2000 A.D.

January, 2000

• 1/6, Thursday: Savoy Style Swing dance classes with Lee A1tenberg resume every Thursday in January. 7-8:15pm Swing Dance for Teens, $7. 8:15-9:30pm Swing Dance Level 2, $8. Dance Time Studio, 300 Ohukai Rd, #313, Kihei. 875-0745.

• 1/7, Friday: West Coast Swing dance classes with Norman Powers resume every Friday (Intermediate) and Monday (Beginners) in January. 8-9pm. $12/$40 for 4. Dance Time Studio, 300 Ohukai Rd, #313, Kihei. 298-7180.

• 1/8, Saturday: "Gotta Dance" on Cable 33, AMC-TV, featuring a Lindy Hop solo with Erin Stevens and Steven Mitchell, and a Lindy Jam. 12:30-1:00 am (i.e. after midnight Friday).

• 1/8, Saturday: Norman Powers has moved his workshop and dance party back one week. 298-7180.

• 1/8, Saturday: Maui Winter Ball, Maui Marriott. 6-11p. Buffet dinner, showcase, and ballroom dancing, to DJ'd music (some Swing). Benefit for the Lung Association. $40. Call Richard Green for reservations, 280-0170.

• 1/9, Sunday: Maui Swing Dance Society Meeting 6:30-8pm. Followed by a "Swing Dance Social" dancing to DJ'd music on the "Big Bertha" sound system. At the Shane household, 122 Kapii Street (off Kokomo road), Haiku. 572-7937.

• 1/13, Thursday: Savoy Style Swing dance classes with Lee A1tenberg. 7-8:15pm: Swing Dance for Teens/Level 1, $7. 8:15-9:30pm: Swing Dance Level 2, $8. Dance Time Studio, 300 Ohukai Rd, #313, Kihei. 875-0745.

• 1/14, Friday:

  • Intermediate West Coast Swing dance class with Norman Powers. 8-9pm. $12. Dance Time Studio, 300 Ohukai Rd, #313, Kihei. 298-7180

  • POSTPONED: Birthday Swing dance party for Kate Shane. 572-7937 (to a later date to be announced).

• 1/15, Saturday:

  • "Gotta Dance" on Cable 33, AMC-TV, featuring a Lindy Hop solo with Erin Stevens and Steven Mitchell, and a Lindy Jam. 12:30am-1:00am (i.e. after midnight Friday).

  • Hustle workshop with Norman Powers. 6:30-7:45pm $12, Dance Party 8-10pm, $5, free with workshop. Dance Time Studio, 300 Ohukai Rd, #313, Kihei.

  • "Roots of Swing and Salsa"... Senegalese African dance classes with Assane Kouyate. 5:30-7:30pm. At Makawao Union Church, 1445 Baldwin Avenue (2.5 miles above Paia) 1/15, 1/18, 1/22. At Haliimaile Gym on 1/19, 1/21. 575-7606.

  • Maui Symphony Jazz Band plays Swing at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Castle Theater (a concert, not a dance). 7:30pm. With Gabe Baltazar and Tilt Dance Company. $20-$35 ($5 students). 242-7469.

• 1/17, Monday: Beginning West Coast Swing dance class with Norman Powers. 8-9pm. $12. Dance Time Studio, 300 Ohukai Rd, #313, Kihei. 298-7180

• 1/18, Tuesday: African dance class with Assane Kouyate. 5:30-7:30pm. At Makawao Union Church, 1445 Baldwin Avenue (2.5 miles above Paia). 575-7606.

• 1/19, Wednesday: African dance class with Assane Kouyate. 5:30-7:30pm. At Haliimaile Gym. 575-7606.

• 1/20, Thursday: Savoy Style Swing dance classes with Lee A1tenberg. 7-8:15pm: Swing Dance for Teens/Level 1, $7. 8:15-9:30pm: Swing Dance Level 2, $8. Dance Time Studio, 300 Ohukai Rd, #313, Kihei. 875-0745.

• 1/21, Friday:

  • African dance class with twins Assane and Ousseynou Kouyate. 5:30-7:30pm. At Haliimaile Gym. 575-7606.

  • Intermediate West Coast Swing dance class with Norman Powers. 8-9pm. $12. Dance Time Studio, 300 Ohukai Rd, #313, Kihei. 298-7180

• 1/22, Saturday:

  • African dance class with twins Assane and Ousseynou Kouyate. 5:30-7:30pm. At Makawao Union Church, 1445 Baldwin Avenue (2.5 miles above Paia). 575-7606.

• 1/24, Monday:

  • African dance class with twins Assane and Ousseynou Kouyate. 5:30-7:30pm. At Makawao Union Church, 1445 Baldwin Avenue (2.5 miles above Paia). 575-7606.

