Thanks entirely to all of our amazing donors we have an amazing list of items to present at the Danceathon! Here’s what’s in store for this year:
The Top Team will receive a 45-minute private lesson for each member, along with a gift basket of goodies to be presented to the team leader, all thanks [...]
Dance-A-Thon Donors
The Dance-A-Thon is proud to have the following individuals/groups apart of the 2010 Donor list. Please read on, and learn more about those people donating their time and services to the Dance-A-Thon.
Doug Silton has made an amazing contribution to EVERYONE involved in the Danceathon! Every individual who attends the event is going to get a coupon code for 50% off their next purchase of Doug Silton instructional DVDs at SwingDanceStuff.com AND 100% of net proceeds from their purchase with the coupon code will be made [...]
Minn Vo, Swing Dance Champion and member of the Hollywood Hot Shots, has donated a 60-Minute Private Lesson to be used as one of our prizes for one of our contests, a gift to one of our top contributors, or to be included in our silent auction.
If you are interested in getting in contact with [...]
The organizers of the Washington DC Lindy Exchange have provided us two t-shirts to be used as one of our prizes for one of our contests, a gift to one of our top contributors, or to be included in our silent auction.
For more information about this event, visit their website: www.dclx.org
Inspired by the Dance-A-Thon last year and wanting to do more, Nathan Dias from San Francisco had a brilliant idea. In August Nathan hosted “Swing Dance For Life” in the Bay Area; an event aimed at raising money for cancer research inspired by, and dedicated to, the Dance-A-Thon. In only five weeks Nathan planned, organized [...]
The Catalina Jazz Dance Festival is an event like no other! Similar to the Balboa Rendezvous and the use of the Balboa Pavilion, 2PlySwing productions again offers a very special and unique dance experience. You will not find a more beautiful setting for a dance camp than the Casino Ballroom . . .
Joel Plys, the event organizer, has [...]
A UNIQUE BALBOA EXPERIENCE . . . The Balboa Rendezvous is the only event that brings the dance Balboa back to where is was originally created in order to honor the original Balboa dancers. This event is your one chance a year to dance at the historic Balboa Pavilion on Balboa Peninsula, and includes [...]
The name “San Francisco Bal Fest” is a little misleading. Although the event is dedicated to celebrating the dance Balboa, this dance weekend is also home to the North American Open Swing Championships and includes workshops and contests dedicated to Balboa, Lindy Hop, Charleston, and Collegiate Shag, with a special dedication to the original [...]
Jo Hoffberg and Kevin St Laurent began their partnership in 2007, and together they hold titles at the American Lindy Hop Championship, the Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown, and the International Lindy Hop Championships. Since 2000, their professional careers have taken them to over 16 countries on five continents including North America, South America, Europe, Asia, [...]
If you didn’t come to last year’s exchange you missed out. This year sloX is back and better than ever with three bands and a stellar line-up of djs from up and down the West Coast. Come and see why people call this their favorite lindy exchange. The organizers of this [...]
Internationally acclaimed swing dance champions Heidi Salerno and Steve Garrett have graciously donated EIGHT Balboa Instructional DVDs (JitterBal V1.0 – 3 DVD Set & JitterBal V2.0 – 5 DVD Set) to be used as one of our prizes for one of our contests, a gift to one of our top contributors, or to be included [...]
Danceonline.tv is a revolution for online dance resources. Run by Daniel Newsome, he has donated a ONE YEAR subscription as well as a Two DVD Set of Aerials Instruction to be used as one of our prizes for one of our contests, a gift to one of our top contributors, or to be included [...]
The Danceathon Organizers thank Hilary Alexander for her donation to the event. She has sent us a 3-DVD set of Camp Hollywood 2009 to be used as one of our prizes for one of our contests, a gift to one of our top contributors, or to be included in our silent auction.
For more information about [...]
The Eastern Balboa Championships, one of the best and biggest balboa events in the country, has donated an absolutely amazing package of items for auction.
This year the world renowned instructor Sylvia Sykes has generously donated a full 1 hour private lesson to be auctioned off at the Dance A Thon. For those who don’t know Sylvia, she is one of the premier dance instructors in the world. Not only was she a member of Dean Collins’ last dance troupe, she studied Balboa with Maxie Dorf and is an inductee into the National Swing Dance Hall of Fame.

