We are having an Open House!
Come meet us at Tapestry Dance Co. on March 31st for a night of dancing and enjoyment.
There will be two free classes beginning at 7:30pm:
- Shim Sham (beginner +) with Scott and Vanessa
- Friggin' Cool Style (intermediate +) with Mike and Laura
There will be a very special performance by TLP's performance team for you to enjoy and see more about what we do.
Invite your friends and family and come join us for a great time!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
More Dancing!
Check out this video of Laura's solo charleston class at Northeast Girl Jam in Rochester, NY!
And check out our very own Brooks Prumo winning the solo charleston contest at Girl Jam too!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Anouncing Online Registration!
Yes, we've been talking about this for some time now, but now it is a reality. We have enabled Paypal on our official website so now you can register and pay for your classes in the most convenient manner!
Check out the March class schedule and try out the new feature!
Check out the March class schedule and try out the new feature!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
TLP Competes!
Lone Star Championships, right here in Austin, had some of the most amazing competitions of every level that we'll see this year. Chia-wen won first in the intermediate Jack and Jill. Instructors, Vanessa Shields and Laura Glaess also took home some prizes. Vanessa won 1st in the advanced strictly and Laura won 2nd in the invitational Jack and Jill. Congratulations to everyone who competed for doing such a great job! Check out some video footage of the competitions below!
1st place Intermediate Jack & Jill, Hyunjae Oh & Austinite Chia-wen Lin (3rd couple)
1st place Advanced Strictly, Austinites Vanessa Sheilds & Jonathan Jow (1st couple)
2nd place Invitational Jack & Jill, Juan Villafane & Austinite Laura Glaess
1st place Intermediate Jack & Jill, Hyunjae Oh & Austinite Chia-wen Lin (3rd couple)
1st place Advanced Strictly, Austinites Vanessa Sheilds & Jonathan Jow (1st couple)
2nd place Invitational Jack & Jill, Juan Villafane & Austinite Laura Glaess
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
More to be thankful for...
1. What are you most thankful for this year?
2. What is your favorite part of the holiday season?
BROOKS:
1. Family, friends, and Lindy Hop.
2. Pie! Eating lots and lots of pie!
ANGELA:
1. I am thankful for so many things. But the thing I'm most thankful for this year, I can't say, cause it's a secret.
2. Not having to work! Er. And visiting with family and friends.
LAURA:
Thankful for (in no particular order):
1. Frankie being alive as long as he was to show us so many things.
2. For my family and friends having lasted another year
3. For Mike being friggin' awesome (I mean really, guys)
4. For my own good health
Favorite part of the holiday season -- why, seeing family, of course (and Mike not working so I can hang out with him more)!
VANESSA:
I am most thankful for my family: my parents, Scott, and our pups. I love the holiday season. Some of my favorite holiday things are egg nog, pumpkin spice lattes, and cozy slippers.
2. What is your favorite part of the holiday season?
BROOKS:
1. Family, friends, and Lindy Hop.
2. Pie! Eating lots and lots of pie!
ANGELA:
1. I am thankful for so many things. But the thing I'm most thankful for this year, I can't say, cause it's a secret.
2. Not having to work! Er. And visiting with family and friends.
LAURA:
Thankful for (in no particular order):
1. Frankie being alive as long as he was to show us so many things.
2. For my family and friends having lasted another year
3. For Mike being friggin' awesome (I mean really, guys)
4. For my own good health
Favorite part of the holiday season -- why, seeing family, of course (and Mike not working so I can hang out with him more)!
VANESSA:
I am most thankful for my family: my parents, Scott, and our pups. I love the holiday season. Some of my favorite holiday things are egg nog, pumpkin spice lattes, and cozy slippers.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
In thanksgiving...
Hi Lindy Hoppers!
Everyone at The Lindy Project wants to wish you and your family & friends a very happy Thanksgiving!
We'll be posting what we're all thankful for, so check back, add comments, and enjoy the turkey!
What are you most thankful for? What makes the holidays special for you?
SCOTT:
I am most thankful for Vanessa, our doggies, and our house. Egg. Nog. And the relaxed atmosphere everywhere (that is, outside of shopping). Oh, and I like dancing when it's cold outside because you can dance super hard then take a step outside for ten seconds and be totally refreshed for more.
JOANNA:
I'm thankful for my supportive friends and family, as well as this new city I get to call home. I like crisp, freshly fallen snow.'
More to come!
Everyone at The Lindy Project wants to wish you and your family & friends a very happy Thanksgiving!
We'll be posting what we're all thankful for, so check back, add comments, and enjoy the turkey!
What are you most thankful for? What makes the holidays special for you?
SCOTT:
I am most thankful for Vanessa, our doggies, and our house. Egg. Nog. And the relaxed atmosphere everywhere (that is, outside of shopping). Oh, and I like dancing when it's cold outside because you can dance super hard then take a step outside for ten seconds and be totally refreshed for more.
JOANNA:
I'm thankful for my supportive friends and family, as well as this new city I get to call home. I like crisp, freshly fallen snow.'
More to come!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
International Lindy Hop Championships
What to say about ILHC...
