Event Archives



Friday, Nov 5, 2010 • SDLI Featured in Newsday’s Explore Long Island •

Posted by Gilles on 11/05/2010 • Permalink


Follow this link to see our cover story of the Nov 5th edition of Newsday’s Explore Long Island


Saturday, Nov 6, 2010 • The Tommy James Orchestra at the Brush Barn • SDLI

Posted by John on 10/21/2010 • Permalink


Join us on Saturday November 6th for the amazing energy of the Tommy James Orchestra for some great big band classics.

Based on popular demand and the high turn-out for last months early lesson, we will feature another special, one-time only intermediate lesson.  Joe & Roberta will be teaching the Jitterbug Stroll… You know that fun line dance you see some of us doing every now & then… (see video below).  Have you always wanted to learn it, or need a refresher?  Here’s your chance!

Beginners welcome, no partner required

Door Prizes ++ Refreshments ++ Snacks

Schedule:
6:30 - 7:30:  Jitterbug Stroll Lesson taught by Joe & Roberta
7:30 - 8:00 pm:  Fundamental Lesson taught by Gilles & Sarah
8:00 - 11:00 pm, dancing to live music


Swing Dance Long Island, Inc. (SDLI)

Swing Dance Long Island, Inc. is an all volunteer, not for profit organization dedicated to the promotion of swing dancing on Long Island, New York.

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Join a friendly group of people every Tuesday evening for a mix of East Coast Swing, Savoy Lindy Hop, Hollywood Lindy, West Coast Swing, Balboa, Collegiate Shag and some Ballroom dancing.  No partners are needed and beginners are welcome.

Brush Barn

Brush Barn

The Smithtown Historical Society’s Brush Barn is located behind the historic Epenetus Smith Tavern at 211 East Main Street, Smithtown NY 11787 and is not visible from the street. About 0.2 miles east on Main Street from the intersection of Route 111 and Route 25 (Main Street).  There is a white house that is #211 (Epenetus Smith Tavern) and a gravel drive beside the house.

Epenetus Smith Tavern

Frank Brush Barn

Saturday Band 2009

$15 General Admission, $13 Students with current ID, $10 SDLI Members

Tuesday, Nov 9, 2010 • **NEW VENUE ** DJ Dance at the Huntington Moose Lodge • SDLI

Posted by Gilles on 11/15/2010 • Permalink


We have found a new home and we think you are going to LOVE it!  Starting Tues, Nov 9th we will be dancing at the Huntington Moose Lodge in Greenlawn.  The Moose Lodge has a fabulous, HUGE 1000 square foot dance floor & plenty of tables to relax & chat.  This room can hold over 200 people so bring your friends.  Plus you get Moose Lodge prices at the bar so you get more beverage for your dollar. 

Note:  The Moose Lodge does not serve food.  You are welcome to bring outside food, but NO OUTSIDE DRINKS (be considerate of our new hosts)

*** NEW VENUE LOCATION ***

Huntington Moose Lodge
631 Pulaski Road
Greenlawn, NY 11740-1703
(631) 757-2777

The Moose Lodge is located on Pulaski Road between Elwood and Broadway.  It is on the south side of the street near Harborfields High School.  Click here for a map

Beginners welcome, no partner necessary.

Beginner Lesson:  7:30pm - 8:00 pm
Open dancing to DJ music.  8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

DJ Music

Music will be provided by DJ.

Swing Dance Long Island, Inc. (SDLI)

Swing Dance Long Island, Inc. is an all volunteer, not for profit organization dedicated to the promotion of swing dancing on Long Island, New York.

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Join a friendly group of people every Tuesday evening for a mix of East Coast Swing, Savoy Lindy Hop, Hollywood Lindy, West Coast Swing, Balboa, Collegiate Shag and some Ballroom dancing.  No partners are needed and beginners are welcome.

