Gordon Webster will be recording an album: Live at Boston Swing Central

This is Kind of Big Deal! He will be performing for two fantastic nights to get all the takes he needs for this live album. Rest assured, Gordon is bringing a great band for these performances. This weekend is going to rock!

Be a part of this historic recording! We launched a Kickstarter campaign and exceeded our goal by 63%. Check out the video we made for the Kickstarter campaign. How exciting is swing dancing in Boston? This exciting! You can check out the funded campaign and video here.

We’ve noticed you noticing us noticing you on the dance floor. We think you have that special, how do you say it, “je ne sais quoi”…you look pretty good…now is your chance to really show us how good you are…sign up for the Jack & Jill competitions and show us that you are Kind of Big Deal.

There will be two categories you can register for…

Open Jack & Jill – If you feel like you’re Kinda (sorta) a Big Deal, sign up for this.

Advanced Jack & Jill – If you think you’re Kind of Big Deal (for reals), sign up for this.

Never been in a Jack & Jill competition before?

Dancers enter these competitions as individuals and are paired randomly. The idea is that this highlights the best social dancing skills and spontaneous improvisations due to the unexpected partner and music. These are the skills we value the most, and what makes us love this dance so much!

This will be the first BSC related competition and we’re really excited as they should be super fun, and as can tell, we’re not taking ourselves too seriously, neither should you. Just relax, do your best to rock it out, have fun with it, we’ll all be clapping for you!

Preliminaries will held during the set breaks of the Friday night dance and the Finals will be Saturday night also during the set breaks.  The first preliminary will be for the Open Jack & Jill which take place during the first band break around 10:15-10:30pm on Friday night.  The prelim for the Advanced Jack & Jill will take place during the 2nd band break about 11:30-11:45pm (times may slide depending upon the sets that Gordon has planned and the length of the first break, etc.)

This schedule will repeat itself for the finals on Saturday night.  We will have an awards ceremony on Saturday night during the final band break, probably around 12:30am.  We’ve got some great prizes to accompany some very stylish trophies, winners will also be given passes to Lindy 500 weekend in Baltimore, Dirty Dozen weekend in Providence, Snowbound Blues in Rochester, Discount coupon for Beantown Dance Camp and Dirty Water Lindy & Blues Exchange right here in Boston next September.

Thursday January 24th: Crosby Whistle Stop

7:00pm – 10:30(ish)  Gordon Webster Sneak Peek Meet & Greet Pizza Party, Q&A and rehearsal

8:00pm – Q&A with Gordon & some of the band

8:30pm – Gordon Webster Band rehearsal

Friday January 25th –  Crosby Whistle Stop

Gordon Webster: Live at Boston Swing Central

8:00-9:00pm – Beginner 6-count lesson

9:00pm – 10:15pm – First set of Gordon Webster

10:15 (approx) – Open J&J Prelims

10:45 – 11:30pm – Second set of Gordon Webster

11:30pm (approx) – Advanced J&J Prelims (if needed)

12:00am – 1:45am – Third set of Gordon Webster

Saturday January 26th – Crosby Whistle Stop

Andy & Nina Workshops

12:00 -1:15 What are the Basics (all levels)  [note: this is an extended class]

1:30 – 2:45   Secrets of the Basics  (all levels)  [note: this an extended class]

3:00 – 4:00   Charleston (all levels)

4:15 – 5:15   All That Jazz (all levels)

Gordon Webster: Live at Boston Swing Central

8:00-9:00pm – Beginner 6-count lesson

9:00pm – 10:15pm – First set of Gordon Webster

10:15 (approx) – Open J&J Finals

10:45 – 11:30pm – Second set of Gordon Webster

11:30pm (approx) – Advanced J&J Finals

12:00am – 12:45am – Third set of Gordon Webster

12:45am – J&J Awards ceremony

1:00am – 1:45am – Final set of Gordon Webster

Reserve your spot. Get registered today! We will be sold out of some classes soon!

Andy & Nina are some of the best teachers in the world, here they are teaching w/ some of the best of the best at Midwest Lindyfest, if you just want to see them dance, they come in at about the 3:10 mark. This is a great overview of a lot of the real cream of International Lindy instructors, and if any of these teachers come to town, we highly recommend that you not miss an opportunity to learn from them.

