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First class back for 2013
First class back for 2013
This Tuesday we’re kicking off our first WCS dance class for the year with a special deal…
Introduce someone new to WCS and you’ll both get in for half price
And with all our upper-level dancers on a high after the recent Best of the Best event with Jordan and Tatiana in Sydney, there’s never been a better time to be at West Coast Swing!
Ben is coming up especially to teach both classes and dance with everyone so make the most of the opportunity and come along for an pumping night of dancing and socialising.
NZ WCS Open
NZ Open WCS Championships (Auckland)
Featuring US Pro Melina Ramirez – 12-14 OctoberIf you’re going, please make sure you have registered for the weekend, especially for the competition on Saturday, even if you’re just spectating. If you’re competing and have completed registeration, please ensure you have entered yourself in the competitions you intend to compete in.
Head to www.swingfx.co.nz/nzopen for workshop details, tickets and competition entry.
Swingtimate Prize Draw Winner
Congratulations to Dave Kerby who won our prize draw for Raw Connection’s Swingtimate 2012 WCS Weekender on the Gold Coast with US WCS Champions, Kyle Redd and Sarah Vann Drake.
Dave has been a faithful supporter of our classes in Christchurch for ages so we’re very pleased that the pass has gone to him. All the best with the passport application Dave and we look forward to hearing all about it when you get back!
To find out more about Swingtimate, head to http://www.rawconnection.com.au/swingtimate
New timetable starts this week
Our new Tuesday class timetable kicks of tomorrow as follows:
7.15pm Freestye/Warm-up
7.30pm Beginners
8.30pm Freestyle
8.45pm Improvers
9.15pm FreestyleSee you there!
New timetable starts this Tuesday
Coinciding with our change in course length from four to six weeks, is a change in the Tuesday night schedule. The main change being that Improvers is now after Beginners again starting at 8.45pm.
New Swing South Tuesday Schedule (from Tuesday, 11 September)
7.15pm Freestye/Warm-up (but we’ll have the music on from 7 while we set up if you want more time to dance)
7.30pm Beginners
8.30pm Freestyle
8.45pm Improvers
9.15pm FreestylePlease note that we have also had to increase our prices slightly due to the increased cost of our new venue. We hope you all understand that we are teaching WCS for the bare minimum we possibly can and are merely trying to cover our costs.
New Swing South Price List (from Tuesday, 11 September)
Casual entry $12
Casual student $10
4-week pass $40
4-week student $25
4-week first-timer pass $20 (no longer needs to be used on consecutive nights)
Freestyle only $5
FREE Class this Tuesday at Salsa Latina
Come and see why we’re sooooo excited about our new venue – it’s a free night of dancing for everyone, so bring your friends and get introduced to a new dimension of partner dancing!
And remember to join for a drink afterwards at The Monday Room.
Improvers 6.30pm,Registration 7.15pm, Newcomers 7.30pm, Freestyle 8.30pm
Our new venue for West Coast Swing Dance Classes
Click the image for a map
We’re moving to Salsa Latina!
Tuesday, 19th June
Our next Intro to WCS Course starting on Tuesday 19 June will mark the first night at our new venue, Salsa Lataina, on 12 Bath St on the south side of the Christchurch CBD. Click here for a map.
We’ll be in studio 3 every Tuesday from the 19th on. We’re currently reviewing our class times and would love your input on what class times would suit you best. Please emails us at dance@swingsouth.co.nz with your preferences or respond to the survey we’ve posted on Swing South’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/swingsouth.
Social Dancing this Saturday
Ben is back from Swingvitation and it’s time to party!
Get your dancing shoes on and head along to 101 Mackworth St this Saturday, 12 May, at 7.30pm for your fix of social dancing at Alicia’s Loft. BYO drinks and nibbles plus a donation for the kind use of the Loft.
Remember to make friends with those people going to Swingsation next weekend so you can get all the latest tips off them when they return!
To see how awesome Swingvitation was in Singapore with Jordan and Tatiana, head to YouTube and search for “Swingvitation”
Best of the Best Update
Ben & Mandi have just got back from an awesome weekend
in Sydney with West Coast Swing legends Jordan Frisbee & Tatiana Mollmann at Nuroc’s Best of the Best…..and they bought a bit of extra luggage home with them after taking out Second Place in the Novice Strictly Swing division!
As well as learning lots in the workshops & having so much fun with hours of social dancing, we also got to see Jordan & Tatiana perform their epic routine (currently featured on our home page) live and it was TOTALLY MINDBLOWING.
They’re amped about seeing you all at our NEW VENUE Club Havana tomorrow night to celebrate SwingSouth’s first night in a new home with a FREE CLASS for everyone! So bring some friends with you
Where: Club Havana, 52 Princess St, Riccarton. Find a map and street views of the venue HERE. Can’t wait to see you all there!
New venue – from Tuesday 31st January!
Ben & Mandi are pleased to announce that from Tuesday 31st January all SwingSouth WCS classes and events will be held at our fantastic new venue, Club Havana! Classes will still be on every Tuesday from 7:30pm but will now be held in an actual dance studio – complete with mirrors, fans and a water cooler (perfect for the sticky summer nights we’ve been having recently!).
You can find Club Havana @ 52 Princess St, Riccarton – upstairs in the big BLUE Thorpe Engineering building. Tower Junction and Westfield Riccarton are very close by – great for socialising over dinner or drinks before, or after class.
NB: the Google maps marker for 52 Princess St isn’t accurately placed (yet) – we are in the process of getting this updated! But in the meantime…. don’t let technology fool you
Can’t wait to have you with us to try out the new venue NEXT WEEK!
