Lindy Hop Workshop with Geoff and Andrea: 23 Nov 2002

The Queen's Swing Club is proud to present Geoff and Andréa from Ottawa, Ontario for a weekend of non-stop dancing.

They'll be teaching both Lindy Hop and Balboa classes guaranteed to kick your dancing level up a notch.

Here at Queen's, just about everybody's from out of town. If you need a place to stay in Kingston we'll set you up. Please contact Chris Gibb as soon as possible if you want to stay with us.

Swing Club members, here's your chance to get to know all sorts of dancers from out of town! If you have some spare room and wouldn't mind shacking up a fellow dancer or two, please contact Chris immediately.

Geoff and Andréa are totally awesome!

Geoff Dinsdale

Geoff Dinsdale has been partner dancing for the last 8 years, dancing east coast swing since 1998, and has been teaching Lindy since 1999. He has learned from the best international instructors and has performed at many venues and events. Bottom line is, he loves lindy. Geoff has a kick ass style and he makes learning lindy fun!

Andréa Pelletier

Andréa Pelletier's love affair with dancing started when she was a young girl dancing in her living room. She was able to persue this passion when she started Irish dancing 6 years ago. Since then, she has done east coast swing, lindy hop, balboa and belly dancing. She has learned both lindy hop and balboa from numerous internationally renowned teachers over the years; she now teaches in Ottawa with her partner Geoff and is loving it!

Please note that all classes will be held at Queen Street United Church (Queen and Clergy St. E.)

Lindy Hop 1: lindy fundamentals - ALL

This class will help you with the bread and butter of your lindy (Could anything else be more important?). This class is about connection, weight transfer, momentum.. In short, this class is about what makes lindy, lindy. So seize this opportunity to take stock and tune up!

Lindy Hop 2: fundamentals plus - ALL

So now we have tuned up the core ingredient, this class will take you to the next level. If you want to improve how you do what you do, then this is where you want to be. Its about look, feel, and flow.

Intro to Balboa: balboa I - ALL

Let's expand your love of dancing shall we? We'll teach you the Maxie Dorf style of Balboa (another dance in the swing family). You'll learn the basics of this wonderful dance that is all the craze.

Lindy Hop 3: butt kicker - INT

No more vanilla! This class is for more experienced dancers. It is designed to push your potential (no more sleeping in class), and add a little flava to your dancing.

Swingin' Live with the Andy Poole Quintet

Enjoy the swinging sounds of Kingston favourite Andy Poole and his jazz quintet playing for you in the intimate Fireside Room of the Merchant MacLiam.

Dance from 9:30pm to 2:00am; $6/registrants, $8/non-registrants.

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Registration is now closed. Thanks to everyone (esp. Geoff and Andréa, and Andy Poole) who made this workshop the best event we've had this year!

If you have any questions about the workshop or billeting, please contact Chris Gibb.

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