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Pranksters on Television

Latest act on HepTown Records, the Copenhagen heroes Pranksters live intervue on Danish Television.

Hot spring in Copenhagen!

During the spring 2008 Copenhagen is one of the most swinging places to be - no less than 5 international workshops are comin’ up before the summer holidays.

If you are looking for workshops featuring the best swing dance teachers in the world, you probably have to look towards Herr�ng to find anything better than the line up in Copenhagen for the spring 2008!

Just take a look at this:

- 12-13/1: Hasse & Marie (S) - sorry, too late!
- 23-24/2: Dax Hock (USA) & Alice Mei (F) - sorry, too late!
- 12-13/4: Cph. Bal X-perience - sorry, too late!
- 3-4/5: Hanna & Mattias (S) + Sinclair Ang (Sing) - sorry, too late!
- 7-8/6: CopHop Spring 08.

Hope to see you in swingin’ Copenhagen!

New swing classes, courses, themes and camps

Lots of new stuff just added to the course schedule.

Lilla Anna tillbaka i HepCat k�ket

Den 29 mars p� Mejeriet �r det allas favorit kock �Lilla Anna� som st�r f�r matlagningen. Som vanligt kan man v�nta sig m�nga l�ckerheter. Denna kv�ll kommer det bl.a. att servars f�ljande:

Laxspett med lime och chili

Kyckling med marsala vin och salvia

Potatissallad med vitl�k och dijonsenap

Spenatpaj med svamp och parmesan

Sallader, s�ser, sm�r och br�d

Toblerone parfait med tillbeh�r

Boka direkt hos Lilla Anna p� mat@heptown.com eller 040-917010. Buff� pris 120kr/pers (+intr�de)

Mer om kv�llen�

Are you on Facebook?

Here are some cool groups:

HepTown Records, our own label:
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5114278983

Black Cats Blues lounge, an unofficial cocktail party...
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6826992533

Cats’ Corner, givin’ ya sweet Swing every Thursday
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4998681870

Hepcats Copenhagen, the CPH Swing Cats.
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2423594008

HepCats Scania, an independent group for all the Cats & Kittens in the region.
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4067359675

Cultural Night - HepCats featured in TV and Newspapers

Danish "TV2" and danish "Politiken" fell in love with "Swinging HepCats" dancing at Arbejdermuseet this Friday.

They were playing 50’s music and the HepCats were dancing and giving free "Learn-The-Moves" classes. And this caught the attention of the media. See the pictures at Politiken and the video at TV2 (requires Windows Media Player).

And...in case you are not a dancer, swing by "www.swing-dans.dk" and sign up for one of the coming Beginners Weekends.

Photos from Club HepCat with Ray Collins Hot-Club

Photos from Club HepCat in Lund on the 6th october are already up. Check them out in the photo galleries.

On stage were Ray Collins’ Hot-Club and the venue was Mejeriet. Photographers so far are Roger Hansson and Patrik Rydberg

Succesful premiere for Scat Cats Live Ballroom

As expected, last thursdays big premiere for Scats Cats Live Ballroom at Tangopalatset, featuring Round Midnight Big Band , became a great success.

The former church, today a nest of energetic sounds and lustful mooves, perhaps even sin, threatened to tumble into pieces as Round Midnight Big Band filled the air with vibrant energy, making every limb of every dirty dancer present groove and throb in mindboggling rythms. Nothing happened that would pass in court!

But relax, the walls of Babylon are still standing, ready for another go in a month. Until then, all you dirty dancers will have to do with good old DJ music... Wich is not bad at all, when you think twice about it!

Check out our photo galleries for pictures from the unforgettable evening.

Frankie's book reviewed in Politiken (DK)

Frankie Mannings Biography was released on his 93rd Birthday on May 26th this year. Politiken in Denmark has printed a long review which can be seen online.

The book, titled "Cos it dont mean a thing, if it ain�t got that swing" has been reviewed by freelance Kit Bl�del and the review can be read online (it’s in danish). Enjoy!

http://politiken.dk/boger/article335304.ece

Thanks for the Stocka M�llan Swing Festival

Big thanks too all volunteers, organizers, dancers, listeners, musicians and all other that made this camp happen. A special thanks too Gunhild Carling whom without none of this would have happened.

