turnout and excitement level. So, come out, have fun, and get the Blues, Hot Club Style!
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info@hotclubofdurham.com
919-627-8678
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