BC Swing Dance Club

Prepare your appetite!

The annual BC Swing Dance Club summer BBQ will be held on August 18th, from 4:30 to sundown, at the Central Park Picnic Area. This is in the northwestern area of the park, near Swangard Stadium, and is accessible by Skytrain, bus, or car. See here for a map of the area: https://www.burnaby.ca/Assets/things+to+do/explore+outdoors/picnic+sites/Central+Park+Picnic+Map.pdf

Last year we tried out Vera’s Burgers as a catering option and heard nothing but good feedback, so we are bringing them back. Like last year, we will be charging $5.00 for all Swing Dance Club members, $15.00 for guests and non-members, and $5.00 for kids 14 and under. This fee will help us pay for the caterer, the park reservations, and other refreshments.

The burgers will be all-you-can-eat and will include vegetarian options. Come get to know other BC Swing Dance Club members better!

If you are thinking of coming, please reply to our E-Vite so we can track numbers and make sure we have enough food: http://evite.me/S58Yt6qHKT

After its success last year we’re offering another summer dance in downtown Vancouver.

On Saturday July 7th, come to Baza studio at 1304 Seymour St in downtown Vancouver:

https://goo.gl/maps/c1vuyPM7YRN2

Pamela Podmoroff will be teaching a 2 hour flash mob choreography lesson starting at 6:30 and then there will be dancing from 8:30 to midnight.

Doors open at 6:00PM.

We are very excited to feature Gerald and Robin Cote at our June 9th dance. They will be teaching our pattern and techniques workshop at 8PM. If you are unfamiliar with Gerald and Robin, make your way over to Youtube and be impressed (for example, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRVdoeDoUaU)

This dance will also feature an introduction lesson to the International Flashmob (rally) choreography starting one hour earlier than our regular time, at 7PM. This lesson will be taught by BCSDC mainstays Michael and Amy Shibasaki. It is recommended that you feel very comfortable with West Coast Swing Basics to take this lesson.

Both lessons are offered for $5 each for members, so sign up and save! Doors open at 6:30 at the Confederation Centre, 4585 Albert St, Burnaby – see you there!

We are very excited to be having Alpha Vo and Shannon Black teaching our May dance intermediate lesson. Alpha and Shannon regularly teach downtown at SwingLab. Shannon also teaches lessons at UBC with the Swing Kids, while Alpha is an All-Star dancer on the competitive circuit. Needless to say, they bring a wealth of experience in both teaching and social dancing.

For more information on both these guys, check out their instructor bios here: https://www.swinglabvancouver.com/instructors

This will be the first time both Shannon and Alpha are teaching for the BC Swing Dance Club, so let’s give them a warm welcome!