Petitetonya:

Okay, folks, the schedule will be posted by Monday, but in the meantime, here are the class descriptions to get you excited...

CAMP JITTERBUG CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

Camp Jitterbug Class Descriptions

Nirvana: The Perfect Swingout

Andy & Nina

We are all trying to attain that perfect swingout in our lindy hop. It is the move that defines Lindy Hop. Let’s get one step closer to it by learning from two of the best.

Solo Jazz Lines & Shapes

Emily

Let’s start giving some style and personality to our solo dancing. Now that you know how to execute steps, let’s make it look alive by creating lines and shapes with body movement and our arms.

**Mad Dog Airsteps

Andy & Jen

This class is for those of you who are ready to bring your performance lindy to the next level. Learn great airsteps for jams or performances from two of our mad dog instructors. There will be tricks and aerials in this class so you must have a partner.

Balboa Technique & Timing

Nick & Sylvia

Let’s get to the core of balboa technique and really master our connection and timing. This will be the best way to bring your balboa to the next level.

Innovative Jazz Routine

Minn & Corina

Learn this awesome jazz routine from two of the best solo dancers in the country. By building your solo jazz repertoire, you will expand your lindy hop and improvisational abilities.

Slip & Slide

Marty & Nina

One way to style your lindy hop is with slides…it is truly an art of its own! Learn some impressive slides for social dancing as well as for performance and be sure to wear your hard leather or suede soled shoes cause it’s going to get slippery!

Deal or No Deal? Tempo Versatility with your Lindy Hop

Sean & Sylvia

Regardless of tempo, you should be able to execute your lindy hop effortlessly. Don’t be afraid of the fast or slow tempos and get out of your comfort zone. This class will help you become a lot more versatile on the social floor no matter what tempo is played!

Balboa On the Edge

Marty & Jen

Let’s get some energy and excitement into our balboa. Push the limits with these great combinations for your Bal Swing.

Tap Jam: Come One, Come All!

Joseph

We are so lucky to have one of the top tap dancers in the world at CJ this year. Whether you are a beginner or advanced, this class will be great. We are going to have a tap jam so get ready to be inspired.

Cakewalkin’ Babies

Chester & Giselle

Cakewalk is a big part of jazz history and is fun and important to incorporate into your jazz dance repertoire. Learn a mulititude of cakewalk steps and variations in this class.

Interactive Improvisation

Sean & Giselle

A lot of people can improvise footwork and movement individually, but in order to take it to the next level, you need to start improvising WITH your partner. Let’s start making our improvisation interactive.

Cotton Club

Nina & Naomi

The Cotton Club was the home of a wide variety of acts and dancers. Let’s go back in time and learn some cute routines inspired by the Cotton Club stage shows. Follows only please…no boys allowed.

Improvisational Jazz

Chester & Peter

While the ladies are workin’ it at the Cotton Club, the boys are going to be improvising and busting out at the Savoy. Now that we are comfortable with solo jazz routines, let’s start improvising and making it our own.

Rhythmic Footwork

Shesha & Nikki

One of the best parts about Lindy Hop and swing music, are the rhythms! Let’s start making rhythms and become part of the music by incorporating the syncopations and beats into our feet!

Tap – Lindy Fusion

Joseph & Todd

Tap and Lindy Hop are both part of jazz dance. Let’s learn how to use our skills and concepts in tap with our lindy hop by fusing them together.

Expect the Unexpected

Chester & Ria

Are you too predictable on the social floor? Let’s start mixing it up a little bit and bring individuality and unique patterns into our lindy hop. Expect the unexpected!

Jam Ham’s: Bringin’ Down the House

Jeremy & Laura

Bring it on the dance floor and in the jam circle. In this class, we will learn some exciting combinations and tricks that are sure to bring down the house!

Crazy Class: Syncopations, Drags & Throws

Mikey & Emily

This class is going to touch on several topics to make your lindy hop bad a**. Whether it is syncopating a combination, dragging or throwing your partner, we are going to get crazy!

Stylish Balboa

Jeremy & Sylvia

It’s time to swing your bal in style. Learn some of the flare, footwork and flash that sets your balboa apart from everyone else.

