Spring 2012 Dance Dates are here!!!

Friday, Jan 20th

Friday, Feb 24th

Friday, March 30th

Saturday, April 21st

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

IMPORTANT info about Atlanta Varsity Showdown: THIS coming weekend, Oct 8-10 (Oct 3)

Hey everyone!

At the end of this email is a list of all the people that are definitely going with our group to AVS. If you are not on this list, I have NOT gotten confirmation from you that you want to attend. We are extending the deadline of letting us know that you wish to attend until this Tuesday, October 5th. All you have to do is reply to this email saying you want to go! It’s that simple.

Then, go to www.atlantavarsityshowdown.com and register but do not pay. Once I have a complete list of names, I will send it to the AVS people and they will go in and manually change your registration price down to the $70. Once that happens, I will let you know and then you can go and pay online.

Exciting news: KSUSDA T-SHIRTS WILL BE HERE JUST IN TIME FOR AVS!!! Courtney and I will have them with us at the Friday night dance, as well as on Saturday morning before classes, so come find us! We will wear our T-shirts to classes on Saturday, and we will all basically look amazing.

AVS Schedule:
Just so you know, the first dance on Friday night is at a place called Helene S. Mills. The AMAZING Hotlanta Dixieland Jazz band will be playing, we’ll see all the professional instructors dance for us, as well as the advanced Jack and Jill competition prelims. Here is the address: 515 John Wesley Dobbs Avenue NE
Atlanta, GA 30312

All of the Saturday classes (all levels) will be held at Georgia Tech inside their ballroom. This is why we’d like to wear T-Shirts on Saturday because we will all be together!
Saturday evening’s festivities will occur at the Rialto Center for the Arts. There will be a jazz dance showcase from 7:15-9pm, and then a social dance there from 9pm-2am, live music provided by the Bonaventure Quartet. The last class of the day on Saturday ends around 5pm, so that gives us enough time to go and grab dinner somewhere before the showcase starts! We will be going to eat as a group- KSUSDA will be footing the bill for dinner that evening Dress to impress!

Sunday’s classes will be held at the Decatur Recreation Center, but in different places within the center depending on which level of classes you are taking. Sunday evening’s dance will be at the Graveyard Tavern. (They have an amazing live jazz band called the Gravediggers).

You can see all of this information in detail on the AVS website.

Rooming/transportation/food information:

* When you register online, you may choose to request housing for the weekend to stay with a friendly swing dancer in the Atlanta area. However, we will not be guaranteed a spot because they have to house all the others who are coming in from out of state for this event first.
* Please have a back up plan of either driving back and forth from your own house, or staying with a friend that lives closer to Atlanta.
* If others are going to be driving back and forth, I highly suggest choosing to carpool. This is a good idea in general, but especially on Saturday because parking on Georgia Tech campus is going to be not-so-fun since it’s Georgia Tech’s homecoming weekend- (yay for them, not so yay for us).
* You will need to bring money for meals, except for dinner on Saturday night (dinner is on us that evening).
* I would also bring some cash for parking. There is a $4 parking fee to park at the Rialto. There will also be parking fees to park on GT campus. I would say once we have parked at Georgia Tech on Saturday for classes, we should carpool to dinner and then to the Rialto.

We want to try to stick together as much as possible this weekend, folks. I am about to start a discussion topic on our facebook group page, so those of us who are going have a place to discuss rooming and carpool issues/ideas. Here is the link to our facebook group for anyone who hasn’t yet joined.

*It is VERY important that we have at least ten people who are FOR SURE going to register and attend this event, so please do not take this lightly!

*This Friday we would be more than willing to meet at KSU and carpool/caravan to the first dance for anyone who is interested. Again, there will be a discussion topic on our facebook page for all of this. Please go look at it and comment.

I’m so excited that we are all going as a group to this amazing event, and I hope you all are, too!

Come dance with me?