Monday, July 12th, 2010
What a great night we had at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday! It was just amazing to see such a huge and legendary venue filled with Swing Dancers. We’re SO proud of our two dancing teams, the Traffic Jam crew and the Happy Feet girls, who really pulled it out of the bag. Take a peek at their performances here…
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Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Psssttt….don’t tell anyone but we’ll be at the Secret Garden Party this year. Yes, rehearsals have been underway and planning is a go-go for an exciting array of classes and performances at one of the UK’s best small festivals. Among the acts performing are Caravan Palace and we’ve been getting very exciting about the prospect of swinging out to them in a field in Cambridge shire. Swinging out to electro-swing?! I hear you cry. Yes! That’s right. And just in case you thought it couldn’t be done, take a look at this amazing performance form the Ninjammerz at with the very same Caravan Palace at Festival de Jazz de Montréal.
Next challenge…swinging out in wellies. Oh dear…
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Thursday, July 8th, 2010
We’ll be here…get involved 
BUST, Summer Craftacular – Shop. Craft. Dance! Sat July 10 | 12pm – 7pm
An indie shopping mall in York Hall! With DJs, drinks, DIY and an alternative food court of sweet and savoury treats… and dancing with Swing Patrol.
SHOP at over 60 stalls of the hippest in handmade.
CRAFT a fascinator headpiece with The Make Lounge; screen-print a tote bag with Mr Wingate; colour-in jewellery with Tatty Devine.
DANCE to DJs The A-Maisonettes, The Vinyl Vendettas, She Runs With Wolves (Ladyfest Ten); learn to Lindy Hop and Jitterbug with a special beginner’s class by Swing Patrol from 5.30pm to 7pm.
Goodie bags for the first 100 through the door, raffle and more. Admission: £2. *Sign up for the fascinator-making workshops (1pm-2.30pm and 4pm-5.30pm) on the day, places limited.
York Hall, 5-15 Old Ford Road London E2 9PJ
1 minute from Bethnal Green Tube Station
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Two weeks later and we are still day dreaming about the great times we had at the London Swing Festival! And it’s worth noting that we are all set to go again from May 26 to 30 2011! Get it down in the diary now!
In the meantime take a look at these stunning photos (courtesy of Kim Sheard Photography) of the Saturday night baland marvel at some of the fastest feet in London…
Monday, June 7th, 2010
Missy Fatale presents…
Burlesque beauties and hot rhythms from the golden age of jazz!
Friday 18th June, 2010 at Proud Cabaret | Luxury supperclub & Jazz piano from 7.30pm
Showtime! 8.30pm | Social dancing and late-night floor show 11pm – 3am
Prize for best dressed (and best-undressed)….
Sponsored by Kiss Me Deadly lingerie
Join Missy Fatale, London’s most formidable red-head, for a night of decadent jazz, vintage strip-tease and wild swing dancing.
June’s revue presents …1930’s freakshow burlesque, Lindy Hop aerials – apache style, the birth of Venus, hot solo Charleston, classical piano striptease, Chap Hop, singing sirens, and a banana-shaking finale!
Missy Fatale
**Missy Fatale**
Missy is one of London’s most sought after burlesque stars. Devoted to 1930’s swing dance, audiences across the world have been captivated by her hypnotic performances, including the red carpet opening of London Burlesque Week and the launch of Kiss Me Deadly lingerie.
This sassy burlesque siren has her five-inch heels firmly rooted in the formidable era of the Femme Fatale. With a passionate love of all things swing and an addiction to shimmying, she intoxicates her victims with her dark mysterious eyes and bewitches with her hips.
Chrys Colombine
**Chrys Colombine**
Chrys is an international burlesque starlet, pin-up model, and a classically-trained pianist . She has graced and headlined stages all over the world, and has featured in many major publications such as French Playboy, and Glamour Italia. With the ethereal looks of a fairytale princess, and a number of stunning, unique routines she is a truly charismatic performer. She is also the only burlesquer who plays classical piano and strips at the same time!
Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer
**Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer**
On a one-man mission to introduce Hip-Hop to the Queen’s English, Mr. B is delighted to present Chap-Hop.
