Virus Response
Hello Virus Season at Brooklyn Swings
It's important now that we all make active choices, keep informed, stay healthy and not dismiss each other's choices. I believe that part of being healthy is being physically active, how you do is up to you. Everyone is being recommended to do 'social distancing' but spaces like these are all about social connecting. We are working on ways to keep this value without physical contact. In the meantime rent for these spaces is a reality and we have 5 freelancers working at Brooklyn Swings we are looking to support as well.
Please consider donating to our 'Keep the Light on while I'm Gone' campaign so we can be here when you get back. Feel free to reach out in anyway with ideas, suggestions, recommendations as we believe a conversation is better than silence.
Thank you at this time.
Always,
Jenny Sowden
Founder & Director of Brooklyn Swings
CDC Information on COVID-19: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
It's important now that we all make active choices, keep informed, stay healthy and not dismiss each other's choices. I believe that part of being healthy is being physically active, how you do is up to you. Everyone is being recommended to do 'social distancing' but spaces like these are all about social connecting. We are working on ways to keep this value without physical contact. In the meantime rent for these spaces is a reality and we have 5 freelancers working at Brooklyn Swings we are looking to support as well.
Please consider donating to our 'Keep the Light on while I'm Gone' campaign so we can be here when you get back. Feel free to reach out in anyway with ideas, suggestions, recommendations as we believe a conversation is better than silence.
Thank you at this time.
Always,
Jenny Sowden
Founder & Director of Brooklyn Swings
CDC Information on COVID-19: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
Keep the Light on While I'm Gone
Donation Campaign during COVID-19
Actions to Support Dance Schools, Freelance Artists & Full-time Social Dance Teachers
- Schedule a Private Lesson (In person or Video)
- Buy an in-the-future Private Lesson
- Join a solo dance series
- Buy an in-the-future Series of Classes
- Make a donation to help keep the doors open
Friday Swing Dance at Brooklyn Swings
- Cancelled on March 13th, 20th and 27th
- Private Lessons will be available to schedule during this time from Akemi, Jenny, Lewi, Miriam and Yurina. Come take a private lesson.
- We still have rent and pay our Teachers/DJs so will be creating easy ways to donate to 'Keep the Light On' that will allow us to keep our rented spaces when you come back.
- Movie Night: we are going in include a couple Movie Night Fridays where we watch a dance film together with DJed music before and after and hang out. Dates updated here soon.
Weekly Classes in March:
Cancelled, email went out regarding refunds if you did not receive this please email us for details
Weekly Classes in April:
Will all be solo dancing based classes aka dancing without physical contact. Everyone is welcomed to every hour, we will still ask everyone to wash their hands before class and the classes will be All Levels. Class Descriptions below.
Williamsburg on Tuesdays
7:00 - 8:00 pm Learning the Shim Sham Choreography
8:15 - 9:15 pm Solo Charleston & Jazz Vocabulary
Gowanus on Mondays
7:00 - 8:00 pm Solo Charleston & Jazz Vocabulary
8:15 - 9:15 pm Learning the Shim Sham Choreography
Gowanus on Tuesdays
7:00 - 8:00 pm Lindy Hop Footwork & Jazz Vocabulary Solo
8:15 - 9:15 pm Solo Blues Moves
The Shim Sham: is a famous routine that is similar to a line dance that has roots that date back to the 1920's. We will be doing Frankie Manning's version which happens today randomly at social dances when the song 'T'aint What You Do' comes on and people 'know' to do the Shim Sham, join the club! It's also a great way to work on your dance and learn some classic moves. Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cUPYkJQ29s
Charleston & Jazz Vocabulary: Charleston is also a solo dance that is often done with people dancing next to each other forming a circle. Some partnered moves are also solo moves and vis versa we will cover some Charleston and through in some Jazz so you can jam in this circle. Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2y2TpgY4tw
Lindy Hop Footwork & Jazz Vocabulary: Let's really get the 6 & 8 count rhythms of Lindy Hop and some variety foot work. Many say if you can do it alone, then you are more likely to be able to do it with someone else. So let's work on our own dance.
Blues Moves: Blues dancing is a partnered dance and also a solo dance. It is common for people to also enjoy a song or so to themselves or even have like a dance-off to a fellow dancer near by playin with ideas like Riffin and Cuttin. In this series we will learn some solo Blues Moves and find our dance in them as we become musical.
From Chicago Event BluesShout!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc-WVMWGFyk
From SF event Blues Quake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvfB6f586p0
From Seattle event Rose City Blues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwD38CpH54o
Keep the Light On While I'm Gone
Donation Campaign during COVID-19
Thank you for your Support during this time.
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