Workshops

The Lindy Cats Festival

20-22. October 2023

SAVE THE DATE: All the Cats Join in Workshop Weekend with Jenna und Nejc

2./3. Dezember 2023
stay tuned!

Lindy Hop Workshop Series

The next Lindy Hop Workshop series with the levels Beginner, Intermediates, Intermediate/Advanced, Advanced
ongoing

Improver *
Dates: 06.11, 13.11, 20.11, 27.11, 04.12, 11.12.2023
6 classes a 75 minutes
Time: 6 – 7:15 pm
Fees: 50,- € Contribution to expenses + 10,- € membership (to be paid once) – please indicate credits when registering
Venue: BRG Kepler, Keplerstraße 1

Prerequisites: Triple steps, basics in 6-count (Send Out, Bring In, Circle) and 8-count (Swing Out, Lindy Turn, Circle), having participated in a Beginner workshop or a similar class (minimum of 2 months of regular Lindy Hop dancing).

Registration starts at October 9th.

Lindy Hop Open Role Beginner

Dates: 16.10., 23.10., 06.11., 13.11., 20.11., 27.11.2023
6 classes a 75 minutes
Time: 7:45 – 9 pm
Fees: 50,- € Contribution to expenses + 10,- € membership (to be paid once) – please indicate credit from March 2020 when registering
Venue: BRG Kepler, Keplerstraße 1, 8020 Graz

Please use this registration form.

Lindy Hop Open Role Improver
You can lead and follow the basics in Lindy Hop, this is the prefect class for you!
You’ll deepen your understanding of all the basics of Lindy Hop in both roles…so nothing can stop you from dancing!
Prerequisites: leading and following, Triple Steps, 6 count moves

Dates: 11.12.2023, 08.01., 15.01., 22.01., 29.01., 05.02.2024
6 classes a 75 minutes
Time: 7:45 – 9 pm
Fees: 50,- € Contribution to expenses + 10,- € membership (to be paid once) – please indicate credit from March 2020 when registering
Venue: BRG Kepler, Keplerstraße 1, 8020 Graz

Registration starts at November 5th.

BALBOA-WORKSHOP

Crash Starter
suitable for beginners and all who want to refresh the basics very compactly
Dates: 02.10 und 09.10.2023
Time: 19.00 – 21.00
Fees: 30,- € Contribution to expenses + 10,- € membership (to be paid once) – please indicate credits when registering
Venue: BRG Kepler, Keplerstraße 1, 8020 Graz

Improver
Dates: 16.10, 23.10, 06.11, 13.11, 20.11, 27.11.2023
6 classes a 75 minutes
Time: 19.45 – 21.00
Fees: 50,- € Contribution to expenses + 10,- € membership (to be paid once) – please indicate credits when registering
Venue: BRG Kepler, Keplerstraße 1, 8020 Graz

Please use this registration form.

Swing Rueda

In Swing Rueda, Lindy Hop is danced in a circle: the couples form a circle, dance to swing music and the dance partners keep changing. There is a so-called “caller” who announces the next figures and the moves are adapted so that the follows or leads can rotate during the dance. That’s where the fun starts!
Here you get a small impression of a Lindy Hop Rueda.

Dates: 14.09., 28.09, 05.10., 12.10., 19.10.2023 from 19.30-20.45
Requirements: Basics (Triple Steps, Leading&Following, Swing Out, Lindy Turn, Circle)
Fees: 25,- € 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.

COLLEGIATE SHAG-WORKSHOP

Beginner
Dates: 14.09., 21.09., 28.09, 05.10., 12.10., 19.10.2023
6 classes a 75 minutes
Time: 6 – 7:15 pm
Fees: 50,- € 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.

Improvers
Dates: 09.11., 16.11., 23.11., 30.11., 7.12., 14.12.2023
6 classes a 75 minutes
Time: 6 – 7:15 pm
Fees: 50,- € 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!

Registration starts at October 9th.

Authentic Blues Beginner Workshop

Registration starts in November.

Authentic Solo Jazz Workshop

Dates: 11.01., 18.01., 25.01., 01.02., 08.02.2024
Time: 5 units a 75 minutes each from 6 – 7.15 pm
Fees: 45,- € 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!

Registration starts in december.

PEASE NOTE: 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.

Dances of the Swing Era

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