Weekly Update

We had SUCH a great turn out at our February dance- over 70 people in attendance! And the Peachtree Jazz Edition band was beyond phenomenal. Thanks to everyone who came out and made the night such a blast!

Video recap of our awesome February dance click here

If you’ve got pics, post them to our facebook group (If you haven’t joined the fb group already, do it! It’s fun)

****NEXT DANCE: Friday, March 30th, 2012

Let’s keep the numbers UP everyone! Bring your friends!

Beginners welcome, no previous dance experience necessary, and you don’t need to bring a dance partner with you (but please bring your friends!)

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
FREE beginner lesson and light snacks provided8:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Swing Dance with awesome tunes provided by DJ Jamz
$5 for students
$7 general admission

DJ Jamz will be playing classic swing dance music all night long, with a few little twists here and there- if you’ve been to one of our dances before, you know how awesome this DJ is! Birthday jams, Charleston lines, the shim-sham… who knows what you’ll see at this dance Come check it out!

Location:
Kennesaw State University
Student Center (ON CAMPUS)
University Rooms, first floor

FOR VERY DETAILED DIRECTIONS, please click here
For more info about DJ Jamz, click hereVolunteer to help out at the March dance for a 45 minute time slot here!

***Upcoming events:

Come practice/learn some new moves before our next dance!We give weekly lessons on Monday nights at KSU in the same place as our dances:
https://www.facebook.com/events/224180541011123/KSU NIGHT at Hot Jam: Monday, March 26th
-KSU students get in fo’ free! -more info coming soon!

KSU April Swing Dance with Etowah Jazz Society big band: Friday, April 21st
-more info coming soon!

***Exciting news:

We have another officer on board with us for this semester- please give a warm welcome to Will Mostellar, our new secretary! If you’d like to get more involved this semester or in the upcoming fall semester, please let me know. We’ll be having elections at the end of this semester to decide on the leadership of our club for fall semester. Think about it- we have a lot of fun and we’d love to have you on board!

Hope to see you out on the dance floor soon,

Kristen

Spring 2012 Dance Dates are here!!!

Friday, Jan 20th

Friday, Feb 24th- with LIVE big band, Peachtree Jazz Edition

Friday, March 30th

Saturday, April 21st- with LIVE big band, Etowah Jazz Society

Friday, May 11th

 

All of our dances include a FREE lesson for an hour before the dance begins.

All of our monthly dances are open to the public- anyone can attend!

 

Free lesson 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Social Dancing 8:00 PM – 11:30 PM.

 

Our dances this semester are ALWAYS located ON CAMPUS in the KSU student center’s University Rooms, and are now $7 for general admission, $5 for students/KSUSDA members/ASESDA and AJDPS members

 

To volunteer for a 30 minute time slot for our January dance, please sign up with our doodle poll here

Swing and Salsa Social

Calling ALL Dancers!

For the last dance of the semester, the Swing Dance Association and Association of Latin American Students are teaming up to bring you a Swing and Salsa Social!

Free Lessons:
Salsa Lesson – 7:00 – 7:45
Swing Lesson – 7:45 – 8:30

Social Dance – 8:30 – 11:30

General Admission: $7
Students/ASEDA: $5

Location: Kennesaw Student Center – University Rooms A & B

Bring your friends and meet a lot of fun new people. No partner necessary and no dance experience required! You’ll end up dancing with lots of different people throughout the night.

facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/283649905011998/

Annual Jump, Jive and Wail 1940′s Swing Dance

Calling all swing dancers,

This Saturday (November 5th) is the annual “Jump, Jive and Wail” 1940′s Swing Dance at the Museum of History & Holocaust Education. The Peachtree Jazz Edition will be playing live big band music all night. There will also be a performance by the KSU Swing Dance Association, a raffle, and a free 1940′s photo shoot!

To RSVP to the facebook event, click here.

For the flyer, click here.

Date: November 5, 2011

Time: 7:00 – 10:00 PM with a swing dance lesson starting at 7:00

Cost: FREE with the donation of a non-perishable food item which will be donated to KSU’s Feed the Future program.

Location: KSU Center (3333 Busbee Drive, Kennesaw, GA 30144)
*Note: This is NOT on main campus, it is across the highway behind the Cracker Barrell on Chastain Road.

We hope to see you there!

HALLOWEEN SWING DANCE- Oct 29th

Hey awesome people!

Our October Swing Dance is HALLOWEEN themed! Get out your prize winning costumes and bring them with you to the dance!

Saturday, October 29th, from 8:00 PM-11:30 PM. FREE lesson from 7:00-8:00 PM before the dance starts! Located in our usual location- the University Rooms on the first floor of the student center on actual KSU campus.

The dance itself is $5 for students with valid student ID (does not have to be from KSU), and $7 general admission.

We’ll have costume contests, performances, candy, and a few other surprises

To RSVP on facebook, click here.

To volunteer for a 30 minute time slot to help us work the table, visit our doodle poll here

Hope to see you there!

Swing Dance – September 10th!

It’s time for our September Swing Dance!