Snakehips

Andy

Learn this unique dance called Snakehips made popular by Earl “Snakehips” Tucker during the jazz age. This dance uses a lot of body and muscle isolation…oh yeah, and you get to see Andy gyrate his pelvis. Good stuff!

Partner Charleston

Sean & Tonya

Inspired by the film clip, After Seben, this class will go over lots of fun 1920’s Partner Charleston variations. Charleston and the Breakaway evolved into lindy hop. Learning uptown old time charleston will help you better understand lindy hop while expanding your repertoire with some fun Partner Charleston moves and techniques.

Rhythm & Texture

Marty & Jen

Deepen your lindy hop by incorporating rhythms and texture to your movement and timing. Bringing this element of you Lindy Hop will also improve your musicality and styling.

Solo Charleston

Chester

Learn a solo Charleston routine and pick up some fun styling steps from Chester; a true Charleston expert. This class will be a lot of fun and will help liberate your solo dancing!

Performance Lindy Hop

Minn & Corina

Learn how to bring your performance Lindy Hop to the next level with two of the top competitors and performers in the world. This will be a high energy, fast moving class so get ready to move!

Closed Position Party

Marty & Carla

Most of us don’t spend enough time exploring movement and connection in closed position. Before you automatically swing out, start learning how to party it up in closed position instead!

Hellzapoppin’: Whitey’s Styling

Nick & Ria

Hellzapoppin is considered the end all be all of lindy hop performance clips. Nick & Ria have used this clip as inspiration since they started dancing lindy hop and continue to this day. This class teaches the performance movements found in this clip while breaking down some of Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers styling.

Solo Blues Movement

JoJo & Giselle

Let’s bring the tempos down and start learning how to move to the blues as an individual Inspired by Josephine Baker, JoJo and Giselle are going to break down some movement and bring out your inner self.

Lindy Hop Connection

Nick & Carla

Connection is what separates the good dancers from the incredible dancers. This class will help turn you into the ideal lead or follow on the social floor. It all starts with connection!

Perfect Timing

Todd & Naomi

Learn how to speed up and stretch out movement to perfectly fit the music. Changing the speed of your movement will make your lindy hop more dynamic and exciting.

Partner Blues

Andy & Ria

It isn’t just about grinding folks, the blues is beautiful and skillful when done well. Take this unique opportunity to learn how to dance the blues with style and passion!

Musicality & Improvisational Moments

Todd & Laura

Learn how to express the music through body movement and improvisational moments without interrupting the dance.

From Lindy Hop to Hip Hop

Minn & Corina

We know that Lindy Hop came out of the Charleston, but did you know that Lindy Hop is one of the roots of Hip Hop? In this class, you will learn the correlation between Hip Hop and Lindy Hop while learning some great Hip Hop moves.

Stand Up Comedy: Have Fun and Let Go!

Sean & Nina

We are all pretty hard core about dancing, but in the end, it should be FUN. When you start to let go and have fun, your dancing gets better! Learn how to let go of your inhibitions and make your Lindy Hop fun and effortless.

Lindy Hop Breaks & Phrasing

Shesha & Tonya

One of the best ways to put emphasis and musicality into your Lindy Hop, is to learn how to predict breaks and phrasing in the music. Learn some unique and exciting repertoire to use during breaks and to complete phrases in the music.

Al & Leon’s Shim Shim

Mikey

Al Minns and Leon James were two of the best dancers to come out of the Savoy Ballroom. They were the innovators of a very popular version of the tap shim sham called Al & Leon’s Shim Sham. If you know Dean’s or Frankie’s shim sham, you MUST learn Al & Leon’s.

Styling with Lines & Levels

Sean & Emily

In order to truly appreciate the music and bring your lindy hop to the next level, you need to start incorporating lines, syncopations, rhythms and levels into your styling. The “lines” in your lindy hop determine how you look as a dancing couple and the levels you use in your movement bring a new level of styling to your lindy hop. This class will help you re-define the look and feel of your lindy hop!

Challenging Lindy Hop Routine

Mikey & Nikki

Learn this challenging Lindy Hop routine that incorporates some great combinations and syncopations. The moves you learn in this routine can easily be transferred into your social dancing and jam repertoire.

