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Charlie Wyler's Classes
From: Charles Wyler cmwyler@erols.com

Starting Jan. 20th and continuing for six weeks on Wed. nights Charlie Wyler and Jane Ford will be teaching Lindy at Experimental Movement Concepts, 3618 Falls rd. in Baltimore. The phone number is 410-366-2626. We will have two classes, Level 1 at 7:30 and Level 2 at 8:30. The cost for the six week session is $70 per person or $120 for a couple. The level 2 class will include a 1/2 practice session. You may also contact me at cmwyler@erols.com. I am also available for privates in Lindy, Hollywood Style, East Coast and West Coast.

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Big DC ROCKIN' event!!!!
From: Danielle Bebopbeti@aol.com

ATTENTION!!!! The Big 6 will be gracing us with their presence at the Black Cat Club in DC on Thursday, February 18th!!!!

Direct From England- the hottest, most exciting live act anywhere, If you like jumpin' swing and Bill Haley style rock & roll don't miss The Big Six. The Big Six have combined originals with a selection of numbers from the 1940's to the 1990's across swing, r'n'b, jump-jive, rockabilly, and ska to produce their own sound. The group is made up of members from The Big Town Playboys, The Stargazers, King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys, The Chevalier Brothers, Sugar Rays Flying Fortress, Ray Gelato's Giants, etc. In a rare east coast appearance, this is the group that tore 'em up at the Desert Inn Hotel in Vegas for the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender!!! Their on-stage antics and loud plaid suits and bowties will entertain you!!! For you swingin' and lindyhop people, they are danceable!!!

I URGE YOU ALL TO COME SEE THIS BAND!!!!! You will not be disappointed!!!!!

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The Frankie Manning Workshop
From: Cherri Harris cbsit01@erols.com

For those of you that might have missed him when he was here in October (or even if you didn't) the Avalon Studio in Catonsville, MD is celebrating its second anniversary with Frankie Manning. Frankie Manning is known throughout the world as one of the originators on Lindy Hop and is credited with the first aerials or air steps. He danced, choreographed for and toured the world with Whitey's Lindy Hoppers in the 1930's and later with his own troupe. Please join us for a rare opportunity to learn from the Master!

There are two workshops on Saturday, January 30:

• Working the basics (12:30 - 1:45) Especially for newer lindy hoppers but useful for anyone wanting to work on styling
• Intermediate (2:45 - 4:00) Build your repertoire with Frankie's delightful sense of rhythm and style

Another two workshops on Sunday, January 31:

In addition, there is a Saturday nite dance at the Avalon Studio with Brooks Tegler's Hot Jazz. Advanced registration is required for all events. For more information, contact the Avalon Studio at (410)869-9771. They are located 30 minutes from the beltway at 624 Frederick Road, Catonsville, MD.

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Videos from Terrychay@uiuc.edu

Frank and Carole,
I have started to digitize some of the tape that I shot on New Year's Eve at Glen Echo. You can find some of it at:

http://guava.physics.uiuc.edu/~tychay/swing/photoalbum/199 81231/

I hope the video quality is acceptable and that it does not take too long to download. It's a long and tedious process with me.

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Unusual Dance Partner Request
From: Jim Titus jtitus@erols.com

I want to learn to be an adequate follower, starting with East Coast Swing, and one other dance, such as salsa, cajun, or perhaps 8-count lindy. I think it would improve my lead--and I have also been thinking about giving lessons at the shore this summer. There is no dancing at my beach and perhaps the existence of swing lessons would cause a critical mass to form. But I would have to be prepared to play both sides of the rotation. So far, I have been unable to find a partner. So I turn to you.

• To the male readers: If any of you have a teaching-based need to become a follower, we could work on this together. I promise to be discreet! It would make more sense to do this on off nights rather than during major dances. You can email me at jtitus@erols.com
• To the female readers: If you want to develop your ability to lead for teaching or other purposes and want a would-be follower to work with, pleae think of me. We could do this either by working together during breaks at dances--if we happen to go to the same dances--or during off nights. Even if you would simply agree to lead me for just one dance at each dance, please let me know.

