To join this level you should have confidence and control of the basics and of the leading or following all the basic moves and you’d like to improve the quality and fluidity of your movements and your musicality more than learning more moves. You have been dancing regularly in your local scene and have probably been to some international workshop. To join this level you should have confidence and control of the basics and of the leading or following all the basic moves and you’d like to improve the quality and fluidity of your movements and your musicality more than learning more moves. You have been dancing regularly in your local scene and have probably been to some international workshop.
This track is for you if you have been dancing Lindy hop for some years and have developed your own style as a dancer; your basic is solid and dancing to fast tempos is easy for you, you normally take part in workshops and international festivals. Dancers in this level will improve their skill to adapt to different partners and their different styles, and to improve the communication between the partners.
If it seems to you that you’ve been dancing Lindy Hop since you were born, this is your track! Dancers at this level should have a large vocabulary of moves and should be working on how to combine the moves they already know to fit the music and personalize their style. For an advanced class you need to be dancing on a high level for a long time or have joined several competitions, you are able to quickly master new steps and variations, because you already draw on a big repertoire of figures and variations, but you are always up for new challenges. Your goal in this festival is to play with the quality of your movements, improve your improvisational skills, use different levels of musicality, and bring your leading or following to a new level.
This is an intense track for teachers and super advanced dancers
You can join the Master level if you are a very well-experienced Lindy hopper, if you are a key dancer in your local Swing scene and maybe you teach Lindy Hop classes regularly. You are in the right place if you quickly learn new figures, if you feel comfortable in showing off your technique, skills, style and musicality in front of others.
Authentic Jazz is the Solo swing dance which have many different steps and routines. It’s a great way to gain control of your body and get your feet moving... It’s mandatory for any Lindy Hoppers who want to progress beyond the basics.
In this track you will dig into a handful of different basic solo jazz moves to help build your own solo jazz vocabulary and style. Some Tips&Tricks to experiment and play around with the moves and steps you know that can be applied to solo or partner dancing. In this track your goal is getting yourself more comfortable with improvisation and experimentation to swing music.
Theme: travel through the Jazz Era
Often we stay in the 40's to take musical inspiration and jazz steps. What if we discover some of the dances in the 10's and 20's that were done to hot jazz? Of what about the flavours of 50's latin jazz and Mambo? In this session we'll dig deeper in a rich variety of jazz music and idioms. We'll get sweaty!