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History log is listed here (and the next few posts below for earlier years) showing the major swing dance events in the region during from 2003 through to the current year.  

And in the next post below, we've listed the current year's FULL year's worth of events. The earlier years are posted below that and on to page 2.

A summary of each year is also below and is REALLY INTERESTING, see http://www.sweethotblue.com/cgi-bin....ry57528


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History log - continued... Below are the major gigs & events that happened or are still yet to happen in 2011:

2011 - the full year's events

Jan 6-9      Margaret River Swing Camp
                Sarah and Anthony Wheaton (Melbourne, Aus) return for their 5th year.
                Joel Plys (USA) joins in the fun this year, teaming up with Perth's Sophie Yesberg for some Balboa fun and crazy games times.
                Very special guest Steven Mitchell (USA) heading up a local house band.
                Intimate camp setting of just 60 people.
                More info under "EVENTS'" at http://www.swingzing.com
                Promo video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-uZP56dP_8

Jan 23-28  Swing Camp Oz - Adelaide SA
                 Steven Mitchell and Virginie Jensen, Max & Annie, Mike & Laura, Manu & Evita, Carl & Kelly.
                 Australia Day on Wednesday during this event
                http://www.SwingCampOZ.com

Feb 2-6     Best of the Best IV with Jordan & Tatiana – Sydney, NSW
                West Coast Swing
                http://nuroc.com.au/next-best-of-the-best-event

Feb 18-20 Art Deco Swing, Napier NZ
                Step back in time and enjoy workshops, socialising and
                generally enjoying the atmosphere of 1930s Napier
                http://www.jitterbugs.co.nz/artdeco/

Feb 25-28 Perth Lindy Jam – Perth, WA
                Featuring Ramona Staffeld and Keiran & Loz Yee
                http://swingit.com.au/?p=1515

Mar5-Apr3  Tour de Todd - Todd Yannacone teaching swing workshops 2011
                 Melbourne: 5-6 March 1929studios.com
                 Brisbane 12-12 Mar empireswing.com
                 Tasmania 19 Mar footnotesdance.com.au
                 Adelaide theswingsesh.com

Apr 1-3      Jumptown Jam 2010 - Canberra ACT
                http://www.jumptown.org

Apr 8-10    Blues Before Sunrise - Melbourne, VIC
                Melbourne’s all Blues exchange, featuring Steven Mitchell
                and Virginie Jensen and Gordon Webster
                syd.swingpatrol.com/event-item/154/blues-before-sunrise.php
                http://www.bluesbeforesunrise.com.au/

Apr 6-11    NZX, An Underwater Adventure – Auckland City, NZ
                 Featuring teachers Sharon Davis & Juan Villafante (Buenos Aires),
                Cam Mitchell & Shaz Callaghan (Australia)
                http://www.jitterbugs.co.nz/nzx/

Apr 14-18  Hullabaloo – Perth WA
                 http://perthswing.com/hullabaloo/

Apr 29-1 May Rebel Blues, Christchurch NZ
                 Kieran Yee (Melbourne) and Jess Gordon (Perth)
                 3 nights of social dancing
                 2 days of workshops covering blues, blues technique for lindy hop, and solo movement
                 2 late nights including…1 ALL NIGHT blues extravaganza!
                 http://swingtownrebels.co.nz/rebel-blues

May 20-22 SwingSation - Gold Coast, QLD
                 West Coast Swing
                 http://rawconnection.com.au/swingsation/

Jun 2-6      BASE CAMP 2011 - Auckland, NZ
                 Queen's Birthday weekend. Blues & Swing Exchange. 3 days of workshops and
5 nights of blues and swing. Line up is:
                 * Todd Yannacone & Ramona Staffeld (US) - swing dance teachers from the SILVER SHADOWS swing troupe
                 * Josh McKiterick & Cathy Gough - Blues gurus from Australia
                  http://www.theswingstation.co.nz

Jul 8-10     Blues weekend – Auckland, NZ
                http://www.jitterbugs.co.nz

Jun 9-13  Melbourne Swing Festival - Melbourne VIC
                Queen's Birthday Weekend, June 2011
                3 international teaching teams: Jo, Kevin, Mike, Nina, Todd, Ramona.
                The team from 2010 are BACK with Todd Yannacone and Ramona Staffeld joining them.
                http://www.melbourneswingfestival.com.au

Jun 3-13    Wintersun - Goldcoast QLD
                Usually has a weekend of swing dance workshops
                http://www.wintersun.org.au/

Jun 24-26  Devil City Swing - Hobart Tasmania
                 Devil City Swing turns 5 this year and kicks off with The Australian Hellzapoppin Prize -
                 includes entry to Swing Camp Oz, MSF, Hullabaloo, DCS, Canberrang, CCB and MLX
                http://www.devilcityswing.com.au

Jun TBC     Sydney Balboa Weekend - Sydney NSW
                 http://swingtimeaustralia.com/swing_d....weekend

Aug 12-14 Swingn' in the valley with Jessica Cos & John Lindo – Sydney, NSW
                West Coast Swing
                http://nuroc.com.au/event/swingininthevalley

Aug TBC    Canberräng - Canberra ACT
                http://www.canberrang.org

Aug 27      Australian Jitterbug Championships - Melbourne, VIC
                http://mel.swingpatrol.com/event-i....ips.php
                http://www.swingpatrol.com/ajc

Sep 3       100% Pure Swing (competition) – Auckland, NZ
                http://www.jitterbugs.co.nz

Sep 22-25 Balboa on the River (BOTR) - Brisbane QLD
                *  3 Class Streams
                *  4 Nights Social Dancing
                *  Australian Balboa Championships
                http://www.balboaaustralia.com

Sep TBC    Windy Lindy - Wellington NZ
                 http://fullswing.co.nz/WhatsOn/WindyLindy2010.aspx

Sep 24      Spring Dance – Timaru, NZ
                Lenard Smyth, email lenard.smythe @ waughinfrastructure.co.nz

Oct 6-9       Lindy Exchange - Christchurch NZ
                 (Big Band Festival replacement, due to the Earthquake)
                 NZ's first ever social only lindy exchange!
                 4 nights of dancing with late nights till dawn plus lots of fun daytime activities.
                 http://www.swingtownrebels.co.nz

Oct TBC     Sydney Lindy Exchange SLX - Sydney NSW
                Plus, Australian Swing Dance Championships
                http://www.sydneylindyexchange.com.au

Oct 14-16  Mario Intensive (Sydney)
                West Coast Swing
                http://www.swingdancedownunder.org/mario

Oct 22-23  Australian Open – Melbourne, VIC
                 West Coast Swing
                 http://www.australianopenwcs.com.au/

Oct 21-23  Church City Blues - Adelaide SA
                registrations open June 15th 2011
                http://www.churchcityblues.com

Nov TBC    Sydney Swing Festival - Sydney NSW
                plus, Sydney Jitterbug Champs (SJC)
                http://www.sydneyswingfestival.com.au/

Nov TBC    MLX - Melbourne VIC
                http://www.mlx11.com

Dec TBC    Hanmer Swings - near Christchurch NZ
                 Swingtown Rebels
                 http://www.swingtownrebels.co.nz


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And, into future years:
Swing Camp Oz, Steven & Virginie in Adelaide, Australia:
                http://www.SwingCampOZ.com

2012: Jan 22-27 – Australia Day on Thursday during event
2013: Jan 27-FEB 1 – Australia Day on Saturday, Jan 26 (working holiday will be Monday, Jan 28)
2014: Jan 25-30 – Australia Day on Monday during event
2015: January 24-29 – Australia Day on Tuesday during event
2016: Jan 23-28 – Australia Day on Wednesday during event
2017: Jan 22-27 – Australia Day on Thursday during event



For prior years back to 2003's events, in detail, see below.
And for 1995 onwards in summary, also see below


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Major Lindy Hop milestones in Australia

1938/9        Frankie toured East Coast and NZ with the Big Apple Dancers in a production called 'The Hollywood Revue' See history and photos on (updated website now shown here):
http://swingtuit.seqswing.org/


1994
Jan 1994     Rob Bloom (from London) visits Melbourne, Canberra & Sydney and teaches Lindy Hop to friends & some r'n'rollers. [Rob's London influences were Ryan Francois, Julie Oram, Sing Lim & Simon Selman]

mid-1994     Another London Lindy Hopper, Trish Danelle (who is from Melbourne), visits her friends Glenn & Rachel and shows them Lindy Hop & Charleston. They start incorporating these movements in their rockn'roll social dancing and competitions.

Dec 1994     Rob Bloom visits Melbourne teaches Lindy to Jim & Ronda Pollock, teaches in Canberra to rock'n'roller teachers Rose & Eddie Fuderer

1995
Feb 1995     Jim & Ronda Pollock, Melbourne, after spending 2 months in London in 1994 learning from and videoing Simon Selman, Ryan Francois and Julie Oram, teach beginner Lindy Hop for 3 weeks to a small group of Melbourne rock'n'rollers

April 1995    Lindy performance training of The Jitterbug Jammers by Rob Bloom (who's now moved from London to Sydney)

1 July 1995   First Lindy Hop performance in Sydney by the Jitterbug Jammers & Rob

13 Aug 1995 - Australia's Lindy Hop birthday,  see 13 Aug & 20 Aug
Regular service begins!  First Lindy Hop workshop in Australia (Sydney) with Sydney Lindy Hop (Rob Bloom & Nicky Haslam) at Woolloomoolloo PCYC, 100 attend, it's the start of regular Lindy Hop classes, socials, dances & workshops in Australia

20 Aug 1995    First Lindy Hop workshops in Melbourne with Rob Bloom at Claudia Funder's Two’s Company, organised by Chris Black and Adrian Spiro

Aug 1995     Regular Lindy Hop classes start in Australia, with Sydney Lindy Hop at Woolloomoolloo. Ran every Wed until Oct 1998 when it moved to Thurs nights.

mid-late 1995  Brisbane starts Lindy Hop with Martin & Lucy, Kim & Alby and John and Aileen McCourt, Wayne, Arlene, Kate, Kylee.

