Calendar & Schedule
Calendar
This year we offer Two Tracks of workshops, for EXPERIENCED dancers (comfortable with 8 count moves), and NOVICE dancers (lesser experienced but comfortable with 6 count).
all classes are at:
You Should Be Dancing...! Dance Center
37 West 26th Street (2nd fl) NY, NY, 10010
btw 6th Ave. & Broadway // door code will be “TBA#”
please arrive 15 min before class start time!
Detailed Schedule
NYLX Sunday Dance
Throw down at NYLX’s official Sunday night farewell social dance featuring live music by DANNY JONOKUCHI & THE REVISIONISTS, and DANNY LIPSITZ & BRASS TACKS; plus DJ ODYSSEUS BAILER and performances by BIG APPLE LINDY HOPPERS, all at our home base of YSBD! We’ve got lots in the works for this night (including a special bar & midnight pizza), so even if you’ve been to YSBD before, you’ve never seen it like this!
SCHEDULE
7:30 = doors open & DJ ODYSSEUS BAILER
7:45 to 8:30 = DANNY JONOKUCHI & THE REVISIONISTS (1st set)
8:30 to 8:50 = DJ ODYESSEUS BAILER
8:50 to 9:50 = DANNY JONOKUCHI & THE REVISIONISTS (2nd set)
9:50 = performance by BIG APPLE LINDY HOPPERS - led by Laura Jeffers
9:50 to 10:10 = DJ ODYESSEUS BAILER
10:10 to 10:45 = DANNY JONOKUCHI & THE REVISIONISTS (3rd set)
10:45 = performance by BIG APPLE LINDY HOPPERS - led by Laura Jeffers
10:45 to 11:15pm = DJ ODYESSEUS BAILER
11:15 to 12:15 = DANNY LIPSITZ & BRASS TACKS (1st set)
12:15 to 12:30 = DJ ODYESSEUS BAILER
12:30 to 1:15 = DANNY LIPSITZ & BRASS TACKS (2nd set)
1:15 to 1:30 = DJ ODYESSEUS BAILER
1:30 to 2:15 = DANNY LIPSITZ & BRASS TACKS (2nd set)
2:15 = DJ ODYESSEUS BAILER
2:30 = end
Schedule is subject to change.
Intention
Experienced Workshop #10:
by NATHAN BUGH & LATASHA BARNES
Work with your partner to tell stories and create meaning.
Lindy Dynamics
Experienced Workshop #9:
by GABY COOK & RAFAL PUSTELNY
Give your dancing range and dynamism by working both open and closed positions into your dancing. Class will include drags, dips and tempos of all kinds.
Elevating Your Lindy Hop with Solo Moves
Experienced Workshop #8:
by LATASHA BARNES & JERRY FOOTE
Explore infusing jazz into our social dance. Get ready to groove on the dance floor!
Variations in Motion
Experienced Workshop #7:
Novice Workshop #5:
by DEE DANIELS LOCKE & JERRY FOOTE
Combined Track Workshop in Solo Jazz
Unleash your creativity with simple choreography! Learn how to create unique dance variations while exploring basic movements in this dynamic class.
1, 2 and You Know What to do!
Novice Workshop #4:
by BRANDON BARKER & CANDICE FRANKLIN
Accentuate your 6 and 8 lindy hop count basics.
Happy Feet Stretch & Release
Experience Track:
by ADRIENNE WEIDERT
A warm up for your day that gets all your parts moving and pays special attention to your foundation.
NYLX Saturday Dance
NYLX official Saturday night social dance featuring live music by EYAL VILNER BIG BAND, ADRIEN CHEVALIER GYPSY TRIO, and MIKEY JUNIOR BLUES BAND; plus DJ ODYSSEUS BAILER and emcee BRIAN DAVIS Mr Taptastic, dance lesson by the acclaimed LATASHA BARNES, honoree presentation to LANA TURNER, and dance performance by KDT all in a gorgeous historic ballroom from 1904, conveniently located just blocks from YSBD Studio!
PLEASE NOTE:
• Free self-serve coat check
• add-on: 4hr Full Open Bar = $45; OR 4hr Beer/Wine Open Bar = $35
(no cash bar available for individual drink purchases // free water stations available)
SCHEDULE
6:30 = doors open
TEA ROOM
8:00 to 12:15 (4x sets) = ADRIEN CHEVALIER GYPSY JAZZ TRIO
BALLROOM
6:30 = DJ ODYSSEUS BAILER
7:00 to 7:30 = dance lesson by LATASHA BARNES
7:30 to 8:15 = EYAL VILNER BIG BAND (1st set)
8:15 = DJ ODYSSEUS BAILER
8:25 = performance by HELL’s KITCHEN KILOWATTS (choreo by Jaime Shannon)
8:30 to 9:30 = EYAL VILNER BIG BAND (2nd set)
9:30 = Honoree presentation to Lana Turner
9:45 to 10:30 = EYAL VILNER BIG BAND (3rd set)
10:30 = tap performance by BRIAN DAVIS in honor of Lana Turner
10:35 = DJ ODYSSEUS BAILER
11:00 to 12:00 = MIKEY JUNIOR BLUES BAND (1st set)
12:00 = DJ ODYSSEUS BAILER
12:15 to 1:00 = MIKEY JUNIOR BLUES BAND (2nd set)
1:00 = end
emcee BRIAN DAVIS
DJ ODYSSEUS BAILER
Schedule is subject to change.
