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January 30, 2012
Lindyfest: March 15-18th 2012!It's time to gear up for Lindyfest! As always, the Houston Swing Dance Society is proud to present our 2012 Lindyfest instructors: Dawn Hampton, Chazz Young, Sylvia Sykes, Nick Williams, Virginie Jensen, Steven Mitchell, Skye Humphries, Marie Mattsson, Max Pitruzzella, Annie Trudeau, Peter Strom, Naomi Uyama, Kevin St Laurent and Jo Hoffberg!
Full Weekend Workshop Package
The Great Southwest Lindyfest is a weekend workshop that brings extraordinary swing dance instructors into the area to teach Lindy Hop and related dances. This workshop is designed for Lindy Hop dancers at the Beginner-Intermediate level and above. If you are brand new to swing dancing or Lindy Hop, we recommend you take the 2-day Beginner's Track or weekly lessons provided by the Houston Swing Dance Society.
The prices increase with the number of registrations, so make sure that you get in early to get the best price for Lindyfest!!
Current Pricing
$169 for the next 50 registrations
$179 for the next 50 registrations
$189 until registration closes March 10th
$200 at the door
All workshop prices include all workshops and dances Thursday through Sunday
No refunds but transfers are allowed.
Back to top Make sure to book your hotel rooms before March 1st! We're movin on up! We've got a great deal for you at the InterContinental Hotel! Not only do you get a $99 rate per night for up to 4 people per room, all of our classes will be located in the hotel ballrooms!
That means all the dances and all the classes all weekend will be at this luxury hotel!
The new hotel is located within minutes of great shopping and food at The Galleria and Uptown Park. The hotel even has a shuttle bus that can drop you off and pick you up.
Are you driving? We're offering Lindyfest attendees special parking rates for both overnight ($8) and day rate ($4)!
Don't forget to pack your swim suits! The 5th floor rooftop pool is calling your name! Back to top The EntertainmentThe Band
This one's gonna rock the house! The Lindyfest House Band will be the Gordon Webster Septet with featured vocalists Steven Mitchell and Naomi Uyama!!
The MC
Mr. Entertainment, himself, Andrew Thigpen, will once again be our MC for the weekend!
The DJs
DJ Ryan "Swifty" Swift will be our head DJ! Ryan's been swing dancing since 1998 and has been DJing for over a decade, spinning for numerous exchanges, dance camps, weekend workshops, We're happy to have him back in Houston playing for us all weekend!
Back to top Did you forget something? Your personal manager is ready for you to add any additional items to your registration. So, if you forgot to add the buffet or t-shirt, now's your chance to make sure you get them before the workshop. We're sure to sell out of both! Buffet tickets are $14 each for Friday and Saturday night and t-shirts are $12-$15. By the way, check out our great shirts this year! You can access your personal manager page from the link in the confirmation email you received when you registered.
Back to top The ShowWe're working on putting together a great show for you! We promise inspiring performance to knock your socks off!
The Show will start after the first band break, about 10:30pm, on Saturday night! Back to top Getting to HoustonHave you already thought about how you're getting to Houston?? Let us offer some advice: Houston has two ariports that carry all the major airlines, the George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and the William P. Hobby Airport (Hou). IAH is the hub for Continental Airlines and offer services to many major cities. Southwest Airlines predominantly serves the Hobby Airport. Both airports are a short drive into town with Hobby being the closer, yet smaller airport. IAH is located ~20 miles North of town on US-59, and Hobby is East of town on I-45S.
You can schedule airport transfer through SuperShuttle and they will pick you up at either airport and deliver you to the InterContental Hotel for ~$19 from Hobby and ~$21 from IAH.
Taxi rides to the hotel are ~$45-60 depending on the airport and final destination.
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Do you know someone who's eager to learn lindy hop but just can't commit to going to weekly classes? We are offering a special Beginner's Track crash course for people looking to start their journey into Lindy Hop during the Lindyfest weekend. 
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