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  1. 920 Open House – Performances

    April 9, 2012 by Jo

    Throughout February and March, Kevin and I created two separate routines for students at Wednesday Night Hop and the 920 Special. The goal of the classes was to perform the routine at 920′s annual Open House, battle for Lindy Hop World Domination, to the cheers and adoration of hundreds of friends, family, visitors, and to inspire our dancing community. For most of the students, this was there first-ever performance. Not only that, but many of them have been dancing less than three years!!

    What a fabulous job everyone did on Thursday night! To all the students: Thank you for hanging in there. Thank you for believing in yourself and sticking with you. Thank you for rehearsing and coming prepared. Thank you for your dedication, kind words, for serving as an inspiration to Kevin and me, and for adding to the lindy hop legacy.

    Performances (in order of appearance)

    The Careless Lindy Hoppers

    The song is Viper Mad, by Rhythm Junkies, an amazing jazz band from Seattle!
    http://thecarelesslovers.com/

    Kevin & Jo

    920 Vipers

    Can you believe that these performers are ALL STUDENTS! About half of them have been Lindy Hopping for less than one year, and for most of them this is their FIRST-EVER PERFORMANCE!

    The song is Viper Mad, by Rhythm Junkies, an amazing jazz band from Lithuania! http://ohsoswing.com/studio-by-the-rhythm-junkies

    Teachers

    Instructors and staff at The 9:20 Special perform a routine choreographed by Stefan Durham and Bethany Powell!

    The song is “Swing is the Thing” by The Mills Brothers.

     

     

     

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  2. 920 Special – See you in February!!

    January 26, 2012 by Jo

    SAN FRANCISCO!!! Woooooo!!! Yup, that’s right! Kevin and I are coming back to San Francisco to teach at the 9:20 Special again and we’re freaking thrilled!!

    In case you want to brush up on the material we taught back in September, here’s a friendly reminder!

    So what’s next?

    Review the material. Come to class. Tell your friends that you’re going to have a great time and that they’d be missing out if they didn’t join you. Aaaaaaand then dai-ance!!!

    See you there :D

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  3. 3rd ANNUAL “BLACK COUTURE BALL” on THE FILLMORE

    September 24, 2011 by Jo

    Black C Ball

     

    Celebrating 100 years of fashion and nightlife

    This event takes place on Fillmore St., between Geary & Eddy Streets. A three block area area on the Fillmore entertainment corridor is transformed into a classy and hip trip back in time.

    An event like no other… Bars, restaurants, dining, drinking, dancing, art, music and more. We encourage you to wear your finest “black” vintage attire of the past ten decades. If you don’t have vintage clothing, then current style is just fine. Pick out your classiest, sexist black outfit.

    DETAILS

    Old Timey
    Black Couture Ball

    FILLMORE CENTER PLAZA
    7pm-7:30pm: Dance Lesson with Hep Jen & Kevin Munroe
    7:30pm-8:15pm: live music Rich & the Rhythm Roustabouts
    8:15pm: Dance Performance The Hot Bloods & Chicago Steppin’
    8:30pm: Dance Contest Round 1
    8:45pm: Dance Performance Double or Nothing & Dj Hep Jen
    9pm: Dance Contest Final Round
    9:15pm-9:45pm: live music Rich & the Rhythm Roustabouts

    YOSHIS LOUNGE
    9pm: Dj Jumpin Jeff Kroll
    10pm-10:45pm: live music Stompy Jones
    10:45pm: Burlesque Shows Mynx D’ Meanor & Vienna La Rouge
    11pm: Swing Dance Performance Michael & Claire from Motion Explosion & Double or Nothing
    11:15pm-12am: live music Stompy Jones
    12am: Dj Jumpin Jeff Kroll & Best dressed man/woman contest
    12:15am: Burlesque Shows Mynx D’ Meanor & Vienna La Rouge
    12:30am-1am: live music Stompy Jones

    RASSELAS JAZZ CLUB
    9:30pm-12:30am: front room, live music Slim Jenkins
    10pm – 1am: back room, live music Robert Stewart Experience

    1300 SUPPER CLUB
    9pm-12am: live music JP & the Rhythm Chasers

    SHEBAS LOUNGE
    9:45pm-1am: live music South Bay Blues Band

    Schedule subject to change!

    SWING DANCE CONTEST  - 830pm at the Fillmore Center Plaza

    All forms of swing dancing are welcome: Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag, Charleston, etc. Competitors will be judged as a couple. It is not necessary to register in advance, just show up at the beginning of the contest. Competitors will dance in a preliminary round, to 2 DJed songs, of 1-1/2 minutes each. During the preliminary round, judges will tap out competitors. The 3 remaining couples will be in the final round. The final round will be danced to a full song, and the winners will be determined by audience applause.