Oct 1995     2nd Melbourne workshop with Rob Bloom

Dec 1995     Catrine Ljunggren, from Sweden's The Rhythm Hot Shots, teaches workshops with Rob Bloom in Sydney and Melbourne.  Also Jitterbug Jammers performances begin in Sydney

1996
Jan 1996     Jonathan Bixby & Sylvia Sykes (of Santa Barbara) – Sydney on the Australia Day weekend 1st time Smooth Lindy, St Louis Shag & Balboa taught in Australia, organised by Rose & Eddie Fuderer at Parramatta PCYC. Sing Lim of Jitterbug Swingapore also attends

Mar 1996     Sydney Lindy Hop workshops, with Rob & Nicky, at Woolloomoolloo PCYC

Mar 1996     Vic Lindy Hop (VLH) formed, an interest group, run by Melbourne teachers & dancers. Lindy taught in classes in Melbourne with Adrian Spiro & Pat Noakes, Claudia Funder & Steve Octagon

April 1996    First Lindy Hop workshops in NZ, given by Rob Bloom & Nicky Haslam

Apr/May 1996  Brisbane Lindy workshops with John Wentz and Mary Travis (US)

May 1996    Brisbane's Swing Tuit forms

Aug 1996    First swing & Blues workshop in New Zealand with Rob Bloom & Nicky Haslam in Auckland

Sep 1996    International Sydney Swing Jam, featuring Sing Lim & Andrew Vassilious, Rob Bloom, Nicky Haslam & Yvonne Kower, held at the PCYC, Woolloomooloo. All appear on live national TV Good Morning with Keri Anne performing to a live band.

Oct 1996    Sing Lim & Andrew Vassilious (from Jitterbugs Swingapore) first workshops in Brisbane

1997
Mar 1997    Frankie Manning & Sing Lim workshop weekend – Canberra, organised by Rose & Eddie Fuderer.
Frankie goes on to teach a workshop in Darwin with Rodney Thomas and Chris Harlow, and to Brisbane with Wayne from Swing Tuit

May 1997    Charleston workshops in Brisbane with Yvonne Kower (Sydney)

mid-1997    Perth gets a first taste of Lindy Hop when the (now defunct) Rock & Roll Council of WA brought over two R'n'R teachers from Sydney (Bob and Julie). Deb & Glenn in email 'lessons' with Rob Bloom & Angela Fowler from Sydney. Angela visits Perth.

Sep 1997    Colin Corlass-Brown and Pat Noakes form Melbourne’s Lindy School ‘Lindy Bugs’ later known as Swing-Train

Oct 1997    Steven Mitchell & Anna Sandesjö tour nationally to Sydney, Brisbane & Melbourne, with Rob Bloom and Wayne Blair as the organisers.  Yvonne Kower & Greg McNamara run the very successful "Hoppin' at the Hydro" in Sydney's Blue Mountains, which continued for for 4 years, morphing into "Hoppin' with the Hotshots"

1998
Mar 1998    Jitterbugs NZ launches in Auckland, led by Michelle Stoupe, helped by David Chen, Sarah Drennan

Apr 1998     Perth's first public performance of Lindy Hop (Deb and Glenn, as part of the RnR Council of WA)

May 1998    Sing Lim and Andrew Vassillou Workshop from Jitterbugs Swingapore, in Brisbane

Aug 1998     Claudia Funder & Scott Cupid form Swing Patrol in Melbourne later linking with 3 other teaching couples

Oct/Nov 1998  Mattias Lundmark with Ewa "W" Staremo of TRHS tour nationally, with the Sydney "Hoppin' with the Hotshots" event, organised by Rob Bloom & Greg McNamara. The Sydeny event also included Roger Schmidlin & Janet Tolifson's (of Zurich & Phoenix) who move to Perth later in 1998 and form 'Swing It Out'

1999
Jan 1999     Frankie Manning & Erin Stevens international workshop weekend - Sydney, organised by Rob Bloom, also featured a visiting Swiss Lindy dancer Roger Schmidlin

Frankie in Adelaide teaching with Lucy (from Brisbane) (subject to confirmation)

Feb 1999     Erin Stevens & Rob Bloom international workshop weekend - Melbourne

Feb/Mar 1999  Andrew Vassiliou (from Singapore/London) teaches workshops in Brisbane.

mid-1999    Perth's SwingitOut performance team formed

May 1999     Rob Bloom semi-retired & moved from Sydney to Auckland NZ

Oct 1999    Melbourne's first 'The Big Swing' at the Forum Theatre

Oct 1999    Marcus & Barbl tour Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne teaching Boogie Woogie

Oct 1999    The Big Swing, a major event at the Forum Theatre Melbourne, organised by local dancers Peter & Vida

Oct/Nov 1999  Mattias Lundmark gives workshops in Auckland, Sydney, Brisbane & Melbourne. Sydney holds "Hoppin with the Hotshots", organised by Greg McNamara & Rob Bloom


2000
Mid-2000    Chandler Smith & Kim (Hampton?) from LA teaches workshops in Perth: Shag, Balboa and Lindy Hop.
Chandler goes on to visit Perth, teaching with Janet (Perth)

Sep-Dec 2000 Eva Lagerqvist & Eddie Jansson (of TRHS), Hoppin with the Hotshots tour Sydney, Brisbane, Perth & Melbourne

Nov 2000    Got That Swing starts regular classes in Prahran, Melbourne

Nov 2000    Leader's workshop in Brisbane with Rob Bloom brought over from NZ


2001
Jan 2001     1st Lismore Swing Dance Camp with Steven & Virginie

Early 2001   Frankie Manning visits Perth

Mar 2001    Big Swing II, major event in a Melbourne Hangar, organised by Got That Swing (Peter & Vida)

Aug 2001    Stewart Lunn passed away. Steward had been a big part of helping Melbourne's young swing scene

Sep 2001    1st Swing Masters weekend in Sydney, with Frankie Manning (from this point on Frankie visits annually at this event organised by Jan O'Shea)

Nov 2001    1st Melbourne Lindy Exchange with Paulo and Jennifer from NYC and teachers from around Australia and NZ


2002
Jan 2002    Lismore Swing Dance Camp with Steven & Virginie

Jan/Feb 2002 Frankie Manning visits again, weekends in Perth & Melbourne

Jun 2002    Perth Swing Dance Society (PSDS) formed by Glenn and Deb Moore, Michelle Turner, Cheryl Clasgow, Aminee Majid, Shane McCarthy, Ruth Jeffery, Gary Smith and Reece Goh

Jul 2003     Swing Junction (Deb & Glenn) started in Perth

Sept/Oct 2002 Swing Masters weekend with Frankie Manning in Sydney

Oct 2002    Rob and Diane Van Haaren teach workshops in Melbourne, organised by local teachers Vida & Peter and Matt

Nov 2002    1st Auckland Lindy Exchange, ALX, with Jitterbugs Swingapore's Sing Lim, Chang Meng & Fen Tonge, plus teachers from around NZ

Nov 2002    2nd Melbourne Lindy Exchange with Sing Lim and Chan Meng and Fen & Sinclair Ang from Jitterbugs Swingapore, plus teachers from around Australia. Included 1st Australian Helzapoppin' Prize


2003
Jan 2003    Lismore Swing Dance Camp with Steven & Virginie, Kevin St Laurent & Carla Heiney  

Jan 2003    Camp Jitterbug Down Under hosted by SP with Sean and Tonya, in Melbourne

Mar/Apr 2003 Bill Borgida and Julie Mertz have a residency in Melbourne, hosted by SP.  Bill travels on to teach workshops in Perth

Mar 2003    Sinclair Ang (Singapore) teaches workshops in Perth

Apr 2003     Jumptown in Canberra started

Apr/May 2003 Rusty Frank tours Perth & Melbourne

Jul 2003     Stompin' by the Sea at Camp Seaview Bicheno, Tasmania

July 2003   Swing It Sydney at Camperdown (Sydney) with Erik & Sylvia and David & Kim

Aug 2003   1st Canberrang held in Canberra.  First time a solely social weekend of swing dancing (ie no formal teaching/workshops)

Sep 2003   Roots of Rhythm workshops with Lennart Westerlund and Frida Segerdahl of the Harlem Hot Shots (Sweden) and Melbourne teachers. Lennart & Freda tour Perth.

Oct 2003   Frankie Manning & Chaz Young in Sydney at Swing Masters

Oct/Nov 2003 2nd Auckland Lindy Exchange, 100% Pure Swing

Nov 2003   Janice & Manu tour Singapore, Perth & Melbourne

Nov 2003   Third MLX with Janice & Manu, Frida & Sakarias, James & Bridget and Solomon Douglas, including Australian Hellzapoppin' Prize.


