Monday 29 December 2014


MOUTHFUL O' JAM, 2015!
So January will see the New Year in with style, ok well a few days late, but it's a Saturday and well you have Sunday to recover. Taking the lead will be DJ stomp down Geoff Amabilino, Kid Krupa and Tim Hellzapoppin' and Richard Pucci chucking hot Jazz, Swing, Jump, Blues and Honkin' Rhythm & Blues right atcha!

Early on at the beginning of the evening have a relax at the bar, perhaps some wonderful pub grub, then get some moves with dance instructor Gaia. We open at 7.30pm so come in settle down and get ready. The pub will only be open till 1am on the 3rd, so make sure you get down early to have enough time to get warmed up!
Judging by how the most recent Mouthfuls have been you are in for a hot and entertaining night £7 entry all evening.
Don't forget if you have a birthday then let us know, we do the very best for our birthday girls and boys.

@ The Salisbury Pub
1 Grand Parade
Green Lanes, N4 1JX

www.mouthfulojam.com

Sunday 19 October 2014

SUNDAY afternoon Balboa workshop with Roast Dinner!

1pm-4pm fantastic intermediate Balboa workshop with Paul Golledge and Gaia
4pm Roast dinner
- DJed music and open dancing till 8:30pm


£32 per person includes lesson, roast dinner and dance till 8:30pm
Sunday December 14th, 2014
@ The Salisbury Pub, 1 Grand Parade, Green Lanes, N4 1JX


Very limited spaces, please e-mail me asap to hold your spot!
vintagedancing@googlemail.com
5 week LINDY HOP
COURSE:

 
Beginners:
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Intermediate:
8:45pm - 9:45pm
1- Wednesday 12th November
2- Wednesday 19th November
3- Wednesday 26th November
4- Wednesday 3rd December
5- Wednesday 10th December

 
week Beginners 
Lindy Hop course:

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 @ The Salisbury Pub, 1 Green Lanes N4 1JX
7:30pm - 8:30pm
.........................................
5 week Intermediate
Lindy Hop 
course:

Come and practice your Lindy Hop in this 5 week course, we will take you through some fantastic Lindy Hop moves to build on what you already know.. Refine your technique and style!

Please contact me if you are interested in signing up for this class.
Full course is £45 per person, £80 per couple.
@ The Salisbury Pub, 1 Green Lanes N4 1JX
8:45pm-9:45pm
5 week BALBOA COURSE:

Beginners:
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Intermediate:
8:45pm - 9:45pm

 
1- Thursday 6th November
2- Thursday 13th November
3- Thursday 20th November
4- Thursday 27th November
5- Thursday 4th December


 
week Beginners 
Balboa course:

Come learn to Balboa!! We start from the beginning and take you through all the basics of this fantastic dance! It will have everyone who starts learning excited to learn more! 
Full course is £45 per person, £80 per couple @ The Salisbury Pub, 1 Green Lanes N4 1JX
7:30pm - 8:30pm
.........................................
5 week Intermediate 
Balboa course:

Do you already know the Balboa basic and want to build on your moves and strengthen your technique?

Please contact me if you are interested in signing up for this class.
Full course is £45 per person, £80 per couple.
@ The Salisbury Pub, 1 Green Lanes N4 1JX
8:45pm-9:45pm

Wednesday 10 September 2014


5 WEEK LINDY HOP COURSE
Beginners: 7:30PM - 8:30PM
Intermediate: 8:45PM - 9:45PM
 
-Wednesday    24th September
-Wednesday    1st October
-Wednesday    8th October
-Wednesday    15th October
-Wednesday    22nd October

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 @ The Salisbury Pub, 1 Green Lanes N4 1JX

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 :-)


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 moves
- More basic moves
- Intro into transitions


Week five:
- Transitioning moves together
- Combining all moves and basic Lindy turn
- Musicality

 
 
AND.....
Intermediate Lindy Hop course

 5 week   LINDY HOP CLASS!

Please contact me if you are interested in signing up for this class.

Full course is £45 per person, £80 per couple
 
Wednesdays, 24th of September - 22nd of October, 8:45pm-9:45pm

Come and practice your Lindy Hop in this 5 week course, we will take you through some fantastic Lindy Hop moves to build on what you already know.. Refine your technique and style!

£45 per person, £80 per couple 
 
@ The Salisbury Pub, N4 1JX
 

Tuesday 12 August 2014


Well folks it looks like evenings will be getting cooler now, so what better way to keep things hot than dancing? Talking of dancing this month we will have the fantastic, talented Cookie teaching!

As usual our three stooges; Tim Hellzapoppin', Kid Krupa and Swing Maniac will be fumbling with the decks and putting on some real corkers for you to warm your toes to. The order of the day will be Hot Hot Jazz, Swing, Jump, Blues and any other great tune on original 78 we can play.

The evenings dance lesson will start at 7.30 pm and the whole delectable evening costs just £7

Saturday 19 April 2014

>>  Beginners and Intermediate Balboa courses <<

Limited spaces! To sign-up for any of the courses below 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. > vintagedancing@googlemail.com



5 week  BEGINNERS Balboa course:
Starting Thursday, 8th of May!
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 and preferably leather soled shoes or dress shoes with a smooth sole, high heels are great if your comfortable wearing them :-).

