Things to do in Birmingham…
JIM WYNN SWING ORCHESTRA
SUNDAY 9TH AUGUST
We’re going to see the Jim Wynn Swing Orchestra at Urban Coffee in the Jewelry Quarter in Birmingham on Sunday 9th August at 3.30pm.
Don’t miss this event and please come down and have a dance with us!Information for this event can be found here.
Dance Classes in Birmingham this coming week…
TRANKY DOO & SHIM SHAM!
WEDNESDAY 5TH & THURSDAY 6TH AUGUST
It’s the first week in August, it’s a super busy time of year so we’ve decided to do something a little bit special this coming week. We’ve had lots of requests for this so I’m pleased to announce that we’ll be working on some solo jazz taught by Suzanne Grubham! Not only will this improve our styling and musicality when dancing Lindy Hop but we’ll get to work on those amazing routines – Tranky Doo and Shim Sham.
So if you get frustrated that you can’t join in when you see people flood to the dancefloor for these routines, or you want to add that bit of extra styling, then make sure you join us.
Wednesday at Alfie Bird’s we’re teaching one Shim Sham class at7.30pm followed by social dancing instead of our usual 2 classes. The following week (12th August) we’ll go back to our Improvers Lindy Hop class at7.15pm and Beginners Lindy Hop class at 8.15pm with social dancing after classes from9.15pm.
Thursday at the Dance Workshopwe’ll start work on the Tranky Doo in Improvers class at 6.45pm, and we’ll be working on some fun solo jazz in Beginners class at8pm. We’ll head to The Prince after classes for a drink and some social dancing.
Things to do in Birmingham
Dance classes at Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival 2015!
We’ll be teaching a taster class on July 4th along with social dancing to The Catfish Kings at 3PM and Sticky Wicket’s Hepcats at 5PM at the Pop-up Dancehall on Regency Wharf.
Check us out in the festival program here.
Jazz Festival Dance Classes Birmingham
Jazz Festival Birmingham highlight includes this Solo Jazz Workshop with Katie Sewell and live music at The Dark House in Moseley on 11th July!
Only £15 for a really fun 2 hour workshop for all levels!
11am – 12pm: First class
– short break –
12.30pm – 1.30pm: Second class
– short break –
12.30pm – 1.30pm: Second class
Have a nice lunch at The Dark Horse and then head into town for all the marvelous Jazz bands playing around the city for the Birmingham Jazz Festival.Places will be limited though, only 25 places so get your spot quick!
We’re also very excited about teaching taster classes there too, so don’t miss it! Check out the line-up and buy tickets for Mostly Jazz Festival here.
About Katie
Katie has been swing dancing since 2007, but has danced her whole life. She spent 4 years living in Madrid where she taught Lindy Hop, Solo Jazz, Balboa and Blues. Now back in her hometown, Birmingham, Katie is excited about helping to grow the burgeoning West Midlands scene.
Katie has been swing dancing since 2007, but has danced her whole life. She spent 4 years living in Madrid where she taught Lindy Hop, Solo Jazz, Balboa and Blues. Now back in her hometown, Birmingham, Katie is excited about helping to grow the burgeoning West Midlands scene.
Dance Class and Social Birmingham
Hot Ginger – Sensational Summer Shindig 2015 is back!
They’re taking over the upstairs bar at the Hare & Hounds in Kings Heath, Birmingham.
Doors open at 8.00pm for the swing dance taster class with your very own Martyn Nelson and Suzanne Grubham.
The music starts at 8.30pm and we’ll be open into the early hours.
They’ve got a great line up of the hottest swing DJs in town including Hot Ginger’s resident DJ Stephen Badham, alongside DJ’s Dispy Doodle (Claire Nelson) and Katie Sewell!
Tickets are only £7 and limited, so click here to grab yours now!
And don’t miss out on the conversations we’re having over at the Hot Ginger group on facebook.
Dance Workshop and Social Sept 2015
Tickets for Suga Bomb and Man Jam for 5/6th September at The Dance Workshop in the heart of Moseley village are on sale now!
Includes:
- 8 hours of workshops for leads
- 8 hours for followers
- Social dancing to a live 16 piece big band, The Jim Wynn Swing Orchestra playing authentic 30’s and 40’s swing .
- A Sunday tea dance
Buy tickerts here before they sell out and keep up with the conversation over here on facebook.
Free Social Dancing!!!!!
Hi all and thanks for coming down to The Bothy last night for the free social dance. Great turn out so thanks for that!
The marvellous people at the Prince of Wales pub Moseley are going to let us use the room every other Thursday so the next one will be 28th August 2014
Then in September it will be 11th and 25th. See you all soon!
New Term Starts this Thursday 4th September
Come and join us at the start of every month for a brand new course. We will be going over the basic foot rhythms and working our way steadily through the moves. Please come at 8pm so we can get registration out the way and get straight on with the dancing!