Relaxed & Bad a**

Todd & Nina

The best way to look good on the social floor is to RELAX and look confident. Once you learn how to execute Lindy Hop combos while being relaxed, you will then be “bad a**”.

Jazz Through the Ages: From Tap to Be Bop

Peter

Jazz through the ages is a theme at CJ and the Jump Session show. This class will explore the history from Tap to Be Bop dancing and how they correlate with other jazz dances. You will learn some fundamentals of these dances as we go through the ages in jazz dance.

Beginners Track Class Descriptions

Lindy Hop Connection

Shesha & Nikki

The basis of partner dancing is a connection with your partner. This class will focus on connection and how to lead and follow properly. This class will allow you to execute moves more clearly on the social floor.

Building up your Basics

Mikey & Emily

Focusing on the fundamentals of lindy hop, this class will help you swing out with basic patterns and moves. The basics of lindy hop are the core of your dance, so this class will help get you ready to lead and follow on the social floor.

Lindy Hop Footwork & Timing

Anthony & Sarah

Now that you are connected, let’s start getting those feet moving to the music. This class will go over footwork and timing in your lindy hop so you can start transitioning better between moves.

Fun Combinations & Moves

Marty & Jen

So now that you are connecting with your partner and you can execute some fundamentals, let’s learn some moves! This class will help add more variety to your repertoire.

Putting it all Together

Mark & Jo Jo

With all of the new moves in your repertoire, let’s make sure we can transition and put it all together. It is one thing to know a lot of moves, but it is another thing to be able make them all flow together.

Charleston in your Lindy Hop

Ryan & Carla

Charleston is the root of Lindy Hop. Let’s start adding some fun Charleston combinations to your lindy hop. Charleston moves are great to do when the music starts getting faster.

Balboa Swing Basics

Yoshi & Mia

Balboa is a tight partner dance that uses subtle footwork and connection. It is a great dance done to faster music as well. This class is a great introduction to balboa and will help strengthen your leading and following abilities.

Lindy Hop Tricks & Mayhem

Micheal & Lorraine

Lindy Hop was a street dance and the performers would pull a lot of tricks out of their pockets when jam circles would form. This is a fun class that will teach you some basic tricks and air steps.

Lindy Hop Fun: From the Classroom to the Social Floor

Dan & Tiff

It is the end of the weekend and your head is jam packed with lots of material. Once you leave CJ, you will be on your own on the social floor. So, this class will help you break that barrier between the classroom and bringing it to the social floor. Let’s get out there, dance and have fun!

**Masters Track classes will be teachers choice

Todd & Naomi

Andy & Nina

Peter

Nick & Ria

We have several important Camp Jitterbug updates, so please read carefully!

JUMP SESSION SHOW

As you probably know, the JS is sold out. However, more spots may open up so be sure to add your name to the waiting list by emailing Tonya at jitterbugclub@yahoo.com . You will be contacted IF you are offered a spot. If we do not contact you, then you did not get in.

JUMP SESSION WILL CALL

If you have confirmed tickets for JS, please arrive early to pick up your tickets at will call. We suggest arriving between 7:00-7:15pm.

FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE

Even if you do not attend or get into the JS show, you can still go to the Friday night dance featuring the Solomon Douglas Swingtet. Campers $10/General Public $15 9:00pm-midnight

COMPETITIONS SIGN UPS

Competition slots will sell out...so sign up for the competitions EARLY. Competition sign ups will open on Friday night from 5:30-7:30pm at the Knights of Columbus lobby.

INDIVIDUAL CLASS SIGN UPS

Individual class sign ups will be available at the door on Saturday morning...if there is room! Be sure to show up EARLY (10am sharp) because tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis. Individual classes are $20 per class.

MASTERS TRACK AUDITION

IMPORTANT!!! We have decided to have the audition for the masters track at 9:45am SHARP. All campers must audition. If you did not specify that you are auditioning, please do so by emailing Tonya at jitterbugclub@yahoo.com so we have an idea on the size of the track.

BEGINNERS TRACK

If you did not specify that you are taking the beginners track, please do so by emailing Tonya at jitterbugclub@yahoo.com so we have an idea on the size of the track. If you have been dancing 6 months or less, you should be in the beginners track!

