September 21 LIVE BAND! Blue Lunch

SwingColumbus is bringing a live band to you! Join us for some amazing live music!

Haven’t danced before? Don’t have a dance partner? No Problem! There’s a beginner lesson that will get you started to dance the rest of the night. Happy hour until 9 PM and burgers are $2 off all night long!

7:30 – 8:00 PM: Beginner Swing Dance Lesson
8:00 – 11:00 PM: Dancing to Blue Lunch!

Pricing:  $10 cash or check only
Location: Nyoh’s Buckeye Bar (2871 Olentangy River Rd Columbus, OH 43202)

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September 2016 Learn the Big Apple with SwingColumbus

This 4-week lesson series are held WEDNESDAYS in September 7 – 28, 2016.

Even better, pricing includes the basic swing lesson from 7:30 – 8:00 PM AND the dancing at Swingin’ Wednesdays at NYOH’s! This means you can practice your dance moves with expert and beginner swing dancers all night!

You must attend the first class to join the entire series.

Big Apple Lesson Series: 7: 30 PM – 8:30 PM
Mark Calkins and Shannon Varner will teach you how to dance The Big Apple! Choreographed by Frankie Manning in 1937, this solo dance is filled with high energy Charleston movements and intricate jazz steps. Not only is it danced here in Columbus on occasion, but you are guaranteed to see it at most big swing dance events around the world! But don’t let that intimidate you: Mark and Shannon will be breaking the routine down for you. The instruction is geared toward dancers who are learning or want to learn to solo dance and are interested in learning choreography.

Where: Nyoh’s Buckeye Bar & Grill – 2871 Olentangy River Rd Columbus, OH 43202
Free parking in the shopping center lot.

Class Option	General Public	Students/Members
First Class Only	$15	$15
Big Apple Series (includes dance/live bands)	$45	$40

 

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August 2016 Solo Jazz 2-Part Crash Course with SwingColumbus

This 2-week lesson series are held WEDNESDAYS in August 24 and 31, 2016.

Even better, pricing includes the basic swing lesson from 7:30 – 8:00 PM AND the dancing at Swingin’ Wednesdays at NYOH’s! This means you can practice your dance moves with expert and beginner swing dancers all night!

Solo Jazz 2-Part Crash Course Lesson Series: 6:30 – 7:20 PM
Join us for the special two-part August crash course at NYOH’s! Even better, the pricing will include admission to Swingin’ Wednesdays at NYOH’s (including LIVE BAND night on 8/24!) and include the basic swing lesson from 7:30-8:00pm! This means you will be able to practice your dance moves with expert and beginner swing dancers all night!

Daniel Hoy and Ali Lodico will show us everything we need to know to break out with solo jazz moves on the dance floor!

• $20 for general public or $15 for members/students for 8/24 (includes live band night!)
• $15 for general public and $10 for members/students for 8/31
• $25 for general public or $20 for members/students for both classes on 8/24 and 8/31

No partner or experience necessary!

Where: Nyoh’s Buckeye Bar & Grill – 2871 Olentangy River Rd Columbus, OH 43202
Free parking in the shopping center lot.

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Sept 10 SwingColumbus on a Saturday Night with The Makeshifts

Welcome to the September edition of SwingColumbus on a Saturday Night Swing!

This summer dance will feature the live band Keith Jones & the Makeshifts! This is a special night and we encourage you to wear your fanciest duds!

SwingColumbus is hosting Saturday Night Swing roughly once a quarter with a focus on great dancing, live music, and a special feel to provide a complimentary weekend dancing experience to Swingin’ Wednesdays at Nyoh’s.

 

Saturday September 10, 2016
8:00 PM – 8:30 PM :  Drop-in lesson (free with cost of entry)
8:30 PM – 11:30 PM :  Social dancing to Keith Jones & the Makeshifts

Where: Awaken Church (Lower level ballroom) – 296 W 4th Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43201
Off-street parking in the church parking lot available.

Parking: Street parking (signs permitting) and church parking lot on a first come first serve basis.

General Public	Members/Students
$15	$12
Cash or check only

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August 24 LIVE BAND! 9th Street Stompers

The 9th Street Stompers toured through Ohio earlier this year and we are thrilled (and lucky) to have them play for SwingColumbus for the first time!

Haven’t danced before? No Problem! There’s a beginner lesson that will get you started to dance the rest of the night. No partner necessary!

7:30 – 8:00pm: Beginner Swing Dance Lesson
8:00 – 11:00pm: Dancing to live band

Pricing: $10 cash or check only
Location: Nyoh’s Buckeye Bar (2871 Olentangy River Rd Columbus, OH 43202)

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July 20 Swingin’ Wednesdays: LIVE BAND with Chelsea Reed!

Chelsea Reed & the Fair Weather Five will be playing for us for this Swingin’ Wednesday!