2004 - summary by month
Jan 2004    Lismore Swing Dance Camp with Steven Mitchell & Virginie, Kevin St Laurent & Carla Heiney

Mar 2004    Australian Jitterbug Championships & weekend of workshops in Melbourne

Apr 2004    Hullabaloo, the 1st Perth Lindy Exchange, features Rusty Frank, Peter Loggins, Lisa Ferguson, Roger Schmidlin & Janet Tolifson and local talent. Roger & Janet reunite to teach a workshop in May.

May 2004   1st Beach Swing, on Gold Coast QLD with Dax Hock.

May 2004   Soloman Douglas tours Brisbane & Perth (taught a blues workshop with Noni Clarke)

Jul 2004     Melbourne Mini Exchange (MMX), Melbourne

Jul/Aug 2004 Stompin' by the Sea 2 at Camp Seaview Bicheno, Tasmania

Aug 2004    Canberrang, social weekend in Canberra ACT without those distracting workshops

Aug/Sep 2004 Sylvia Sykes & Nick Williams tour Perth, Brisbane & Melbourne. Camp Jitterbug Down Under in Melbourne also includes Sean & Tonya

Sept 2004   Beach Swing II with Dax & Takumi, Gold Coast

Oct 2004    100% Pure Swing, Auckland's exchange with Rob & Diane van Haaren, who tour NZ then Australia

Oct 2004    Geraldton Swing Thing! (a country town 4 hours from Perth WA) by locals Savoy Kitten Club with Chrissy & Ray (from Kats Korner, Gold Coast)

Nov 2004    Swing City Festival, Melbourne. Major event included World Hellzapoppin' Contest & Melbourne Lindy Exchange. With Rob and Diane (USA), Manu and Ria (USA), Bill Borgida and Julie Mertz (USA), Lorenz and Ursi (Switzerland) and Catrine and Elliott (USA). Performances by Barbara Morrison (USA), The Pearly Shells, Yvette Johansson, and the JW Swing Orchestra

Dec 2004    Swing Masters in Sydney with Frankie Manning, Ryan & Jenny Francois, Chaz Young, Rob Bloom


2005 - summary by month
Jan 2005     Lismore Swing Dance Camp, with Steven Mitchell & Virginie, Kevin St Laurent & Carla Heiney, Joel & Alison Plys, Peter Strom & Caitlin George

Feb 2005    Dan & Christi Guest tour NZ & Melbourne

Mar 2005    Frankie Manning in Perth

Apr 2005    Australian Jitterbug Championships & workshop weekend, Melbourne, includes Tom Frazier & Debra Roga

Apr 2005    Hullabaloo 2005, the Perth Lindy Exchange, with Mattias, Frida, Catrine and Elliott Donnolly

Apr/May 2005  Mattias Lundmark & Dax Hock tour & teach around Australia at Beach Swing III on the Goldcoast. Dax goes on to teach workshops in Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart & Brisbane/Goldcoast.

Jul 2005   Stompin By The Sea3 in Hobart Tasmania

Aug 2005  Canberrang in Canberra

Aug 13 & 20 - 10 year anniversary of Lindy Hop in Sydney & Melbourne, resp.

Sep 2005  'Bal on the Rocks' in Sydney with Sylvia Sykes & Nick Williams, included Sydney Jitterbug Championships.

Sep-Oct 2005  Rob & Diane van Haaren (SF, USA) tour Canberra, Perth, Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland, brisbane

Sep-Oct 2005  Sydney Lindy Exchange with Nathalie and Yuval (USA)

Oct 2005    100% Pure Swing, Auckland's exchange with Rob & Diane

Nov 2005    MLX5: The Shoe String Exchange, Melbourne's Lindy Exchange. MLX changed its format to all-social in 2005, run by the Melbourne Jazz Dance Association which also formed in 2005.


2006 - summary by month
Jan 2006    Lismore Swing Camp with Steven Mitchell & Virginie, Joel & Alison Plys, Peter Strom & Catlin George, Andy Reid & Nina Gilkenson

Feb 2006    All 8 Harlem Hot Shots Tour Perth, Melbourne, Gold Coast. 1st theatre style show, put on by THHS in Perth.

Feb 2006     Melbourne Swing Festival featuring The Harlem Hot Shots, included a new swing comp 'Melbourne Lindy Battle'

Mar 2006     Inaugural Jumptown Ball in Canberra. Jordan Frisbee & Tatiana Mollmann tour Sydney & Melbourne teaching West Coast Swing.

Apr 2006     Frankie Manning in Sydney

Apr 2006     Hullabaloo 2006 in Perth, included 2006's Australian Hellzapoppin' Prize

Apr-Jun 2006 Dax Hock & Takumi tour the Goldcoast (3 times), Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra

Jul 2006      Tasmania's Exchange in Hobart was actually a visit to the Jazz Festival

Jul 2006      Australian Jitterbug Champs in Melbourne

Aug 2006    Canberräng 2006 in Canberra

Sep 2006    Balboa on the River in Brisbane with Steve Garrett & Heidi Salerno (California, USA)

Sep/Oct 2006  Sydney Lindy Exchange with US instructors Nathalie & Yuval (US)

Oct 2006     Auckland's Lindy Exchange, ALX, with Sinclair Ang (Jitterbugs Swingapore) who goes on to tour Wellington

Oct 2006    Joel & Allison Plys tour Melbourne & Brisbane

Oct 2006     Adelaide Blues Exchange 'Church City Blues'

Nov 2006    Sydney Swing Festival and Sydney Jitterbug Competition 'SJC'

Nov 2006    MLX6: the Fat Lotta Good Exchange, 6th annual Melbourne Lindy Exchange


2007 - summary by month
Jan-Mar 2007 Jojo Jackson tours Perth, Melbourne, Canberra

Jan 2007    Lismore Swing Dance Camp with Steven Mitchell & Virginie, Joel & Alison Plys, Peter Strom & Caitlin George, Frida Segerdhal & Skye Humphries

Feb 2007    Sylvia Sykes tours Perth's Balboamania 3 and Sydney with Marty Lau

Feb-Mar 2007 Anne-Helene & Bernard Cavassa (France) tour Perth's Balboamania 3, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne

Mar 2007    Mattias Lundmark & Hanna Zetterman (THHS) tour Brisbane, Melbourne, Wellington, Christchurch

Mar 2007    Melbourne Swing Festival with 7 international teachers: Mattias & (Sweden, Harlem Hot Shots), Andy Reid & Nina Gilkenson (USA), Bernard & Anne-Helen (France, Balboa), Jojo Jackson (USA, Charleston)
                includes Melbourne Lindy Battle comp

Mar 2007   Jumptown Jam in Canberra (2nd annual) with JoJo Jackson & Mike Faltesek (USA), Deb & Glenn Moore (Perth)

Mar 2007   Frankie Manning in Sydney

Apr-May 2007   Andrew Sutton (Sant Barbara, USA) in Perth & Sydney

Apr 2007   Hullabaloo 2007, Perth Lindy Exchange with Angela Andrew (UK) & Francois Bechu (UK), Dax Hock (US) & Alice Mei (France), Shane McCarthy & Ruth Jeffrey (Perth).  

May-Jun 2007 Dax and Alice go on to tour Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast

Jun 2007   Balboa in the Bay in Napier. 1st balboa festival in NZ, with Dave Shackleford & Claudia Funder (Melbourne, Australia)

Jun 2007   Australian Jitterbug Champs, Melbourne VIC

Jun 2007   Tasmania Exchange 'Devil City Swing' in Hobart

Jun 2007    Robert Cordoba and Deborah Szekely, WCS in Sydney

Jun-Jul 2007 Classic Bal Weekend, Perth WA

Aug 2007   Canberrang includes Manu Smith (San Francisco) and the Australian Hellzapoppin' Prize

Sep 2007    Steve Garrett and Heidi Salerno (San Francisco, USA) tour Perth, Brisbane, part of the Polar Opposite Tour

Sep 2007    'Balboa on the River' Balboa event in Brisbane with Steve & Heidi, Joel & Alison Plys (San Diego, USA), David Shackelford & Claudia Funder

Sep-Oct 07  Sydney Lindy Exchange with Yuval Hod (NYC, back for his 3rd year), Zack & Maryse (Montreal, Canada

Oct 2007    Church City Blues (Blues Exchange) in Adelaide

Oct 2007    Singclair Ang teaching tour of Melbourne, Auckland, Christhurch & Wellington

Oct 2007    Camp NZX 007 - The New Zealand Xchange,  Auckland

Nov 2007    Sydney Swing Festival including Sydney Jitterbug Championships 'SJC'

Nov 2007   'MLX7' Melbourne Lindy Exchange

Dec 2007    West Coast Swing teaching events in Sydney with Jordan Frisbee & Tatiana Mollmann


2008 - summary by month
Jan 2008    'Swing Camp Oz' in Adelaide took over from Lismore Swing Camp, with Steven Mitchell & Virginie Jensen, Peter Strom & Ramona Staffeld, Skye Humphries & Frida Segerdhal, Manu Smith & Evita Arce.
Also in January, Kevin St. Laurent in Perth for a series of classes

Feb 2008    The Really Big Deal in Perth with Mattias Lundmark and Hanna Zetterman. Also in Feb/Mar, Jojo Jackson solo workshops in Brisbane

Mar 2008     Melbourne Swing Festival featuring Jojo Jackson (USA), Mattias & Hanna (Harlem Hot Shots, Sweden) & Mike Faltesek, included the 2nd year of the swing comp 'Melbourne Lindy Battle'

Mar 2008     Frankie Manning in Sydney

Apr 2008      Jumptown Jam in Canberra, and Hullabaloo in Perth

Jun 2008     'Blues month' with 'Big Melbourne blues weekend' and 'Hand Me Down Blues tour' to Perth, Brisbane, Canberra. Mike and Laura (Austin Texas) in Christchurn teaching blues.

