Dear Swing City Patrons,

"Compaq Big Band" this Saturday

Join us for what will be a fantastic night of dancing with this fantastic big band swing orchestra.

The weather forecast calls for some snow Friday night into Saturday, but it looks like it should be well over by the afternoon, with no problems by Saturday evening. Should be a perfect night to go out!

Cover is $16 as usual, and includes the 8-9pm lessona as well as Mike's famous popcorn.

Hope to see you there!

This week's Lindy Workshop:
"Shim Sham Shimmie!" with Paolo

Shake the snow of your shoes with the Shim Sham!

The Shim Sham is a classic line dance performed by Lindy Hoppers all over the world. Now is your chance to jump in line and dance with everyone else! And remember, "Tain't what you do, it's the way that you do it!"

What: "Shi Sham Shimmie!"
When: Saturday, January 31 from 6pm-8pm
Where: West Cambridge Youth Center (Swing City)
Price: $20 per person at the door

Please let us know you're coming!
Join the Facebook Event
Or send us a message through our "Contact" page at www.katieandpaolo.net

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/993013770725904/

Katie and Paolo's workshops are held at Huron Ave on most Swing City Saturdays this Fall and hopefully continue from there. They are from 6-8pm and cost $20, and be sure to stick around for the music and dancing at Swing City with Paolo and Katie in the house from 9pm on.

Workshop attendees receive a discounted cover charge for Swing City: $10 regular, $8 for students.

Dance lessons at Swing City

New to Swing Dancing or already an expert? No worries, we've got something for everyone!

Join us for a beginner swing lesson, or if you're a more experienced dancer, we offer a concurrent intermediate class. Classes begin at 8pm promptly, so be sure to arruve a few minutes early.

Classes have been HUGE lately, so be sure to come for those. Beginner and intermediate levels are concurrent so most of our regular dancers will be able to take a non-beginner class with our rotation of some of Boston's top dance instructors, yet still bring your friends who might be more comfortable at a the intro level. Moreover, the classes are a GREAT way to meet people if you're new to the scene, single, or just feeling social!

The intro class will be single step East Coast, while the intermediate class generally assumes you can dance a triple step and are comfortable with a variety of basic moves. The intermediate class is different each week, generally Charleston. We sometimes features guest instructors.

If either lesson is too hard or simple for you, one can just switch to the other one as needed.

Swing City, the best Swingin' venue in town!

- Tons of free parking
- Ice Cold Air Conditioning
- Juice, Soda, and Water available, plus snacks
- Great, New, Sprung Bamboo Floor (one patron was memorably giddy with excitement! thx)
- Easy MBTA Access (bus #72 direct from Havard Square)

8:00pm: Swing Dance Lessons
FREE with cover charge
Choice of two Lessons:

Swing lesson (beginner, east coast swing)
-learn basic 6-count patterns to get you started

Charleston lesson (intermediate, add moves to your swing)
-each night will show a different variation

9:00pm: Band goes on (DJ in the breaks)
until 12:00pm

So please join us for lessons, a night of rich live music, dancing, lots of cool fun people of all ages, and some great exercise. Bottom line, a great night out for only $16 ($12 with college ID), and a super vibe! Read, "Boston's official Cheap Date."

Tons of Swing City Photos are in the Photo gallery

See you there!

 

If you have your own comments to share, we'd love to hear them. Please email us at olaf@swingcityboston.com

See you this week!
-Olaf
on behalf of all of our entertainers and staff