Lindy Hop Charleston
Experienced Workshop #6:
by GABY COOK & NATHAN BUGH
Dance to faster music and do moves in the Charleston style.
Get a Kick outta This!!!
Experienced Workshop #5:
by RAFAL PUSTELNY & ADRIENNE WEIDERT
Modify your footwork in Lindy Hop and give it a kick! You will learn Charleston patterns as well as Lindy Hop stylings that kick up your heels and get a leg up on your kick-steps.
Open Ended Conversation
Experienced Workshop #4:
by DEE DANIELS LOCKE & LATASHA BARNES
Learn how to focus on open ended dancing that allows for conversation from both partners.
Why is Lindy Hop & Blues A Black American Cultural Music & Dance Form
Novice Track:
by ODYSSEUS BAILER
In our quest to get a better nuanced understanding, appreciation and respect for Lindy Hop, jazz music, the iconic figures of Black American culture and everything else in between. This lecture aims to give a better nuanced understanding of certain aspects of Black American Culture that helped with the inspiration, creation and evolution of blues and jazz music and the associated dances.
Lecture is 60 min + 15 min for Q&A
Choreography to Diverse Beats
Experienced Workshop #3:
Novice Workshop #3:
by LATASHA BARNES & JERRY FOOTE
Combined Track Workshop in Solo Jazz
Discover the art of synchronizing movement with different music genres! We will explore a variety of beats and rhythms. Come and join us to become a better dancer.
Making Your Dancing More Social
Novice Workshop #2:
by BRANDON BARKER & DEE DANIELS LOCKE
Moving from figures to just enjoying dancing together and then back to figures.
Bend. Stretch. Breath. Let it Go! with CeCeBrownSugah
Experienced Track:
by CARMEN CARRIKER
Try to imagine yoga with slow, gradual stretching, add in some soft lighting, deep-bass music and sensual moves, mix in some gentle meditation and aromatherapy, and you have Sensual Stretch. In this 60 minute class, you will be guided by CeCe, The Sweet Sensation of Burlesque and Guru of Self Love, as you learn how to let go of the everyday stress and sink into your body and mind, allowing yourself room to expand and find that deeper level of stretch and relaxation.
NYLX Friday Dance
NYLX official opening night social dance featuring live music by GORDON WEBSTER BAND, and the HOT TODDIES JAZZ BAND feat. Hannah Gill & Queen Esther; plus emcee DANDY WELLINGTON, dance performances, and DJ ANDRIUS in Times Square at the historic 1930/40’s ballroom (formerly The Diamond Horseshoe), now Sony Hall!
SCHEDULE
8:00 = doors & DJ Andrius
8:20 to 9:35 = HOT TODDIES JAZZ BAND feat. Hannah Gill & Queen Esther
9:35 = DJ Andrius
10:00 to 10:45= GORDON WEBSTER BAND (1st set)
10:00 = performance of “Dance The Night” (from Barbie) w/live music by KILOWATT DANCE THEATER (choreo by Jaime Shannon)
10:50 = DJ Andrius
11:05 to 12:00 = GORDON WEBSTER BAND (2nd set)
12:00 = DJ Andrius
12:20-12:55 = GORDON WEBSTER BAND (3rd set)
12:55 = DJ Andrius
1:00 = end
emcee DANDY WELLINGTON
special guest performances by tap dancer DEWITT FLEMING JR
representing A WONDERFUL WORLD The Louis Armstrong Musical
Schedule is subject to change.
Lindy Hop Crash Course - An Accelerated Class
Novice Workshop #1:
by ELENA IANNUCCI & BRANDON BARKER
Learn the original style and technique of lindy hop that was born out of the African American community in Harlem during the late 1920's. (This class is 90 minutes long)
Prefab Footwork
Experienced Workshop #2:
by GABY COOK & NATHAN BUGH
Learn and practice Gaby’s and Nathan’s favorite footwork variations.
workshop: Swing the wing and Whip the hip
Experienced Workshop #1:
by RAFAL PUSTELNY & ADRIENNE WEIDERT
This class will be all about Swivels! This classic step is essential in your vocabulary as a lindy hopper. We will go through the technique and moves that utilize swivels. Leaders, you’ll learn how to adapt to your partner and lead moves that show off the swivels.
*Must know 6 and 8 Count basics*