Jul 2008      Tasmnaia's Exchange in Hobart 'Devil City Swing'

Jul 2008      'All Balboa Filled' Weekend in Sydney with Nick Williams & Valerie Salstrom. Australian Jitterbug Champs in Melbourne

Aug 2008   Christchurch Lindy Exchange timed with Big Band Festival in with Bill Borgida (US), Scott Cupit (Aus).
Also Canberräng 2008 in Canberra

Sep 2008    Balboa on the River in Brisbane with Steve Garrett & Heidi Salerno (California, US), Joel and Alison Plys (US)

Oct 2008  Sydney Lindy Exchange. Church City Blues in Adelaide.

Oct/Nov 2008     Auckland's Lindy Exchange 'NZX008 - A ‘Kiwi as’ Exchange' with Sinclair Ang (Jitterbugs Swingapore), Rob Bloom (NZ), Claudia & Dave (Melb) Sinclair goes on to tour Wellington & Christchurch.

Nov 2008    Vincenzo Fesi and Isabella Gregorio (Italy) tour Melbourne then Sydney at the Sydney Swing Festival, which includes the comp Sydney Jitterbug Competition 'SJC'

Nov 2008    MLX8: Exchange of the Living Dead, included 2008's Australian Hellzapoppin' Prize

Dec 2008    Kevin St Laurent (USA) teaches in Perth.


2009 - summary by month
Jan 2009    'Swing Camp Oz' in Adelaide had it's 2nd year, and this year was in 40 - 45C temps, with Steven & Virginie, Peter & Ramona, Skye & Frida,  Manu Smith & Evita Arce, Joel & Alison Plys.  Jan also saw Kevin St Laurent (USA) in Perth at the Margaret River Summer Camp.

Feb 2009    Kevin St Laurent back, this time in Canberra with Emily Hoffberg for Jumptown Jam.

Mar 2009     Melbourne Swing Festival featuring mainly  Aussie teachers (first time no international lineup): Roger Schmidlin (Perth & Zurich, Switzerland), Sophie Yesberg (Perth), Cam Mitchell, Shaz Callaghan, Josh McKiterick and Noni Clarke, included the 3rd year of the swing comp 'Melbourne Lindy Battle'.



For more details & links for events from 2003 onwards, see the posts below this, and for the current year, see above.

The above is from a Thread on SwingTalk, see
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History log - continued... Below are the major gigs & events that happened in 2010:

Events held in 2010

Jan 2-5        Margaret River Swing Camp - The Swiss Aussie Exchange!
                   Enjoy a wonderful summer holiday - swing style!
                   As always, the weekend will feature fantastic swing dance workshops,
                   group games, wine tasting, social dancing under the stars, scrumptious
                   food, party nights, and all set in the Margaret River paradise!
                   * Sarah Farrelly & Anthony Wheaton (Melbourne, Aus) return for their 4th year!
                   * Roger Schmidlin & Katharina Fröhlich (Zurich, Switzerland) 1st time!
                   http://www.swingzing.com

Jan 24 - 29  SWING CAMP OZ 2010  - Adelaide SA
                   The lineup for Camp Oz 2010 will just be amazing to learn from
                   and very sociable as their love of Lindy Hop is contagious and
                   we want you to catch it all again...

                   a NEW schedule includes:
                   * Devoted TRACK JAZZ CLASSES
                   * Devoted LEVEL 1 CLASSES - let's get those newbies signed up
                   * Great evening classes and more...

                   The line up for CAMP OZ 2010
                   STEVEN MITCHELL - 10 years in Australia
                   MAX AND ANNIE - 1st time in Australia
                   MIKE AND LAURA - 1st time in Australia
                   MANU AND EVITA - you all wanted them back - you got 'em
                   JOEL PLYS - your event organizer extraordinaire...
                   and of course local Aussie favorites...

                   For bios & details, go to http://www.SwingCampOZ.com
                   Venue:   ESTONIAN HALL, Adelaide     http://www.communitywalk.com/camp_oz/map/188012

15-21 Feb  Art Deco Weekend 2010 in Napier, NZ
                The programme is up!
                 http://www.artdeconapier.com/Weekend_Programme_42.aspx
                 The dancers part of the event is 19-21 Feb, for dancers, by dancers
                 http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&ei...d=246349791153&mid=19742caG2a11495aG36af1cdG7
                 http://www.jitterbugs.co.nz/artdecoswing

Feb 20        Authentic Jazz & Tap for Lindy Hoppers - Melbourne VIC
                  with Ramona Staffeld  
                  http://mel.swingpatrol.com/news-it....eld.php

Feb25-Mar1  Perth Lindy Jam - Perth WA
                 Over the Labour Day weeked, Swing It are hosting 5 days & nights of
                 workshops, bands & general craziness.  
                 Featuring teahers:  Zakarias Larsson & Jessican Lennartsson (Harlem Hotshots!)
                 http://swingit.com.au/?cat=3
                 http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=275950327151

Mar 5-8      Blues Before Sunrise - Melbourne VIC
                 Melbourne's all Blues exchange
                 4 nights of social dancing, 3 bands & many DJs
                 Musicality workshop with a band, Solo blues routine and more
                 http://mel.swingpatrol.com/event-item/154/blues-before-sunrise.php
                 http://www.bluesbeforesunrise.com.au

Mar 12-14  Jumptown Jam 2010 - Canberra ACT
                Features international guests Benjamin Ricard & Genevieve Kérouac (Canada), with Shaz Callaghan &
                Kieran Yee (Melbourne) for workshops designed to build your confidence and skills:
                •    2 days of workshops
                •    2 teaching streams (including aerials)
                •    Fall Ball at Albert Hall with the BLAMEY ST BIG BAND, Jack'n'Jill and performances
                •    A swingin' afterparty on Friday night (late)
                •    Stomp Gangsters Ball on Saturday night with SPECTRUM BIG BAND
                http://www.jumptown.org

Mar 21-22  Sweet n Hot Workshops - Auckland NZ
                Visiting teachers Brence & Sharon from Christchurch teaching Lindy Hop in Auckland
                with a dance & live Big Band on the Sat evening.
                http://www.theswingstation.co.nz/whatsup.html
                http://www.facebook.com/n....40b3aG7

Apr 10-11  Autumn Swing Fling - Christchurch, NZ
                 The weekend after Easter, Christchurch is hosting a major big band festival,
                open to the public, and the Swing Dance scene is hosting workshops
                with Cam & Shaz (from SP Melbourne). Cam Mitchell & Sharon Callaghan are great lindy and blues teachers. http://www.hepcatswing.com/autumn/index.php?location=index
               Email: hepcats@hepcatswing.com

Apr 22-26   Hullabaloo 2010 - Perth WA
                  The Perth Lindy Exchange, now in it's 7th year, is over the ANZAC weekend in 2010!
                  5 nights include:
                  - 8 social events including the 'Swing Ball' &   The 'Hullabaloo Hop' & live bands
                  - 2 days of workshops, 3 streams with
                    Hasse Mattsson & Marie Nahnfeldt Mattsson (Sweden)
                    Bruce Elder & Sharon Hanley (Swingtime, Sydney)
                    Deb & Glenn Moore (Swing Junction, Perth)
                    Roger Schmidlin & Sophie Yesberg (Switzerland & Swing Zing, Perth)
                    http
                    http://perthswing.com/hullabaloo/

May 6            Jazz & tap with Ramona Staffeld - Melbourne VIC
                    http://mel.swingpatrol.com/event-i....eld.php


Jun 4-14     Wintersun - Goldcoast QLD
                 Usually has a weekend of swing dance workshops
                 http://www.wintersun.org.au

Jun 5-7       "BASE" Camp Balboa & Swing Exchange - Auckland NZ
                  Queens Birthday Long weekend of workshops
                  with a line up of international teachers and bands, with  
                  Derek & Trish Carruthers (Sydney), Jake (Spincat) Meadley (Swing Patrol).
                  Bands include the Swing Cats
                  www.theswingstation.co.nz/basecamp

Jun 10-14   Melbourne Swing Festival - Melbourne VIC
                  A jam packed weekend full of workshops ad dancing.
                 Teachers include: Kevin St. Laurant, Jo Hoffberg, Mike Flatesek, Nina Gilkenson
                  *5 nights of dancing GOLD
                  *4 LIVE bands to swing your socks off
                  *3 late, late LATE night parties
                  *2 days of WORKSHOPS with awesome international teachers
                  *1 crackin’ corker of a CONTEST
                  http://mel.swingpatrol.com/event-i....010.php  
                  http://www.melbourneswingfestival.com.au

Jun 18-21   NZX010 – the NZ Lindy Exchange - Ramarama (just south of Auckland, New Zealand)
                  "Arabian Nights"  
                  Balboa & Swing event in a camp environment 30-40 mins south of Auckland CBD
                  featuring Dave Shackleford, Josh McKiterick, Shob and Andy Fodor (all
                  Swing Patrol, Melbourne). Bands include the Queen City Big Band.
                  www.jitterbugs.co.nz/nzx010/

June 18-20  West Coast Swing Intl workshops - Brisbane, QLD
                  Ben & Melina (US, swing champions) are on their first visit to Oz.  
                  http://rawconnection.com.au/swingsation/

June 25-28 Devil City Swing - Hobart Tasmania
                  Details yet to be announced
                  devilcityswing @ gmail.com
                  http://www.devilcityswing.com.au

