OMG! Hot, Hot, HOT! This dance party was so hot, that we nearly called the Fire Department! Let's give it up for "Le Jazz Hot" who kept us on fire all night long! And there were sooo many people dancing that night: new faces, as well as some people we have not seen in awhile. It was HOT!

We also had some great performances from The Swing Cats Rhythm Revue and Decadance. Way to go! check out all of the photos here »

And, a special thank you to our secret bakers: Margo Helm and Richard Perkins for bringing baked goods to our last two parties. Yum!

Thank you all for making WNH a wonderful place to dance!

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Event Details

The Hot Club of San Francisco (also known as "Le Jazz Hot") playing November 5th,
9:00 pm - Midnight — Plus band breaks featuring DJ Eddie Gutman!

These guys play fantastic music. I've wanted for so long to dance to their tunes, but I've never been to one of their concerts where there is any room to do so. Some other dancers I know feel my pain too, so the WHN team asked them to join their music to our dance floor at Starlite Dance Club.

The Hot Club of San Francisco plays gypsy jazz music inspired by Django Reinhardt. They are dedicated to preserving and educating the masses about Django and his music. On their website, they say that "once you hear it, you can't forget it. It is sophisticated, yet it has a sentimental quality. It is delicate, but the rhythms are played at breakneck speed. It has a swinging, jazzy feel but many of the songs are waltzes."

Flamboyant and melancholy this music has a depth that most will find touches their core. Sometimes, when i listen, it pains me not to dance. The music of Django and any Hot Club changes and touches so many moods and rhythms, it is especially nice to ebb and flow with the musicians and make all the rhythmic transitions together. For this reason we are offering a special three week class series all about adding versatility and musicality to your swing dancing.

I hope you will come out to hear this band and grow to love them as I do.

Thanks and regards,
Audrey (on behalf of the WNH team)
Trevor, Megan, Gilles, Andrea O., Gabe and Andrea W.

Hot Links for The Hot Club of San Francisco & Django Reinhardt

• Visit The Hot Club of San Francisco online at www.hcsf.com
• KQED special about Django and the current gypsy jazz craze (featuring HCSF)
• Wikipedia, Django Reinhardt
• DJANGO REINHARDT - Swing (1939) on Youtube

SPECIAL NOVEMBER CLASS SERIES:

We hope to emphasize musicality and versatility in your swing dancing through offering some basic posture, feel and movement from other dances like waltz, tango and salsa. We lovingly call this hybrid lesson series "Swaltz", "Swango" and "Sal-swing".

You may notice that sometimes a swing song will alternate between a swinging feeling and a cha-cha or other latin influenced feeling. It is sometimes hard to make the transition but it is usually a really fun way to interact with your partner and the music! Fear no more; a little breadth, some dabbling in a different dance, will make this even more fun.

SWALTZ – 7pm-8pm 11/5

Richard Powers from Stanford University will be launching our series, teaching the "Swaltz" class on band night. He has been creating amazingly well educated and versatile dancers from the social dance program at Stanford for more than 15 years and we are proud and happy to have him teach at WNH on this very special evening. Read more about Richard here »

Richard Power's Sw'altz class will include instruction of Cross-step Waltz and Cross-step Foxtrot. With Cross-step Waltz, you will quickly have the tools you will need to lead, follow, improvise and play with the band that night in 3/4 time on the social dance floor. Richard also plans to teach Cross-step Foxtrot. The same basic steps of Waltz can be danced to fast 4/4 time music. Two dances in one and great material to apply on band night with The Hot Club of San Francisco!

Come join the party on Wednesday, November 5th! Our new series classes start tonight, so come early and take a lesson! No partner necessary! More details on Lindy Hop lessons »

Schedule:

 

Pricing:

7:00 - 8:00pm — Level 2 $15 drop-in or $40 for 3-week series (no classes on Nov. 26) Details »
8:00 - 9:00pm — Level 1 $15 drop-in or $40 for 3-week series (no classes on Nov. 26) Details »
9:00 - Midnight — LIVE BAND Swing Dance Party: only $10

Location:

Starlite Dance Club
Directions »

Starlite Dance Club is one of the largest and most beautifully constructed dance clubs in the country. It is conveniently located just off Hwy. 101 between San Jose and San Francisco in Sunnyvale, California. Come out and socialize and swing the night away at this spectacular venue!

 

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