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« on: November 17, 2008, 06:13:40 PM » |
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Hi All, For everyone who is participating in the Lindy Hop performance at the "Snow Ball" event, rehearsal will be on Thursday, 20th November at 20:00. Location : Dimotiki Agora Kipselis: 42, Fokionos Negri . More information about the venue can be found here : http://indy.gr/projects/agora-tis-kypselis/project-home . Ben. |
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Kitty Von Paw
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« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2008, 07:26:49 PM » |
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Tom Cats 'n Swing Kitties,
polu kalhspera sas 
Loipov, voila (h mallov voici) oles oi plhrofories sxetika me to pou 8a sunnanth8oume thn Pempth stis 20:00 kai fusika to ti na perimenete apo th sunanthsh mas...
H Dhmotikh Agora eivai pleon evas kallitexnikos xwros opou filo3enountai polles ek8eseis, 8eatrikes parastaseis, kinhmatografikes bradues, kai genika polla kallitexnika drwmena. Epishs eivai polu wraios xwros, evtelws retro, me apekto baraki (1 euro o kafes kai 2,5 eurw to poto!) polu filika atoma (mas 8eloun gia performance ekei to suntomotero!), kai polu kalos xwros gia xoro.
Twra to pws 8a er8ete: h Agora eivai sto meso ths Fwkiwnos Negrh (sto noumero 42). Eav mev er8ete apo Pathsiwv, tote mporeite na parete opoio trolleu sas boeleuei (3, 13, 11 klp) kai na katebeite sto cinema Aellw, stash Keffalhnias - meta 8a avebete pros Fwkiwvos kai h agora eivai AVEBAINWNTAS sto de3i sas xeri. Osoi ere8te apo thn Kypselis (allh leofwros) tote prepei na parete h to 2, h to 4, h to 9 trolleu, h to 622 leofwreio kai na katebete sthn Plateias Kipselis. 8a KATEBEITE th Fwkionos kai 8a breite thn agora sth mesh sto arestero sas xeri. Opoios er8ei me autokinhto, exei polla garage h perioxh gia na to afhsete - ta 2 kontinotera eivai to parking dipla sto Hondos sthn Pathsiwn kai to parking sthn Keffalhnias, akribws sthn arxh ths Fwkiwnos. 8a sas kostisei peripou 5 eurw gia 2mish wres.
H selida ths agoras eivai: http://indy.gr/projects/agora-tis-kypselis/project-home
Sas perimenoume na pioume kana potaki, na xorepsoume, kai na gnwristoume kai ligo kalutera!
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« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2008, 10:14:06 AM » |
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So, is this meeting only for people participating in the Show? Or will it be a more general social night?
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« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2008, 01:04:46 PM » |
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So, is this meeting only for people participating in the Show? Or will it be a more general social night?
Feell free to join us, and why not dance with us too!
Hope you can make it 
You'll recognise us coz we will have a massive yellow duck on the table 
The duck's name is Leopold by the way...
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« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2008, 01:29:02 PM » |
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So, is this meeting only for people participating in the Show? Or will it be a more general social night?
Its not really a social night, it is a chance for the students who are performing at the "Snow Ball" to learn and practice their choreography. However, as Kitty Von Paw has stated, you (and indeed anyone) are welcome to come along if you want to meet some of us. Ben. |
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« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2008, 11:07:40 AM » |
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dear Technospyre,
i sort of shared thesame worries with you yesterday ::)but then having eaten a chimichanga i thought, well....
1.there are going to be 2 lindy hop choreographies (correct me guys if i'm wrong) and i suppose ch.2 will be on swing music
2. HIT THE ROAD JACK...will always be coming up sta parties
3.never say never
maybe...
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« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2008, 12:43:40 PM » |
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Very nice to meet you too ms. von Paw and all of your Cats :-) I had a great time at the rehearsal and the restaurant after. See you all on Saturday I hope.
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« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2008, 03:36:50 PM » |
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hmm, i don't like the song that we will dance cause this is not swing!!!
all my friends they will come to see as dancing lindy hop and listen swing music and the same do i!!!
am i wrong?
Hello
Spiro, the particular song IS a swing song - there is no question about it. It is a 4-beat (8 count) jazz song and its always danced as a Lindy hop routine. The fact that comes from 1961 (at least the version by R. Charles we're using) doesn't make it any less swing than American Patrol by Glenn Miller!
Given that there are so many of you that want to do the Lindy, we need to have two choreographies - and also we need to keep EVERYONE happy! Don't forget that there are a few people that prefer neo-swing than the retro style, or Jazz swing like the song we're using. The second choreography is based on a 'proper' Lindy Hop song. In this way, all of you will learn extra, very useful stuff, but still have the choice to decide which song you want to dance to. It was more than clear last night that the majority of people got very happy and excited with the 'Hit the Road Jack'.
You can always choose to dance to the 2nd song, I do believe its more you anyway
Well done again for last night, and thank you. |
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« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2008, 09:55:55 PM » |
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hmm, i don't like the song that we will dance cause this is not swing!!!
all my friends they will come to see as dancing lindy hop and listen swing music and the same do i!!!
am i wrong?
Kitty Von Paw spent a lot of time carefully choosing this song, and creating a choreography to go with it. From my own point of view, there are a few advantages to using this song. Since this song is very famous, everybody knows the music and lyrics already. I think this has advantages when trying to learn and remember the choreography. For example when the chorus is about to start, you will (hopefully) remember that you will soon need to be side by side, with the follower ready to tuck-turn out etc..., and since you probably already have known the song for years, you will instinctively "know" when the chorus is coming up, and where you need to be at that point in the choreography. Additionally, there are a couple of unique "dialogue lines" near the end of the song, which will help with timing the final "moves", which make things a bit easier. Finally, there are a couple of highlights in the music, which not only complement the choreograpghy visually, but which also reinforce the idea that the dancer is exactly on cue (hopefully), for example, when everyone points their hands up at the end of the "big apple" changer over (aka min-dip). I myself (and Kitty Von Paw) prefer classic retro swing from the 30's and 40's. However, Kitty Von Paw has worked hard to create something that will : a) make use of as many of the moves that everybody has learned as possible b) be fun and relatively easy to learn and remember c) to look visually pleasing/entertaining to the spectators I think she has done a great job in meeting all of the above criteria. Ben. |
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« Reply #13 on: November 24, 2008, 02:11:15 AM » |
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hey ho
well i know that there is no case of voting or anything but if it were, then no doubt i'd vote for 'Hit the road Jack', this guy hasn't made it all this time, it is a good opportunity for us to dance hard and make him finally hit it;-)see you all tomorrow,happy Monday :-)
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« Reply #14 on: November 28, 2008, 09:58:55 AM » |
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Sorry to all but i can't continue at the moment....
see u around!!!!
lot of kissezzzzz
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