TOKYO SWING DANCE SOCIETY PRESENTS

Swingin' is Believing

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FRANKIE MANNING'S
MILLENNIUM BIRTHDAY BASH

MAY 26-28, 2000 IN TOKYO, JAPAN

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Updated on May 21, 2002

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Table of Contents:

  o Photo Gallery
  o General Schedule
  o Frankie Manning
  o The Other Instructors
  o Sponsor
  o Workshop Information
  o Night Events Information
  o Our Bands
  o Performances and Entertainments
  o Registration
  o Transportation
  o Accommodations
  o Sightseeing and Other Entertainments
  o Credits
  o Donations and Advertisements
  o Flyer

Sponsored by

     

     Tokyo American Center, Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Japan

General Schedule

--May 26th Friday -----
   Evening              Welcome Party with a live band

--May 27th Saturday -----
   Morning              Workshop
   Afternoon            Workshop
   Evening              Talk Show

--May 28th Sunday -----
   Morning              Workshop
   Afternoon            Workshop
   Evening              Millennium Birthday Bash

Donations and Advertisements

      Zoots by Suavecito

      Fukuhachi, this bash's official Japanese restaurant


Donations:

  The organizer appreciates your donation to the event.   Special seats
  will be arranged at the bash on 28th for those who donates "Texas Tommy"
  or later and name of the person or companies will be appeared here above
  if wanted.   Thank you very much for your corporation.

  Name of donation    Amount
  ----------------  -----------  
                      5,000 yen
  Charleston         30,000 yen
  Texas Tommy        50,000 yen  (one special ticket on 28th presented)
  Shorty George     100,000 yen  (two special tickets on 28th presented)
  Swing Out         300,000 yen  (six special tickets on 28th presented)

Frankie Manning (NYC)
  
Frankie Manning, one of the founding fathers of Swing dancing and the greatest
Lindy Hopper of all time.  In the 1930s, Frankie was a leading dancer and
choreographer for the famous Whitey's Lindy Hoppers.  The troupe toured the
United States, Europe and South America, spreading the excitement of this new
American dance style, and introducing Swing dancing to the world.  He is
credited with performing the first aerials in Swing!   In 1989 he won a Tony
Award for his choreography in the Broadway hit Black and Blue.

He came to Tokyo on March 1998 for the first Lindy Hop workshop in Japan.
Before the workshop nobody in Japan knew what the Lindy Hop exactly was and
most of all had never seen the dance.   The Tokyo Swing Dance Society was
established at that time.  Frankie is now an advisor to the board of the
Society.

For more info about Frankie, visit WWW.SavoyStyle.Com.
For his info in Japanese, visit here.

The Other Instructors

-- Chazz Young (Las Vegas) --
  
This dance master will lead you through the paces of other American dance
artforms too: rhythm tap and jazz.  Chazz grew up in Harlem during the 30's
and 40's, steeped in a culture of music and dance.

The combination of Chazz's Las Vegas showmanship and razzle dazzle/ultra
cool tap style are a pleasure to behold.

He has worked with tap greats Sammy Davis Jr., the Nicholas Brothers, and
Gregory Hines, and boasts dance appearances in the films Tap and Malcom X.
Chazz will add jazz to your Lindy Hop.

-- Mickey Davidson (NYC) --
  
Mickey has been affiliated with Lindy Hop since 1985 when she started
rehearsing with Norma Miller and her Jazz Dancers.  Since Norma's return to
Las Vegas, Mickey does the group maintain Ms. Miller's choreography; they
perform other diverse jazz style such as Tap and Modern Jazz in addition to
floor and aerial Lindy Hop.  Shows presently on tour are: "Swingin' Sisters",
"Swingin' In Time","Great Dancing Ladies" and "Swingin' At the Savoy."
Mickey teaches special Lindy Hop and Lindy related workshop internationally
and also frequently partners and assists Frankie Manning. 

-- Jun Maruta (NYC) --
  
He has closely worked with Frankie Manning for over five years.  He was a
member of the Big Apple Lindy Hoppers of the New York Swing Dance Society,
through which he performed Frankie's chreographies, sometimes with him.
He is currently with the Mama Lu Parks Dancers, the oldest existing
authentic jazz/Lindy Hop company. He has been trained by a number of
Harvest Moon Ball Champions, carrying the Harlem tradition.  In addition,
his familiarity in other disciplines of dance such as tap, jazz, ballet,
modern and Afro-Caribbean as well as his athletic background are all part
of his lindy dancing.  Frankie considers him to be an "up-and-coming" lindy
hopper.

