DSGJ Email One
As you may or may not know, actions are being taken to begin planning our version of the CA Girl Jam (if you want to know more about that, visit Giselle's website www.jazzinthekeyofG.com ).

We're calling it "The Dirty South Girl Jam" (the Kansahomatexaouisiana girl jam was too long!)

As of right now, we're looking at:
Place: Austin, the Fed (Texas Federation of women's clubs)

When: Early/Mid September (Sept 16 - 18 is Showdown, which is such a huge event now, we should make sure it isn't that weekend..... Especially since it draws on the "Old school" vibe we're trying to have)

We've got a few ladies that have already agreed to teach (look at giselle's website to read some of their class descriptions) and will be looking for a few more. We want to keep it in the spirit of the jitterbug and in the spirit of old school, hardcore lindy!

Ideas are good, but right now we need more than that! We need help!!

We need to keep this under wraps for a little longer. (How long? I don't know...) There are a few ladies I didn't have email addresses for, but wanted to get this to, so if you could:
Hannah - please forward to Tina D. Jeannie, and Laura M.
Jenna - please forward to Alex, Janna, and (OOOH, I'm bad at names... the girl w/ the great vintage look, in the cute pic of you guys holding your skirts out, betty boop style?)

We need some ideas too...
? Who would you like to see teaching there? (maybe a local dancer w/that "special something" that hasn't gotten the op. to teach at a big event yet? A TX/OK/KS/LA dancer who is popular w/ their students? Maybe one "bigger name")
? What kinds of things would you like to see taught?
? Any other things that you can think of that would be great to have/do there.
? Any specific things you want to make sure ARE NOT There

I've set up an email group (some will cheer, some will boo... but it will help the cause) for this, and you guys should have received the invite to that by now. Then those named in the email as people to forward this to will get invites also, blah blah blah, you get the idea.
Go ahead and use the yahoo group ( DSGJ@yahoogroups.com )! It's here so we can keep track of things, and each other! I'm setting up a folder on the DSGJ yahoogroup website ( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSGJ/ ) for stuff sent to me about this one and stuff regarding the CA jam. (it'll make more sense as we go along. I'm putting in it the class descriptions and the good/bad parts that a lead that was there took down and sent to me). Please bookmark the yahoogroup website, so that you can check the new info frequently.

Also, if you want to send something in to the folder, you can do that either via email or through my website, http://ok-lindy.tripod.com There's a virtual meeting link, go there and messages will be sent to me to put in the format I'll be using on the yahoogroup.

I'm really excited about this! If for some reason you can't or don't want to do this, then disregard the email!

Ok, that's all, go dance!