Welcome to Second Cup Swing, Houston
"This connected Swing is the most responsive and versatile partner dance you can learn!"
May's Taft Dance is this week, Friday, the 18th, 2012.
Our Demitasse dance take's place each n' every Saturday... period. So, there is dancing every Saturday at Té and once a month, usually on the third Friday, at Taft.
THIS SATURDAY is another special "Dancers R' DJs" night so bring a favorite tune or up to a 5 tune danceable mini-set — on disc, laptop, or iPod that you can play for us to dance to!! :)
This is a fun evening and it's the first thing you should do if you're interested in DJing for us sometime!
See more information about how it works here.
We have begun our latest session of Monday evening Essential Swing Dance Classes and are entering our third week. Someone might still join ONLY IF they can meet us early before class for a quick catch-up session of some of the most important points.
Otherwise, Please come visit us some Monday then join our next session.
The Práctica is still just $3 for most and is Drop-in so you don't have to commit to a 6-week session, but rather can just come when you can. See the rest of the details - and the discounts for ScS, HSDS & RSDS Swing ...there's even a full discount if you get a Latte or something from the Barista!
Be sure and take a look at the Events page (under "...ALSO") for more info on other great stuff going on... from dancing, to classes, to plays (see "Oscar In The Box!" just below) and other special happenings.
There's also a Lost & Found page there that you might look at.
Also, please check out our Live Dance Feed... just below. We hope that it might allow you to peek in sometimes and also make it easier for new dancers to come by because they'll have a better idea of what to expect. (Also, I could use some help troubleshooting it at Demi. Works well at Taft, having trouble transmitting at Té.)
Hope to see you out dancing soon!!
-hank&meagan:)
~ savour the dance ~
. current highlights .
~New Lessons and Práctica
Jitterbug to Lindy ~ Essential Swing Dance Classes
A 12+ week program, consisting of a 6-week class session & ongoing prácticas ~
Mondays . May 7th - June 18th, 2012
. We'll be off for Memorial Day on May 28th
. We are entering our second week of the session so if you'd like to join us then please come on by this Monday... come a half-hour early if you can! No partner necessary... all you need to do is just show up!
. We'll finish the full registration this week (don't forget cash or a check) so if you can come a little early it'll help us start the class sooner.
Our 2 hour Prácticas are ongoing each n' every Monday evening with rare exception . 8:30pm
. Still $3 for most . It's Drop-in so just come by any time you can!
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at Taft Street Coffee (like the monthly Taft Dance - visit them)
2115 Taft - Houston 77006 (map)
. East of Montrose Blvd., between W.Grey/Welch & Drew/Fairview
"This connected Swing is the most responsive and versatile partner dance you can learn!"
When you hear someone say, "I swing dance," you may just think of Zoot Suits or bobby socks and poodle skirts — but it is so much more! With our stress of true lead-follow connection, you can use your swing dancing skills to not only dance to swing, but to a whole variety of music (even some you never thought you could partner dance to!).
Not only that, but its connection will allow you to much more easily mimic or learn most any other dance you might find on the floor.
If you want to experience what we're talking about, please come join us and "savour the dance."
Our 12 week program, consisting of a 6-week (Monday evening) class session and ongoing prácticas, covers Jitterbug and then Lindy-Hop, the original swing from Harlem's Savoy Ballroom in the late 1920’s. In the prácticas we'll move on to explore the dance to an even wider variety of music. In our classes you'll get:
• A variety of moves to get you started
• A feel for the music and a sense of how to play within the dance, and
• A true lead-follow dance experience, so you can dance within and beyond the moves with a world of swing dancers!
...More info here.
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Live Dance Feed...
This is still in the testing phase but our intention is to broadcast live streams of our Demitasse and Taft Dances here.
Of course they'll only be available during the dance times unless we're just doing some tests. We may also try out broadcasting some of our Monday Night Lessons and Prácticas too.
The idea is that perhaps you'll be busy and just want to peek in on us... or perhaps you've told a friend about our swing dancing and they want to peek in before coming down. Hopefully we'll represent ourselves well ;)
It worked pretty well last month from Taft but I'm having trouble getting it to broadcast from Té. Perhaps it's a Settings thing with their Wifi but if you know anything about this stuff then maybe you can help us out. We'd really appreciate it!
— Please stay tuned :)
Broadcasting Live with Ustream
Maybe we can put comments (nice comments) under Chat here:
Beatniks!
shopping for fun swing apparel (map)
Tuesday - Sunday
11:00am - 6:oopm
709 East 11th Street . near Studewood in the beautiful Houston Heights*
heightsbeatniks@gmail.com . "Heights Beatniks", on Facebook .
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=113162505411123
832-390-1122
Beatniks is now open for your shopping pleasure!!
*Parking is available in driveway and on nearby streets (East 11 ½ St, East 10 ½ Street, Beverly, Oxford).
Our friends at Beatniks have great clothing and dance shoes... check them out! -h:)
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Two other popular places for retro cloths and shoes are the resale shops Vintage Oasis at 1512 Westheimer, and The Way We Wore around the corner at 2602 Waugh Drive.
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