Free Beginner Lesson – 7:00 – 8:00.
Social Dancing – 8:00 – 11:30

$7 for general admission
$5 for students and ASEDA members

Kennesaw State University – Student Center – Rms. A & B
1000 Chastain Rd.
Kennesaw, GA 30144
The Student Center is Building #5.

If you are coming from Atlanta -
Turn Left off of the Chastain Exit.
At the third light, take a right on to Kennesaw State University Road into the school (there will be a soccer field on the right).
This road dead ends into the visitor’s parking lot, which is always open on the weekends.

If you are coming South on I-75:
Take a right off of the Chastain Road Exit
At the second light, take a right on to Kennesaw State University Road into the school (there is a soccer field on the right).
This road dead ends into the visitor’s parking lot.

KSUSDA Members: We would like for you to volunteer for half-hour shifts at the entrance table to take money and greet our guests. Please sign up for times here: http://www.doodle.com/87khr6dyv7x3u4h3#table

Bring your friends and meet a lot of fun new people. No partner necessary and no dance experience required! You’ll end up dancing with lots of different people throughout the night.

We hope to see you out on the dance floor!

RSVP on facebook.

Fall 2011 is HERE!!! Let’s get ta’ dancin’.

Hello everybody, it’s that time again! We’d like to kick off the new semester right and what better way than dancing the night away?

Kennesaw State University – Student Center – Rms. A & B
1000 Chastain Rd.
Kennesaw, GA 30144

Free Beginner Lesson – 7:00 – 8:00.
Social Dancing – 8:00 – 11:30

$7 for general admission
$5 for students and ASEDA members

Bring your friends and meet a lot of fun new people. No partner necessary and no dance experience required! You’ll end up dancing with lots of different people throughout the night.

We hope to see you out on the dance floor!

RSVP on facebook.

February Dance!

Come and spend a night with us dancing with your sweetheart at our Valentine’s Day Dance!

OR, just come to celebrate your love of swing dance (like me)!!!

Bring your friends and meet a lot of fun new people No partner necessary and no dance experience required! You’ll end up dancing with lots of different people throughout the night.

FREE Lesson from 7:30 – 8:30 PM- choose from a Charleston lesson or beginner east coast swing

Social Dance 8:30 – 11:30 PM, $5 for everyone

Music DJ’ed by the amazing Patrick Manigault!
Directions are on this website.

Come dance with us!!

Update Jan 31, 2011

Hey kiddos!

Registration for ATLX 8 opens tomorrow morning (Tuesday, February 1st) at 10am! Early bird price is $70 for the first 25 people who sign up. This gets you in for the ENTIRE weekend. Make sure you register now before prices increase!

We’ll also be going as a group if you’re a member of KSUSDA- there will be opportunities to have some of your money funded by us. Email at ksusda@gmail.com for more info.

Check it out:
www.atlx.org

PS- Mark your calendars: KSU’s next swing dance is February 19th! We’ll be bringing back Patrick Manigault to play some SWEET tunes… hope to see you there!

In other news:
We would like to say thank you for everyone that showed up and supported our January 22 dance! It was an awesome turnout, and we hope to continue to grow with each dance. We would also like to thank the KSU Performance Group for all of their hard work in learning a routine to perform at the Hyatt Regency-Atlanta Hotel on December 28, 2010! It was an amazing way to get the word out about swing dancing and how much fun it is to teach and learn.

We hope to do more performances in the future!

January Dance!

Hey everyone!

Just one more reminder that our first dance of the semester is this Saturday, January 22nd.

FREE lesson from 7-8pm. Choose from beginner east coast swing or beginner Charleston

Social dancing is from 8:00-11:30 pm, tunes provided by awesome swing dance DJ, Patrick Manigault. $5 for everyone (students and non-students alike).

*We are also pleased to announce that there will be a SPECIAL PERFORMANCE by your very own KSUSDA performance group*

Hope you’ll come dance with me!

Update: January 5th, 2011

Spring 2011 Dance Dates are here!!!

All of our dances include a FREE lesson for an hour before the dance begins.

Lessons begin at 7PM, dances begin at 8PM and last until 11:30 PM. They are located in the KSU student center’s University Rooms, and are $5 for everyone unless otherwise stated. The $5 includes your FREE lesson, so make sure you attend!

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 KSU Swing Dance, bring in the New Year with us!  Located in the KSU Student Center’s University Rooms. Free Charleston lesson or free beginner east coast swing lesson- you choose!

Saturday, February 19th, 2011 KSU Swing Dance, Love for Lindy! Located in the KSU Student Center’s University Rooms. More details coming soon- save the date!

Saturday, March 26th, 2011 KSU Swing Dance, Located in the KSU Student Center’s University Rooms. More details coming soon- save the date!

Saturday, April 23rd, 2010 KSU Swing Dance, Located in the KSU Student Center’s University Rooms. More details coming soon- save the date!

Update Nov 12

Hey there, jitterbugs!

We had a GREAT time at the Jump Jive an’ Wail 1940′s swing dance last weekend over at the KSU WWII Center! There was quite a buzz about the fabulous shim sham performance done by our very own KSUSDA performance group! Congrats to all who were involved and made the night such a success.

