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Previous
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The UK Swing Dance
Club sponsors a variety of activities throughout the year, to
include lessons, dances and workshops. |
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Don't
miss out on
UK Swing Dance Club events!
Check out the UK
Swing Dance Club Home Page or
Calendar Page
for info on upcoming events. |
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Participation in Club activities is
open to ALL -- not just UK students |
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Here is some info
on past UK Swing Dance Club activities. |
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Saturday, April 12, 2008:
Mark this date on your
calendar. A Battle of the Big Band Orchestras in the UK
Student Center Grand Ballroom. KJRO versus the UK Jazz
Ensemble. Click
here
for all the info! |
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Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007: The Grand Ballroom
was rocking' once again to the great music of the Kentucky Jazz Repertory Orchestra
&
Blair Carman & the Belleview Boys! |
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Nov. 9-11, 2007: Jitterbug Jamboree,
Weekend Swing Dance Workshop, featuring instruction by
Joel & Alison Plys from San Diego, CA.
Our best weekend workshop to date! |
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Saturday, April 28, 2007: A great Swing Dance,
featuring music by TWO Bands:
the Kentucky Jazz Repertory Orchestra
&
Blair Carman & the Belleview Boys. Both bands provided
great music! We had so much fun, we decided to do it again on
Nov. 10, 2007!! |
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April 27-29, 2007: Swingin' in the
Bluegrass, Weekend Swing Dance Workshop, featuring instruction by
Marty Klempner & Valerie Salstrom, from GetHepSwing, Cleveland, OH.
Another great workshop! |
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Sunday, December 31, 2006:
UK Swing
Dance Club New Year's Eve Swing Dance.
A good time was had by all at this event; the Kentucky Jazz
Repertory Orchestra once again provided great music! |
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Saturday, November 11, 2006:
Big
Band Swing Dance,
with a special salute to America's
Veterans. 7:30 pm-Midnite. Location: UK Student Center Grand Ballroom,
corner of South Limestone Street & Avenue of Champions.
Music by the Kentucky Jazz Repertory Orchestra (KJRO). When
the KJRO plays, it doesn't get any better than that!
Another great dance!! |
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November 10-12, 2006:
Boogie in the
Bluegrass, Weekend Swing Dance Workshop, featuring instruction by Joel &
Alison Plys
from San Diego, CA. A great workshop! |
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Saturday, April 29th, 2006, Big Band
Swing Dance.
Yes indeed, April 29th was
another great dance with the
Kentucky Jazz Repertory Orchestra! |
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November 19, 2005-The
Kentucky Jazz Repertory Orchestra, co-directed by
University of Kentucky School of Music Professors Dick Domek & Miles Osland.
One word describes this event: Amazing! An outstanding
big band
playing the original arrangements! The music of Jimmie Lunceford,
Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and others came to life
at this event. What a magical moment when the band played Duke
Ellington's 6 minute version of "Tiger Rag" and a lot of the
attendees gathered around the bandstand to cheer on the band!
A lot of the songs played at this dance are not
played very often at other live music venues by your average "big
band" or "swing band" due to their technical difficulty.
If you missed this dance, all we can say is
.....you shouldn't have....but don't
miss the next one! |
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April
16,
2005-The
Tom Daugherty Orchestra and their famous re-creation of the
Glenn
Miller Army-Air Corps
WWII
Band. All
the way from Dayton, OH, this band gave a nice performance and
show. Once again, lots of swing dancers from Lexington, central KY and
out-of-town showed up to enjoy some good music and cut a rug. |
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November
6,
2004-Lee's
Junction Big Band Orchestra.
An
outstanding Big Band Orchestra from the Cincinnati, OH area with great
vocalists. Lots of swing dancers from central KY and out of
town
had a great time at this dance!
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February
21,
2004-Battle of the
High School Jazz Bands!
Scott
County and
Dunbar
High School
Jazz Bands duke
it out.
Verdict:
A Tie!
A
very enjoyable
evening!
Those
young people can really play. And
a lot of them also learned a few dance moves!
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November
8,
2003-The
Pete
Wagner
Big Band Orchestra.
Ever
wonder what it was like to dance in the 1930's and 40's to
that
great big
band sound? This was one great
dance!
No
Lawrence Welk,
no
champaign
music,
no
mayonnaise,
no white bread at this dance.
Just that great, swingin' big band
sound! |
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February
28,
2003-The
Cigar Store Indians.
This
rockabilly band from the Atlanta, GA area was
just a whole lot of fun!
They came,
they rocked,
we danced!
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Where else in Lexington can you get
this quality of live music for dancing?
Come out and support the UK Swing Dance Club and the Lexington swing
dance community!
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Swing Dances
in
Lexington |
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The
UK Swing Dance Club
presents regular
swing dances
in Lexington
(location is the
Lexington
Arthur
Murray Dance Studio).
These
dances
are
DJ'd
by
the UK Swing Dance Club
and
are
well
attended by dancers of all ability levels.
Come on out to these dances, you're invited! |
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Dances at Other
Locations in Lexington/central Kentucky
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These
dances
include
Swingin'
on Main,
Lexington's
annual street dance; and
Swing Dances
at
High Bridge Park in High Bridge,
KY
(co-sponsored by
Jessamine
County
Parks
&
Rec),
to
mention just a couple.
Keep an eye on the Club's web site for info.
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Workshops
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The
UK Swing Dance Club
strives to
sponsors
workshops
in Lexington as often as possible. Past workshops
have
featured instruction by:
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Marty
Klempner
&
Valerie
Salstrom,
GetHepSwing,
Cleveland,
OH.
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Joel
&
Alison
Plys,
2PlySwing,
San
Diego,
CA.
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Terry
and
Kandy
Thompson-Cannon,
CincySwing,
Cincinnati,
OH.
o
Chris
and
Shana
Bowling,
Louisville,
KY.
Keep
an eye out for the next
UK Swing
Dance Club workshop!
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See
you on the dance floor! |
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