Friday, January 23 – Extreme Dancesport, Gordon Webster & Hetty Kate

8pm-9pm  Beginner Lesson

9pm-10:30pm Gordon Webster & Hetty Kate

10:30-11:15pm Jack & Jill Prelims

11:15pm-12:30am Gordon Webster & Hetty Kate

Saturday, January 24 – Workshops at Cambridge Public Schools  Noon-6pm

Open Track (Beg-Int) – Andy & Nina (Fletcher Maynard Academy)

1.  Ya Gotta Start Somewhere (noon-1:15pm)

2. 60 Percent of the Time it Works Every Time (1:45pm-2:45pm)

3.  Charleston Ain’t just the Capital of South Carolina (3:15pm-4:15pm)

4. We Got the Moves Like Jagger (4:30pm-5:30pm)

1.  All Flash, No Trash (noon-1:15pm)

2. The Way We See It (1:45pm-3:00pm)

3. Fascinatin’ Rhythms (3:30pm-4:30pm)

4. Old Timer Dancing (4:45pm-5:45pm)

Saturday Night Dance – Arlington Town Hall with Gordon Webster & Hetty Kate

8pm-9pm  Beginner Lesson

9pm-10:30pm Gordon Webster w/ Hetty Kate

10:30-11:15pm Jack & Jill Finals

11:15pm-12:00am Gordon Webster w/ Hetty Kate

Sunday, January 25 – Workshops at Cambridge Public Schools Noon-6pm

Gordon Webster will be recording an album: Live at Boston Swing Central

This is Kind of Big Deal! He will be performing for two fantastic nights to get all the takes he needs for this live album. Rest assured, Gordon is bringing a great band for these performances. This weekend is going to rock!

Be a part of this historic recording! We launched a Kickstarter campaign and exceeded our goal by 63%. Check out the video we made for the Kickstarter campaign. How exciting is swing dancing in Boston? This exciting! You can check out the funded campaign and video here.

We’ve noticed you noticing us noticing you on the dance floor. We think you have that special, how do you say it, “je ne sais quoi”…you look pretty good…now is your chance to really show us how good you are…sign up for the Jack & Jill competitions and show us that you are Kind of Big Deal.

There will be two categories you can register for…

Open Jack & Jill – If you feel like you’re Kinda (sorta) a Big Deal, sign up for this.

Advanced Jack & Jill – If you think you’re Kind of Big Deal (for reals), sign up for this.

Never been in a Jack & Jill competition before?

Dancers enter these competitions as individuals and are paired randomly. The idea is that this highlights the best social dancing skills and spontaneous improvisations due to the unexpected partner and music. These are the skills we value the most, and what makes us love this dance so much!

This will be the first BSC related competition and we’re really excited as they should be super fun, and as can tell, we’re not taking ourselves too seriously, neither should you. Just relax, do your best to rock it out, have fun with it, we’ll all be clapping for you!

Preliminaries will held during the set breaks of the Friday night dance and the Finals will be Saturday night also during the set breaks.  The first preliminary will be for the Open Jack & Jill which take place during the first band break around 10:15-10:30pm on Friday night.  The prelim for the Advanced Jack & Jill will take place during the 2nd band break about 11:30-11:45pm (times may slide depending upon the sets that Gordon has planned and the length of the first break, etc.)

This schedule will repeat itself for the finals on Saturday night.  We will have an awards ceremony on Saturday night during the final band break, probably around 12:30am.  We’ve got some great prizes to accompany some very stylish trophies, winners will also be given passes to Lindy 500 weekend in Baltimore, Dirty Dozen weekend in Providence, Snowbound Blues in Rochester, Discount coupon for Beantown Dance Camp and Dirty Water Lindy & Blues Exchange right here in Boston next September.

Thursday January 24th: Crosby Whistle Stop

7:00pm – 10:30(ish)  Gordon Webster Sneak Peek Meet & Greet Pizza Party, Q&A and rehearsal

8:00pm – Q&A with Gordon & some of the band

8:30pm – Gordon Webster Band rehearsal

Friday January 25th –  Crosby Whistle Stop

Gordon Webster: Live at Boston Swing Central

8:00-9:00pm – Beginner 6-count lesson

9:00pm – 10:15pm – First set of Gordon Webster

10:15 (approx) – Open J&J Prelims

10:45 – 11:30pm – Second set of Gordon Webster

11:30pm (approx) – Advanced J&J Prelims (if needed)

12:00am – 1:45am – Third set of Gordon Webster

Saturday January 26th – Crosby Whistle Stop

Andy & Nina Workshops

12:00 -1:15 What are the Basics (all levels)  [note: this is an extended class]

1:30 – 2:45   Secrets of the Basics  (all levels)  [note: this an extended class]

3:00 – 4:00   Charleston (all levels)

4:15 – 5:15   All That Jazz (all levels)

Gordon Webster: Live at Boston Swing Central

8:00-9:00pm – Beginner 6-count lesson

9:00pm – 10:15pm – First set of Gordon Webster

10:15 (approx) – Open J&J Finals

10:45 – 11:30pm – Second set of Gordon Webster

11:30pm (approx) – Advanced J&J Finals

12:00am – 12:45am – Third set of Gordon Webster

12:45am – J&J Awards ceremony

1:00am – 1:45am – Final set of Gordon Webster

Reserve your spot. Get registered today! We will be sold out of some classes soon!

Andy & Nina are some of the best teachers in the world, here they are teaching w/ some of the best of the best at Midwest Lindyfest, if you just want to see them dance, they come in at about the 3:10 mark. This is a great overview of a lot of the real cream of International Lindy instructors, and if any of these teachers come to town, we highly recommend that you not miss an opportunity to learn from them.

Saturday Jan 26, 12:00pm – 5:15pm
What are the Basics? (All Levels, note: extended class to hour & 15 mins)
Secrets of the Basics (All Levels, note: extended class to hour & 15 mins)
Charleston (All Levels)
All that Jazz (All Levels, solo jazz routine)

Sunday Jan 27, 1:00pm – 5:45pm
Get into the Groove (All Levels, musicality is the focus here)
Some Like it Hot (Intermediate, Let’s learn to dance to fast music)
I Like Your Style (Intermediate, Andy & Nina’s styling tips)
Advanced Routine (partner required)

The workshops are SOLD OUT and the WAIT LIST is full.  But you can still buy tickets in advance to the dances and register for comps!

We will start notifying people on the WAIT LIST on Monday, Jan. 21rd. At this point you will not have to pay for the classes, we will ask that you pay for the classes within 24 hrs of being notified otherwise your slot will be given to someone else on the wait list. Please indicate what classes you are interested in as some classes will have space for a Lead or perhaps a Follow only.