Davis Swing Kids

Barbara's Dancing Tonight Presents!

DSK at the City Lights Ball

The Davis Swing Kids is a dancing team, consisting mostly of adolescents between the ages of thirteen and seventeen (with exception of the instructors). The instructors, Barbara and Jeanette, are both experienced dancers. The company is rehearsing Tuesdays and Thursdays at Barbara's Dancing Tonight, and all are welcomed to come and see how things go. The songs they are currently choreographing to is The Andrew Sisters' "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and "Give me More" by Apartment 26 (the two songs are spliced together to form a -roughly- three minute dance).

From Left to Right: Maria, Myles, Sam, Zack, Kate, Gretchen, Camille, Ryan, Jaquie

"John"

Current Announcements

• The Davis Swing Kids dance troupe will begin their 2009-2010 season tryouts, Tuesdays, September 15th & 22nd from 5:00-6:30pm and Thursdays, September 17th & 24th from 5-6pm at Barbara’s Dancing Tonight, 1921 Sycamore Lane, Davis. !!!! Call Barbara Nicholas for more info: 530-756-8371.
• At the City Lights Ball Competition, DSK placed "Supreme" in their first event (which gave them to honor to perform for a total of three times instead of two) and third in their second. Congratulations to all of the Swing Kids as well as the First Place Team from San Jose
• Erin Gidding has left the Davis Swing Kids because of a harsh school schedual that demands much attention.

Current Dancers

Female

• Jaquie M.
• Kate Williams
• Gretchen Engbring
• Camille Teixeira

Male

Left to Right: Ryan, Nick, Myles, & John

• John Dudek
• Myles Danforth
• Ryan
• Zach
• Jesse

Zach

Instructors/Choreographers

• Jeanette M.
• Barbara

Jeanette

Other Notes

Jeanette, Jaquie and Ryan do not live in Davis. However, Swing Kids would fail without them, so we are grateful

Alumni

• Graham Freeman
• Doug Coker
• Allison Johnson
• Elaine Chan
• Caitlin Coss
• Niko Villars
• Ray Wooliever
• Margaret Sallee
• Tim Mussen
• Justin Deming
• Claire Reinert
• Julie Keller
• Manon Spycher
• Gabbi Taylor
• Erin Gidding

2005-11-17 22:03:05   I think the best thing about Swing Kids is the amazing amount of effort put into it, by every member of the team. I hate how I look in that photo! We should take a group one with everybody in it for this page. —JohnDudek

2005-11-19 21:33:53   for SURE we need a group photo... I was just going to upload solo pictures of everyone (like Zach's which is actually right outside before some Tuesday)... what do you think? —SamanthaSpada

2005-11-19 23:06:05   I'd actually perfer a group pic, because the SwingKiddos are a team, so it seems more fitting to have a group picture. —JohnDudek

2005-11-19 23:52:35   Holy memories, Batman! I was in the first group of Swing Kids when Barbara started the thing in the early nineties (1994?). I wonder if there are incriminating pictures of me at BDT? —GrahamFreeman

2005-11-21 22:14:27   mmm... I'll get a group picture next Tuesday (can't tomorrow, don't have a camera) and It will be up ASAP. —SamanthaSpada

2005-11-21 22:15:11   PS- (for Graham) I wonder if there are incriminaing pictures of you... and other former Swing Kids... Thanks for the reminder I'm going to ask Barbara about that tomorrow. ^_ —SamanthaSpada

2005-12-06 18:26:21   Thanks for putting up the alumni, that's a really cool idea. —JohnDudek

2005-12-19 17:22:41   And why aren't there any pictures of me? You guys would be nothing without me! You hear me?!? NOTHING!!! I'm juuussttt kidddiinnggg, no but seriously, why are there no pictures of me? Not cool. You all are getting the cold shoulder until my face is up here. —ErinGidding

2005-12-19 23:09:16   Sorry that your beautiful face isn't here yet, Erin. I'll bring a camera to the next practice, then we can pepper this page with your wonder! lol. Thanks for the great show on Friday. —JohnDudek

2006-02-02 08:58:45   Ok, I am most DEFINITELY taking pictures tonight (seeing as I'm a bit under the weather and probalby won't be able to dance much). So Erin won't have to worry about not being up here yet —SamanthaSpada

2006-02-07 20:21:08   That picture of me is awful it needs to leave. —JeanettetheChipette

2006-03-02 20:06:54   OH! That picture is much better I love it. Thanks for changing em!!! :) —JeanettetheChipette

2006-12-26 19:58:54   I've added a photo of a subset of the original group... I'm not sure when it was taken, but I'd guess 1996? —DougCoker

2009-05-13 17:33:37   This page is in need of some serious updates, as the team is completely different as it was when this page was made... in 2007. I'll get on that soon and try to get a picture of the current team! —JohnDudek

The Davis Swing Kids dance troupe will begin their 2009-2010 season tryouts, Tuesdays, September 15th & 22nd from 5:00-6:30pm and Thursdays, September 17th & 24th from 5-6pm at Barbara’s Dancing Tonight, 1921 Sycamore Lane, Davis. !!!! Call Barbara Nicholas for more info: 530-756-8371.