Swing TyneTomorrow night we will be back on as usual! Lindy hop will be taught by Elise and Owen at Summerhill, and we will see a shag teaching debut from Rose! Be sure to give her and Mike a warm welcome at St Matthew’s.
Social dancing will start at 9 and we will be hearing from DJ Jane! See you there.
This Monday we are back on with our regular weekly classes! In Summerhill, Rathish and Ola will be teaching Texas Tommy for improvers and Charleston for beginners. In St Matthew’s, join Graeme and Sarah for a beginner balboa lesson on lollies and throwouts. Improvers will be revising all of their pure bal footwork variations and incorporating exciting new options.
Social dancing starts at 9PM, this week featuring DJs Rathish and Ola!
For our weekly classes tomorrow, we will have Mike and Phee teaching shag classes in St Matthew’s, and Owen and Hilary in Summerhill for lindy hop lessons. Social dancing this week will be accompanied by our favourite Magpies of Swing with another fantastic live set! Be sure to bring some cash to support the band and don’t miss out – the social starts at 9PM.
We would also like to offer our apologies to everyone who was disappointed by the last-minute change of venue on Thursday this week. We rely on the goodwill of the monthly social dance venues that allow us their use free of charge, which often means that event plans can be subject to sudden rearrangements. Our volunteers always do their best to immediately notify the community of any such changes via social media – make sure to connect with us on Instagram and Facebook for updates and live communications! And if you are interested in getting involved with volunteering, or joining the Swing Tyne committee, please do get in touch via email, direct message, or in person – we are always keen to have more people on board team Swing Tyne 🙂
See you soon!
Happy birthday to us! 🥳✨
🎊Swing Tyne turns 15 this Monday! 15 years of amazing volunteers, community, joy and dancing… Time flies when you’re having fun! To celebrate, we invite everyone to wear 💃 RED 💃 to this week’s classes and social dancing, and bring some cake to share! We are so excited to commemorate this special milestone with you.
🕺At St Matthew’s, Graeme and Sarah will be teaching balboa: lollies & variations for beginners, pure bal footwork variations for improvers. At Summerhill, Hilary and Eva will be teaching lindy hop.
🍹And finally, we would like to announce that our free monthly social dance Revolucion de Swing will take place on Thursday, 12th of June, downstairs at Revolucion de Cuba!
See you soon.
Tonight is bank holiday, and we will not have a lindy hop class! Instead, come along to Summerhill Bowling Club for themed classes on shag for balboa dancers, taught by Rachael and Joel. We will learn to dance shag in a small and relaxed way, making it perfect for dancers that like to conserve their energy on the social floor even to the fastest songs, or for those who need to be mindful of their joints and muscles.
Social dancing will start at 9PM with a set from the one and only Geoff! Be there or be square!
Join us on this lovely mid-May evening for some dancing! In St Matthew’s, Mike and Rachael will be doing collegiate shag. Be sure to get some practice in before the fast feet brunch social this Sunday. This is a fantastic, free entry, beginner-friendly event at the Holy hobo organised by local dancers who love balboa and shag and want to share the joy of these dances with the community, and everyone is welcome.
In Summerhill, Hilary and Anders will be teaching Frankie Manning-themed lindy hop classes to celebrate Frankie’s birthday – check out this video to hear him talk about lindy hop history.
At 9PM, we will have a fabulous social dance with live music by the Magpies of Swing! Don’t miss out.
We are back tomorrow with our regular schedule of lindy hop in Summerhill with Anders and Hilary, and balboa in St Matthew’s with Chris and Mac. Social dancing in Summerhill starts at 9 – we will be hearing sets from DJs Jane and Hilary.
We would also like to remind everyone that there are still some tickets left for our improver+ shag workshop in June – check out the Dance Cloud page for more details.
Lots of exciting stuff to look forward to in the coming weeks – starting tomorrow! It is bank holiday Monday, so we are only running one set of classes this week. There will be no lindy hop class – instead, we will have two shag classes for improvers and beginners at Summerhill. Social dancing will start at 9PM at usual, with DJ Harry serving up some hot tunes until 10:30PM!
On Thursday, we are back with our free monthly social dance at Revolucion de Cuba from 7:30 until 10:30PM – the usual event with your favourite local DJs.
On Friday, our friends at Hoodoo Blues are throwing their monthly beginner class and social dance. Pop in to Prohibition Cabaret Bar from 7PM onwards to have a boogie and meet lots of new people in a relaxing atmosphere of this iconic Newcastle jazz venue. Check out event page for details.
We are also excited to announce that tickets for our next workshop are now on sale! This one is for the shagsters – we have the brilliant Caroline and Joe visiting from Swing North to give us a day of improver level classes on the 7th of June. Dance cloud link available in our instagram bio, or through here.
See you soon!
Saturday 7th June, St Matthew’s Church
We are super thrilled to announce our June improver+ workshop with visiting instructors Caroline and Joe. You can expect four hours of progressive content, from enhancing your fundamental technique all the way to learning exciting new variations.
Introducing our teachers:
“Joe started dancing in Manchester in 2016. Though his journey began with lindy hop, he quickly discovered his love for shag, with its fast movement and fun style. His teaching stomping grounds were at Manshagster, where he started out before moving his practice to Lancaster with teaching partner Caroline. Nowadays, you will find him teaching weekly classes at Swing North.
Joe is known to enjoy all swing dances as both a leader and follower, and switching dance styles at any tempo. When he isn’t attending local and international festivals, he is practicing footwork in his kitchen!
Caroline’s love affair with shag began shortly after she started dancing in Manchester in 2018. After moving to Lancaster, she continued to grow her passion by joining the local committee, travelling to events across the country and committing several evenings per week to her dancing. She is now back in Manchester teaching shag with dance partner Joe.
Caroline believes that, by creating a playful and relaxed class atmosphere, she can foster a better, more enjoyable learning environment. She takes care to encourage open dialogue, sharing, and experimentation in her classes. Her teaching approach is focused on helping students develop their technique by anchoring it to attuned connection with the partner and the music.”
Get your tickets on Dancecloud before they sell out. Check the event description for information about concessions, refunds, and facilities available at the event.
This Monday is a special one! Rathish and Ewa will be teaching lindy hop in Summerhill at 7:30PM, but at 8:15 we will be welcoming a (hopefully) massive crowd of new dancers for our taster class in collaboration with Post-Modern Jukebox. Meanwhile, in St Matthew’s, Ian and Jan will be running our regular balboa lessons.
We will celebrate the night with a social dance with live music by our favourite Magpies of Swing. Can’t wait!
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