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Swing dancing really is as easy as riding a bike or driving a car. With over 16 years of dance/movement teaching experience, he has gotten even the most rhythmically challenged klutzes to dance like pros.
MEESHI'S BIO: Since 1998, Meeshi has taught swing classes at all of San Diego's major local universities (UCSD, SDSU, and USD) and has been the promoter/organizer of several of San Diego's most popular swing venues including the La Jolla Marriott (1998-1999), Cafe Savoy (1999-2002), the Aubergine (2003-2004) and the Firehouse (1998-present). Meeshi has studied extensively with some of the best Lindy dancers in the world, and continues to broaden his movement studies by learning Salsa, Argentine Tango, Tap and Afro-Cuban dance. Lindy Hop is one of the most fun, creative and innovative social dances on the planet, and with Meeshi's help (and lots of patience, persistence and PRACTICE), you'll slowly begin to absorb and master this beautiful African-American partner dance form.
For Meeshi's complete bio, click HERE. For more info regarding his group classes, private lessons, wedding first dances, and/or swing dance performances, call Meeshi at 858-395-6060 or email meeshbop@yahoo.com.
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ALL-NEW Firehouse Class Schedule (revised 10/24/07)
THURSDAYS at the La Jolla YMCA Firehouse (La Jolla)
7877 Herschel Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037 -- 858.395.6060For directions, click on the PIC to the right --------------------------->NEXT 3-WEEK SERIES: Nov. 1 to Nov. 15! 7-8p (upstairs) -- Fast Lindy Made Easy (w/Nate & Tertia) 7-8p (downstairs) -- Timing & Connection (w/Tremaine & Andra) 8-9p (upstairs) -- Bal-Swing Basics & Beyond (w/Nate & Tertia) 8-9p (downstairs)-- Lindy Basics for Beginners (w/Meeshi) 9p-12a -- Firehouse Swing Dance (FREE when you attend class) COST: $12/drop-in or $30/3-weeksBEST DEAL: Take TWO classes for only $54/3-weeks!SWING CLASS DESCRIPTIONS WILL BE UPDATED SOON!
Fast Swing Basics for Absolute Beginners
Prerequisites: NoneThis "Fast Swing Basics" class is geared for those with little or no previous partner/swing dance experience, and for those new to Lindy Hop. In this session, you will learn the fundamental patterns of social swing dancing to faster swing music, with an emphasis on mastering the footwork, styling and connection principles found on social Lindy dance floors today!
Syllabus: Posture, counterweight, frame, footwork, and the fast swing essentials: (single-step swing, kick-step swing, Jitterbug basic, tuck turn, side Charleston, crossover Charleston, skip up, and more).
After covering the basics, different EXTRA moves are taught each month!
Slow Swing Basics for Absolute Beginners
Prerequisites: NoneThis "Slow Swing Basics" Class is geared for those with little or no previous partner/swing dance experience, and for those new to Lindy Hop. In this session, you will learn the fundamental patterns of social swing dancing to slower swing music with an emphasis on mastering the footwork, styling and connection principles found on social Lindy dance floors today!
Syllabus: Posture, counterweight, frame, footwork, and the slow swing essentials: (triple-step swing, Lindy 6-count basic, send out, send in, tudk turn, underarm pass, sugar push, Lindy Whip (or Swing Out), Lindy circle, inside turn, outside turn, fix-the-hand, outside free spin, J-hook circle, texas tommy and more).
After covering the basics, different EXTRA moves are taught each month!
Beg/Int Lindy Variations
Prerequisites: Expertise in material covered in both basics classes.Beg/Int Lindy Variations is geared for those who have taken both Basics classes or have studied Lindy from another teacher for over at least 3 months. In this class, we will re-inforce your basics while learning the fun turns, stylings and footwork that are commonly led on the social dance floors today. We will teach these concepts through learning short little routines that can be incorporated into your social dancing.
Syllabus: Includes Shifting Gears (blending 6 & 8 count moves with turn variations); fast dancing variations (mixing in jigwalk, boogie woogie, Charleston, and Balboa variations to spice up your Lindy); slow dancing syncopations (adapting your Lindy to better phrase blues or slow swing music).
Not sure which class/level you should be in? Contact Meeshi at meeshbop@yahoo.com
or call him at 858-395-6060 regarding swing class material and/or class levels!
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DUE TO SD FIRES, OUR SWING DOJO CLASSES START NEXT WEEK!
THURSDAYS @ FIREHOUSE: NEXT 4-WEEK SESSION (Nov. 1 to Nov. 15)
7-8p (upstairs) -- Fast Lindy Made Easy (w/Nate & Tertia)7-8p (downstairs) -- Timing & Connection (w/Tremaine & Andra)8-9p (upstairs) -- Bal-Swing Basics & Beyond (w/Nate & Tertia)8-9p (downstairs)-- Lindy Basics for Beginners (w/Meeshi)For the updated class descriptions, please click HERE!
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So What is the Lindy Hop?
Lindy Hop is an African American vernacular dance which evolved in Harlem, New York, United States in the late 1920s and early 1930s. It is frequently described as either a jazz dance (in reference to its close relationship with the development of jazz music, particularly Swing) or a street dance, a term which means much the same as vernacular dance. It is a member of the swing dance family.
Lindy Hop is an organic fusion of many of the dances which preceded it and were popular during its development, but is predominantly based on jazz, tap, Breakaway and the Charleston. Originally an Afro-American dance, Lindy Hop combines the movements and improvisation of African dances with the formal 8-count structure of European dances. Lindy hop combines elements of solo dancing with partner dancing in its foundational step the 'swingout', where the European partner dancing format was adapted to allow men and women to dance together (a practice usually forbidden in African dances), and yet also to improvise 'alone' without disturbing the structure and flow of the dance. Lindy hop entered mainstream American culture in the 1930s, popularised by touring dance troupes, dance sequences in films and dance studios. Lindy Hop moved off-shore in the 1930s and 40s, again in films and news reels, but also with American troops stationed overseas, particularly in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and other allied nations. Despite their banned status in countries such as Germany, lindy hop and jazz were also popular in other European countries during this period. Lindy hop was revived in the 1980s by American and European dancers, and is now popular in many First World nations.
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