Come out for an hour long east-coast lesson followed by some DJed music.
Come as a couple or by yourself and have a swinging good time!
Lesson + Dance: $8/single $12/couple $5/students (with school ID)
Dance Only: $5/single $8 couple $3/students (with school ID)
IS Swing societ is having salsa night in their regular venue (Circus Room). They are teaching a basic salsa lesson instead of 6-count swing on April 5th. Open dance will follow, with latin music. This change is in accordance with ISU's diversity week 2010.
8:30-9:30: Dance lesson (Learn the basics of Swing and Lindy Hop)
9:30-12:30: Open dancing to the music of DJ Matt Vasquez
There will be a cash bar (no BYOB)
$3.00 CAC Members, $6.00 nonmembers
The Champaign-Urbana Lindy Exchange (CULX), is a weekend that promises to be simply...riveting! The top-notch live bands, venues, and DJs we've brought together are sure to provide an amazing weekend of dancing, right here in the Midwest.
Registration is now open for CULX 2010, and the cost is only $30 for students, $35 for non-students! Visit http://www.culx.cu-swing.org for more information and to register.
Straight from the Beale on Broadway in downtown St. Louis, we are happy to feature Kim Massie and the Solid Senders as our Friday night entertainment. Kim's dynamic vocal power has made her a St. Louis blues icon and staple of the swing scene there. Saturday night, we will be featuring local talent, the University of Illinois' Jazz Band II. This 20-member group is comprised of musicians studying at the University of Illinois and will bring the big band feel with a deep repertoire of pieces from jazz greats.
We're featuring a wide array of experienced DJs from Chicago, Purdue and right here in Champaign. Venue highlights include the pristine wood floors of the Illini Union and brand new Rec Center on campus. Late-nite dances will be held in the cozy, artsy Independent Media Center in downtown Urbana and the Illini Media Center that overlooks the heart of campustown.
We'll C-U on the dance floor!
8:30-9:30: Dance lesson (Learn the basics of Swing and Lindy Hop)
9:30-12:30: Open dancing to the music of DJ Matt Vasquez
There will be a cash bar (no BYOB) $3.00 CAC Members, $6.00 nonmembers
Welcome back to Show-Me Blues!
St. Louis welcomes you to the birthplace of the blues exchange and the
second year of Show-Me Blues. We will be serving up a variety of blues.
From the Delta to Chicago, New York to San Francisco, St. Louis has
historically been a confluence of musical styles and cultural traditions
and that.s just what you.ll get. We focus on the merging of the song and
the dance, the musician and the dancer, without the competitions or
classes. Join us for a great weekend with good friends and down home
hospitality.
Our weekend starts early with a trip to St. Louis. blues clubs for a bar crawl and some great local talent. Friday takes you to historic Soulard for some more live bands! Saturday begins with an optional trip to the City Museum, an exchange favorite. The evening brings you the best our DJs have to offer as they battle each other for the title of .Best DJ of SMB .10. and then culminates with dancing to the sun rising over the St. Louis Skyline.
Sunday will blow you away as we take to you to the Jive and Wail. Built for great acoustics, this piano bar takes Kim Massie and the Solid Senders to a whole new level of amazing. It was the talk of last year.s exchange and is defiantly worth staying for. We wrap things up dancing until we drop at Focal Point and maybe grabbing a bite to eat at the local diner before heading home or just maybe you.ll be calling St. Louis your new home.