January 2007
 
 Red Hot Table of Contents
  • January 6th Dance at InBalance
  • December Dance Recap
  • Red Hot T-shirts on the Way
  • Every Thursday is Swing Night
  • Thanks for your Feedback!
  • Swing Dance 101
     
 January 6th Dance at InBalance

Come for a fun night of dancing and work off those holiday sweets! 

We hope you can join us on Saturday, January 6th for the first dance of 2007. Bring a friend, or bring a few along for a chance to dance at this new venue, InBalance Fitness located in the Cooper-Young district at 794 S. Cooper St., 38104. Your favorite RHLH DJs will start at 8pm and keep you moving all night long.

Admission for the dance will be only $5, with all profits going to Red Hot Lindy Hop, and refreshments will be provided. Please come out to help support Red Hot and try out the floor at this new venue!

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December Dance Recap

On the swing circuit, the house party has become legendary, and Jaredan's are no exception. Our December Dance was held at his house, with a DJ battle between him at Adin ending in an enthusiastic tie. We welcomed a carload of swing dancers from Nashville, who traveled all the way to Memphis to share the dance floor with us. A few dozen dancers showed up to share some dances, a few stories, and to toast the 2006 swing dances. Don't miss our next dance on January 6th, 2007!

 
 Red Hot T-shirts are on the Way


Pre-Order your Red Hot gear now!

All shirts are $18 each, or $15 if you order more than one. Get yours today!

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We will take orders at Celeste on Thursdays, or email Sarah Beth to order or for more info.

All orders must be prepaid--we will not order a lot of extras to sell, so get yours in now! The custom shirts will be available in the styles above.

   
 Thursday Nights are Swingin' at Celeste

  

 

 

 

DIRECTIONS: Located at 8100 Macon Station, Suite 101 , just off of Germantown Parkway , it's just minutes away from wherever you live. 

Celeste is 21 and up and does have a dress code . Dress to impress!

7:30 Free Intro to Swing Lesson
8:30-Midnight - Dancing


    

   

Memphis has a new home for swing dancing, so we hope you join us there this and every Thursday. 

Meet us on the floor at Memphis' newest, hottest place to dance – Celeste Dance Club! Celeste is the place for dancers of all backgrounds, but every Thursday is Swing Night.

With a free basic lesson at 7:30, Celeste is a great place to bring a date or friend who is new to dancing. At 8:30 the DJ kick on the music and spinns those

Interested in carpooling? Send a message to the Swing Out Memphis group to share rides.

    
 Thanks for Your Feedback!

We appreciate your responses to the survey!

e got many helpful answers to the online survey posted last month. Thanks to everyone who took time to tell us about yourself, your dancing interests and preferences. We will be incorporating the information we collected into our lessons, workshops, and dances in 2007. Didn't get a chance to put your thoughts in the survey? Email Jaredan with ideas and feedback on past, current, and future events. Thanks again for helping make Red Hot Lindy Hop the best it can be!
    
 Swing Dance 101

What is a Steal Jam?

Like a regular jam circle, with a couple dancing in the center of a group, but the object is to "steal" one dancer away from the couple, and to keep dancing as long as possible. One person will come from the outer circle to take the hand of one dancer away from the other. The easiest way to do this is usually to break the connection during a spin or turn. After a steal, the new pair will stay in the middle until the next steal attempt.

Some steal jams are to treat a single person, such as the the bride or groom, birthday boy/girl, etc. Our very own Red Hot Lindy Hopper Lauren Warfield was married in December (congratulations, Lauren & Jason!). The reception featured local scene faves the Jim Mahannah Band, who called a steal jam with the bride. Instead of switching both dancers, just one of the dancing couple in the middle will get stolen. Often, two people will try to steal at the same time, resulting in some fierce competition. The unsuccessful dancer returns to the circle and tries to steal again later in the dance.

 
 Blues Dance to 200 Live Bands

Click here to view Website.                 Click here to view Schedule.

The Blues Foundation will be presenting the 23rd International Blues Competition (IBC) February 1-3, 2007 on none other than the world famous street of Blues - Beale Street in Memphis, TN. Read more...

There is a estimated expectancy of 200 bands in 16 venues over 2 nights for this competition. You will not want to miss Thursday and Friday nights for dancing.

TICKETS: To purchase special package deals for IBC or merchandise, please visit the IBC website. Wrist bands will be sold on site for Thursday $10 and Friday $15. Saturday is only included in the special package deals mentioned above.

WE NEED YOUR HELP MEMPHIS DANCERS: We will be having in dancers from all over the country. We are offering free housing to dancers. If you have a couch, air mattress, or floor space where a fellow dancer can crash for a couple days (Feb 1-2, Thurs and Fri nights) please email sarahbeth@redhotlindyhop.com.
 
See you on the dance floor!