Welcome to Social Dance Network Ireland, a resource for dancers, organisations, djs, bands, teachers and dance professionals.
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Dublin based drummer with many years of experience in different styles and genres, can provide you proffessional drumming service, tailored to your needs.
Works with both originals and covers bands, currently available for recording and gigging sessions, tours, drum tution.
Closing the successful year highlited with multiple perfomances on Knockanstockan festival, Electric Picnic, Absolut Fringe Festival, residencies in Whelans and Tripod, you can check him out on 31.12.09. in The Village, preforming on New Years Show in 3D.
Each audience member will be given 3D glasses to experience the awesome power of the “3D Opti-Tron”, a newly developed form of 3D, using multiples screens at different angles. Be prepared to be taken to a new dimension!
• West Coast Swing is the State Dance of California
History
• West Coast Swing is a contemporary swing dance derived from Lindy Hop. As smoother styles varied throughout the states, West Coast Swing developed in the 1950′s, following the music trend as it veered away from Swing Music.
• WCS is danced to modern pop music – singers like Gaelle, Lisa Shaw, Akon, Justin Timberlake, Duffy, Jennifer Lopez and Chris Brown.
How it works
• West Coast Swing is a smooth partner dance performed to slower tempo music with an emphasis on follower initiated improvisation, tight turns, and rolling footwork. Basic moves include whips and sugar pushes, often stretching into an anchor step.
Why you should West Coast Swing
• This popular modern dance is full of head-turning moves and tricks while intricate footwork adds to the excitement of the dance. If you enjoy modern popular music, smooth dancing, and lower tempos, you should try dancing West Coast Swing!
My West Coast Swing Teacher Training with Skippy Blair
Skippy Blair is the Founder of the Golden State Dance Teachers Association (GSDTA) & Co-Founder & Education Co-ordinator of the World Swing Dance Council (WSDC) http://www.swingdancecouncil.com/
After her years of teaching under Arthur Murray in the ’50s, Skippy became extremely influential in the teaching and development of West Coast Swing. The USA’s top performers and competitors study with her to this day. Skippy observed that only 1 in 500 dancers has that natural quality that “simply takes your breath away.” Why? Her continued reflection and analysis of this topic has led her into the very marrow of dance technique. She has develped teaching methods that have enlightened not only the top few of the dance elite, but even the least talented, on whom most instructors would prefer to simply give up. Info at www.swingworld.com
The name “Western Swing” was being used by Arthur Murray for the dance. That Skippy changed it to West Coast Swing is the least of her achievements.
West Coast 101
In an effort to preserve the fundamentals and characteristics of West Coast Swing, the World Swing Dance Council has delved back into formal Pattern Names & Lists, starting in 1952 – and followed the development and evolution up through 2008, in order to be able to sanction 14 Basic Patterns in West Coast Swing. This was necessary in order to present 14 Patterns that could authentically represent the essence of West Coast Swing. We have had numerous requests over the past 18 years to clarify these basics. This is actually timely because of growing requests, not just across our nation, but world-wide, to provide a BASIC LIST that would serve as the 14 required, compulsory, patterns for a new, Fundamental Competition.
Here is the current proposed list for West Coast Swing 101:
1. Triple Rhythm Break & Anchor
2. Left Side Pass
3. Underarm Turn
4. Underarm with Hand Change
5. Right Side Pass
6. Lady’s Right Turn & Pass (Torque Turn)
7. Turning Basic
8. Throw-Out (from closed position)
9. 4-Beat Starter Step
10. Basic Tuck (from closed position)
11. Push Break (Sugar Push)
12. Two Hand Tuck
13. Release Whip (Basic Whip)
14. Closed Whip
Source: http://www.swingworld.com/wcs.htm
Alan Doyle & Bethan Griffiths – West Coast 101: Routine 2
The Roaring Forties are Irelands Premier Jump Jive Swing band, Its high energy
delivery of this music makes it one of the most exciting bands in the country.
Made up of six of the most talented musicians in Ireland with a vocalist / front man whose
voice suits this genre of music .
The solid band consists:
George Patterson (Vocals)
Alan Pentony(Bass)
Julian LLoyd Webber (Drums)
Pedro Louis Restrienta (Guitar)
Anth Kaley (keyboards)
Ken Marshall (Saxophone)
The Deps:
Christian Best (Drums)
Gareth Forsyth (Guitar)
Dave Carvil (Saxophone)
Formed in 2003 for the Cork Jazz festival, the Roaring Forties have gone from strength to strength to become a highly recognised ultra tight band in and out of the Jazz scene, with its rocky approach it is
watchable and dancable to by all ages.
Currently they have a single in the Irish charts with Jon Kenny and an album “swing til you die” that are available in Virgin, HMV and tower records. Downloadable through cd baby and iTunes.
Gigs:
Gigs are subject to change without notice – Social Dance Network accepts no responsibility for cancelled gigs – always check with the band before attending a gig.
November
Friday 6th: Debarras with John Fitz.
Tuesday 17th: Recording advert in silversprings.
Wednesday 18th : Not Avaialable
Saturday 21st: THE EMPIRE MUSIC HALL (BELFAST) tickets £10 (CANCELLED)
Saturday 28th : Macartheys Bar 10 – 12 paul (CANCELLED)
4th December: Briar Rose (CANCELLED)
5TH: NOT AVAILABLE PAUL DUNLEA’S WEDDING (OH DEAR)
28th: Barnabrow
29th: Montenote Hotel .
30th:
31st : . castle martre hotel
Set List:
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL ABOVE LISTED SONG SONGS MAY NOT BE PERFORMED.THEY CAN BE ADDED TO AND SUBTRACTED FROM AT THE BANDS DISCRESION
Louis Prima – Buona Sera
Louis Prima – I’m Just a Gigolo
Louis Prima – I Wanna Be Like You
Louis Prima – Pennies from the Heaven
Louis Prima – Angelina
Louis Prima – Banana Split for My Baby
Louis Prima – When Your Smiling
Louis Prima – Oh Marie
Louis Armstrong – Mack the Knif
Louis Armstrong – It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra – (I’ll be Glad When You’re Dead) You Rascal You
Louis Armstrong – St. James Infirmary
Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five – Choo Choo Cha Boogie
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five – Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five – Five Guys Named Moe
Nat King Cole – (Get Your Kicks on) ROUTE 66
Nat King Cole – Straighten Up and Fly Right
Nat King Cole – Nat King Cole – it’s only a paper moon
Ella Fitzgerald – Summertime
Ella Fitzgerald – Autumn leaves
Django Reinhardt – Nagasaki
Django Reinhardt – The Sheik of Arabi
Django Reinhardt – Undecided
Brian Setzer – Jump Jive N’ Wail
Stray Cats – Rock This Town
Frank Sinatra – Cheek To Cheek
Frank Sinatra – Lady is a tramp
Benny Goodman Sextet – I Got Rhythm
Chuck Berry – Johnny B. Goode
Big Joe Turner – Shake Rattle & Roll
Lester Young / Count Basie – LADY BE GOOD
Bill Haley – Sweet Sue
Jerry Lee Lewis – Sweet Georgia Brown
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