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Cats’ Corners Wednesday Night Hop + Beginners’ Shim Sham
januari 31, 2018 @ 18:30 - 23:00
Welcome to Cats’ Corners swingin’ Wednesdays’ at Moriska Paviljongen. The evening kicks off with a beginners’ Shim Sham class at half past 6 pm and continues with a swinging social dance in Morsikans grand ballroom at 7.45 pm.
- Beginners Shim Sham Class: 18.30-19.30*
- Social dance: 19.45-23.00
- Bistro bar is open: 17.30-01.00
(Members of Cats’ Corner has a 10% discount in the Bistro bar.) - Kitchen closes: 22.00 (http://moriskapaviljongen.se/moriskans-bistro)
- Ballroom door fee: 70kr, 50kr for Cats’ Corner members*
- These classes are included in the door fee. No preregistration or partner needed to take part.
SHIM SHAM
The Shim Sham Shimmy, Shim Sham or just Sham originally is a particular tap dance routine and is regarded as tap dance’s national anthem. For today’s swing dancers, it is a jazz dance usually performed together.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shim_Sham
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjfM4Wrj9UI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cUPYkJQ29s
LINDY HOP
The main dance on Wednesdays’ is Lindy Hop, a swing dance originating in the 30-40s in Harlem, NY. But you are always welcome to dance whatever you like or just hang out
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lindy+hop
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_Hop
CATS’ CORNER
Cats’ Corner is a non-profit dance organisation from Malmö. Our main focus is Lindy Hop, but we gladly also dance Charleston, Balboa, Shag, Blues, Authentic Jazz and other Swing dances.
http://www.catscorner.se/
(https://www.heptown.com/organizer/cats-corner/)
JAZZ IN THE BISTRO
As the dance closes for the night we ”wind down” in the Bistro where there is a live jazz club every Wednesday.
http://www.moriskapaviljongen.se/
SWING CLASSES?
This is also the new home for some of HepTowns weekly classes: Take a look at
https://www.heptown.com/classes/schedule/
BEGINNERS WEEKENDS
There will be beginners weekends before the ordinary classes start. Registration will open in December and more information will be available before that at
https://www.heptown.com/classes/
MORISKA PAVILJONGEN
Moriska Paviljongen är Malmös största oberoende kultur- och nöjeshus. Moriskan erbjuder Bistro, Bar, Kulturprogram och Nattklubb på 4 olika scener i en anrik miljö från 1901. Mer info finns på:
http://www.moriskapaviljongen.se
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http://www.instagram.com/moriska_paviljongen