  • Beginning West Coast Swing dance class with Norman Powers. 8-9pm. $12. Dance Time Studio, 300 Ohukai Rd, #313, Kihei. 298-7180

• 1/25, Tuesday:

  • Kaunoa Senior Center's Millennium Party. Featuring dancing with The Baldwin Sapphires Jazz Band. 3:45pm-8pm. At the Westin Maui. $25. 270-7308.

  • African dance class with twins Assane and Ousseynou Kouyate. 5:30-7:30pm. At Makawao Union Church, 1445 Baldwin Avenue (2.5 miles above Paia). 575-7606.

  • Swing dance classes with Percell St. Thomass begin at Maui Community College Student Lounge. Every Tuesday through 3/14/2000, 6:30-8:30 pm . 984-3231. $119/8 classes.

• 1/27, Thursday: "Rent Party" Swing dancing with DJ Lee, 7-8:30pm, $3. Savoy Style Swing dance classes with Lee A1tenberg. 8:30-9:30pm: Level 2, $8 (includes Rent Party). Dance Time Studio, 300 Ohukai Rd, #313, Kihei. 875-0745.

• 1/28, Friday:

  • "Strictly Social" Country Western Dance at Club McCoy, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, 6:30-9:30pm. $4 cover. Sharon Morris, 579-9753.

  • Intermediate West Coast Swing dance class with Norman Powers. 8-9pm. $12. Dance Time Studio, 300 Ohukai Rd, #313, Kihei. 298-7180

• 1/29, Saturday: 6:30-9:30pm Ballroom Practice Party, Maui Community College Student Lounge. $8. Also on 2/12, 2/26, 3/11, 3/25, 4/8, 4/22, 5/6.

February, 2000

• 2/2, Wednesday: (Roots of Swing and Salsa) Congolese Dance Workshop with Yelessa Antoinette and other master Congolese dancers. 5:30-7:30pm, Haliimaile Gym. $15. Cai Sorlien, 243-1944.

• 2/4, Friday through 2/13, Sunday: (Roots of Swing and Salsa) Congolese Dance Camp at Camp Keanae, Hana Highway. Drop-ins for individual classes are fine. Cai Sorlien, 243-1944.

• 2/5, Saturday:

  • Hustle Workshop with Percell St. Thomass. 6:30-7:45pm $12, Dance Party 8-10 pm, $5, free with workshop. Dance Time Studio, 300 Ohukai Rd, #313, Kihei. 298-7180, 891-0373.

  • "Louis Prima: The Wildest!" 4:45-6:05 pm, and again at 11pm-12:20am, on Cable 33, AMC-TV. Louis Prima played "Jump, Jive, and Wail" on the Gap commercial. He wrote the ultimate Lindy hop jam piece, "Sing, Sing, Sing". Don't know if any dance scenes are in this film.

• 2/6, Sunday: Maui Swing Dance Society Meeting 6:30-8pm. Followed by video clips of vintage and new Lindy Hopping 8-8:15pm, then a "Swing Dance Social" 8:15-10pm, dancing to DJ'd music on the "Big Bertha" sound system. At the Shane household, 122 Kapii Street (off Kokomo road), Haiku. 572-7937. No charge. Open to all.

• 2/11, Friday: "Fifties Night Bash II". Ballroom Dancing at Club McCoy, Maui Arts and Cultural Center. With special Tango demonstration by Julian Ramil and Claudia Lissette of Sabor de Tango, San Francisco. 6:30-9:30pm. $4 cover. 579-9753.

• 2/12, Saturday:

  • On Oahu: 6-8pm: Dancing under the stars with Hula Joe and the Hut Jumpers at the Honolulu Downtown Jazz Festival. $2-$6. Simulcast on KHPR 89.3FM. Other bands play noon-6pm. On the grounds of the Historic Downtown Post Office Complex by Iolani Palace. (808) 372-3250, www.jazzartcafe.com.

  • 6:30-9:30pm Ballroom Practice Party, Maui Community College Student Lounge. $8.

• 2/13, Sunday: "A Sweetheart Dance", with The Maui Dance Band, 4-7 pm, at the Outrigger Wailea Resort Ballroom. No-host refreshments. Fundraiser for the Maui Republican Party. $15. 572-7191 or Adele Rugg, 879-9964, arugg@shaka.com.

• 2/19, Saturday:Swing dance workshop with Norman Powers, 6:30-7:45 pm, $12. Dance Party 8-10 pm $5, free with workshop. Dance Time Studio, 300 Ohukai Rd, #313, Kihei. 298-7180.