Having spent the best part of a decade bringing some manners back to popular culture, this dopest of fellows will entertain and amuse you with his ingenious stylings. Aiming to dazzle with dignity, Mr. B takes to the stage with his Banjolele and stiff upper lip to perform ditties of pipe-smoking, high society, Cricket and sexual misadventure, as well as some more well-known pieces from the world of Hip-Hop, re-worked in true Chap-Hop fashion. Watch him in action here
Mood Swings
**Mood Swings**
This dynamic duo presents the flagship dance of the swing era – the Lindy Hop! Complete with high-flying aerials, fabulous costuming, and buckets full of charm. Their combined experience specialises in vintage and eccentric dances from the 1920’s – 1940’s, reviving popular dance crazes and steps from the Jazz age, then adding their own unique twist.
Tallulah Tonic
**Tallulah Tonic**
The gorgeous Tallulah Tonic is one half of the sensational singing duo Twin and Tonic, and our sultry stage kitten for the evening. This multi-talented songbird is inspired by the glamorous and sophisticated stars of the silver screen’s 30s and 40s hey day, and will blow your mind with her show-stopping legs!
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
If you thought the Shim Sham was hard…try it underwater. OK, dont, but witness the mildly eccentric London Swing Festival instructor Dax Hock and Doug Silton doing it in Thailand. This is exactly 2 minutes and 36 seconds of madness but it’s really quite funny. Doug, we are just loving your underwater swivels, no really we are.
Monday, April 12th, 2010
Burlesque beauties and hot rhythms from the golden age of jazz!
In association with the London Swing Festival, Sugar Blue Burlesque, Swingcopation, and the Wam Bam Belles.
Friday 14th May, 2010 at Proud Cabaret
Luxury supperclub & Jazz piano from 7.30pm Showtime! 8.30pm
Social dancing and late-night champagne floor show 11pm – 3am
Prize for best dressed (and best-undressed)….
Join Missy Fatale, London’s most formidable red-head, for a night of decadent jazz, vintage strip-tease and wild swing dancing.
This revue presents 1930’s burlesque, hot solo Charleston and vernacular jazz dance, body burning and fire tassels, burlesque’s answer to Billie Holiday, Lindy Hop, traditional belly-dancing, and a sparkling champagne-soaked finale! Starring…Missy Fatale, Miss Banbury Cross, Swingcopation, D’arcy Beau, and the fabulous Trixie Tassels (all the way from Sugar Blue Burlesque in Perth, Australia!)
Hosted by the glorious Ms Fanny La Rue (of Sugar Blue Burlesque fame), Fingers Wolfenstein on the keys, and the gorgeous Ginger Blush as stage kitten.
Swing DJ Benjamin Cook will be hotting up the social dancefloor from 11pm – 3am. Bring your dancing shoes for some Lindy Hop, Charleston, shag, balboa, cakewalk, blackbottom or slow-drag!
Advance tickets £8 (More on the door) | London Swing Festival ticketholders £5 | Social dancing only (after 11pm) £5
3 course Supperclub & show £37.50 | Luxury Supperclub & show £47.50
Buy tickets online | 24/7 Ticket Hotline: 0122-444-3377 | For info call 07771 393 347
www.proudcabaret.com | Proud Cabaret No.1 Mark Lane (Corner of Dunster Court and Mark Lane) London EC3R 7AH
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
At Newington Green last week Scott and Ash were talking about some cool varitations for triple steps, something to just make it a bit more expressive and fun. As a beginner dancer, still in my triple-step robot phase, I have often watched the professionals and been amazed at how they managed to insert such personality into their dancing. It’s a massively inspiring thing to watch and it’s always those dancers that leave me thinking ‘I want to do that.”
This clip of Mikey Pedroza & Frida Segerdahl at 2009 ILHC is one of those clips. Frida especially just has some AMAZING variations. She has some seriously happy feet! This is one of those dances that just keeps on moving, even when it appears to be standing still. The personality and style it make the whole two minutes a joy to watch! Now if only I knew how to slow the damn thing down …:) Enjoy!
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
So you want to learn to swing dance? But you’re a bit pushed for time? Maybe you’re not sure it’s for you? Or maybe you want to nail the fundamentals before you commit to a class? Well whether you’re a workaholic, a commitment phobe or a perfectionist we have just the right thing for you. Yes, we are SO good to you that we are willing to teach you everything we know about beginner swing in ONE DAY. Our Learn to Dance in a Day workshops have been getting people off to a flying start throughout the first half of 2010. In fact they are so popular, we have been forced to run more! You may be arriving a lindy flop but by the time you leave you’ll be able to lindy hop…
This weekend we are looking for leaders for the Brick Lane workshop but we have loads more workshops booked in across London. Check out our Workshops page for more information.
Even owls can Lindy hop! Don’t believe us? See for yourself…
What are you still doing here? Go book!
