If you are visting London in the New Year be sure to come visit us at Mouthful O' Jam! Hot 78rpm Shellac records! A great mix of Jazz, Swing, Jump and R n' B all brought to you by Tim Hellzapoppin', Kid Krupa and my good self Swing Maniac, keeping you on the floor with the hottest tunes around. At the start of the evening we have a fantastic beginners dance lesson with Tony Jackson, will start around 7.30. Dancing and DJing will start after tthe lesson till 2am. The usual £5 entry including free lesson! :-) www.mouthfulojam.com

Well after the last fantastic Mouthful O' Jam in November we are back with our December addition. Hot Jazz, Swing, Jump, Blues, R n' B are all on the menu as usual on hot hot hot 78rpm recordings. Tim Hellzapoppin', Kid Krupa and myself Swing Maniac will keep you on your toes all evening spinning the best we have, some you know and a lot you don't! Our tame US dance instructor Gaia Hanna is still out of action with her knee OP but all seems to be going well in that department so we wish her all the best and speedy recovery. That being said, in her place we have the amazing Ronnie Slide!!!! Who, as you know is one of the countries best Swing dancers and instructors. Ronnie brings to Mouthful his fantastic personality with the emphasis on fun learning. We are not calling this a Christmas anything and to be honest I'm already fed -up with anything with Christmas in the title. As usual it's going to be the same recession busting fiver to get in and free dance lesson at aroundish 7.30 pm. See you all there! For more info please see our website: www.mouthfulojam.com

November brings us the usual mix of Hot Hot Hot Jazz, Swing, Jump, Blues, R n' B and anything else that is fab dance music that we have on 78rpm records. As you know Kid Krupa is back an did an amazing set last week! As did Tim Hellzapoppin'. Hopefully Swing Maniac will be able to keep up too! October was Hot Hot Hot and it was you the dancers who made it so! We are going to have a guest Instructor! Peter Ayres will be teaching beginners SHAG dance class, so come on down to bop till you drop! As Usual the entry is still a recession busting £5 entry including FREE dance lesson at 7.30ish, ok normally more like 8pm but who's counting. See you all there! :-) Follow us on FB for updates: http://www.facebook.com/groups/mouthfulojam/?fref=ts

Hello all you lovely dancers. I would like to announce that Mouthful O' Jam will be DJing at this amazing Charity event on the 5th of Oct. Please please get your tickets now for this fantastic cause before they sell out! http://www.thesecretevent.co.uk/

As usual Hot Jazz, Swing, Jump and R and B all on original 78 rpm records. Tim Hellzapoppin and Swing maniac will keep you on your feet all evening guest DJ will be announced later in the month. Dance lesson with Gaia Hannan who is back from the US starts around 7.30 pm.

Hello all you wonderful dancers I thought it was about time for a good update on the happenings of the Vintage Dancing world. We have taken a hiatus due to the Football and the Olympics (unfortunately we were not able to use the room at the Salisbury for dance lessons during this time). And in a strangely timely fashion I have also injured my knee, I have a torn meniscus and torn ACL and I am now waiting for an operation due in November :-( This means I have not been able to dance in same energetic way I would like to, and no teaching. It has been very hard to cope with no dancing, I need my fix though, so you may still see me out there but going slowly and cautiously.. ! On the brighter side of things we are still hosting Mouthful O' Jam and all the information you need for the next event on September 1st, 2012 is below, please see attached flier too. Also, I have recently started my own company on the back of my past work. Please have a look at my website and if you or anyone you know is ever in need of any bespoke inflatables we would be more than happy to hear from you! www.studiosouffle.com >>>>> Hi all, Mouthful is back after our holiday break. As we are all refreshed now the first of the month brings you Hot Jazz, Swing, Jump Blues and R'n'B and any other good dancing track we can bring you on 78 rpm records. This month we have special guest DJ Swinging Dickie (Phoenix club) as well as our usual regular Tim Hellzapoppin'. Myself (Swing Maniac) will bring you many a good hot dancing find from over my holiday as no matter where I go I look for hot records. We do have a dance lesson in September and as Gaia is away the fabulous Serena Rizzo will be taking her place so we look forward to this one. As usual the entry is kept at a recession busting £5, a quality evening for a small amount of dosh. The Salisbury Pub 1 Grand Parade Green Lanes, N4 1JX 7:30pm dance lesson DJs playing Hot Jazz, Rn'B and Swing till 2am Only £5!

We are very sad to have to deliver the unfortunate news that there will be now Mouthful O' Jam in August. The next Mouthful O' Jam will be on the 1st of September though, so WATCH OUT! ooooooooooo YEAH Daddy! See you all there with dancing shoes ready!