CHANGE OF PLANS FOR SUNDAY NIGHT DANCE

IMPORTANT: In order to make sure EVERYONE can enjoy dancing on Sunday night and not wait in line, we have a new plan for Sunday night. We will have TWO venues for the dance: The Century Ballroom AND Pravda Studios (one block away from eachother). This will provide 7500 sq ft of dancing space (3 times the space as last year). The Century Ballroom will feautre the Ham Carson Quintet and Pravda Studios will be the location for ALL COMPETITIONS THAT NIGHT and will feature awesome dj's. The admission price stays the same...you will get into both venues for one admission price.

JAM BAND: CALLING ALL MUSICIANS

We are thinking of having another Jam Session like last year. We are planning on having it at the Sunday after hours, but that could change. We will keep you updated. If you are a musician and want to be a part of this, please email Tonya at jitterbugclub@yahoo.com .

WE NEED HOSTS!

Seattle has been doing an awesome job of really stepping up and hosting our out of towners...THANK YOU!!! Even with all of this generosity, we are still have a few more homeless out of towners. If you can host any dancers, please email Max (our housing coordinator) at maximus@swingangels.net

CAMP JITTERBUG IS ALMOST SOLD OUT

Right now we have 375 campers...we are going to cut it off at 400, so be sure to sign up as soon as possible! There is still room in the Beginners Track, so spread the word to your friends, or if you want to do lead/follow role reversal, this would be a great way to learn.

go then foo!!

you could start a bikini car wash.... [Emoticon not found] [Emoticon not found] [Emoticon not found]

Sweet... Is anyone needing a ride up to the camp.. I will be driving up and have one more spot left in the VX..

Thanks for letting us have some of your famous smoothies on Friday, boo! I was stoked to finally taste them. Next time... PRETZELS!

Amen!

Those things were amazing!

those look like some great teachers but I just dont know if I can put out all the $$$$$$ for all the places I want to go this summer Its hard when u are a newbie you want try them all at once but that takes time and $$$$$

go to camp jitterbug, kids.

i hope to see you all in seattle. it will change your life.

traci:

(unless someone changes my mind.)

So you're saying there's a chance...

traci:

oh well. next year.

This is my mantra for several key events that I wanted to go to (Cheap Thrills, upcoming Camp Jitterbug, etc...)

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I am thinking hard about down home blues... but I don't think I am going to make it to laura's shin dig... [Emoticon not found] again, something that will have to happen next time.. ::sighs::

so who's going to CJ?

maybe.

so......if i go, does anyone know of a place where i can crash? i wouldn't be going to the workshops, just the dances

lindysnob:

i'm going, i'm going!!!! and you can always find a place to crash. and i think everyone should go visit laura in sac for the workshop.

wrong workshop...

I'll be there! I won't be going to the workshops unfortunately, but I'll be at the dance. My mom will be there that weekend so I am gonna chill with her and my bro during the day. Whoever goes will get to meet my mom on Friday night. She is going to see Solomon play =).

And Virgil is right, you should come to CJ and to Sac (shameless plug).

camp jitterbug... w/o the workshops... [Emoticon not found] [Emoticon not found] can't imagine.

btw thanks for the dances at dlx, traci.

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t_roach:

camp jitterbug... w/o the workshops... [Emoticon not found] [Emoticon not found] can't imagine.

btw thanks for the dances at dlx, traci.

well, sometimes you just gotta get away

thanks! they were quite awesome.

Best. Lindy. Event. Ever.

My photos:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/utahlindyhopper/sets/72157594150358776/

Yup and he's been changed forever

Just incase someone missed my opinion of CJ...

Camp Jitterbug 2006 == best lindy hop event ever!

Boogaloo:

Yes.... Now we should get Utah to do something like that eh?

in your wildest dreams my friend.

Boogaloo:

Yes... I believe you're right.. .only in one of my many wildest dreams would Utah Want to do something like this... it's possible to do it... I just don't see the dancers wanting it.. not enough of them anyway... I would say maybe 15 tops.. and we have I would say about 80-100

lol, too true. 15 tops...

sad, but true.

for now