Best Dance Lessons in New Braunfels
Readers Choice Winner 2019 - Best Dance Lessons
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Rob & Diane van Haaren
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Tuesday Lessons 2 sets of teachers and 4 different classes
5 WEEK SERIES - TUESDAY SWING DANCE LESSONS
Choose from 6 NEW CLASS SERIES Tuesdays and Wednesdays in 2019 - ALL 5 WEEK SERIES
(Only pay when you take a lesson with your punch card - both days take one class or take two classes at 6:30 and 7:30 PM)
Tuesday Swing Schedule - Summer Series Starts July 2nd
Swing Summer Series starts July 2nd. Join the fun.
Come take fun Swing Dance Lesson with Swing Junction - Voted #1 Readers Choice Winner 2019 - Best Dance Lessons. Held at the American Legion 410 W. Coll Street in Downtown New Braunfels (across the street from the Sophienburg Museum). No partner or experience needed.
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TUESDAY SCHEDULE - CHOOSE FROM 4 CLASSES
6:30 East Coast Swing Level ll - For that faster song you wanted to dance to at Gruene Hall with Michelle
6:30 Lindy Hop Fundamentals - Learn the 8 Count Swing Out and the essentials of the Lindy Hop with Rob & Diane
7:30 Beginning Swing Level l (To be repeated, always going over basics but with new material) with Michelle
7:30 Lindy Hop - Lindy Hop Rhythms and Styling - Learn new rhythms and great styling steps for leads and follows. For both Level ll & Level lll - Rob & Diane
Get your 5 or 10 Class Punch Cards: $50 or $90 p/p. Registration here
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May 26 - World Lindy Hop Day
HISTORY - in video
We feel privileged that Diane and I had the desire and talent to search, seek out, and learn directly with the original masters of the dances from Balboa, Shag, traditional Boogie Boogie or Vernacular Jazz and Tap and Lindy Hop from New York to Los Angeles, so we can share and pass their knowledge on to you. This at a time when not many were interested but at a time where they were still in their mature prime to share and teach, starting in the late 1980's. A journey that allowed us to become family and work side to side with them over many years. It inspired us to create our own International Dance Festivals staring in 1993 and have people meet these inspirational stars in person. Many reached a healthy age well into their 90's, yes even with eating fried chicken! It is an inclusive family where every visit and and dance started and ended with a hug! Like Frankie used to say:
Life is a party and you are invited .....
Jean Veloz
From " Groovie Movie"
Norma Miller
From " Hellzapoppin'"
Fayard Nicholas
From "Stormy Weather"
Maxie Dorf
From Start Cheering
Frankie Manning
From "Hellzapoppin'"
Hal Takier
From "Maharaja"
Wynton Marsalis
Lincoln Jazz Orchestra
Frankie Manning
From "Hellzapoppin'"
The Rich History of Swing Dancing
Let's start with one of the most influential figures in the world of Swing Dancing and the dance called the Lindy Hop, the grand daddy of all styles of Swing Dancing, and the man who helped develop and spread the dance around the world from it's origins: Dancer, Choreographer , Superstar and most admired and loved ambassador of the dance ....... Frankie Manning
The Ultimate - The Holy Grail - "Hellzapoppin' "
Lindy Hop was a social dance first, but as limits were pushed and tempo's increased and gravity was challenged in the dance by Dancer and Choreographer Frankie Manning in one of the most celebrated performance group "Whitey's Lindy Hoppers", the performance style Lindy Hop appeared in "Hellzapoppin'" in 1941 and was recently colorized. It shows how the dance evolved onto stage in this breathtaking piece. Of course they had to dress like servants but could not be ignored. The dance spread to all cultures and countries across the world especially when GI's shared the dance throughout the world. Here today in many forms and danced to all different styles of music the dance ahas come back in it's original form across the world since the early 1990's especially as a social dance! Just search for Lindy Hop on Youtube and you will find a smorgesbrot of inspirational videos. Now here enjoy the lead in and performance by Whitey's Lindy Hoppers in 1941.
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