• 2/21, Monday: Maui Swing Dance Society Meeting 6:30-8pm. Followed by video clips of vintage and new Lindy Hopping 8-8:15pm, then a "Swing Dance Social" 8:15-10pm, dancing to DJ'd music on the "Big Bertha" sound system. At the Shane household, 122 Kapii Street (off Kokomo road), Haiku. 572-7937. Admission FREE, $1 for drinks to fund MSDS. Open to all.

• 2/25, Friday: "Strictly Social" bumped by another event at McCoy Theater. Sharon Morris, 579-9753.

• 2/26, Saturday:

  • 12:30-1:00 am (i.e. after midnight Friday): "Gotta Dance" on Cable 33, AMC-TV, featuring a Lindy Hop solo with Erin Stevens and Steven Mitchell, and a Lindy Jam.

  • 11:30am - 2:00p: Maui Dance Council's Pot Luck Dance Social, at Makawao Union Church, Baldwin Road, Paia. Everyone is invited. Meet others in the dance community. Bring a dish, dancing shoes, and favorite dance music.

  • 6:30-9:30pm: Ballroom Practice Party, Maui Community College Student Lounge. $8.

March, 2000

• 3/3 Friday: "Swingin' at Club McCoy" --- 6:30 - 9:30 pm. Kickoff Swing dance by the new Maui Swing Dance Society at the McCoy Theater, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Papa St., Kahului. Free Swing Dance lesson with Lee A1tenberg 6:30-7:15 pm. Cash bar. Admission $5/ $4 for MSDS and MACC members. 875-0745.

• 3/7, Fat Tuesday: Mardi Gras Party, 6 - 10 pm, Kihei Community Center. Live Jazz band. $35/$40 at the door. 879-5877.

• Norman Powers is having a "March Madness" special, all classes 50% off through March. 298-7180.

• 3/11, Saturday: 6:30-9:30pm Ballroom Practice Party, Maui Community College Student Lounge. $8.

• 3/12, Sunday: On Oahu: 6 - 9 pm, Swing Dance at the Royal Hawaiian, Monarch Ballroom, Dancing under the stars. Willie Barton Orchestra. Benefit for the Hawaii Kidney Foundation. $15. Sandi .

• 3/18, Saturday:Basic Swing dance workshop with Norman Powers, 6:30-7:45 pm, $6. Dance Party 8-10 pm $5, free with workshop. Dance Time Studio, 300 Ohukai Rd, #313, Kihei. 298-7180.

• 3/19, Sunday: Maui Swing Dance Society Meeting 5-6:30 pm (Note new time). Followed 6:30-8:30pm by a "Swing Dance Social" dancing to DJ'd music on the "Big Bertha" sound system. At Kate's pad, 122 Kapii Street (off Kokomo road), Haiku. 572-7937. No charge. Open to all.

• 3/23, Thursday: 7:30 pm. Mitch Woods and the Big Easy Boogie band, a contemporary Swing band from San Francisco, is performing at the Castle Theater of the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, followed by the Cajun band, Buckwheat Zydeco. 242-7469.

• 3/25, Saturday: 6:30-9:30pm Ballroom Practice Party, Maui Community College Student Lounge. $8.

April, 2000

• 4/1, Saturday:Basic Swing dance workshop with Norman Powers, 6:30-7:45 pm, $12. Dance Party 8-10 pm $5, free with workshop. Dance Time Studio, 300 Ohukai Rd, #313, Kihei. 298-7180.

• 4/7, Friday - 4/10, Monday: Off Island: Swing and Lindy Cruise 2000, from L.A. to Ensenada, Mexico aboard the Carnival cruise ship "Holiday", with "Hollywood Style Lindy" instructors Eric Robison and Sylvia Skylar and 11 others. $334-$394. Lynette Fitzgerald lynefitz@aol.com.

• 4/8, Saturday:
  • 6:30-9:30pm: ``Swingin' Upcountry'' Swing Dance by the Maui Swing Dance Society, Makawao Union Church, 1445 Baldwin Avenue (2.5 miles above Paia) $5/$4 MSDS members. Swing dance lesson included. 572-7937.

  • 6:30-9:30pm: Ballroom Practice Party, Maui Community College Student Lounge. $8.

• 4/10, Monday: 9 pm: "Mood Swings", New York style Swing band play a dance at Casanova's, Makawao. $7 at the door, $5 presale from Maui Tropix Surf Store in Kahului (261 Dairy Road across the street from Borders) and in Paia (Hana Highway). Shirley Martin 879-3440.

• 4/11, Tuesday: 7 pm: WHERE: "Mood Swings", New York style Swing band play a dance at Hapa's Brew Haus, Lipoa Center, Kihei. $7 at the door, $5 presale from Maui Tropix Surf Store in Kahului (261 Dairy Road across the street from Borders) and in Paia (Hana Highway). Shirley Martin 879-3440.