-- Simone Coonrod (NYC) --
  
When she discovered the Lindy Hop, it turned out to be perfectly in line
with her background as a professional musician and champion gymnast. Since
then she has performed in and around New York and collaborated with Sonny
Allen, the former Harvest Moon Ball Champion from the Savoy Ballroom.
She is currently a member of the Big Apple Lindy Hoppers of the New York
Swing Dance Society.  She is also a certified dance and creative movement
educator, and manages a busy schedule teaching and coaching dance, movement
and music - when she is not performing.

-- Ken Watanabe (San Francisco) --
   (photo:A policeman watching Ken dancing)
"Ken Watanabe has been dancing Lindy Hop since 1995, and he has studied from
some of the best Lindy Hop dancers in the world.  He has performed at Swing
Camp Catalina, is a co-founder of San Francisco's Lindy in the Park, and is
currently the Vice President of the Northern California Lindy Society.  Ken
has been teaching Lindy Hop classes regularly for the past 2 years."

-- Azusa K. Yamada (Tokyo) --
   (photo: Azusa and Chazz)
Azusa was born in Hokkaido, Japan, moved to Tokyo and started dancing in
1986.  Azusa and her partner Hiro have competed dancing as modern category
dancers of the international style ballroom dancing at British Dance
Championship, Japan Dance Championship, and other major dance championships.
They started the Lindy Hop in December 1997 and invited Frankie Manning to
Tokyo in March 1998 at the first Lindy Hop workshop in Japan.  They have
established the Tokyo Swing Dance Society, the first Lindy Hop society in
Japan.  

Workshop Information
Both of 27th and 28th have two parallel sessions consisting of three different
lessons.  Thus there are six classes a day from which you can take up to three
lessons.  

- May 27th Saturday at Zenrinya Kaikan
        See below for the site

10:30-11:45    27-A1                                27-B1
               Jun and Simone 1                     Chazz and Mickey 1
                 : Lindy Hop 1                        : Lindy + Jazz
13:15-14:30    27-A2                                27-B2
               Frankie,Ken and Azusa 1               Jun and Simone 1
                 : Savoy Style Lindy 1                : Lindy Hop 1
15:00-16:15    27-A3                                27-B3
               Chazz and Mickey 1                   Frankie,Ken and Azusa 1
                 : Lindy + Jazz                       : Savoy Style Lindy 1

- May 28th Sunday   at the Tokyo American Club
        See below for the site

10:30-11:45    28-A1                                28-B1
               Jun and Simone 2                     Chazz and Mickey 2
                 : Lindy Hop 2                        : Lindy + Tap
13:00-14:15    28-A2                                28-B2
               Frankie,Ken and Azusa 2               Jun and Simone 2
                 : Savoy Style Lindy 2                : Lindy Hop 2
14:30-15:45    28-A3                                28-B3
               Chazz and Mickey 2                   Frankie,Ken and Azusa 2
                 : Lindy + Tap                        : Savoy Style Lindy 2

  Notes: Both of 27-A1 and 27-B2 are "Jun and Simone 1" and they are the
         same classes.   If you take the "A" session, you should continue to
         take the "A"s.   So, you will take three different classes a day.
         In the same manner, you will take three different ones next day too.
         27-A1 "Jun and Simone 1" is different from 28-A1 "Jun and Simone 2".
         Totally students is taking six different classes in the two days.

         No video cameras are allowed during the classes and dance parties
         except taping by the organizer.   It is okay to tape yourself dancing
         after the classes.   No power cord and no tripod.   Photo cameras
         are allowed.

         You had better prepare for your lunch for both days, although there
         are some restaurants around the sites.  Please remember that all
         restaurants and cafe are not available for non-members of the Tokyo
         American Club.

Night Events Information

  - May 26th Friday
     At "BOSS" in Shibuya, Tokyo
      This is a welcome birthday party.   "BOSS" is a live restaurant with
      a dance floor.   The Kansas City Band is playing this night.
      There will be several dance performances.   May 26th is Frankie's real
      birthday.  Foods and drinks will be served.   DJ by Naru Oki.

