| September 30, 2007 | ||
| 3:00 pm | to | 6:30 pm |
One of our favorite bands, Michael Arenella and his Dreamland Orchestra will play for dancers, gawkers, and all other manner of New Yorkers at the Central Park bandshell on Sunday, September 30 from 3pm to 6:30pm. It might be our last chance to dance outdoors before Mother Nature kicks in. (Then again, with global warming, we might be dancing outdoors through December, though sadly.) The Naumberg Bandshell dates back to the 1920s and is frankly underused. Hopefully people dress the part this weekend as nothing looks more quintessentially New York than Central Park in Fall.
Posted on September 4th, 2007 by chad
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When you see the white-haired man in the blue jacket, you know the New York Times is on the prowl. That man in blue is Bill Cunningham, the noted Times photographer. We spotted him at last year’s Hot Jazz Lawn Party on Governor’s Island. The next week, we saw a host of photos make the Times’ Style section. This year, Mr. Cunningham struck again. The Sunday Styles section of the New York Times, June 17, has a great spread that captures the spirit, passion, and wide-legged dancing abandon of the Hot Jazz Lawn Party. We are proudly among the revelers pictured (see low-res version from NY Times site). Unfortunately, the event only happens once a year. Don’t know when next year’s event will be, but don’t miss it. Now, if only I could convince the island to do a whole themed weekend……hmmm that would be cool.
We perform and teach popular and historical social dances of the Jazz Age and Swing Era and have appeared on stage, independent film, and local and national television. Known for our performance and our research of social dancing, we also consult and choreograph for period productions, particularly those set in the Roaring Twenties. Though we do not regularly compete, we have placed in a number of competitions, including 1st in the 2004 American Lindy Hop Championships Fast Dance division.