    Prizes include:
    2 one month passes for Tuesday Night Jump at Verdi Club
    2 tickets to Petunia & the Vipers, The B-Stars, West Coast Ramblers Friday Sept. 30th @ Verdi Club, San Francisco
    2 tickets to 3rd Annual SF Zombie Prom (The House of Voodoo) @ Verdi Club, San Francisco

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  4. The Vintage Fashion Expo in SF

    September 14, 2011 by Jo

    Guess what’s happening THIS weekend? The Vintage Fashion Expo!!! Goodness, I love being here in San Francisco. Here are the details:

    Sept. 17th & 18th, 2011!!!
    Returns To The Concourse Exhibition Center at the Nob Hill Masonic Center, 1111 California St., San Francisco, CA directions

    The Vintage Fashion Expo features 85 dealers of vintage clothing, accessories and textiles, attracting clotheshorses, fashion designers, costumers, celebrities and fashion editors from all over the globe. Browse a wide range of time periods, from 1850 to 1980. Women”s hats, shoes, dresses, costume and estate jewelry. Vintage eye wear. Men’s suits, shoes, shirts, watches, ties and more. Fantastic textiles for the home. Here’s the list of dealers that will be showing this weekend.

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  5. Picnic with Gatsby

    September 12, 2011 by Jo

    What a delightful afternoon I had prancing around the Historic Dunsmuir Helman Estate at the The 27th Annual Gatsby Summer Afternoon! There was hardly enough time to take everything in. All the guests were dressed to the nines in their best 1920-1940s daywear and they even brought red wagons filled with picnic baskets, lemonade, all the fixing for Mint Juleps, pie, scones, and scotch. And to make sure they were comfortable while dining, many people brought their picnic blankets and chairs. One group even brought a rug, six wicker chairs, a tea set, punch bowl, a well stocked bar, and an enormous umbrella. Needless to say, they were the picnic champs of the afternoon.


    Pictures from my phone, Kevin St. Laurent, Walter Nelson, and Kim Yasuda

    I had not attended this party before so I prepared for the live music to be mediocre, but instead it was marvelous! The Don Neely’s Royal Society Jazz Orchestra was killin’ it all afternoon, and so much so that within moments of arriving, Kevin and I hit the dance floor to bal. Yup, that’s right, we did Balboa and we were cutting sick (for us)! Hehe, ok, perhaps not the ideal choice of words when describing one’s (1) balboa dance at (2) a vintage garden party, but eh….it’s my post. DISCLAIMER: Kevin and I do not claim to be balboa dancers. We can do it to some degree, but we are no means as skilled as someone like Mickey and Kelly, nor do we claim to be.

    So anyways…had a sweet dance with Kevin and then my hair managed to undo itself. I redid my hair, introduced myself to a number of people, and saw some familiar faces from the past like Michael (of Michael and Persephone), Jane Barnes, Jason Hesse, Chris Lee, and Rusty Frank. I ate, I drank, I chased Kevin around with a camera and took various photos of him, and I danced twice more. The shim sham came on and I think every lindy hopper there hit the floor. Shortly after that, there was a partnered Charleston Contest which Kevin and I won. We are now the 2011, Art Deco Society, Great Gatsby Picnic, Partnered Charleston Champions! What a mouthful. *smile To be perfectly honest, our Balboa dance at the beginning of the afternoon was MUCH more spectacular than what we did on the competition floor, but regardless, we graciously accepted first…..and then I had to redo my hair again.

    There was more drinking and mingling….and then the party was done. As the sun sat lower in the sky, people packed up their picnic baskets, folded up their blankets, loaded up their wagons, and the vintage cars rumbled away. The afternoon was reminiscent of a dream. It all happened so quickly and then it was done. As I type about it now, sitting in front of my trusty Mac in my modern pajamas, it doesn’t quite feel real. Thank goodness for photos….and a first place ribbon.

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  6. Gatsby Summer Afternoon

    September 11, 2011 by Jo

    Guess what I’m doing tomorrow?

    The Art Deco Society Of California Presents
    The 27th Annual Gatsby Summer Afternoon

    Sunday, September 11, 2011 1-6PM

    Dunsmuir Helman Historic Estate
    2960 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland, CA 94615

    On the second Sunday in September the Art Deco Society of California hosts its annual Gatsby Summer Afternoon at the historic Dunsmuir Helman House in Oakland California.

    The Gatsby Summer Afternoon lets several hundred aficionados of the 1920s and 30s step back to a time when elegance was a way of life and the Charleston and Fox Trot were all the rage. This is not a spectator event; every guest is part of the scene in their vintage best. From 1-6 p.m. the panoramic Dunsmuir front lawn becomes the stage on which all participants play, picnic, dance, and sip champagne; reminiscent of a scene from The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous novel of 1925.