As usual Mouthful O' Jam opens it's doors for our monthly event. We will be starting the evening with a free dance lesson from our American swing dance instructor Gaia Hannan. After the lesson it's dance dance dance till 2am. Hot 78's played on vintage equipment by the wonderful Tim Hellzapopin',the brilliant Kid Krupa and my little ole' self Swing Maniac. Mr. Andrew Fletcher will also be taking to the decks this month and the theme is American Swing from the 30's and 40's . The hottest jazz the jumpinest jump and the singingest swing to keep you hot hot hot footing it all evening. Held in the amazing original Salisbury pub the atmosphere is fabulous and just can't be beaten! From our wonderful social area to the great dance floor and if you smoke then dont forget the smoking porch at the front. Entrance just £5 all evening including dance lesson.

Mouthful O Jam have got together with Roger Greenawalt the famous Producer and musician and driving force behind the Beatles on Ukulele project. Roger is visiting London and we are having a special evening where people can bring along their Ukes and Jam with Roger. Battling Ukes will be the order of the day but if you play another instrument you are welcome to come along and play. Swing and Jazz on hot 78's played by Kid Krupa and Swing maniac at other times. The evening will be a relaxed night with dancing and jamming and Roger will be judging the competition for the best Ukulele player of the evening. We are planning on giving half the proceeds away to a charity of the winners choice. The event is taking place this Sunday evening from 6pm until Midnight so come along and join us . Entry is just £7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Greenawalt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZHi5btvc_c @ LUMIERE, 88 Chatsworth Road, E5 0LS London, United Kingdom

We have our fabulous Mouthful O' Jubilleeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Jam. As usual we have the wonderful Gaia Hannan teaching her free Swing lesson at the beginning of the evening. Shellac spinners Tim Hellzapoppin', Kid Kupa and Swing Maniac will keep you on your toes dancing to the very best 78 rpm recordings. We may have a band in which case it will be £7 if we don't then it'ss the usual £5 including lesson so hope to see you all there .

This month Mouthful O' Jam will be on the 2nd Saturday in May, so, sadly we will not be able to celebrate Cinco De Mayo Mouthful O' Jam style, hopefully you will be able to find another fantastic party to attend for such a great day! :-) Mouthful O' Jam May 12th 7:30pm Swing Dance Lesson with Gaia Amazing shellac spinning DJs: Tim Hellzapoppin', Swing Maniac and Kid Krupa till 2am Magicians and more! @ The Salisbury Pub 1 Grand Parade, Green Lanes London, N4 1JX For more information about Swing Dancing courses please e-mail: vintagedancing@googlemail.com

Beginners Lindy Hop dance course, NEW DATES!! 5 weeks, 8pm-9:30pm, starting Wednesday 25th of April 2012. Learn the partner dance that started them all in this intensive 5 week beginners class. We will focus on laying strong foundations in the language of Swing Dancing. Strengthen your style, your moves and your dance confidence. By the end of this class you'll have a solid grasp of Lindy Hop rhythm & musicality, connection, and a grab bag of moves that you can pull out on any dance floor. This dance will have you smiling, sweating, and wishing for more! Musicality and passion for the dance is my main focus in teaching. Limited spaces! To sign-up please send me your full name, if you're a lead or a follow. Full course is £45 per person, £80 per couple Bellow is an outline for what we will cover the sessions. Please wear comfortable clothes and preferably leather soled shoes or dress shoes with a smooth sole, high heels are great if your comfortable wearing them :-). 8:00pm to 9:30pm, starting Wednesday, 11th of April 2012 (Following 4 dates are: 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd of May) Week one: - The history of Lindy Hop and other social dances - The language of Swing dancing - Frame between lead and follow - Movement exercises for trust building in dance - Basic Lindy Hop steps for lead and follow Week two: - Basic Lindy Hop steps review - Frame review - Intro to Lindy basic Week three: - Basic "Lindy Turn" - Intro to simple moves in the basic Week four: - Review of Lindy turn - Review of move - More basic moves - Intro into transitions Week five: - Transitioning moves together - Combining all moves and basic Lindy turn - Musicality Week six: - Review of last five weeks - Playing and improvising with Lindy hop Website: www.mouthfulojam.com