• 4/14, Friday - 4/23, Sunday: (Roots of Swing and Salsa) 4th Hawaii Multi-Cultural Music & Dance Conference: Guinea, Senegal, Congo, Hawaii, Cuba, Haiti. Camp Keanae, Hana Highway. Lasensua 243-0550, mauicamp@excelonline.com.

• 4/22, Saturday:

  • 6:30-9:30pm Ballroom Practice Party, Maui Community College Student Lounge. $8.

  • April 22 - 30 is National Dance Week. An opportunity to bring Swing dance into the public awareness through events.

• 4/28, Friday - 4/30, Sunday: West Coast Swing class with Ronnie de Benedetta and Stephanie McPhearson, Country-Western dance competion champions from San Diego. Dance Time Studio, 300 Ohukai, #313, Kihei: 4/28: 6:45 pm and 8 pm. 4/29: Noon and 1:15 pm. Dance Time or Hapa's Brew Haus: 4/30: 10 am and 11:15 am. $12 at door, $9/class for four or more. See http://www.maui.net/~mpda/ronsteph.html for more info. Call Lynn and Kathy Moore at 879-3451 or 250-7190 or e-mail slmoore@prodigy.net.

• 4/29, Saturday - 4/30, Sunday: On Oahu: Swing Dance Aerials Workshop with JMG Partners. 4/29, 6:30pm-8:00pm: Train on the trampoline. 4/30, 10am-12:00pm: Learn aerials with the Wongs. Hawaii Academy, 501 Sumner St. #602, Honolulu, HI. $90 Prepaid. Jennifer, Matthew & Gayook Wong, P.O. Box 5231, Kaneohe, HI 96744. 808-236-4082.

May, 2000

• 5/5 Friday: "Swingin' at Club McCoy" --- 6:30 - 9:30 pm. Swing dance by the Maui Swing Dance Society at the McCoy Theater, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Papa St., Kahului. Free Swing Dance lesson with Lee A1tenberg 6:30-7:15 pm. Cash bar. Admission $5/ $4 for MSDS and MACC members. 875-0745. (It's early enough so that you can hit both this dance and the Cinco de Mayo dances at Casanova's and Cafe Navaca).

• 5/6, Saturday: 6:30-9:30 pm Ballroom Practice Party, Maui Community College Student Lounge. $8.

• 5/9, Tuesday: On Cable 33, AMC-TV: 2pm and 7pm : Louis Prima: The Wildest, documentary on the composer and performer of "Jump Jive and Wail", followed by Hey Boy! Hey Girl!, 3:30pm and 8:30pm, starring Louis Prima and Keely Smith and their high energy Swing music.

• 5/12, Friday: 50's Night Bash III, 6:30 - 9:30 pm. Dance by Strictly Social, at the McCoy Theater, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului. Cash bar. Admission $4. 579-9753.

• 5/13, Saturday: Lindy Hop Workshop with internationally renowned teacher Steven Mitchell. Registration 1-1:30pm ; Class 1 (Introduction) 1:30-3:30pm; Class 2 (continuation) 3:30-5:30pm . Maui Academy of Performing Arts, 2027 Main Street, Wailuku, Maui (park and enter from 99 S. Market). $30/class, teens get in for half-price. Discounts per class: $5 off if pre-registered, or MSDS member.

• 5/14, Sunday: "Yo Mama!" Mother's Day Swing Dance Social---DJ'd music, 7:30-9:30 pm. At Kate Shane's pad, 122 Kapii Street (off Kokomo road), Haiku. 572-7937. Preceded by a Maui Swing Dance Society Meeting 6:30-7:30 pm to organize the 5/20 Upcountry dance.

• 5/15, Monday: 11:30pm-Midnight: Steven Mitchell and Erin Stevens perform a groovy Lindy Hop solo in the made-for-TV movie "Gotta Dance" on AMC-TV, Cable 33, featuring other ballroom dances and a Lindy Jam finale danced to Lionel Hampton's "Flyin' Home". Video tape it for the moves!

• 5/20, Saturday: 6:30-9:30 pm: ``Swingin' Upcountry'' Swing Dance by the Maui Swing Dance Society, Makawao Union Church, 1445 Baldwin Avenue (2.5 miles above Paia) $5/$4 MSDS members. Swing dance lesson included 6:30-7:15 pm. 875-0745.

• 5/25, Thursday - 5/28, Sunday: Elsewhere: The Camp, Stockholm, Sweden.

• 5/26, Friday - 5/28, Sunday: Elsewhere: Frankie Manning's 86th Birthday (5/28) ``Millennium Birthday Bash'' in Tokyo.

