Summer Swingfest

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For the last three years Swing It has been running the Swing It Summer Workshop, now, in its fourth great year, the Swing It Summer Workshop is getting a boost and becoming the bigger, more exciting Summer Swingfest!  There’s going to be social dances, late night dances, competitions and more!

To kick off the Summer Swingfest I wanted something very exciting and boy have we got it.  For the first time ever in Perth we’ll be treated to the amazing classes of international superstars Michael & Evita!  Both are incredibly energetic, kind and enthusiastic teachers (seriously, you could power a city on Evita’s energy).  This is going to be one great weekend.

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What does the Summer Swingfest offer you?

World Class Instruction

You’ll be given the opportunity to spend two days learning from two of the best. Up to 8 hours of classes and learning in an intensive way that’s guaranteed to push your dancing to another level. Not only that but, for the first time, we’ll be offering Open and Advanced classes!

A Social Dancing Smorgasbord 

Each night of the Summer Swingfest you’ll be able to social dance like crazy.  Social dances, late night dances plus Jack n Jill, Jack n Jack and Jill n Jill competitions!

A Weekend To Remember

There’s nothing quite like spending a whole weekend learning and dancing Lindy Hop. Not only does your dancing improve but you get to hang out with all of your Lindy friends and NERD OUT like crazy over this dance we all love. Lots of laughs, smiles and new friends.

T-Shirts!

As always pass holders have the opportunity to receive a free Summer Swingfest t-shirt as part of registration!  Super soft, super cool and super durable!

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Meet The Teachers

Evita Arce (New York)

Evita Arce is a Swing dance phenom, known internationally for her endless energy, inspiring performances, and elegant, feminine movement. Whether on stage or leading a class, her vibrant persona inspires onlookers to dance and live in the moment. With 15 years of experience, she has taught all over the world at Lindy Hop events spanning the US to the UK, Japan to Australia, Canada to Europe.

Michael Jagger (New York)

Armed with a connection-focused approach to dancing, a pocket thesaurus and a dry sense of humor, Michael has been spreading the joy of swing for 15 years.  His teaching style tends to appeal to the wordsmiths of the Lindy community because of his ability to clearly articulate dance concepts, often using big works superfluously and finding metaphors to everyday experiences. As a lead, Michael understands a student’s propensity toward step collecting, but he aims to extoll the gospel of compassionate partnering, where the focus is more about how well we connect on the dance floor, regardless of experience or “level disparities.”


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WEEKEND AND PASS INFORMATION

FRIDAY 4th Dec

June Mixin It Up At The Mustang

Get warmed up for the big weekend by social dancing at the most happenin live gig in town. Dance to live music and dance with the big stars of the weekend. Our teachers are dying to dance with you!

Where: Mustang Bar, Lake Street Nthbridge
When: 7pm – 9.30pm
Cost: Free

Late Night Friday!

The night’s not over yet!  It’s time to rock on to the late night venue for dancing and all round craziness.  Check out the Late Night page here.

SATURDAY 5th Dec

Saturday Workshop Classes

11.00 – 1.00: Yellow Stream
1.00 – 1.30: Lunch
1.30 – 3.30: Blue Stream
3.45 – 4.45: VIP Class

Classes are held at the Scotch College Mackellar Hall, Saunders Street (east end), Swanbourne

Saturday Night – Shufflin’ and High Rollin’!

Perth’s FIRST EVER Summer Swingfest will be marked with a Casino themed Saturday night social guaranteed to be a WINNING night out!  Check out the Shufflin’ and High Rollin’ page here.

SUNDAY 6th Dec

Sunday Workshop Classes

11.00 – 1.00: Blue Stream
1.00 – 1.30: Lunch
1.30 – 3.30: Yellow Stream

Classes are held at the Scotch College Mackellar Hall, Saunders Street (east end), Swanbourne

Swing N Soul

Dance to the best tunes in town at the Belgian Beer Cafe, King St Perth 7.30pm – 9.45pm

Cost: Free

SwingFest Farewell!

It’s time to say farewell and end the weekend with some chilled dancing, awesome hangouts and your last chance to dance with our fantastic visiting teachers.  Rock on from Swing n Soul and get ready to cap off the perfect Lindy Hop weekend. Check out the SwingFest Farewell page here.

Evita

PASS INFORMATION

The Summer Swingfest is the biggest event Swing It has ever run and it’s also the first time we’ve ever offered special, streamed classes.  Now you’ll be able to choose from three different approaches to the material being offered.

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The Gold Pass is the biggie.  This will give you access to ALL classes and ALL social dances.  Not only that but a special VIP class will be made available to the first 10 leads and 10 follows who register for a Gold Pass.  This class will be private group lesson where Michael & Evita will work with students one on one for the hour and give personal feedback and pointers.

A Gold Pass will give you:

  • Eight hours of classes
  • Free entry into all social events
  • A free Summer Swingfest t-shirt (if you sign up by Oct 1st) The order date for shirts has now passed!

NOTE: Gold passes for Follows have completely sold out. Gold passes for Leads are still available. Follows, in case of cancellations you can add your name to the waiting list by emailing me at shane@swingit.com.au

Cost – $200

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The Yellow Pass provides you with access to the classes that are offering “open level material”, this means that the teachers will be covering concepts and techniques accessible to all levels.  Until now all Swing It workshops have run as an open level workshop so think of these as the kinds of amazing classes you’ve always received at Swing It workshop events.  Here you can test your dancing and work on great concepts with dancers of all levels.  Yellow Passes are open to Level 1, 2 and 3 students.

A Yellow Pass will give you:

  • Four hours of classes
  • A free Summer Swingfest t-shirt (if you sign up by Oct 1st) The order date for shirts has now passed!

NOTE: Yellow passes for Follows have completely sold out. Yellow passes for Leads are still available. Follows, in case of cancellations you can add your name to the waiting list by emailing me at shane@swingit.com.au

Cost – $130

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The Blue Pass offers you access to classes that offer more advanced concepts.  Here the teachers will offer more complicated material and trickier concepts.  You’ll need to be more experienced in Lindy Hop and looking to push your dancing to take part in these classes.  Blue Passes are open to higher Level 2s and Level 3 students.

A Blue Pass will give you:

  • Four hours of classes
  • A free Summer Swingfest t-shirt (if you sign up by Oct 1st) The order date for shirts has now passed!

NOTE: Blue passes for Follows have completely sold out. Blue passes for Leads are still available. Follows, in case of cancellations you can add your name to the waiting list by emailing me at shane@swingit.com.au

Cost – $130

 

PAYMENT

Cash

If you would like to pay in cash for you pass you can do so at any of our class locations.  All you’ll need to do is fill out one of the registration forms, pay for your registration and you’re set!

Also, coming up with all of the money at once can be hard sometimes. If you like you can place a $50 deposit to secure a spot and then pay in instalments. As long as you pay in full by the start of the first workshop class you’re all good.

Bank Transfer

If a Bank transfer is more your style you can simply transfer your money through to this account and email me (shane@swingit.com.au) once you’ve done it.  In the email, let me know the pass you’d like and, if signing up by Oct 1st, your shirt size:

Shane McCarthy
Acc: 119919
BSB: 806-015

If you like you can place a $50 deposit via bank transfer to secure a spot and then pay in instalments. As long as you pay in full by the start of the first workshop class you’re all good.

PayPal/Credit Card

If you wish to enjoy the convenience of paying in full right away, choose which pass you’d like from the links below and you will be able to pay via Paypal with a Paypal account or Credit Card.

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CANCELLATION POLICY: Refunds will only be given for cancellations made two weeks prior to the event.