As a final note, if anyone goes to the central Jersey shore and would be interested in helping to create a dance scene, as teacher or as someone who shows up and dances, please contact me.

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Yallopin Hounds in Connecticut
From: Brian Bennett b.gasser@juno.com

Hey Frank and Carole!!!!
I am writing you to tell you about an incredible experience!! Last night on Saturday the Connecticut Swing Dance society was host to The Yallopin' Hounds from NYC. This night turned out to be the sleeper event of the dance year for us!! When the group of 6 musicians first arrived and began to set up, we kept wondering where all the equipment was.......we were to find out soon enough. These guys operate on sheer LUNG POWER. They were phenomenal to say the least. Every thing they played was at a great dance tempo for lindy hop or jitterbug. No west coast swing music was played. Every song was played with such power and dynamism that it totally blew our socks off!!!!! They really are that good. WE kept stepping back and congratulating ourselves for landing such a great band. The sound is powerfull and expressive and rhythmic,with solo after solo of supercharged zesty tastful swing. One of our friends from The Hornets ( a popular local swing group) was there to witness the Yallopin' Hounds and just about kissed their feet after the dance. He suggested we invite them back again and again. If the people in the DC area ever get a chance to see , hear, witness, and dance to the Yallopin' Hounds wherever that may be , please do. We feel they are the best anywhere, anytime.

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Detroit Update
From: Stuart Feldman StuartDO@aol.com

Hi there,
Just surfing around and found your site on swing travel reviews. I thought I would write to update the Detroit region swing information.

The author is correct, Velvet Lounge in Pontiac is the main venue for swing. It is still loud and smoky, but there are an increasing number of regulars, and the quality of dancing is greatly improving. I learned under Tom and Debra in Washington, and the instructors, although not the championship caliber of T and D, are quite good and teach a great deal of variety and complexity, ranging from simple and complex turns to styling hints. There is a small group of us (growing larger by the week) who Lindy Hop, and in fact we had a weekend long workshop just prior to the holidays. A second workshop with Frankie Manning is scheduled for March 5 - 6, 1999.

Velvet Lounge opened a second dance floor on the second floor. The dance floor is about the same size as on the first floor, but more square and with a higher ceiling. The main attraction is that this area is smoke free. There is a bar on this level. So over all there are two dance spaces, three bars, and lots of good dancing. The regulars dress to impress, especially on Friday and Saturday, with "Best Dressed Contest" on Saturdays. Lessons are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:30 to 10:00. Monday is intermediate/advanced, Tuesday in Latin/beginning swing, Wednesday is styling.

Doors open daily at 8:00 PM. and the bar closes at 2:00 am.

Clutch Cargo is unchanged, and offers several dance venues from swing to hip hop on one of four dance floors. In general it is for the uninitiated swingers, but a good bet for a group of people with diverse interests musically.

A relatively recent edition to the Detroit swing scene is the 24kt Club in Dearborn. They play a mix of swing and Rock-a-Billy. Lessons are on Tuesday and Wednesday beginning at 8:00 PM with intermediate/advanced on Tuesday, and beginning swing on Wednesday. They have live bands on most Saturdays including Tuxedo Junction, and on occasion Indigo Swing! The crowd is energetic with a good mix of ages and experience. The dance floor is BI-level with plenty of room to jump, jive, and wail. Again, Lindy hop is just getting going here, so mostly swing's the thing, although you will see some west coast, and a bit of hustle thrown in for fun. Overall a good experience.

That's the big update. There are a couple of other spots that offer swing, but they are just getting started. I can update you as they develop, although I will be moving to Chicago in July, and will be joining that swing set.

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London Trip
From: Ron Meadows MtnMnKy@aol.com

Janie and I decided to spend the period between Christmas and New Years in London - seeing the sights, enjoying the food and theatre, and dancing the Lindy at night.