7:30pm to 8:30pm:
-1. Thursday 8th May 
-2. Thursday 15th May
-3. Thursday 22nd May
-4. Thursday 29th May
-5. Thursday 5th June

Week one:
- Frame between lead and follow
- Basic Balboa steps for lead and follow
- The concept of "language" of Balboa
- Intro into a basic Balboa move

Week two:
- Basic Balboa steps review
- Frame review
- Move review
- Basic Balboa "come around"

Week three:

- Intro to footwork variations in the basic
- Review of "come around"
- Building onto the "come around"
- Intro into transitions

Week four:
- Using transitions to create dynamic leading and following
- How to incorporate basic moves through transitions

Week five:
- Reviewing transitions
- Transitioning moves together
- Combining all moves and basics 

THEN>>>>

5 week INTERMEDIATE Balboa course:

8:45pm-9:45pm:
-1. Thursday 8th May 
-2. Thursday 15th May
-3. Thursday 22nd May
-4. Thursday 29th May
-5. Thursday 5th June

Please join us to brush up on you Balboa techniques and learn new exciting moves. This intensive course will be taught by Paul Golledge and Gaia. We will be taking your Balboa to new levels with exciting foot work and fun dance floor tips to get you even more excited and motivated about Balboa.

£45 per person, £80 per couple
@ The Salisbury Pub

>>> E-mail me to secure your spot now!
BEGINNERS LINDY HOP 5 WEEK COURSE

7:30pm-8:30pm
-1. Tuesday 13th May 
-2. Tuesday  20th May
-3. Tuesday  27th May
-4. Tuesday  3rd June
-5. Tuesday  10th June

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
@ The Salisbury Pub

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 :-)

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

AND.....
Intermediate Lindy Hop course

 5 week   LINDY HOP CLASS!

Please contact me if you are interested in signing up for this class.

Full course is £45 per person, £80 per couple

8:45pm to 9:45pm, starting Tuesday, 13th of May, 2014 @ the Salisbury Pub

8:45pm-9:45pm
-1. Tuesday 13th May 
-2. Tuesday 20th May
-3. Tuesday 27th May
-4. Tuesday 3rd June
-5. Tuesday 10th June

Come and practice your Lindy Hop in this 5 week course, we will take you through some fantastic Lindy Hop moves to build on what you already know.. Refine your technique and style!

£45 per person, £80 per couple 

Monday 10 March 2014

Beginners and Intermediate Balboa courses!

>>  Beginners Balboa course with Paul and Gaia  <<

Starting Thursday, March 27th!
 5 week  BEGINNERS BALBOA CLASS!

Please contact me if you are interested in signing up for this class.
 

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 and preferably leather soled shoes or dress shoes with a smooth sole, high heels are great if your comfortable wearing them :-).

7:30pm to 8:30pm:
- Thursday 27th March 
- Thursday 3rd April
- Thursday 10th April
- Thursday 17th April
- Thursday 24th April

Week one:
- Frame between lead and follow
- Basic Balboa steps for lead and follow
- The concept of "language" of Balboa
- Intro into a basic Balboa move

Week two:
- Basic Balboa steps review
- Frame review
- Move review
- Basic Balboa "come around"

Week three:

- Intro to footwork variations in the basic
- Review of "come around"
- Building onto the "come around"
- Intro into transitions

Week four:
- Using transitions to create dynamic leading and following
- How to incorporate basic moves through transitions

Week five:
- Reviewing transitions
- Transitioning moves together
- Combining all moves and basics 

THEN>>>>

Balboa 5 week intermediate course.

8:45pm-9:45pm:
- Thursday 27th March 
- Thursday 3rd April
- Thursday 10th April
- Thursday 17th April
- Thursday 24th April

Please join us to brush up on you Balboa techniques and learn new exciting moves. This intensive course will be taught by Paul Golledge and Gaia. We will be taking your Balboa to new levels with exciting foot work and fun dance floor tips to get you even more excited and motivated about Balboa.

£45 per person, £80 per couple
@ The Salisbury Pub

>>> E-mail me to secure your spot now!

vintagedancing@googlemail.com

Sunday 23 February 2014

March IS mad!

Mouthful O' Jam March is going to put a spring in your step and make you feel that the sun may actually poke it's head out at some point this year. As usual our hot 78 DJ's will get you moving and keep you there all night with the hottest vintage tunes around. The dance lesson starts at 7.30 pm with our wonderful dance instructor who will take you through your paces and give you all you need to dance socially. Entry only £7! The Salisbury Pub 1 Grand Parade Green Lanes N4 1JX

Saturday 11 January 2014

New Year, Old Dance

Well the new year is here and finally we are back with the new year jam. As usual a nice warm up swing dance lesson with our fab swing dance instructor and hostess Gaia from 7.30pm After the lesson the dancing starts with the hottest 78 rpm DJ's around. Tim Hellzapoppin', Kid Krupa our special guest DJ Richard Pucci (ain't mIssbehavin) and myself Swing Maniac will rock your socks with the hottest music on shellac records all the way until 2am. Entry £7 on the door. This year after 4 years of keeping the price of entry at £5 we have decided to raise the price a little to £7. We have put our reasoning of the FB Mouthful O' Jam group page.