TONIGHT IS CANCELLED but there's still an email, complete with Town Hall Meeting Notes
Tonight, DJ Lee Tucker
Will be sitting at home in his pajamas watching Supernanny. Because, as well you know, the god of weather wants nothing more than to drop snow on Jam Cellar events. In light of what "The Weather Man" is saying, we're going to pre-imptivley cancel tonight's Jam Cellar. For those in our Performance Class, Kate and Bobby will hold additional 30 min classes in "the other room" at the next 2 Jam Cellars from 10 to 10:30.
March's Inter/Adv Classes–(March 2-March 23) HOLLYWOOD AND HARLEM: Classic Moves and Styling
In the original days of swing, Hollywood and Harlem were the nation's hot spots for swing dancing. Though each dancer was unique, East Coasters and West Coasters tended to share certain styles and moves in common with others from their areas. In this class, the Jam Cellar crew will teach many of these Hollywood and Harlem styles and moves, to give inter/adv dancers great tools for leading and following, and to give their dancing that classic look. (It'll also help you understand why you feel such different swing-outs from different dancers). Throw in a lot of discussion on the history of jazz dance, and this thing's a steal. 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, March 2-23. $55 for entire series. $15 drop ins. Students should be comfortable with all the material in our Building Your Basics series.
March 30– AERIAL TASTER CLASS
Are you a guy who doesn't know how to pick up a girl? Are you a girl who doesn't know if she wants to be thrown? Now's your chance to try it out, as a little taste before our month-long aerial series coming this summer. We'll learn a basic aerial or two, to get you used to the idea. This class is specifically geared towards creating good aerial posture, attitude, and practicing technique. $15 gets you into the class and dance. 8:30 p.m. March 30. Partners recommended, but not necessary. However, we do recommend comfortable clothing and sneakers for both boys and girls. (Practicing aerials can be a work out.)
Notes from Last Week's Town Hall Meeting
9:00 –Refreshment table is set up before the Free 9 p.m. beginner lesson is to take place. Following which will be the meeting.
9:30–Meeting set to begin. Refreshment table includes fruit, but no cookies, Cran-Apple juice, but no coke. Salsa, but no Fritos. Free beginner class students suspected.
9:40–We finally decide to start meeting once Jam cellar organizers are outnumbered by people attending meeting.
9:42–Introductions made, Bobby makes welcoming error by asking the awkward guy just what the hell he's doing coming to the public meeting.
9:43–From the beginning, Andy Reid assumes Bad Cop role, Lee Tucker assumes Good Cop role, Kate Hedin assumes corrupt drug-trafficking cop role, Gretta Thorn assumes maternal role, Jeff Booth assumes absent father role, and Bobby White assume the police chief from the Police Academy Movies role. Jerry Almonte stands in a corner, listening intently and saying "hmm" a lot.
9:46–Beginning with the topic of education, the Jam Cellar, with the help of the community, discusses the rampant problems of juggling the high population of inner-city public schools. Session concludes that the ultimate problem is the stupid among the world far outnumber the wise.
9:53–The far-reaching scope of the conclusion hits home with each person individually, and the meeting spends roughly four minutes in silence.
9:57–Andy Reid says "balls."
9:59–The Jam Cellar Organizers explain why we don't have birthday dances, snowball dances, and why the annual Polka Contest was canceled.
10:10– The salsa incident happens. Andy Reid rushed to the hospital.
10:35–Doctor gives us the go-ahead to visit Andy, and conclude the meeting there. We cram into his tiny room and give him the plant someone stole on the way out of the Jam Cellar.
10:41–We begin to discuss the different roles of organizers and advanced dancers in a swing community.
10:42–Jerry Almonte stands in a corner, smiling wryly.
10:46–Meeting flow is slightly interrupted when a Jam Cellar community member accidentally unplugs Andy's respirator.
10:47–Jam Cellar community member makes a salsa pun. We all have a good laugh, except for Andy, who looks coldly at Lee.
10:50– Meeting forced back on track to the discussion of advanced dancer's roles in a community.
10:53–Gretta drops the F-bomb when discussing wedding dress shopping.
11:14–Andy's hospital room-mate chimes in, suggesting that, though advanced dancers should realize they make beginning dancers better and happier, putting a sense of obligation to someone's hobby would be off-putting to anyone. And beginning dancers should realize that some advanced dancers are simply mean people, and those dancers should not be given another thought. He concludes by asking Andy if he's got any crank.
11:32–In discussing the success of the music at The Jam Cellar, Gretta drops the C-bomb, the P-bomb, and the Q-Bomb.
11:40–Bobby concludes on the note that the meeting's main goal was to have everyone feel like Jam Cellar was more of a community, hopefully convincing people well enough to disguise the meeting's real goal of getting more volunteers.
11:41–Jerry Almonte stands in a corner, nodding knowingly.
11:53–Meeting members all return upstairs to the Jam Cellar, where DJ Allen Kerr, in front of an empty dance floor, weeps.
11:55–The Salsa Incident story is told to Allen, complete with full-body reenactment action, even the part with the roller chair. Allen cheers up and plays one last incredible song.
The next town hall meeting will take place in six months.