A fun trip for dancers and their non-dancing friends and relations. This year’s mystery will start at Knox and run through the afternoon. There will be a band in the evening for anyone who still has some stamina. Put it in your diaries now and organise your car – the more people in a car the more eyes for better results. To book SMS 0412 016 780, email: pat@lindyhop.com.au or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/swingcentral

The first Flat Foot Floogie dance will be held on Saturday, 17 March. Put it in your diaries now!

Mitcham Girl Guide Hall, Bowling Green Lane, Mitcham
7.00 pm start. Sorry for the delayed reopening, the hall is being repainted

St Matthew’s Church Hall, Cnr Warrigal & High Sts, Ashburton
A great time to come back to a fresh routine.

If you know anyone who is thinking of coming in, please let them know that the first classes at Strathmore and Ashburton in February will be a great time to start.

We will be running a Silver Level class from 6.15 until after the “Soiree” (end of term 1). Work on the performance routine will take place from Term 2.

Tue Jan 31 The Plenary MCEC - An Unforgettable Evening With Natalie Cole
Fri 3 Feb Shell’s Hot 4 @ Rose Diner Port Melbourne. 9.30 – 12.30 FREE
Sat 4 Feb Pippa Wilson with Royal Garden Jazz Band @ Clayton RSL, Carinish Rd, Clayton VIC (Bookings Jazz Club bookings Ph: 9553 3850) 8.00 – 11.00pm . $15
Sat 4 Feb Big Band Sunset Jazz Festival @ Hazel Pierce Park adjacent to the beautiful Mordialloc Creek, Mordialloc 3.30 – 9.00pm Take a picnic or buy Fish & Chips across the road
Sun 5 Feb Shell’s Hot 4 @ Daveys in Frankston 3-6pm
Sun 5 Feb The Shuffle Club @ The Dogs Bar, Acland Street, St Kilda - 9.00 pm (kitchen stays open until 11.00)
Thurs 9 Feb Pearly Shells Big Band with Bob Valentine & Rob Gilbert @ The Memo off Acland Street in St Kilda (back of Army/Navy Club
Fri 10 Feb Out for the Count @ 1359 Sydney Road, Fawkner at 8.30 pm... $15.00 the place has a night club type of atmosphere...
Fri 10 Feb Shell’s Hot 4 @ Rose Diner Port Melbourne. 9.30 – 12.30 FREE
10-12 Feb Grampians 26th Jazz Festival 03 5572 3443 www.grampiansjazzfestival.com.au
Sat 11 Feb Halls Gap Jazz Festival (no jazz at Clayton this Saturday)
Sat 11 Feb Big Band Sunset Jazz Festival @ Hazel Pierce Park adjacent to the beautiful Mordialloc Creek, Mordialloc 3.30 – 9.00pm Take a picnic or buy Fish & Chips across the road
Sun 12 Feb “Tour de Dance” Mystery Car Tour. $10 per car. Must book ph or SMS: 0412 016 780 or email pat@lindyhop.com.au
Sun 12 Feb Pearly Shells @ The Dogs Bar, Acland Street, St Kilda - 9.00 pm (kitchen stays open until 11.00)
Tues14 Feb Rob Gilbert @ The Speigeltent 11:00 am $35 remembering artists such as Mel Torme, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Vic Damone and Bobby Darin Phone bookings 1300 182 183
17-19 Feb Echuca-Moama Jazz Festival 1800 804 446 www.riverboats jazzfoodand wine.com.au
Fri 17 Feb Shell’s Hot 4 @ Rose Diner Port Melbourne. 9.30 – 12.30 FREE
Sat 18 Feb Big Band Sunset Jazz Festival @ Hazel Pierce Park adjacent to the beautiful Mordialloc Creek, Mordialloc 3.30 – 9.00pm Take a picnic or buy Fish & Chips across the road
Sat 18 Feb Red Hot Rhythm Mkrs- Michael McQuaid & Jason Downes @ Clayton RSL, Carinish Rd, Clayton VIC (Bookings Jazz Club bookings Ph: 9553 3850) 8.00 – 11.00pm .
Sat 18 Feb Pearly Shells @ Transit Bar, Federation Square 10 – 1.00 am
Sun19 Feb Rob Gilbert @ The Speigeltent 11:00 am $35 remembering artists such as Mel Torme, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Vic Damone and Bobby Darin Phone bookings 1300 182 183
Sun 19 Feb Opus 21 Big Band @ Ringwood Lake Maroondah Hwy, Ringwood 12.30 – 4.30pm FREE
Sun 19 Feb The Shuffle Club @ The Dogs Bar, Acland Street, St Kilda - 9.00 pm (kitchen stays open until 11.00)
Sun 19 Feb The Pearly Shells @ Goonawarra winery
21-26 Feb Clarence Jazz Festival, TAS 03 6245 8638 www.ccc.tas.gov.au
24-26 Feb Paynesville music Festival VIC www.visitpaynesville.com.au
Fri 24 Feb Shell’s Hot 4 @ Rose Diner Port Melbourne. 9.30 – 12.30 FREE
Sat 25 Feb Genuine Prahran Mkt Band @ Clayton RSL, Carinish Rd, Clayton VIC (Bookings Jazz Club bookings Ph: 9553 3850) 8.00 – 11.00pm .
Sat 25 Feb Pearly Shells Big Band at the Eltham Jazz Festival 9-11 ( the Big Finish spot!)
Sat 25 Feb Big Band Sunset Jazz Festival @ Hazel Pierce Park adjacent to the beautiful Mordialloc Creek, Mordialloc 3.30 – 9.00pm Take a picnic or buy Fish & Chips across the road
Sun 26 Feb Pearly Shells Hot 4 @ Mentone Hotel
Sun 26 Feb Pearly Shells @ The Dogs Bar, Acland Street, St Kilda - 9.00 pm (kitchen stays open until 11.00)