        Address: B1 Village-'80 bldg. 39-2, Udagawa-cho, Shibuyaku, Tokyo
        Map:     in Japanese and in English
        Phone:   +81-(0)3-3463-7531
        Time:    7pm door opening / 7:30pm band playing
        Band:    The Kansas City Band

  - May 27th Saturday
     At Zenrinya Kaikan, Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
      A swing talk show will be held this night.
      Frankie is talking about "The Lindy Hop".    Masahisa Segawa, a famous
      jazz critic in Japan, will interview Frankie.  Saburo Nakagawa, 85 years
      old and a japanese pioneer dancer of Tap, Lindy Hop, Salsa and ballroom
      dancing, will also join the talks.   Jun Maruta from New York City,
      Ken Watanabe from Northern California Lindy Society, George Gee, a band
      leader from New York City, and Hiro Yamada from Tokyo Swing Dance Society
      will join too.
         M.Segawa  S.Nakagawa (the photo when he was young)

        Address: 3-28-7, Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
        Map:     in Japanese and in English
        Phone:   +81-(0)3-3945-6871
        Time:    5:30 pm - 7 pm

  - May 28th Sunday   
     At The Tokyo American Club, Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo
      Frankie Manning's Millennium Birthday Bash, the main event of this
      weekend held at the ballroom of the Tokyo American Club, the highest
      level private club in Tokyo.

      We are having two swingin' bands' battle.   The Crescent Jazz Orchestra,
      an 18-pieces swinging big band, versus The Kansas City Band, a 7-pieces
      jumping blues band.

      "Mr. Big" Craig Thompson, a vocalist with Tuxedo Junction in Dallas
      Texas, is singing to the CJ Orchestra.   Fumi Mizubayashi and Yuuka
      Miyazaki, two young female guest jazz vocalists, and Takayuki Adachi,
      a talented bluse guitarist are joining the KC Band.

      Wonderful dance performances including The Fujiyama Hoppers from the
      Tokyo Swing Dance Society, Chazz and Mickey, Jun and Simone, Three
      Poppin' Girls' tap dancing performance and more.

      George Gee, a famous band leader from NYC, is joining as an MC.
      

      Buffet dinner and birhday cake are included.

        Address: 2-1-2, Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo
        Map:   www.tac-club.org/contact_us/tac_map.html
        Car Park: Please use "Tokyo Tower Parking" on the map.  There ia a
                  shuttle bus service between the park and the club.  No park
                  available at the club.
        Phone: From U.S.A.: 1-800-915-3601(VOICE MSG.)/1-800-914-9728 (FAX)
               From JAPAN: (03)-3224-3670(TEL)/03-3224-3703(FAX)
        Time:  5:45pm door opening / 6 pm bands playing
        Bands: The Crescent Jazz Orchestra
               The Kansas City Band + guest vocalists
                                    + Takayuki Afachi on guitar

Our Bands

   The Crescent Jazz Orchestra on Sunday 28th
      
      

      The swingest blasting 18pcs big band in Tokyo playing mainly numbers of 
      The Count Basie band.  They played at the FRANKIE MANNING IN JAPAN in 1998
      and Frankie said that time "I love this band" which meant everything
      for lindy hoppers.  The band leader is Taro Inoue.   Enjoy their blast on
      28th Sunday.

  "Mr. Big" Craig Thompson on Sunday 28th
      

      Mr. Big will be joining the Crescent Jazz Orchestra for some swingin vocals.
      Mr. Big sings vocals with Tuxedo Junction in Dallas Texas.
      www.tuxedojunction-bigband.com

   The Kansas City Band on Friday 26th and Sunday 28th

      

      Swingin' 7pcs jump blues band in Tokyo.   Taku Shimoda, a trumpeter and a
      band leader of the KC Band, is focusing on Kansas City style swing music
      and has lots of fans in Tokyo.  The band is invited to play at Kansas
      City Blues and Jazz Festival in July 2000.  Very cool sounds for lindy
      hoppers.  The KC Band is playing both on 26th Friday and 28th Sunday too.
      Three following special guest musicians is joining The KC Band.

  Yuuka Miyazaki (Vo) on Sunday 28th
      

      Yuuka will be joining The KC Band on Sunday.

