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Swiss Balboa Weekend, 7-9 September 2012 in Zürich, Register now!

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As you know, I do not promote many events on this blog. However, a few of the Swiss events with international recognition are especially important to me.

Swiss Balboa Weekend 2012 in Zürich Switzerland

Swiss Balboa Weekend

I'm glad, that Natascha Podraza and Ulla Wingenfelder will be organizing another edition of the Swiss Balboa Weekend. The workshop and party weekend will happen from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th September 2012.

Workshop

Two days of Balboa classes for three levels “A – Beginners”, “B – Intermediate” and “C – Advanced” with four international and national renowned instructor couples:

  • Laura Keat & Jeremy Otth (USA)
  • Jo & Mel Calanglang (UK)
  • Joana Ekeström & Andreas Olsson  (SWE)
  • Ulla Wingenfelder & Tim Kask (CH)

Parties

  • Friday: Zürich Balboa Night, integrated in the Swiss Balboa Weekend, as the official warm-up party
  • Saturday with live music: The Andreas Hofschneider Quartett with Andreas Hofschneider (clarinet), Andrej Hermlin (piano), Roland Neffe (vibraphone), Michael Waterstadt (bass) and Michael Wirth (drums). Last year, they impressively proved how a band can play for a Balboa crowd. Great to have them back!
  • Sunday: Good Bye Dance, only for the weekend participants.

Details & Registration

The registration is now open! Don't miss the early bird prices until 14th June 2012. Check out the website Swiss Balboa Weekend for further informations, available in German and English.

I hope to see you in September!

Swiss Balboa Weekend, 2-4 September 2011 in Zürich

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Last year's edition of the Swiss Balboa Weekend in Zürich was a great success and there were a lot of international dancers at the workshop and the parties. Thus it seems logical that Natascha Podraza and Ulla Wingenfelder will be organizing another Swiss Balboa Weekend this year. It will happen from Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th September 2011.

Swiss Balboa Weekend 2011Workshop

Two days of Balboa lessons for three levels with three international and one local teacher couple: Natasha Devyatkina & Olivier Harouard (Fra), Nelle Cherry & Adam Speen (USA), Gloria Garcia Pinares & Albert Ferran (Esp) and Ulla Wingenfelder & Tim Kask (CH).

Parties

  • on Friday: Zürich Balboa Night, organized by Shuffle Projects, as the official warm-up party of the weekend
  • on Saturday night with live music: The Andreas Hofschneider Quartett with Andreas Hofschneider (clarinet), Andrej Hermlin (piano), Michael Waterstadt (bass) and Michael Wirth (drums)

Details & Registration

The registration is now open! Don't miss the early bird prices until 14th June 2011. Check out the website Swiss Balboa Weekend for further informations, available in German and English.

DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #27: Swamp Fire

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Ozzie Nelson is best-known for his acting on the television series Ozzie and Harriet (which earlier had been featured on radio).

But before that, during the 1930s, Ozzie Nelson led one of the most popular swing and dance bands in the New York area.

Nelson not only played tenor (mostly sticking to section work), but provided many of the swinging arrangements.

In 1932, Nelson – who did a lot of the singing for the band himself – added a female vocalist, a singer and would-be actress named Harriet Hilliard. They fell in love and were married in 1935.

The jazz world bible Downbeat praised the Ozzie Nelson band in 1935 for its “subtle suggestion of melodic beauty and rhythmic patterns” and wrote that these “get under your skin.”

Ozzie Nelson & His Band were the first swing orchestra ever booked into the legendary Glen Island Casino on Long Island, which became one of the most celebrated swing band venues in the world.

Read the full biography by Bruce Elder about the colourful personality of Ozzie Nelson on allmusic.com (it’s a long one).

I’m just very inspired by the Swiss Balboa Weekend from last weekend, so I decided to present another Balboa tune.

Swamp Fire

I like Swamp Fire because of the difference between the real tempo and the feeling of it: the song is quite faster than it seems to be!

Title: Swamp Fire
Artist: Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra
Recorded: 1935
Tempo: 258 bpm
Dance: Balboa

Click the link to download the song from: Amazon ･ iTunes

You can find the songs of the series also on my Spotify playlist. Official hashtag of the series: #djcsotw

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5. Swiss Balboa Weekend 03.-05.09.2010

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This year's Swiss Balboa Weekend in Zürich will already be the fifth edition. We are looking forward to a great weekend from Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th September 2010.

There will be two days of workshops with international and local teachers and two parties on Friday and Saturday night.

The teacher line-up: Joana Ekeström & Andreas Olsson from Sweden, Masha Krohina & Alex Gud from Russia and our local teacher couple Ulla Wingenfelder & Tim Kask.

The registration is now open! So be fast and register as soon as possible, preferably as a couple! (Don't use the registration link on this website for the Swiss Balboa Weekend!)

Check out the event website for further informations!

Side note: The regular Zurich Balboa Night on Friday 3rd September, organised by Shuffle Projects, will be part of this event.