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Midsummer Night Swing starts tomorrow night!
Well, it’s about time! After a recent record 6 months without producing a show, my first season at Lincoln Center kicks off tomorrow night with Nellie McKay making her swing dance debut. I went to her rehearsal last week, and it’s going to be a blast – a mix of hard-swinging standards and a few Nellie originals. On Wednesday, one of the funkiest bands of the planet will be bustin’ loose with Washington DC’s godfather of go-go, Chuck Brown. Thursday, take a trip back to the 20’s with the Gatsby-e… Continue
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New for this year is a brand new, interactive virtual Swing community. Join us and connect with other fans, listen to music samples of upcoming performers, share photos, maybe find a dance partner or two....
http://www.lincolncenter.org/swing
Check out this piece from WNYC today to get a taste of some of the sounds you'll be dancing to over the next three weeks:
http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/102954
As a reminder, here's the complete schedule for this summer. Come early and pick up some dance moves with nightly lessons at 6:30 for ticket-holders.
MIDSUMMER NIGHT SWING JULY 8 –26, 2008
Midsummer Night Swing’s evenings of dance are ticketed events. Each evening begins with a dance lesson at 6:30 pm for all levels with some of New York’s foremost instructors. Lessons are included in the price of admission. Live music and dancing begin at 7:30 pm and runs until 10 pm. All events take place on an elevated dance floor in Damrosch Park, 62nd Street between Columbus and Amsterdam.
Multi-evening Swing Passes are priced at $78 for six nights, and $225 for the full season. Tickets for individual evening events are $15, and Kids Day! events are $5, with children under 5 free.
The Swing box office is located in the lobby of Avery Fisher Hall, Broadway and 64th Street. Tickets for individual events and passes can be purchased in advance or on the night of the event at a box office in Damrosch Park. All major credit cards will be accepted. Tickets and passes can also be purchased through CenterCharge, 212-721-6500, or by logging on to www.LincolnCenter.org.
Tuesday, July 8
Nellie McKay & The Aristocrats Swing Band – Debut
Small Band Swing
Step into Swing with an unforgettable kickoff by singer/songwriter Nellie McKay & The Aristocrats, featuring players from The Swingin' Hot Shots. Critically acclaimed for her genre-crossing compositions, McKay is making her swing band debut.
Lesson: John Knapp & Meredith Stead – Shall We Dance?
DJ: Paolo “P Lindy” Lanna – Savoy Central
Wednesday, July 9
Chuck Brown
Go-Go, Swing, Funk
The “Godfather of Go-Go” ─ the hypnotically danceable music rooted in funk, soul and jazz — Washington DC's Chuck Brown busts loose with a groove of non-stop percussion, horn-fueled funk and his signature go-go swing.
Lesson: Lorenzo Evans
DJ: $mall ¢hange
Thursday, July 10
Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra
Hot Jazz, Swing
Join modern-day flappers and good-time Gatsbys in a freewheeling dance hall of yesteryear that recreates the Roaring Twenties with tunes from this sophisticated big band steeped in the “hot and sweet” tradition of the Jazz Age.
Lesson: Roddy Caravella – Sandra Cameron Dance
DJ: Ryan Swift – Yehoodi.com
Friday, July 11
A Loser’s Lounge Night at the Disco
Disco, Hustle
Put on your dancing shoes and hustle as Joe McGinty and the Loser's Lounge pay tribute to the music of Donna Summer, the Bee Gees, ABBA, Chic, and other favorites from the 1970s heyday of disco.
Lesson: Zulma Rodriguez & Robert Vance – You Should Be Dancing
DJ: Herb Martin
Saturday, July 12
Dante Vargas & The Cat Band
Salsa Colombiana, Mambo Dura
Mambo lives in the explosive arrangements and driving dance rhythms of trumpeter Dante Vargas (La Sonora Carruseles) and his powerhouse Cat Band. Heard on projects by musical talents including Marc Anthony and La India, Dante Vargas & The Cat Band will make you roar!
Lesson: Franklin Ayala – DanceSport
DJ: Franklin Ayala – Simply Salsa Productions
Tuesday, July 15
Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra – New York debut
Big Band Swing
The jumping, swinging music of the 1930s and 40s bursts into life with vintage arrangements originally created for staff orchestras at radio stations more than 50 years ago. This Chicago institution plays with the vibrancy that epitomizes the golden age of American dance music.
NYC CHI: Dance Partners**
Lesson: Eva Carozza – American Ballroom Theatre
DJ: Tomo Tanaka
Wednesday, July 16
Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar
Balkan Brass Band
The trail-blazing brass band from Serbia, led by trumpet virtuosos Boban Markovic and his rising star son Marko, whips dancers into a frenzy with its stunning blasts of exuberance and ingenuity.
NYC CHI: Dance Partners**
Lesson: Michael Ginsburg
DJ: Joro-Boro
Thursday, July 17
Orquesta Tίpica Imperial – US debut
Tango
Torrid tangos are driven by the rousing energy of these eight young Argentinean musicians – three bandoneons, three violins, a double bass and piano - who update the music of tango's golden age.
