Announcements

HOTWDC 23rd Christmas Party

HOTWDC Christmas Party & Dance
Red River Church
4425 Red River
Saturday, Dec 17th
7:00 - 11:00 pm

DJ Joe will be bringing his awesome sound system and playing a mix of great mix of R&B West Coast Swing dance music as well as some great Country, Latin and Pop selections.

BYOB and your favorite dish to share. The cost is $15; $5 off with the flyer. For more information and to download the printable flyer.

We need volunteers to help coordinate the dance, work the door and set-up. If interested please e-mail one of the officers on our Contact Us page.

Looking forward to seeing you all at our Dance of the Year!




Thanks to Taletha Jouzdani!

We had a great time with on Thursday, Sep. 29th with Taletha Jouzdani as our guest instructor!

After the class, we had our pot luck followed by a West Coast Swing dance with music by Ken Ramsey!

Thanks again to Taletha for supporting our club. For more information on Taletha Jouzdani and details on her dance lessons, visit her website.




Taletha Jouzdani Guest Dance Instructor on Sep. 29th!

We are very pleased to announce that we will be honored to have West Coast Swing dance champion Taletha Jouzdani as our guest instructor on Thursday, Sep. 29th, 2011 for our 5th Thursday dance!  Taletha is a two-time US OPEN Jack & Jill finalist who is currently competing in Jack & Jills and Strictlys at the All-Star/Champion level. Taletha has been teaching dance for over 13 years and is currently an instructor at Austin City Dance Club.

Please visit Taletha's website to contact her for private lessons.

Following the class at 7 PM we will have a potluck and dance. Cover only $5 (members and non-members). Hope to see you there!

For more information, download our flyer.




Thank you Kristy!

A fun time was enjoyed by all on June 30th with Kristy Watson teaching us another wonderful pattern!  We had a good turnout and would like to see some of these part-timers at HOTWDC every week!  After Kristy's class we partook in our traditional pot luck which was followed by a great west coast swing dance! Somewhere in the middle of all the excitement we squeezed in a quiet birthday celebration for our President-no it wasn't for Obama. . . .smiley

Thanks again to Kristy Watson as we really appreciate her taking the time to teach us a great pattern and supporting HOTWDC!




Summer Swing Fling Series

Thursday, June 30th
7 to 8 pm


Kristy Watson teaches some of her favorite West Coast Swing moves. She is well known in the Austin dance community. She is certified in American Smooth and Rhythm ballroom dances and has competed in the Ballroom, WC Swing and Country Westrn circuit. Kristy is extremely knowledgeable in all the social dancing styles including Jitterbug Swing, and Salsa dances. She has been teaching in the Austin dance community for 10 years and has an inviting sense of genuineness and care that has endeared her to dancers throughout her career. Kristy’s background in theater, ballet, jazz and lyrical dance mixed with her knowledge of ballroom dancing puts her in demand for ladies' styling and coaching.

For more information, download our flyer.




HOTWDC 22nd Anniversary

Everyone had a lot of fun dancing at the 22nd Whip Club Anniversary Dance; professionals Carson Watson and Mike Topel added to the entertainment.

Special thanks to Ken Ramsey who as outgoing president of the club announced a new board of directors, including Russ Hart as President and Nancy Ramsey as Treasurer.




HOTWDC 22nd Christmas Party

The HOTWDC 22nd Christmas Party was one of the most fun HOTWDC parties in recent memory. There were many dancers and great dance tunes spun by DJ-Joe.

And the audience thoroughly enjoyed the Swing Dance Team led by Joann Hutcheson.




Jake Haning

We'd like to thank Jake Haning for the double-secret swing dance lesson that he gave on Thursday, Oct 21st: our club members thoroughly enjoyed learning the new routine.




July's 5th Thursday Photos

Check out the photos from our last event: July's 5th Thursday.

 

For the current calendar of HOTWDC events, click here.




HOTWDC Swing Dance Team

This September, we started a Swing Dance Team led by Joann Hutcheson.




5th Thursday, July 29th

We had a great turn-out for the workshop taught by Mike Topel (http://www.miketopel.com/). And the dance afterwards was wonderful and energetic with DJ Ken Ramsey spinning his dance mix of today's hottest hits along with the best selections of Blues, R&B, Country and Pop.




New Advanced Class

This June, we are starting a new advanced class called Fundamentals of Rhythms & Breaks. This class will focus on listening and responding to the music.




HOTWDC turned 21!

Thanks to everyone that made the 21 year anniversary party a great success. Great music, great dancing, and great people always makes for a great time.

 

And congratulations to James Skowbo and Joe Irby for their awards which recognized their signifcant contributions over the years to HOTWDC!