Category: Dancing

Reno Swing & Blues Update January 2020

Posted by Clayton On January 4, 2020

CONTENTS
1. New South Lake Tahoe Swing Dancing on Mondays
2. Series Class on Wednesdays starts January 8th- Lindy Hop
3. Little City Blues is on break for now
4. A favor… help us get found on the Interwebs!
5. Get your T-Shirts!

1. New South Lake Tahoe Swing Dancing on Mondays

Reno Swings! is excited to be part of a new swing dance that will be kicking off Monday, January 6th in South Lake Tahoe. The lesson will start at 6:30, with dancing from 7:30 to 9 PM. This event will be hosted at Stateline Brewery, which is in Heavenly Village (they are downstairs).

Details HERE.There is no cover charge for this event, but food and/or drink purchases will allow this event to remain free. So if you can come to dance, please plan to support the venue.

Note: Designated parking for Stateline Brewery is two short blocks away in the parking lot behind The Lucky Beaver. This parking lot is accessed through the Harrah’s driveway, and then you walk south past Harrahs and Stateline Brewery is just another short block.

2. Series Class on Wednesdays starts January 8th- Lindy Hop

Our January series class will start at 7 PM on January 8th and run for 4 weeks. We will be teaching Lindy Hop, and we recommend 6-8 weeks of Jitterbug as a pre-requisite to joining this class.

We will continue drop-in Jitterbug classes and social dancing each Wednesday in January at the American Legion Hall – 877 Ralston St. in Reno. Admission is $10 general, $7 for students.
 

3. Blues Dancing – Little City Blues is on hiatus

We will be taking a little break from blues dancing. When there is an organized push to restart it, we will let everyone know. Thank you to those who have been attending.

4. Can you help us? A favor to help our dance scene grow!

We were reminded recently that we have very little presence on the Internet. For example, we don’t have any Google reviews, or even an active profile. We don’t have a Yelp profile either (and I’m sure that’s not the extent of where we are missing). Without a presence online, we are not easy to find when people search for swing dancing in our area.

Can you take a moment to leave a short review? Doesn’t need to be fancy – just a few words about your experience dancing with us. The more reviews we have, the more our info will show up when people search!

Google PROFILE (this is for everyone- scroll down under our listing to the “Write a Review” button)

Yelp PROFILE (if you are an active Yelp user, consider leaving a review here. If you are not active on Yelp, they rarely will show your review, so it’s probably not worth your time.

5. GET FUN RenoSwings! T-SHIRTS
If you want a Reno Swings T-Shirt or hoodie, you can order in your preferred size and color HERE. They are also available in long sleeve and hoodie options.

Thanks so much! We’ll see you on the dance floor!

Cheers-

Clay and Cullen
info@renoswings.com
707-843-0895 cell

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December 2019 Swing/Blues Dance News

Posted by Clayton On December 4, 2019

CONTENTS
1.Gift Certificates Available – give the gift of dance (and get some free dancing yourself!)
2. Special Classes in December on Wednesdays – Collegiate Shag (guest instructor) and Lindy Rueda
3. Little City Blues – Thursday, December 19th
4. Holiday Dance Schedule – No dancing on Christmas, but YES on New Year’s Day




1. 100% Bonus Gift Certificate Special Extended – Buy Them HERE!

SPECIAL BONUS: Purchase your gift certificates this week, we’ll give you 100% bonus credit toward your own dancing!

Meaning that for every dollar you spend on gift certificates, we’ll give you $1 of credit toward your own dancing! You can get your holiday shopping done AND dance for free? Doesn’t get much better than that!!!3 options available:
– $10 Certificates good for 1 night of lessons and dancing
– $40 Certificates good for 1 month of lessons and dancing
– $100 Certificates good for 1 month of lessons and a 1 hour private lesson (a $115 value) Certificates can be picked up at our Wednesday night dance, or can be shipped free of charge. Certificates expire 1 year from purchase date. You can click the link above to order, or CONTACT US with any questions.