And now…. we’re going to have our own jump jivin’ swing dance on campus in the KSU Student Center University Rooms this coming Saturday, November 20th.

Live music will be provided by our very own KSU Jazz Combo from the KSU School of Music Department.

Saturday, November 20th
7:00 PM Free Beginner Swing Dance Lesson
8:00-11:30 PM Social Dance, $5 for everyone

Things that will most likely occur at this dance:
Birthday Jam Circle, Balloon Dance Contest, the Shim Sham, and delicious food eating- yes please!!

***REMINDER: We’ll be having a meeting the day before (Friday, Nov 19th) from 5:15-6:15 in the KSU Convocation Center- anyone is more than welcome to join us! It’s a great time to come and practice your moves before the big dance.

We just made an event on facebook for the dance, so make sure you RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132158373505813&num_event_invites=0

Also, if you need more swing to tie you over until ours on Nov 20th, Georgia Tech is having their November swing dance TONIGHT, Friday November 12th. Check out their facebook event here:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132158373505813&num_event_invites=0#!/event.php?eid=114618548603124

Come dance with me??

-Kristen
(KSUSDA Prez)

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In case you haven’t heard- Congratulations to our new secretary, Miss Robyn Gagne!

We are always looking for ways to make our club better for the community and the members, so if you have any suggestions, please feel free to contact us. Also, if you would like to volunteer in any area, please let us know. Your help is always greatly appreciated!

Schedule Nov-Dec 2010:

November:

• Friday November 12: Georgia Tech Swing Dance- post on the facebook group if you’d like to carpool!

• Friday November 19: KSUSDA Meeting 5:15 – 6:15

• Saturday November 20: KSU Swing Dance, 7pm lesson 8pm dance

December:

• Saturday December 11: KSU Swing Dance- “Dance in the New Year” 7pm lesson, 8pm dance

Have a wonderful weekend!

Update Nov. 4, 2010

First of all- CONGRATULATIONS to our new secretary, Robyn Gagne! Whoo hooo! She is wonderful and we are so thankful to have her on our team. You’ll be hearing from her a lot more soon.

In other news, we have a HUGE swing dance event coming up this Saturday evening, November 6th, at 7:00 PM across the street at the KSU Center. Check it out below!

If you come, you’ll see your fellow KSUSDA members doing a live performance of the shim sham

Come dance with me?

-Kristen

Update, Nov. 2

Dear Members,

We need your help! There is so much going on that the lovely Kristen and I can not handle on our own. We need an officer position filled! What do we need?

Secretary – The secretary is in charge of organizing information about members and getting the word out about events. This includes, but not limited to, emails, printing (not making) out fliers, organizing who is coming to events/practices, keeping track of new members information, etc.

What’s in it for you? Free admission to KSU dances and payment assistance for swing dance workshops

We would greatly appreciate the help as we continue to grow as a club at KSU.

Thank You!

Other News!

If you have not gotten your KSUSDA t-shirt (only for those who paid $20 membership) please let Kristen or I know.

We begin our meetings back THIS Friday, Nov 5. The meetings from now on will run a little differently. There will be a ‘beginner’ lesson beginning at 5pm with the regular meeting starting at 5:30-6:30pm. This week we will be solidifying the ‘Shim-Sham’ performance that will go down on Saturday at the:

Jump Jive an’ Wail 1940s Swing Dance! 

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=157666484254712

How much? Where? FREE Jump Jive an’ Wail 1940s Swing Dance on Saturday, Nov. 6th from 7 to 10 p.m. at the KSU Center.

What is it? “Jump Jive an’ Wail” commemorates the 1940s era with an evening of dancing to the live music of the Peachtree Jazz Edition’s 18-piece Big Band ensemble and female vocalist. We would love to have all of you out there to support/dance with us!

Almost done!

We are so excited our club has come this far this year, and we are only halfway done with the 2010-2011. The October Halloween dance was a huge success, and that could not have been done without the help of numerous volunteers and the Etowah Jazz Society.

We are always looking for ways to make our club better for the community and the members, so if you have any suggestions, please feel free to contact Kristen and/or I (Courtney). Also, if you would like to volunteer in any area, please let us know. Your help is always greatly appreciated!

Schedule Nov-Dec:

November:

• Friday November 5: Meeting 5:15-6:15 (pizza provided)

• Saturday November 6: KSU Swing Dance partnering with WWII/Holocaust dance at the KSU Center- Peachtree Jazz Edition, Swing Era attire, costume prizes, etc.

• Friday November 12: GT Swing Dance

• Friday November 19: KSUSDA Meeting 5:15 – 6:15

• Saturday November 20: KSU Swing Dance, 7pm lesson 8pm dance

December:

• Saturday December 11: KSU Swing Dance- “Dance in the New Year” 7pm lesson, 8pm dance

Have a wonderful rest of the week!

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KSUSDA Officers
President- Kristen Brent
Vice President- Courtney Arnold

KSUSDA Shirt!

2010-2011 KSUSDA shirt