Ask us some questions, we'd love to hear them!
What are registration prices?
ULX 2010 is $55 for the whole weekend if paid before December 1st, or $65 if after.
Tickets for individual events will be sold at the door.
Are there refunds if I can't make it?
Nope. Sorry.
How do I Volunteer?
Volunteers will get $5.00 off their registration price for every hour they help. There are quite a few times to volunteer that are not during that dances. There is a google document created for those who what to sign up as a volunteer <Click here>
Where do I find information about ski resorts and equipment rental?
Visit www.skiutah.com for all the information you could ever want on available skiing in and around Salt Lake City. If you'd like to discuss your plans with other people who are going to be at the exchange, please visit our forum.
Where do you recommend I ski or board while I'm visiting for the exchange?
Any of the ski resorts are worth the effort and price. The closest resorts to Sale Lake City are Snowbird, Alta*, Brighton, Solitude, The Canyons, Park City, and Deer Valley*. All of these resorts are within a 20-70 minute drive, depending on where you're staying in the Salt Lake area.
* No snowboarding.
Do the ski resorts there really get 500+ INCHES of annual snow fall??
YES!
Just how fluffy is the white fluffy powder?
Well you see there's this big lake called Great Salt Lake and it causes what's called lake-effect snow. We call it "The Greatest Snow on Earth." The snow is really dry and powdery. Our ski resorts average 500 inches of annual snowfall (that's 1270 cm, 41 feet, or 12 meters).
If you ski, snowboard, sled, or even have a small desire to do any of those things there is no better place to be in the winter than Salt Lake City.
What if I don't ski or snowboard?
How about some extreme sledding? On Saturay Afternoon we're going sledding high in the Wasatch Mountains with everyone who doesn't want to ski or snowboard! For more information, see the schedule.
For those who don't want to ski, snowboard, or sled there are a variety of activities around the Salt Lake Valley. See your ULX program for a list of area attractions and activities.
For movie buffs you can also attend the Sundance Film Festival, which runs from January 15-25 (ie. during ULX).
Source: Wikipedia
A Lindy Exchange is a gathering of Lindy Hop dancers in a city for several days to experience the dance venues and styles in that city while taking advantage of an opportunity to dance with other swing dancers. The modern concept of the Lindy Exchange was an answer to the globalization effort to spread the Lindy Hop dance throughout the world. Although the focus of Lindy Exchanges is on Lindy Hop, related swing dances like Balboa, Charleston, Blues, and Collegiate Shag are common at exchanges as well. The general theory behind the Lindy Exchange was that different cities foster different styles of Lindy Hop dancing, and by traveling and interacting with one another, dancers from many cities can improve their dancing while enjoying the culture, music, and camaraderie found in the host city. Generally, dancers who travel to an exchange will stay at the homes of other dancers in the host city.
Exchanges can vary in size. Some of the older exchanges, such as the Chicago Lindy Exchange and the D.C. Lindy Exchange, can easily have 400 people or more. Exchanges in cities with smaller dance communities may have fewer than 50 people. Lindy Exchanges typically do not have lessons or workshops since the focus is on social dancing.
Exchanges have created a national Lindy Hop subculture where swing dancers around the country have gotten to know one another. Yehoodi is a popular web community among Lindy Hoppers that serves as a place to advertise and discuss Lindy Exchanges.
History
The first Lindy Exchange occurred on Dec 4-6, 1998 in San Francsico, CA, USA between the cities of Chicago, Illinois and San Francisco, California. The intent of this exchange was for people visiting from Chicago to experience the dance styles of San Francisco by visiting many of its established venues and dancing with the Lindy Hoppers there. As the popularity of the Lindy Exchange increased, the events changed from a strict city to city swapping of dancers to an open-invitational gathering of Lindy Hoppers from around the country (and, in some cases, from international locations) to one central city for a particular weekend. Now, many cities around the country and around the world host annual Lindy Exchanges.
Format
The schedule of a Lindy Exchange varies with each exchange, but there are certain features that are common to many of them. Usually, there is an opening Friday evening dance followed by a late night dance, which goes on to the early morning. On Saturday, there is usually an afternoon dance, an evening dance, and another late night dance. On Sunday, there is usually an afternoon dance and an evening dance. Some exchanges also have an evening dance on the Thursday before the event, a Sunday late night dance, or a Monday evening dance. The late night dances often feature a "blues room" with music that better accommodates Blues dancing and frequently last until sunrise. The venues chosen for each dance are often chosen to feature the highlights of the dancing or culture of the host city, although some of the more established exchange cities have a challenge balancing the large capacity/demand for exchange attendees with trying to display the smaller/more intimate venues that might be a more accurate depiction of the local social dancing scene. Live swing bands based in the host city are often chosen for some venues, particularly the evening dances. Many cities also include various sight-seeing activities during the days of the exchange for the visiting dancers to get to know the host city.
Source: Wikipedia
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