Saturday Jan 26, 12:00pm – 5:15pm
What are the Basics? (All Levels, note: extended class to hour & 15 mins)
Secrets of the Basics (All Levels, note: extended class to hour & 15 mins)
Charleston (All Levels)
All that Jazz (All Levels, solo jazz routine)

Sunday Jan 27, 1:00pm – 5:45pm
Get into the Groove (All Levels, musicality is the focus here)
Some Like it Hot (Intermediate, Let’s learn to dance to fast music)
I Like Your Style (Intermediate, Andy & Nina’s styling tips)
Advanced Routine (partner required)

The workshops are SOLD OUT and the WAIT LIST is full.  But you can still buy tickets in advance to the dances and register for comps!

We will start notifying people on the WAIT LIST on Monday, Jan. 21rd. At this point you will not have to pay for the classes, we will ask that you pay for the classes within 24 hrs of being notified otherwise your slot will be given to someone else on the wait list. Please indicate what classes you are interested in as some classes will have space for a Lead or perhaps a Follow only.

The Andy & Nina workshops are SOLD OUT and the Wait List is full, but you can STILL purchase dances in advance and register for the comps!

Andy & Nina are some of the best teachers in the world, here they are teaching w/ some of the best of the best at Midwest Lindyfest, if you just want to see them dance, they come in at about the 3:10 mark. This is a great overview of a lot of the real cream of International Lindy instructors, and if any of these teachers come to town, we highly recommend that you not miss an opportunity to learn from them.

Saturday Jan 26, 12:00pm – 5:15pm
What are the Basics? (All Levels, note: extended class to hour & 15 mins)
Secrets of the Basics (All Levels, note: extended class to hour & 15 mins)
Charleston (All Levels)
All that Jazz (All Levels, solo jazz routine)

Sunday Jan 27, 1:00pm – 5:45pm
Get into the Groove (All Levels, musicality is the focus here)
Some Like it Hot (Intermediate, Let’s learn to dance to fast music)
I Like Your Style (Intermediate, Andy & Nina’s styling tips)
Advanced Routine (partner required)

We will start notifying people on the WAIT LIST on Monday, Jan. 21st. At this point you will not have to pay for the classes, we will ask that you pay for the classes within 24 hrs of being notified otherwise your slot will be given to someone else on the wait list. Please indicate what classes you are interested in as some classes will have space for a Lead or perhaps a Follow only.

Gordon Webster is recording an album: Live at Boston Swing Central.

This is the Grand Finale night of his 3 nights at the Whistle Stop. And it’s Kind of a Big Deal. So much so that we’re making it a dress up night, 1970s, Kind of a Big Deal, Ron Burgundy Flute-playing, mustachioed, Old Spice-wearin’, style…so we expect to see some groovy Veronica Corningstones and some goofy Brick Tamlans all tearing up the dance floor on this Saturday evening…you don’t have to go all out, this isn’t Halloween, but dress to impress, 1970s style…flux capacitor is set.

If you have not yet seen the video we made for the Kickstarter campaign. How exciting is swing dancing in Boston? Answer: very.

Tonight we’ll also witness the crowning of Kind of a Big Deal Jack & Jill Champions…come see all of them bring it on…

Get advanced tickets for all the dances or register for the Jack & Jill competitions here.

Jack & Jill Open finals during the first band break: approx. 10:15-10:30pm

Jack & Jill Advanced finals during the 2nd band break: approx. 11:30-11:45pm

Award ceremony in the final band break.

Lesson (included with admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Dancing: 9:00pm – 1:45am
General Admission: $25 ($23 in advance)
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $23 ($23 in advance

Please note this is a Special Event and no passes, coupons, or discounts for this event will be accepted.

The Crosby Whistle Stop
24 Roland Street
Charlestown, MA 02129

Gordon Webster is recording an album: Live at Boston Swing Central

This is Kind of Big Deal!  He will be performing for two fantastic nights, to get all the takes he needs for this live album and Friday night is the first night.  Gordon is bringing a phenomenal band for these performances which includes Naomi Uyama and Jesse Selengut on vocals, Rob Adkins on bass, Cassidy Holden on guitar, Mike Davis on Trumpet, Josh Holcomb on trombone and Adrian Cunningham on clarinet! This weekend is going to rock!

