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Jazz Attack 2/2/12: Live Music with Sly Blue, Novice Lindy lesson, California Routine Review!
Posted February 1st, 2012 by Jon

This Thursday at Jazz Attack:

1. Kerry and Yossef review the California Routine. This is a review so you should already be familiar with the routine.
2. Michelle and Brian teach a Novice Lindy lesson at 8pm (beginners welcome!).
3. Live music with Sly Blue at 9pm!

Jazz Attack is a swing dance in West Philly at the University City Arts League, 4226 Spruce St. between 42nd and 43rd. Free street parking is available and there are multiple bus, subway, and trolley stops nearby. Admission is $5 – lessons included!


This Week at LaB: Tuesday January 31
Posted January 30th, 2012 by Truc-Lan

It’s almost time for LaBLove, so come on out and get ready by coming to Tuesday LaB! Here’s the schedule for the week!

8pm-

[Downstairs] Novice Lesson with Dan Repsch!

[Upstairs] Town Hall! Come out for our bi-monthly session to talk about LaB as an organization, where we’re headed, and where we’ve been.  Come with feedback, we’d love to hear it!

9pm-

[Upstairs] Continuation of the town hall until it’s done!

[Downstairs] Dance until midnight!

Kerry and Marc will be DJing some great music to dance to all night!

See you on the dance floor!


PhB 1/30/12: Blues Choreo with Stuart Collins Part 2!
Posted January 29th, 2012 by Chris

Hello ladies and gents!

This week Powerhouse Blues will be at our normal location at the Swing (the second floor of the Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom St), with our normal times (a lesson from 8:30 to 9:30 followed by a dance until midnight), and, of course, our normal price (only $5 for the whole night!).

The lesson will be featuring Stuart Collins who will be teaching part two of the choreography that he began last week.  Anyone who learns the whole thing and wants to perform it will have the opportunity to do just that at the LaBerat coming up at LaB Love in less than a week!  Of course, for those of you who don’t feel like performing and even if you didn’t make it to the first week, you are all more than welcome to come and learn regardless.

And, after the lesson, the dance will be DJed by myself and Stuart!

I can’t wait to see you all there!

~Chris

 


Rittenhop is Happening
Posted January 29th, 2012 by graham

Hey Y’all

Come on down to Rittenhouse square today(Sunday) at noon for awesome free lindy hop dancing.

 

See you there,

LaB


Jazz Attack 1/26/12: Lindy Series on Looking Good, Novice Lindy lesson, Yossef DJs!
Posted January 25th, 2012 by Jon

This Thursday at Jazz Attack:

1. Kerry and Jon finish a 4-week Lindy series on Looking Good at 8pm (swing outs, tuck turns, and side passes required).
2. Ben and Sandra teach a Novice Lindy lesson at 8pm (beginners welcome!).
3. Yossef Mendelssohn DJs starting at 9pm!

Jazz Attack is a swing dance in West Philly at the University City Arts League, 4226 Spruce St. between 42nd and 43rd. Free street parking is available and there are multiple bus, subway, and trolley stops nearby. Admission is $5 – lessons included!


This Week at LaB: Tuesday, January 24th!
Posted January 22nd, 2012 by Truc-Lan

Ahoy, mateys! Come join us for a great night of dancing at TuesdayLaB! Here’s the schedule for the night:

8pm-

[Upstairs] Lindy Focus Review Session with Haggai! He’ll be teaching a version of Jo Hoffberg’s version of Al and Leon’s Shim Sham.

[Downstairs] Novice Lindy Hop Lesson

9pm-

[Upstairs] Practice session from 9-10pm.

[Downstairs] Dance until midnight!

 

Breanna and Stuart will be our DJs for the night!

See you on the dance floor!


Snow! So, No Rittenhop
Posted January 22nd, 2012 by graham

Hey Guys,

 

There is still snow on the ground and so there won’t be Rittenhop this week. Most Sundays we have free dancing in the park from noon till 2.

See you one of these weeks,

-LaB


PhB 1/23/12: Blues Choreo with Stuart Collins!
Posted January 21st, 2012 by Chris

This week PhB will be at our normal location at the Swing (the second floor of the Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom St), with our normal times (a lesson from 8:30 to 9:30 followed by a dance until midnight), and, of course, our normal price (only $5 for the whole night!).

This week we are starting a two week mini series with Stuart Collins teaching a choreography that will be performed at the LaBaret at LaB Love!  However, if you don’t feel like performing it, there’s no pressure.  You’re still more than welcome to come and learn it anyway!

And, finally, this week those wonderful melodies that we all love will be provided by Erin Kroll and Kayla Childs!


Jazz Attack 1/19/12: Lindy Series on Looking Good, Novice Lindy lesson, Nelle DJs!
Posted January 18th, 2012 by Jon

This Thursday at Jazz Attack:

1. Kerry and Jon continue a 4-week Lindy series on Looking Good at 8pm (swing outs, tuck turns, and side passes required).
2. Yossef teaches a Novice Lindy lesson at 8pm (beginners welcome!).
3. Nelle Cherry DJs starting at 9pm!

Jazz Attack is a swing dance in West Philly at the University City Arts League, 4226 Spruce St. between 42nd and 43rd. Free street parking is available and there are multiple bus, subway, and trolley stops nearby. Admission is $5 – lessons included!


PhB 1/16/12: With Guest Teacher Jenny Sowden!
Posted January 15th, 2012 by Chris

This week PhB will be at our normal location at the Swing (the second floor of the Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom St), with our normal times (a lesson from 8:30 to 9:30 followed by a dance until midnight), and, of course, our normal price (only $5 for the whole night!).

