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Enter the Blues 4 - Atlanta
Author: EntertheBlues :: Posted: Sat 03/13/10 12:01 pm
Enter the Blues 4
May 21-23, Atlanta, GA

We're proud to announce that EtB4 is prepped to be the biggest, best EtB yet! We've kept the top-quality instruction level and the full nights of dancing, but we've added new talent and new competitions!

Instructors:
Don West and Tina Davis
Mike Legett and Reuel Reis
Mike Roberts and Laura Glaess
Plus special guest instructors!
Check out the Instructor Bios (link to http://www.entertheblues.com/etb4-instructors.html)

Competitions:
12-Bar Blues Jack and Jill
Jazz Blues Jack and Jill
Choreography Competition
For more information, check out the Competitions Page (link to http://www.entertheblues.com/etb4-competitions.html)

Early Bird Registration Is Open! Right now, it's only $90 for the whole shebang- and what a shebang it's going to be! So register early, and prepare for one heck of an event.

http://www.entertheblues.com/etb4-registration.html


3/21 Tim Gill All-Stars Big Band @ Cicada Club
Author: Mr. DeMille :: Posted: Thu 03/11/10 6:28 pm
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Sunday, March 21
DEBUT! The Tim Gill All-Stars 10-piece Big Band

Gill's irresistible cocktail of swinging, vintage groove mixed with hip, youthful energy puts a 21st century spin on the iconic crooner image.
Downbeat award winning singer, trumpeter, and arranger plunges into the fray with his high-octane ensemble of world-class entertainers.

He crafts a new take on American Songbook classics and serves up unique, ear-catching original tunes...
whether they are packing a dance floor or heating the dining room, Tim Gill and his All-Stars always deliver a one-of-a-kind show you ll never forget.

Maxwell DeMille's Cicada Club
617 S. Olive Street
Los Angeles, Calif. 90014

http://ClubCicada.com

No Cover Charge with dinner
Reservations 213-488-9488
Only $10 cover without dinner

Doors open at 6pm - Dancing to the Big Band at 8pm

Please call: (213) 488-9488 for reservations.

See you at the Cicada Club!


Bal Rendevouz 2010 early bird discount tickets available
Author: chris87 :: Posted: Wed 03/10/10 1:36 pm
Hello,

I have TWO Bal Rendevouz 2010 tickets priced at the early bird special rate of $240 each. As of today, 3/10/10, tickets are priced at the $280 level!

Tickets include all the workshops and dances for the weekend. There are some more options you may want to add on [bus, food, DVD] - but please refer to the site for all the info:

http://www.2plyswing.com/Z_RENDEZVOUS/BR_AA_home.htm#BR

Please contact me if interested : chris.tram@gmail.com

and we can work out payment through Paypal or check or something, and then I'll transfer the ticket(s) over to you with an email to the organizers.

Thanks!


Camp Balboa Seattle 2010
Author: hnlflygirl :: Posted: Wed 03/10/10 3:17 am
Camp Balboa Seattle
Seattle, WA

Labor Day Weekend
September 3rd - 6th, 2010

Save the date!

More info coming soon on the Website and become Fans on Facebook


EBC 2010 - Registration is open - first 50 ppl save $65
Author: revbones :: Posted: Tue 03/09/10 8:47 am
EBC is gearing up early this year!

EBC 2010 will be Nov 4-7, 2010

In order to save you money in what may be a rough year economically for a lot of people, we're opening registration early this year.

What do you get in exchange for registering early?
Well how about $65 off the final EBC price for the first 50 people?

That good enough for you? Besides, registering early is the next best thing to being cool, and you know you want to be cool, or a close approximation of cool. So get over to http://www.ibalboa.com and register today!

What's new with EBC this year? Man, oh man, where to begin?
• EBC is 4 days this year!!! Kicking things off Thurs night and going through Sun night!
• 19 confirmed instructors and we will be adding more! This gives you the most choices for main instructors over any other Balboa event!
• Fri classes! That's right, be sure to come in early and catch the dance Thurs night and classes Fri!
• Burlesque classes! We're bringing in the ladies from Bootstraps Burlesque to offer 2 introductory free Burlesque classes! Burlesque 101 and Fans and/or Boas!
• New Amateur division
• Competition classes where amateurs can get immediate feedback in a controlled environment.
• Music by The Boilermaker Jazz Band and the Atomic Rhythm All-Stars
• Adding another room for classes for extra space
• Soul/Funk room downstairs
• Post-Halloween costume contest - streamlined from last year, still with cash prizes
• More volunteer opportunities if you cannot afford the full price of the weekend
• Afternoon prelims for competitions - more dance time and earlier notice to competitors!
• More dance time than any previous year!
• Over $2000 in prize money

And the list is growing each week!

EBC 2010 Instructors:
Nick Williams
Sylvia Sykes
David Rehm
Joel Plys
Laura Keat
Jeremy Otth
Kate Hedin
Bobby White
Kelly Arsenault
Mickey Fortenasce
Holly Owens
Chris Owens
Andree-Anne Tremblay
Jason Herron
Patricia Brodeur
Frederic Barbe
Kylie Smith
Adam Speen
Nelle Cherry


EBC 2010 Bands:
The Boilermaker Jazz Band
The Atomic Rhythm All-Stars


EBC 2010 Location:
The newly renovated Holiday Inn Brownstone Convention Center in Raleigh, NC

EBC website:
We have made several updates to the EBC website. We're still adding features to EBC and any news will be posted there first, so even after registering, please check there periodically for updates. You can also view you registration and will be able to modify it there was well.



Click over to http://www.ibalboa.com and register today!


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