Thanks For Coming!
June 6-8, 2008
We'd like to send out a Big Big Thank You to everyone who was a part of The Big Big Event 2008.
Our fabulous instructors for teaching, dancing and just generally being fun people.
- Mike Faltesek
- Casey Schneider
- Ramona Staffeld
- Peter Strom
- & Chad & Midori Fasca
The musicians and DJ's for giving us their best...
- The Solomond Douglas Swingtet
- The Russ Wilson Swingtet
- The Boilermaker Jazz Band especially Tom, Mark and Paul for helping us get to Sunday Morning.
DJ's: Glenn Scales, Mike Marcotte, Luke Albao, & Betsy Kipperman.
Plus The Hot Club de Jam Cellar for a fun diversion at the Friday Late Night.
To everyone who competed in the Universal Lindy Hop Championships by adding their crazy energy and enthusiasm to make the night that much more fun.
Congratulations to everyone who placed
- Joanna Lucero & Andrew Thigpen, 1st Place
- Dianne Eramo & Carl Nelson, 2nd Place
- Amber Hayes & Jeramie Anderson, 3rd Place
A special thank you to Laurie Gilkenson for helping us with all sorts of things throughout the whole weekend (and always).
Thanks as always to Donna Barker for all the help and information she gives as GEPPAC's dance program and special events manager.
Craig Gildner for helping us out with sound equipment all weekend.
Soo Clark and Sarah Hodzic for taking pictures. Keep an eye out for those!
And to everyone who came to the weekend and making the Big Big Event live up to its name. You are a hearty and crazy bunch for toughing out two days and nights of instruction and dancing in some off the most brutal weather that DC has to offer. You are a hard people. We salute you!
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