The Rhythm Room
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1/2 Greenville Avenue
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The Rhythm Room is a social dance studio in Dallas, Texas. We teach Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Balboa and S**g and the classic and Latin ballroom dances.
Learn to dance with confidence and ease at the Rhythm Room where learning to ballroom dance as easy as walking. We teach social dance designed to make you look and feel relaxed on the dance floor. Choose from private dance lessons, group dance classes or a combination of the two. Come by yourself or with a partner. Whether you're getting ready for a special event, looking for a fun way to get in s
![Ramiro, Smooth, Rena and Brent WCS Style](https://img5.findglocal.com/921/808/962490479218089.jpg)
For those that come to The Rhythm Room on Mondays, you've seen Ramiro teaching the 9pm class with Elaine. Or maybe you have seen him at Sons of Hermann on Wednesday nights. But Ramiro is a National Treasure as you will see in this email newsletter from Naomi Uyama.
Hello folks,
Last weekend I had the privilege of dancing with and watching one of my very favorites in the whole world - Ramiro Gonzales. As Duke Ellington used to deem geniuses like Ella Fitzgerald, I think of Ramiro as “beyond category”. Though he was active in the West Coast Swing scene a few decades back, he truly does his own style of swing and grooves to whatever music moves him. This week, I want to share 3 clips of this master dancer.
Easiest one for lindy hoppers to grok is this clip with Sylvia Sykes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtCQG8aXue8
Here he is with fabulous Carolina S**gger Nikki Kontoulas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UavjCGZoEd4
Ramiro is equally brilliant at leading and following so I wanted a clip of the latter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWE2PtU6Lyo
I passed on this clip of him in 4 inch heels https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSEoNJIt2d8
And this clip of him doing an air step
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKC3RziqvuA
and debated over this clip of him following West Coast Swing dancer John Festa, and finally settled on this one of him both leading and following both West Coast Swing and DFW Swingout (stands for Dallas Fort Worth Swingout - a regional dance with roots in lindy that does not in fact have an 8 count swingout, but a 6 count basic).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tMOih7ajvs
Have I mentioned he also does Salsa, Hustle, and Argentine Tango?
Fun fact: Norma Miller loved his dancing too!
andand
Ramiro, Smooth, Rena and Brent WCS Style Ramiro, Smooth, Rena and Brent acting up at AEC!
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Dance Your Way to Better Mental Health - Neuroscience News Structured dance programs are as beneficial, and sometimes superior, to traditional physical activities for enhancing psychological and cognitive health.
It’s time for another Black History Month Spotlight!
Al Minns (January 1920-April 1985) was an American jazz dancer who is most recognized by his performances in films like “Big Apple”, “Hot Chocolates,” “Jazz Dance” and “The Spirit Moves.” Al Minns was one of the original lindy hoppers in the Savoy Ballroom noticed for his incredible innovation, flexibility and energy. Al is considered by many as on the most talented lindy hoppers and won the Harvest Moon Ball in 1938.
During the 1940’s, Minns and Leon James ( Known as the Jazz Dancers) had a comedy act called “Moke and Poke” and even took their act to film. They also developed a novelty act in which they danced together.
*Note: Al is the dancer on the left of the first clip!
Snippets of biography was taken from the World Swing Dance Council’s website.
It’s time for another Black History Month Spotlight!
Al Minns (January 1920-April 1985) was an American jazz dancer who is most recognized by his performances in films like “Big Apple”, “Hot Chocolates,” “Jazz Dance” and “The Spirit Moves.” Al Minns was one of the original lindy hoppers in the Savoy Ballroom noticed for his incredible innovation, flexibility and energy. Al is considered by many as on the most talented lindy hoppers and won the Harvest Moon Ball in 1938.
During the 1940’s, Minns and Leon James ( Known as the Jazz Dancers) had a comedy act called “Moke and Poke” and even took their act to film. They also developed a novelty act in which they danced together.
*Note: Al is the dancer on the left of the first clip!
Snippets of biography was taken from the World Swing Dance Council’s website.
Happy Tuesday! Meet Ruth “Sugar” Sullivan!