NOTE: Gift Certificates are meant for other/new dancers with this promo, while credits are for your personal use. This is such a deep discount that we ask that you not use gift certificates for your own dancing.

Here is the link to purchase GIFT CERTIFICATES

2. Special Classes in December on Wednesdays – Collegiate Shag (guest instructor) and Lindy Rueda

We have a really special opportunity to take Collegiate Shag classes from champion shagger Amanda Pincock. She will be visiting from Austin Texas next week, and will be teaching two Collegiate Shag classes on Wednesday, December 4th. HERE is a little clip of Amanda in action.

December 4th – Amanda will teach both an Intermediate Collegiate Shag class from 6-7 PM (Must know the basics to take this) and a beginning class from 7-8 PM (in place of our Lindy Hop series class). Each class is $10 (if you are in the intermediate class, we encourage you to stay for the beginning class free of charge). We will hold a drop-in Jitterbug class as usual at 7 PM, as well as dancing to follow.

Lindy Rueda (2 week series- Dec. 11th & 18th) – We are excited to share Lindy Rueda again this year on December 11th and 18th at 7 PM. This is a group/partner dance… we use called Lindy Hop moves to switch partners. It’s lots of fun, and only requires knowledge of the Lindy Hop Swing Out to participate. HERE is a clip of one of our past Rueda classes performing. Cost is $10 per class, $7 for students.

IF YOU REALLY WANT TO PARTICIPATE but don’t know the Swing Out (Lindy Hop basic step), we will teach a crash course from 6-7 PM on December 11th to get you up to speed. If you plan to come to that, please let Clay know so he can plan accordingly (you can reply to this email).

We will also have Jitterbug Class and social dancing both of these weeks.

3. Blues Dancing – Little City Blues – Thursday, December 19th

We had such a fun time with our blues crew in November that we got talked into doing a blues dance in December!

Join us at Plaza Maya (1644 S Wells in Reno) on Thursday, Dec. 19th. Lesson starts at 7 PM with dancing following from 8-10 PM. This dance has no cover charge, but donations will be accepted… and we would love for you to support our venue by purchasing some food or drink. IN FACT, They are extending Happy Hour specials to us throughout the event (cheap street tacos, 2-for-1 margaritas, and more).

Here is the event LINK if you want to RSVP or help spread the word!  

4. Holiday Swing Dance Schedule

As we mentioned, we ARE dancing TONIGHT. We will also hold dances the first 3 Wednesdays in December (Dec. 4th, 11th and 18th) – see Item #3 for details on special classes.

We will be CLOSED on December 25th – no swing dance on that Wednesday.

We will be OPEN on Wednesday January 1st with lessons and dancing.

We will hold a blues dance at Plaza Maya on December 19th.

We will NOT have a Taco Hop on the last Tuesday of December.

Mark your calendars….
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August 2019 Swing/Blues Dancing Update

Posted by Clayton On July 3, 2019

CONTENTS
1. “The Taco Hop” – Tomorrow Night!
2. SWING DANCE FIELD TRIP this Wednesday, July 31st – Squirrel Nut Zippers @ Wingfield Park
3. Wednesday Swing Dancing – Lindy Hop Series classes start August 7th
4. Little City Blues – Thursday, August 15th
5. Get your T-Shirts!


1. The Taco Hop – Swing Dancing Tuesday July 30th @ Plaza Maya – 1644 S Wells (Reno) at 7 PM

We’ll be swing dancing tomorrow night at Plaza Maya. Lesson at 7 PM, dancing from 8-10 PM. All ages, no cover charge. Just bring a few bucks to support Plaza Maya, who is extending happy hour specials to us for the event (which includes $1 street tacos, 2-for-1 margaritas and bottled beer, and more). Their full restaurant menu is also available.

NEXT TIME: Taco Hop will next happen on August 27th.

