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West Coast Swing & Hustle dancing. TRY
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CLASS to take near you
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area, around the United States & World. DISCOVER great swing dance songs and swing dance bands. BUY swing dance stuff like swing music CD's, videos & clothes. ASK "Dr. SwingDance" all your questions (FAQ's) about swing dancing. RESEARCH using our "Swingpedia" reference
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UP with a Dance
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event...
To inform, to educate,
and ultimately to entertain, we welcome you to Jim Zaccaria's
EASY-TO-USE webpage (www.SwingOn.com) for his students & lovers of Swing
Dancing worldwide !
Upcoming
Events:
ONE-TIME:
To Be Announced...
ONGOING:
AL FENTON BIG BAND (an 18-piece big band
!):
- FREE rehearsal Thursdays in 2011,
7:30 - 9:00 pm at the Pond House Restaurant in Elizabeth Park
on Asylum Street in West Hartford, CT. Dates are Thursdays, Feb.
17th, March 17th and April 21st. !!
- FREE rehearsal first Tuesdays
from now throughout 2011 at the Marco Polo Restaurant in East
Hartford, CT. Dates are Tuesdays, 12/7, 1/4, 2/1, 3/1, 4/5, 5/3,
6/7, 7/5, 8/2, 9/6, 10/4, 11/1, & 12/6/2011 !!
Jim's
DANCE "FIELD TRIPS"
We
invite you ALL to join me and my Students and Friends for a night
of dancing, learning and FUN ! We can meet at the Dance/Lesson,
carpool or caravan to the location. Check below for the details.
YOU DO NOT NEED A DANCE PARTNER OR EVEN NEED TO KNOW HOW TO
DANCE !!! Please wear comfortable clothing and carry in clean
shoes with smooth soles to dance in. Call Jim at 1.860.716.5635
or email him at Jim@SwingOn.com if you have questions !
CARPOOLING
/ CARAVANING: Call
Jim at 1.860.716.5635 or email him at Jim@SwingOn.com for arrangements
originating from the Waterbury area.
Thurs.
"Field Trip" : SALSA LESSON @ LA CASONA Restaurant in HARTFORD
Try a Thursday
night Salsa Dancing about 7:30 to 8 pm at La Casona Restaurant
in Hartford ! The Beginner lesson runs 8:30 - 9:30pm with dancing
afterward. It's a good idea to meet up by 8pm so you can park
in the restaurant lot or the one across the street (as well as
street parking if there's no snow). The lesson focuses on basic
steps with right and left turns, suzie Q's, etc. In the past,
there has been no cost for the lesson but please DO buy some food
or drink to keep these valuable and fun lessons at la Casona.
DIRECTIONS: La Casona is at
681 Wethersfield Ave. in Hartford. You can head south on Main
St. about 1mi. from downtown Hartford; then follow the Wethersfield
Ave. split about 1.5 mi. to the intersection with Brown St. where
#681 should be. Or From Rt 91 take exit 28 west on Airport Rd.
(Rt.530) about a half mile to Wethersfield Ave. and it should
be near that corner. Or if you're coming from Rt. 84 take exit
46 east about 1.5 miles on Park Rd., turn right onto Wethersfield
for about 1.5 mi. until Brown St. crosses it. Or you can travel
on Rt. 84 to exit 40 to Rt 71 to Rt. 529 and travel east on New
Britain Ave. Where it turns to the left stay straight on White
St., jog right on Maple and left onto Brown St. and go about .5
mi to Wethersfield Ave. Contact me if you need better directions
or a map !
Fri.
"Field Trip" : WEST HARTFORD 1ST FRIDAY SWING DANCE
TIME: 7:30 - 11:30 pm
(Especially
if you are new to Swing Dancing, come and meet up with us for
the included Jitterbug lesson from 7:30 - 8:30 pm. It's a chance
to learn, loosen up and meet great people. Also a chance to get
in to the dance since sometimes the room reaches capacity before
9 pm !!)
LOCATION: 50 South Main St.,
West Hartford in the Town Hall Building. Ample free lot parking
(Special Parking this dance only on Burr St and the Board of Education
Lot on Memorial Rd.).
DIRECTIONS: FROM
ROUTE 84 (E or W):
Heading East take exit 42 and turn left onto "Park Rd."
and then at the light turn right onto "South Main St.".
If you are traveling West on Rt. 84 take exit 43 and turn left
onto "Park Rd." and then at the light turn right onto
"South Main St." Travel about 4 1/2 blocks until you
see on your right the sign "West Hartford Town Hall".
