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Women in Jazz
A weekend that highlights and celebrates the role of women in jazz and swing culture.
29.5 & 30.5.2026
Friday: Party at Café mo.xx with live music from Company B Jazz Band
Saturday: Solo Jazz Workshop with Pavli (CZ) and Talk with Maria Blengino
Price: 40 € per level, 70 € for both levels
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Pavli
Pavli is a swing and blues music enthusiast and vinyl collector who loves to dance to all tempos of these music styles, whether solo and with a partner. She is one of the co-founders of Swing Wings Brno, and her experience includes building a dance community, sharing ideas about dance, and traveling internationally to conduct workshops across Europe and beyond. And it has already exceeded a decade! In classes, she is known for questioning the power dynamics between dance roles and looking at the dance beyond the moves. The community and social aspects of dance have always been crucial for her. She also believes that dancing and building this community is one of the most beautiful and positive forms of activism.
Maria Blengino
Maria Blengino is an Italian jazz singer and musicologist from Piedmont, currently a PhD candidate in Jazz Research at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. Her passion lies in making women in jazz visible — both on stage and in academic research. Through her project "Le Jazziste" and her website, she highlights the often-overlooked heroines of jazz and advocates for their well-deserved recognition.
Company B Jazzband
Company B Jazz Band is one of Canada's foremost vintage jazz ensembles, featuring a harmonizing vocal trio. Inspired by renowned female harmony groups such as the Andrews Sisters and Boswell Sisters, the band offers a vast repertoire that dates from the 1920s through to current day, all performed in classic Swing Era style. Since their inception in 2007, Company B has toured internationally, performing at renowned venues and festivals throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.
The original 6-piece lineup now performs with as many as a dozen members as Company B Big Band, and as few as four, featuring the three vocalists (each doubling on an instrument, either trumpet, ukulele or percussion) with upright bass.
Levels
Easy
No prior experience is required, though feeling the swing groove or experience from other (swing) dance styles is definitely helpful.
Hard
You have experience with Authentic Solo Jazz and have already taken 1–2 classes. You’re comfortable with the basics and routines (Charleston, Basic Original Jazz Moves, Shim Sham, etc.), can dance to faster music, and keep up well with an advanced learning pace.
Schedule
Friday 29.05. (mo.xx)
- 20:00 - 21:00: Taster (all Levels)
Saturday 30.05. (Tangobaustelle)
- 11:00 - 13:00: Hard
- 13:00 - 14:30: Lunch break, Talk with Maria Blengino & Markus Mogg
- 14:30 - 16:30: Easy
Please register using this form.
COLLEGIATE SHAG and BALBOA Cats Workshop Weekend 2026
27. & 28. June 2026 with Sirom & Tere
Price/Level: 40€, 70€ for 2 Levels
Venue: Tangobaustelle, Brückenkopfgasse 2
Levels
Balboa Easy
You master the basic steps of Balboa (Up Hold Basic, Down Hold Basic, Out-And-Ins) and can lead or follow moves such as the Come Around. You want to expand your Balboa repertoire and deepen your understanding of the dance - all to faster and faster music!
Balboa Hard
You know the basic moves of Pure-Bal and Bal-Swing (Up Hold Basic, Down Hold Basic, Come Around, Throw/Toss Out, Lollies, Out-And-Ins, Lollies, Swivels etc.), some of their variations and footwork variations. You have a secure sense of rhythm for slow and fast music and you are trying to reflect the musical elements in your dance. You have been attending Balboa workshops since at least one year and are looking for new challenges? Then this is the right place for you.
Collegiate Shag Easy
You’ve caught shag fever and you enjoy the footwork of the double rhythm shag. You have mastered the heel-up and double-kick basic step, can lead or follow simple figures and are looking forward to more…
Collegiate Shag Hard
When you listen to shag music, your feet tingle because you like to dance at a fast tempo and have mastered various basic steps (heel-up, double-kick, step-kick, heel-toe) with confidence. You can clearly express your dance role and interpret breaks in the dance in a variety of ways. You are motivated to quickly implement what you have learned and expand your lead*follow skills.
Schedule
Saturday - Balboa:
- 10:00 - 12:00: Hard
- 13:00 - 15:00: Easy
- ab 20:00: chilliges Fast-Feet-Social @ Tangobaustelle
Sunday - Collegiate Shag:
- 10:00 - 12:00: Hard
- 13:00 - 15:00: Easy
Registration starts on 10.4., please use this form.
Swing Dance & Community Exchange mit den Swing Freaks aus Triest
Two swing communities, one dance floor: an occasion to share laughs, moves, and good times!
in Triest: 18. & 19.4.2026
in Graz: 17. & 18.10.2026
Registration is now open, further information can be found on their website.