Saturday, Apr 4, 2009 • SDLI’s 20th Anniversary featuring Central Park Stompers & Laura Jeffers • SDLI
*** For SDLI’s Saturday, April 4th Swing Dance will be held at the Deer Park Community Center ***
A Night of Celebration…
Swing Dance Long Island will be celebrating 20 years…
of promoting the American dance form known as swing. The evening starts with Laura Jeffers teaching a 1-hour workshop, then a basic swing lesson followed by social dancing with door prizes, snacks and refreshments. Singles and beginners are welcomed. No partner is necessary. Come and join the festivities!
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Central Park Stompers
Large Dance Floor with Tables • Ample Parking • Door Prizes • Refreshments
6:30- 7:30- Intermediate Swing Lesson with Laura Jeffers
7:30 - 8:00 - Basic Swing Lesson
8:00 - 11:30 - Central Park Stompers
11:00 - 11:30 – Stay later and dance to DJ Deb
Laura Jeffers is director of the Big Apple Lindy Hoppers, New York City’s premier swing dance troupe, sponsored by the New York Swing Dance Society.
Since their debut in 1995, the Central Park Stompers have been thrilling audiences with their perfect blend of jazz and high-octane swing. Beginning at a club in Hartford, Connecticut to a crowd of more than four hundred lindy hoppers who remained on their feet the entire evening, it was clear that this was a band to watch. The Stompers quickly went on to perform at numerous swing dance clubs, including The Five Spot in Philadelphia, Roseland in Boston, and Swing 46 in New York City. They were asked to bring their infectious brand of swing to the closing ceremonies of the re-dedication of New York’s Grand Central Terminal, where they transformed the building into a huge swing dance club, with lindy hoppers and commuters screaming for more. The Stompers have been featured on “E†Television and on Fox 5’s “Good Day NYâ€, where they performed live at sunrise on Y2K in front of Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn to thousands of TV viewers. They have recorded two albums, “The Central Park Stompers†and “Bad Girl Shoes.†The Stompers continue to delight music lovers at colleges, museums, summer music festivals, as well as weddings and corporate events. A partial client list includes the Aldrich Museum, the Bethlehem Musikfest, the Corning Museum of Glass, Estee Lauder, Marymount College, Merchant’s House Museum, Princeton University, Fordham University, the Newark Museum, and the Brooklyn Museum.
Michael Hashim, tenor saxophone
Marty Bound, trumpet
Stefan Schatz, drums
Andrew Hall, acoustic bass
Mark McCarron, guitar and arrangements
Vanessa Trouble, lead vocals
Deer Park Community Center, 41 Homer Avenue, Deer Park N.Y. 11729.
Venue: Deer Park Community Center
Deer Park Community CenterDeer Park Community Center
41 Homer Avenue,
Deer Park N.Y. 11729
(631) 667-6665
Website: http://deerparkcommunitycenter.com/
Phone: (631) 667-6665
Organizer: 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.
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.