Huntingtin Moose Lodge

Huntington Moose Lodge

Huntington Moose Lodge
631 Pulaski Road
Greenlawn, NY 11740-1703
(631) 757-2777

Tuesday DJ

$6 General Admission, $5 Students with current ID, $4 SDLI Members

Tuesday, Nov 16, 2010 • The Gail Storm Band at Huntington Moose Lodge • SDLI

Posted by John on 11/15/2010 • Permalink


Gail Storm and her fabulous band help us break in the new venue in style.

Come see one of our most popular bands and our great new venue!

We have found a new home and we think you are going to LOVE it!  Starting Tues, Nov 9th we will be dancing at the Huntington Moose Lodge in Greenlawn.  The Moose Lodge has a fabulous, HUGE 1000 square foot dance floor & plenty of tables to relax & chat.  This room can hold over 200 people so bring your friends.  Plus you get Moose Lodge prices at the bar so you can get more beverage for you dollar here. 

Note:  The Moose Lodge does not serve food.  You are welcome to bring outside food, but NO OUTSIDE DRINKS. 

Location:

Huntington Moose Lodge
631 Pulaski Road
Greenlawn, NY 11740-1703
(631) 757-2777
Google Map

The Moose Lodge is located on Pulaski Road between Elwood and Broadway.  It is on the south side of the street near Harborfields High School.

Beginners welcome, no partner necessary.

Beginner Lesson:  7:30pm - 8:00 pm
Open dancing to LIVE music.  8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Gail Storm Band

image Photo Credit: Eric Fieldstadt

Gail Storm is a pianist and vocalist who specializes in classic blues/jazz. Though Gail draws her musical influences from traditionally based performers such as Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald, and Louis Jordan, many of her fans compare her to modern day performers such as Diana Krall and Marcia Ball. More over, Gail Storm regularly performs in a wide variety of venues and has radio and television appearances to her credit. In addition to her solo gigs, she also appears with other well established musicians as a duo, trio, etc..She has self-produced her two cd’s: Just The Blues (trio studio recording) and Live At The Vail-Leavitt (live sextet recording).

Email:
Phone:  516.353.8418
Website: www.gailstormmusic.com

Frequently appearing with Gail Storm....

Joining Gail will be award winning Jazz Saxophonist and Tierra Records recording artist Shenole Latimer.
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Website: http://www.shenolelatimer.com

Also appearing this evening will be: Joe Vicino
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Joe Vicino has been a mainstay on The Long Island Music scene for awhile now. For 10 years he headed up the powerful Blues/Blues Rock Trio The SmokeDaddys, now out on his own, He is expanding his musical tastes playing with The Gail Storm Band( a mix of jazz, blues & standards) Joe is also doing some solo Acoustic work with ranges from Robert Johnson, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, The Allman Brothers band & Eric Clapton. Look for some exciting new Electric music coming from Joe in 2009! Joe’s influences ranges from early Delta Blues, R&B, British & American Rock & Blues, Texas Blues, Americana, Jazz, and Jam music.
Website: http://www.joevicino.com/
MySapce: http://www.myspace.com/joevicinoandthesmokedaddys

Swing Dance Long Island, Inc. (SDLI)

Swing Dance Long Island, Inc. is an all volunteer, not for profit organization dedicated to the promotion of swing dancing on Long Island, New York.

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Join a friendly group of people every Tuesday evening for a mix of East Coast Swing, Savoy Lindy Hop, Hollywood Lindy, West Coast Swing, Balboa, Collegiate Shag and some Ballroom dancing.  No partners are needed and beginners are welcome.

Huntingtin Moose Lodge

Huntington Moose Lodge

Huntington Moose Lodge
631 Pulaski Road
Greenlawn, NY 11740-1703
(631) 757-2777

Tuesday Band

$15 General Admission, $13 Students with current ID, $10 SDLI Members

Tuesday, Nov 23, 2010 • SDLI Tuesday Swing Dance • SDLI

Posted by Tom on 11/15/2010 • Permalink


We have found a new home and we think you are going to LOVE it!  Starting Tues, Nov 9th we will be dancing at the Huntington Moose Lodge in Greenlawn.  The Moose Lodge has a fabulous, HUGE 1000 square foot dance floor & plenty of tables to relax & chat.  This room can hold over 200 people so bring your friends.  Plus you get Moose Lodge prices at the bar so you can get more beverage for you dollar here.