Facebook event with details are HERE 

Plaza Maya is at 1644 S. Wells Ave. in Reno (right on the first roundabout). Here is a MAP. There is very limited on-site parking, but lots of street parking in the area.

2. Swing Dance Field Trip – THIS Wednesday July 31st – Squirrel Nut Zippers Show! Show starts at 7:30 PM

THIS Wednesday, July 31st, The Squirrel Nut Zippers are playing a FREE show at Wingfield Park. Instead of our normal Wednesday night dance, we’ll be taking a field trip to go dance to the Zippers. Show starts at 7:30 PM – we’ll be dancing and passing out cards to promote our swing dance at Wingfield Park. If you have a Reno Swings! T-Shirt, wear it!

RSVP and share the event HERE!

3. Lindy Hop Series starts Wednesday Aug. 7th at 7 PM”Lindy Hop – The Swing Out” – 4 Week Series Class – Come learn Lindy Hop with us! Lindy hop is the grand-daddy of swing dances- smooth, improvisational, creative. We will be focusing on the swing out and other 8-count patterns that form the base of Lindy Hop. This is a 4 week series – DISCOUNTED $35 passes are available online HERE. 

Pre-requisite: At least 6-8 weeks of Jitterbug class (or equivalent experience). No previous Lindy Hop experience required.

This is a 4-week series that starts August 7th – Come a few minutes early to get signed up, or use the link above to reserve your spot online (with a discount).
AND OF COURSE… we also are continuing the weekly drop-in Jitterbug class, plus social swing dancing afterwards (from 8ish PM to 9:30 PM), and social blues dancing from 9:30 on.

Discount Jitterbug passes are available HERE

4. Little City Blues – Little City Blues – Thursday, August 15th

Join us at Plaza Maya (1644 S Wells in Reno) on Thursday, June 20th. Lesson starts at 7 PM with dancing following from 8-10 PM. This dance has no cover charge, but donations will be accepted… and we would love for you to support our venue by purchasing some food or drink. IN FACT, They are extending Happy Hour specials to us throughout the event (including $1 Tacos!).

Here is the event LINK if you want to RSVP or help spread the word! 

5. GET FUN RENOSWINGS! T-SHIRTS
If you want a Reno Swings T-Shirt or hoodie, you can order in your preferred size and color HERE. They are also available in long sleeve and hoodie options.




Thanks so much! We’ll see you on the dance floor!

Cheers-

Clay and Cullen
info@renoswings.com
707-843-0895 cell
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June 2019 Swing & Blues Dancing Update

Posted by Clayton On June 1, 2019

CONTENTS
1. “The Taco Hop” – TONIGHT (May 28th), and June 25th (Last Tuesday of the month)
2. Wednesday Swing Dancing – Collegiate Shag Series Class starts NEXT WEEK
3. Little City Blues – Thursday, June 20th
4. Get your T-Shirts!

1. The Taco Hop – Swing Dancing May 28th @ Plaza Maya – 1644 S Wells (Reno) at 7 PM AND again Tuesday June 25th

We’ll be swing dancing June 25th at Plaza Maya. Lesson at 7 PM, dancing from 8-10 PM. All ages, no cover charge. Just bring a few bucks to support Plaza Maya, who is extending happy hour specials to us for the event (which includes $1 street tacos, 2-for-1 margaritas and bottled beer, and more). Their full restaurant menu is also available.

PLEASE NOTE: We have changed this dance from the FIRST Tuesday of each month to the LAST Tuesday of each month from here on out.

Our next Taco Hop dance will be on Tuesday, June 25th. 

Facebook event with details is HERE

Plaza Maya is at 1644 S. Wells Ave. in Reno (right on the first roundabout). Here is a MAP. There is very limited on-site parking, but lots of street parking in the area.

2. COLLEGIATE SHAG Classes start Wednesday, June 5th at 7 PM.Collegiate Shag – 4 Week Series Class – Collegiate Shag is a great energetic dance from the 1930’s and 40’s. This is a 4 week series – DISCOUNTED $35 passes are available online HERE. 