• 5/27, Saturday: 7-11pm: Saturday Night Dance - Swing, Salsa, Ballroom. At the new Auntie Aloha's Hawaiian Hut, Maui Lu Resort, 575 S. Kihei Road, Kihei, Maui, HI 96753. Includes free dance lesson 6-7pm with Norman Powers. $8 prepaid, $10 at the door. (808) 298-7180 or aeromaui@aol.com.

• 5/30, Tuesday: 6-8 pm. "Roots of Swing and Salsa" African dance classes with Abdoulaye Camara of Ghana. Makawao Union Church, 1445 Baldwin Avenue (2.5 miles above Paia): 6/3 4pm, 6/5 6pm, 6/17 6pm, 6/20 6pm, 6/24 6pm. 2nd location, Heart Dance Studio, Haiku Cannery: 6/1 7:15pm, 6/2 7pm. Each class 2 hrs, @$15, @$10 for 3+. 575-7606.

June, 2000

• 6/1, Thursday - 6/4, Sunday: Elsewhere: Swing Camp Catalina 2000, 1st Session, Catalina Island, California.

• 6/2 Friday: "Swingin' at Club McCoy" --- 6:30 - 9:30 pm. Swing dance by the Maui Swing Dance Society at the McCoy Theater, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Papa St., Kahului. Swing Dance lesson included 6:30-7:15 pm. Cash bar. Admission $5/ $4 for MSDS and MACC members. 875-0745.

• 6/3, Saturday: 6:30-9:30 pm Ballroom Practice Party, Maui Community College Student Lounge. $9.

• 6/8, Thursday - 6/11, Sunday: Elsewhere: Swing Camp Catalina 2000, 2nd Session, Catalina Island, California.

• 6/9, Friday: On Oahu: Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack play at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Tropics Showroom, Honolulu. 7-11pm. $5 cover, one drink minimum.

• 6/10, Saturday: On Oahu: The Honolulu Pops with Doc Severinsen and Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack, Matt Catingub- Conductor, play at the Waikiki Shell. Tickets $15 to $55, lawn tickets $17. Meet at 5pm with Oahu Swing dancers to enter the Shell and grab a lawn space up front. 808-792-2000

• 6/14, Wednesday: On Oahu: 6 - 8 p.m. Swing with the Hoku-Award winning Hula Joe and the Hutjumpers on the lawn of the Honolulu Zoo. Arrive early to get a good spot on the lawn - small coolers, pupus & drinks allowed. $1. Zoo info: 926-3191.

• 6/17, Saturday: 6:30-9:30 pm Ballroom Practice Party, Maui Community College Student Lounge. $9.

• 6/23-25, Friday-Sunday: Elsewhere: Swing by the Sea Workshop with original Whitey's Lindy Hopper Norma Miller, and others. Monterey, California. E-mail MoDancin@webtv.net or call (805) 643-3114. $90.

• 6/24, Saturday: `Guerilla' Swing dance party at Spat's Trattoria, Hyatt Regency, 200 Nohea Kai Drive, Kaanapali. Live performance by The Citrus College Jazz Band. 8pm to 10:30pm. Spat's: 667-4727. Hyatt: 661-1234. NO COVER CHARGE, all ages admitted.

• 6/24, Saturday - Tuesday 7/4: Citrus College Jazz Band plays at Hyatt Regency's Lahaina Pool, 200 Nohea Kai Drive, Kaanapali. 2-3pm. Hyatt: 661-1234.

• 6/25, Sunday: Citrus College Jazz Band plays Spat's Trattoria, Hyatt Regency, 200 Nohea Kai Drive, Kaanapali. 8pm to 10:30pm. Spat's: 667-4727. Hyatt: 661-1234. NO COVER CHARGE, all ages admitted.

• 6/26, Monday - 6/29, Thursday: Citrus College Jazz Band plays Spat's Trattoria, Hyatt Regency, 200 Nohea Kai Drive, Kaanapali. 8:30pm to 10pm. Spat's: 667-4727. Hyatt: 661-1234. NO COVER CHARGE, all ages admitted.

• 6/26, Monday - 7/2, Sunday: Elsewhere: Beantown Lindy Hop Summer Camp, 1st Session, at Wheaton College, Massachusetts.

• 6/30, Friday: Citrus College Jazz Band plays during dinners at Swan Court, Hyatt Regency, 200 Nohea Kai Drive, Kaanapali. Combo 6:30 - 7:45pm. Swing Band 8-10:30pm. At Spat's 11pm-12:30pm. Spat's: 667-4727. Hyatt: 661-1234.

July, 2000

• 7/1, Saturday - 7/4, Tuesday: Citrus College Jazz Band plays during dinners at Swan Court, Hyatt Regency, 200 Nohea Kai Drive, Kaanapali. Combo 6:30 - 7:45pm. Swing Band 8-10:30pm. At Spat's 11pm-12:30pm. Spat's: 667-4727. Hyatt: 661-1234.