Some photos have already been added to the gallery, but expect lots more soon >>>

Some videos from the weekend at YouTube >>>

Lots of new photos!

Lots of new photos have been uploaded recently, check them out in the photogalleries.

Direct links to the latest uploads:

2007-06-15 Stockam�lla swingfestival
2007-06-09 Cop-Hop Spring 07
2007-05-19 HepTown Records 5 Years Anniversary
2007-05-03 SoSo Jazz Trio at Scat Cats’ Basement
2007-05-01 Big Band Ballroom at Moriskan
2007-03-31 Retro Blaster - Devil Doll
2007-03-31 Retro Blaster - El Ray warming up for Devil Doll
2007-02-05 Retroblaster - The Buckshots

Cop-Hop Spring 07 - thank you!

A big thank you to all involved in the "Cop-Hop Spring 07" in Copenhagen June 9th-10th!

We hope that everybody was happy (and tired) Sunday evening.

A huge thank you to the people volunteering to administer registrations, to take care of the food at the party, to decorate Studenterhuset and of course to the band at the party.

A special thank you to our fantastic teachers: Joanna, Henric, Jessica and Dan.

And finally a very special thank you to all the participants; you made the workshop!

Videos and pictures from the workshop can be seen here:
Stompin.dk
Youtube.com
HepTown galleries.

Frankie Manning's biography and birthday

Finally a biography on the life of the legendary Frankie Manning has been released. Written by Frankie himself and Cynthia Millman this book portraits his life as one of the legendary Whitey’s lindy hoppers in the 1930’s until his life today as a lindy hop teacher.

To celebrate his birthday on the 26th of may, the international lindy hop community encourages you all to buy this book on that perticular day on amazon.com to make it a no.1 bestseller.

Widely known as the creator of the air-step in Lindy Hop, a choreographer and Tony award winner, Frankie Manning recalls how his first tentative steps as a teenager at Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom eventually led him to a career as chief choreographer and lead dancer for Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers, who appeared on Broadway stages, Hollywood films, and stages around the world. He brings the Swing Era to life with recollections of the headliners as well as the dozens of uncelebrated dancers who helped to make the Lindy an international sensation.
With collaborator, Cynthia Millman, Manning traces the evolution of swing dancing from those early days in Harlem through the post-War War II period until it was eclipsed by rock and roll, then disco. Never one to sit on the sidelines, Manning ended his 35-year hiatus from dancing during the early years of the swing revival, and he has been performing and teaching ever since. This wonderful memoir will be a revelation to the new generations of Lindy Hoppers as well as dance historians.

New site enhancement

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Filters are available for cities, countries, music styles, clubs, categories etc.

Photos from Club HepCat are up

Now you can find photos from Club HepCat in Malmoe 10th of February in the photo galleries

Photographer is Carsten Senholt.

HepCat Caf� Copenhagen

We are happy to announce that HepCat Caf� Copenhagen now have their own page on our site presenting all things they do and all their events. Check it out!

Small site improvement

We have made a page featuring all Big Events. You can from now on always reach it from a link right below the listing of big HepTown events on our start page.

Opening of HepCat Store Showroom

16th of december HepCat Store opens a show room in cooperation with Amerikanska motorimporten in Arl�v. From now on you will find clothes and stuff from HepCat Store there. We celebrate this with barbeque, live music with J-Tex etc. from 14.00-18.00 hours at Amerikanska motorimporten.

You can find the HepCat Store online at www.hepcat.se

And Amerikanska motorimporten is in Arl�v,Hantverkaregatan 22. And online at www.amerikanskamotorimporten.se.

Photos from DJ Battle and Christmas Lunch

Now you can find photos from both the DJ Battle in Malmoe 9th of December and the Christmas Lunch in Copenhagen on the 10th of December in the photo galleries

Photographer at both events is Carsten Senholt.

Article in news paper about HepTown

HepTown have been featured in an article in the news papers Ystads Allehanda and Trelleborgs Allehanda. The article can be read here and is in Swedish.