1995

At the 50 years since the end of WWII celebrations, Kim and Alby, (Martin and Lucy) meet John and Aileen McCourt.
(Despite being in their later 60's this couple were doing air steps) and dancing Jitterbug as taught to them by GI's during WWII.

Kim, Alby, Martin, Lucy, Wayne, Kate, Kylee, Arlene and Carolin start lessons with John and Ailene doing Jitterbug, Blackbottom and Shag

Arlene visited 100 club in London and had flyer for Frankie tapes available from Simon Selmon.
Copy of Frankies videos is obtained to allow preparation for up comming Workshop in Sydney (Janurary 1996)

1996

Australia Day Weekend

Johnathan and Sylvia instruct first internationally workshop at Paramatta (PCYC ?)
Friday was West coast swing, Saturday and Sunday "Dean Collins" (smooth) Lindy, St Louis Shag, and Balboa
Sing and friends attended.

(March 1996 a Sydney workshop by Rob Bloom and Nicki, my first local lindy tape - above workshop tape was a ong time coming)

April 27th and May 4th
2 Saturday workshops organised by Kim Alby and Wayne
instructed by Jon Wentz (who eventually marries a girl he met in that first class and now lives in Brisbane) and Mary Travis (from a visiting Jazz and tap troupe) of Seattle (re-)introduce "Frankie" Lindy to Brisbane. John and Mary had met Simon Selmon during Wild Week at the end 1995 and shared accomodation and that is how they found out about our group in Brisbane.

Swing Tuit (Dance society) Brisbane is born that week (very wet week no sun for 13 days).
Weekly Practice/Review sessions eventually become lessons.
We watch the tapes of Catalaina 1995 avidly.

Martin and Lucy attend Swing Camp Catalina with John and Mary.
Martin and Lucy take on the senior teaching roles while Kim, Alby, John, Kate, Wayne, Natalie, and Greame teach the fundamental class and some feature classes.

August 17th 1996
Martin and Lucy review their expereinces at Catalina

October 5th 6th 1996
Sing and Andrew (from Swingapore) workshop

December 14th 15th 1996
Jim James and Mary Pat Cooney from Washington DC

1997

March 29th 30th 1997
Frankie Manning in Brisbane

May 10th 1997
Charleston with Yvonne Kower

October 17th - October 19th 1997
Lindy Hop with Steven Mitchell and Anna Sandesjö

1998

May 10th 11th 1998
Sing Lim and Andrew Workshop

June 27th 1998
Lindy Hop for Beginners Workshop (Wayne and Natalie)
(monthly review catchup intro mini workshops run for several months)

November 5th - 8th November 1998
Mattias Lundmark Workshops

1999

Feb 27th 1999
Mar 6th 1999
Andrew Vassiliou Workshop
Andrew teaches Swing at South Bank, Miss B's first big gig

Martin moves to USA (continues to teach lindy)

????
Swing Tuit (dance society) Brisbane stops weekly lessons
Alive and Swingin (with Paula at helm) takes over lindy teaching in Brisbane (Lucy joins after overseas lindy study)

Oct 9 10 1999
Boogie Woogie Lindy and Swing Workshop Marcus & Barbl
This was the end of the activities organised by Swing Tuit Brisbane
Remaing Society funds directed to Cancer Research

Nov 6 7 1999
Mattias Lundmark Workshops

(Dec 16 Back surgery for Wayne)

2000

Oct/Nov
Eddy and Eva

2001

Alive and Swingin spawns Swing Dance Brisbane (with Lucy at helm)

2002

December Alive and Swingin ceases operation

2003

January Mark and Vicki take helm of Swing Dance Brisbane

2004

May 8 9
Dax Hock

May 22 23
Solomon Douglas

Aug 30 31 Sept 1
Sylvia Sykes, Nick Williams


Sept 18 19
Dax Hock