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Swings the Thing - 2011

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,700
Project of
Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative Legacy Grant SFY 2010 - SFY 2011
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Status
Completed
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Le Sueur
Le Sueur
Project Overview

Dance and Music for promoting and teaching about Swing music of the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s.

Project Details
  • Event Date:  2/25/11
  •  Location:  Waseca American Legion Club rooms
  • Attendance:  200+
  • Partner Organization(s):  Friends of the Waterville Public Library, Waterville Public Library 
  • Partner Organization(s) Contribution/Role in the Program:  Friends of the Waterville Public Library & Waterville Public Library  -  both partner’s promoted the event and distributed free tickets.

Program Outputs:    1 program, 200+ people from teens to their 80’s. The project was a dance which featured the swing music of the earlier part of the 20th century.  The event was held at the Waseca American Legion Club rooms.

2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,700
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Measurable Outcomes may be collected by survey, anecdotal responses, pre-test/post-test, observations; Describe proposed end user change in Behavior, Attitude, Skills, Knowledge, Condition and/or Status.

  • Patrons will listen and dance to the historical swing arrangements, a genre not heard in recent times.
Measurable Outcome(s)

Attendees learned of the swing era in which big bands were the great art form.

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