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Alamo Stomp

Alamo Stomp is a Lindy Hop based dance workshop that will occur on Oct 8-10th, 2010.

Instructors

Kevin St. Laurent and Jo Hoffberg

Kevin and Jo bring a fresh edge to Lindy Hop with inventive aerials, musical routines and high speed dancing. They began their partnership in 2007 and are founding members of the Vintage Jazz Dance Troupe, The Killer Dillers. Together they hold titles at the International Lindy Hop Championships, American Lindy Hop Championship, the Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown, Camp Hollywood and Camp Jitterbug. Since 2000, their professional careers have taken them to over 22 countries on five continents including North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. With clear and humorous instruction, these two creative and versatile dancers will entertain, inspire and help you become the best dancer you can be.

In the words of the Harlem Hamfats….”Let’s Get Drunk and Truck”

www.KevinStLaurent.com
www.johoffberg.com
www.KillerDillers.com
www.iLindy.com


Mike Robers and Laura Glaess

Mike and Laura began dancing Lindy Hop in 2000 / 2001 in San Antonio. Since then they have traveled all over the globe teaching, learning and competing, most recently teaching in New Zealand and Australia. They are strong believers in connection and trust within the partnership and pride themselves on fantastic, fun classes. They currently live in Austin and, with Scott Angelius, co-own a dance company dedicated to teaching Lindy Hop, Swing and Charleston, The Lindy Project. Find out more about them at www.MikeandLauraLindy.com

Their most recent achievements include:


Nathan Bugh

Nathan Bugh brings the Jazz Age vividly to life, in the classroom and in performance. With nearly a decade of professional experience teaching dancers of all ages and skill levels, he is equally at home in Lindy Hop camps, public schools, and private events. Nathan has taught at specialized camps worldwide, like Swing Out New Hampshire, Lindy Focus, and Swing Brother Swing. He has been an artist in residence at P.S. 144, home of the champion dance program featured in "Mad Hot Ballroom." He has also given "Horizons" seminars in jazz dance at The Juilliard School, his alma mater. Nathan is based in New York City, where he is popular for private lessons and group classes. If you're visiting, you can attend his weekly classes at Dance Manhattan and Columbia University, and biweekly classes at the Vanaver Caravan Institute. Some of his dance lessons are available online at www.iDance.net, where he was the top selling instructor for four consecutive months.

Nathan is fortunate to have many opportunities to share, on stage and on television, his love for jazz dance. Nathan danced in David Tutera's "Great Gatsby" wedding on the hit reality series "My Fair Wedding." Nathan also performed on FoxNC's "Fox and Friends Christmas" with George Gee and cast members from "Sleigh Bell Swing." He danced Lindy Hop in Noemi LaFrance's site-specific odyssey, "Agora II.” And he performed with the Vanaver Caravan at the Rudolstadt Festival in Germany and in a televised concert in the Redlands, California. He has been a featured dancer and instructor with several of today's top Swing bands, such as George Gee's Jump Jive n' Wailers, Harlem Renaissance Orchestra, The Cangelosi Cards, and he is part of four professional dance companies: Swing X, The Lindy Hop All-Stars, The Vanaver Caravan, and The Killer Dillers.

Nathan's passion for Lindy Hop began in the spring of 1998, when he first took class from Tina Morales and Carnell Pipkin. Although a native of Texas, it is Nathan's first dance-related trip to San Antonio, and he is very excited to dance and to share dance in the Alamo City!!


Bands

Thursday Night - Jim Cullum Jazz Band

Pre-party dance night with Jim Cullum Jazz Band at The Landing on the riverwalk. Band starts at 8:30PM. No cover for dancers, but buying drinks us encouraged. This world famous jazz band is a must see for everybody who loves hard swinging jazz tunes!

Friday Night - Kris Kimura Quartet

This hard-swinging band from Austin has delighted audiences throughout Texas since the late 90's and sports one of the busiest performance schedules in the region! It's current incarnation (created in 2006) features four of the hottest young jazz talents in the central Texas area. The group has captured the attention of such artists as Harry Connick Jr., Diana Krall, Elvis Costello, Lucien Barberin, and Jeff Kashiwa. Whether it's a club date, wedding or educational event, the Kris Kimura Quartet will wow you with their unbeatable swing, devotion to the idiom, and unswerving professionalism!

Saturday Night - Aunt Ruby's Sweet Jazz Babies

Aunt Ruby’s Sweet Jazz Babies is an Austin, Texas based collection of talent and artistry that seeks to embody, in today’s terms, the very essence of the hot jazz and swing music prevalent from the 1910-1940’s. Each Aunt Ruby’s Sweet Jazz Babies performance is a family oriented event filled with dancing, romance, educated humor, and cosmopolitan sophistication.

The Babies are not a retrospective, sentimental group that longs for days gone by. Aunt Ruby’s Sweet Jazz Babies is a spontaneous and passionate band that celebrates the sheer joy and treasures of living through song for the enjoyment of everyone.

The Individual Members of Aunt Ruby’s Sweet Jazz Babies are:

Venue

Daytime Workshop The workshop during the day will be held at Incarnate Word High School, 727 E. Hildebrand, San Antonio.  Parking is available at the front and back of the school.  Please do not wear hard soled shoes while in the campus Gymnasium. See our Directions to IWHS.

Evening Dances The dances will be held at the University of The Incarnate Word's Marion Ballroom at 4301 Broadway, San Antonio.  The Ballroom is number 28 on the map, and parking is available on campus.  There will be signs to direct dancers to the location.

If you are looking for a hotel, We recommend the cost effective, Super 8 San Antonio/Airport.  It's roughly 15 minutes away from the venue, but will be a nicer hotel in a nicer part of town and it's cheap - two double beds $59/night, $70 tax included.

11355 San Pedro Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78216 US

If you stay at this hotel, when you goto the dance, you will have to go north to Nakoma and then go south to get onto the on-ramp for 281.

Schedule

Alamo Stomp 2010 Schedule

Pricing

Everything

Dances Only

Registration

Registration is now closed, but you can still come you will just pay at the door. See you there!

Volunteers

ALAMO STOMP is in need of volunteers to make the event run smoothly. Discount registration packages will be available to volunteers in three tiers: Level 1 - $10 off total cost; Level 2 - $20 off total cost; and Level 3 - $40 off total cost. Please contact LaraWillars@gmail.com or submit the volunteer form (coming soon!).

Volunteer positions needed:

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

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