In super-awesome-funtime news, we have a special guest teacher Jenny Sowden coming in all the way from New York to teach the lesson, and she is a teacher you definitely don’t want to miss.

And this week Graham Hunter will be DJing the night away!


Too Cold For Rittenhop
Posted January 15th, 2012 by graham

Brrr,

It’s gonna be too cold for dancing!

In case you didn’t know we have dancing most Sundays in Rittenhouse square from Noon-2PM. Just not this Sunday

 

See you on the dance floor,

-LaB


Jazz Attack 1/12/12: Lindy Series on Looking Good, Novice Lindy lesson, Marc DJs!
Posted January 12th, 2012 by Jon

This Thursday at Jazz Attack:

1. Kerry and Jon continue a 4-week Lindy series on Looking Good at 8pm (swing outs, tuck turns, and side passes required).
2. Ben and Nellie teach a Novice Lindy lesson at 8pm (beginners welcome!).
3. Marc Longhenry DJs starting at 9pm!

Jazz Attack is a swing dance in West Philly at the University City Arts League, 4226 Spruce St. between 42nd and 43rd. Free street parking is available and there are multiple bus, subway, and trolley stops nearby. Admission is $5 – lessons included!


PhB 1/9/12: Solo Movement with Josh & Moriah
Posted January 8th, 2012 by Chris

Holy Moly, it’s 2012, and we are finally having our first Powerhouse Blues of the year!

This week PhB will be at our normal location at the Swing (the second floor of the Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom St), with our normal times (a lesson from 8:30 to 9:30 followed by a dance until midnight), and, of course, our normal price (only $5 for the whole night!).

Josh and Moriah will be teaching a follow-up class to Josh’s solo movement class where he talked about how to make small changes to your solo movements to make entirely new moves. This week they’ll work on how to use those small changes to build series to movements to match the music! All are welcome, attending the first class is NOT mandatory.

After the lesson, our dance will be DJed by the talented and always entertaining Ben Chou!

 


Rittenhop is Soo On!
Posted January 7th, 2012 by graham

Hey Dudes and Dudettes,

Rittenhop is sooo on this week.

In case you didn't know, meet us in Rittenhouse Square most Sundays from noon to 2pm for free dancing.

-LaB

Jazz Attack 1/5/12: Lindy Series on Looking Good, Novice Lindy lesson, Stuart DJs!
Posted January 4th, 2012 by Jon

This Thursday at Jazz Attack:

1. Kerry and Jon begin a 4-week Lindy series on Looking Good at 8pm (swing outs, tuck turns, and side passes required).
2. Novice Lindy lesson at 8pm (beginners welcome!).
3. Stuart Collins DJs starting at 9pm!

Jazz Attack is a swing dance in West Philly at the University City Arts League, 4226 Spruce St. between 42nd and 43rd. Free street parking is available and there are multiple bus, subway, and trolley stops nearby. Admission is $5 – lessons included!


This Week at LaB: Tuesday January 3rd
Posted January 2nd, 2012 by Truc-Lan

Happy New Year! We hope you’ll join us for the first LaB of 2012!!!!! Here’s the schedule for the evening:

8pm-

[Downstairs] Novice Blues w/Stuart.

[Upstairs] Lindy Focus Recap Week 1! This week Josh and Moriah will be teaching.  Here’s the class description! “Welcome to the first of LaB’s Lindy Focus recap classes! This week will be a review of a class taught by Andrew Thigpen and Karen Turman.   Ever watch your favorite dance couple, and wonder how they seem to match all the highs and lows in the music?   The trick is a concept called phrasing, which lets you understand the flow of the music, which also helps you match the music even if you’ve never heard it before!   We’ll explore the fundamentals of phrasing, and how to apply it to both competition and social dancing!   Come join us for an hour of fun, musicality, and adventure!”

9pm-

[Upstairs] Practice session from 9-10.

[Downstairs] Dance from 9-midnight.

Our DJs for the evening will be Stuart and Marc!

See you on the dance floor!


Rittenhop is Cancelled
Posted January 1st, 2012 by graham

Hey Guys,

Due to the holidays and lindy focus there will be no rittenhop.

:(

-LaB


This Week at LaB: Tuesday, December 20th
Posted December 20th, 2011 by Truc-Lan

Hey all! It’s our last LaB of 2011, so come out and dance with us tonight! Also, don’t forget to bring food for our food drive for Philabundance! The person with the most food GETS IN FOR FREE!

8pm-

[Downstairs] Novice Lindy Hop with Stuart!

[Upstairs] Week 3 of “How to Be a Lindy Badass” with Yossef!

9pm-

[Upstairs] Practice session from 9-10pm.

[Downstairs] Dance until midnight.

The lovely and handsome Stuart and Jesse will be our DJs for the evening.

See you on the dance floor!


Rittenhop. Be There.
Posted December 18th, 2011 by graham

Rittenhop is our weekly dance in the park. Every Sunday (weather permitting) we dance from Noon to 2pm. This week it is happening and we hope we’ll see you there.

-LaB


PhB 12/19/11: More Jukin’ with Jesse and Moriah!
Posted December 17th, 2011 by Chris

Hi all!

With holidays fast approaching, get ready for the last Powerhouse Blues of the year!

We will be at our normal location at the Swing (the second floor of the Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom St), with our normal times (a lesson from 8:30 to 9:30 followed by a dance until midnight), and, of course, our normal price (only $5 for the whole night!).

This week Jesse and Moriah will be continuing our monthly theme of Jukin’ blues and will be followed by myself and (probably) Stuart Collins DJing the night away.

I’ll see you there!

~Chris