PARTNER SWING DANCE

You don't have to register with a dance partner, just come and join us if you want to dance! If you want to get a quick impression, here are two Youtube suggestions. The first is an improvised dance demo, the second is a choreography for a competition.
1. "SeoulLindyFest2018 - Teacher's improvisation: Remy & Tatiana (Swing dance)" (uploader: Joshua Heo ; Oct 14, 2018)
2. "ILHC 2020 - Invitational Classic Lindy Hop - Frida & Sakarias (SWE)" (uploader: Harlemhotshots ; Dec 4, 2020)

(1) Beginner Lindy Hop (Tuesdays)
Lindy Hop lives primarily through the same freedom that characterises swing music. Much emphasis is placed on creative improvisation and musicality. Of course, there are also widespread figures that almost all swing dancers know and can dance along with.
In this course you will first be taught the basics so that you get a good basic feeling for swing. In the course of the semester you will learn increasingly complex figures and movements that you can incorporate into your dance. This course is two terms long in total, with the emphasis on triple steps in the summer and walks/kicks in the winter.

(2) Beginner Lindy Hop (Thursdays)
Identical to Tuesdays, but with triples in the winter term and walks/kicks in the summer term.

(3) Intermediate Lindy Hop (Drop-In)
Prerequisite: You feel comfortable with your triple steps and walks (kicks are optional).
In the Drop-In course, a new topic is covered every week, so the lessons do not build on each other. So if you miss a class, you can easily join us again in a future week. We will go into advanced ideas and movements that you can use to build your repertoire.

SOLO SWING DANCE

As a source of inspiration on Youtube: "ILHC 2015 - Solo Charleston Finals - Spotlights" (uploader: The International Lindy Hop Championships ; Aug 19, 2015)

(4) Beginner Collegiate Shag

Like Lindy Hop, Collegiate Shag also comes from the jazz era, but was not invented in ballrooms, but by college kids. That's why the dance is a little faster. Like all swing dances, shag is a social dance - we learn a common language and dance with everyone in the class. Shag is characterised by a typical step pattern, kicks and a mutually facing posture - above all, it's fun :)

A taster from Youtube:
‘Sandy & Fancy's Saint Shaggers - Swing Paradise 2024’, Uploader: Swing Paradise, 14.06.2024 (In the centre in white you can see our instructor Viv!)