If I had to describe it in one word:
I couldn't.
My name is Sarah. I'm from the junior performance team Bam! Dynamite, and I attended the international Lindy Hop championships this August. All in all, probably one the most overwhelming, intense, fun, wacky, crazy, humbling yet confidence boosting, educational (could I be more full of cheese) experiences of my life.
Watching -and participating in- a lot of the competitions was... well, it was terrifying. I know that sounds bad but it was terrifying in the best way possible. The competition level was, too say the least, high. Every routine pristine. My favorite part of the competitions would have to have been either the Cabaret, held at night, with everything from dancing puppets to a rousing performance of "Singing in the Rain", or the absolutely mind-blowing oh-my-god-did-that-actually-just-happen-are-you-serious performance of the Champion's Strictly Finals. THAT I can describe in one word:
WHAT!?
Are you kidding me? It made me realize that someday we juniors could be doing that, or even something CLOSE to that. Which was a pretty awesome realization.
Comparing it to other dance events I've been to is practically impossible because um... I haven't exactly been to many. I have no job or car and I live with my parents, so traveling around the country for a weekend at a time isn't exactly up there with "Sarah, for the love of god, get your permit already" on my parents' to-do lists. But they try as hard as they can to make it happen and to be supportive, even if being supportive is paying for a trip to New Orleans. I guess in my own terms I'd say Lindyfest (one of the few dance events I've been too besides ILHC) was like "Class class class! Fun fun fun!" and ILHC was more "Compete! Perform! Go go go!" Class in the morning, rehearsal in the afternoon, social dance, get dressed, competitions, and then dance until 5:00am.
I loved it.
I loved everything but the elevators (glaciervators) that went about negative 20 miles an hours. But even those were fun when they took you to the supposedly unoccupied 16th floor at 3 in the morning. Fun and scary. And though there were a lot of humbling moments throughout the weekend, and a lot of sore muscles and basically no sleep, it was worth all of the fundraising, and all of the money, and the plane rides, and the asthma (Ok that part was pre-existing...) and I'm lucky to have been involved. Oh, and our performance was AWESOME!! Check it!
Here's a few competitions I saw at the event. Hope you enjoy!:
Champion's Lindy Strictly Finals part one:
Part two:
Ben and Laura's Pro/Am!:
Joe and Delilah's Pro/Am (from the side... sorry):
This is a video from Lindy Focus because as of now there is no video of them doing this routine up from ILHC. Mike and Laura performed this in the Cabaret competition and places 2nd!:
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(addition from Scott)
Here is a video of the juniors team performing their routine at ILHC!:
If I had to describe it in one word:
I couldn't.
My name is Sarah. I'm from the junior performance team Bam! Dynamite, and I attended the international Lindy Hop championships this August. All in all, probably one the most overwhelming, intense, fun, wacky, crazy, humbling yet confidence boosting, educational (could I be more full of cheese) experiences of my life.
Watching -and participating in- a lot of the competitions was... well, it was terrifying. I know that sounds bad but it was terrifying in the best way possible. The competition level was, too say the least, high. Every routine pristine. My favorite part of the competitions would have to have been either the Cabaret, held at night, with everything from dancing puppets to a rousing performance of "Singing in the Rain", or the absolutely mind-blowing oh-my-god-did-that-actually-just-happen-are-you-serious performance of the Champion's Strictly Finals. THAT I can describe in one word:
WHAT!?
Are you kidding me? It made me realize that someday we juniors could be doing that, or even something CLOSE to that. Which was a pretty awesome realization.
Comparing it to other dance events I've been to is practically impossible because um... I haven't exactly been to many. I have no job or car and I live with my parents, so traveling around the country for a weekend at a time isn't exactly up there with "Sarah, for the love of god, get your permit already" on my parents' to-do lists. But they try as hard as they can to make it happen and to be supportive, even if being supportive is paying for a trip to New Orleans. I guess in my own terms I'd say Lindyfest (one of the few dance events I've been too besides ILHC) was like "Class class class! Fun fun fun!" and ILHC was more "Compete! Perform! Go go go!" Class in the morning, rehearsal in the afternoon, social dance, get dressed, competitions, and then dance until 5:00am.
I loved it.
I loved everything but the elevators (glaciervators) that went about negative 20 miles an hours. But even those were fun when they took you to the supposedly unoccupied 16th floor at 3 in the morning. Fun and scary. And though there were a lot of humbling moments throughout the weekend, and a lot of sore muscles and basically no sleep, it was worth all of the fundraising, and all of the money, and the plane rides, and the asthma (Ok that part was pre-existing...) and I'm lucky to have been involved. Oh, and our performance was AWESOME!! Check it!
Here's a few competitions I saw at the event. Hope you enjoy!:
Champion's Lindy Strictly Finals part one:
Part two:
Ben and Laura's Pro/Am!:
Joe and Delilah's Pro/Am (from the side... sorry):
This is a video from Lindy Focus because as of now there is no video of them doing this routine up from ILHC. Mike and Laura performed this in the Cabaret competition and places 2nd!:
-----------
(addition from Scott)
Here is a video of the juniors team performing their routine at ILHC!:
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