*FREE / SWING DANCE PARTY / LINCOLN CTR NYC*
FREE! Lincoln Center Summer for the City presents...
Swing Night on the Dance Floor @ Lincoln Center NYC
featuring Gordon Webster and his Band
w/ Instructors Odysseus and Jaime Shannon & DJ Andrius Schmid
Thu, Aug 1, 6:30-9:30pm (Details & Access Info)
An instrumental star with legendary status in the swing dancing community, NYC-based pianist and bandleader Gordon Webster is among the most sought-after live musicians in the Lindy Hop world. His musicianship and passion, amplified by his fervent love of social dance, have proven an undeniable allure to swing dancers! Webster juxtaposes hot jazz and classic big band swing with jump blues and more contemporary sounds,drawing on influences as diverse as Fats Waller, Benny Goodman, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Count Basie,and Oscar Peterson to serve up a smorgasbord of styles unified by one characteristic: irresistible danceability.
For this date Webster engages his 8-piece star-studded powerhouse ensemble to back up featured singers Hannah Gill and Julia Weatherholtz as well as featured dance guests?acclaimed tap dancer Dewitt Fleming, Jr. and dynamic dance troupe Kilowatt Dance Theater.
6:30pm: DJ
7pm: Intro Lesson
7:30: Band starts
Questions/Contact:
Guest Services at 212-875-5456 -or- guestservices@lincolncenter.org
Location: the Dance Floor @ Josie Robertson Plaza, Lincoln Center NYC