HSDS is pleased to announce another great year of Lindyfest, an amazing lindy hop weekend workshop jammed packed with classes for all dance levels, soul sessions with living legends, hot performances and four endless nights of dancing. Lindyfest brings in hundreds of dancers from all across the globe to learn lindy hop from the masters and experience the excitement of Lindy Hop, all in Houston, Texas.

Workshop Information
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The dates for this years Lindyfest are Thursday, March 13th to Sunday,
March 16th, 2008. The workshop classes will be held on the beautiful
University of Houston campus starting Friday.

This year all evening and after hour dances will be at the Sheraton Brookhollow starting Thursday evening. On Friday evening will we will have our Instructor Jam and host the ILHC Regionals. On Saturday, there will be special performances from the Silver Shadows, 23 Skidoo and more!

Check the website for complete details: http://lindyfest.hsds.org

2008 Line-up
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This year there are 16 great intructors from across the globe. They are:
* Frankie Manning * Chazz Young * Dawn Hampton * Naomi Uyama
* Steven Mitchell * Virginie Jensen * Sylvia Sykes * Jason Christodoulou
* Peter Strom * Ramona Staffeld * Max Pitruzzella * Annie Trudeau
* Nina Gilkenson * Andy Reid * Manu Smith * Ria Debiasi

In addition, here are our special guest DJs:
* Jesse Miner * Rayned Wiles * Ryan "Swifty" Swift
* Dave Frutos * Peter Strom * Naomi Uyama


Prices and Registration
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You have less than one week to take advantage of our early-bird
registration price of only $135 for the entire weekend. This is a
great opportunity you won't want to miss out on.

* $135 early registration until January 15th, 2008

* $159 after January 15th, 2008

* $99 International rate and Junior rate 18 and under (ID required)

Register online now: http://lindyfest.hsds.org/registration/

Hotel Information
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HSDS has secured a great hotel rate of $79/night at the Sheraton
Brookhollow. This is the same location as all the evening and
after hours dances Thursday through Sunday. Be sure to let them know
you want the Lindyfest room block when you make your reservations. As
an extra bonus for staying at the hotel, we'll be offering a shuttle
service between the hotel and workshop location at UH.

Sheraton Brookhollow
3000 North Loop West Frwy
Phone: (713) 688-0100
Email: ebaudains@sheratonbrookhollow.com

Be where the party's at all weekend long and reserve your room before
they fill up!

Referral Program
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This year we are giving you a chance to win great prizes just for
getting your friends to register. The referral program is a way for us
to reward people who help spread the word about Lindyfest and get
their friends to register. Once you've registered for Lindyfest you'll
receive a special link to send to your friends. When someone registers
with that link you'll receive an e-mail telling you how many referrals
you currently have. You'll have the opportunity to win prizes for:

*Most referals overall
*Most referrals from out of Texas
*Most referrals from out of the US

These prizes will range from free T-shirts, refund on your Lindyfest
registration, or even a paid private from an Instructor of your
choice. See here for complete details and list of prizes:
http://lindyfest.hsds.org/promo/

I just went to the web site and checked it out. WOW!!!!! I could watch the videos over and over, especially the Silver Shadows! Not sure if we can squeeze another work shop in this year, but if we can, we are there! Looks like a whole lot a fun!

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Nobody puts baby in the corner.......

Lindyfest is March 13-16th, 2008
http://lindyfest.hsds.org/

Greetings from the Houston Swing Dance Society and Lindyfest 2008 Planning Committee! We're getting really excited about our upcoming workshop and we have some new information to share with you about Lindyfest 2008.

Book your Hotel Room Online
All Lindyfest dances Thursday through Sunday night will be held at the Sheraton Brookhollow, and HSDS has secured a great hotel rate of $79/night. You can now make your reservations online at http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/booking/reservation?id=0802079034&key=69777 or by calling the number listed below. Be sure to let them know you want the Lindyfest room block when you make your reservations. As an extra bonus for staying at the hotel, we'll be offering a shuttle service between the hotel and workshop location at UH.

Sheraton Brookhollow
3000 North Loop West Frwy
Phone: (713) 688-0100

Be where the party's at all weekend long and reserve your room before they fill up! The room block will be held through March 6th.

Prices and Registration
http://lindyfest.hsds.org/registration/
$159 Weekend registration -- including all dances and classes
$99 International rate/Junior rate 18 and under (ID required). These rates are available under the country code as either XX for international or Student Rate for 18 and under.

DJs
We're pleased to announce the DJs for Lindyfest 2008 are Jesse Miner, Rayned Wiles, Ryan "Swifty" Swift, Dave Frutos, Peter Strom and Naomi Uyama.

New Beginner Track
http://lindyfest.hsds.org/registration/?ws=beginner
We are offering a special Beginner Track for people looking to start their journey into Lindy Hop during the Lindyfest weekend. Registration is only $45 and includes 8 hours of instruction with Jason Esparza and Chansin Bird at the Sheraton Hotel. For more details visit our website.

Dance Pass
http://lindyfest.hsds.org/registration/?ws=dance
Dance passes are now available online! Dance passes will be also be sold at the door. The dance pass price is $75 for the entire weekend Thursday-Sunday.

Special Performances
Don't miss out on catching exciting performances by your favorite dancers at the Saturday evening dance. We're giving you a little treat with championship winning dancers including 23Skidoo, the Ladies of the Silver Shadows, and Max and Annie. They're putting on a special show just for Lindyfest! You gotta catch this one!

Lindy Hopper's Fund Kick-Off
We’re proud to be announcing the establishment of The Lindy Hopper’s Fund of America, a nonprofit, national human services organization that helps our elder generation of Lindy Hoppers; those who danced at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, in theater, film, or on television. Through a broad spectrum of social, health and housing programs, The Lindy Hopper’s Fund will address their essential and critical needs providing financial assistance for essential living expenses such as rent, utilities or medical costs. For more info visit http://www.lindyhoppersfund.org/

HSDS is proud to support The Lindy Hoppers Fund in its mission to provide assistance to those lindy hoppers who have paved the way for us to be able to dance and continue the legacy of lindy hop. During the Lindyfest weekend, you will have the opportunity to find out more about this program and to make financial contributions. Please consider donating to this special cause to help support the Lindy Hoppers Fund. Every little bit will help. HSDS is pleased to announce that they will match 100% any donations collected during the Lindyfest weekend.