June 25-27 Sydney Balboa Weekend, Sydney NSW
                  Featuring Nick Williams &Laura Keat (USA)
                  http://swingtimeaustralia.com/swing_d....weekend

Aug 5-8      Canberräng - Canberra ACT
                 soical dance weekend (no workshops) - final bands and venues are being locked in
                 http://www.canberrang.org

Aug 5-8      Swingtastic 2010 - SwingFest - Darwin NT
                 SwingFest 3 days of dancing. More details to come.
                 http://www.swingdancent.com

Aug 21        Australian Jitterbug Championships - Melbourne VIC
                  8th annual champs will be held in Melbourne,
                  a wonderful night showcasing some of Australia's finest dancers,
                  as they fight it out to be an AJC champion.
                  Details are not yet confirmed, but the dates are.
                  http://mel.swingpatrol.com/event-i....ips.php  
                  http://www.swingpatrol.com/ajc2010/

Aug 20-22   Blues weekend, Christchurch, NZ
                  International Blues dancing guru Josh McKiterick teaching workshops plus a good-old party while he's here.  A perfect way to beat the Winter Blues.
                  http://www.hepcatswing.com/winterblues/index.php?location=index

Sept 17-19   Windy Lindy - Wellington
                   http://fullswing.co.nz/WhatsOn/WindyLindy2010.aspx

Sep 24-26   Balboa on the River (BOTR) - Brisbane QLD
                  2010 line-up of teachers: Steve Garrett & Heidi Salerno, Joel Plys & Sophie Yesberg,
                  Mickey Fortanasce & Kelly Arsenault
                  This year's event:
                  * 4 nights of social dancing (2 to live music)
                  * Combined level classes on Friday
                  * Three streams of classes on Saturday and Sunday
                  * Balboa Jack and Jill
                  * Australian Balboa Championships -  $500 prize money
                  http://www.balboaaustralia.com

Oct 2-3        Balboa & Blues workshops - Auckland NZ
                  An exciting weekend (including more Balboa and more Blues)
                 with Joel Plys & Sophie Yesberg
                  www.theswingstation.co.nz

Oct 9          100% Pure Swing Competition, Auckland  
                  http://www.jitterbugs.co.nz/100pure

Oct 1-4       Sydney Lindy Exchange SLX 2010 - Sydney NSW
                  Timed with the Manly International Jazz Festival 2010 on the October 2010 Long Weekend
                  Featuring international teachers
                  - Nick Williams and Laura Keat (USA)
                  - Shesha and Nikki Marvin (USA)
                  Events include:
                  - ASDC, the 2nd annual Australian Swing Dance Championships (Fri 1st Oct)
                  - Manly Jazz Festival (Sat 2nd Oct)
                   - Deco Dance (Sat 2nd Oct)
                   - Unity Hall Jazz band (Sun 3rd Oct)
                   - PJam (Sun 3rd Oct)
                  http://www.sydneylindyexchange.com.au

Oct 15-17   Church City Blues 2010 - Adelaide SA
                  Registrations open 1st June 2010
                  With Andy Fodor, Josh & Noni & a great teaching cast.
                  http://www.churchcityblues.com

Oct 20-25    Big Band Festival 2010 - Christchurch NZ
                  Christchurch's Lindy Exchange
                  with many live big bands, including a musicality workshop, cabaret ball and lindy workshops in 3 streams with
                  * Shane McCarthy & Ruth Jeffery (Perth)
                  * Evan Hughes & Noni Clark (Melbourne)
                  * Kieran Yee (Melbourne)
                  www.hepcatswing.com/bbf

Nov 11-14   Sydney Swing Festival 2010 - Sydney NSW
                  A weekend full of workshops and plenty of dancing. Details to come
                  http://mel.swingpatrol.com/event-i....010.php

Nov 20-21   Bobby & Kate Weekend - Wellington
                  Weekend of Balboa & Swing! Details to follow.
                  http://fullswing.co.nz

Nov 25-28   MLX10 - Melbourne VIC
                  Tenth birthday celebrations!
                  http://www.mlx10.com
                  Last year's site: www.mlx9.com

Dec 10-12  Hanmer Swings 2010 - near Christchurch NZ
                 Info hepcatswing@ paradise.net.nz or http://www.hepcatswing.com


For prior years back to 2003's events, in detail, see below.
And for 1995 onwards in summary, also see below


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2009
Jan 8-11      Margaret River Summer Camp - WA
                   Keep this weekend free for a super fun swing camp.
                   Teachers: Kevin St Laurent (USA), Sarah Farrelly & Anthony Wheaton (Melbourne)
                   http://www.swingzing.com

Jan 25-30    Swing Camp Oz - Steven & Virginie camp - Adelaide SA
                   Australia Day on Monday during event. Info: www.swingcampoz.com or info @ swingcampoz.com
                  International teaching lineup:
                  Steven & Virginie, Peter & Ramona, Skye & Frida
                  Manu Smith & Evita Arce, Joel & Alison Plys

Feb 17-22   Art  Deco weekend - Napier NZ
                 Napier's famous Art Deco Weekend held every year on the third
                 weekend of February. Relive the 1930's...
                 For full details, programme & rego: http://www.artdeconapier.com or http://www.artdeconapier.com/Art_Deco_Weekend_120.aspx

Feb 20-22   Jumptown Jam - Canberra ACT
                  Featuring workshops with Kevin St Laurent & Emily Hoffberg,
                  Anthony Wheaton & Sarah Farrelly.
                  Jumptown Jam JnJ comps (Lindy Hop, Balboa, Blues),
                  as well as the Fall Ball at the Albert Hall
                  http://www.jumptown.org/

Feb 20-22   SEA JAM 2009  - Singapore
                  http://www.swingapore.com/register_form_seajam2009.htm

Mar 5-9      Melbourne Swing Festival
                 Teaching lineup includes Roger Schmidlin (Zurich, Switzerland), Sophie Yesberg (Perth),
                 Cam Mitchell, Shaz Callaghan, Josh McKiterick and Noni Clarke
                 Events on over the 5 days: Melbourne Lindy Battle, Blues Rave, social dances & late night parties.
                 www.melbourneswingfestival.com.au

Mar 27-29  Soul Glo (Blues & Soul dance weekend) - Robertson NSW
                 Hosted by Jumptown & Swing Patrol is the year's big blues & soul party
                 at Foutaindale Grand Manor in Robertson,  midway between Sydney & Canberra.
                 See  http://soulglo.wufoo.com/forms/registration/ ,  http://www.thomasfrazier.com/soulglo-schedule.pdf , http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=117244015084

Apr 23-27   Hullabaloo - Perth WA
                  Perth's biggest annual swing dance event is on again! 5 nights of
                  fantastic events, 2 days of workshops, 4 international teachers:
                  Marty Klempner & Kelly Arsenault (USA),  Zack Richard & Maryse Lebeau (Canada);
                  7 social events including The Lindy Luau, The Hullabaloo Hop,
                 The One Night in Shanghai Ball and late night dancing;
                  Lindy Hoppers from all over the country and swing dance craziness!  
                 events@perthswing.com
                  http://www.perthswing.com/hullabaloo/index.htm

Apr 25-26    ANZAC weekend workshops - Christchurch NZ
                  Josh & Noni (SP Melbourne) are back for an ANZAC weekend of workshops
                  and a themed live band ANZAC day dance on the Saturday night.
                   www.hepcatswing.com

May 2-3     Sydney Balboa Weekend - Sydney NSW
                 Teachers include Nick Williams (US) & Valerie Salstrom (US, 2008 International
                 Balboa Champion), Zack Richard & Maryse Lebeau (Montreal, Canada)
                 www.swingtimeaustralia.com

Jun 4-8      Blues Before Sunrise - Melbourne, Victoria
                  Long weekend of workshops, swing & blues dancing and live music.
                  http://mel.swingpatrol.com/event-item/151/blues-before-sunrise.php

Jun 26-28   Devil City Swing - Hobart, Tasmania
                  Once again on the last weekend in June.
                 http://www.devilcityswing.com.au

Aug 6-9      Canberräng 2009 - Canberra ACT
                  http://www.jumptown.org/ and http://www.canberrang.org

Aug 15       Australian Jitterbug Championships  (AJC) - Melbourne
                  7th annual Australian Jitterbug Championships at the Collingwood Town Hall.
                  http://mel.swingpatrol.com.au/event-i....ips.php

Aug 28-31   NZX009 - Auckland NZ
                  Auckland's lindy exchange staying at Chosen Valley Christian Camp
                  in Ramarama, 30 mins south of Auckland. With international teachers:
                  Sinclair Ang (Singapore), Claudia Funder & Dave Shackleford (Balboa, SP Australia), Shobhana Nambiar & Andy Fodor (SP Melbourne).
                  3 dance streams and a special advanced/teacher class
                  http://www.jitterbugs.co.nz/nzx009

Sep 12-13   Ramona Staffeld (Silver Shadows) workshops – Melbourne VIC
                  Internationally acclaimed lindy hop instructor and
                  Silver Shadows star Ramona Staffeld is in town
                  You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru6Vto6t54U   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA74bmxznZk
                  http://mel.swingpatrol.com/event-i....eld.php

Sep 19        Pure Balboa - with Steve & Heidi - Auckland NZ
                 Steve Garrett & Heidi Salerno - Glendale, CA
                 World class teachers, NZ$35 for a workshop, or $30 ea if you do multiples            
                 10.00am - 11.15pm   Balboa Basics
                 11.30am - 12.45pm   Multiple Turns and Combos
                 1.45pm - 3.00pm       Footwork and Fancy Free
                 3.15pm - 4.30pm       Advanced Concepts (restricted entry)
                 megan @ theswingstation.co.nz
                 http://www.theswingstation.co.nz