The flight on British Airways was crowded but arrived at London's Heathrow ahead of schedule and the morning greated us with bright sun and 50F temperatures. We walked most of the Queens walk and across the Tower Bridge to the Tower of London. That nite, we attended the Zoot Suit Riot at the Improv Club which is a great venue for dancing -- live band and elegant surroundings.

We met Claire and Robert (the hosts and instructors) who were kind enough to invite us to a New Years Eve party in Wallington (south of London). We joined a large group of locals at their party and had a grand time trying to learn LE JIVE which is their speciality and is very popular in London and Paris. We did not learn the dance but purchased the tee shirts.

One of the highpoints of our trip was High Tea at the Savoy Hotel. My recently acquired "History of Swing" states the Savoy in New York was named after the Savoy Hotel in London. We quickly discovered the Lindy is not permitted during High Tea especially when the pianist is playing "Gershwin".

We tried to see all of the sights of London including the Tower, British Musuem, Buckingham palace, Harrods, Leichester Square, Covent Gardens and Picadelly circus. We also enjoyed lunch in a British Pub with some friends of ours who were recently transferred to London. They live in Chelsea, a few doors from Eric Clapton, who did not join us for lunch. He does not play the right kind of music, anyway.

We returned to the frozen tundra of DC with little money, very expensive tee shirts, more enthusiasm for the Lindy, and very slight British accents which will probably disappear completly with the snow.

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Free Lindy Hopping?
From: Royce White royce@datadisc.com

We are making our Friday Open dance time after lessons ....FREE! Open dancing in Centreville at the Centreville Dance & Fit on Friday nights is now free. Come dance to DJ Lindy Music from 9:30 until 11:00. We may move that to 12:00. Here are the directions. We're starting this Friday night January 15th and every Friday after. If it gets too crazy we may start charging, but for now it's free.

You can get on our email list which goes out if weather is too inclement and we are closed. Send email to lindyhop@datadisc.com and put the words "Add Me To List" in the subject field only!

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Lindy Gets It's Own Stamp
Sent by: Suanne Fedor

Themes of 1940s Stamps Revealed

Big bands and the jitterbug, the baby boom and Slinky, antibiotics and the GI bill are among the subjects included in a new set of postage stamps recalling the events and people of the 1940s.

The stamps will be released Feb. 18 at Dobbins Air Force Base in Georgia, postal officials said Wednesday.

The set is part of the Celebrate the Century series, in which 15 stamps are being issued to commemorate each decade this century.

Stamp subjects for the 1940s will be abstract expressionism in art, World War II, antibiotics save lives, baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson, President Harry S. Truman and women support the war effort (based on Rosie the Riveter).

Other subjects will be Orson Welles' movie "Citizen Kane," jitterbug sweeps the nation, the GI Bill, the big band sound, TV entertains America, postwar baby boom, the Slinky craze begins, international style of architecture and the 1947 Broadway hit, "A Streetcar Named Desire."

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WAMU Volunteering
From: Mike Henry mlhenry@wam.umd.edu

For all of you who are loyal listeners to HOT JAZZ SATURDAY NIGHT and THE BIG BROADCAST, WAMU-FM (88.5) will be having its Spring membership campaign the week of Saturday March 13 thru Friday March 19. They will be needing volunteers to answer pledge calls from listeners. The HJSN shift will be 6:45 pm to 10 pm on Saturday March 13; the BB shift will be 6:00 pm to 10 pm on Sunday March 14. Dinner will be provided by local merchants. As Assistant Phone Room Manager, I will be providing training for anyone who hasn't volunteered before or would like a review of the process.

