[swingnews] SHAG, SWING FLOOR AND SOCIAL DANCE

[Swing Dance Luxembourg - Newsletter]

Hello dancers,



We hope you enjoyed the extremely sunny weekend. Here is the news for this
week:



*THIS WEEK IN LUXEMBOURG:*



-       9th July *SOCIAL DANCING* – Come dance with us tonight behind the
Philarmonie! We’ll be there starting from 20.00. Follow updated here
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.

-       12th July *SWING FLOOR* – Come and practice! We will be at
Altrimenti starting from 20.00. Follow updates here
<https://www.swingdance.lu/swing-floor-practice-sessions/>.





*COMING UP:*



-       *SHAG WORKSHOP & PARTY WITH LIVE BAND* – The Morning Call Jazz Band
from Brussels is on tour, and their first stop is in Luxembourg! Get
inspired with their New Orleans style jazz. There will be a special Shag
workshop and party with live music! Follow the facebook event here
<https://www.facebook.com/events/182152605940384/> and register on our
website <http://www.swingdance.lu/shag-workshop/>.

If you have never seen shag before, check out this video
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G98kJkdAHGw> from Warsaw Shag Festival
2016.


*WE NEED YOU for our BIG INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL!*



Our club is kept running by a board of organizers
<http://www.swingdance.lu/about-us/> who work hard all year to create a
wonderful swiningin’ scene for you all. Such a dynamic scene can only run
smoothly with the help of some enthusiastic volunteers. *That’s why we need
you guys*!

Right now we are putting together a team to help prepare the *big festival
of 27th – 30Th September*: if you feel like contributing to making this
festival unforgettable, please send an email to Roumany (
roumany at swingdance.lu).





*DID YOU KNOW?*

Back then, the dance was not only a social dance, but also an entertainment
form and a competitive dance! Starting in 1935, *New York’s* biggest dance
contest started a Lindy Hop division. The *Harvest Moon Ball* took place in
Madison Square Garden and was a night full of waltz, rumba, tango, and
other dances.

 In the first Lindy Hop division, Whitey’s Lindy Hopper Leon James and
Edith Mathews broke every rule in the contest and took first place. Other
Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers took the other placements. For every year after the
Lindy Hop division was the crowd favorite, and the contest quickly became
an all-out throw-down of air-steps, wild moves, and choreographed
shenanigans. Seeing the opportunity of such great press, and feeling a
great deal of pride for his ballroom and his team, Whitey made it a goal to
have his couples win the Harvest Moon Ball Lindy Hop competition — all
placements — as much as possible, which they always fought hard for.

Check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwc3rEFitkg





Swinging Regards,

Your Swing Dance Luxembourg Team
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