*WEDNESDAYS, New start date!!! Beginners Lindy Hop dance course This class will be once a week for 5 weeks from 8pm-9:30pm, Wednesday evenings starting on the 11th of April 2012! Learn the partner dance that started them all in this intensive 5 week beginners class. We will focus on laying strong foundations in the language of Swing Dancing. Strengthen your style, your moves and your dance confidence. By the end of this class you'll have a solid grasp of Lindy Hop rhythm & musicality, connection, and a grab bag of moves that you can pull out on any dance floor. This dance will have you smiling, sweating, and wishing for more! Musicality and passion for the dance is my main focus in teaching. Limited spaces! To sign-up please send me your full name and if you are a lead or a follow. If you are bringing a partner please send their full name too and who will be a lead and who will be a follow. Full course is £45 per person, £80 per couple Bellow is an outline for what we will be covering in the sessions. Please wear comfortable clothes and preferably leather soled shoes or dress shoes with a smooth sole, high heels are great if your comfortable wearing them :-). 8:00pm to 9:30pm, starting Wednesday, 11th of April 2012 (Following 4 dates are: 18th, 25th of April and the 2nd and 9th of May) Week one: - The history of Lindy Hop and other social dances - The language of Swing dancing - Frame between lead and follow - Movement exercises for trust building in dance - Basic Lindy Hop steps for lead and follow Week two: - Basic Lindy Hop steps review - Frame review - Intro to Lindy basic Week three: - Basic "Lindy Turn" - Intro to simple moves in the basic Week four: - Review of Lindy turn - Review of move - More basic moves - Intro into transitions Week five: - Transitioning moves together - Combining all moves and basic Lindy turn - Musicality Week six: - Review of last five weeks - Playing and improvising with Lindy hop Website: www.mouthfulojam.com Blog: http://vintagedancing.blogspot.com/ FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/gaia.facchini#!/group.php?gid=216061753648 Private lessons are available. If there are any questions please feel free to contact me. I look forward to dancing with you. Location: The Salisbury Pub, 1 Grand Parade, Green Lanes, Harringay London, N4 1JX For more details and to register (by sending me your full name) please e-mail: vintagedancing@googlemail.com or call Gaia: 07882753215

Mouthful O' Jam April, 2012!

Aprils Mouthful O' Jam has no fools just the hottest DJ's playing the hottest Jazz, Swing, Jump and Rhythm and Blues on original 78rpm recordings on probably the best 78 sound system around. Our very special guest DJ this month is the amazing Lady Kamikaze herself. As you know Lady K always brings something special to an evening when she DJ's and I'm sure this time it will be as hot as ever. Our usual spinners will keep you on your toes too. Tim Hellzapoppin', Kid Krupa and Swing Maniac.
The evening will start with a dance lesson from our very own American instructoress Gaia Hannan all for just £5 entry.

Mouthful O' Jam, March 3rd!

Mouthful O' jam is back after a hectic weekend that was EBI and wow what a weekend. Now back to normal and the fabulous mix of Swing, Jump, Hot Jazz, Rhythm and Blues and maybe some Blues too. Hot 78 spinners Tim Hellzapoppin', Kid Krupa and Swing Maniac will take you through your paces and maybe a special guest DJ this month too. Londons best known American Swing Instructoress will be teaching a class at 7:30pm then music all the way till 2am. £5 entry includes free lesson :-)

VENUE CHANGE!

Announcing Mouthful O' Jam's 2nd year Anniversary Special, in conjunction with the European Blues Invasion weekend!

VENUE CHANGE ALERT!!!!! Thursday night the 2nd of February will now be held at the Salisbury Pub on Green Lanes till 1am...!!!
Please spread the word!
See you soon.

http://europeanbluesinvasion.com/

Special Venue: Chat's Palace, 42-44 Brooksby's Walk, London E9 6DF

Aside from our usual amazing line-up of wonderful music from our first class DJ's Tim Hellzapoppin, Kid Krupa and Swing Maniac, we will also be dancing to the sounds of the much loved Cakewalk Cafe Blues Orchestra. With a choice of 3 rooms of dancing, if that's not enough we have a roomful of fabulous dance instructors from the U.S. to choose from plus two dance competitions, a Vintage Costume contest with great prizes, from Revival Clothing, Colin Johnson Shoes to Dance Passes for European Events.

And the fun doesn't stop there, after Mouthful O' Jam your £20 MOJAS ticket will also get you into the EBI After-Party, which goes on till 5am. So don't forget to book your tickets asap.

- Vintage Costume contest
- Dance competitions
- Live band: Cake Walk Cafe Blues Orchestra
- 3 rooms of dancing
- Dancing from 8pm - 5am

EBI

http://europeanbluesinvasion.com/

European Blues Invasion!!!!

Learn to Blues Dance!

For the first time ever, Europe’s ‘Mouthful O’ Jam’ and America’s ‘Blues Recess’ are teaming up, to bring you an exciting 3-day blues dance event.

The ‘European Blues Invasion’ will gather the most innovative instructors from the around the globe, for a weekend of workshops, competitions, social dancing and atmospheric splendour.

Merging earthy soulful sounds (recorded on original shellac) and a love of vintage styling, with a mixture of dynamic and conceptual dance; the European Blues Invasion promises to be an unforgettable weekend you won’t want to miss.

With the very best in live music, over 20 hours of workshops, 3 late-night parties, exciting prizes and more still to be announced; it’s no surprise tickets are selling FAST. Register now at

www.europeanbluesinvasion.com