Sep 24-28   Balboa on the River 2008 - Brisbane QLD
                  3 streams with international teachers
                  - Steve Garrett & Heidi Salerno - Glendale, CA
                  - Joel Plys & Sophie Yesberg - San Diego, CA & Perth, Australia
                  - Mickey Fortanasce & Kelly Arsenault - New York, NY & Washington DC
                  and also the Australian Balboa Championships ($500 prize)
                   http://www.balboaaustralia.com

Oct 1-5       SLX (Sydney Lindy Exchange) - Sydney NSW
                  includes: Australian Hellzapoppin Comp
                  and, Australian Swing Dance Championship
                 Held during the NSW October long weekend, timed with the Manly Jazz Festival
                 International teacher workshops include:
                 - Nick Williams and Laura Keat (USA)
                 - Ben & Gen... Benjamin Ricard and Genevieve Kerouac (Quebec City, Canada)
                 - Yuval Hod (NYC, USA)
                 http://www.sydneylindyexchange.com.au

Oct 6-11     Yuval Hod in Perth, WA
                  For the first time in Perth, Swing Zing presents Yuval Hod,
                  USA Lindy Hop Champion! Yuval is known world wide as a
                  genius of aerials and performance! ...
                  http://www.swingzing.com/?page_id=739
                  http://yuvalhodinperth.dancecamps.org/

Oct 16-18   Church City Blues - Adelaide, SA
                 Australia's original blues dancing exchange is back for it's 4th year.
                 Features:
                 * 2 live bands
                 * Dancing 'til early
                 * workshops with Josh & Noni, Etoile
                 http://www.churchcityblues.com

Oct 21-26      Big Band Festival 2009 - Christchurch NZ
                     It's Christchurch's Lindy Exchange, and includes international teachers
                     Mattias Lundmark & Hanna Zetterman returning to NZ, and
                     Perth's Shane McCarthy & Ruth Jeffery.
                     This year will be bigger and brighter than ever, over a 3-day weekend (Labour Weekend).  
                     www.hepcatswing.com

Nov 12-16   Sydney Swing Festival - Sydney NSW
                   4 nights of Social Dancing 'til late
                   Sydney Jitterbug Championships
                   Workshops with Hanna & Mattias and
                   Sophie & Roger and...
                   info@swingpatrol.com.au
                    sydneyswingfestival.com.au

Nov 13-15   Windy Lindy - Wellington NZ
                   Anthony Wheaton & Sarah Farrelly teaching workshops
                   - "Friday the 13th" dance
                   - annual Windy Lindy Competition and Ball
                   - 1932 film "Freaks" is our Sideshow theme
                   http://fullswing.co.nz

Nov 20-22   WCS with Mario Robau Jr - Sydney NSW
                  Intensive workshops on WCS for intermediate / advanced Dancers and Teachers
                  http://www.swingdancedownunder.org/mario

Nov 27-29   WCS - Swing Daddy Downunder - Sydney NSW
                   WCS with Mario Robau Jr
                   Workshops will cover: Advanced Fundamentals, Syncopation and footwork,
                   Technique, Hot dog moves, Advanced patterns, Playing,
                   Spin Techniques, Musicality
                   http://www.swingdancedownunder.org/mario

Nov 26-29   MLX9 - Melbourne VIC
                   MLX9 boasts:
                   - 5+ live bands, incl. Michael McQuaid's Red Hot Rhythmakers
                   - 9+ events
                   - Themed evenings and dance-till-dawn afterparties
                   - The best weekend of social dancing all year
                  www.mlx9.com

Dec TBA       Hanmer Swings 09 - near Christchurch NZ
                  Info hepcatswing@paradise.net.nz or http://www.hepcatswing.com


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And, into future years:
2010:  Nov 25-28   MLX10 - Melbourne VIC
                  Tenth birthday celebrations!
                  Last year's site: www.mlx9.com


For prior years back to 2003's events, in detail, see below.
And for 1995 onwards in summary, also see below


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History log - continued... Below are the major gigs & events that happened in 2008:

2008
Jan 3-6      Margaret River Summer Camp - Perth WA
                  Presented by SwingZing http://www.swingzing.com/ or this link on SwingTalk

Jan 10-31    Class Series & Workshop with Kevin St. Laurent - Perth WA
                   January Series - Thurs 10, 17, 24, 31.  2 special classes each night.
                   Presented by Swing Zing www.swingzing.com.au or this SwingTalk link

Jan 20-25    Swing Camp Oz - Steven & Virginie camp - Adelaide SA (Australia Day weekend)
                   Info: www.swingcampoz.com or info @ swingcampoz.com

Feb 14-17   Art  Deco weekend - Napier NZ
                  Napier's famous Art Deco Weekend held every year on the third
                  weekend of February - the 14th-17th for 2008. Relive the 1930's
                  For full details, programme & rego: http://www.artdeconapier.com

Feb 22-24  Sea Jam - Singapore
                 7th annual SEA Jam, with Frankie Manning (USA), Mattias and Hanna (Sweden) and Bruno and Vero (France).
                 [www.swingapore.com/events/seajam2008.htm

Feb28-Mar3 'The Really Big Deal' - Perth WA
                 Events & workshops headlined by 2 leading Lindy Hop teachers and performers,
                 Mattias Lundmark and Hanna Zetterman, promoted by Swing It.
                 Includes social events, Disco Inferno as well as 8 workshops on the Sat & Sun
                 http://swingit.com.au/?page_id=324 or this link on SwingTalk

Feb28&Mar2 Jojo Jackson solo workshops - Brisbane
                  Working on core strength, control and creativity with Jojo www.jojojackson.com
                  Solo jazz, Charleston, solo blues & black bottom
                  Info: questions @ swingdancebrisbane.com

Mar 6-10     Melbourne Swing Festival (MSF) - Melbourne VIC (long weekend)
                  Teaching lineup includes Jojo Jackson (USA),
                  Mattias & Hanna (Harlem Hot Shots, Sweden),
                  Mike Faltesek (USA), plus local Aussie teachers                  
                  Events on over the 5 days:
                  * Made in Sweden' PARTY (Learn the Swedish Bugg....)
                  * Melbourne Lindy Battle
                  * Three streams of Lindy Hop
                  * Special 'Competition and Show Stream' with International Intructors
                  * Masquerade Ball - LIVE BAND (Start getting your masks ready!
                  * Blues Party - LIVE BAND
                  * PJ Party
                  www.melbourneswingfestival.com.au

Mar 28-30   A Frankie Manning Experience - Sydney 2008
                 Frankie Manning is back in Sydney for a weekend of workshops and social dancing.
                 Regents Park Sports and Recreation Club. Sydney
                 A weekend of workshops, dancing, harbour cruise and, of course,
                 his talks about dancing back in the day
                 Info: Jan O'Shea frankiemanningsydney08 @gmail.com or (02) 9604-8747
                 See this link on SwingTalk

Apr 18-20    Jumptown Jam - Canberra ACT
                  Workshops, competitions, social dancing and live music
                  * Fri night  - Fall Ball at Albert Hall featuring live music,
                                      performances and Jack and Jill
                  * Sat night - Stomp Charity Dance with a 1920's theme at
                                      Albert Hall with live music.
                  * Sat Afterparty
                  * Workshops Sat & Sun - 2 streams with Isabella and Vincenzo (Italy), Anthony and Sarah (Melbourne)
                  See this link on Swing Talk or www.jumptown.org

Apr 24-28    Hullaballoo - Perth WA
                   Perth's Lindy Exchange with workshops by 4 international teachers,
                   a Masquerade Ball, annual Jack & Jill comp, live bands & swing DJs.
                   www.perthswing.com/hullabaloo/index.htm or this post on SwingTalk

Jun 7-9        Big Melbourne blues weekend - Melbourne VIC
                   over the Queens Birthday in 2008.
                   http://www.swingpatrol.com.au

Jun 14-29    Hand Me Down Blues tour - Perth, Brisbane, Canberra
                   'The Great Australian Tour' with Damon Stone and Heidi Fite
                   3 Cities, 3 weekend workshops, 3 blues dance parties
                   * June 14-15 = Perth WA
                   * June 21-22 = Brisbane QLD
                   * June 28-29 = Canberra ACT
                   www.myspace.com/handmedownblues
                   or this link on SwingTalk

Jun 14         Blues Workshops - Christchurch NZ
                  Mike and Laura (Austin Texas), 4 workshops fresh from
                  teaching at Swing Patrol's "Blues Before Sunrise".
                  http://www.hepcatswing.com/events.php

Jun 27-29    Devil City Swing - Hobart Tasmania
                   Tassie Exchange, more details to come
                   www.devilcityswing.com.au or this link on SwingTalk

Jul 5-6        All Balboa Filled" Weekend - Sydney NSW
                 Swingtime announced that Nick Williams & Valerie Salstrom (US)
                 will be in Sydney for a "All Balboa Filled" Weekend
                 http://www.swingtimeaustralia.com.au

Jul 19          Australian Jitterbug Championships - Malvern Town Hall - Melbourne VIC
                  http://mel.swingpatrol.com.au/event-i....RL=http