  Fumi Mizubayashi (Vo) on Sunday 28th
      

      Fumi will be joining The KC Band on Sunday.

  Takayuki Adachi (G) on Sunday 28th
      

      Takayuki used to play at Ban Ban Bazaar.  He has his enthusiastic big
      fans.   He will be joining The KC Band on guitar on Sunday.

Performances and Entertainments

  - The Fujiyama Hoppers, a special performance team
                                       from the Tokyo Swing Dance Society
      
  - Chazz and Mickey
  - Jun and Simone
  - Three Poppin' Girls (Juri Watanabe (tap dancers) and her friends)
      
  - TSDS Instructors Team

Registration

Registration was closed.   Plese pay at door if you come.

[1] Registration fee in "Japanese Yen"

     (This is for those who live in Japan and can do domestic trans
     "in Japan".  Those who live outside Japan have to use the method [2].
     You must not do overseas trans in Yen from outside Japan, because
     the bank requires a high amount of service charge to the organizer
     too.)
                  Fri  Sat   Sun
                  FP  ST SE SN BB  By May 10  May 11-17 May 18-24 At door
Fri welcome party  *                6,000 yen    7,200    9,000   14,000
Sat package           *  *         10,000 yen   12,000   15,000   20,000
Sun package                 *  *   14,000 yen   16,800   21,000   26,000
Birthday Bash                  *   10,000 yen   12,000   15,000   20,000
Whole package      *  *  *  *  *   27,500 yen   33,000   41,250   46,000


Abbreviations:
  # : Total number of tickets for sale
  FP: Friday Party
  ST: Saturday Workshop
  SE: Saturday Night Event (non dance one)
  SN: Sunday Workshop
  BB: Frankie Manning's Millennium Birthday Bash

How to register in Japanese Yen: 
     step-A: Fill out the registration form(JPY) (in English and in Japanese)
     step-B: Do domestic trans from your bank in Japan

Cancellation Policy in Yen:
                                          By May 10    May 11-17   May 18-
                            Refund ratio  80%-Y1,000   50%-Y1,000  0%

 e.g., if you bought the whole package ticket and cancell it by May 10
       2000 Japan Time, 0.8 x 27,500 - 1,000 = Y21,000 will be refund.


Registration was closed.   Plese pay at door if you come.

[2] Registration fee in "US Dollar"
    (only for those who live outside Japan and don't want to use the method [1]
     from banks outside Japan)

                   Fri  Sat   Sun                                   
                   FP  ST SE SN BB   By May 10  May 11-17 May 18-24 at door
Fri welcome party   *                 66 USD     80 USD    99 USD   150 USD
Sat package            *  *          110 USD    132 USD   165 USD   215 USD
Sun package                  *  *    154 USD    185 USD   231 USD   280 USD
Birthday Bash                   *    110 USD    132 USD   165 USD   215 USD
Whole package       *  *  *  *  *    303 USD    363 USD   454 USD   505 USD

Abbreviations:
  # : Total number of tickets for sale
  FP: Friday Party
  ST: Saturday Workshop
  SE: Saturday Night Event (non dance one)
  SN: Sunday Workshop
  BB: Frankie Manning's Millennium Birthday Bash

How to register in US dollar:
     step-A: Fill out the registration form(USD)
             +81-3-xxxx-xxxx by fax.
     no step-B in this case.

Cancellation Policy in US Dollar: 
                                          By May 10    May 11-17   May 18-
                            Refund ratio  80%          50%         0%

Transportation
  Provided by
  - Narita Airpot

Accommodations

      Price range:
         -      less than 5,000 yen
         *      less than 10,000 yen
         **     less than 20,000 yen
         ***    more than 20,000 yen
         ****   best quality

  - Tokyo Business Hotel, 6-3-2,Shinjyuku, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo
      Price range: *
      phone: +81-3-3354-0990   fax: +81-3-3356-4606
      Several members of the TSDS work for this hotel that means your
      staying in Tokyo might be more comfortable.  

  - Tsukasa's West Inn Part-18/19, 1-30-8, Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
      Price range: -
      Station:        Komagome
      phone: +81-3-3944-2166
      A rental bed room with a bath and a kitchen for weekly use.
      For 1-3 people.  Inexpensive but small.   Since it is near Hiro's home,
      I can support you some.