Ms. Sugar started dancing in Harlem, NY at the age of 4, where she learned tap, ballet, and took singing lessons. At an early age, Sugar was able to train with tap dancing greats such as James “Buster” Brown and Sylvester Luke. After seeing the 1941 film titled “Hellzapoppin”, which featured Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers, she began her journey to study and compete in Lindy Hop.
From there, Sugar began to train in Lindy Hop at the Savoy ballroom and later won the Jitterbug Jive Championships at the Harvest Moon Ball at Maddison square garden in 1955. This opened doors where Miss Sugar was able to perform on the Ed Sullivan’s Show and received numerous performance engagements.
Sugar has been featured with the Harlem Blues and Jazz Band, Cab Calloway’s Hi-De-Ho Orchestra. She has also performed across the USA, as well as Canada with Sonny Allen and the Rockets, where she not only performed the Lindy Hop, but also performed Latin and tap dances.
Today, Ms. Sullivan continues to share her experiences as a dancer and performer to a new generation of dancers around the world in both the Lindy Hop and other urban dance communities. She is a proud mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and consummate artist, and dancer.
HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!
Let’s get to know our first legend this month.
Mama Lu Parks, whose full name was Louise Parks Duncanson, founded her dance group in 1959. The company, which specialized in jitterbug and Lindy Hop dance routines, traveled extensively. On a tour of Africa, the dancers performed for Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. Ms. Parks also performed and taught in welfare hotels.
After the New York Daily News stopped hosting the Harvest Moon Ball at Maddison Square Garden, Ms. Parks began to run the amateur HMB Lindy Hop contest in Harlem from 1974-1980.
Ms. Parks, a graduate of Emerson College in Boston, appeared in several films, including ‘’Putney Swope,’’ ‘’Cotton Comes to Harlem,’’ ‘’Come Back Charleston Blue’’ and ‘’When the Spirit Moves.’’
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Learn the warning signs, come learn salsa. Sundays at 5pm.
Have you talked with your kids about salsa?
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Due to snow and potential for icy conditions, we will not have classes tonight!
Stay cozy and warm!
![🕺 BEST SHIM SHAM COMPILATION & VARIATIONS: Tap, Frankie, Al&Leon, Slip Slop, Dean Collins](https://img5.findglocal.com/476/931/873644874769317.jpg)
This a very cool compilation of shim-sham variations. Make it your own!
🕺 BEST SHIM SHAM COMPILATION & VARIATIONS: Tap, Frankie, Al&Leon, Slip Slop, Dean Collins 00:00 Willie Bryant (co-creator of Shim Sham!) & Honi Coles & Cholly Atkins (1955)01:00 Jerry Lewis "The King of Comedy" (and unknown dancer) doing some Shim...
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Take advantage of our New Year’s Eve Ball One Day Sale!
Use code “VIP” for $10 off VIP seat
Use code “general” to take $5 off General Admission!
Visit link to purchase!
https://therhythmroomdancestudio.com/product/new_years_eve_swing_dance/
*Offer ends Friday December 29 at midnight.
6 DAYS UNTIL NYE! Do you have your tickets to "The Ball"?
New Year's Eve Ball
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For some of you that have been coming to Intermediate Lindy Hop classes, here is Frankie Manning showing how to do "Point and Curls"
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Have you registered for our Winter Workshop with Grace and Ursula?
https://therhythmroomdancestudio.com/product/winter-workshop-with-grace-ursula/
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Hello dancers! We are having a buy 1 private lesson, get 1 FREE from now until Sunday night midnight! To purchase, follow the link below. Lessons must be used by December 30th!!!!
Private lessons can be with The Rhythm Room teacher of your choice, and up to two people per lesson.
https://therhythmroomdancestudio.com/product/special-holiday-bogo-sale/
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Join us tomorrow from 11 AM until 1 PM for our monthly Art Deco Dance workshop, featuring Sunset Shuffle! To register, click the link below! 
https://therhythmroomdancestudio.com/product/art-deco-dance-workshops/
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Celebrate New Year’s Eve at the historic Sons of Hermann Hall with the Swingin’ tunes of , and a 2nd dance floor with DJ playing R&B!
To purchase tickets, visit the link below!
https://therhythmroomdancestudio.com/product/new_years_eve_swing_dance/
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