06/06/08 08:40 - 85ºF - ID#44570
Buffalo Hop
Buffalo Hop
Summer Dance Series: Lindy Hop, Balboa, Charleston, & Jitterbug
Unitarian Universalist Church @ Elmwood & West Ferry
June 28th, July 26th, & August 30th
8-11pm (with a lesson from 8-9)
Students $5 / Non-Students $8
Details: swingbuffalo.com/buffalohop.html
Keep swingin',
Rob
PS - Shim Sham Jam was a huge success!
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05/09/08 03:12 - 58ºF - ID#44283
Shim Sham Jam
Monday May 26th, 2008
8-10
1 hour Shim Sham Class 8-9
$3 Admission (to help cover rental)
Shakti Yoga
220 Lexington Ave.
Buffalo, NY
Beginners More Than Welcome!
No partner necessary.
Please bring clean sneakers or shoes.
Check out the website:
Also, if you're going to Buffalo Wellfest on Thursday, come watch our demo for SwingBuffalo.com at 12:20! Me and some of my students will be promoting the scene.
Rob
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Location: Buffalo, NY
02/28/08 02:34 - 5ºF - ID#43491
Advertising in Buffalo
Rob
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Location: Buffalo, NY
02/12/08 03:02 - 18ºF - ID#43302
Get Your Fix Here
Basic Swing with Rob & Arlette
8:30-9:30 Feb. 8, 15, 29, Mar. 7, 14, 21 (No class Feb 22nd)
$13 Drop-in or $10/class for all
Shakti Yoga, 220 Lexington Ave., Buffalo
No partner necessary.
Please bring clean sneakers or shoes.
SwingBuffalo.com
Beginner Swing with Sam (for UB students, faculty, staff, & alumni only)
1:30-2:30 Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22
$10 for all or $2 drop-in
Clark Hall Dance Studio, UB South Campus
Email ubswingdance@gmail.com to register
No partner necessary.
ubswingdance.googlepages.com
Intermediate Swing with Rob & Arlette (for UB students, faculty, staff, & alumni only)
12:30-1:30 Feb. 16, 23, Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22
$10 for all or $2 drop-in
Clark Hall Dance Studio, UB South Campus
Email ubswingdance@gmail.com to register
No partner necessary.
ubswingdance.googlepages.com
Intro to Lindy Hop
12:30-1:30 Apr. 12, 19, 26, May 10, 17, 24 (No class May 3rd)
$10/class
Shakti Yoga, 220 Lexington Ave., Buffalo
No partner necessary.
Experience with Jitterbug recommended.
Register by emailing SwingBuffalo@gmail.com
SwingBuffalo.com
Intro to Balboa
2:00-3:00 Apr. 12, 19, 26, May 10, 17, 24 (No class May 3rd)
$10/class
Shakti Yoga, 220 Lexington Ave., Buffalo
No partner necessary.
Experience with Lindy Hop or WCS recommended.
Register by emailing SwingBuffalo@gmail.com
SwingBuffalo.com
Lindy Fix Face-off (Jack n' Jill Contest)
8:00-10:00 Mar. 17th (St. Patrick's Day)
$3
Shakti Yoga, 220 Lexington Ave., Buffalo
No partner necessary.
Come watch dancers compete for prizes!
SwingBuffalo.com
Keep Swingin'
Rob
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Location: Buffalo, NY
01/29/08 01:37 - 35ºF - ID#43074
Lindy Fix
Lindy Fix
Every Monday, 8-10
Shakti Yoga
220 Lexington Ave.
No partner required
Beginners needed
Bring clean sneakers of shoes
Rob
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Location: Buffalo, NY
01/19/08 12:12 - 21ºF - ID#42951
Lindy Fix
I'm Rob. I just moved to Buffalo from Santa Fe, NM recently. I bought a house just off the Elmwood strip. I almost didn't move to Buffalo because the area has no lindy or balboa scene. I'm originally from Lockport though and decided I wanted to be closer to family, so I decided I'd try and start my own scene, despite the fact that I've heard starting your own scene is very difficult. I took a Scene Building class at a workshop I attended over New Year's Eve and got lots of tips and advice I'm finding very useful.
Oh, wait a second, people probably don't even know what Lindy Hop or Balboa is... Let me explain. I became addicted to swing dancing back when I was living in Boston back in '98. I moved to Santa Fe not long after being introduced to jitterbug and eventually picked up charleston, lindy, balboa, and a few other lesser known varieties like boogie woogie and collegiate shag. I became very involved in the scene in Santa Fe. In fact, I ran a website called santafeswing.com (it's down now, but hopefully a friend of mine will get it back up at some point), DJ'd, performed with a production group and a swing troupe, helped organize workshops, and taught classes and privates. In order to teach, I had to learn how to both lead and follow. In the back of my mind, I figured I may eventually move back east and may need to start my own scene, so I knew I would need to be able to show ladies how to do it.
Anyway, I just moved into my new house at the end of November and found a nice little place nearby to start hosting dances. I found a partner who was an original lindy hopper in Buffalo back during the resurgence. She knew everything but Balboa, so I've been teaching her that. We organized swing classes already last semester for the UB students and it went great. Now, I'm starting to organize my first series of dances. We had our first one last Monday and it was a hit. The floor was great and the atmosphere was up-beat. All the students whom we'd been teaching had looks on their faces which made me feel awesome. Lindy Fix is the name of the dance. Here's the details:
Lindy Fix
8-?, Monday Jan. 28th
Shakti Yoga
220 Lexington Ave.
No partner required
Beginners needed
Bring clean footwear
I made that website recently. Go check it out. We also had a number of WCS dancers show up at the last one and I think they and some tango dancers may flood the next one because they're all interested in my favorite dance: balboa. There's never been any balboa in Buffalo and my partner and I have been demoing it at some WCS dances and everyone seems to really love it. I had no idea it would be such a hit. I'm going to be starting up some classes soon because I think the demand for learning it is starting to spike.
Anyway, I hope people who read this will come check out Lindy Fix. Shakti is a small place, but if we outgrow it, I figure that's a good thing.
Rob
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