For those who were there, you know how amazing the Cat’s Corner Halloween party was. For those who missed it, we’ll have pictures up shortly on the Cat’s Corner website.
Here is a sneak preview. Dianne Eramo’s hidden talent - spreading spiderwebs.
My most memorable moment at this year’s Canadian Swing Championships was Francys Sauvageau and Christina Rooney - both invaluable members of the Cat’s Corner community - dancing in the Pro/Am division. Shorty George and Big Bea, anyone?
Because more than 50 Montrealers are going to ALHC, we moved our Halloween swing dance to November 2nd.
The Cat’s Corner Halloween theme this year is the Undead. Zombies, vampires, ghosts, mummies (and anything that lives between life and death…perhaps your boring chemistry teacher?) will be welcome in our jazzy cemetary. Bring your imagination, your lust for death and… your dance shoes of course. Be prepared for surprises and a prize for the best costume.
Here are some pictures from last year’s Pirate Halloween swing dance party at Cat’s:
Shona Harris interviewed Fred and me during the Dance Museum show broadcasted every Thursday from 2-3pm at CKUT 90.3 FM, Montreal’s McGill campus community radio. We’ve been on this show before with Katherine Blekinsop, and it’s always a pleasure to talk about the swing dance scene in Montreal.
You can listen to the CKUT interview (26 mins). I apologize to Fred for cutting him off and monopolizing some of the answers. After listening to the interview, I realized I need to improve my interview skills. I need to work on listening, on enunciating and on being less of a control-freak. And maybe brush up on my dance history.
Oh, and if there are inaccuracies in our answers, please let me know. I definitely don’t pretend to know everything.
It was cool doing the interview. Thanks Shona! And tune in to CKUT 90.3 FM, the voice of artists in Montreal.
I had met Dianne Eramo a few times in Lindy Hop events, but only got to know her a few weeks ago at Showdown when she shared a hotel room with us Montrealers. She’s an awesome person and inspiring dancer, and she totally deserved making the final in the Solo blues contest there.
So when she told us she intended to visit Montreal in November, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to inspire Montrealers with her dancing.
So here it is, straight from New York City for the first time, two drop-in classes on Saturday November 3rd with Dianne Eramo. It’s gonna be hot!
Here’s a video of Dianne and Lee Tucker winning the Strictly at Wicked Lindy in Boston 2007.
