Workshops

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The Lindy Cats Festival

20-22. October 2023

All the Cats Join in Spring Workshop Weekend

22. + 23.April 2023
Lindy Hop und Collegiate Shag Track
with Ana & Samu & Lotte

Lindy Hop Workshop Series

The next Lindy Hop Workshop series with the levels Beginner, Open Role Improver, Intermediates, Intermediate/Advanced, Advanced from April – June 2023.
Registration starts on April 1, 2023

Beginner *

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Open Role Improver
You cant’ decided wether you want to follow or to lead? Good news: in this class you don’t have to!
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: 13.4, 20.4, 27.4, 04.05, 11.05 und 25.05.2023
6 classes a 75 minutes
Time: 7:30 – 8:45 pm
Fees: 50,- € Contribution to expenses + 10,- € membership (to be paid once) – please indicate credit from March 2020 when registering
Venue: Tango-Baustelle, Brückenkopfgasse 2, 8020 Graz

Intermediate * – Intermediate/Advanced * – Advanced*
Dates: 24.4., 8.5., 15.5., 22.5., 5.6., 12.6., 19.6., 26.6.2023
8 classes a 75 minutes
Time:
Intermediates: 6:15 – 7:30 pm
Intermediate/Advanced: 6:15 – 7:30 pm
Advanced: 6:00-7:15 pm
Fees: 70,- € Contribution to expenses + 10,- € membership (to be paid once) – please indicate credit from March 2020 when registering
Venue: BRG Kepler, Keplerstraße 1

* NEW: Advanced: A life without swing is just not worth it! If you know the basics by heart, are confidently dancing to music with higher tempo and are quick with picking up stuff in classes, this is the level for you.
Prerequisites: Participation at Beginner, Intermediate and Intermediate/Advanced or similar classes (minimum of 4 years of Lindy Hop dancing).
Find the description of the levels here!

BALBOA-WORKSHOP for Improvers

Dates: 24.4., 8.5., 15.5., 22.5., 5.6., 12.6.2023
6 classes a 75 minutes
Time: 19.45 – 21.00
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 April 1st

Lindy Hop Rueda

In Lindy Hop 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: 24.4., 8.5., 15.5., 22.5., 5.6., 12.6., 19.6., 26.6.2023 from 19.45-21.00
Requirements: Basics (Triple Steps, Leading&Following, Swing Out, Lindy Turn, Circle)
Free of charge but please register starting at April 1st with this Registration form!
Venue: BRG Kepler, Keplerstraße 1, 8020 Graz

COLLEGIATE SHAG-WORKSHOP for Improvers

Dates: 04.05, 11.05, 25.05, 01.06, 15.06, 22.06.2023
6 classes a 75 minutes
Time: 18:00-19:15 Uhr
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!

Registration starts at April 14th

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

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.

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