“Lindy in the Square” is back! Free swing dancing in Union Square!
As you may already know, Kermit Goodman is again organizing “Lindy in the Square”, a series of free outdoor Lindy Hop swing dance events on the first Wednesday of the month (May through Oct) at Union Square, to expose more swing dancing to the public and help promote the local weekly dances, classes, and instructors. Different venues will take turn hosting the event on each of the different Wednesdays, and “Lindy in the Park” has the privilege to be hosting this year’s first Lindy in the Square on Wednesday, May 2, 2007, 6-8pm (weather permitting).
Lindy in the Square on May 2 will be similar to the regular Lindy in the Park event on Sundays: a free outdoor dance in a public setting with DJ’ed music by me (Ken) and Naomi and a free half-hour beginner swing dance lesson by Hep Jen (no partner or experience necessary). We’ll also perform the “Lindy in the Park” routine (open to anyone who wants to perform), and we may also throw in a Shim Sham, and/or Jitterbug Stroll line dance.
If you’re interested in performing, check out the description of the Lindy in the Park routine, run through the routine when we do it at Lindy in the Park this Sunday (4/29), and just show up at Lindy in the Square this coming Wednesday (5/2).
Afterwards, you may want to continue swing dancing at one of the following regular weekly Wednesday dances:
- “Cat’s Corner” at Savanna Jazz Club, SF, 9:30p-late, www.catscornersf.com
- Le Colonial (w/Tin Cup Serenade), SF, 7-10p, www.lecolonialsf.com
- Top of the Mark (w/Lavay Smith), SF, 7:30-11:30pm, www.topofthemark.com
- “Wednesday Night Hop” at Steppin’ Out, Sunnyvale, 9p-12a, www.SunnyvaleSwing.com
For details, please check out A Town Agency – the current organizer
This Wednesday should be a ton of fun! And remember to invite your friends. This is a great opportunity for them to check out the swing dance scene in the San Francisco Bay Area and to understand why you’re so addicted to Lindy.
Hope to see you Wednesday at Union Square (and Sundays in the park)
–Ken Watanabe