• 7/1, Saturday: 6:30-9:30 pm Ballroom Practice Party, Maui Community College Student Lounge. $9.

• 7/3, Monday - 7/9, Sunday: Elsewhere: Beantown Lindy Hop Summer Camp, 2nd Session, at Wheaton College, Massachusetts.

• 7/8, Saturday: On Oahu: Workshop with Gail and Jamie Arias, UH Dance Club. 2-9:45pm: East Coast Swing, Smoothe Lindy Hop, lifts, tricks, slides, Hollywood Style. $75/all 12 hours (Fri.-Sunday), $55 day only. Sandi Blake (808) 485-0038 lindygal99@aol.com or uhdance@hawaii.edu.

• 7/9, Sunday: On Oahu: Workshop with Gail and Jamie Arias, UH Dance Club. 2-5:30pm West Coast Swing. 7:30-9:45pm Hustle. $75/all 12 hours (Fri.-Sunday), $55 day only. Sandi Blake (808) 485-0038 lindygal99@aol.com or uhdance@hawaii.edu.

• 7/8-8/5: Elsewhere: Herräng Dance Camp, Four 7-day Sessions, in Herräng, Sweden

• 7/15, Saturday: 6:30-9:30 pm Ballroom Practice Party, Maui Community College Student Lounge. $9.

• 7/17, Monday: 7-9pm: Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association Registration, Social Dancing & Potluck. Wailuku Community Center. Jeff Dela Cruz 244-9730 or Mark Figge 244-1912.

• 7/24, Monday: 7-9pm: Start of East Coast Swing Classes (7:35-8:10pm) taught by Rita and Brian O'Connor , going every Monday through 9/25/2000. $17.50 total covers all 10 weeks of classes, including Tango (7-7:35pm), & Intermediate Foxtrot (8:20-9pm). Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association, Wailuku Community Center. Jeff Dela Cruz 244-9730 or Mark Figge 244-1912.

• 7/29, Saturday:
  • 6:30-9:30 pm Ballroom Practice Party, Maui Community College Student Lounge. $9.
  • 7-11 pm. Saturday Night Dance - Swing, Salsa, Ballroom. At the new Auntie Aloha's Hawaiian Hut, Maui Lu Resort, 575 S. Kihei Road, Kihei, Maui, HI 96753. Includes free dance lesson 6-7pm with Norman Powers. $8 prepaid, $10 at the door. (808) 298-7180 or aeromaui@aol.com.

August, 2000

• 8/11, Friday - 8/13, Sunday: On Oahu: UH Dance Club presents: Jumpin' Jivecats from Fort Collins, CO give a 3-day Swing Dance Workshop. Classes: 8/11 6:30-10pm at Lower Campus Studio 3, 8/12 1-6pm, 8/13 1-5pm, and Dance Party 8/12 8pm-1am, all at Campus Center Ballroom. Swing theory, Savoy Technique, Latin Lindy, Savoy Speed, flash moves, embellishmenst, Hollywood style, Aerials. $75 covers all 12 hours. (808) 485-0038, 839-6631, fax: (808) 839-6857, uhdance@hawaii.edu.

• 8/12, Saturday: 6:30-9:30 pm Ballroom Practice Party, Maui Community College Student Lounge. $9.

• 8/26, Saturday: 6:30-9:30 pm Ballroom Practice Party, Maui Community College Student Lounge. $9.

September, 2000

• 9/1-3, Friday-Sunday: On Oahu: UH Dance Club presents: Joe and Lisa Cortez, US Open Swing Champions, for a workshop on Hustle (7:30-11pm 9/1 Studio 3, UH Manoa), Night Club 2-Step (1-3pm 9/2, Studio 3), Salsa (3:30-5:30), California Style Jitterbug Swing (7:30-8:30pm 9/2, Campus Center Ballroom), West Coast Swing (1-5:30 pm, 9/3, Studio 3). $10/hour of class. http://www2.hawaii.edu/~uhdance/ uhdance@hawaii.edu, 808/485-0038, 839-6631, fax: 808/839-6857.

• 9/9, Saturday: 6:30-9:30 pm Ballroom Practice Party, Maui Community College Student Lounge. $9.

• 9/19, Tuesday: Farewell Party for Norman Powers. 5:30pm until? DJ'd music 6-7:30 pm (Swing, Latin, Ballroom), Live Salsa Band 8pm-closing. Hapa's Brew Haus, Lipoa Center, Kihei, Maui, HI 96753. $5 after 7:15 pm. Norman Powers (808) 298-7180 or aeromaui@aol.com .

