Swing Tyne
This Friday! Mitch at Prohibition had a cancellation so we’re putting on a partay, dancing all night upstairs at Prohibition with a live set from a mini Magpies of Swing.
Hot Jazz and Swing from Swing Tyne DJs and a live set of swing music from the Magpies of Swing.
The bar downstairs is open from 6pm, doors to upstairs will open at 7.30pm
The workshop will be at:
St Mathews Church,11 Summerhill St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6EJ
10:30am to 18:00
Immy And Lujo
Immy started swing dancing in 2016 and finds the more she learns, the more she wants to learn and share. She enjoys both leading and following and is passionate about integrating musicality in each dance and connection to each dance partner.
Lujo stumbled upon swing dance by chance, decided to give it a go, and has remained an enthusiastic dancer ever since. Although a devoted follower of the “rigorous practice makes dancing fun” doctrine, he is well known for being the most approachable dancer on the dance floor.
Immy and Lujo started teaching Collegiate Shag together in 2023 when Lujo moved to Cambridge. Their aim as teachers is to help everyone feel comfortable and confident in their dancing as they explore and find their voices and the connection in every dance.
However, they believe that understanding the proper technique and rhythmic structures leads to more creative and fun dancing.
The classes are designed for both improvers and intermediates (Dancers who have been dancing for about a year and also those that want to improve/hone their technique). Or, an opportunity to learn the alternative role to your norm or switch!
These will be progressive and ensure that everyone attending will benefit.
We will explore fundamental techniques, movement, connection, quality of dance, core shag vocabulary, and variations that will enhance your individual level of dancing.
No dance partner is required however a balance of leads and followers is needed so there may be a wait list until an opposite role is booked.
The cost of this event will be £25 per person (£12.50 for concessions)
Tickets can only be pre-purchased to ensure that we are within the capacity of the hall. Book via the dance cloud link.
Dancers attending this 1 day workshop should then have all the skills ready for the improvers/intermediate workshop we’re planning for later in the year.
The class format will be 4 x 60 minutes of classes, with regular breaks and lunch, followed by up to an hour and a half of social dancing where you can hone and practice your moves!
Timetable for the day is:
10.30 doors open for arrivals.
Tea & coffee and warm up exercise
11:00 – Lesson 1
12:00 short Break
12:15 – Lesson 2
13:15 – Lunch
14:15 – Lesson 3
15:15 short Break
15:30 – Lesson 4
16:30 – short Break
16:45 – Social Dancing
18:00 – Close
Tea/Coffee and water will be provide.
We recommend bringing your own Lunch (no lunch provided) as local cafes/shop are limited and the lunch break will be 60 minutes.
Please bring Slippery soled shoes for dancing. Spare socks and a change of shirt always goes down well if you have been putting in a lot of effort and being considerate of your dance partners (and maybe some deodorant).
Concession prices are for those who are students/unemployed/ low waged, and we ask that anyone who can afford the standard priced tickets please purchase one. We are a non-profit charity so every £ paid is used for our dancing community.
No refunds will be given and No tickets are to be resold (you can re-allocate your ticket). Swing Tyne will try to sell your place and if successful a refund will be issued (up until the 23rd Sept 2024).
On Monday, it will be the last of our usual schedule until September!
For Final Balboa class of the summer, Chris and Mac invite you to an end of term Balboa Beach party!
In FUNdamentals we’ll be showing you some fun ways to start a dance, paddling around and promenading along the prom.
In improvers, we’ll be playing with beach pushes and sailor kicks.
Feel free to dress with a California vibe! We look forward to seeing what you come up with!
Our Next Balboa Series event with Izzy & Louis from the Balboa collective.
8 Hrs of lessons , a Saturday social and Sunday tea dance.
Check out the link for full details when bookings open 28th June 18:00hrs
Please note we are dancing at 2 venues NE46EJ and NE49XP
We are really excited to announce our July Lindy Hop workshop!
This workshop is going to ask participants to dig deep and look at their own style and what they bring to the dance. We expect attendees to have been dancing for long enough to feel comfortable with social dancing and ready to mess around, get creative, communicate with their partner and connect to the music!
We expect participants to be familiar with essential lindy hop moves and comfortable social dancing. If you need a recap of these moves please sign up to the May fundamental workshop!
Level – Improvers and onwards
I think we have found a fantastic teaching couple to you do exactly that! John and Molly are experienced dancers and teachers who regularly teach, perform and compete together. We will share more about these two fabulous dancers in coming weeks so stay tuned!
Tickets are available now on Dancecloud
Cost: £25 ( £15 for those who cannot afford – ie low income, student etc)
Straight after the workshop we invite attendees to join us for evening meal and a social dance with DJ’s ( meal details TBC)
What is happening at Swing Tyne in the month of June and beyond?
Stand well back and split yourselves in 2 as there’s lots going on with social dancing, live bands, workshops and of course our regular lessons. (in fact, we are not able to list every event here so apologies if something has been missed).
Make sure you add the dates to your diaries, and we will see you all on the dance floor.
There’s so much going so why not share the fun and invite a friend to come along and try Swing Dancing with you – remember their 1st lesson night is free!
