Euclids Fifth » Dance http://www.euclidsfifth.com Development and Design Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:55:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 DJ http://www.euclidsfifth.com/dance/dj/ http://www.euclidsfifth.com/dance/dj/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:02:30 +0000 Kyle Smith http://www.euclidsfifth.com/?p=654 Music is one of my sincerest passions. I have been a swing music aficionado since 1996, and haven’t looked back. From Goodman to Stout, Django to Pinetop, and Ellington to Miller, if they file it under swing at Canterbury Records, then I’m in! Classic big band swing is at the heart of my collection; its chock full of great tracks from Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson, and Artie Shaw. But I would be remiss if I stunted the description of my collection with only those selections. Small groups, boogie woogie, trad jazz and Gypsy have a happy home in my collection as well.

I like to view being a DJ like being the conductor of a train. The job is to take their passengers from A to B, and along the way provide them with an experience they won’t forget, filled with beauty, excitement, and wonder. The DJ is the conductor of an evening’s journey through music and dance. Taking the dancer from stop to stop, giving them the chance to get off where they wish, but hoping that the ride is just too good not keep going. This involves crafting a set that moves seamlessly from Lionel Hampton to Louis Prima to Django and on, taking my passengers to the familiar hot spots of Basie and Bechet, but pushing their musical boundaries, bringing them to new found hot spots like Edgar Hayes and Gene Kardos. The journey is a non-stop flight of excitement, thrill and musical seduction. My goal is to leave the dancing passengers wanting more.

My DJ experience is vast, some of the highlights include:

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  • Camp Hollywood (Los Angeles, CA)
  • All Balboa Weekend (Cleveland, OH)
  • Eastern Balboa Championships (Raleigh, NC)
  • Balboa on the Promenade (Nice, FR)
  • Northwest Balboa Fest (Seattle, WA)
  • Inspiration Weekend (Orange County, CA)
  • Sin City Exchange (Las Vegas, NV)
  • San Francisco Lindy Exchange (San Francisco, CA)
  • Lindy Groove (Pasadena, CA)
  • ATOMIC Ballroom (Irvine, CA)
  • Hiball Lounge (San Francisco, CA)
  • 920 Special (San Francisco, CA)

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]]> http://www.euclidsfifth.com/dance/dj/feed/ 0 Event Host http://www.euclidsfifth.com/dance/event-host/ http://www.euclidsfifth.com/dance/event-host/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:10:17 +0000 Kyle Smith http://www.euclidsfifth.com/?p=658 The host of an event, whether it is a wedding, party or a dance competition, is often overlooked. There is more science behind being a successful host than one might think. Ensuring correct pronunciation, annunciation and articulation, are paramount attributes when looking for the right person to host your event. But it goes beyond that. A host is the direct connection between you and your event. The host is the first line of defense, the primary individual that your guests will encounter, and the one your guests will look to for information and instruction. Successful hosts have a commanding presence, are entertaining to your guests, and take on the responsibility of representing the event, ensuring, to the best of their ability, the success of the event.

Past hosting experiences include

Several Weddings and Private events

Dance Events:
Sacramento Jazz Jubilee
Inspiration Weekend
Swingin’ The Colony
Strutter’s Ball Dance Competition
24 Hour Cancer Dance-A-Thon
Sacramento Lindy Exchange
Numerous events at ATOMIC Ballroom

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