Jean Veloz & Rusty Frank Weekend
September 20-21 2008
NEW NEWS!!! ALL CLASSES ARE NOW INTERMEDIATE! ALL CLASSES ARE OPEN TO ALL Lindy Hoppers!
Cost: $100 Per person
and yes you can do a day pass for only $50 (pay at the door) *includes Sat. Dance and Movie night!
Or you can pay per class at $15 a class (pay at the door)
Registration:
- Sunday nights - Suburban Swing
- mail to: 7331 Grand St Mission BC V2V3K9 - Cheque made payable to Jason Warner
- Pay Pal
ALL CLASSES FOR THIS WEEKEND MUST HAVE BEGINNER LINDY HOP & BALBOA LESSONS AS A PREREQUISITE. IF YOU NEED BEGINNER CLASSES, PLEASE TALK TO YOUR LOCAL DANCE CLUB.
Weekend Events Schedule
Friday Bonus Dance
- Please join us at Fat City for an entertaining evening of friends and dancing. Fat City is Langley's primer hot spot! Omar is excited to have you as his guest Friday night.
- Cost: Regular door prices apply for all dancers.
Saturday Schedule (classes are held in the morning at Dance in Motion and in the afternoon at ASA Hall)
- Class 1 10 am Jean Veloz & Dean Collins moves & Styling (Intermediate) Jean & Rusty & Ron (at Dance in Motion)
Jean Veloz and Dean Collins were two of the most influential Lindy Hop dancers in California during the 1940s onward. Their presence is felt on dance floors, not only in California, but around the world now with the advent of video sharing with youtube. Rusty & Ron will assist Jean in sharing many of her secrets of moves and styling. The material in this class will definitely challenge all dancers from all levels.
- Class 2 1130 am Lindy with Jean (Intermediate) Jean (at Dance in Motion)
Ron & Rusty will be assisting Jean Veloz in these two classes focusing Jean's favourite Lindy Hop moves.
- Class 3 230 pm Balboa (Intermediate) Rusty & Ron (at ASA Hall)
These two classes Rusty & Ron will be focusing on exciting variations and breaks to spice up your Bal Swing.
- Class 4 345 pm Balboa (INTERMEDIATE) Rusty & Ron (at ASA Hall)
Must be able to do Lolly Kicks, Come around, Send out, and Cross Overs, and be able to dance Balboa at faster tempos
Saturday evening interview / Question and Answer/ Classic Movies with Jean Veloz and Rusty Frank
- 7 pm -8pm ish ASA Hall
- Cost: Free for campers $5 for drop in's
- This will be a great opportunity for all dancers who love to learn where it all began. Jean and Rusty will be available for pictures and then following, there will be a intimate interview and discussion.
- Classic movies from the early 1940's and 50's will be shown and discussed
Saturday Evening Dance
- 830pm - midnight ish
- Cost: Free for campers $8 for drop in's
Sunday Schedule (All Classes are held at ASA Hall)
- Class 5 1pm Lindy with Jean (Intermediate) Jean, Rusty, & Ron
- Class 6 215pm Routines (INTERMEDIATE) Rusty & Ron
Ron & Rusty will be assisting Jean Veloz in these two classes focusing Jean's favorite Lindy Hop moves.
- Class 7 330pm Jean Veloz & Ray Phelps (her brother) moves & styling (Intermediate) Jean & Rusty & Ron
Jean and her younger Ray Phelps grew up dancing together. They entered and won many swing dance competitions in California, and it was the result of winning one of these contests that Jean Veloz got the featured dance role in "Swing Fever." Jean still loves dancing with her brother.
Take it from Rusty, he is one of the smoothest and most musical dancers with whom she's ever danced. We will be focusing on moves that these two love to do and have made their signature steps.
- Class 8 445pm
Musicality
(Intermediate) Rusty & Ron
The old saying "Dancing is music made visible" is what makes Lindy Hop something special. We as swing dancers make our dancing reflect the music. But how do we do it? How do we interpret the music right at the moment we are dancing? In this class you'll get some "inside" ideas that will really get your more connected to the music while you're dancing - even if you've never heard the song before! Open to all levels.
Sunday Evening Dance
- 730 pm-1130 pm
- Cost: $15 for all dancers
- Theme: Swing Rock - (Rockabilly)
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Live band : Johnny Ferreira
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Johnny Ferreira is a Canadian who just released his newest album, Rock & Roll Saxophonist. Previously Ferreira worked with The Colin James Little Big Band where he was featured in a horn section that included Roomful of Blues alumni and members Greg Piccolo, Doug James, Rich Lataille, Bob Enos, and Carl Querfurth. This is Ferreira's fourth album and on it he has focused on an early Rock 'n' Roll sound. Ferreira states the "Roll" comes from Jump Blues or Swing and it differentiates this music from "Rock."
RON CAMPBELL
Ron Campbell started swing dancing with his wife, Robin, in February 1996. After a brief introduction to swing through a city Ballroom course (preparing for the "first dance" at their wedding later that year), Ron was hooked. He had found a means of expression for his joy for the music of 20s, 30s & 40s. Ron actually had to talk Robin into taking their first swing dance lessons. They never looked back.
Over the years, Ron has studied many forms and styles of swing dancing; East Coast, Lindy Hop (Savoy & Smooth), Balboa & Collegiate Shag to name a few
Ron was one of the founding members of the Swing Shift Rhythm Club that performs regularly for local hospitals and institutions.
Ron is a member of the Hollywood Hornets, 3-time Team Division National Jitterbug Champions (2002, 2004, 2005). He and Robin also took 1st Place in the Preliminary Round of the 2002 Great Southwest Club Swing-Off at the Rhythm Club.
Ron began teaching Tuesday night Lindy By The Sea classes with Rusty on January 6th 2003. He and Rusty developed two unique programs, The Track Series (a six-month program for intermediate Lindy Hoppers) and The Master Track (a personalized program on musicality and styling for intermediate-advanced dancers). The Track Series is now available on DVD in a six-dvd collection.