Leap Year Lindy Weekend
February 29 - March 2

2 tracks of lessons:
10 full hours of lessons for BEGINNERS
10 full hours of lessons for INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
Plus... Friday and Saturday night dances!

Who: American Lindy Hop Champions Kevin St. Laurent and Emily Hoffberg plus Naomi Uyama, Davis Thurber and Elizabeth Miller (Boston), Dorry Segev and Sommer Gentry, and Cassie Wicken (Baltimore) and Marc-Andre Vachon (Providence)

PREREGISTRATION IS CLOSED
YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR ANY CLASSES AT THE DOOR

Cost:
Full pass: (includes ALL workshops & ALL dances)
$95/$75 for students

Without full pass (all at the door):
Friday night dance is: $12/$10 for students
Saturday night dance is: $12/$10 for students
Sunday night dance is: $6/$3 for students
Saturday day pass (includes dance) is: $50/$40 for students
Sunday day pass (includes dance) is: $50/$40 for students
Each lesson is: $15/$10 for students

Where: The event will be held on campus at Johns Hopkins University. Maps, directions and parking info are at www.charmcityswing.com/weekends.php.

Exchange-type housing is available for folks who are coming from out of town - contact to get on the list.

FRIDAY NIGHT

8:00 PM: Naomi Uyama's jazz steps. (All Levels)
9:00 PM-1:00 AM: Social dance with The Boilermakers featuring Naomi Uyama

SATURDAY

KEVIN AND EMILY
1:30 PM: Lindy Hop Fundamentals (Beginners welcome!)
    The building blocks for the weekend.
    Sometimes the simplest concepts are actually the most difficult.
2:30 PM: Connection Intensive (Beginners welcome!)
    The secrets of dynamic frame.
3:45 PM: Flash & Trash (Intermediate/Advanced)
    Fun flashy moves to impress your mum.
5:15 PM: Lindy Routine (partners required, Intermediate/Advanced)
    One part creative, one part challenging, and two parts upbeat.

ELIZABETH AND DAVIS
3:45 PM: Texas Tommy Time (Beginner/Intermediate)
5:15 PM: Partner 1930s Charleston (Beginner/Intermediate Lindy Hop)

Don't miss the dance!
8:00 PM: Beginner Lesson with Cassie
9:00 PM-midnight: Social dance with Sac Au Lait

Sunday

KEVIN AND EMILY
12:00 PM: Charleston Challenge (Intermediate/Advanced)
    Partnered Charleston Variations.
1:15 PM: Charleston Challenge Continued (Intermediate/Advanced)
    Partnered Charleston Variations.
2:15 PM: Aerials I (partners required, Intermediate/Advanced)
    A prerequisite for Aerials II.
    We lay the foundation for bases and flyers.
3:45 PM: Aerials II (partners required, Intermediate/Advanced)
    One or two lindy aerials for jams, routines and family gatherings.
    (prerequisite - Aerials I)
5:15 PM: Blues Dancing (all levels)
    Dynamic suggestion-dance that will give the impression of much more

CASSIE AND MARC-ANDRE
12:00 PM: So you'd like to learn to Lindy Hop (Beginner)
1:15 PM: So you'd like to learn to Lindy Hop, Continued (Beginner)
2:15 PM: Styling and footwork variations (all levels)
3:45 PM: Multidimensional Connections (Intermediate/Advanced)

Don't miss the dance!
8:00 PM: Beginner Lesson with Cassie
9:00 PM-midnight: DJ'd social blues and swing dance

Questions? Just e-mail

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