Hit That Jive Productions

A Non-Profit Arts Organization

Our organization gathers in Amiskwaciwâskahikan, known colonially as Edmonton, Alberta. This land is the traditional territory of many Indigenous People, the First Nations of Treaty 6, and the Metis of Districts 9 and 10.

This land has thousands of years of history, storytelling, and oral traditions. In the spirit of the treaty and its oral agreements we are all meant to share this land and are all treaty people.

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Edmonton Lindy Hop Showcase
Jul
13
to Jul 19

Edmonton Lindy Hop Showcase

  • Foot Notes Dance Studio (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Hit That Jive Productions is very excited to present Edmonton's first week-long dance camp: Edmonton Lindy Hop Showcase!

Edmonton Lindy Hop Showcase will focus on performance Lindy Hop and Solo Jazz with 3 amazing instructors from the USA: Michael Jagger, Evita Arce, and Laura Glaess! You will be working with a partner of your choosing on advanced-level training, technique, choreography, and more!

ELHS will have two partnered tracks, daytime classes, evening dances, and a very special Showcase at the end of the week where the students can show the Lindy Hop community the awesome stuff that they have been working on. 

Website: http://edmontonlindyhopshowcase.ca/
Event description: http://edmontonlindyhopshowcase.ca/?page_id=12

A La Carte Dances:
Monday to Thursday: Dance $12, Late night $10, Both $20
Friday & Saturday: Dance $25, Late night $10, Both $30
Sunday: Dance $12, Late night $10, Both $20

The Showcase Revue:
Tickets: $15 in advance (online), $20 at the door

Note: All Party Passes include a Showcase Revue Ticket

Schedule:

Daytime Classes: 12pm-6pm
-->Invitational Track 12-3pm, Open Track 3-6pm
Evening Dances: 9pm-2am

Each track will have 3 hours of class per day.

Camp Prices:

Full-week pass:
Early Bird: $500/person
Regular: $550/person
At the Door: $600/person

Early Bird deadline is Sunday, May 3rd, 2015.
(At the Door passes: subject to availability)

**please note: there are only 40 full-week passes available (20 leaders, 20 followers), so be sure to pick up yours quickly!

Registration is OPEN!
https://swingtix.ca/boxoffice/ELHS,en

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Comp & Show Intensive
May
1
to May 3

Comp & Show Intensive

  • Foot Notes Dance Studio (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Hit That Jive is excited to present the Comp & Show Intensive on May 2nd, 2015! 

We are thrilled to welcome the talented Phil Bourassa from Toronto to teach with our very own Julie Kiraly. In this intensive they will focus on competition and show topics for partnered Lindy Hop, including advanced-level technique, cool tricks, and more. We are also excited to offer a Solo Jazz class, taught by the amazing Turlough Myers! And two elective classes: Air Steps and Cane Tricks!

The weekend will include a Friday night kick-off dance, classes all day Saturday, and a competition for workshop attendees at the Saturday evening dance! 
We will be teaming up with our friends at Nova Blues for "Hit That Nova" on the Saturday night, featuring BILLIE ZIZI, and two rooms, Blues and Swing, on the band breaks!

Optional classes (Air Steps and Cane Tricks) will be on Sunday afternoon. 

There will be 4 hours of Lindy Hop classes on the Saturday, plus a 1-hour Jazz Class!

Class Schedule:
Saturday:
Lindy Hop Classes: 1pm-5:30pm
Solo Jazz: 5:45-6:45pm
(location: Foot Notes Dance Studio)

Sunday:
Air Steps: 1pm-3pm (location: Capital City Gymnastics)
Cane Tricks: 3:30pm-5pm (location: Spark Sport Fitness)

Pricing Details:

Early Bird price: $80/person
Regular: $95/person

Capacity: 16 leaders and 16 followers
(You will need to register individually this time, rather than as a couple. But please include your partner's name on your registration form :) ).

Early Bird Deadline: April 17th at 11:59:59

This price includes the Friday and Saturday dances and the Saturday classes. We are also having 2 elective classes on the Sunday, for the following prices:

Air Steps: $30/person (2 hr class)
(Capacity: 12 leaders and 12 followers)

Cane Tricks: $20/person (1.5 hr class)
(Capacity: 16 dancers)

A La Carte class options:
Air Steps: $45/person
Cane Tricks: $30
Solo Jazz: $20

We will have spots available for 16 couples. 

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Airsteps Intensive
Jan
9
7:30 PM19:30

Airsteps Intensive

HTJ is excited to host another Air Steps Intensive on Friday, January 9th! 

We are doing something a little different this time around! The first half of the class John and Lindsay will be teaching a new air step to everyone. For the second half of the class, they will be helping the students refine an air step that they are working on. The idea behind this intensive is to not only teach something new, but to also help the students dance in and out of an air step, on a safe, soft floor. 

For those of you that are taking the Competition Intensive the next day, this will be a great opportunity to work on some tricks on a soft floor, before the Saturday classes. 

We are capping this class at 16 people (8 couples) to give more personal attention to the students. 

Price: 
Early Bird: $80/couple ($40 per person) before Dec 31st
Regular: $100/couple ($50/per person) 

SPECIAL PROMO: $10 off the price (per couple) for anyone attending the Competition Intensive! 

No refunds or credits once registration is completed and payment received. 

Registration is now open: https://swingtix.ca/

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Hit That Jive Productions is supported by the Edmonton Arts Council and the City of Edmonton. 

Hit That Jive Productions is also supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the Government of Alberta.

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.