June
Monday 3rd June Collegiate Shag & Lindy Hop Lessons followed by a social dance.19:30-22:30 (£4/£7) Summerhill bowling Club and St Matthews Church (NE46EH / NE46EJ)
Friday 7th June LIVE BAND NIGHT House of the Black Gardenia- Hoochie (FREE) https://www.facebook.com/events/1235451857430809/
Friday 7th June – Sunday 9th DUSS weekend workshop (£10-£40) Durham University weekend workshop https://www.facebook.com/events/1388767935020553/
Saturday 8th June Bal/Shag Balboa & Shag Social Dance (FREE)
12.30-16:30 Holy Hobo NE21DB https://www.facebook.com/events/754145896893037/
Monday 10th June Balboa & Lindy Hop lessons followed by a social dance. 19:30-22:30 (£4/£7) Summerhill bowling Club and St Matthews Church (NE46EH / NE46EJ)
Thursday 13th June Revolution de Swing (Cuba) 19:30-23:00 (FREE) https://www.facebook.com/events/967306498316891/
Saturday 15th June Balboa Workshop (£7.50/£15) St Matthews NE46JE (https://www.facebook.com/events/1099206994615319/
Monday 17th June Collegiate Shag & Lindy Hop Lessons followed by a social dance.19:30-22:30 (£4/£7) Summerhill bowling Club and St Matthews Church (NE46EH / NE46EJ)
Monday 17th June LIVE BAND NIGHT Magpies of Swing are back 21:00-22:30 (£4 NE46EH)
Monday 24th June Balboa & Lindy Hop lessons followed by a social dance. 19:30-22:30 (£4/£7) Summerhill bowling Club and St Matthews Church (NE46EH / NE46EJ)
Wow – there’s a lot happening and then there’s more coming in July.
JULY
Monday 1st July Collegiate Shag & Lindy Hop Lessons followed by a social dance.19:30-22:30 (£4/£7) Summerhill bowling Club and St Matthews Church (NE46EH / NE46EJ)
Saturday 6th July Balboa and Shag Social Dance
Monday 8th July Balboa & Lindy Hop lessons followed by a social dance. 19:30-22:30 (£4/£7) Summerhill bowling Club and St Matthews Church (NE46EH / NE46EJ)
Monday 15th July Collegiate Shag & Lindy Hop Lessons followed by a social dance.19:30-22:30 (£4/£7) Summerhill bowling Club and St Matthews Church (NE46EH / NE46EJ)
Monday 15th July LIVE BAND NIGHT Magpies of Swing are back 21:00-22:30 (£4 NE46EH
Start of Summer Program 16th July to 1st September. There are changes to regular events so please check in with the committee members or sign up for our newsletter here at https://swingtyne.com/
Thursday 18th July Revolution de Swing (TBC) PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE19:30-23:00 (FREE)
Saturday 20th July Lindy Hop Workshop with Guest Dance teachers John and Molly https://www.facebook.com/events/912563120666800/
Summer program coming soon…………..
September ( Back to normal events)
Monday 2nd September Balboa & Lindy Hop lessons followed by a social dance. 19:30-22:30 (£4/£7) Summerhill bowling Club and St Matthews Church (NE46EH / NE46EJ
Monday 9th September Collegiate Shag & Lindy Hop Lessons followed by a social dance.19:30-22:30 (£4/£7) Summerhill bowling Club and St Matthews Church (NE46EH / NE46EJ)
Thursday 12th September Revolution de swing(Cuba) 19:30-23:00 (FREE)
Monday 16th September Balboa & Lindy Hop lessons followed by a social dance. 19:30-22:30 (£4/£7) Summerhill bowling Club and St Matthews Church (NE46EH / NE46EJ
Monday 23rd September Collegiate Shag & Lindy Hop Lessons followed by a social dance.19:30-22:30 (£4/£7) Summerhill bowling Club and St Matthews Church (NE46EH / NE46EJ)
Monday 30th September Balboa & Lindy Hop lessons followed by a social dance. 19:30-22:30 (£4/£7) Summerhill bowling Club and St Matthews Church (NE46EH / NE46EJ
Dates for Bal/Shag Social TBC over the summer months and September.
There will be lesson changes.
MONDAY 27th MAY- BANK HOLIDAY
This means that we will only have a lesson on at Summerhill, followed by social dancing.
The lesson will be a Swing Rueda (this is a lot of fun and invovlves all the leads dancing with all the follows and all the follows dancing with all the leads)!
MONDAY 3rd JUNE – Back to the usual schedule.
This will have Shag at St Matthews and Lindy at Summerhill
MONDAY 10th JUNE – Back to the usual schedule.
This will have Balboa at St Matthews and Lindy at Summerhill
This week, we have Collegiate Shag and Lindy Hop lessons! AND live music provided by the wonderful Magpies of Swing!
It’s Shag at St Matthew’s.
FUNdamentals Shag starts at 19:30.
Improvers Shag starts at 20:20.
It’s Lindy Hop at Summerhill!
Improvers Lindy is at 19:30
FUNdamentals Lindy starts at 20:20.
Followed by social dancing at Summerhill, to The Magpies of Swing!.
What’s on this week with Swing Tyne?
We have our usual lessons!
This week, it’s Balboa at St Matthew’s.
FUNdamentals Bal starts at 19:30.
Improvers Bal starts at 20:20.
It’s Lindy Hop at Summerhill!
Improvers Lindy is at 19:30
FUNdamentals Lindy starts at 20:20.
THIS MONTH we also have a fundamentals Lindy Hop workshop!
This is a perfect way for you to solidify the building blocks of moves in Lindy.
For more information about this event, take a look here
This week, there is a change to our weekly lessons.
As it is a bank holiday, lessons will ONLY be at Summerhill.
There will be extended lesson for all and a bit more social dancing.
It will be a Lindy Hop lesson, that is followed by social dancing.
The Lindy Hop lesson will start at 19:30.
Usual service will resume next week.
Why has there been the change?
We know that you are all keen beans and we are constantly planning more workshops, lessons, socials and bands. Running our standard Mondays takes seven volunteers (four teachers, two door and one DJ).
This change relieves the pressure a little and helps us maintain the balance between volunteers enjoying the Bank Holiday while still providing something at Swing Tyne for all.
Thanks for understanding.
Swing Tyne