• 9/24, Sunday: 1-2pm. 50s retro Swing dance at the Classic Car Show. Parking lot by Peggy Sue's, Azeka II Shopping Center, Kihei, Maui, HI. DJ'd 50's music. Free. Lee Altenberg, altenber@tiki.net 875-0745.

October, 2000

December, 2000

• 12/10, Sunday: Maui Swing Dance Society Meeting 5:30-7 pm. Followed 7-9pm by a "Swing Dance Social" dancing to DJ'd music on the "Big Bertha" sound system. At Kate's pad, 122 Kapii Street (off Kokomo road), Haiku. 572-7937 or 875-0745. No charge. Open to all.

• 12/21, Thursday: Maui Paniolo Dance Assocation Christmas Party, at the Mayor Tavares Community Center in Pukalani. 7-8 pm: free line dance lessons. 8-10 pm: open dancing to the Wild Rose band. Admission and desserts free!€ Liz Ashley

• 12/30, Saturday: "Swing Y2K Away" Swing Dance by the Maui Swing Dance Society. 6:30-9:30pm, Makawao Union Church, 1445 Baldwin Avenue (2.5 miles above Paia) $5/$3 MSDS members. Refreshments, smoke free, all ages. 6:30-7:30: Swing dance lesson with Lee Altenberg included. 875-0745.

• 12/31, Sunday:
  • A New Year's Eve Ballroom Dance with the Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association. 8 pm - 12:30 am, Kihei Community Center - Main Hall. Alcohol-Free, Adults Only. Free. Includes Dance Lessons, Light pupus, non-alcoholic beverages. Reservations Strongly Suggested, Contact Brian & Rita O'Connor 891-2949.

  • New Year's Eve Sock Hop Party 8 pm - 12:30 am, Maui Beach Hotel, 170 Kaahumanu Ave., Kahului. 50s-70s Rock 'n Roll, live band 8-10p, 10-10:45pm DJ'd by Uncle Boy Kana`e, with Faux Elvis and the Lindy Island Hoppers. Smoke-Free. 21 or older only. $12.50 in advance, $15 at door. 877-0051 or 872-9325.

2001 AD

January, 2001

• 1/8, Monday: Jazz by Ken Burns, 1. "Gumbo" (Beginnings to 1917). 9pm on KHET-TV. Details and times of repeat showings.

• 1/9, Tuesday: Jazz by Ken Burns, 2. "The Gift" (1917-1924). 9pm on KHET-TV. Details and times of repeat showings.

• 1/10, Wednesday: Jazz by Ken Burns, 3. "Our Language" (1924-1928). 9pm on KHET-TV. Details and times of repeat showings.

• 1/15, Monday: Jazz by Ken Burns, 4. "The True Welcome" (1929-1935) "Amid the hard times of the Depression, a new dance, the Lindy Hop, begins to catch on at the dance halls of New York. The reminiscences of two of Harlem's greatest dancers, Frankie Manning and Norma Miller, help frame this episode. ...As swing dancing catches on, a new kind of big band jazz begins to emerge." 9pm on KHET-TV. Details and times of repeat showings.

• 1/17, Wednesday: Jazz by Ken Burns, 5. "Swing: Pure Pleasure" (1935-1937) "Drummer and bandleader Chick Webb's propulsive music inspires dancers at Harlem's integrated Savoy Ballroom." 9pm on KHET-TV. Details and times of repeat showings.

• 1/22, Monday: Jazz by Ken Burns, 6. "Swing: The Velocity of Celebration" (1937-1939). 9pm on KHET-TV. Details and times of repeat showings.

• 1/23, Tuesday: Jazz by Ken Burns, 7. "Dedicated to Chaos" (1940-1945). 9pm on KHET-TV. Details and times of repeat showings.

• 1/24, Wednesday: Jazz by Ken Burns, 8. "Risk" (1945-1955). 9pm on KHET-TV. Details and times of repeat showings.

• 1/29, Monday: Jazz by Ken Burns, 9. "The Adventure" (1955-1960). 9pm on KHET-TV. Details and times of repeat showings.

• 1/31, Wednesday: Jazz by Ken Burns, "A Masterpiece by Midnight" (1961-present). 9pm on KHET-TV. Details and times of repeat showings.

February, 2001

• 2/10, Saturday: Valentine's Ball presented by the HBDA. 6-11pm. Maui Marriott, Ka`anapali. Semi-formal suggested. Dancing to "Legend" live band. Dancing exhibition, Silent Auction, No Host Cocktails, Buffet Dinner. 244-9730, 879-8980, 661-8101, 661-3929, Rita & Brian O'Connor hibnb@aol.com 891-2949. $45.

• 2/14, Wednesday: Radio Kaunoa `Senior Prom'. 5pm at Kaunoa Sr. Center, 401 Alakapa Pl., Paia, Maui. Music and dance of the 1940s. $10 includes dinner, dancing, and entertainment. 270-7308.