Volunteer and help ensure that HOT JAZZ SATURDAY NIGHT and THE BIG BROADCAST will remain on the air. Call volunteer coordinator Sue Boucher at (202) 885-1254.
---Mike Henry

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And so they danced
From: Kayleen Bruny OnFiRePS37@aol.com

I teach swing in Apple Valley, CA with Bruce Malcolm. We spent Christmas in Vegas with Bruce's grandparents. They had swing bands playing in practically every hotel. Bruce and I are only 19 and what we did not know about Vegas was that you have to be 21 to go dancing anywhere. That is of course, unless you are as dedicated Lindy Hoppers as we are. On one particular evening (after several unsuccessful attempts to talk our way through the doors of clubs) we found a band that was playing at one of the casino bars in NY, NY. We walked in during a slow song, sat down, and pretended to be 21. It took them all of 5 minutes to throw us out. So we waited. And waited. Shift Change!!! The next fast song, we mustered up our courage and ran into the bar; I threw my purse and Bruce tossed his hat onto a chair, and we began to Lindy. Not only did everyone watch, but everyone that was dancing stopped to watch us. We didn't give security the opportunity to ask for our ID's. As soon as the song ended we left. And so we got to Lindy in Vegas after all.

***It is to be noted that security recommended that we find some fake ID's.

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Swing Ties
From: Barry Hautala baha22@coredcs.com

Hi,
Found your site through a link at a vintage clothing site. You may be interested to view my site for "Swing" style neckties.

Kollectors of Nasty Old Ties

Is there a gene that relates to enjoying the stuff that's pictured on the '40's stuff part of your site? If there is then I've got it...much to my wife's dismay, as we have no storage space anywhere for anything! Some interesting stuff taking up the space though.
Enjoyed your site.
Barry Hautala

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1940s Curiosities
From: Elizabeth Engel ewengel@apsanet.org

I was looking at your 1940s curiosities page, and reading up on the blender thing. The only comparable blender you can get these days, power-wise, to your Hamilton-Beech is a Waring bar blender. Heavy-duty metal base, glass cannister, serious motor that only has off, low, and high, weighs a ton. The only place that I know of that sells them is Williams-Sonoma, and they go for about $120. And yes, we have one, as we *do* drink and are quite fond of frozen margaritas. We got one of those plastic types with 9 million settings as a wedding gift, found it totally useless, gave it to Goodwill, and bought ourselves a real blender.

This all goes to say that $20 for a *serious* blender (much less a working vintage blender) was an EXCELLENT deal.

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Letter From Peaches
From: Peaches O'Dell

Hello my favorite jive kids, its Peaches O'Dell here....say, if you dolls have a calendar, could I get a listing for a Glen Echo dance 2/6? Geez, I sure appreciate it. We are still 8-9 dance lesson, 9-12 dance. I appreciate it so...and hear nothing but good things about your website. Yer Pal,
Peaches

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Annapolis Swing Dance Announcement
From: Tracy Gill tgill@seamail.nos.noaa.g ov

The Annapolis Traditional Dance Society is having a Valentine's Swing Dance on Saturday, February 13, 1998, featuring the SUNSET ROYALS!! Beginners are welcome and partners are not required! A Swing (and maybe a Lindy) Workshop will be taught from 7-8pm by the Flying Feet of Marc Shepanek and Ellen Engle. The Dance is from 8 to 11pm. Workshop and Dance for $9.00! Location: The Meeting Hall of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), Lodge 70, 1311 Generals Hwy (Rt. 178), Crownsville, MD. Only 5 miles north of the Annapolis Mall on MD Rt 178, on the right, just past the High's and Amoco. Soft-soled shoes are required for use on the wood floor. For More Info: Call Marty Dobbs @ 410-268-5540, or visit the ATDS website

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Hi from Toronto
From: Mandi Gould manderava@hotmail.com

I was having a look at your website (which is excellent) and took a peek on what you had to say about Toronto. What I found was a whole lot of information on the Toronto Swing Dance Society and nothing on Lindy Hop. The Toronto Swing Dance Society is a group that dabbles in all forms of swing but I thought that I should send you the information that would be most beneficial to travelling Hoppers.

In Toronto, the dance teachers to contact are:

• Peter Renzland and the Hog Town Hep Cats (416)323-1300 -- www.dancing.org OR contact him at peter@dancing.org
• Lisa Jacobs and the Urban Swing Gang (416)693-0125 -- www.interlog.com/~swing OR contact her at swing@interlog.com
• Aristocats Dance Productions Martin and Jane (416)208-3279 -- www.jedor.com/aristoc ats.html OR contact them at aristocatsdance@yahoo.com

The dance community here is in the process of unifying under the basic title of Toronto Lindy Hop. We have a mailing list --

www.one list.com/subscribe.cgi/toronto_lindy

Out of towners are welcome to contact us if they want to billet or be shown a night out on the town. I can also be contacted at my personal email address if anyone has any questions.

