Swing Tyne

Sunday 14th January 2024, Summerhill Bowling Club

Tickets are now on sale for our January Balboa workshop with Rob & Tina from Swing Dance Leeds

4 hours of Balboa ( Pure Bal and Bal swing) Lessons followed by a social

Rob & Tina Shield are our guest Balboa teachers from Swing Dance Leeds and have many years experience of teaching between them. 

For Tina Social dancing has always been her focus and she encourages people to dance for the pure joy of doing it. Rob has been dancing since 2005 and has travelled around the UK and Europe to learn from some of the greatest teachers from the 1930s and today. See more here https://swingdanceleeds.com 

This 4 hour workshop (Plus breaks and social practise/dance) is aimed at the Improver plus/ Intermediate(you will have been taking lessons for the last year and dancing regularly at social events). You may already have attended other Balboa workshops. No partners are required as we will rotate.

It will cover lessons in both Pure Bal and Bal Swing. 

You will be expected to dance as a lead/follower/switch as per your booked ticket.

Please bring a spare shirt/socks/ a water bottle and wear flat leather sole shoes(no rubber soles).

There will be tea/coffee/juice provided as well as water and please bring your own mug. There is a microwave for those who wish to heat up their own food(no meals are provided).

Free Carparking is on-site.

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 till the 2nd January 2024).

Concession prices are for those who are students/unemployed and we ask that anyone who can afford the standard priced tickets to purchase a standard price one. We are a not for profit charity so every £ paid is used for our dancing community.

On 2nd December at the John Marley Centre we will have Jeff Tong & Marco Mazza teaching a 4 hour Lindy hop workshop followed by an evening social with Tenement Jazz band!

Jeff and Marco are two great dancers based in London, they are known in the Lindy Hop scene for their appreciation of jazz music how much they value the characteristics of this dance. In this workshop we will explore greater connection with the music, your partner and yourself, feelings and expressions over specific moves and most importantly having fun!

This Lindy Hop workshop is ideal for people who have been dancing actively for the past year or so, taking both lessons and dancing socially.

Come this workshop in December, you should have a good grasp of both 6 and 8 count Lindy Hop. Tuck turns, swing outs, pass-by’s, inside/outside turns and promenades are all moves you do regularly.

4 hours of lessons and the evening dance are included in the ticket price.

Tenement Jazz Band will be playing some great sets for us in the evening, many of you will have seen and heard on the toon! The venue is BYOB, there is plenty of parking and if you are planning to drive, please let others know so we can coordinate car shares!

If you’re unable to pay full price, get in touch with Welfare Committee members Mim or Sarah via email welfare.swingtyne@gmail.com (no questions asked!).

Tickets are not available on the door and must be pre-booked. All tickets are not for resale. If you can’t attend Swing Tyne will try to resell your ticket for you and, if successful, a refund will be issued.

We’re so excited to announce that we’ll be hosting a Collegiate Shag Workshop with Peter Ayres & Aila Floyd on Sat 4th November 2023!

The workshop will be at:

St Matthews Church,11 Summerhill St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6EJ

Classes will be run by Peter Ayres & Aila Floyd, two great dancers who have been working together for more than 10 years, and help run and teach classes at Shag Pile (London).

No dance partner is required.

The class format will be up to 4 hours of classes in total with regular breaks and a break for lunch ( not provided), followed by a tea dance!( Cakes provided)

Hot drinks & snacks will be provided. There is a kitchen with access to hot & cold water (to fill up a water bottle if you would like to bring your own) and if possible bring your own mug for the hot drinks.

Please bring leather soled shoes (not rubber heeled) spare socks and a change of shirt -always goes down well.

Starting on Monday 4th September 📆

Lindy Hop , Collegiate Shag, Charleston & Balboa dance lessons

Two dance styles are taught each week. We will start with Lindy Hop and Balboa on Monday 4th September and then Balboa and Shag will alternate every other week.

Week 1,3,5,7 Balboa & Lindy/Charleston
Week 2,4,6,7 Shag & Lindy/Charleston

Doors open at 19.15 for social dancing and warm ups. Doors close 22.30.

No partner required as we rotate partners.

We begin at 2 venues, 2 minutes apart on Monday 4th September.

At St Mathews ( 200yds away from Summer Hill)
19.30 Balboa for new people/ fundamentals
20.25 Balboa for improvers

Summerhill Bowling Club (car parking)
19.30 Lindy hop for improvers
20.25 Lindy hop for new people/ fundamentals

Social dancing from 21.15 to 22.30 and we
will finish with steals and Jams!

The syllabus is made up of 4 progressive lessons covering the basics of connection, footwork and rhythm.

We would recommend that everyone completes the new people/ fundamentals lessons twice to understand the basics and core techniques.

You can drop in at any point in the 4 lesson program as we do a short recap at the beginning of each weeks lesson. We don’t go over all the technique in detail, however you are never more than a few weeks away from the beginning of the program so stick with it and join the next round from the start.

For the whole evening of 2 lessons and the social dance it’s only £7.
students £4.

See you all on the dance floor 💃🕺💃🕺

And finally……..Keep an eye out for our weekend workshops in October, November and December.

