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An Evening of Big Band Swing & Dance! A hundred swing dancers from around the world. Live Big Band Swing. Lindy Hop. Charleston. Tap. 83-year old Swing Legend Dawn Hampton. The Summertimes Big Band and international dancers from U.S.A. and Sweden will relive music and dance of the Golden Era of Swing! One Night Only You're welcomed to come dressed for the party. We say - Polka Dots, Moonbeams & Zoot Suits. 27 Feb 2010 . 7:30pm VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE CONCERT HALL $20, $25 Tickets - Call Martin Carnegie at 9022 9270 OR click here for ONLINE BOOKINGS & RESERVATIONS |
ALL STAR STELLAR CAST
DAWN HAMPTON
DAWN HAMPTON was born in 1928, in Middletown, Ohio. Her father, Clark Deacon Hampton, Sr., had a family band and vaudeville act that was part of a traveling carnival. She grew up listening to the music of the family band, Deacon Hampton's Pickaninnys, sitting on an orange box behind her mother Laura's piano.
It wasn't long before the infant Hampton was making a contribution. She began performing at the tender age of three, and two years later sang "He Takes Me to Paradise". Dawn is one of twelve children. Slide Hampton, the well-known jazz trombonist, is the youngest. Two of Dawn's older sisters, Aletra and Virtue, live in Indianapolis and are still performing and there are many more musical Hamptons scattered around the country. After the war, the family band reunited for several years. There were fourteen pieces and nine Hamptons; Dawn played alto and tenor sax. They traveled under the leadership of her brother, Duke, and played throughout the Midwest and South. Finally, in 1950, the band achieved its dream of performing at Carnegie Hall (along with another well-known, although unrelated Hampton - Lionel). Once the Big Apple got a taste of the Hampton Family, they were featured at the Apollo Theatre and the Savoy Ballroom. The Hamptons became the house band at the then-famous Sunset Terrace in Indianapolis, and then moved on to the Cincinnati Cotton Club. Sometime in the mid-1950s, several brothers left to study music and Dawn and her sisters Aletra, Virtue, and Carmelita continued to perform as The Hampton Sisters. |
MATT BEDELL
MATT BEDELL has enjoyed growing acclaim as a Lindy Hopper over his nine years in the field. His reputation is rooted in a wide-ranging background in music and dance-- from modern dance to circus arts, from musical theater to gospel choirs-- and he strives to communicate the intricate relationship between the two to his students and audiences.
In addition to teaching at New York's Hop Swing and a Jump studio for four years, Matt has toured nationally and internationally as a performer and rehearsal director, working under the direction of Frankie Manning, Mercedes Ellington, Ryan Francois and Jenny Thomas, and Janice Wilson, among others. In competition, he and Jennifer Jones have placed in the top three in virtually every division they've entered, taking first place in the 2004 American Lindy Hop Championships Open Showcase division and in the Champions Routine division at the 2003 New York Lindy Hop Open. Matt’s group choreography has been featured at numerous events and venues, including Frankie Manning's 88th birthday at Roseland, the Harlem Jazz Dance Festival and television’s Showtime at the Apollo. |
HANNA ZETTERMAN & MATTIAS LUNDMARK
HANNA ZETTERMAN & MATTIAS LUNDMARK have been dancing together for 5 years. During that time they have been seen in different shows and television all over the world. They have both been members of The rhythm hot shots, that later became Harlem hot shots.
They share a great passion for teaching and are internationally recognized, both as performers and teachers. They are known for their high energy, knowledge and great spirit. Hanna Zetterman is a sparkling jazzsinger, musical performer and a mesmerazing dancer with lots of charm, great passion and skills. She masters many styles of dancing like tap, jazz, and coupledancing. Mattias is an unusually versatile artist with great success in all fields. He is both a multifaceted dancer, an award-winning choreographer, producer and director. |
HENRIC STILLMAN & JOHANNA ERIKSSON
HENRIC STILLMAN & JOHANNA ERIKSSON have both danced since they were kids. Dances like lindy hop, bugg, rock´n roll, double bugg, modern dance, jazz and ballet are just some of their repertoire.
They coupled up in 1997 to dance and compete in boogie woogie. In 1999 they became members of the Swedish national team and have since then entered and placed in many competitions, including winning the Swedish championship in boogie woogie, as well as in lindy hop several times. This phenomenal couple has lots of teaching experience and they share a love and enthusiasm for the dance and know how to present it for an audience as well as for students at a workshop. |
SING LIM
SING LIM, a true pioneer of the Swing movement in Asia, has been Lindy Hopping for more than two decades now, with an inspiring start from lessons with Ryan Francois in London. Along the way, Sing has collected several trophies, including the American Swing Dance Championships and the US Open Swing Dance Championships.
In 1994 Sing returned home to Singapore where she set up Jitterbugs Swingapore, quickly establishing a Lindy Hop community. Sing teaches at dance camps around the world, including Herrang and Catalina as well as judges the American Swing Dance Championships. Sing is known for her classic old school Savoy Style Lindy peppered with a modern feel. She is currently the creative director of Jitterbugs Swingapore, Singapore's largest dance studio. Together, they are committed to developing the local and regional dance communities. |
KELVIN KONG
KELVIN started out with jazz as a trumpeter and eventually got spotted for his amazing vocal abilities. As he continued his love affair with jazz, Kelvin sang and played trumpet for corporate events and concerts - also taking stage at the illustrious Harry's pub along Boat Quay.
Despite the immersion into jazz, Kelvin has also explored different genres of music to expand his understanding of the instrument. He now plays in a 9-piece vinyl funk band, the Lion City Orchestra, which does a regular monthly gig at BluJaz, and is one of the principal horn players in local hip-hop R&B band Sixx, recently billed as one of the international acts at the prestigious KL Sunburst Festival. As of 2009, Kelvin has been part of The Summertimes Big Band, a foray back to the roots from which he came. Joining the band as a trumpeter, he has since been illuminating the Summertimes stages with his Frank Sinatra style of singing. As male lead vocal of the Summertimers, Kelvin is set to become a fixture in this group which is fast taking the scene by storm as one of the swingiest (and hottest) big bands to watch out for and dance to. |
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