Weekend Schedule
November 3rd - 5th 2023
DANCES
Friday Night Social | Friday, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Bob and the Buccaneers
Studley Gym, 6224 University Ave
Doors open at 6:30 PM, band starts at 8:00 PM!
Workshop (included with admission) from 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Swingin’ With the Fishes | Saturday, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Tuesday Night Big Band
McInnes Room, Dalhousie Student Union Building, 6136 University Ave
Doors open at 6:30 PM with our “Introduction to swing” beginner lesson from 7:00 - 8:00 PM (included with admission).
The Band starts at 8:00 PM with dancing until 11:00 PM!
Blues | Saturday, 11:30 PM - 1:30 AM
LOCATION Happy Soul Dance Studio, Oxford and Bayer’s Rd
$10.00 at the door (no debit or credit)
Note: The Blues dance is not included in any Shimmy registration packages.
A Soul dance has been added to the Seaside Shimmy menu!
Soul Supper | Sunday, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The Brewery by Quinns, 6273 Quinpool Rd
Join us for food, drinks and dancing to the grooves of Soul and Motown music!
Friday and Saturday night dances will be DJed between band sets for two nights of continuous dancing!
WORKSHOPS
AUDITIONS for the Experience Track will be at 6:30pm Friday, Nov 3rd. Required skills will include, but not be limited to: Consistently dancing on beat, confident footwork rhythms, a confident swing out, basic Charleston & fundamental solo jazz
Friday 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Studley Gym, 6224 University Ave
Becoming a Chameleon with Vicky!
Learn to adapt your lindy hop to anything! Blues, jump blues, smooth jazz and more! Take your lindy hop to any dance floor with rock n’ roll, country, pop music, anything!
Saturday 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
EXPERIENCE Workshops will be held in
Studley Gym (Dance Studio), 6224 University Ave
ALL LEVEL Workshops will be held in
McInnes Room, Dalhousie Student Union Building, 6136 University Ave
ALL LEVELS: Let the Music Move You with Kofi!
Foundations and miusicality - How Swing music is made so we can dance to it (Rhythm, melody/harmony, riffs, call-response, structure, Solo)
EXPERIENCE: Playing with Dynamics with Vicky!
Play with increasing and decreasing energy, and explore dynamics in connection to create a more dynamic dance!
Saturday 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
ALL LEVELS: ...And the Spirit Moves with Kofi!
Let your spirit move you - dance like you own it!
EXPERIENCE: It's Not What You Do, It's the Way That You Do It with Vicky!
Refine your solo jazz technique, investigating posture, rhythm, speed and more. We’ll work on playing with levels and adding dynamics to your solo jazz!
Saturday 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
ALL LEVELS: Lindy Clean Up with Vicky!
We’ll focus on tidying up elements like momentum and connection, dive into the difference between linear and rotational movements and more!
EXPERIENCE: Rhythm is Our Business with Kofi!
There is space between the beats that need to be explored! Expand your rhythmic dance options by experimenting with common and uncommon rhythms
Saturday 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
ALL LEVELS: It's Game Time! with Vicky!
This is all about musicality! The building blocks of dance and music that get built up into creative dancing!
EXPERIENCE: Shout and Feel It with Kofi!
Find and share your joy on the dance floor
Sunday 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
ALL LEVELS: 6s and 8s with Vicky!
Learn to transition between the different Lindy Hop patterns, by really getting into the feeling and flow of them both!
EXPERIENCE: It’s a Kind of Magic with Kofi!
Make dance magic with surprising moments that make you go Whoaaa!
Sunday 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
ALL LEVELS: Alone, Together with Kofi!
How do we incorporate our solo jazz into our Lindy Hop? Let’s find out!
EXPERIENCE: Doin’ Time with Vicky!
Put the pedal to the metal! We’re going to learn how to dance at every speed, and the difference techniques needed as the speed ramps up
Sunday 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
ALL LEVELS: Jams, Steals and Other Goodies with Kofi!
This will be your JAM!
EXPERIENCE: Don’t Fake It, Make It with Vicky!
Having the ability to create choreography is an excellent skill in the dancer’s toolbox. We’ll explore best practices, then put it into action!
COMPETITIONS
What is a Mix & Match Competition? Formerly known as Jack & Jill competitions, as invented by swing dance legend Jack Carey in the early 1950s, in this contest dancers rotate to partners randomly drawn. Dancers of all levels are encouraged to enter the Mix & Match (M&M) competition. The focus is on social dancing and improvisation. Leaders and followers are randomly matched and they dance to music they don’t know beforehand. M&M competitions are very popular in the swing dance world and are first and foremost about having fun on the dance floor while spontaneously dancing with a variety of partners. Participants will be judged as individuals in the preliminary round and as a couple in the finals.
There will be two divisions of M&M: Open and Advanced
FINALS will be Sunday at Lunch
PRELIMS will be Saturday after the workshops