Dances & Music
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Thursday Night, October 23rd, 2008
| What |
Dance at Swing Soulstice |
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9:30pm - 12:30am |
| Location |
Academy Ballroom, Cumberland |
| Directions |
Link |
| Notes |
$8 General
$6 for ASEDA members
Half Price for AVS Attendees
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Swing Soulstice is a new venue meant to provide an additional night of dancing where beginner dancers will feel comfortable learning, intermediate / advanced dancers will have space to dance and grow, and those seeking late night Soul will have a place to enjoy.
This venue is located at the Academy Ballroom Cumberland, near the Cumberland mall off of Cobb Parkway (www.academyballroomcumberland.com). This space is 5000 square feet of dance space, and can accommodate a larger number of dancers on the floor at one time. It has phenomenal air conditioning, large fans, a great sound setup, plenty of seating, and a large parking lot to boot!
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Friday Night, October 24th, 2008
| What |
Evening Dance at Emory |
| Time |
9:00pm - 3:00am |
| Location |
Emory - Glen Memorial |
| Directions |
Link |
| Notes |
Included AVS Dance
$15 at the door (
$8 with ASEDA card
Price includes Late Night.
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AVS Brings you a full night of dancing starting from 9:00 - Midnight, extending from Midnight - 3:00 for an after hours blues party.
DJs from all over the South will play you great tunes throughout the night
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Saturday Night, October 25th, 2008 (Homecoming)
| What |
Solomon Douglas Swingtet!
Jack and Jill Contests |
| Time |
9:30pm - 12:30am |
| Location |
Agnes Scott - Evans Hall
Late Night at Emory, Glen Memorial Hall
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| Directions |
Link |
| Notes |
Included AVS Dance
Main Dance: $15 at the door
$8 with ASEDA card
Late Night: $5
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Our main dance Features the music of the Solomon Douglas Swingtet (www.solomondouglas.com)
Solomon is recognized the world over as an exponent and teacher of Lindy Hop, Blues Dancing, and related dance styles of African-American origin (such as the Charleston and Vernacular Jazz). He began teaching dance in 1999, and he has taught dance workshops all over the United States, Canada, the British Isles, Australia, and Asia. His teaching is both passionate and easygoing, both practical and philosophical.
The Solomon Douglas Swingtet is a ten-piece dance band whose repertoire is rooted in that of the Basie band (One O'Clock Jump, Jive at Five, Splanky, Shorty George, Shiny Stockings) and that of the Ellington band (Cottontail, "C" Jam Blues, Mood Indigo, Take The "A" Train), with other big-band standards and classic jazz tunes thrown in as well. They can cater to a crowd that prefers up-tempo classic swing (such as Seattle or Cleveland), to a crowd that prefers slower groovier jazz (such as Portland or Toronto), or to anything in between.
The band makes frequent appearances at the Century Ballroom (Seattle, WA) and at the Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom (Washington, DC). Past Lindy Exchange and dance camp events that featured the Solomon Douglas Swingtet include the Virginia Beach Lindy Exchange, Jun. 2007; Swing Out Nowhere (Moscow, ID), Apr. 2007; the Sacramento Swing Jam, Aug. 2006; the Philadelphia Lindy Exchange, Jun. 2006; Camp Jitterbug (Seattle, WA), May 2006 and May 2007; the Portland Lindy Exchange, Mar. 2006; the Emerald City Blues Festival (Seattle), Oct. 2005; the Seattle Lindy Exchange, Aug. 2005; Swing Out Northwest (near Seattle), Dec. 2002, Dec. 2004, and Dec. 2006; the All-Balboa Weekend (Cleveland), May 2003; the Detroit Lindy Exchange, May 2003; and the Toronto Lindy Exchange, Oct. 2002. The Solomon Douglas Swingtet released its first CD in November 2006. You can read what the many sidemen who have played on the Solomon Douglas Swingtet have had to say about the band.
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Sunday Night, October 26th, 2008
| What |
Evening Dance |
| Time |
8:30pm - 12:00am |
| Location |
American Legion Hall |
| Directions |
(Link) |
| Notes |
Included AVS Dance
$10 at the door
$5 with ASEDA card
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AVS continues Sunday with music provided by the South's
best DJs.
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Monday Night, October 27th, 2008
| What |
HotJam |
| Time |
8:30pm - 11:00pm |
| Location |
Garden Hills Community Center |
| Directions |
307 Pine Tree Dr Ne
Atlanta, GA 30305
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| Notes |
$5 General ADmission
$4 with ASEDA card
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"Swing -- The way Grandma used to make it."
Hot Jam is a weekly swing dance held in a little cabin tucked in the woods of metro Atlanta.
We're run BY a slightly off-kilter group of swing dancers, FOR a slightly off-kilter group of swing
dancers. We cater to those who love original swing music or who just want to dance their brains out.
Hot Jam is loved among dancers for its:
- Relaxed and inviting atmosphere
- Cozy log-cabin feel
- The wide variety of dance levels, from absolute beginners to advanced
- The highly danceable wood floor, where people Jitterbug, Lindy Hop,
Balboa, Blues, Speed Lindy, Charleston, and Collegiate Shag
- Wide variety of DJs playing favorites of Count Basie, Benny Goodman,
Sidney Bechet, and more
- Free beginner lessons or specialty classes weekly
- And, in the fashion of grade school summer camps, free refreshments
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