Shuffle Projects

Swinging Projects for Lindy Hop & Balboa Dancers

Event

DJ Chrisbe @ ewz.stattkino’11 Zürich (CH) 25.2.2011

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DJ Chrisbe @ ewz.stattkino'11

The Sentimental Gangsters live in Concert, Show and Charleston taster class with Ursula Ledergerber & Roger Frey, and party with DJ Chrisbe

The Cotton Club MovieDescription by the organizer:

“The Sentimental Gangsters: eine Band glitzernd, gefährlich und voller Passion, mal laut, mal leise, hier ein rasender Swing, dort eine melancholische Ballade. Dann das Tanzpaar: Charleston und Lindy Hop mitreissend interpretierend. Ein Charleston-Crash-Kurs vorab, die ausgelassene Charleston-Party danach und am Mischpult DJ Chrisbe. So verschmilzt alles zu einer unterhaltsamen Hommage an die Roaring Twenties. Passendes Outfit ausdrücklich erwünscht!”

Date/Time

Friday, February 25, 2011, starts at 18 h

Location

ewz Unterwerk Selnau, Zürich

Schedule

18.00 – 19.00 Charleston taster class with Ursula & Roger
20.00 Movie “The Cotton Club” (1984, USA)
22.30 Charleston-Party
Live in Concert: Andreas Winkler & The Sentimental Gangsters
and with DJ Chrisbe

Tickets

CHF 25 @ Arthouse Ticket Shop

The Big Swing Night @ Leapin’ Lindy ’11 Bern – What a great Night!

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Epic Dance Night

The Big Swing Night @ Leapin' Lindy '11 - photo by Stefan DeuberI can't write about the entire Leapin' Lindy weekend because I only attended worked at the party on Saturday night. And this night was epic!

I'm still delighted by the atmosphere and the energy in the beautiful ballroom of the Kultur-Casino in the middle of the city of Bern.

The hosts of the evening were Eva and Nadja. They did a great job, brought in a lot of fun into their speeches and made the crowd ready for the band!

The Importance of Great (Live) Music

Gordon Webster 7 - photo by Stefan DeuberThanks to its courage of the organising team to book Gordon Webster 7, we had one of the best contemporary swing bands in town and every minute was worth it! The band pushed the dancers and the dancers pushed the band – just the way it should be. Naomi Uyama, who was also in the teacher line-up, sang with the band and she was wonderful as well.

One highlight was for sure the very last song, she sang a slow number only accompanied on piano by Gordon. The band was supposed to play three sets of 30 minutes but they were at least 45 minutes each.

I was DJ'ing when the band not was playing so I can't tell you how good the DJ music was, you have to ask somebody else :-). A local teacher and good friend of mine was asking me, if it was difficult to DJ beside such a great band. Indeed, this is a very good question but honestly, I never was thinking about that. Like always at such events I try to feel the crowd and build my DJ set on the go. And of course, I tried not to play the same tunes than the band.

There was one moment, during the last song by Naomi and Gordon I was mentioning before, when I asked myself what song shall I play NOW. I decided to play a complete different song and I guess it worked out.

It's Show Time

Of course, there was a teacher showcase. And the audience loved it. Watch the following videos:

Show 1: Michael, Christina, Alex & Rania (Greece)

Show 2: Skye & Frida (USA, Sweden)

Show 3: David & Åsa (Sweden)

Show 4: Peter & Naomi (USA)

Show 5: Kevin & Jo (USA)

Bottom Line

That was one of the best Swing dance nights in Switzerland I've ever been to! Period.

DJ Chrisbe @ Leapin’ Lindy Bern (CH) 12.2.2011

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The Big Swing Night

This is one of the biggest events in Switzerland and I am really proud to be part of it! Come out and dance your shoes off!

Leapin' Lindy Bern 2011

Live Music with Gordon Webster 7 feat. Naomi Uyama

Date/Time

Saturday, February 12, 2011, starts at 20 h

Location

Kultur Casino Bern – Grosser Saal, Herrengasse 25, 3011 Bern

Schedule

19.30 Door opening
20.00 – 21.30 Lindy Hop taster class
21.30 Swing Party starts with DJ Chrisbe
22.00 1st Set – Gordon Webster 7 feat. Naomi Uyama
23.00 Shows
23.30 – 00.30 2nd Set – Gordon Webster 7 feat. Naomi Uyama
00.30 – 03.00 Swing Party with DJ Chrisbe

Description (by leapinlindy.ch)

“One of the fantastic innovations at Leapin’ Lindy 2011 is the location of the Saturday night party. It will, for the first time, take place in the Kultur Casino Bern. The glamorous atmosphere of this historical building and the golden ballroom provide the perfect setting for an exhilarating party. While you float over the marble floors, we will take you on a journey through space and time.

Imagine you are in the golden 20ies on board of a luxury cruise ship which is on its way from Dover, England, to New York City. The atmosphere on board is very relaxed as it is the last night on this ship before mooring in New York. For the last time, the captain invites his guests to the great ball, for the last time the jazz band will swing, and for the last time you prepare for an unforgettable night.

The theme of the night is GREEN like the hope for all the new things that will await you at the end of the journey. You take something classy in green from your suitcase and join the crowd. In the ballroom, the couples move over the floor like green waves while in the lounge people refresh themselves with a gin or in an English manner with a cup of tea and biscuits. Breathe the air of adventure and let yourself be taken away, even if only for one night. We wish you a wonderful journey !

Once again the Swing Night shows its colours! We will cruise through the night in green and the party guests are thus asked to spice up their outfit with something green.”

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Shuffle the House, 15-17 April 2011 in Schaffhausen CH

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For the second time, Marcia Bodenmann and Jonas Maggiori are organising an intimate Balboa workshop with parties in a quaint environment in the northeast of Switzerland: Shuffle the House in Schaffhausen.

The first edition last year was a huge success, so they decided to extend the event: more levels, more lessons, more teachers and more parties. This year's edition already starts on Friday night with the first party!

Shuffle The House Balboa Workshop 2011

Workshop

10 hours of lessons for three levels “Beginners-Intermediate”, “Intermediate-Advanced” and “Advanced” with three top international instructor couples: Kelly Arsenault & Mickey Fortanasce (USA), Mia Goldsmith & Todd Yannacone (USA) and Sasha Grubiyanova & Ivan Ivanin (Rus).

Parties

Three parties on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night!

On Saturday night with live music: the quartet easy street with Jürg Morgenthaler (saxophone, clarinet), Dave Ruosch (piano), Dani Solimine (guitar) und Thomas Dürst (bass)

Details & Registration

The registration is now open! Check out the website (not active anymore) for further informations, available in German and English.