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THE SWING CALENDAR
Issue March 2 2010
Tokyo Swing Dance Society
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The Swing Calendar is revised almost everyday and is posted to the TSDS
list once a week. If you want to be removed from the list, read the
related page on http://www.impetus.ne.jp. Never post your removal-
request mail to the list itself please, because that is a wide
distribution address to the world. And read part [5] below carefully
at first, since they are very important notes for you.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
[0] News / Coming good live performances
[1] Lessons: The Sunday Swing with the TSDS
[2] Map (a separate page)
[3] Workshops
[4] Live Performances / Events
[5] Important Notices
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[0] News / Coming good live performances
Every Sundays: We have regular meetings in Yoga every Sunday where
Lindy Hop lessons are provided. No Sunday Swing in case
of special workshops or events. See [1] in detail.
See also
- Events by other groups or in other cities in Japan
http://www.impetus.ne.jp/swing_hotlist_japan.html
The following numbers indicate dance space and smokiness of each venue. Of
course, the most important thing is how good the band is, but this is
something that people have to decide for themselves. I encourage lindy
hoppers to go see as many bands as possible to get a good idea of the jazz
Tokyo has to offer.
Lesson every Sunday: TSDS Sunday Swing @ Seta Chiku Kaikan, Tokyo
See [1] for the details.
Regular dj'ed events:
Monthly: Swing Jack! @ Aoi Heya, Shibuya, Tokyo
Monthly: Chocolate Shake @ Fujimi Kaikan, Tokyo
Monthly: Swing Time @ Fujimi Kaikan, Tokyo
Others: Swing Jam @ Nakameguro GT Plaza Hall, Tokyo
Abbreviation:
BB = Big Band
+--- dance space -: unknown
| 1: for listening only
| 2: 1- 2 couples
| 3: less than 5 couples
| 4: less than 10 couples
| 5: more than 10 couples
|
|+--- smokiness -: unknown
|| 1: too smoky to dance
|| 2: smoky
|| 3: smoky a little
|| 4: clean
|| 5: very clean
VV
2010
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Mar 03 Wed 55 Swing Night, DJ'ed Dance @ Tokyo Salon, Omotesando
http://www.swingcats.jp
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Mar 06 Sat 42 Swing Jack, dj'ed dance @ Aoiheya, Shibuya ****
http://swing-gigolo.com
Mar 07 Sun 55 Swing Sundays, TSDS's Dance Lesson @ SCK ****
See [1] below.
Mar 14 Sun 55 Swing Sundays, TSDS's Dance Lesson @ SCK ****
See [1] below.
Mar 18 Thu 55 Swing Night, DJ'ed Dance @ Tokyo Salon, Omotesando
http://www.swingcats.jp
Mar 21 Sun 55 Swing Sundays, TSDS's Dance Lesson @ SCK ****
See [1] below.
Mar 26 Fri 55 Swing Night, DJ'ed Dance @ Tokyo Salon, Omotesando
http://www.swingcats.jp
Mar 28 Sun 55 Swing Sundays, TSDS's Dance Lesson @ SCK ****
See [1] below.
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May 2 Sun 55 TSDS Golden Week Special Workshop @ SCK ****
See [1] below.
May 3 Mon 55 TSDS Golden Week Special Workshop @ SCK ****
See [1] below.
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May 5 Wed 55 Omotesando Swingin' Ball @ Tokyo Salon, Omotesando
feat. Natsuko Furukawa And Her Soul Food Cafe ****
http://www.swingcats.jp
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May 9 Sun 55 Swing Sundays, TSDS's Dance Lesson @ SCK ****
See [1] below.
May 16 Sun 55 Swing Sundays, TSDS's Dance Lesson @ SCK ****
See [1] below.
May 23 Sun 55 Swing Sundays, TSDS's Dance Lesson @ SCK ****
See [1] below.
May 30 Sun 55 Swing Sundays, TSDS's Dance Lesson @ SCK ****
See [1] below.
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[1] Lessons
The Sunday Swing with the Tokyo Swing Dance Society: -----------------
Tokyo Swing Dance Society presents Lindy Hop lessons called "The Sunday
Swing" every Sunday afternoon in Yoga for from beginners to
intermediate-advanced dancers. Sometimes there is no Sunday Swing
due to special workshops or a dance outside. Check out the following
schedule before you come, please.
VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE:*************************************
Indoor shoes are mandatory at SCK, Seta-Chiku-Kaikan.
Swing dance shoes or sneakers are desirable for dancing.