March, 2001

• 3/11, Sunday On Oahu: 6-9pm, Dance to a live orchestra in the Monarch Room, Royal Hawaiian Hotel. A benefit for the National Kidney Foundation. All Ages Welcome.€Hawaii Jitterbugs perform during the band's break. $15, validated parking. Gaile Sickel http://www.pecking.org. €
• March 23 & 24, 2001. On Oahu: The Honolulu Pops with Toni Tennille and Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack, Matt Catingub-Conductor. Blaisdell Concert Hall.

April, 2001

June, 2001

• 6/7, Thursday - 6/10, Sunday: Elsewhere: Swing Camp Catalina 2001, Catalina Island, California.

• 6/16, Saturday - 6/22, Friday: Elsewhere: Beantown Lindy Hop Summer Camp 2001, 1st Session, at Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts.

• 6/16, Saturday - 6/17, Sunday: Hawaiian Jitterbugs present Jenn Salvadori & Justin Zillman in a Lindy Hop/Balboa Workshop. Altherton YMCA, 1810 University Ave., Honolulu. Preregister for $75.

• 6/23, Saturday - 6/29, Friday: Elsewhere: Beantown Lindy Hop Summer Camp 2001, 2nd Session, at Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts.

July, 2001

• 7/7-8/4: Elsewhere: Herräng Dance Camp, Four 7-day Sessions, in Herräng, Sweden

• 7/12-23: The Citrus College Jazz Band returns to the Hyatt in Kaanapali. Swan Court and Spat's: 667-4727. Hyatt: 661-1234. NO COVER CHARGE, all ages admitted.
• Tue Wed in Swan Court 7/10-11, 7/17-18, 7/24-25: Light jazz combo 6:30-9pm.
  Blue Note Swing Orchestra 9-11pm.
• Thu Fri Sat in Swan Court 7/12-14, 7/19-21: Light jazz combo 6:30-8pm.
  Blue Note Swing Orchestra 8-9:30 pm.
• Thu Fri Sat in Spats Trattoria 7/12-14, 7/19-21: "Nightshift" Motown combo 10pm-Midnight .
• Sun Mon in Spats Trattoria 7/15-16, 7/22: Light jazz combo followed by "Nightshift" Motown combo 7:30-11:30pm.
• Mon 7/23 in Spats Trattoria: Light jazz combo 7:30-9pm, followed by the DANCE PARTY with the Blue Note Swing Orchestra with Jimmy Borges, 9-11:30pm.

August, 2001

• 7/7-8/4: Elsewhere: Herräng Dance Camp, Four 7-day Sessions, in Herräng, Sweden

September, 2001

• September 1-3, 2001. On Oahu: Lindy Hop workshop with Frankie Manning, University of Hawaii Dance Club. ``Dance! Dance! Hawaii... We Dance!'' $95 if registered by June 30, 2001; $120 thereafter. Francis Shiriwastaw (808) 839-6631.

• Sunday, 9/2: On Oahu: 4-7 pm: Del Courtney Swing Band dance at the Blue Tropix. Kristen Darling, Hawaii Jitterbugs www.hawaiijitterbugs.com.

• Sunday, 9/9: On Oahu: 4-7 pm: Del Courtney Swing Band returns to the Monarch Room at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel (the pink one) in Waikiki for a birthday bash. Kristen Darling, Hawaii Jitterbugs www.hawaiijitterbugs.com.

• Thursday, 9/20: 5:30-7:30p: "50s Birthday Party" for Councilmember Alan Arakawa, Wailuku Community Center. Swing dance lesson 5:45-6:15pm with Lee Altenberg and Alana Bryan. Classic cars, food, 50s music, and other dance entertainment. Donation $25 for Arakawa campaign. 893-2526.

• Sunday, 9/23: 12-12:45pm Rock 'n Roll Swing dance during the Classic Car Show 11-5pm at Peggy Sue's, Azeka II Strip Mall, Kihei, Maui. 875-8944. Dave Tarbox, 874-8113.

• Sunday, 9/30: On Oahu: 6-9 pm: Willie Barton Orchestra dance at the Monarch Room at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, in Waikiki. Kristen Darling, Hawaii Jitterbugs www.hawaiijitterbugs.com.

October, 2001

November, 2001

• Saturday, 11/24: 5:30-11pm: The Mayor's Ball, Aulani Ballroom, Outrigger Wailea Resort, 3700 Wailea Alanui, Wailea, Maui, HI. Benefit for the Maui Symphony, with dancing 8-11pm to the Maui Symphony Big Band. $125. Suzanne Freitas (808) 572-0285 or 243-9880.