Sweet & Hot 2012 Credits

We are absolutely overwhelmed by the positive response from last weekend's event!  We had such a great time and it looks like you did too!  If you attended the weekend in any capacity, we would love to have a minute of your time to share your feedback on our survey. 

*Photos such as the fantastic one of Kathryn and Denise, two of our Balboa Mentors to your right are now up!  Check 'em out!!

*Congratulations to the winners of the Winner-take-all Jack & Jill dance contest, Mike Healey & Genevive Wallis!  They won every bit of the contest entry fees and FREE tickets to the Melbourne Lindy Exchange, November 22-25, 2012

The event made possible by the super sweet & blazin' hot contribution from the following people:

KieranYee - MC Extraordinaire 

Phil Alcock - Videographer Sat night

Georgia Brooks & Siobhan De Little - Contest co-coordinators

Will Hore-Lacy - Jazz Joust Photography Booth by Will's Photography

Michael Collins - Website, event coordinator

Lexi Keeton - Event coordinator

Anna Van Dijk - Printed Media

Meiwah Williams - Aerial Tissu performance

Volunteers:

Katey Sutcliffe, Keira Mason-Hill, Akriti Rana, Margeaux Vallantyne, Julian Krack

Additional special thanks to: Le Bal Troupe, The boys of Harlem Shout, Steve & Laura Hartshorn of Swing Dance Australia, Genevive Wallis, Elly Maddy, Monica McNab, Kathryn Kelly & Swing Patrol

Teachers: Heather Ballew - Denver, Colorado; Joel Kohn - Melbs; Kenny Nelson - Denver, Colorado; Laura Perriam - Melbs; Ramona Staffeld - USA/Melbs; Todd Yannacone - New Orleans

Mentors: Corinne Allen, Dave Shackleford, Denise Cox, Evan Hughes, Georgia Brooks, Jaymee Lee, Johnny Warrington, Kara Martin, Kathryn Atkinson, Keith Hsuan, Lindsay Grundy, Robbie Hockley, Sarah Johnston, Shaz Callaghan, Tia Baker

MUSIC

DJs - "Hot Denise" Cox - Melbs, Keith "sweet" Hsuan - Melbourne, "hot" Sam Carroll - Sydney, "sweet" Shaz Callaghan, Tim "blue" Jones - newly Melbournian!

Lenox Avenue - Nick Mulder - Trombone, Phil Noy - Alto Sax, Carlo Barbaro - Tenor Sax, Paul Williamson - Baritone Sax, Kim Kelaart - Hammond Organ, Phillip Rex - Bass, Andrew Swann - Drums, Ross Irwin - Trumpet, Michael Frazer - Trumpet.  With our very own Georgia Brooks on vocals!

Duck Musique - Caley Groves - Guitar, Kain Borlase - Bass, Michael Harris - Violin, Steve Groves - Guitar.

From the bottom of our hearts, rock steps and shuffles, we thank all of you for making this weekend so sweet...and so HOT!

With sweet swingin' love,

Lexi Keeton & Michael Collins

Jack & Jill Contest Regos Open!

TO ENTER THE SWEET 'N HOT JACK & JILL DANCE CONTEST

1. Read the Jack & Jill Description

2. Email 1929studios @ gmail . com (with out the spaces) with the Subject title: Jack & Jill Lead  OR  Jack & Jill Follow

3. Show up on Friday night to collect your number and pay your $5 entry fee (and $5 bib number deposit) or you lose your spot.  Exact details will be sent to J&J entrants before the weekend.  Doors will open at 8PM on Friday night and the prelims should take place around 10:45pm TBC.

4. Finals are on Saturday night at the Jazz Joust.  Be sure that you are able to be there both nights *before* you enter.  You just may make finals, or even win!  See Jazz Joust to purchase your Sat night ticket if you do not have a full weekend pass.

5. FIRST COME FIRST SERVE, so let the games begin!

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What will the winners win you ask???  Well, they'll only will ALL of the enterance fee monies AND a free pass to THE BEST LINDY HOP SOCIAL DANCE WEEKEND IN AUSTRALIA (as per common sentiment amongst attendees)

Thank you to the Melbourne Lindy Exchange for donating two passes to the winners of the Jack & Jill dance contest at Sweet & Hot!

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Aaaand, we've got CONTEST NUMBERS!  01-44...that means only 22 couples folks!

A heart-felt "thank-you-very-very-much" to the lovely ladies of swing who helped to make these badass vintage style *homemade* contest numbers from felt.  

They look fantastic! 

Balboa Buster - February 11th!

Worried that you're Bal isn't up to par for the workshops at Sweet & Hot?  Worry no more!  This super-cheap crash-course workshop in Balboa with Kenny and Lexi will get your shuffles in gear with the quickness!

We've even added two 30 minute practice sessions to give us a chance to practice right after we learn, get feedback each other and from Kenny and Lexi.

An ace day filled with Bal Bal Bal!
Workshop suitable for beginners to Balboa and all of us looking to brush up our Bal to ready ourselves for Sweet & Hot!  Let's get it in gear folks...The time has come!

ONLY $20 for registrants of Sweet & Hot!

Deets & Registration can be found HERE

Welcome to Sweet & Hot 2012!

Can you believe it's already been a whole year?  We were simply blown away by the enthusiasm and positive response from Sweet & Hot last year.  We thank you all for giving us the courage and energy to keep this little swing dance event company going for an entire year. And now for round two...  

For this years line up we are proud to announce the return of the amazing, fantastic, super-rific, champion Lindy Hop living greats....Todd Yannacone (USA) and Ramona Staffeld (USA-OZ)!

However this year we've added a second track!  In addition to the Lindy Hop awesomeness of last year, we are very proud to announce that we've got two amazing and accomplished Balboa enthusiasts to get our shuffles into gear....Kenny Nelson and Heather Ballew (USA)!

Our focus is still mainly on workshops, but after the rockin' good time we had at the Saturday Night dance last year at the Bella Union Bar, this year we are stepping it up and hosting the Sweet & Hot Jazz Joust!  That's right, it takes two to joust, so we will be having TWO LIVE BANDS in a larger but equally vintage and awesome venue, The Thornbury Theatre.  Expect to swing out to the sweet Big Band (TBA) and cut a rug to the hot gypsy jazz tunes of Duck Musique! 

We invite you from all over Oceania...to rock out with us at this very special union of Lindy and Balboa with a line-up of some of our very favourite dancers from around the world.  

We thank you from the bottom of our rock steps and can't wait for March! <3

The 1929 Studios Crew