Abbreviations:
TBA = To Be Announced
SCK = Seta-Chiku-Kaikan
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Y2010 Schedule of the TSDS Swing Sundays and its related events
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2010
2010 January 11th : Special Workshop for beginners and total beginners
2010 March 7,14*,21*,28
2010 April 4,11*,18*,25
2010 May 2,3,9,16*,23*,30 ( Special Workshop on 2nd and 3rd)
13:30-17:00 Dance Lesson (without * mark)
13:30-18:00 Dance lesson (with * mark)
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Requirements for the Sunday Swing:
Everyone who wants to dance the Lindy Hop can join us. Any reservation,
phone call or email are NOT required for class.
However...... Please DON"T be late at the class.
Cost: 1,500 yen per person per *DAY* except special workshops.
A note of 10,000 yen is not acceptable.
Same price to watch classes.
Shoes:
Indoor shoes or dance shoes are mandatory at SCK, Seta-Chiku-Kaikan.
Partner: You DO NOT need to bring your partner to take the lessons.
Taping: No video cameras are allowed "during" the class.
Beverages: Strongly recommended to prepare for your own. There is no
beverage vending machine around the site.
Deodorant: TSDS recommends that gentlemen use deodorant before dancing.
Outfits: You should have extra outfits to change in order not to catch a cold.
Showers: There are no showers there.
Parks: A big car park is available at Tamagawa Hospital near the site.
Updates: Latest updates or related important information will be
posted to the tsds mailing lists. Subscribe to them.
See http://www.impetus.ne.jp for more information.
Languages: English and Japanese
Contact: swingswingswing [at mark] impetus [dot] ne [dot] jp
Private Lesson: -----------------------------------------------------
A private lesson with very reasonable cost is available.
Please email to swingswingswing [at-mark] impetus [dot] ne [dot] jp.
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[2] Map (a separate page)
See http://www.impetus.ne.jp/lindyhop/map/sck.html
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[3] Workshops
See http://www.impetus.ne.jp for the detail.
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[4] Live Performances / Events
Check out http://www.impetus.ne.jp/ first.
Jazz Festivals :------------------------------------------------------
See http://www.impetus.ne.jp/ at first.
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[5] Important Notices:
This calendar compiled by Hiro describes places to go dancing or listening
to swingin' jazz live performances for Lindy-Hoppers in the Tokyo metropolitan
area.
Note occasionally info changes -- for best results, call each organizer
beforehand to verify the info. Most information listed are added at the
beginning of each month usually.
The author would like to support you regarding info on this calendar
as far as possible NOT BY PHONE CALL but by email. But you know, it
is usually too late to ask about events just a couple of hours before it
begins. Please check it out a day before at least and think about who the
best person to be asked is. In many cases, you should ask the club/event
owner, the band leader or transportation companies rather than me. I will
not call you back even if you leave a message to my phone asking "how to get
the venue", "what time will the show start?" or something like those.
When you email to the editor, use NOT html rich-text format BUT plain text
format please.
Since schedules mentioned here might be revised without notice, you *MUST*
RE-LOAD this from the web site, www.impetus.ne.jp, at least a couple of days
before the day you are coming, or check out the latest mail on the TSDS
mailing-list. It's *TOO STALE* if you read a document dated a week ago or
older. See http://www.impetus.ne.jp/lindyhop/venues.html too.
You must use a fixed-width font on your computer to read this kind of
information including ASCII graphics. Proportional-fonts will display or
print them in a mess. To set your character-set to a western one might work
well.
Tokyo is a city of jazz. There are lots of jazz live performances
somewhere in town every night. Although most of them might be for listening,
we still have chances to dance there. If you have an idea such as "Oh no,
nobody can dance at this club.", you are simply WRONG! In 1997, there was no
place for us to dance to live jazz bands in Tokyo, but now we have many, and
will have more 'IF' we continue to develop our swing dance space. If the band
is good, think of how you can dance there. Think of the band, the audience,
the owner of the club, the place, occasion, timing, and so on. Then, you must
be able to develop your new dance spots. Nobody prepares for a dance space
at first generally. It's your "MISSION" too to make Tokyo a swing dance
paradise ;)
Important tips for international travelers: If you are a visitor to this city
and want to go dancing at clubs in Tokyo without your dance partner, you should
subscribe to the mailing list of the TSDS and confirm that other dancers will
be there too. Most events/live performances in Tokyo start around at 7:30 pm
and end before 11 pm due to no train services in the midnight. Dressing
casually is okay. See the top page of the TSDS regarding how to subscribe to
the list.
You know nice places to go dancing? Why don't you let us know the venue,
address, phone number, time, date, band name, type of the music, cost,
organizer, web url, responsible person's name and its email address, etc ?
Swingin' is believing,
Hiro, Tokyo Swing Dance Society
WEB: http://www.impetus.ne.jp
MAIL: swingswingswing [at-mark] impetus [dot] ne [dot] jp