Here's your monthly roundup of where Ottawa WCS dancers will be in the next two months. Get these updates by email by joining the WCS_Ottawa Yahoo Group!
IN OTTAWA
DOUBLE TROUBLE at SATURDAY NIGHT SWING
Upcoming Dates:
- January 16 & 30
- February 13 (special Blues & Groove night)
- March 13
> 151 Chapel Street @ Rideau
> 8:15pm beginner lesson (WCS or beginner Swing)
> 9:15-1:00am Dance
> $7.00/person or $5.00/student
SWING TYME DANCE
Upcoming Dates (4th Saturday of every month):
- Saturday, January 23
(Beginner Hustle lesson with Andre & Maria starts at 7:30) - Saturday, February 27
- Saturday, March 27
- Saturday, April 24
> Lorna's Dance Collective - 1574 Walkley Road
(Entrance and Parking at the rear. Overflow parking in the strip mall next door)
> 7:30pm beginner lesson
> Dance from 8:00-11:30pm
> Cover: $7.00/person
For info, contact Michael: mjpiva@hotmail.com
Sunday, January 24, 2010
POLYESTER PALOOZA
If you like WCS, chances are good that you'll also like Hustle dancing. Local WCS teachers, Andre & Maria, will be teaching a brief Hustle workshop and DJing an afternoon Disco Dance. Get your Hustle on! ('70s attire is welcome!)
- Location: Dance With Alana Studios, 100-858 Bank Street (Below Booster Juice)
- Time: 2:00-5:00pm
- Price: $30/person includes 2 beginner Hustle workshops and dance
February 12 - 14, 2010
BLUES FUSE
Celebrate the many different ways you can dance to blues music (including WCS!) at Swing Dynamite's annual Blues Fuse workshop and dance event.
Details TBD - mark your calendar!
OUT OF TOWN
February 6 & 7, 2010 - Toronto
2SOME ALL-STAR SWING & BALLROOM EVENT
Local instructors, Andre & Maria, join an all-star cast that includes Yuval Hod, Jean-Marc Genereaux, Tony Dovolani and many others at the Old Mill Inn in Toronto. And, local DJ tag-team OldsKOOL & DaCube will rock the mixed-Swing dances on Friday and Saturday nights.
Details: http://www.2somedance.com
February 9 - 1, 2010 - Quebec City
CARNIVAL SWING QUEBEC (CSQ)
This is a French-immersion Swing dance event that includes a Blues/WCS workshop track. Maxence Martin will be on staff for the WCS and Blues track. (To see his dancing, search for him on YouTube)
Details (en Francais): http://www.carnavalswingquebec.com/6/csq_2010.SwingCanada
Saturday, February 20, 2010 - Montreal
SMOOTHSTYLE WEST COAST SWING WORKSHOPS
Dance Conmigo will host Andre & Maria for an afternoon of WCS workshops, and then a dance party in downtown Montreal.
Details: http://www.danceconmigo.com