  - Tokyu Inn Hotels
      Price range: *
      Station:     Otsuka Eki Kitaguchi 
      Web:         www.inn-info.co.jp/toyoko-inn/index_e.html

  - Hotel Century Hyatt, Shinjyuku
      Price range: ***
      Address:        2-7-2, Nishi-shinjyuku, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo
      Station:        Shinjyuku or Nish-shinjyuku
      Phone:          03-3349-0111
      Web:            www.centuryhyatt.co.jp
      A nice expensive hotel having swing Jazzlive performances every night.

  - Park Hyatt, Shinjyuku
      Price range: ****
      Good location, high quality and an expensive one
      www.parkhyatttokyo.com in Japanese
      tokyo.hyatt.com in English

  - Westin Hotel, Ebisu
      Price range: ****
      Good location, high quality and an expensive one
      www.westin.co.jp/english/

  - Four Seasons Hotel, Mejiro
      Price range: ****
      Good location, high quality and an expensive one
      www.fourseasons.com

  - Hotel Hot List in Japanese

  - Cheap, Youth Hostels
      www.jyh.or.jp/olhb/JYH-English/jyh.html

  - General Hotel Guide in Tokyo
      www.jnto.go.jp/jeh-group.html
      tokyo.hotelguide.net
      www.jnto.go.jp
 
  - For Long Staying Travelers
      www.gaijinhouse.com
      www.bamboo-house.com
      www.intacc.ne.jp/HP/wsv/eng.html

  - Home Staying @ members of the TSDS
      Subscribe to TSDS' mailing list to look for your host in Tokyo.

Sightseeing and Other Entertainments

  - HATO BUS' Traditional Tokyo Sightseeing Tours
      www.hatobus.co.jp/english

  - Tokyo Bay Cruise
      www.kaisho.com/stars

  - TOKYO Q's Today's City Guide
      www.nokia.co.jp/tokyoq

  - General Tourlists Information
      www.jnto.go.jp

  - Tokyo Disneyland
      www.tokyodisneyland.co.jp/index_e.html

  - Mt.Fuji and other tours
      www3.tky.3web.ne.jp/~easy5/

Credits

  - Dance Performers
    - Three Poppin' Girls          Tap Dancing Performance
    - Fujiyama Hoppers             TSDS' Special Performance
    - Jun and Simone               Special Performances
    - Zebrathers                   Special Performance of TSDS' Instructors
    - Mickey and Chazz             Special Performances

  - Bands
    - The Crescent Jazz Orchestra
    - The Kansas City Band

  - Special Guest Musicians
    - Craig Thompson               Vocalist
    - Fumi Mizubayashi             Vocalist
    - Takayuki Adachi              Guitarist
    - Yuhka Miyazaki               Vocalist

  - Akiko Kuroki                 Hotel Coordination
  - Anri Kimura                  Registration
  - Brian Geppert                News Release Translation
  - Chris Tseng                  Flower Arrangement
  - Daniel J. Jue                Graphic Design
  - George Gee                   MCs
  - Hide Kobayashi               Performance Choreograph
  - Ken Watanabe                 Advisor
  - Kiku Akiko Kuroki            Hotel Coordination
  - Kumiko Hakushi               Public Relation and Site Manager
  - Judy Pritchett               Frankie's Arrangement
  - Juri Watanabe                Tap dancing
  - Lee Kobayashi                Performance Choreograph
  - Maki Shiraishi               Site Coordination
  - Michelle Szabo               Title Planning
  - Mihoko Tanaka                Guests Hospitality Manager
  - Miyako Nozawa                Performance Choreograph
  - Miyuki Murata                T-shirts Design
  - Narushi Oki                  DJs at the welcome party
  - Nori Matsubara               Performance Choreograph and Investigation
  - Patrick Deblaise             Promotion
  - Rohini Deblaise              Liaison to The U.S. Embassy
  - Taku Shimoda                 The Kansas City Band
  - Taro Inoue                   Crescent Jazz Orchestra
  - Tetsu Sasaki                 Treasury and Site Director
  - Yuri Tanaka                  Guests Hospitality
  - Yasu Fujita                  Transportation
  - Yasuhiro Ohara               Registration
  - AZ K. Yamada                 Planning Office
  - Hiro Yamada                  Executive Producer

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