Tampa Bay's Swing Dance News for January 8th 2013

IMPORTANT SCHEDULE CHANGE — This week's Gulfport Casino Swing Night will be held this Friday (Jan 11) instead of Wednesday (Jan 9), due to building maintenance...this week only. Next week (Wed Jan 16), we'll resume our regular schedule. Please spread the word!

Advancing Your Swing is the 6-7pm Bonus Lesson topic January at the Gulfport Casino Swing Night! Learn Cool Moves, Footwork Variations, Multiple Turns, Dips, Leans, and more! Add style to your swing dancing. Become a better leader or follower, and get asked to dance much more often! Don't miss this week's Advancing-Your-Swing...it'll knock your socks off!

BIG NEWS...SWING NIGHT TO BE TELEVISED! Next Wednesday's (Jan 16) Gulfport Casino Swing Night will be featured on ABC Channel 28's show The List. So if you want to be a star, join the 7pm lesson OR be on the dance floor at 8pm...show off your best dancing and wear something swingy! The night starts with an Advancing-Your-Swing Lesson 6-7pm, followed by Swing Dance Lesson 7-8pm, then Dancing 8-11pm. Just $7 includes EVERYTHING and Students Get 2-for-1 Admission! Is your birthday coming up? Celebrate Your Birthday at the Gulfport Casino Swing Night!

MORE BIG NEWS... Swing Time! presents...
BLAIR CARMAN & THE BELLEVIEW BOYS
LIVE at the Gulfport Casino Ballroom
Friday, February 15th, 2013
Piano-Pumpin' Rock'n'Roll in the Style of Jerry Lee Lewis!

Friday, February 15th, 2013, Swing Time goes LIVE at the Gulfport Casino Ballroom, featuring Blair Carman & the Belleview Boys, an amazing Rock'n'Roll act out of Cincinnati! A Swing Dance Lesson kicks off the evening 8-9pm (no partner needed). Then it's Live Music & Dancing 9pm-midnight, plus a Hula Hoop Contest at band intermission! 1950's attire is encouraged, prize giveaways happen throughout the evening, and all ages are welcome!

Blair Carman & the Belleview Boys are an authentic 1950's-style Rock'n'Roll / Rockabilly band in the piano-pumpin' style of Jerry Lee Lewis. The band boasts a huge rockin'-and-rollin' repertoire, ranging from their own original songs to hundreds of classics from Elvis Presley to Carl Perkins, Hank Williams, Jerry Lee Lewis, and many more! Piano player and singer, Blair Carman, brings raw energy and talent to the show, and he's backed by some of the Midwest's rockin'est cats on guitar, bass, drums, and vocals. This band is hot... and in huge demand across the USA! Don't miss Blair Carman & the Belleview Boys in a rare Florida appearance, in classic dance hall atmosphere, at Swing Time!

YOUR BONUS FOR READING THIS NEWSLETTER: Tickets are $15 the day of event...with discounts for advance purchase. We'll give you one dollar off per ticket for each week in advance that you purchase your tickets! That means if you buy tickets this Friday (Jan 11) at the Casino, you'll save $6; if you buy next Wednesday (Jan 16) at the Casino, you'll save $5; ...and if you wait until the Wednesday before the event (Feb 13), you'll save $1. Now with band and event costs being what they are, we don't want to sell a lot of $9 and $10 tickets, so we won't announce ticket prices at the next couple of Gulfport Casino Swing Nights. The only way you'll know about this offer is by reading this newsletter! Congratulations! Advance-ticket sales will also go online within 1-2 weeks.

Upcoming Bonus Lessons: (6-7pm Wednesdays at the Gulfport Casino Swing Night)
JAN 2013 - Advancing Your Swing FEB 2013 - Balboa

JAN 20th-27th 2013, the Sea Swing Sensation dance cruise sails out of New Orleans with stops in Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel! Join Swing Time and dancers from California to Florida for the cruising and dancing experience of a lifetime, with pre-cruise dancing the night before in New Orleans! THE SHIP IS SELLING OUT, so register ASAP! Call Brenda (our lindy hopping travel agent and cruise coordinator) at 562-217-1371 to reserve your space, if you're looking for a cabin mate, or for more info.