Presented in cooperation with Americas Society.
NYC CHI: Dance Partners**
Lesson: Mariela Franganillo – Tangoba/Dance Manhattan
DJ: Carlos Quiroga – ReporTango
Friday, July 18
Budos Band 7:30 pm
Chico Mann 9:00 pm
Jeannie Hopper’s Liquid Sound Lounge with Jay Rodriguez
Afro-Soul, Funk, Afro-Latin Electro, Garage-House
New York’s underground club scene comes uptown with a triple bill led by the unheralded emperors of Instrumental Staten Island Afro-Soul: the Budos Band. Also on tap — Chico Mann, the brainchild of Antibalas' guitarist, Marquitos Garcia, will perform Latin-infused, synth-driven electro Afro-funk. And to celebrate the Liquid Sound Lounge's 15th anniversary, DJ Jeannie Hopper, joined by Groove Collective's Jay Rodriguez, on sax and flute, spins soul-drenched grooves.
Lesson: Courtney Ffrench Vissi Dance Company with guest Louis “Loose” Lee
DJ: Jeannie Hopper
Saturday, July 19
Albita
Cuban Son
Note: one 90-minute set at 8 pm
Grammy-winning singer Albita electrifies the bandstand with rumba, son, mambo, guajira and the Afro-Cuban rhythms of Miami's Little Havana and her native Cuba. One of the premier interpreters of Cuban son – the music that takes elements of Spanish canciόn and Spanish guitar and combines them with African rhythms and percussion instruments – Albita has been described as “incendiary.”
Lesson: Carlos König
DJ: Danny Ramirez
Tuesday, July 22
Harlem Renaissance Orchestra with special guest Mary Stallings
Swing, Jazz, Jump Blues
Jump to the big-band sound of the Harlem Renaissance Orchestra, joined by the stunning and sassy jazz vocal sensation Mary Stallings. The evening includes a special tribute to the late band leader, saxophone great and former Midsummer Night Swing headliner Illinois Jacquet.
Lesson: Margaret Batiuchok – NY Swing Dance Society
DJ: David “Shorty Dave” Jacoby
Wednesday, July 23
Mart'nália
Samba
Classic sambas and swinging originals from Rio's next generation star Mart'nália, who extends the legacy of her father, the renowned samba king Martinho da Villa. Mart’nália is the samba!
Lesson: Marcos & Cristiani Leite – Samba Society
DJ: Greg Caz – Brazilian Beat Brooklyn
Thursday, July 24
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Small Band Swing, Jump Blues
Jitterbug to Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers. With her pinup looks and sultry voice, this San-Francisco-based dance hall diva and her band evoke the hopping jazz and blues of the 1940s and 50s.
Lesson: Simone Coonrod - Swinging With Simone
DJ: Phast Phreddie - The Boogaloo Omnibus
Friday, July 25
La Troba Kung-Fú 7:30 pm – US debut
Peret 9:00 pm – New York debut
Rumba Catalan, Cumbia, Dub
Barcelona’s rumba-cumbia-dub “musical mestizos,” La Troba Kung-Fú, led by Joan Garriga (formerly of Dusminguet) kicks off the night with cutting edge fusions. Then Catalunya’s legendary "Rey del Rumba," Peret, performs his irresistible blend of flamenco, Cuban son, rock n’ roll and mambo.
Presented with support from Institut Ramon Llull.
Lesson: Peret and Joan Garriga
DJ: Javi Zarco
Saturday, July 26
Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Salsa Dura
Putting a contemporary spin on the Latin jazz big band music of the Palladium Ballroom as well as the classic Fania era, Oscar Hernandez and the Grammy-winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra brings its incendiary brand of salsa to close the season with hard-hitting dance floor blazers.
Lesson: Jimmy Anton
DJ: Andrea Pennissi
Special Events for Midsummer Night Swing 2008:
Saturday, July 12 at 11:00 am
Kids’ Day! with Pierre Dulaine
($5 per person, children and adults; children under five are free)
Ballroom, Tango, Swing for kids
Kids can get in on the act with a special morning session (ideal for the entire family) with Pierre Dulaine, the acclaimed dance teacher who inspired the films Take the Lead (where he was played by Antonio Banderas) and Mad Hot Ballroom. Dulaine will get youngsters off on the right foot, teaching them ballroom, tango and swing for kids.
Lesson: Pierre Dulaine – American Ballroom Theater Dancing Classroom Project
Saturday, July 19 at 11:00 am
Kids’ Day! With Father Goose
($5 per person, children and adults, children under 5 free)
Reggae, Dancehall, Ska for kids
Reggae, dance hall and ska music will rock the summer air with Father Goose, a.k.a. Rankin Don, best known as a featured performer with Dan Zanes & Friends. Young dancers and their families can learn the most popular Jamaican dance styles as little feet learn all the right moves.
Lesson: JoJo7
DJ: Mr. Vacation
Programs and artists subject to change.
Mara can have the interns type everything in next week.