NEWS

• 5-week summer session: we are pleased to announce that we will be offering a short summer session, from June 18-July 16, 2008. Details here.
   
• 2nd Annual Dance Challenge: April 15, 2008
  Join us for an evening of music and dancing. Come cheer up fifth graders compete in 5 different dances.
  The evening will include professional shows featuring Ector and Kerri, Guillermo and Tammy and the Hop Swing & A Jump TEAM (Nathalie from New Orleans, Benjamin from Quebec, Gaby from NYC and Jai from Los Angeles).
  
  LOCATION: Grace King High School Gym, Metairie, LA.
  Doors open at 6pm. Event starts at 6.30pm.
  NO COVER
   
• Next Party: Saturday, April 19, 2008 (details here)
   
• Next workshop: Shim Sham and Jitterbug Stroll - Sunday April 20, 2008 (details here)
  
   

• NEW ORLEANS DANCE RENAISSANCE
  SAVE THE DATE: DECEMBER 31-JANUARY 4, 2008
  
  The New Orleans swing dance community is proud to invite you to the New Orleans Dance Renaissance Festival. A unique opportunity to dance your socks off to the best live jazz in the world with a dazzling line-up of New Orleans’ hottest bands.
  
  This New Year's celebration is dedicated to the rebirth and expansion of social dancing in New Orleans, the birthplace of Jazz. Through world-class workshops and festive evening dance parties, dancers at all levels will improve their skills and reconnect to Jazz music.
  
  This is a New Year's celebration you won't want to miss!!!!
  
  Check the website at http://www.dancerenaissance.com for all details.
  
   

• VIDEO: Watch how the kids do it!
  This is a video of Jefferson Parish School Kids partner dancing. This video is related to Melinda Morris's article that was published in the Times-Picayune today October 11, 2007. If you missed it (West Bank and Jefferson), it is my understanding that you will be able to get a copy in the Sunday Picayune (Orleans).
  
  http://blog.nola.com/tpvideo/2007/10/jefferson_parish_school_kids_l.html
  
  http://www.nola.com/timespic/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-13/119208573399710.xml&coll=1&thispage=1
  
   

• ARTICLE IN THE TIMES-PICAYUNE
  
  Find a full story on the expansion of our dance program in the Jefferson Parish Public School System. We are now teaching in 17 Elementary Schools, 3 of which are in the West bank. The article is scheduled to be published on Thursday, October 11, 2007 in the Times-Picayune. Writer: Melinda Morris.
  
   

OLD NEWS

• Nathalie Gomes featured in 40 under 40. Read the article in the Gambit
   
• Find a full story in the Cover of the Living Section of the Times-Picayune September 18, 2006 about our School Dance Program. More details here.
   
• HOP SWING & A JUMP TEAM ON TV Wednesday, June 28, 2006.
  We are proud to announce that our team will be on the Hit TV Show "So you think you can dance". We are performing as Special Guest Artist. Dancers include Ben, Gaby, Jai, Melissa, Nathalie and Yuval. It is on FOX at 8pm ET/ 7pm CT. WATCH THE VIDEO.