Thinking 'Bout Swing Music- Workshops on History, Musicianship, and DJ Fundamentals
Schedule
Sat, 15 Mar, 2025 at 12:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
295 Gregory St, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14620 | Rochester, NY
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Join us for a day of music-focused workshops to improve your dancing through music knowledge and DJing skills! In the morning, learn about the different styles of swing music, their histories, and what dances they inspired from our resident expert, Mike Thibault. Then local bandleader Alex Burr will walk you through his thoughts when playing for dancers. Lastly, our local head DJ Artem Pugachev will give you the rundown on what you need if you want to start DJing!$40 preregistered, $44 at door
($20 for morning class, $12 per afternoon class)
10:30am - 12:30pm - Music Styles and History (with Mike)
Swing music comes in many styles. Come learn about the unique sounds of each of these styles, their history, and the dances danced to them!
2:00pm - 3:15pm - Music From a Bandleader’s Perspective (with Alex)
We dance to a lot of music but do you ever wonder what the musicians are thinking? Alex, leader of the Gregory Street Vagabonds, will walk you through his thoughts when preparing and playing for dancers!
3:30pm - 4:45pm - Intro to DJing (with Art)
If you’ve ever wanted to be a DJ, this is the class for you! Art will walk you through everything you need to get started playing for your local dances!
https://www.groovejuiceswing.com/events/march-15th-2025-thinking-'bout-swing-music.aspx
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Where is it happening?
295 Gregory St, Rochester, NY, United States, New York 14620Event Location & Nearby Stays:
