Announcements

Presented by: Perth Swing Dance Society
Whilst Hullabaloo 2017 might now be a distant memory, we’re starting to look towards Hulla 2018.

This means we are after people to join the Committee, and come to meetings, and be a part of the planning, and form lifelong Stockholm-esque bonds with your fellow inmat… committee members. So if you want to come and be a committee member, we’d love that. But if you just don’t have that much to give, that’s okay too.

Jobs include (but not limited to) setting up and packing down events, helping at workshops, scouting & managing venues, coordinating supplies and getting everything from a to b to c, managing volunteers, hosting, registrations, secretarial jobs like note taking and document checking, researching and applying for grants, helping with DJs and bands, looking at marketing and promotions, and running individual events.

If there’s anything here that appeals to you, or if you have any questions, please feel free to have a chat to Amanda Giglia, Luke Rokich, Emily Clarke or Elida Solecio. You can also message the FB page, or drop us an email at hullainfo@gmail.com. Help us make Hulla 2018 as awesome as all the rest.

Following the AGM a couple of weeks ago, it is time to announce your PSDS committee for 2017-18. We have a mix of new, old and ‘previously retired’ committee members who are excited to be part of the team and help shape the PSDS over the next year. Your new committee PSDS consists of:

Chairperson: Fiona Kemp
Vice Chairperson: Rubin Taylor
Secretary: Mick Tee
Treasurer: Rubin Taylor
Editor/Publicity: Michelle Turner
Hullabaloo Coordinators: TBA
Web/IT Support: Katie Sutcliffe
Safety Officer: Emily Clarke
General committee: Amanda Giglia, Hannah Bootsma, Luke Forrest

We would also like to thank all those who came down to the AGM. There was extensive discussion about the future of the PSDS and the new committee look forward to following up on the discussions.

Registrations are open and we have earlybird pricing available on full and social passes for a limited time only. Go to Hulla.org to register today!

FULL PASS

The Full Pass is your all access ticket to Hullabaloo; including entry to all social events, the Saturday and Sunday workshops, and comes with a Hullabaloo t-shirt included.

Please note, this pass does not include entry to the master class or the all-in class on Monday.

$300 (regular price)
$275 (earlybird price)
$260 (out of towner price)

SOCIAL PASS

Social (Pass) Butterflies apply within, this is your ticket to all the evening events, including late nights.

$140 (regular price)
$120 (earlybird price)
$110 (out of towner price)

WORKSHOP PASS

The Workshop Pass grants entry to both the Saturday and Sunday workshop days, or just the 1 day pass for either day. Workshop Passes can be bought along with other pass types to customise your weekend.

Workshops will run from 10am to 4pm each day. For further details, see the Classes page.

Please note, this pass does not include entry to the master class or the all-in class on Monday.

$200 (2 day pass)
$110 (1 day pass – can be purchased for either Saturday or Sunday)

LATE NIGHT PASS

Night owls can get their Hullabaloo fix, too, with the newly introduced Late Night Pass – party down at the Friday, Saturday and Sunday late nights and save $10 off the total door price.

Late Night Pass $45

Door Prices
Friday:  $15
Saturday:  $20
Sunday:  $20

The Perth Swing Dance Society is thrilled to announce that Hullabaloo – The Perth Lindy Exchange will be running for its 14th year from Thursday 20 April to Monday 24 April 2017.

Hullabaloo is a 5 day and night swing extravaganza in Perth which includes workshops with top level international and Australian teachers, five nights of social dancing, amazing live bands and the best DJs in the country.

All the way from Europe, we have the sensational Mikaela Hellsten and Nicolas Deniau, two of the smiliest, loveliest lindy hoppers on the international scene today.

A little closer to home, we have the fabulous Loz Yee, Julia Wharington, Joel Kohn and Kieran Yee coming at you from Melbourne, bringing with them a wealth of knowledge and an infectious sense of fun.

Mark your calendars and stay tuned for further updates! #hulla2017 is coming…

Honorary Life Membership to the PSDS was introduced at a Special resolution Meeting at the 2012-13 AGM and was welcomed and developed by the membership. Honorary Life Membership is open to “A person who has performed a distinguished service to the association over an extended period of time” (PSDS constitution, 2013). The person must have served at least one full term on the PSDS and/or Hullabaloo committee to be considered for nomination.

Honorary Life Members have their membership fees waived for life. Other benefits may be made at the discretion of the PSDS committee each year. All nominations submitted by Friday the 15th of July where the PSDS committee will consider all nominations. A maximum of two Honorary Life Memberships will be awarded at the PSDS AGM. Nominations can can be made via this link only.

Existing PSDS Life Members:

Jarrad Marshall

Michelle Turner

It’s finally here!

The Perth Swing dance Society would like to welcome you to the long awaited new website! After more than 12 years of hard service, the ‘old’ PSDS website had gotten very long in the tooth and needed to be put into retirement.

The new website offers a guide to all the swing events we know of in Western Australia, including information about events from the PSDS, swing schools and other sources, making it far easier to know what’s coming up. It also has categories you can use to find specific events, such as workshops, free events and live music!

There are many other features of the website for you to explore, including:

• Being able to join the PSDS directly through the website (using PayPal for payments)
• Information on swing history, ettiquete, clothing etc
• Information about where to learn to swing dance in Perth
• Links to local musicians
• A responsive design- for those of you that don’t ‘talk websites’, this means the website adapts to the screen you are accessing it from, making it easy to read on a computer, phone and tablet.

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank a few individuals and companies who have helped out in the development of this website. Firstly to Lotterywest who provided us with a grant towards the cost of creating this website. To Clever Starfish who designed and built the website, with particular mention to Gregory Bruyer and Trevor Hutchison who donated some of their time to help develop (Greg) and design (Trev) the website and Hyper IT who are hosting our website free of charge. We would also like to acknowledge the work that has gone into this website by the PSDS committees over the last 3 years, with particular mention to Michelle Turner has also worked tirelessly to provide almost all of the written content for the site and continues to update info on a regular basis and to Fiona Kemp who has worked on this project from the start, secured the grant from Lotterywest and has seen the project through to fruition.

We hope that you can use this site as your one-stop ‘Perth swing information centre’. We will be also be archiving photos and adding articles to the blog, so accessing information about the Perth scene will be easier than ever.

The PSDS would like to welcome your feedback about the new website, including if you have any issues using it or if you notice any errors. If you have something to tell us, either use the Contact Us section of the website or send us an email at feedback@perthswing.com.

The 2015-16 Perth Swing Dance Society Committee

Pc: Dabelyn Photography