SATURDAY
Airsteps for Beginners
Description: A beginners workshop into the world of Airsteps, also called Aerials. Here you will learn some of the simpler and more beginner friendly Air Steps, and how to add these exciting movements into your dancing, so it’s not just an acrobatic skill, but a part of your swing dancing.
The aerials you will learn at this workshop are:
– Frog Jump (as a warmup)
– Figure 4 Dip
– Figure 4 Dip to drag
– Moons
Level: Aimed at dancers with little or no experience in air steps or physical training. It is mandatory to sign up as a dance couple, because we’ll not change partners.
Duration: 90 min.
Lindy fun Class: Stealing in Lindy Hop
Description: The goal is to learn ways to enter another couple’s dance, usually by replacing one of the dancers and smoothly ‘stealing’ the other without disrupting the connection or dance dynamics. We’ll explore simple and basic methods as well as more complex ones to apply as needed. It’s extremely fun for jams, performances, or simply playing around during social dancing.
Level: At least 4 months of Lindy Hop classes. It’s enough to know the basic steps and simple structures of lindy hop.
Duration: 60 min
Lindy Technical Class: Smooth Charleston Transitions
Description: Charleston is characterized by having several basic and fun patterns. One of the things that makes it powerful is how it can be shaped very differently just by making small changes in body position, direction of movement or the connection with the partner. By exploring these variables we will find new and simple ways to transition from one basic pattern to another or even to more complex ones.
Level: At least 6 months of Lindy Hop classes. It’s necessary to know the basics of Charleston.
Duration: 60 min
SUNDAY
Airsteps for Improvers
Description: A workshop for those who want to delve deeper into the world of Airsteps, where you will learn some of the more advanced traditional and modern Airsteps, and work on being able to execute these acrobatic movements as a part of your Lindy Hop dancing.
The aerials you will learn at this workshop are:
– The Clamp (as a warmup)
– Back to back
– Around the back
Level: Aimed at dancers with some experience in air steps or physical training. If you have no prior experience in acrobatic movement, then taking the Saturday Beginner Airsteps workshop will get you ready for this Improvers workshop. It is mandatory to sign up as a dance couple, because we’ll not change partners.
Duration: 90 min.
Lindy fun Class: Classical Steps
Description: We’ll explore classic Lindy Hop steps that are an important part of swing dance culture. They may have become classics because a dancer made them famous or simply because they have been repeated in the usage and customs of Swing dance. We’ll add a bit of rhythmic spice to each one and some new ways to enter and exit the step.
Level: At least 10 months of Lindy Hop Classes.
Duration: 60 min
Class for Lindy Nerds: Dancing rhythm displacements
Description: In music, rhythmic displacements happen when the rhythm shifts slightly, changing the timing of beats and pauses in a song. In Lindy Hop, you can use this concept by changing the timing and accents of your dance steps, creating exciting rhythm changes. This will give you new ways to connect and have playful interactions with your partner.
Level: At least 1,5 years of Lindy Hop classes.
Duration: 80 min
