Swingin’ Soul November – First Soul-O dance contest!
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Swingin’ Soul Night is back on Saturday, November 16th with guest DJ Ashley Cohen Conner and the first annual Soul-O dance contest! Free parking, huge dance floor, full bar, dance lesson and the best 50’s and 60’s soul and R&B tunes to dance to.
7:30pm doors open 8:15pm Dance lesson (all levels) 10pm Soul-O contest prelims 11pm Soul-O contest finals dancing til midnight
*contest info* $10 entry This is a SOLO dance centest to soul music. No partner dancing! We want to see the best footwork, body movement, style and grooves. Register beforehand via Eventrbrite or at the door. Collect bib number at check-in
Prelims – All-skate format. Contestants will dance approximately 1 minute of 3 different songs.
Finals – A short all-skate warm-up song followed by a phrase battle. Phrase Battle – 2 different songs, in which each finalist will enter 1 at a time and get one spotlight to both songs. A short All-skate once every finalist has gone twice.
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Pre-sale tickets via Eventrbrite $15 At the door tickets $20
The Mayflower Club is a British-American Social and Networking Club that was originally a gathering place for British expats but is now open to everyone. It’s located on Victory Blvd. in North Hollywood, southwest of Burbank Airport.
One Saturday a month, Steve Sayer hosts his popular Swingin’ Soul Nights featuring a lesson and DJ’d Soul music, but many Lindy Hoppers show up.
Most evening events are $20 or $15 for members. You can become a member by paying the membership fee ($35 as of this writing) at the door.
The Woody James 16-Piece Big Band plays most Friday afternoons from 1 to 3 PM. Cover is $10. Note, the afternoon performances don’t have a huge number of dancers; these are more for listening. Bring your own partner if you go to an afternoon performance and want to dance!
The venue also has a full bar. Evening dances are 21 and over, but we’ve never been carded.
Quick Facts
When
Steve Sayer's Swingin' Soul Night is one Saturday per month, there's a big band on Friday Afternoons as well
Cost
$10 for big band Friday afternoons, evening dances are usually $15 for members, $20 for nonmembers. You can become a member by paying at the door. The online membership link doesn't work.
Crowd
Evening dances have a good turnout of Swing dancers. 21 and over. Friday afternoon performances don't have a lot of dancers, so BYOP!
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