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# OUR TEAM
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## EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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Bill Ewanick
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Saskia Walker
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Jody Glanzer
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Kofi Arthiabah
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Nadine Oliver
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The Ottawa Swing Dance Society is completely run by volunteers!
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Our team of executives is dedicated to providing a fun and safe dance environment.
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If you are interested in joining our Executive Committee or trying your hand at DJing, please contact us at swingottawa [at] gmail.com.
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We'd be thrilled for you to join our team!
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## OUR DJS
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Bill Ewanick
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Bottoms Up by Illinois Jacquet (The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions)
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Brian Choi
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David Baril
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Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing) by Benny Goodman (The movie “Swing Kids”)
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Jean-Francois Harbour
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Jody Glanzer
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Rockhouse, Pt. 1 & 2 by Ray Charles
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Lisa Semchuk
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Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee by Lionel Hampton
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Paul Campbell
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Wayne Roy
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Yuchen Luo
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Lucky Devil by Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns
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## BAND BOOKER
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Liz Kennedy Klaassen
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Bands, if you're interested in playing for us, please email swingottawa [at] gmail.com with the Subject: Attention Band Booker. (Note; we usually book one band per month and book several months in advance.)
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At the beginning of the evening, when new dancers have just completed their first dance lesson, tempos should be between 120-160 bpm with a very clear beat to encourage them to try their new skills.
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OSDS prefers a traditional selection (Basie, Ellington, Armstrong, Calloway, Fitzgerald, Holiday, etc.) and traditional swing rhythms, with not too many fast or slow songs in a row.
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Successfully playing for dancers means keeping the songs short, roughly 3 minutes, (and shorter if a very fast tempo). If you want to try out less traditional swing selections, towards the end of the evening is better.
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― Information to include (if you have them): website address, Facebook page/group address, Bandcamp, YouTube Channel.
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❉Note: We request that you advertise your gig with reciprocal links to the event on your Facebook page & website.
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Band leaders:
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― Before your gig, you're welcome to attend some dances, take the lesson and learn to dance. Be a new dancer and learn their musical needs. Dance and practice your moves. Listen to the DJs selections. Watch the dancefloor for the room's responses.
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― Pick our dancer/music, brains if you'd like. Contact us at: swingottawa [at] gmail.com with the Subject: "Attention Band Booker - Visit" as a message before to sit and talk with a DJ about what they play, when, why etc. Do as much research with us as you'd like to be able to have better gigs for us and out there in the wild.
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## PAST EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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We would like to honour and thank the many past members of the committee whose tireless efforts have enabled so many to experience the fun and friendship that can be had by discovering swing dancing.
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(\*We did our best to include everyone but we're human. If we've missed you please let us know.)
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Albert Chan
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Alex Hawley
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Andrea Hook
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Andréa Pelletier
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Xan Dagenais
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Bruce Shan
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Bryan Larsen
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Claudia Petrilli
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Dave Miller
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Dwight Hopkins
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Darlene Tytula
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Ed Reaney
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Elizabeth Watt
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Ève Laframboise
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Flynn Strathearn
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Geoff Dinsdale
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Helena Forbes
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Halle Endiga
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James Dunlop
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James Johnston
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Jean-Francois Harbour
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Jean-François Ouellet
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Helena Forbes
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Jeremy Prudhomme
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Jillian Coolidge
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Jody Glanzer
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Jordan Long
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Jordana King
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Kate Jubenville
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Rhonda Arsenault
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Konrad Scherer
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Laura Avelino
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Linda Paul
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Liz Kennedy Klaassen
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Marg Wooley
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Maxim Berdichevsky
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Nathalie Hetu
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Rhonda Arsenault
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Rob Crosbie
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Shawn Moffatt
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Stefan Fuchs
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Stephen Gagne
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Tara Dentry
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Warren Chrusciel
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Yan Robichaud
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Robyn Robichaud
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Translation graciously provided by Kayla Cardinal Lafrance and Adrien-Alexandre Allin
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