About the Melbourne Lindy Exchange November 14-17, 2003

You are invited to the third annual Melbourne Lindy Exchange, beginning on Friday the 14th and going all the way through to Monday the 17th of November. That's right, 4 huge days of MLX fun this year!! Highlights include:

• Lindy Hop Workshops with NINE internationally renowned teachers
• MLX Ball / Battle of the Big Bands
• Tribute to Harlem night
• Late night dancing until 3am
• Return of piano duo Back Pocket (Canada) and Ms Yvette Johansson
• Extra workshops on Friday and Monday
• Walking tour of Melbourne

Which Pass?

This year we have three options available for MLX passes. Click a pass to read more.

Announcing the Harlemania Series

We are getting a lot of concerned emails from people who missed out on the chance for an MLX Full Pass. Please don't despair because we have some exciting news! We have just opened registrations for 10 new workshop classes to be held on the Friday before and the Monday after the MLX weekend. These workshops are called the Harlemania Series. You can book classes individually or get a Harlemania Pass including 4 classes and a Social Pass for $200 ($180 for students). Register now.

The MLX 2003 Video

If you thought that the MLX 2001 and 2002 videos were pretty special, this year you'll be in for a huge surprise. We're lucky enough to have a full video crew to document MLX 2003, lead by award-winning Film Director Jaqui Davis. Jaqui is a VCA graduate who recently received the SBS 'Eat Carpet' Award at the St Kilda Film Festival and her most recent project, 'The Melbourne Shuffle' is about the local dance craze of the same name. You may also have noticed that it usually takes us quite a long time to complete the editing process for MLX videos! This year, with a dedicated video production team, you can expect your video to arrive in January! Good news for everyone. Be sure to order your video when you register to avoid delay.

MLX 2003 Postcard

Help spread the word about MLX 2003. The postcards are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format and are set up to be printed on A4 paper (2 sides) and cut. Download here:

• MLX Postcard

About Lindy Hop

Lindy Hop swing dancing communities are thriving in cities across Australasia.  From Perth to Sydney, Hobart to Brisbane, Lismore to Singapore, Auckland to Adelaide, and in many other cities you can find people discovering one of the most exciting social dances of the modern era.

Originating in the ballrooms of Harlem, Lindy Hop swing dancing was given its name by legendary swing dancer "Shorty" George Snowden after the famous pilot Charles Lindbergh when he made his thirty-three hour flight across the Atlantic Ocean to France on May 20, 1927.

Snowden had just won the first Harvest Moon Ball Contest in Central Park in New York, and was asked by a newspaper reporter what style the couple were doing. Shorty thought for a second, and replied "the Lindy Hop... We flying just like Lindy did!" The newspaper reporter did an article on the contest and described what he saw as the "Lindy Hop."

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