Virus Response
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Hello Brooklyn Swings Regulars and Newbee's,

First off... WE MISS YOU!  Okay other than that, our classes and gatherings are all cancelled at this time with the common health in mind. Please keep active, reach out to people, remember the warmth and light that we will be coming back to. 

We are looking to start virtual classes and outdoor distant gatherings soon. Please join our email list for updates that will be coming out there and on our Facebook Group.

Consider donating to our 'Keep the Light on while I'm Gone' campaign so we can be here when you get back. Or supporting our Part-Time and Full-Time teachers: Akemi, Jenny, Miriam and Yurina for a private lesson. Feel free to reach out in anyway with ideas, suggestions, recommendations as we believe a conversation is better than silence.

Take care over there.

Always,
Jenny Sowden
​Founder & Director of Brooklyn Swings

CDC Information on COVID-19: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
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Keep the Light on While I'm Gone
Donation Campaign during COVID-19

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Check out these...

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.

Hand Sanitize Mix:
2/3 cup Alcohol (70% alcohol)
1/3 cup Aloe Vera Gel
Stir until gel mixes in the alcohol and pour into your own containers

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Brooklyn/NYC Local Resources & Tools

Mutual Aid
Is an active way to be more involved, aware, share and benefit from your local neighborhood. Using FaceBook groups there are neighborhood groups all over the nation and yes is every borough. Search on FaceBook for 'Mutual Aid' and your neighborhood. Here is a small list of those close to our venues at Brooklyn Swings.
Buy Nothing Project
https://buynothingproject.org/
Is an active way to meet your neighbors and locally cycle free items. Using Facebook groups people will post: items they are are getting rid of for free, items they are requesting for free, even offer cookies or bread. These are all over the Nation. Search on FaceBook for 'Buy Nothing' and your neighborhood. Here is a short list of those close to our venues at Brooklyn Swings.  
Craigslist NYC
newyork.craigslist.org/
Is a great way to resource local second hand items, housing, jobs and more
Freecycle
www.freecycle.org/
Is a great way to Post Offering and Searching for Free Items (note this and Buy Nothing are similar but different)

Bulk/Zero Waste Stores 
Compost Drop-Off (please search yourself for updated drop-off day/times)
  • BKRot - Dekalb Ave & Myrtle https://www.bkrot.org/
  • Bay Ridge Greenmarket – 3rd Ave & 95th St
  • Brooklyn Borough Hall Greenmarket – Court & Montague
  • Carroll Gardens Greenmarket – Carroll St b/t Smith & Court
  • Cortelyou Greenmarket – b/t Argyle & Rugby Rds
  • Domino Park - Kent Ave & S 3rd Street
  • Ft. Greene Greenmarke – Washington Park b/t Willoughby & DeKalb
  • Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket – NW corner of Prospect Park
  • McCarren Park Greenmarket – Union Ave and Driggs
  • Parkside Plaza Greenmarket – Parkside Ave & Ocean Ave
  • Sunset Park Greenmarket – 4th Ave b/t 59th & 60th Sts

New York Government Contacts:
This is a great way to be locally active with your morals and values and getting them heard.
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