2009 Schedule

The 2010 schedule will not be ready until shortly before Camp Swing begins. Below is the 2009 schedule for reference!

Friday 10/25/2009
	Dining Room One	Dining Room Two	Rec Hall	Clinic
2:00-4:00	Check In Time
4:00-4:45	The Hustle Cory & Colleen	East Coast Swing Ryan & Sara	Tandem Charleston Micah & Cari	Hospitality
5:00-5:45	Intro to Lindy Hop John & Charissa	West Coast for Lindy Minn & Nicole	Lindy You Can Use Micah & Jenna	Hospitality
6:00-6:45	Intro to Balboa Chris & Emma	Up- Town Charleston Bromley & Jean	Intermediate Lindy Vincenzo & Nicole	Hospitality
7:00-8:00	Dinner
8:00-9:30	In Rec Hall: Announcements & Introduction, Jitterbug Stroll (led by all our fabulous teachers)
9:30--	"Stompy Jones"
Saturday 10/26/2009
	Dining Room One	Dining Room Two	Rec Hall	Rec Hall Sideroom (limited space)	Picnic Area Discussions		Clinic
7:30-9:00	Breakfast in the Dining Hall
9:00-9:30	Footwork Warmup and Stretch in the Rec Hall with Cari
9:30-10:15	Up-Tempo Lindy! Minn & Sara	Basic Shag John & Charissa	Easy Lindy to Make You Look Cool Vincenzo & Nicole	Intro to Tap & Shim Sham * Colleen			Swing Rx Allen, Cari, Chris, Emma
10:30-11:15	Blues Dancing Micah & Heidi	Int. Pure Balboa Chris & Emma	Classic Lindy Patterns Bromley & Jean	The Rhumba Cory & Colleen			Swing Rx John, Charissa, Ryan, Sara
11:30-12:15	ECS/Lindy Fusion Micah & Cari	20’s Charleston * Nicole	Int. Lindy Stuff Vincenzo & Jenna	Balboa RX Sara, Chris, Emma		Musicality Micah	Swing Rx Allen, Heidi, Bromley, Jean
12:30-1:30	Lunch
1:30-2:30	Social Hour / Break
2:45-3:30	Int. EC Swing John & Cari	Jam Ham Ryan & Sara	Bal Combo, for the Not So Faint of Heart Chris & Emma	Salsa Cory & Colleen		Story of Swing; Dance & Music Vincenzo	Swing Rx Allen, Nicole, Heidi, Minn
3:45-4:30	Lindy Essentials! Nicole	Int. Shag John & Charissa	Super Fun Balboa Vincenzo & Jenna	The Madison* Colleen		The Blues Connection Heidi	Swing Rx Cory, Micah, Cari, Sara
4:45-5:30	Deconstructing the Throw-Out (Balboa) Chris & Emma	Making the Dance Feel Good Ryan & Sara	Basic Aerials** Bromley & Jean	Easy Retro Hair* Cari			Swing Rx Allen, Heidi, Minn, Nicole
5:30-6:30	Social Hour / Break / Decorated Cabin Revue
6:45-8:00	Dinner
8:30 - 9:15	Variety Show!!
9:30--	The BIG Show ... "Stompy Jones"
Sunday 10/27/2009
	Dining Room One	Dining Room Two	Rec Hall	Clinic
7:30-9:00	Breakfast
9:15-10:15	Brain Too Full Lindy John & Nicole	Blues for Breakfast Micah & Heidi	Lindy Dips & Tricks Vincenzo & Jenna	Lindy Rx Chris, Emma, Allen, Cari
10:30-11:30	Everybody to the Rec Hall for the LINDY GAMES!
12:00-12:30	Clean Up and Departure

** No partner rotation in these classes, so come with a partner, please.
* These classes feature “solo steps,” and are not danced with a partner. Space is LIMITED!

*Solo Dances -Leads and Follows are balanced at Camp Swing, but if you find yourself in a class where there is too many of your preferred role, we recommend these classes that are for solo dancers.

** Aerials - In Aerials classes we don't rotate partners, so please come with a dedicated partner for the class.

***Lindy and BalboaRx - Drop by and ask the on-duty teachers for some pointers and tips on your dancing.

Class overview

Up - Town Charleston: Shorty Snowden and his dancers were swinging hard in movies like "After Seben" when the Lindy Hop was really just being developed and was being referred to as the Break Away. In this class we will be breaking down the style of dancing portrayed in the clip "After Seben" and fusing it with our own. This should be a lot of fun so come along for the ride.

Classy Lindy Hop patterns: We will be focusing on some of the patterns that are not just timeless but continue to excite us today. This class will be designed to challenge both the leaders and the follows to work on their technique out of necessity because the moves just won't work without solid fundamentals.

Introductory Balboa: Never done Balboa before? Or, kinda know that basic step where you're smushed together? Then this class if for you! We'll be working on basic footwork and technique that will enable you to dance Balboa all night long!

Combinations, for the not so faint of heart (Intermediate): We're going to be taking our Bal-Swing to the next level with some combinations that will shed a little light on all the possibilities we have in this amazing dance. You will need to be very comfortable with the basics of Pure Bal and Bal-Swing.

Deconstructing the Throw-Out: In this class we'll be teaching the fundamental Bal-Swing step; the Throw-Out. If you have taken the Introductory class and are hungry for more, or if you just want to brush up on your Throw-Out technique, this class will be perfect for you!

Intermediate Pure Balboa: Add depth, texture, and musicality to your Pure Balboa with some great footwork variations and syncopation fundamentals.

Jam Ham: What to do in the jam circle or battle style competitions - how to be entertaining, exciting and musical (without major aerials)

Making the Dance Feel Good: How to be nice to your partner and really connect - some pivots around the floor, maybe some drags/lunges, dips, creating that magical connection where you can really let go and feel the music and feel each other.

Tandem Charleston: Learn partner Charleston variations that are extremely leadable and impressive on the dance floor. Transition from lindy or east coast swing into Tandem Charleston patterns that are super fun!

ECS/Lindy Fusion: Transition from 6-count east coast swing to 8-count Lindy using easy transitions and leadable moves. This is a great class for beginning and intermediate dancers who want to be able to move smoothly between styles.

Int. EC Swing: This class will focus on 6-count swing with triple steps and high paced footwork for dancers who want to dance at a faster pace without the difficulty of 8-count lindy. Social dancing will be made flashier when out on the town, without having to be a lindy pro.

Easy Retro Hair: Get the tips on how to create an easy and quick retro-style hair-do to top off your swing look. Learn how to pin, poof, accessorize… and the all-important unicorn of power.

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Check Out Procedure

Check out time is 12 noon on Sunday. Please make sure to complete the clean-up checklist for your cabin.

General - Pick up litter around cabin. Sweep front porch and balcony. Collect all trash, and take to trash bin by kitchen (be sure to separate recyclables)

Beds - Make sure your cabin has 4 beds and 4 mattresses

Floors - Cabin and closet floor swept (under beds, too). Broom is in cabin closet Replace brooms when done.

Fireplaces - All non-burnable trash removed. Check and remove all personal items from hearth and mantle. Return unused firewood to camp pile.

Other - Check to make sure you have all your belongings. Notify us if anything in cabin is in need of repair.