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1. Outdoor dancing – Brick Lane Dancing outdoors can not only be quite fun, it is also a crazy bonding experience. As part of our promotion of our new Brick Lane Vibe venue we are having an outdoor dance this Wednesday. Come and heckle, dance, cheer, hand out a flyer…whatever you feel comfortable with.
VIBE (Brick Lane) anchored by Scott & Peta Wed Feb 10th 7-9pm out front of Vibe Bar
2. Joel Plys & Evita Arc Wed Feb 17th at Vibe Bar Brick Lane.
DETAILS ( also on front of our web site) Legends in the world swing dance community. Very exciting!
3. Classes in ANGEL - Brand New Venue Starts 22nd of February, with Ben & Janet! You may have heard that we've got a fantastic new venue opening up in Angel on a Monday night, and if you haven't, listen up! Since it's a brand new venue, it is a perfect opportunity for those who are just starting to swing, or to bring along all those friends who complain that they have two left feet!
Monday nights Total Beginners Classes 7pm - 8pm (With drinks and dancing after!) At 'The Florence' - 50 Florence Street, just off Upper Street, N1 2DU. (where we had the Swing Patrol Christmas party!)
We've had lots of people already show interest in coming along, so join in and don't miss our very first class... See you soon! -Ben & Janet
4. Specific class information from your teachers...
MONDAYS Old Street 7.00pm New Total Beginners EIGHT BEAT week one!!! 8.15pm New Intermediates Click here
TUESDAYS Fulham 7.00pm Brand new beginner class plus 8.15pm intermediate class. OPENING NIGHT NOW 16th FEB Click here
Newington Green 7.00pm Brand new Beginner Class Click here
Clapham Common 7.00pm Beginners 8.15pm Intermediate class Refer web site :)
WEDNESDAYS Greenwich 7.00pm Beginners 8.00pm Intermediates Click here
THURSDAYS Southwark 7.00pm Beginners 8.15pm Intermediates START THIS WEEK!!
5. London Swing Festival update Latest developments on our London Swing Festival... http://blog.swingpatrol.com/london-swing-festival-update/
6. Class cards are the way to go! Click here A much cheaper & convenient way to learn. Classes on a casual basis are £8 but only £6.50 if you buy a class discount card. Definitely worth considering as the cards are valid for 12 months. Email info@swingpatrol.co.uk
7. Other dates to lock in:
A cool offering of varied learning and fun for everyone: Wed Feb 17... Balboa workshop with Joel Plys & Evita Arc Sat Feb 20... Leaving the “Beginner” label behind Sun Mar 7... Swing Pit, Vibe Bar, Brick Lane FRENCH THEME Sat Mar 20... Learn to Dance in a Day
9. Legends of the week So many legends to choose from but we have to make our own Burlesque dancer one Missy Fatale one of our legends of the week and a quick note to those who danced at Angel yesterday. You are voted our legends of the week also:
Dancing in Angel Last Sunday - THANK YOU from Ben & Janet!
Last Sunday, we spent the morning giving small piles of flyers to many shops along Upper Street about the upcoming classes in Angel. Only a couple of stores said no, and we met a lot of friendly, encouraging local traders that seemed just as interested as we hope their customers are!
From noon we parked ourselves outside Angel tube station with a big pile of flyers and some swinging tunes and danced in the street (even just to keep warm!). There was lindy lop, Charleston and balboa, routines to Happy Feet, Zip Gun Bop and Shorty George were busted out, and even our very own Angel Speed Shim Sham!
We would just like to say a HUGE thank you to Tanya, Ash, Simone, Sibhe, Barry and Julian for coming to help us hand out flyers and dance. We managed to get rid of all our flyers and had a constant stream of people stopping, smiling, taking photos, and just enjoying the day. Highlights included a group of 'Swing Kids' dancing alongside us, and a gentleman telling Ash: "Thank you for making London a happy place!". Ditto that folks, cheers!
-Ben & Janet
10. Quote of the week "My mum was really proud of the chocolates I won on Saturday." One of our competitors at the Saturday event. Have a look at Swing Patrol London FB photos for a cool pic of the competitors and their winning chocolates!
11. Photo of the week
 Nicola and James swing out at Fulham Broadway
12. Link of the week
All the best to our many dancers heading off to Good Night Sweet Heart this weekend. http://www.gnsh.co.uk/
Have a great week - see you on the dance floor. The whole SP team


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