By Joe, on November 11th, 2009%
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!
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By Joe, on November 5th, 2009% 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.
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By Joe, on October 29th, 2009% It’s about time for our second weekly Hot Club swing dance! Last week we named our own Chris Wells and Laura Windley the “Fastest Feet in the Triangle.” Who will challenge the champs? You’d better get to Hot Club and start practicing.
This week we will be giving away two $50 gift certificates to Lindy … Read More →
By Rebecca, on October 26th, 2009% And Why YOU Need to Dance in Other Scenes
To break it down, the Triangle has a “dance scene” (lindy hop-wise), one of many in the state, region, nation, and world. The local dance style in a scene is homogeneous to a certain extent, depending on the number and level of dance teachers in the … Read More →
By Joe, on October 22nd, 2009% ULHS Winners and Losers
Joe Jackson’s “humble” opinion
To me, the Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown can be viewed, for comic effect, as a series of much smaller Ultimate Showdowns. Here I will outline the winners and losers of these showdowns.
The Ultimate Airplane Hop Showdown
For some unknown reason flights were packed all day Thursday … Read More →
By Rebecca, on October 22nd, 2009% ULHS Hits and Misses
Rebecca Brightly’s “humbler” opinion
This will be no surprise to anyone who’s already asked, but I had a fantastic time at Showdown this year (my second). I went first in 2006 when the whole thing took place in one ballroom and all this amazing competition and dancing was happening (e.g. Read More →
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Thursday Swing Dances We hold swing dances every Thursday. A rotating beginner lesson begins at 8pm and DJs spin tunes from 9pm-12am.
Check here for the latest information on upcoming dances at the Trotter building.
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