Note:  The Moose Lodge does not serve food.  You are welcome to bring outside food, but NO OUTSIDE DRINKS.

Location:

Huntington Moose Lodge
631 Pulaski Road
Greenlawn, NY 11740-1703
(631) 757-2777
Google Map

The Moose Lodge is located on Pulaski Road between Elwood and Broadway.  It is on the south side of the street near Harborfields High School.

Beginners welcome, no partner necessary.

Beginner Lesson:  7:30pm - 8:00 pm
Open dancing to LIVE music.  8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

DJ Music

Music will be provided by DJ.

Swing Dance Long Island, Inc. (SDLI)

Swing Dance Long Island, Inc. is an all volunteer, not for profit organization dedicated to the promotion of swing dancing on Long Island, New York.

image

Join a friendly group of people every Tuesday evening for a mix of East Coast Swing, Savoy Lindy Hop, Hollywood Lindy, West Coast Swing, Balboa, Collegiate Shag and some Ballroom dancing.  No partners are needed and beginners are welcome.

Huntingtin Moose Lodge

Huntington Moose Lodge

Huntington Moose Lodge
631 Pulaski Road
Greenlawn, NY 11740-1703
(631) 757-2777

Tuesday DJ

$6 General Admission, $5 Students with current ID, $4 SDLI Members

Saturday, Nov 27, 2010 • Blue Vipers & Intermediate Lesson by Tony Fraser at the Brush Barn • SDLI

Posted by John on 11/23/2010 • Permalink


Join us on Saturday 27 November and dance to the jumpin’ beat of the Blue Vipers of Brooklyn.  We’re moving our December dance up a week so please spread the word. 

This should be a spectacular evening featuring a special INTERMEDIATE East Coast Swing lesson on dips, tricks & slides taught by guest instructor Tony Fraser.  Plus Tony & his partner will also perform for us during the first band break.

Beginners welcome, no partner required

Door Prizes ++ Refreshments ++ Snacks

Schedule:
6:30 - 7:30 pm, INTERMEDIATE Lesson by Tony Fraser
7:30 - 8:00 pm, Fundamental Lesson taught by John & Shannon
8:00 - 11:00 pm, dancing to live music

The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn

The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn are an acoustic Dixieland, early swing, gospel and blues band, composed of resonator guitar/vocals, trumpet, homemade washboard percussion, upright bass, with the occasional addition of violin/fiddle & tenor saxophone.

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Their repertoire of witty songs with moving yet often bawdy lyrics and catchy 4 part vocal harmony always draw large crowds.
The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn recently won a nationally televised contest called “Subway Idol,” which was a month long feature on FOX’s “The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet” where they had the privilege of performing live on four separate occasions. As the winners the band will be recording their next album at Quad studios in conjunction with the legendary Hit Factory recording studios in New York City.
Some of their more notable performances include The 2006 “Lincoln Center Out Of Doors Roots of American Music Festival,” The 2006 “Peace Boat Music Festival” at the United Nations in New York City, winning a Battle of The Bands competition hosted by goswingdancing.com against Joe Battaglia & The New York Big Band in May 2007 and a huge swing party at SOL in New York City hosted by Swing Remix in June 2007.
The Blue Vipers are Billy Nemec-guitar/vocals, Chris Pistorino-upright bass, David Langlois-washboard percussion, Sam Hoyt-trumpet.

Website: Thebluevipersofbrooklyn.com

Swing Dance Long Island, Inc. (SDLI)

Swing Dance Long Island, Inc. is an all volunteer, not for profit organization dedicated to the promotion of swing dancing on Long Island, New York.

