Gotham Swing Club Free Day - a great resource for West Coast Swing dancers

New York, NY

Robert Abrams
August 20, 2005

The Gotham Swing Club held its annual Free Day at Dance Manhattan. This is a day of lessons, a community meeting and a party that is free to members of New York City's West Coast Swing club. Erik Novoa, Hazel and Tybalt Ulricht and John Festa all taught lessons. Among other moves, we learned how to lead a reverse whip. The community meeting was full of good ideas for how to get more people to West Coast Swing events, including new ways to publicize the Gotham Swing Club's Gotham Gatherings, where club members will get together at a different existing event each month. The party, which started at 9 pm and went until late, was a lot of fun.

Erik Novoa teaches West Coast Swing
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Erik Novoa teaches West Coast Swing
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Erik Novoa teaches West Coast Swing
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Erik Novoa teaches West Coast Swing
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Hazel and Tybalt teach West Coast Swing
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Hazel and Tybalt teach West Coast Swing
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Hazel and Tybalt teach West Coast Swing
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Hazel and Tybalt teach West Coast Swing
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Hazel and Tybalt teach West Coast Swing
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John Festa teaches West Coast Swing
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John Festa teaches West Coast Swing
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Dinner
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Dinner
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Dancing at the party
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John Festa DJs while talking to Andrew D'Angelo, Dance Manhattan's manager
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Dancing at the party
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Dancing at the party
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Dancing at the party
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Dancing at the party
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Dancing at the party
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Dancing at the party
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Dancing at the party
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Dancing at the party
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Dancing at the party
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Dancing at the party
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Dancing at the party
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Dancing at the party
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Dancing at the party
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