We will also be featuring the Kind of a Big Deal Jack & Jill Competitions and people are coming from all over the region to compete for the title:  Kind of a Big Deal!  There are prizes including passes to Dirty Dozen, Dirty Water, Lindy 500, Snowbound Blues and discount coupons to Beantown Dance Camp and some really cool trophies (which we want to show you, but we’re saving them as they are a surprise).

Be a part of this historic recording! Attend these dances! Check out the video we made for the Kickstarter campaign. How exciting is swing dancing in Boston? This exciting!

Get advanced tickets for all the dances or register for the Jack & Jill competitions here.

Jack & Jill Open preliminary round during the first band break: approx. 10:15-10:30pm

Jack & Jill Advanced preliminary round during the 2nd band break: approx. 11:30-11:45pm

Lesson (included with admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Dancing: 9:00pm – 1:45am
General Admission: $20 ($19 in advance)
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $17

Please note this is a Special Event that runs late and no passes, coupons, or discounts for this event will be accepted.

The Crosby Whistle Stop
24 Roland Street
Charlestown, MA 02129

We invite every one to attend Gordon Webster’s Sneak Peek Meet & Greet Pizza Party and Q&A Session on Thursday January 24th at 7:00pm. One of the rewards for Gordon Webster’s Kickstarter Campaign was admittance to this special event. We’re also opening this up to everyone who wants to contribute to this weekend by attending this fundraising event. Gordon and his band will be rehearsing some of the songs that they’ll perform on Thursday and Friday night. Some of them will also be hanging out and you can meet them and talk with them.

To give the evening a little more structure, we’ve asked Gordon and the band to have a Q&A session at 8:00pm.

Here’s a chance to learn more of what Gordon thinks about the dance, jazz music, and get to know Gordon on a more personal level. He’ll also be milling about during part of the evening meeting, greeting and thanking everyone for helping with this campaign.

After the Q&A session, Gordon and the band will entertain us with their live rehearsal. Oh, and there will be pizza! So don’t worry about coming here straight from work…we have some food for you…

7:00pm – 10:30pm(ish)
Admission $15
Advanced tickets available here!

Crosby Whistle Stop
24 Roland St
Charlestown, MA 02129

Swing Legacy, a six piece little big band has been a fixture of the Boston swing scene since 1991, playing with the style and informed of the great big bands from the swing era. Their repertoire concentrates on classic big band swing music including many Duke Ellington and Count Basie numbers ideal for Lindy Hop and swing dancing. Much of their great catalog of songs showcases their phenomenal singer, Debby Larkin. It promises to be a night full of exciting original arrangements that will keep you dancing all night long!

Lesson (included in the price of admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Dancing: 9:00pm – 12:00am
General Admission: $15
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $13

The Crosby Whistle Stop
24 Roland Street
Charlestown, MA 02129

Phil McGowan & the Easy Winners return to this Whistle Stop with their awesome hot jazz charts that are good for your soul! The Easy Winners are just at the beginning of a great Winter line-up…we hope you’ve made your New Year’s resolution to dance more! And come out tonight! And also for Kind of Big Deal Weekend, it’s a kind of a big deal!

Here they are back in March, lighting up our stage with their joyous & blissful version of “Everybody Loves My Baby”…

Lesson (included in the price of admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Dancing: 9:00pm – 12:00am
General Admission: $15
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $13

The Crosby Whistle Stop
24 Roland Street
Charlestown, MA 02129

Boston Swing Central welcomes back, local Diva extraordinaire, Toni Lynn Washington. Toni Lynn rocked the the Crosby Whistle Stop on several occasions last year.   

She does us the honor of playing the first Friday of the brand new year and we are looking forward to a great year filled with some awesome dances. Hearing Toni Lynn’s soulful voice and her deep grooves is sure to warm up the dance floor! She is a local legend, an institution, a master, a treasure, and we’re happy to have her once again!  Not to be missed!

Lesson (included in the price of admission): 8:00pm – 9:00pm
Dancing: 9:00pm – 12:00am
General Admission: $15
Students and Seniors (with Valid ID): $13

The Crosby Whistle Stop
24 Roland Street
Charlestown, MA 02129