It would be great if you could add this information to your Toronto profile.
Thanks!
Mandi Gould
Toronto Lindy Hop

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Psychoboy is Moving
From: Mercedes Clemens pandora-publishing@ero ls.com

John "Psychoboy" McCalla's Friday evening Lindy classes are moving from Gaithersburg to Bethesda Dancesport (4916 St. Elmo Ave.) as of January 29. The first class of the new (8-week) session was Jan. 22, but he will take sign-ups for the beginner session through next week, as well as the intermediate. The place is supposed to be 4 times as big as the dance center in Gaithersburg.

• Intermediate: 7:30-8:30 pm
• Beginner: 8:30-9:30 pm

heck his web site to make sure of the details and to check for directions -- www.psychoboy.com

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The American Heart Association Presents "My Lucky Valentine"
From Jenny Fessler

A night when the dice roll, the dance floor swings and Hearts are Wild!

A Swing and Casino Night Friday, February 5, 1999 7 p.m. - Midnight; Swing dancing lesson from 8 - 9 p.m.

Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites - Historic District 625 First Street, Old Town Alexandria

$50 per person

Price includes gambling chips, food and beverages, live entertainment by the J Street Jumpers, swing dancing lessons, a silent auction (romantic gifts just in time for Valentine's Day), and a front row seat for some of the greatest swing dancing and toe tapping in town!

• Music and dancing with one of the East Coast's most popular swing dance bands, the J Street Jumpers. (check out their web site at www.jstreetjumpers.com)
• Swing Dancing lesson and exhibition from 8 - 9 p.m. with award winning Lindy Hop team of Tricia Reneau and Jeff Booth (also known as "Fidgety Feet")
• Proceeds benefit the American Heart Association, (and we can't think of a better cardio-vascular work-out that's as social or as fun as Swing Dancing!)

  ... so come join us. Your heart will thank you!

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  Free GWU Dance
  From: Steve Cowles scowl@wam.umd.edu

  FREE EVENT!! FREE EVENT!!! FREE EVENT!!!!! FREE EVENT!!!!!!

  S W I N G N I G H T at THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Mount Vernon Campus

  • WHEN: TUES., Jan. 26
  • TIME: 8 to 9 pm, lesson by Steve and Naomi 9 pm to midnight, open dancing to King James and the Serfs of Swing
  • WHERE: Mount Vernon College Gym; 2100 Foxhall Rd. (entrance to college is on "W" Street)
  • COST: FREE!!! Complimentary food and drink.
  • Questions: e-mail swing@gwu.edu or call 202/242-2178.

    Brought to you by GW's Jitterbugs Swing Club, Program Board, and MVC Student Development Center.

    DIRECTIONS to MVC:

    • From NORTH: Take I-95 South to I-495 West. Take the Wisconsin Avenue exit toward Washington DC. Follow Wisconsin through Bethesda and Cevy Chase. Turn right at Tenley Circle onto Nebraska through Ward Circle and turn left at Foxhall Road. Follow Foxhall Road for 1.5 miles and turn right onto "W" Street. The entrance to Mount Vernon College will be on your left.
    • From WEST: Take Route 66 East to Key Bridge/Rosslyn exit onto Lee Highway. Turn left at the third light onto North Lynn (Key Bridge). Cross Key Bridge and turn left onto Canal Road (Canal Road will become Foxhall Road). Follow Foxhall Road and turn left onto "W" Street. The entrance to the Mount Vernon campus will be on your left.
    • From SOUTH: Take Route 1 North for 1.5 miles. Bear left onto 110 toward the Pentagon and Key Bridge/Rosslyn. Turn right onto Lynn Street (Key Bridge). Follow directions from Key Bridge above.

    Hope to see you there!!!

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