Jul30-Aug 3 Big Band Festival 2008 - Christchurch Lindy Exchange - Christchurch NZ
                  Bill Borgida (US), Scott Cupit (Melbourne) and Hepcat Swing
                  teaching workshops in around the Big Band Fest
                  - 7 workshops with 2 different international teachers
                  - 4 nights of dancing to live bands, including a re-creation
                    of the famous "Battle of the Bands"
                  - social events including laserstrike and a trip to Waipara wineries
                    and Hanmer Springs thermal resort
                  www.hepcatswing.com/bbf/index.php
                  www.bigband.co.nz/festival08.html

Aug 7-11    Canberrang 2008 - Canberra ACT
                  www.canberrang.org

Aug 30        Windy Lindy 2008 – Wellington, NZ Updated!
                  ‘Pin-Ups & Poster Boys’ - Full Swing's very own fabulous annual ball. Dance from 8.30pm till late
                  A celebration of the best of swing music, dancing & retro culture,
                  info @fullswing.co.nz or www.fullswing.co.nz

Sep 11-15   Balboa on the River 2008 - Brisbane QLD
                  Bigger event than previous years, with:
                   * 3 days of classes with awesome instuctors
                       Heidi Salerno & Steve Garrett (US)
                       Joel and Alison Plys (US)
                   * 3.5 days of Balboa / Swing bliss
                   * 4 big social dancing nights - two with live music
                   * Jack and Jill Comp
                   * Multiple workshop streams & specialty
                   * Australian Balboa Championships ($500 prize money for 1st place)
                   * MC - Dave Shackelford - Melbourne
                   * Great venues centrally located
                   this link on SwingTalk or www.balboaaustralia.com

Oct 2-6       SLX - Sydney NSW
                 http://www.swingtimeaustralia.com.au

Oct 17-19   Church City Blues - Adelaide, SA
                  Australia's original blues dancing exchange is back for it's 3rd year.
                  Features:
                  * Afternoon workshops with Josh, Noni, Chris & Meral
                  * Dancing 'til early morning Fri, Sat & Sun nights with complimentary classes involving 14 teachers from around the country.
                  * A gaggle of Australia's premier Blues DJ's
                  * Early bird specials available
                  www.churchcityblues.com

Oct 31-Nov2
                  NZX008 - A ‘Kiwi as’ Exchange - Auckland, NZ
                  Camp-style event, like a mini Herrang, with international teacher Sinclair Ang,
                  Claudia Funder, plus (the out-of-retirement) Rob Bloom,
                  and the Queen City Big Band
                  http://jitterbugs.co.nz/nzx008/camp_intro.html

Nov 8-9     Vincenzo Fesi and Isabella Gregorio Swing Workshop - Melbourne VIC
                 Swing workshops with these Italian dancers, Italian themed swing ball
                 http://mel.swingpatrol.com.au/event-i....hop.php

Nov 14-16 Sydney Swing Festival - Sydney NSW
                Incl. Sydney Jitterbug Championships,
                Join Vincenzo Fesi & Isabella Gregorio (Como, Italy),
                Shane McCarthy & Ruth Jeffery (Perth, Australia) in 2 days of swing workshops.  
                ‘Mobsters and Mafia’ Swing Ball, Swing Rave &  Chill out at Bondi Beach.
                http://www.sydneyswingfestival.com.au

Nov 27-30   MLX8 - Melbourne VIC
                  incl. Nov 28 Australian Hellzapoppin Prize
                  Melbourne Lindy Exchange 2008
                  This year the Melbourne Jazz Dance Association, inspired
                   by the creepiest, classic horror films of the 1920's, 30's & 40's,
                   proudly presents MLX8 - Exchange of the Living Dead.
                   MLX8 will be all about scarily great live music, frighteningly
                   brilliant DJ's and most importantly, wicked social dancing.
                  www.mlx8.com
                  Note: last year's site: www.mlx-7.com

Dec 5-7       Hanmer Swings 08 - near Christchurch NZ
                  Info hepcatswing@paradise.net.nz or http://www.hepcatswing.com

Dec 6-7       Lindy Inspiration Weekend 2008 - Perth WA
                  With Kevin St Laurent (USA) & Sharon Davis (Perth)
                  http://www.swingzing.com/?page_id=603


For prior years back to 2003's events, in detail, see below.
And for 1995 onwards in summary, also see below


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History log - continued... Below are the major gigs & events that happened in 2007:

2007 events were
Jan 4-7       Summer Swing Camp - Margaret River WA
                 Camp features Sarah Farrelly & Anthony Wheaton (Melbourne)
                 at beautiful Glenbrook, a few minutes drive from Margaret River.
                 Registrations now open, see the pdf on this website
                 www.swingzing.com

Jan 13-14   Jojo Jackson workshops - Perth WA
                 Jojo Jackson, one of the world's leading Charleston
                 & Lindy Hop and teachers, is on her way to Perth.
                 This weekend workshop highlights Jojo as she teaches
                 Lindy Hop, Jazz steps and Charleston. This is her first stop on her Australian tour.
                 www.swingit.com.au

Jan 21-26   Lismore Swing Dance Camp - Lismore NSW
                 A major event on the dance calendar, in its 7th year, with
                 - Steven Mitchell & Virginie
                 - Joel & Alison Plys
                 - Peter Strom & Caitlin George
                 - Frida Segerdhal & Skye Humphries
                 Info 02 6622 3633 brian @swingconnection.com.au
                 www.swingconnection.com.au/

Feb 15-18   Art Deco Weekend - Napier NZ (North Island)
                 Napier’s Art Deco Weekend is held every year in the 3rd week of Feb.
                 This year includes the wedding of Napier Swing teachers Yvonne & Hamish!!
                 It's a hectic programme of wining, dining, jazz, dancing, film,
                 theatre, house tours, vintage cars, plane rides & more.
                 Jitterbugs will be teaching 3 x classes as part of the Art Deco
                 Weekend Programme again on Sat 17 Feb at 11am, 1.30pm and 3pm.
                 weekend@artdeconapier.com or www.artdeconapier.com

Feb 17-18   Balboamania 3 - Freemantle WA
                 One of the top Balboa teachers in the US, Sylvia Sykes (US), plus  
                 France's fabulous Balboa teachers Anne-Helene & Bernard Cavassa.
                 2 days of pure Balboa workshops in 2 streams.
                 May be Lindy Hop classes before or after the Bal weekend. See this post on SwingTalk or  
                 www.swingjunction.com or www.perthswing.com/whatson.htm

Feb 23-25  SEA Jam 2007 - Costa Sands Sentosa, Singapore
                 Details for the 6th annual SEA Jam still being finalised,
                 but dates, venue, and the following instructors are confirmed -
                 Frankie, Mattias, Hanna, Kevin and Carla
                 http://www.swingapore.com

Feb 24-25  Bernard & Ann-Helene workshops - Brisbane Qld
                Dynamic dancers from France, see their their  clips under
                'biographies' section of their website http://bernard.cavasa.free.fr/en/index.php
                Info:  www.swingdancebrisbane.com.au

Feb 24-25   Balboa - Sylvia Sykes and Marty Lau - Sydney NSW
                 Sylvia Sykes and Marty Lau doing a workshop in Sydney
                 www.swingtimeaustralia.com/nsw

Mar 2-3      Bernard & Anne-Helene Balboa Workshops - Canberra ACT
                 Anne-Helene and Bernard Cavassa (France) giving Balboa Workshops
                 on Fr & Sat, with Social Dance on the Saturday Night. More details to follow.
                 www.jumptown.org

Mar 2-4      Mattias & Hanna workshops – Brisbane QLD
                Mattias Lundmark & Hanna Zetterman start off their 2 week teaching tour
                of NZ & Oz. 3 nevenings of social events and 2 days of full day
                Lindy Hop & Jazz dance workshops
                Contact Kath or Pippa cityhallswing @ hotmail.com
                [URL=http://www.sweethotblue.com/cgi-bin/ib/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=7;t=4920on SwingTalk[/URL]

Mar 8-12    Melbourne Swing Festival – Melbourne VIC
                With 7 international teachers:
                Mattias Lundmark & Hanna Zetterman (Sweden, Harlem Hot Shots)
                Andy Reid & Nina Gilkenson (USA, >25 dance titles)
                Bernard and Anne-Helen (France, Balboa)
                Jojo Jackson (USA, Charleston)
                See this post on SwingTalk and www.melbourneswingfestival.com.au

Mar 10       Melbourne Lindy battle - Melbourne VIC
                As part of the Melbourne Swing Festival's weekend,
                the Saturday is the dance comp
                http://mel.swingpatrol.com.au/competi....omp.php

Mar 14-15   Harlem Hot Shot Workshops - Wellington NZ
                 Mattias & Hanna will be doing workshops during normal class
                 times in the City studio on Wed 14 March, and
                 Petone studio Thur 15 March
                 http://www.fullswing.co.nz

Mar 17        Harlem Hot Shot Workshops - Christchurch, NZ    
                 Two of the best Lindyhoppers in the world in town:
                 Mattias Lundmark and Hanna Zetterman from Stockholm Sweden
                 both dancers in the Harlem Hot Shots.
                 http://www.hepcatswing.com

Mar 23-25   Second annual Jumptown Jam - Canberra ACT
                  Fri night - 'Fall ball' at Woden CIT Auditorium
                  Sat night - Jumptown Jam competitions and social dancing
                  Sat/Sun - workshops with JoJo Jackson & Mike Faltesek (USA),
                  Deb & Glenn Moore (Perth)
                 See this post on SwingTalk or www.jumptown.org