Haven’t danced before? No Problem! There’s a beginner lesson that will get you started to dance the rest of the night. Also, no partner needed to come- everyone will be asking everyone else to dance!

Only $10 Cover!

7:30 – 8:00pm: Beginner Swing Dance Lesson
8:00 – 11:00pm: Dancing with our fabulous DJs!

If you can’t make it to the lesson, other dancers are always happy to show you the basics and any moves throughout the night. Even if you don’t want to dance, come watch others on the dance floor while having drinks / food around the bar.

Happy hour until 9pm and burgers are $2 off all night long!

Location: Nyoh’s Buckeye Bar (2871 Olentangy River Rd Columbus, OH 43202)

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August 2016 Lindy Basics with SwingColumbus

This 3-week lesson series are held WEDNESDAYS in August 3 – 17, 2016.

Even better, pricing includes the basic swing lesson from 7:30 – 8:00 PM AND the dancing at Swingin’ Wednesdays at NYOH’s! This means you can practice your dance moves with expert and beginner swing dancers all night!

You must attend the first class to join the entire series.

Lindy Basics Lesson Series: 6:30 – 7:20 PM
Lindy Hop is the vintage swing dance of the 1940’s, and now is your chance to learn it from scratch. Viktor Lillard and Gail Clendenin will start with the fundamentals and teach you everything you need to know to start lindy hopping! No experience necessary and no partner necessary! They will teach several of the basic moves, the Swingout, the Lindy circle, with some variations in the later weeks. Many people take the Beginning Lindy Hop session several times, to build confidence with the 8-count basics.

Receive $10 off your Rocktober package for signing up for the course!

Where: Nyoh’s Buckeye Bar & Grill – 2871 Olentangy River Rd Columbus, OH 43202
Free parking in the shopping center lot.

Class Option	General Public	Students/Members
First Class Only	$15	$15
Lindy Basics Series (includes dance/live bands)	$35	$30

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July 2016 Intermediate Lindy with SwingColumbus

This 4-week lesson series are held WEDNESDAYS in July 6 – 27, 2016.

Even better, pricing includes the basic swing lesson from 7:30 – 8:00 PM AND the dancing at Swingin’ Wednesdays at NYOH’s! This means you can practice your dance moves with expert and beginner swing dancers all night!

You must attend the first class to join the entire series.

Intermediate Lindy Hop Lesson Series: 6:30 – 7:20 PM
Lindy Hop is the vintage swing dance of the 1940’s, and now is your chance to reinforce your basic moves and build upon them. Mark Calkins and Shannon Varner will review the fundamentals and teach you everything you need for more intermediate and advanced lindy hopping! Many people take the Intermediate Lindy Hop session several times to practice and perfect the moves.

No partner necessary!

Where: Nyoh’s Buckeye Bar & Grill – 2871 Olentangy River Rd Columbus, OH 43202
Free parking in the shopping center lot.

Class Option	General Public	Students/Members
First Class Only	$15	$15
Intermediate Lindy Series (includes dance/live bands)	$45	$40

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July 16 SwingColumbus on a Saturday Night with the Don Norman Band

Welcome to the July edition of SwingColumbus on a Saturday Night!

This summer dance will feature the live band Don Norman Band. This is a special night and we encourage you to wear your fanciest duds and show Columbus how swing dancers throw down!

SwingColumbus is hosting the Saturday Night dance roughly once a quarter with a focus on great dancing, live music, and a special feel to provide a complimentary weekend dancing experience to Swingin’ Wednesdays at Nyoh’s.

Saturday July 16, 2016
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM :  Drop-in lesson (free with cost of entry)
8:00 PM – 11:00 PM :  Social dancing to the Don Norman Band

Where: Awaken Church (Lower level ballroom) – 296 W 4th Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43201
No alcohol permitted!

Parking: Street parking (signs permitting) and church parking lot on a first come first serve basis.

General Public	Members/Students
$15	$12
Cash or check only

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June 29 ShamWow Your Basics! crash course

This one time crash course will be Wednesday June 29, 2016.

Join us for our June crash course at NYOH’s! Even better, the pricing will include:

• ShamWow Your Basics crash course: 6:30 PM – 7:20 PM
  Clean, buff, and add sparkle to your lindy basics! This crash course is meant for those with some lindy experience who want to polish and finesse their basics to enhance their connection and lead/follow skills. It will help prime you for our Intermediate Lindy series in July if your lindy needs some polishing! Neil Coplin and Binaebi Calkins will review common movements in 8-count basics and help prepare you for building your lindy skills.
• Beginner Swing Dance Lesson: 7:30 PM – 8:00 PM
  East coast swing dance basics will get you social dancing in no time!
• Live Band John Vermeulen: 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Where: Nyoh’s Buckeye Bar & Grill – 2871 Olentangy River Rd Columbus, OH 43202
Free parking in the shopping center lot.

Class Option	General Public	Students/Members
ShamWow Your Basics! crash course	$20	$15

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