    Featuring:

    Gatsby Summer Afternoon

    Dancing is just one of the Gatsby Summer Afternoon Delights!

    Don Neely’s Royal Society Jazz Orchestra
    With Carla Normand
    Dance to RSJO’S Authentic Jazz Era Arrangements

    The Great Gatsby Bathing Beauty Revue With
    The DecoBelles

    Toast the Crowning of This Year’s Miss Art Deco

    Grand Motor Car Exhibit
    Enjoy Dozens of Art Deco Era Autos on Display

    Wine Tasting
    Wine provided by LeVin Winery—Commemorative Wine Glass $5

    Dunsmuir House Tours
    Complimentary House Tours 2pm to 3pm

    Prizes will be awarded:
    Best Auto, Best Costumes for Ladies, Gents and Children, Best Picnics, Petite to Grand, Best Charleston

    A Fashion Parade at which you can show off your vintage style in a promenade before our stage!

    Dance Demos featuring your favorites like the Foxtrot, Charleston or Lindy

    Surprises every year!

    With everyone attending this event in period fashion, the effect is amazing! Guests bring period-perfect picnics, with elaborate spreads, complete with silver, crystal, linens and china; to simple wicker baskets on vintage print tablecloths.

    Afternoon attire from 1920-1940 (or reasonable facsimile) is required.

    Some places to find clothing:

    Clothing: Vintage and Custom

    Anna Newman Vintage Fashion
    1125 El Camino Real
    San Carlos, Ca. 94070
    (650) 631-1600
    www.anewmanvintage.com

    Costume Party
    Wearable vintage for men & women
    1058 Hyde Street (at California)
    San Francisco Ca 94109
    (415) 885-3377
    Mon – Sat. 11am – 7pm Sun. 12 – 6pm
    www.costumepartysf.com

    By Kimberly Manning Aker and Sara Klotz de Aguilar

    Decades of Fashion
    Great selection for men, women & children
    1740 Haight St (between Cole St & Shrader St)
    San Francisco, CA 94117
    (415) 668-8202

    Fascination – Antique Trove
    Especially accessories! By appointment
    1119 Industrial Road, Space #12
    San Carlos, CA.
    (510) 793-5895

    La Rosa Vintage
    Finest men’s & women’s vintage
    1711 Haight Street (between Cole St & Shrader St)
    San Francisco, CA 94117
    (415) 668-3744

    Recapture Vintage Bridal Designs
    Retro & custom ~ accessories ~ gifts
    5405 College Ave.
    Oakland, CA
    (510) 530-5828

    ReVamp
    Limited edition vintage re-creations
    Platt Building 834 South Broadway Suite 1200
    Los Angeles, CA 90014
    (213) 488-3387
    www.revampvintage.com

    Shadows
    San Anselmo
    415.459.0574
    www.shadowsjewelry.com

    Theresa LaQuey Couture
    Custom designs
    (510) 635.6554
    www.theresalaquey.com

    Torso Vintages
    A rare collection ~ women’s & men’s
    272 Sutter Street
    San Francisco, CA
    (415) 391-3166


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  7. Residency in San Francisco

    August 30, 2011 by Jo

    For the month of September, Kevin and I will be teaching weekly classes Wednesday and Thursday night in San Francisco!!!!! I’m pretty excited to get to teach locally again; it’s been over two years since I last taught a series.

    Here are some of the details:

    Wednesday Night Hop
    1400 N Shoreline Blvd #A
    Mountain View, CA

    Every Wednesday night features new lessons & fun dancing at Cheryl Burke Dance in Mountain View. Class includes free admission to the dance party.
    Here’s the schedule (prices vary on band nights):
    9:15pm to 11:45pm — Swing Dance Party — Only $8 ($6 for 24 & younger)
    8:15pm — Level 1 Lindy Hop & Level 3 Lindy Hop — $16 drop-in
    7:15pm — Level 2 Lindy Hop & Balboa — $16 drop-in

     

    Thursday at 9:20 Special
    2450 Sutter Street
    San Francisco, CA

    7:20-8:20pm
    Special Extensions    		 Special Extensions – The Lindy Hop: Kevin & Jo Style!
    with Kevin St. Laurent & Jo Hoffberg
    (NEW Drop-ins 1st or 2nd week ONLY) Class Details »
    8:20-9:20pm
    Level 3 – C    		 Intermediate+ Lindy Hop Series with Kevin St. Laurent & Jo Hoffberg
    (NEW Drop-ins 1st or 2nd week ONLY) Class Details »

    Register here for classes!!

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