Schedule of Events: 2011

Friday
5:30-8pm Friday's After Five
Charlottesville Pavillion

Join us at the pre-party party on Charlottesville's historic Downtown Mall. Grab a bite to eat in one of the over 50 restaurants downtown and have a great afternoon in C'ville!

FREE
8pm-12am Evening Dance
Oxbridge Ballroom

LIVE Music with ACME Swing Mfg. Co..Pick up your registration packets here! Jack and Jill prelims will start at 10pm, with a short competitors meeting at 9:30pm.

$15 at the door
1-4am Late Night Lindy and Blues
Five Animal Martial Arts Center

Our DJs will have you dancing ALL night long!

$5 at the door
Saturday
11:30am-5:40pm Lindustrial Classes with Andrew and Karen
Oxbridge Ballroom

Class descriptions and schedule are listed below.

Pre-Register Only
7:00-8:00pm Beginner Lesson
Oxbridge Ballroom

There will be a one-hour beginner lesson before the dance for any newcomers!

FREE with dance
8:00pm-12am Evening Dance
Oxbridge Ballroom

With LIVE MUSIC by Solomon Douglas Sextet. Jack and Jill finals will begin during the 2nd band break! Competitors meeting at 9:30pm.

$15 at the door
1-4am Late Night Blues and Lindy
Five Animal Martial Arts Center

$5 at the door
Sunday
11:30am-4:40pm Lindustrial Classes with Andrew and Karen
Oxbridge Ballroom

Class descriptions and schedule are listed below.

Pre-Register Only
5-10pm Labor Day BBQ
McIntire Park Shelter #2

Bring your outdoor dance shoes and your appetite! We'll have music, dancing, food, and games. If you play an instrument, please be sure to bring it because we'd LOVE to jam with you!

$5 at the door
11pm-??? Late Night Blues and Soul Party
Chris's House - directions provided at the BBQ!

Wrap up the weekend with a fun house party! Our DJs are going to turn up the tunes and let you party like you don't have to go to work the next day!

$5 at the door

Class Descriptions

The Refinement Process

Swingouts
You know the swingout, but do you know how to SWINGOUT? We're going to break down and refine the greatest Lindy Hop move of all time.

The Variation Process

Variations
We're going to be inserting vernacular jazz movement into different Lindy Hop moves to vary things up a bit.

To the Extreme

Dance movement
You don't know how far you can go until you try and go there. We are going to push you in all different directions so you can see how extreme you can make your dancing.

The Lindustrial Stops

Partner routine
What do you get when you cross first and second stops with a bit of Virginia current events? This class.

Puppies and Ice Cream

Fun Lindy moves
Stuff everyone likes - I mean, how could you not like puppies and ice cream?

Charleston: Derivation

Partner charleston
Different partner charleston patterns all derived from the same idea.

Charleston: Integration

Partner charleston
How to integrate different partner charleston patterns together.

We're All Maniacs

Flashy moves
You'll be dancing like you've never danced before.