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS/EXCHANGES

JANUARY 2012
20-22 Annual Scandinavian Shuffle Balboa Exchange Oslo, Norway
22-27 Swing Camp Oz ADELAIDE SA http://www.SwingCampOZ.com/
27-30 DJAM Durham, UK http://www.lindy-jazz.co.uk
SOFLEX Florida, USA www.soflex.org

FEBRUARY 2012
2-5 The European Blues Invasion London UK http://europeanbluesinvasion.com/
3-5 Paris Balboa Shag Festival Paris, France www.spiritoflindy.asso.fr
4-5 Kenny Nelson workshops Hobart, TAS http://www.footnotesdance.com.au
10-12 GNSH 2012 (Goodnight Sweetheart) Haileybury Herts, UK http://www.gnsh.co.uk/
10-12 Leapin’ Lindy Berne, Switzerland www.leapinlindy.ch
10-12 Montpellier Balboa Rendez-Vous Montpellier, France www.swingcatcie.com
11-12 Balboa Bandwagon Reading, UK jean@alljazzedup.com
14-19 Art-Deco Swing Festival Napier, NZ www.jitterbugs.co.nz/artdeco/
16-20 Rock that Swing Munich, Germany www.rockthatswing.com
16-20 Rocky Mountains Balboa Blowout Denver, USA http://www.cmdance.org/index.php?
17-19 SeaJam Singapore www.swingapore.com
24-27 Perth Lindy Jam 2012 Perth WA http://swingit.com.au

MARCH 2012
1-4 The Heartland Swing Festival Des Moines, Iowa, USA http://www.HeartlandSwingFestival.com
2-4 Girl Jam UK http://girljam.co.uk/
2-4 Berlin Balboa Weekend Berlin Germany http:/./wwwberlinbalboaweekend.de/
2-4 Sweet N' Hot! 2012 Melbourne http://www.1929studios.com/sweet-n-hot-2012
2-4 Shuffle Amsterday (Balboa) - Amsterdam http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=193335880743075
2-5 Orlando Lindy Exchange 2012 - Orlando, USA http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_6320079786#!/home.php?sk=group_13093897251
9-11 Tiny Balboa , Grenoble, France http://grenobleswing.free.fr
9-12 Sideways Lucerne, Switzerland Lindy Hop & Blues weekend
15-19 Ljubljana – Sweetswing Festival Ljubljana, Slovenia
16-18 4th Vietnam Lindy Exchange Saigon www.thevlx.net
http://www.facebook.com/groups/vlx2012/
16-18 Appellation Swing Controlee Pessac, Nr Bordeaux, France www.ascbordeaux.fr
16-18 III Swing Madrid Festival 2011 MADRID, SPAIN www.swingmadrid.com
16-20 Rock that Swing Festival Munich, Germany www.rockthatswing.com
29 Mar – 1 Apr Paris Jazz Roots Dance Festival –Paris France http://festival.brotherswing.com
29 Mar – 1 Apr Balboa Rendezvous San Diago, CA, USA www.2plyswing.com

APRIL 2012
1-3 Jumptown Jam 2012 Canberra ACT http://jumptownjam.org/
4-9 15th Barswingona Barcelona, Spain www.barswingona.org
6-9 Is There Hop? 2012 Zurich, Switzerland http://www.istherehop.ch/
6-9 Bristol Swing Festival Bristol UK www.bsf.co.uk
6-9 Smokey Feet 2011 Amsterdam, Holland www.amsterdamlindyworkshop.nl
12-18 NZX 2012 Auckland, New Zealand www.jitterbugs.co.nz/nzx/
13-16 Prague Spring Swing Festival (PSSF) Prague, Checoslovakia
13-18 Shuffle the House Schauffhausen Switzerland www.shufflethehouse.ch
13 Fleur de Lindy New Orleans, USA http://www.fleurdelindy.com
20-22 Blues Before Sunrise Melbourne http://www.bluesbeforesunrise.com.au
26-30 Hullabaloo Perth WA http://perthswing.com/hullabaloo/
28 Apr – 2 May Swinglandia Dance Camp Ukraine

MAY 2012
4-7 Brit Hop London LX 2012 London, UK http://londonlindyexchange.com
4-6 Athens Lindy Exchange Athens, Greece athens_swingcats@yahoo.com
4-8 Balboa on the Promenade Mandelieu, France http://www.balboaonthepromenade.com/en/home-11.htm
11-13 Fallin' In Blues Grenoble, France http://fib.grenobleswing.com/en/
17-20 Sunshine Swing Brisbane, http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=240610355977361
17-20 Camp Dixieland Dresden, Germany www.dresden-hepcats.de
25-27 Swing Brother Swing Festival Bologna, Italy http://www.swingfestival.it
31 May – 4 Jun London Swing Festival London, UK www.londonswingfestival.co.uk

JUNE 2012
1-3 Thames Valley Balboa Festival Henley On Thames, UK Balboa
22-24 Devil City Swing Tasmania http://www.devilcityswing.com.au/
15-17 European Swing Dance Champs Barcelona, Spain www.eurosdc.com
22-24 Berlininjammerz 2011 Berlin, Germany http://www.berlininjammerz.de

Strathmore Bowls Club, Loeman St, Strathmore

Strathmore class (like Ashburton) is open all through January. Both classes are starting a new beginner routine.

A quick reminder in case you are asked, we do not run to a monthly program like some other schools. Beginners can come in whenever they wish (for other classes it’s best to check if you want to start at the beginning of a routine.