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Join a friendly group of people every Tuesday evening for a mix of East Coast Swing, Savoy Lindy Hop, Hollywood Lindy, West Coast Swing, Balboa, Collegiate Shag and some Ballroom dancing.  No partners are needed and beginners are welcome.

Brush Barn

Brush Barn

The Smithtown Historical Society’s Brush Barn is located behind the historic Epenetus Smith Tavern at 211 East Main Street, Smithtown NY 11787 and is not visible from the street. About 0.2 miles east on Main Street from the intersection of Route 111 and Route 25 (Main Street).  There is a white house that is #211 (Epenetus Smith Tavern) and a gravel drive beside the house.

Epenetus Smith Tavern

Frank Brush Barn

Saturday Band 2009

$15 General Admission, $13 Students with current ID, $10 SDLI Members

Saturday, Nov 27, 2010 • Collegiate Shag Demo - Tony Fraser and Jaime Shannon •

Posted by Tom on 11/29/2010 • Permalink


Tony Fraser and Jaime Shannon demonstrated the Collegiate Shag at Swing Dance Long Island’s November 27th barn dance.  The dance is mostly single though there a little triple and a few other historical rhythms in there…

If you don’t see the video above try the YouTube link.


Tuesday, Nov 30, 2010 • SDLI Tuesday Swing Dance • SDLI

Posted by Tom on 11/15/2010 • Permalink


We have found a new home and we think you are going to LOVE it!  Starting Tues, Nov 9th we will be dancing at the Huntington Moose Lodge in Greenlawn.  The Moose Lodge has a fabulous, HUGE 1000 square foot dance floor & plenty of tables to relax & chat.  This room can hold over 200 people so bring your friends.  Plus you get Moose Lodge prices at the bar so you can get more beverage for you dollar here.

Note:  The Moose Lodge does not serve food.  You are welcome to bring outside food, but NO OUTSIDE DRINKS.

Location:

Huntington Moose Lodge
631 Pulaski Road
Greenlawn, NY 11740-1703
(631) 757-2777
Google Map

The Moose Lodge is located on Pulaski Road between Elwood and Broadway.  It is on the south side of the street near Harborfields High School.

Beginners welcome, no partner necessary.

Beginner Lesson:  7:30pm - 8:00 pm
Open dancing to LIVE music.  8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

DJ Music

Music will be provided by DJ.

Swing Dance Long Island, Inc. (SDLI)

Swing Dance Long Island, Inc. is an all volunteer, not for profit organization dedicated to the promotion of swing dancing on Long Island, New York.

image

Join a friendly group of people every Tuesday evening for a mix of East Coast Swing, Savoy Lindy Hop, Hollywood Lindy, West Coast Swing, Balboa, Collegiate Shag and some Ballroom dancing.  No partners are needed and beginners are welcome.

Huntingtin Moose Lodge

Huntington Moose Lodge

Huntington Moose Lodge
631 Pulaski Road
Greenlawn, NY 11740-1703
(631) 757-2777

Tuesday DJ

$6 General Admission, $5 Students with current ID, $4 SDLI Members
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You're Invited!

Join a friendly group of people for a mix of East Coast Swing, Savoy Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing, Balboa and some Ballroom dancing. No partner is needed and beginners are welcome.

Every Tuesday Evening

Beginner dance lessons start at 7:30 PM with dancing between 8:00 PM & 10:30 PM. We meet at Huntington Moose Lodge, 631 Pulaski Road, Greenlawn, NY.

Admission on non-band nights is $4 for members, $5 for students and $6 for nonmembers. Slightly higher band nights.

First Saturday of Month

We meet at the Smithtown Historical Society's Brush Barn. Beginner swing lesson at 7:30 PM, with dancing between 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM.

About SDLI

Swing Dance Long Island, Inc. is an all volunteer, not for profit organization dedicated to the promotion of swing dancing on Long Island, New York.

24-hour Dance Hotline

+1 631-476-3707

www.sdli.org

Swing Dance Long Island, Inc
P.O. Box 508
Centereach, NY 11720