Pre-requisite: At least 6-8 weeks of Jitterbug class (or equivalent experience). No previous Lindy Hop experience required.

This is a 4-week series that starts June 5th. Come a few minutes early to get signed up, or use the link above to reserve your spot online (with a discount).AND OF COURSE… we also are continuing the weekly Jitterbug class, plus social swing dancing afterwards (from 8ish PM to 9:30 PM), and social blues dancing from 9:30 on.

Discount Jitterbug passes are available HERE


3. Little City Blues – Thursday, June 20th @ Plaza Maya starting at 7 PM – Third Thursday of each month

Join us at Plaza Maya (1644 S Wells in Reno) on Thursday, June 20th. Lesson starts at 7 PM with dancing following from 8-10 PM. This dance has no cover charge, but donations will be accepted… and we would love for you to support our venue by purchasing some food or drink. IN FACT, They are extending Happy Hour specials to us throughout the event (including $1 Tacos!).

Here is the event LINK if you want to RSVP or help spread the word! 

And check out the specials!!


4. GET FUN RENOSWINGS! T-SHIRTS
If you want a Reno Swings T-Shirt or hoodie, you can order in your preferred size and color HERE. They are also available in long sleeve and hoodie options.


Thanks so much! We’ll see you on the dance floor!

Cheers-

Clay and Cullen
info@renoswings.com
707-843-0895 cell
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March 2019 Reno Swing and Blues News

Posted by Clayton On March 13, 2019

1. Swing Dancing @ Plaza Maya on 1st Tuesdays – 1642 S Wells in Reno at 7 PM

We’d love to see you at our new monthly dance venue… We’ll be dancing at Plaza Maya tonight. Lesson at 7 PM, dancing from 8-10 PM. All ages, no cover charge. Just bring a few bucks to support Plaza Maya, who is extending happy hour specials to us for the event (which includes $1 street tacos, 2-for-1 margaritas and bottled beer, and more). Their full restaurant menu is also available.

Facebook event with details is HERE

Plaza Maya is at 1642 S. Wells Ave. in Reno (right on the first roundabout). Here is a MAP. There is very limited on-site parking, but lots of street parking in the area.

2. Charleston Classes start Wednesday, March 6th at 7 PM.

“Charleston” – 4 Week Series Class – Come dance Charleston with us! Charleston was the pre-cursor to swing dancing, but was also integrated into swing dancing. This is a 4 week series DISCOUNTED $35 passes are available online HERE. 

Pre-requisite: At least 6-8 weeks of Jitterbug class (or equivalent experience). No previous Lindy Hop or Charleston experience required.

It’s a 4-week series that starts March 6th. Come a few minutes early to get signed up, or use the link above to reserve your spot online (with a discount).AND OF COURSE… we also are continuing the weekly Jitterbug class, plus social swing dancing afterwards (from 8ish PM to 9:30 PM), and social blues dancing from 9:30 on.

3. Little City Blues – Thursday, March 21st @ Plaza Maya starting at 7 PM

Blues dancing is BACK! Little City Blues- Blues dancing and lesson

Join us at Plaza Maya (1640 S Wells in Reno) on Thursday, March 21st. Lesson starts at 7 PM with dancing following from 8-10 PM. This dance has no cover charge, but donations will be accepted… and we would love for you to support our venue by purchasing some food or drink. IN FACT, They are extending Happy Hour specials to us throughout the event (including $1 Tacos!).

Here is the event LINK if you want to RSVP or help spread the word! 

And check out the specials!!

4. GET FUN RENOSWINGS! T-SHIRTS
If you want a Reno Swings T-Shirt or hoodie, you can order in your preferred size and color HERE. They are also available in long sleeve and hoodie options.

Thanks so much! We’ll see you on the dance floor!

Cheers-

Clay and Cullen
info@renoswings.com
707-843-0895 cell

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