Troupe Performances.
One really amazing adventure you can have while pushing your dancing skills to new heights is performing. Especially as a team. It gives you reasons to excel that are greater than purely dancing well, encouraging each other and working together with one goal is such a bonding experience that often creates life long friendships.
We encourage anyone who wants more from their dancing to put themselves out there in public and shine brightly. It’s the reason we encourage class performances each year to give everyone a taste of the thrill of performing in front of a crowd.
Here are some performances that we (Rusty and Amanda) have participated in during our time in Swing Patrol’s Brat Pack - a troupe designed for skilled dancers looking to grow their skills to the next level, Bluebelles - a solo all-girl troupe with great jazz stylings and Harlem Shout - a premier troupe showcasing the best of swing dancing and exciting choreography.
Enjoy!
Rusty’s Troupe Performances!
Rusty has ben involved in Brat Pack, Harlem Shout and Maharajas Balboa dance troupes. Here is a selection of performances.
Brat Pack at the first Electro Swing Club event at 170 Russell St. Melbourne at Billboard!. Crazy manic beginning as the DJ starts the music way before we get into position lol. Hard to breathe with that smoke machine but so much fun!!!
Brat Pack performing at a wedding reception at the Spice Market Nightclub in the basement of the Grand Hyatt Hotel Melbourne
Debut Performance of Brat Pack's Electro Swing routine to Cinnamon Girl at Malvern Town Hall
Harlem Shout Lindy Hop performance at Eltham, Melbourne for Rusty & Lexi's Gatsby themed wedding
Brat Pack members performing Traffic Jam at Ernie Soh’s 40th & Kim’s Birthdays in Kew, Melbourne
Miss Fisher's Costume Exhibition Harlem Shout performing Harlem Jump at the historic Ripponlea Estate in Elsternwick Melbourne, which was also my first taste of teaching swing dance workshops.
One of the first performances with Brat Pack that Rusty participated in was at the Old Melbourne Gaol during the Squizzy Underbelly Exhibition when the show was launched on TV. ...
Short video of dancing on the Today Show promoting the Squizzy Underbelly Exhibition at the Old Melbourne Gaol
Harlem Shout performing a Blues performance to Ella Fitzgerald’s Smooth Sailing at Eltham, Melbourne
Charleston Hat Trick Routine performed by Brat Pack at Langwarrin, Melbourne to Stockholm Stomp
Amanda’s Troupe performances!
Amanda and Rusty met and became good friends at Swing Patrol’s Ringwood classes, and has gone on to performing in the Bluebelles solo jazz and Harlem Shout dance troupes. Amanda was a regular teacher at Mitcham up until 2021 and has stepped back to devote more time to her family. Although she still makes occasional appearances with us filling in when JC has other commitments. Here are some of her performances for your pleasure, enjoy!
Harlem Shout at 2017 Performance Ball
Amanda also took part in Swing Patrol’s Shout And Feel It Stage Show in 2018 the video link is here (part 1 goes for 56 minutes so strap yourself in and break out the popcorn - Harlem Shout with Amanda comes on at 53 mins in performing to Swing That Music
Directed by Amanda Crossman. Amanda, Anita, Bonnie, Danielle and Jess. Performed at the inaugural Aussie Girl Jam, March 3-5, 2017, Melbourne, Australia.
Amanda in the Bluebelles Solo Troupe performing at Meet The Scene Ball Collingwood Town Hall 2015
Jeanne-Clare’s (JC’s) Troupe performances!
Jeanne-Clare “JC” Storace, started swing dancing in 2008 after being encouraged by friends to start classes through the Melbourne University Dancesport Club. JC loves social dancing, performing, competing and teaching. In 2014 JC began performance troupe dancing with Brat Pack, where she met Rusty. They partnered for many gigs and she has loved social dancing with him ever since. She has also been involved in Harlem Shout, Double Rhythm Riot, and is the anchor Shag teacher at Swing Patrol’s Club Maxie’s, a regulay fortnightly Balboa and Shag social dance in Prahran. JC has been teaching swing since 2016 and is very excited to share her extensive knowledge with you all!
2019 Swing Patrol Performance Ball - Harlem Shout
Meet the Scene Ball 2019 Double Rhythm Riot Shag
2018 Lindy Royale Competition 2nd Place in Teams Division Balboa