Thanks to everyone who came to swing out to the Dean Martinis with us! We had great turn out and a great time! There were about 20 people at the beginner lesson alone!

Thanks to Tabitha and Gabriel for teaching as always and thank you to Rob and Kristen for the intermission DJ'ing. It was great to see all the new faces at the dance as well as all of the great lindy hoppers.

Balboa, the ever feared and respected swing dance. Even among swing dances, balboa is a separate peak to be conquered. However, with the right help, you can go from 0 to 60 in no time flat. Thats what this workshop is all about, giving those with no experience a chance to get cruisin and those with some balboa experience a chance to turn it into a solid part of their swing repertoire.

Update 3/1: Class descriptions are up!
Class 1 – The Good Stuff: Getting comfortable with the feel and basic steps of the balboa

Class 2 – The Better Stuff: Adding some pure balboa moves to your basic

Class 3 – The Great Stuff: Moves to make you look great on the dance floor

Class 4 – The Best Stuff: Teaching a classic “old timer” balboa move for some major eye candy on the floor that combines a little bit of everything learned so far and more.

And we have crowned our DJ queen! Danielle Beardsley faced off head to head with seven other DJs, 3 head-to-head, and came out on top! This even with losing her computer the morning before the dance and having to DJ off of a loaner.

Thank you to everyone who came out to the New Years Eve Bash. It was an incredible event! We had more people at the lesson than would fit on the dance floor. Gabriel and Tabitha taught an excellent lesson and Rocket City Jazz Orchestra followed it up with four fantastic sets. I think I speak for Huntsville's swing dance community when I say that RCJO has made Huntsville a better place both to dance and just to enjoy the arts!

Below is a table of the dances for 2010. Please note, this is our initial scheduling and does not include performers yet. As we add workshops, weekends, and special dances, this list will change.

The March dance is tentative but will likely also include a beginner workshop for those people who want to get into dancing but can't take progressive lessons.

We have the Old Town Buskers. A band from nashville of swing dancers, for swing dancers!

The band will start at 8 with Tabitha and Gabriel teaching a beginner swing lesson before hand. So even if you've never danced before, come on out at 7. Learn what you need to know, and enjoy a night on the dance floor with great music!

Moondust is back! A dozen and a half musicians including their incredible singers are back for the new year. That Big Band sound is one you can never get to much of so come on out and howl at the moon! Check out more of moondust at http://moondustbigband.com/.

The Dean Martinis are coming back again this February to light up the Monkey! The Dean Martinis are a great swing band from Nashville and regulars for Huntsville. They've played for us before and even played a thank-you concert for Huntsville last fall!

So come out and sample their excellent loungy sound. You'll get all the mellow groove and bouncin swing your heart desires! Check out more of the dean martinis at http://thedeanmartinis.com/.

We're going to start the new year off in an exciting way! We're going to have a battle of the DJ's. And not just your normal listen and vote for your favorite, we're going to do it head-to-head! Your favorite Huntsville DJ's will be facing off eliniation style for your votes with the winner going home with a Creative Xmod usb soundcard for DJ'ing and all the bragging rights! The competition is going to be heavy and your favorite DJ's going to need all the support they can get so come on out and show us who you like!