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PAUL COSENTINO & FRIENDS

Paul Cosentino has been performing for Lindy Hoppers for over 30 years. He’ll be bringing 2 members of the Boilermaker Jazz Band with him from Pittsburgh: Trombonist Jeff Bush and Vocalist Jennifer McNulty. They will join forces with some of the best musicians in the Bay Area including: Sam Rocha on bass, Jeff Hamilton on piano, Clint Baker on drums and Nick Rossi on guitar. The selections will include swing favorites made famous by Goodman, Shaw, Ellington, Hodges, Teagarden and more – done in their own unique style.

Jeff has been lead trombonist with the Harry Connick Jr. Big Band and also toured with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra under Buddy Morrow. Jennifer will thrill you with standards and rarities from the likes of Helen Forrest, Ivie Anderson, and Billie Holiday. Expect to hear some great swinging riffs and melodies to keep you on the dance floor all night!

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WOMEN’S T-SHIRT

MEN’S T-SHIRT

SPECIAL TOPICS CLASSES OPTIONS
(Solo Jazz & VIP Classes)

One of 4 Special Topics classes to choose from on the selected day(s). You do not have to sign up for a particular option.

Saturday – 10:30am to 12noon
Option 1: Norma’s Trickeration with Adam B. and Norma Miller – LMD, Grand Ballroom
Option 2: Sylvia & Kevin Old School West Coast for Lindy Hoppers – LMD, Dance Lounge
Option 3: Chester’s Performance routine (part 1) – LMD, Hall 1
Option 4: Alice & Jo Solo Jazz – Humanist Hall

Sunday – 10:30am to 12noon
Option 1: Rémy & Skye Solo Jazz – LMD, Grand Ballroom
Option 2: Solo Chazz with Chazz Young and Adam B. – LMD, Dance Lounge
Option 3: Chester’s Performance routine (part 2) – LMD, Hall 1
Option 4: Josh’s Intro to Solo Jazz – Humanist Hall

LEADER WAITLISTING

At this time, we have a number of leaders on wait list and it is unsure that we will be able to find you a spot. An alternative would be for you to sign up for a weekend dance pass and the à la carte morning classes. It’s a great opportunity to learn from the same teachers you would get in the track classes. Another option could be to sign up as a follower in our Newcomers track if you wanted to start learning the other role.

You can still email us to ask to be waitlisted.

FOLLOWER WAITLISTING

At this time, we have a lot of followers on wait list and it is unlikely that we will be able to find you a spot. We would suggest that you sign up for a weekend dance pass and the à la carte morning classes. It’s a great opportunity to learn from the same teachers you would get in the track classes. Another option could be to sign up as a leader in our Newcomers track if you wanted to start learning the other role.

You can still email us to ask to be waitlisted.

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WHY IS THE CLASS SCHEDULE THE WAY IT IS?

Leaving aside the Newcomers Special track, we have 5 full weekend tracks, four teaching couples, and four large spaces (the multi-purpose room [MPR] is a small room). This means we cannot have all tracks in classes at the same time, and each track will have an empty slot in their schedule.

We do our best to:

FULL WEEKEND = Leveled Tracks + The Music and You

All non-newcomer track groups are folded into a single pool for registration called Full Weekend. Once registered, you have to fill out our Level Check Questionnaire.

Track group descriptions are available here.

As a non-beginner dancer, you should have a good idea what the dance roles are. You can decide to take the workshop in either role, to get better in that role in your dancing or start learning a new role. Make sure you fill out the level check questionnaire based on the role you pick.

NEWCOMERS SPECIAL

This track is for you if…

You are new to Swing dancing and Lindy Hop, or have only taken a handful of classes. You’re looking to learn a lot and have a lot of fun. This track will provide just the right amount of classes.

It is a more affordable track perfect for new dancers. The track will be taught by instructors Lori Taniguchi & Calvin Lu.

PARTNERED SWING DANCING ROLES

Partnered dancing takes two people with two different roles, commonly referred to as leader and follower. Both partners contribute equally to the dance, but in different ways. The leader is the one usually initiating movement and thinking about the dance in terms of shapes. The follower interprets the lead and moves accordingly, adding their own contributions to the dance. The dancers send each other cues about their movements and intentions through their connection as well as visually. The dance becomes an unspoken conversation between the dancers.

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