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Swing Time Newsletter — Monday APRIL 4th 2016

This Wednesday April 6th is the Gulfport Casino Swing Night, with Shim Sham Lesson 6-7pm, Swing Dance Lesson 7-8pm, and Dancing 8-11pm.  Just $8 includes both lessons and the dance, and students get $5 admission.  Is your birthday coming up?  Celebrate your birthday at the Gulfport Casino Swing Night.

Learn Shim Sham in just 60 minutes, this Wednesday, April 6th.  Upcoming Bonus Lessons (6-7pm Wednesdays at the Gulfport Casino Swing Night):


Mark your calendarsThere's no fusion dance in April due to an Argentine Tango weekend at the Casino.  Ballroom Fusion Night returns Sunday May 8th (second Sunday of every month) to the Gulfport Casino....and Cincinnati swingsters, Keith Jones & the Makeshifts, return live to the Gulfport Casino on Wednesday May 18th!



 Jazz Night — Saturday April 16th 
2 Balboa Lessons: Beginning-Level & Intermediate-Level

Saturday April 16th is Jazz Night, Tampa's Lindy Hop & Balboa dance.  The night starts with Balboa Lessons 8-9pm with 2 Simultaneous Levels!  Beginning-Level features instructors, Keegan Barkley & Les J Wardell.  Intermediate-Level features instructor, Tom Blair.  Dance 9pm-Midnight+ to the best of Big Band and Traditional Jazz, featuring multiple DJs from across Florida.  Jazz Night is a dance where you can Lindy Hop or Balboa (or Shag, Charleston, Shim Sham, etc) all night long!  Doors open 7:45pm and admission is $8 (which includes both the lessons and the dance).  Jazz Night happens at Simone Salsa in Tampa on the 3rd Saturday of each month.


Simone Salsa's main studio on Hillsborough Avenue features awesome atmosphere, lighting, sound, and a large smooth hardwood dance floor.  Address — It's located in the Home Design Plaza shopping center at 8336 W. Hillsborough Ave., Tampa, FL 33615Parking — Simone Salsa has a big (and free) parking lot just a few feet from its entrance.  Drinks — You can BYO beverages to this venue.  Bottled water and soft drinks are also available for purchase; they're in the kitchen's cooler; just drop a dollar in the fishbowl.



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