A Bon Voyage Jam

West Coast Swing at 1050 Hosted by Steve Neeren DJWCSWING@nyc.rr.com 212-586-3849 1050 Restaurant and Lounge 735 Tenth Avenue at 50th street, NYC 9 pm to 12:30 am Admission: $10

West Coast Swing at Chetty Red Hosted by John Festa 28 East 23 Street New York, NY 10010 The party starts at 9 pm and ends at about 12:30 am. Admission price is $10 Skirt night is first wed/month (those in skirts get $1 off admission)

Robert Abrams
July 21, 2004

Melissa Rutz, a dedicated member of New York City's West Coast Swing community for the past several years, is returning to California. She was honored with a bon voyage jam at Chetty Red. Everyone wished her well on her new endeavors. I found some appropriately fading-away/long-exposure shots of Melissa dancing at 1050, so I added them in to form a virtually extended jam.

Melissa Rutz at 1050
Photo courtesy of Robert Abrams

---

Melissa Rutz at 1050
Photo courtesy of Robert Abrams

---

Melissa Rutz at 1050
Photo courtesy of Robert Abrams

---

Melissa and Tybalt
Photo courtesy of Robert Abrams

---

Melissa and Arte Phillips
Photo courtesy of Robert Abrams

---

Melissa and Rothschild
Photo courtesy of Robert Abrams

---

Melissa and Steve Neeren
Photo courtesy of Robert Abrams

---

Melissa and Mark Eckstein
Photo courtesy of Robert Abrams

---

Melissa and John Lindo
Photo courtesy of Robert Abrams

---

Melissa and Hazel
Photo courtesy of Robert Abrams

---