FREE Classes @ French Quarter Fest. New Orleans. April 9-11
Chance Bushman
been extended to Monday March 15. Get on it. French Quarter Festival
is the largest free outdoor music festival in the South. Hotels in New
Orleans fill up.
Holiday Inn - 504.581.1600
Register Now - http://www.fleurdelindy.com
**New This Year**
FREE DANCE CLASSES & DAYLIGHT LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Fleur de Lindy & French Quarter Fest Present: Social Dancing at the
French Quarter Festival! The French Market Traditional Jazz Stage will
feature classes in the following dances: 2nd Line, Charleston, Fox-
Trot, Swing, Traditional Jazz, and Lindy Hop. There will also be
select classes taught at the Kids Stage. Classes are taught by
professional dancers from NOLA Jitterbugs, Dancing Man 504, Dance
Quarter, and special guests.
Half-Hour, All-Level Dance Classes Proceed Every Band!!!
All Classes Are Free and Open to the Public.
YOUR INSTRUCTORS
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Chance Bushman & Amy Johnson, co-directors of NOLA Jitterbugs, are
dedicated to the strength and growth of the New Orleans' traditional
jazz and swing dance community. They perform with local bands, teach
classes, and organize events.
http://www.nolajitterbugs.com
Darryl Young, aka Dancing Man 504, is a Charity Hospital baby, raised
in the Ninth Ward, New Orleans native. Young teaches 2nd Line Dance &
Culture to local and international youth groups and adults, and
performs 2nd Line Dance professionally with local bands.
http://www.dancingman504.com
Nathalie Gomes, originally from France, is a World Swing Dance
Champion and has repeatedly won every major U.S. swing dance title.
She is known for her gravity-defying aerials and has taught and
performed in more than 23 countries.
http://www.dancequarter.com
Peter Loggins is the foremost historian on American Jazz Dance. He is
credited for bringing back several jazz and swing dances he learned
from the original dancers of the 1920s. When at home in New Orleans
you can catch him playing washboard with several local bands.
http://www.jassdancer.blogspot.com
Giselle Anguizola is a professional jazz dancer that has studied the
Cake-Walk, Black Bottom, Charleston, Breakaway, Lindy Hop, Balboa,
Shag, and Tap. She currently divides her time between projects in San
Diego and New Orleans.
http://www.girljam.us
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FRENCH MARKET TRADITIONAL JAZZ STAGE (FRI, SAT, SUN)
FRIDAY DAYLIGHT
• 12:45-1:15PM - 2nd Line Dance Class (Darryl)
• 1:15-3PM - Ms. Sophie Lee
• 3-3:30PM - 1920s Charleston Dance Class (Chance & Amy)
• 3:30-5:30PM - Steve Pistorius & His Southern Syncopators
SATURDAY DAYLIGHT
• 10:30-11AM - 2nd Line Dance Class (Darryl)
• 11AM-12:45PM - New Orleans Jazz Vipers
• 12:45-1:15PM - 6-Count Swing Dance Class (Nathalie)
• 1:15-3PM - New Orleans Moonshiners
• 3-3:30PM - Collegiate Fox-Trot Dance Class (Peter)
• 3:30-5:30PM - James Andrews
SUNDAY DAYLIGHT
• 10:30-11AM - Traditional Jazz Dance Class (Giselle)
• 11AM-12:45PM - Jane Harvey Brown
• 12:45-1:15PM - Lindy Hop Swing Dance Class (Chance & Amy)
• 1:15-3PM - Linnzi Zaorski & Delta Royal
• 3-3:30PM - 1930s Charleston Dance Class (Nathalie)
• 3:30-5:30PM - Rick Trolsen & The New Orleans Po-Boys
KIDS STAGE CLASSES (SAT & SUN)
SATURDAY APRIL 10
• 12:45-1:15PM - 2nd Line Dance Class (Darryl)
• 1-1:45PM - Young New Orleans Traditional Brass Band
• 2:45-3:15PM - Swing Dance Class (Chance & Giselle)
• 3-3:45PM - Red Hot Brass Band
SUNDAY APRIL 11
• 11:40-12PM - 2nd Line Dance Class (Darryl)
• 12PM - Red Hot Brass Band
• 4:40-5PM - Swing Dance Class (Chance & Giselle)
• 5PM - Kat Walker