Mar 23        Chuck Brown WCS workshop - Sydney NSW
                  West Coast Swing champion Chuck Brown (US)
                  teaching a workshop.
                  www.nuroc.com.au/news06

Mar31-Apr1  Frankie Manning - Sydney NSW
                  Presented by Jan O'Shea of Swing Katz
                  Workshops with Frankie in Parramatta, film night & social events
                  in Leichardt plus a habour cruise.
                 www.swingkatz.com/?q=node/47

Apr 10-22    April with Andrew Sutton - Perth WA
                 Series of workshops in Perth with Andrew (California's Santa Barbara, www.SmoothSavoy.com)
                 www.swingzing.com or see this SwingTalk post

Apr 19-24    Hullabaloo 2007 - The Perth Lindy Exchange
                 Presented by the PSDS
                 5 days of non-stop swing dancing in Perth, feature workshops,  
                 over 3 teaching streams, with international teachers,
                 social dancing every night into the wee hours, a grand ball,
                 4 live bands, Jack and Jill and more. Internatonal teachers are:
                   Angela Andrew (UK) & Francois Bechu (UK)
                   Dax Hock (US) & Alice Mei (France)
                   Shane McCarthy & Ruth Jeffrey (Perth).
                 See this post on SwingTalk or
                 http://www.perthswing.com/hullabaloo/index.htm

May 6         Andrew Sutton - Sydney NSW
                 1 day workshop with Andrew (California's Santa Barbara, www.SmoothSavoy.com)
                 with swingtimeaustralia.com, and 'Swing at the Roxbury' the evening before, see http://www.sweethotblue.com/cgi-bin/ib/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=9;t=5300

May 18-20   Dax Hock & Alice Mei workshops - Sydney NSW
                 Alice (France) and Dax (US & Osaka Japan) will 'funk' up your Lindy Hop
                 http://syd.swingpatrol.com.au/event-item/85/promo-event-85.php
                 http://www.sweethotblue.com/cgi-bin/ib/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=9;t=5260

May 19       Swing City - Auckland NZ
                 Auckland's annual swing dance champs
                 Venue: Pt Chev RSA, Pt Chev. 7pm (comp starts 8pm)
                 www.jitterbugs.co.nz

Jun 1-4      Balboa in the Bay - Napier, NZ
                Deco Dance is proud to present NZ's first ALL BALBOA WEEKEND!
                Featuring:
                Instructors Dave Shackleford & Claudia Funder (Swing Patrol Melbourne)
                2 Days of intermediate level instruction.
                ”Hot Club” style dance band.
                Sunday night ”Rent Party” (Blues & Slow Bal.)
                Registrations will open soon.
                http://www.decodance.co.nz/balboaweekend.htm

Jun 1-3       Dax Hock & Alice Mei workshops - Melbourne VIC
                 Alice (France) and Dax (US & Osaka Japan) will 'funk' up
                 your Lindy Hop, be prepared to experiment a little with
                 Hip Hop, Be Bop & more
                  http://mel.swingpatrol.com.au/event-item/84/promo-event-84.php

Jun 1-11     Wintersun 2007 - Brisbane & Gold Coast QLD
                 20th Anniversary, includes international swing dance workshops,
                 two themed wwing nights plus swing in the streets
                 www.wintersun.org.au

Jun 6          Dax Hock & Alice Mei workshop - Goldcoast QLD
                 Midweek (Wed) Lindy workshop during Wintersun on
                 at the Tweed Civic Centre, Wharf St, Tweed Heads
                 Tickets through the Wintersun Office:  www.wintersun.org.au

Jun 15-16    Australian Jitterbug Championships - Melbourne VIC
                  Showcase of Australian swing dancing and this year will feature
                  two Jack & Jill competitions. More details to come
                  www.swingpatrol.com.au

Jun 16-17    Robert Cordoba and Deborah Szekely WCS workshops - Sydney NSW
                  Five times US Open champions teaching a West Coast Swing workshop weekend
                  See this pdf flyer or http://www.wcsdancing.com.au/events.htm

Jun 22-24    Devil City Swing - Hobart Tasmania
                 Tassie Exchange
                 see http://www.devilcityswing.com.au/ or http://www.sweethotblue.com/cgi-bin/ib/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=1;t=4884

Jul 28         Windy Lindy 2007 - Wellington NZ
                 Ball in Wellington on Sat evening
                 www.fullswing.co.nz

Jun 30-Jul1  Classic Bal Weekend - Perth WA
                  with Mark Paroz and Vicki Lawrance from Swing Dance Brisbane
                  www.swingzing.com

Aug 9-12     Canberrang                    - Canberra ACT
Aug 10        Hellzapoppin' Comp 2007 - Canberra ACT
                 Social dance weekend, no workshops.
                 The Australian Hellzapoppin' Prize 2007 on the Friday night 10 Aug.
                 Manu Smith (San Francisco) will be the head judge and
                 will DJ over the weekend.
                 see this SwingTalk topic
                 www.jumptown.org/hellzapoppin
                 www.canberrang.org and Custom Google map of all venue locations

Sep 1-2      Steve & Heidi workshops - Perth WA
                 Part of the Polar Opposite Tour for this Balboa pair  of teachers.
                 Info: Perth's Swing Zing.
                 www.swingzing.com

Sep 6-9       Balboa on the River 2007 – The Polar Opposite Tour - Brisbane QLD
                  * Steve Garrett and Heidi Salerno (San Francisco, USA)
                  * Joel and Alison Plys (2plyswing, San Diego, USA)
                  * David Shackelford & Claudia Funder (Melbourne, Australia)
                  More levels, more instructors
                  BOTR 2007 Jack & Jill champs, "Balboa Spring Fling". 2 live band nights
                  Friday's classes will be with Steve and Heidi.
                  Monday's classes will be with Joel & Alison.
                  See this SwingTalk topic or www.balboaaustralia.com

Sep29-Oct 1 SLX - Sydney NSW
                  * Sydney Lindy Exchange this year has 2 streams of Lindy Hop classes over the w/e
                  * Itnl teachers Yuval Hod (NYC, back for his 3rd year), Zack & Maryse (Montreal, Canada)
                  * Includes Deco Dance on the Sat night, Pjam on Sunday, late night dances
                  Info: http://www.sydneylindyexchange.com.au  
                  info @ sydneylindyexchange.com.au

Oct 12-14    Church City Blues - Adelaide SA
                  Australia's original blues dancing exchange is back for it's 2nd year. Features:
                  * Afternoon workshops with Josh, Noni, Chris & Anna Whitmore (USA)
                  * Dancing til early morning Fri, Sat & Sun nights
                     with complimentary classes involving 14 teachers from around the country.
                  * 10 of Australia's premier Blues DJ's
                  * Early bird specials available!
                  http://churchcityblues.com or http://www.sweethotblue.com/cgi-bin/ib/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=1;t=5302

Oct 13-14    Sinclair Ang workshops – Melbourne VIC
                   FUN workshop dedicated to the cool, the crazy and the
                   bizarre…Swing Moves! with Sinclair (Jitterbugs Swingapore)
                   Details now out URL=http://mel.swingpatrol.com.au/class-w....007.php

Oct 19-22    CAMP NZX 007 - The New Zealand Xchange – Auckland NZ
                  New format this year, being held at a camp in Auckland's south.
                  National & international line up of teachers including Sinclair Ang and Claudia Funder.
                  Bands, DJs, workshops, accom is dormatory style
                  jitterbugs.co.nz/nzx007

Oct 23-24    Sinclair Ang workshops – Christchurch NZ
                    Lindy hop workshops with Sinclair Ang from Jitterbugs Singapore

Oct 27-28    Sinclair Ang workshops – Wellington NZ
                   Lindy hop workshops with Sinclair Ang from Jitterbugs Singapore
                   http://www.fullswing.co.nz or dance @ fullswing.co.nz

Nov 16-18    Sydney Swing Festival - Sydney NSW
Nov 17         Sydney Jitterbug Championships - Sydney NSW
                  A huge success in 2006 and will also feature the annual Sydney Jitterbug Championships.
                  http://www.sydneyswingfestival.com.au
                  http://www.swingpatrol.com.au/sjc

Nov 22-25    MLX7  - Melbourne Vic
                  7th annual Melbourne Lindy Exchange with
                   live music, DJ’s, social dancing. A pure social
                   exchange and this year it's bigger still,  including:
                   - Carol Ralph (NSW), Bob Sedergreen & band
                   - Michael McQuaid's Red Hot Rhythmakers
                   - JW Swing Orchestra
                   - Australia's most talented DJ's and much more!
                   www.mlx-7.com or http://www.sweethotblue.com/cgi-bin/ib/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=8;t=4972 or last year's event www.mlx6.com

Dec 2         Jordan Frisbee & Tatiana Mollmann WCS workshops - Sydney NSW
                  Current US Open champions teaching a workshop weekend
                 Info 02 9905 2468 or mark @ cerocaustralia.com.au

Dec 7-9       Hanmer Swings 07 - near Christchurch NZ
                  Sold out event last year. Weekend at mountain-based Hanmer Springs
                  Workshops & outdoor activities, dancing, mountain biking,
                  hot pools, kayaking, more dancing, swing olympics,
                  wonderful food, wine and much more. Info
                   hepcatswing @ paradise.net.nz www.hepcatswing.com

Dec 8-9      Jordan Frisbee & Tatiana Mollmann WCS workshops - Sydney NSW
                  Current US Open champions teaching a workshop weekend
                  See www.jordantatianaswing.com or http://www.wcsdancing.com.au/events.htm
 

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