Beyond the Basics: The Big Apple

Please sign up <a href="https://forms.gle/2sib3Kr6aqCBzfQy8">here</a> for Wednesday, Oct 7, Oct 21, Oct 28 Big Apple <br>7:30am-9:00pm <br>with Shannon Varner and Mark Calkins<br>at Tapshop, 2326 Summit Street, Columbus, OH. <br><br><b>**PRICE UPDATE Workshop cost is $20.00 each workshop /$50.00 for all 3 </b><br> <br><strong>The Big Apple</strong><br><p>This workshop explores the choreography popularized by <strong>Frankie Manning</strong> and the dancers of Whitey's Lindy Hoppers, immortalized in the 1939 film <em>Keep Punchin’</em>. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2mJ2Te6g9w" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2mJ2Te6g9w</a></p><p>Folks will learn the foundational structure of the Big Apple—its calls, formations, and rhythms that reflect the social and improvisational spirit of early Lindy Hop. This class is great to get to know the iconic solo jazz moves that serves as vocabulary for much of Lindy Hop. We will teach the routine in its entirety -- in 3 Parts with extra time to review and have run-thrus on Oct 28th</p><p>This class is also in preparation for folks interested in auditioning for Team SwingColumbus. We will be using this as part of the audition at the beginning of Nov.</p><p></p><p>No partner is needed; the Big Apple celebrates community, spontaneity, and connection through movement. This workshop is suitable for dancers comfortable with basics of Lindy Hop and those comfortable with 6 &amp; 8 count rhythms.</p><br>If you have any questions you can drop us a note at <a href="mailto:swingcolumbus@gmail.com" target="_blank">swingcolumbus@gmail.com</a>.<br><br>Can't wait to see you on the dance floor!<br><br>To register, and for more information please sign up below <b>**We also ask that you pre-pay at <a href="http://paypal.me/swingcolumbus" target="_blank">paypal.me/swingcolumbus</a></b>