Thursday Night Teaching & Dancing
Swing, Ballroom, Latin, Rounds, & Variety Dances
Saint Mary's Episcopal Church at 13th & Pearl Streets in Eugene.
Beginning Folk Dance Class from 6:30 - 8:00
Ballroom Teaching from 8:00 - 9:00
Open dancing from 9:00 - 10:00 Playing dance tunes and your requests
$2.00 per person drop-in for the entire evening
Although our primary ballroom teaching and dancing focuses on swing, lindy hop, latin, and other ballroom dances,
we also do some variety dances and dances not usually found in a ballroom setting such as Hambo, shim-sham, and Salty Dog Rag.
Our Teaching Schedule will focus on a different Featured Dance each month. See the schedule below.
We also review dances by request, help beginners,
and may revive other dances of interest in addition to our mainstay of
swing, latin, and ballroom dances.
2006 - 2007 Teaching Schedule
Schedule
Dance teaching will begin at 8:00. Open Dancing at 9:00
April will begin a comprehensive variation based ballroom class lasting Through the Spring
Dance Teaching Schedule
June 7th with Sam & Gus: Introduction to Cha Cha & Rhumba
June 14th with Sam & Gus: Cha Cha & Rhumba review
June 21rst with Sam & Gus: Cha Cha variations, review, & a Cha Cha round dance
June 28th with Sam & Gus: Rhumba variations & Cuban hip movement ,Cha Cha review
July 5th with Sam & Gus: Introduction to City Swing
July 12th with Sam & Gus: Swing & variations
July 19th with Sam & Gus: Swing & variations
July 26th with Sam & Gus: Swing, plus Charleston Introduction: 12th Street Rag
12th Street Rag
August 2nd with Sam & Gus: Swing review plus Charleston: 12th Street Rag
August 9th with Sam & Gus: Charleston as Swing, plus Swing review
August 16th with Sam & Gus: Charleston & Shim-Sham in Swing
August 23rd with Sam & Gus: Charleston & Shim-Sham in Swing, Traveling steps in Swing
August 30th with Sam & Gus: Class Cancelled Due to Floor Refinishing
September 6th with Sam & Gus: Class Cancelled Due to Scheduling Conflicts
September 13th with Sam & Gus: Summer Review by Request
September 20th with Sam & Gus: Summer Review by Request
September 27th with Sam & Gus: Summer Review by Request
October 4th with Sam & Gus: Cha Cha basics review and Swing
October 11th with Sam & Gus: Cha Cha Variations in Swing, Mambo basics
October 18th with Sam & Gus: Swing, Cha Cha, & the Mambo Milieu
October 25th with Sam & Gus: Monster Mash
Monster Mash
Notes
November 1rst with Sam & Gus: Review
November 8th with Sam & Gus: Mambo - Class at Willamalane Senior Center in Springfield
November 15th with Sam & Gus: Mambo - Class at Willamalane Senior Center in Springfield
November 22nd with Sam & Gus: No Dancing - Thanksgiving Holiday!
November 29th with Sam & Gus: Mambo
Dec 6th with Sam & Gus: Round Dances for the Month of December
Dec 13th with Sam & Gus: Round Dancing
Dec 20th with Sam & Gus: Round Dancing
Dec 21rst with Sam & Gus: Round Dancing
Dec 28th with Sam & Gus: Round Dancing
Jan 5th with Sam & Gus: Round Dances for the Month of January
Street Faire
Jan 11th with Sam & Gus: Waltz Round
Could I have This Dance
Jan 18th with Sam & Gus: Swing & Two-Step Round
One O'Clock Jump, Dancing Shadows
Jan 25th with Sam & Gus: Round Dancing
Feb 1rst with Sam & Gus: Beginning Swing for month of February
Feb 8th with Sam & Gus: Beginning Swing Dancing
Feb 16th with Sam & Gus: Beginning Swing Dancing
Feb 25th with Sam & Gus: Beginning Swing Dancing
Mar 1rst with Sam & Gus: Beginning 50's Rock & Roll Swing Dancing
Mar 6th with Sam & Gus: Beginning 50's Rock & Roll Swing Dancing
Mar 13th with Sam & Gus: Beginning 50's Rock & Roll Swing Dancing
Mar 20th with Sam & Gus: Class Cancelled tonight only!
Mar 27th with Sam & Gus: Review
April 3rd with Sam & Gus: 2-Step & Polka
April will begin a comprehensive ballroom class, 8-9, lasting Through the Spring
April 10th with Sam & Gus: 2-Step, Polka, & Cha Cha
April 17th with Sam & Gus: 2-Step, Polka, Cha Cha, & Waltz
April 24th with Sam & Gus: 2-Step, Polka, Cha Cha, & Waltz
May 1rst with Sam & Gus: tba
May 8th with Sam & Gus: tba
May 15th with Sam & Gus: tba
May 22nd with Sam & Gus: tba
May 23th with Sam & Gus: tba
Summer Schedule tba
Featured Monthly Variety Dances
June: Ba La - Cha Cha
Ba La
July: Shim Sham - Early Jazz, plus Swing Mixer - Swing
Shim Sham
August: 12th Street Rag - Charleston, Swing-Charleston Mixer
12th Street Rag
September: Ba La - Cha Cha
October: Monster Mash - variety dance
November: Roses For Elizabeth - Rumba
December: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Swing-Jazz variety dance
Upcoming Rounds & Variety Dances
Twelfth Street Rag - Charleston Round
Shake, Rattle, & Roll - Swing Round
Ba La - Cha Cha Mixer
Folsom Prison Blues - Cha Cha Round
Roses For Elizabeth - Rhumba Round
Featured Dance Schedule
May Waltz
June Cha Cha
July Swing
Aug. Swing 2 - Integrating Swing with Charleston, Cha Cha, & Other Ballroom Dances
Sep. TBA
Oct. TBA
Nov. TBA
Dec. TBA
Jan. TBA
Feb. TBA
Mar. TBA
Apr. TBA
Questions and inquiries may be sent to the
following email address: folkdance@blindjester.com