“Teacher to be” Workshop
Would you like to pass on your Lindy Hop/Balboa/Shag knowledge and teach others? Then this is the right place for you. In this two-part workshop you will learn what is important when teaching and you will also have the opportunity to try it out yourself.
Date: 20.06. from 18:30 – 20 h and 27.06., 18:00-20:00 h
Venue: Tangobaustelle, Brückenkopfgasse 2
The workshop is free for you, but please register from 20.05. – thank you!
Lindy Hop Workshop Series
Lindy Hop Workshop series with the levels Beginner, Intermediates, Focus Tracks (replaces the levels Intermediate/Advanced & Advanced
Dates: 29.04., 6.5., 13.5., 27.5., 3.6., 10.6.2024
6 classes a 75 minutes
Fees: 50,- € Contribution to expenses + 10,- € membership (to be paid once)
Venue: BRG Kepler, Keplerstraße 1
Registration starts at April 2nd.
Please register using this dedicated registration form.
NEW!
Fokus Tracks
replaces the levels Intermediate/Advanced & Advanced
A life without swing is unimaginable for you? Are there signs of swing addiction emerging? Then this is the right course for you! This track is not only suitable for more experienced Lindy Hop dancers, but for anyone looking to intensively improve their dance skills and expand their repertoire.
The focus tracks always revolve around a defined theme. Several of these tracks are offered in parallel. You have the choice and can determine which direction the next steps of your Lindy Hop learning journey will take.
Requirements: Participation in workshops at the Beginner, Improver, Intermediate levels, or equivalent courses, and regular dancing at socials (at least 1.5 years of regular Lindy Hop dancing.)
Time: 18:15 -19:30 Uhr
Swingflowlity
While creating routines we will be working on connecting the moves and bodymovement.
Same Same But Different
Ideas and variations to give familiar moves a fresh touch
Please register using this dedicated registration form.
Improver – running
Dates: 26.02., 04.03., 11.03., 08.04., 15.04., 22.04.2024
Lindy Hop OPEN ROLE
Beginner
You cant’ decided wether you want to follow or to lead? Good news: in this class you don’t have to!
You’ll learn all the basics of Lindy Hop in both roles…so nothing can stop you from dancing!
Dates: 04.04., 11.04., 18.04., 25.04., 02.05. und 16.05.2024
6 classes a 75 minutes
Time: 5:30 – 6:45 pm
Fees: 50,- € Contribution to expenses + 10,- € membership (to be paid once) – please indicate credit from March 2020 when registering
Venue: Tangobaustelle, Brückenkopfgasse 2, 8020 Graz
Attention, the dance room may not be entered with street shoes. It is best to bring indoor or dance shoes, thank you very much!
Please use this registration form.
Authentic Solo Jazz Workshop
From the flying feet of the Flappers to the famous choreos like The Big Apple, you can dance to jazz! The jazz music of the 1920s to 1940s and solo moves, that’s what Authentic Jazz is all about. This includes technique, rhythm, improvisation and styling as well as choreography to give the moves their own accents and to experiment with them. Authentic Jazz is an ideal addition for all those who have already had a taste of swing dance and want to get really creative.
Dates: 11.4., 18.4., 25.4., 2.5.2024
Time: 4 units a 75 minutes each from von 7.30-8.45 Uhr pm
Fees: 35,- € Contribution to expenses + 10,- € membership (to be paid once) – please indicate credits when registering
Venue: Tangobaustelle, Brückenkopfgasse 2, 8020 Graz
Attention, the dance room may not be entered with street shoes. It is best to bring indoor or dance shoes, thank you very much!
Please use this registration form.
BALBOA-WORKSHOP
Intermediate
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) and have a good sense of rhythm for faster music. In addition, have you already attended a Lindy Cats beginner and improver workshop or equivalent workshops? Then this is the right place for you.
COLLEGIATE SHAG-WORKSHOP
Intermediates – running
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.
PEASE NOTE:
We are currently in the process of changing our payment system for the workshops, in future it will only be possible to pay the workshop fee online. All vouchers and credits will of course remain
validity – please contact us to redeem them at
registrierung@thelindycats.at
In all our workshops the dance partners are changed regularly!
The number of places is limited. If smaller groups than expected are allowed, first come, first served.
Please continue to be considerate of all fellow dancers and only come to our workshops and socials only healthy and tested, even if we will no longer check the tests from now on.
Find our Corona Präventionskonzept here
In the unlikely event of problems with registration, please contact registrierung@thelindycats.at.
Lindy Hop
Lindy Hop is nowadays the most well known and most wide-spread among the swing dances which are experiencing a comeback since the end of the 20th century. Created in Harlem, New York, in the Roaring 20s, it soon became due to legendary performance groups such as „Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers“ the most famous dance of the Swing era.
Building up on its own technique, the dance allows a lot of room for improvisation and interpretation of the music it is being danced to. Thus, every dancer can bring her/his own style into the dance and develop it with their dance partners.
We offer regular Lindy Hop workshops in six levels. Here is a playlist with songs especially suitable for beginners.
Collegiate Shag
Like the Lindy Hop, Shag has its roots in the 1920s and 1930s, particularly favoured and wide-spread among College Kids – hence the name.
„…Collegiate Shag exudes youthful exuberance. Its bouncy hops and purposefully gawky, whimsical style give it a fun-filled flair.“ Tamara Stevens „Swing Dancing“, 2011, p. 120
A little bit of history… from swing dance historian Peter Loggins. Here is a playlist with songs especially suitable for beginners.
Balboa
Balboa was created in the 1920ies, concurrently with Charleston and Lindy Hop. The dance is characterized by the close dance pose, and the dance experience is originates from subtle weight changes and playful footwork. It is danced primarily to fast music and due to its space-efficient nature it is well suited on crowded floors. Through combination with moves from Charleston and Lindy Hop, Balboa is transformed into Bal-Swing. Watch this video if you want to learn about Balboa’s history. Here is a playlist with songs especially suitable for beginners.
Authentic Solo Jazz
From the flying feet of the Flappers to the famous choreos like The Big Apple, you can dance to jazz! The jazz music of the 1920s to 1940s and solo moves, that’s what Authentic Jazz is all about. This includes technique, rhythm, improvisation and styling as well as choreography to give the moves their own accents and to experiment with them. Authentic Jazz is an ideal addition for all those who have already had a taste of swing dance and want to get really creative.
Charleston
The „iconic“ dance of the 1920s, the Charleston still enjoys great fame for its kick steps, crazy knees and other „wild“ moves. You can dance it both solo and in pairs, it is rather well suited for fast music.
Solo Charleston is usually being thaught in choreographies but the different steps are very useful, if you don’t have a partner at hand or wish to dance alone.
Slow Drag/Authentic Blues
Slow Drag is a couple dance from the early 1930s with African-American roots. We dance to slow blues and jazz music. Historically seen, this dance is considered one of the origins of all swing dances. The dance is strongly connected to the music and is danced individually very different, like the music is played in many ways. With the mostly slow music there is plenty of room for individual expression in the dance. There is a lot of call-and-response, the roles can be changed, every dance partner can take the lead. Here you will find a
playlist of beginner-friendly songs.
