Jean Ma and Bromley Palamountain are award-winning swing dance instructors, choreographers, and performers specializing in vernacular movement through the dance patterns of Lindy Hop, Balboa, and Charleston. They teach group and private lessons locally, nationally, and internationally and are also available to perform at weddings, corporate events, parties, etc.
They live in Berkeley, California but teach across the San Francisco Bay Area and have even been stretching their wings out with some national and international appearances.
Please contact Jean and Bromley at jeanandbromley@gmail.com for private lessons, booking requests, and other inquiries.
For more information about swing dancing in the Bay Area, check out Facebook Bay Area Group or lindylist.com.
The Dancers’ Den: Now on TUESDAYS in 2013
Jean and Bromley are proud to be the co-owners/co-founders of the Bay Area’s premier swing dance event The Dancers’ Den. Like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/berkeleydancersden.
Class topics for April:
April Intermediate Topic: It’s Lindy Hop and Charleston Time - Charleston and Lindy Hop go together like peanut butter and jelly, peas and carrots, leads and follows…In this class you will learn the core leading & following elements to allow you to quickly communicate ideas on the dance floor so you can stay in sync with your partner and flawlessly transition between Lindy Hop and Charleston. No partner necessary. Drop-ins welcomed every week.
April Beginner Lindy Hop Topic: 8-Count Lindy Hop- No experience or partner necessary. Drop-ins welcomed every week since we will be teaching different material in each class. Every month we will be adding to your Lindy Hop vocabulary by teaching you 6-count, 8-count, Charleston, and more and showing you how to integrate them all so that you can dance the night away.Due to some conflicting Berkeley City Club Events, The Dancers’ Den will be moving to Tuesday nights in 2013. Here is our schedule for January & February:
OPEN: Apr 2, 9, 16, 23 8th, 15th, 22nd and EVERY Tuesday of February
CLOSED: Apr 30 for BCC Event
OPEN: May 7, 14, 21
Closed: May 28 for BCC Event
Where:
The Dancers’ Den
@ The Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
Schedule:
6-7pm Intermediate Swing Lesson- No partner needed
7-8pm Beginner Swing Lesson- No partner and No previous experience needed
8-10:45pm DJ’ed Social Dance
For more information:http://www.berkeleydancersden.com/
The Den: Next LIVE Band Night w/Americano’s: May 7th
We are SO EXCITED to announce that The Americano Social Club will be back at The Dancers’ Den for our next LIVE BAND night on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013. They were so amazing last year that we couldn’t wait to ask them back. You MUST mark your calendars for this amazing band.
Schedule:
6-7pm Intermediate Swing Lesson- No partner needed
7-8pm Beginner Swing Lesson- NO partner and NO previous experience needed
8-10:45pm LIVE BAND!!!
Tickets are only $4 more than our usual DJ’dnights.
For Dance Only:
$10 Students
$12 Non-Students
For class+dance prices, check our price list at http://berkeleydancersden.com/classes
For more information:http://www.berkeleydancersden.com/
A note from the band: Hey Dancers, Welcome to the Americano Social Club! We are mandolinist Michael Zisman, guitarist Jason Vanderford and bassist Joe Kyle and we play music for “la dolce vita”. Find us online at Facebook http://www.facebook.com/americanosocialclub. We are looking forward to coming to The Den so be sure to bring your best shoes, because we want to swing you to the end of love… See You Soon!
For more information:http://www.berkeleydancersden.com/ or http://www.gauchojazz.com/
2013 YWCA Level II Lindy Hop Classes
Jean and Bromley will be teaching a 6 week Level I Lindy Hop series at the YWCA in Berkeley, CA every Monday night starting April 1st. If you need help solidifying your basics and the stuff you learn from The Dancers’ Den classes, you should definitely check out this Monday night series. No partner necessary. Drop-ins welcomed.
@YWCA Berkeley
2600 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
When:
Mondays
Series II: Beginner II Lindy Hop: April 1st - May 6th
Or Sign up at Berkeley YWCA
Lindy 3 & 4 at The 9:20 Special
Jean and Bromley are excited to be teaching again at The 9:20 Special for the months of April and May.
When:
Every Thursday in April and May
Lindy 4-Special Extension: Open House Performance Routine (Open House is on May 30th): 7:20 - 8:20pm Jean and Bromley are so honored to be asked to choreograph and teach another performance class for the 9:20 Special Open House. The class will be 2 months long. This routine will be performed at the 9:20 Special Open House which is on May 30th.In this series they will teach a super fun routine filled with moves that are also lead-able on the social dance floor. This is a great opportunity to learn some new moves and choreography and have the chance to perform it. If you don’t feel 100% comfortable performing, you are still more than welcome to take the class. You are NOT obligated to perform if you do not wish. They will for sure have youperformanceready though, so hopefully everyone will get to experience the rush of performing for an audience. If you have any questions, please feel free to email them at jeanandbromley@gmail.com. J&B will also be teaching the Lindy 3 level class as well.
Lindy 3-Intermediate+ Lindy Hop: 8:20-9:20pm -
- April Topic: Footwork and Rhythm- In this class, Jean and Bromley will teach you how to style your dancing by using your feet in different ways. Kicks, syncopated steps, holds, big steps/small steps, etc - they will help you understand how you can be creative and rhythmic with your dancing.
- May Topic-Fancy Moves- J&B will come up with fun and interesting moves and complicated patterns that will challenge you and help you grow as a dancer.
Check out 920special.com. to register for classes and for more info.
Class Recap Videos now available!!
We now have class recaps for our Berkeley classes which can be found below:
*YWCA class recaps
*The Dancers’ Den class recaps
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2011 9:20 Performance Class: The House Special
2010 9:20 Performance Class: Team Awesome
The Lovely Ladies
The Handsome Men
Private Lessons
We offer private lessons in the Berkeley/East Bay/San Francisco Area! To find out more, please visit our private lessons page or email us at jeanandbromley@gmail.com.