Park in that big lot and go to the front of the building on S.
Main St. to pay and get your nametag. It's one the nicest dance
floors around: hardwood, with a/c, a stage for the live band and
a balcony for you to watch all the different social dancing styles
!
COST: $11/person (you
can get a "frequent dancer" card for a free attendance)
ONLINE: Check the dance's
website www.hcdance.com
If
you can not attend these "Field Trips",
bookmark
this space for our future events !
TO
LEARN HOW TO Swing & Ballroom DANCE,
for
Group Classes with Jim in CT, click
here or see "Track
3" below,
for
Group Classes with other teachers in PA and NJ, click
here or see "Track
4" below.
REGISTER
for Jim's dance classes in CT NOW !
Wednesday, FEBRUARY
29th Solo & Party
LINE DANCING, Sect.A
in West Hartford,
CT - click
here for info...
Monday, MARCH
5th SOCIAL BALLROOM
DANCING - THE 10 SECRETS
in Watertown, CT -
click here for info...
Tuesday, MARCH
6th SOCIAL BALLROOM
DANCING - THE 10 SECRETS
in Wolcott, CT - click here for info...
Tuesday, MARCH
20th BALLROOM DANCING
- SWING IT in West Hartford, CT - click here for info...
Thursday, MARCH
22nd BALLROOM - LATIN
& SMOOTH Styles
in West Hartford,
CT - click
here for info...
Wednesday, MARCH
28th Solo & Party
LINE DANCING, Sect.B
in West Hartford,
CT - click
here for info...
Monday, APRIL
30th SOCIAL BALLROOM
DANCING - THE 10 SECRETS
in Lebanon, CT - click here for info...
Wednesday, MAY
2nd SOCIAL BALLROOM
DANCING - THE 10 SECRETS
in Old Saybrook,
CT - click
here for info...
Tuesday, MAY
8th BALLROOM - PARTY
DANCES in West Hartford, CT - click here for info...
Thursday, MAY
10th BEGINNING SALSA
Dancing in West Hartford, CT - click here for info...
CONTACT JIM or
the Organization TO ARRANGE
these or other classes in your area:
TBA BALLROOM, SWING, HUSTLE or LINE
Dancing in
Glastonbury, CT - click here for info...
TBA BALLROOM, SWING, HUSTLE or LINE
Dancing in Granby, CT -
click here for info...
TBA BALLROOM, SWING, HUSTLE or LINE
Dancing in Hartford, CT - click here for info...
TBA BALLROOM, SWING, HUSTLE or LINE
Dancing in Middletown, CT -
click here for info...
TBA BALLROOM, SWING, HUSTLE or LINE
Dancing in Southbury, CT - click here for info...
TBA BALLROOM, SWING, HUSTLE or LINE
Dancing in Woodbury, CT - click here for info...
(visit often to see
more locations as soon as they are arranged...)
A
Word about Jim's CLASSES...
I thank all my 7000+
students for attending my classes, having fun with me while inventing
some crazy "moves", and helping us all appreciate the
joys of Swing Dancing. After dancing & teaching since 1980
in Philadelphia, I am finding venues to teach in my new Connecticut
homeland area between Hartford and Danbury or New Haven (so far,
as you can see above). If any of you know of organizations I should
contact about teaching Ballroom, Hustle, Jitterbug, Lindy Hop,
Line Dancing, Merengue, Retro Swing, Salsa, Waltz, West Coast
Swing, or putting on Swing Dance Parties, please let me know !
I can't wait to meet all you aspiring and avid dancers in my new
"stomping" grounds !!
If
you need to miss the first class, that's ok, you can still take the class
series but YOU MUST REGISTER with the sponsoring organization
BEFORE attending at the second class. (I do a quick review EACH class and we cover
the least amount material in the first class. You can easily catch
up if you register by and attend starting the second class !)
On this
website, I list all the dates, costs, and swing dance styles of
my classes nearest you. To decide what type of a dance style
or what level of class is right for you, (a) see "Track
1: Which Class is Right for You?", or (b) e-mail me your
question to Jim@SwingOn.com, or (c) call me at 1.860.716.5635
(from 9am to 9pm only, please) to discuss your situation...As
always, dance happy & Swing On !!
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would you like to do today?
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of Swing Dancing
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n Find
Swing-Danceable Songs & Bands
n Locate Places
to Dance around the World
n Check out PSDS
& Swing Calendar
n Use
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Books & Media in Jim's "Swingpedia" Guide
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a Dance Partner, Ride or Workshop Lodging
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