These will be focused on 1 dance style only and aimed at a stated level of dancing knowledge which will be a prerequisite to participate
ie , new people, Improver , improvers plus , intermediate , intermediate plus or advanced

From this evening there are some important changes to our schedule over the summer. Since we have come to the end of our 12 week teaching block and due to lower attendance over summer we are moving to one venue (Summerhill) for a few weeks. Shag and Bal will return to St Matthews in September, keep a look out for more information

Tonight at Summerhill from 19:30 we have Ola and Owen teaching a recap of what was covered in the 12 week beginers Lindy Hop course. Everyone is welcome to attend but the lesson will move quite quickly! From 20:50 Graeme will be giving us a quick introduction to Birthday Jams and how to dance with the birthday dancer!

Social dancing as usual from 21:00. See you there!

May 20th – May 21st

Peter and Lauren are back to bring us a whole weekend of swing dance joy!
Seattle-based and with over 40 years of teaching experience between them, Peter Flahiff & Lauren Smith are internationally renowned for their knowledge and passion of classic dances

Join us for a weekend of Lindy Hop, Collegiate Shag and Bal lessons along with social dancing and talks from internationally renowned teachers Peter & Lauren.

They are two dynamic Swing dance instructors with over 40 years of teaching experience between them. Their classes and workshops are noted for their clarity, humour and high spirits!

With Peter and Lauren, we will explore the comforts of good partnering, dance history, and dynamic social dancing!

We will also be playing with rhythms, fancy footwork, and classic moves from the original dancers of the swing era!

Get your feet ready for exciting moves and comfortable connection techniques!

Saturday night – Peter will give a talk on ‘The Art of Social Dancing’ before everyone gets to invade the dance floor at 8pm!

This workshop won’t be suitable for complete novices, so you will need to have some basic knowledge and be looking to improve on the skills and experience you already have.

Come May 20th, you’ll have been dancing for a couple months!

Roadmap to the workshop for the 3 dance styles:

Lindy Hop – you will have an appreciation of basic footwork – quicks and slows, triple steps and rock steps. Closed and open position, tuck turns and pass by’s. 

Bal – you’ll have covered basic footwork – down hold and up hold basic, basic hold for closed and open position, come around, throw out and lollies, paddles and out & ins.

Shag – you’ll have covered basic 6 count footwork, some breaks, tuck turns, slows and quicks, send out and bring back.

Wake up your week with our Monday night classes!

Elise & Rathish will be at Summerhill getting some groovy musicality-based fun into your Lindy Hop

Hilary & Mike kick off the new year with an introduction to the world of St Louis Shag

Beginners always welcome!

Join Sarah and Graeme for this weeks Balboa classes at St Mathews church, the first of the year! After all the mice pies we will be easing you all back into the swing of things with….

19.30 FUNdamentals, suitable for beginners or refreshing skills. Starts with a warm up then followed by the basics of balboa footwork, connections and a come around, both clockwise / anti-clockwise.

20.20 Improvers, you’ll need to know basic footwork and come around. We’ll focus on inside/ outside promenades with/ without rotations with leader close, follower close, drag close, finish with come around, paddles & out/in.

21.00 social dancing till 22.30 at Summerhills 😁see you there!

We are simplifying our class schedule from this Monday and also introducing two Shag classes in line with Balboa. This should make it easier to change between venues if you would like to try the other dance style. See below for a summary of this new timetable.

We are also excited to announce a festive social presented by Swing Tyne, Newcastle Swing Dance Society and Durham University Swing Dance Society!

We promise a night full of amazing music, good company and most importantly, dancing. Oh, and did we mention that there will be games and all of this for just £4?

Join us at St James United Reformed Church in Newcastle from 7:30 on Saturday 3rd December! More details here: https://fb.me/e/2UqqSBBHk

We’re thrilled to announce that Collegiate Shag lessons are returning from Monday 10th October at a new venue, just around the corner from Summerhill!

We have introduced a “Battenberg cake” system in place with our classes, meaning people are able to attend two different dance styles in the same day. Please see our Lindy, Shag and Balboa lesson events for details.

Lindy at Summerhill Pavillion NE4 6EH (weekly from 10 Oct 2022)

https://fb.me/e/33BHCeOTC

All levels class 19:30 – 20:15

15 minute practice/change venue time

FUNdamentals 20:30 – 21:00

Social dancing 21:00 – 22:30

Shag at St Matthews Church NE4 6EJ (fortnightly from 10 Oct 2022)

https://fb.me/e/2hPjKY2EO

All-levels, beginner friendly class 19:30 – 20:30

30 minutes practice/change venue time

Social dancing 21:00 – 22:30

Balboa at St Matthews Church NE4 6EJ (fortnightly from 17 Oct 2022)

https://fb.me/e/1Y7SpzjIX

FUNdamentals class 19:30 – 20:00

15 minute practice/change venue time

All levels class 20:15 – 21:00

Social dancing 21:00 – 22:30

Pricing:

FUNdamentals classes are £4

All-levels classes are £7, or mix two classes for the same price

All class prices include social dance

Social dance only £4.

Not sure which class?

Our FUNdementals class is designed around people who are new to balboa or swing and lindy hop or are wanting to review the essentials.

If you have a good grasp of the basic footwork and a few moves under your belt, then our All Levels class is for you.

Everyone is welcome to our social dance time. It is a great opportunity to socialize, practice some moves and get comfortable on the social dance floor!