MONTHLY WORKSHOPS
• Beginners/Improvers Lindy hop - next date Saturday 28 January
• Improvers/Intermediates Lindy hop - next date Saturday 10 March
• Intermediates Lindy hop - next date Saturday 11 February
• Intermediate/Advanced Lindy hop - next date TBC
• Performance/Routine (Lindy hop and authentic Jazz dance) - next date TBC

One-day workshops - Lindy hop, Charleston, authentic jazz dance and more

As well as our regular club nights, Swingland runs regular monthly workshops, where you can learn and develop your Lindy hop in a more focused and intensive environment.

These workshops are designed to progress and improve your dancing with in-depth technique and styling points. The numbers are limited so that we can get far more across than in our regular group classes.

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One-day workshop - Beginners/Improvers
@ The Bedford, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham SW12 9HD

• Saturday 28 January at The Bedford, 11am-4pm

Lindy hop fundamentals - master the 8-count basics - Swing Out, Lindy Turn and Circle, Texas Tommy, partnered Charleston - plus essential variations.

You may take the morning session, the afternoon session or both.

Pre-requisites :-

None - but please remember that whilst workshops are fun, they are an intensive learning experience - if you have no previous dance experience we strongly recommend taking a few of our regular weekly beginners classes before attending a workshop.

Schedule :-

11am-1pm Lindy hop fundamentals
· master the 8-count basics - Swing Out, Lindy Turn and Circle, Texas Tommy - these are the steps you need to know when you start taking our regular intermediates classes!
[1pm-2pm Lunch break (lunch not included)]
2pm-4pm Lindy hop fundamentals
· Add some spice to your dancing with lots of great variations! Fancy footwork and cool moves, including lots of fun Lindy hop Charleston steps!

Booking :-

Saturday 28 January - Beginners/Improvers Workshop booking PLEASE NOTE :- · If you book as a lead (the traditionally male role) you MUST take the workshop as a lead · You must be prepared to rotate partners unless you specifically agree with us BEFORE the date of the workshop · We will endeavour to keep numbers of leads and follows as even as possible but cannot guarantee exactly equal numbers On-line booking and payment (PayPal) (if you'd rather pay by cash you may do so at any of our regular classes before the workshop date - but all bookings must be made in advance) Please ensure that you are available for the workshop and have read the above information before booking, as refunds cannot be given - thanks!

Options LEAD - full day £25.00 GBP FOLLOW - full day £25.00 GBP LEAD+FOLLOW - full day £40.00 GBP LEAD - half day £15.00 GBP FOLLOW - half day £15.00 GBP LEAD+FOLLOW - half day £25.00 GBP For half day booking - am/pm? Not applicable am (11am-1pm) pm (2pm-4pm) Names of attendee(s)

SAVE £££'s by booking together! Just £40 for the day for LEAD+FOLLOW together compared with £25 each for LEAD or FOLLOW separately. NB we rotate partners, so you don't have to dance together all day, just find someone to book with!

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One-day workshop - Improvers/Intermediates
@ The Bedford, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham SW12 9HD

• Saturday 10 March at The Bedford, 11am-4pm

Consolidate your basics and expand your repertoire!

You may take the morning session, the afternoon session or both.

Pre-requisites :-

You need to be familiar (but not necessarily confident) with the Swing Out, Lindy Turn, Circle, Hand-to-hand Charleston and basic partnered back Charleston.

Schedule :-

11am-1pm Improve/enhance your Swing Out
· first and foremost this will be about improving your confidence with the essential basics of Swing Out, Lindy Turn and Circle. We will add some simple variations but mostly concentrate on really mastering these - and associated - moves. You need to know what they are but might not feel comfortable leading or following them on the social dance floor.
[1pm-2pm Lunch break (lunch not included)]
2pm-4pm Variations on the basics
· 8-count - essential variations
· here we will cover lots of fun Lindy hop Charleston steps - all essential knowledge! Again we will spend time really working on technique and style - and how to link moves and mini-routines together.

Booking :-

Saturday 10 March - Improvers/Intermediates Workshop booking PLEASE NOTE :- · If you book as a lead (the traditionally male role) you MUST take the workshop as a lead · You must be prepared to rotate partners unless you specifically agree with us BEFORE the date of the workshop · We will endeavour to keep numbers of leads and follows as even as possible but cannot guarantee exactly equal numbers On-line booking and payment (PayPal) (if you'd rather pay by cash you may do so at any of our regular classes before the workshop date - but all bookings must be made in advance) Please ensure that you are available for the workshop and have read the above information before booking, as refunds cannot be given - thanks!

Options LEAD - full day £25.00 GBP FOLLOW - full day £25.00 GBP LEAD+FOLLOW - full day £40.00 GBP LEAD - half day £15.00 GBP FOLLOW - half day £15.00 GBP LEAD+FOLLOW - half day £25.00 GBP For half day booking - am/pm? Not applicable am (11am-1pm) pm (2pm-4pm) Names of attendee(s)

SAVE £££'s by booking together! Just £40 for the day for LEAD+FOLLOW together compared with £25 each for LEAD or FOLLOW separately. NB we rotate partners, so you don't have to dance together all day, just find someone to book with!

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One-day workshop - Intermediates
@ The Bedford, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham SW12 9HD

• Saturday 11 February at The Bedford, 11am-4pm

Challenge yourself! Expand and improve your Lindy hop repertoire!

You may take the morning session, the afternoon session or both.

Pre-requisites :-

You need to know the Swing Out, Lindy Turn, Circle, Hand-to-hand Charleston and basic partnered back Charleston.

Schedule :-

11am-12pm 8-count variations
· moving on from the basics (Swing Out, Lindy Turn and Circle) we will cover some fun footwork variations and other ways to add to these steps and expand your repertoire!
12pm-1pm Techniques for faster tempos
· Swing out easily to those really hot tunes!
[1pm-2pm Lunch break (lunch not included)]
2pm-3pm Charleston variations
· fancy footwork and cool moves all based on the Lindy hop Charleston!
3pm-4pm Breaks, stops, small jumps and dips
· add some more spice to your dancing!

Booking :-

Saturday 11 February - Intermediates Workshop booking PLEASE NOTE :- · If you book as a lead (the traditionally male role) you MUST take the workshop as a lead · You must be prepared to rotate partners unless you specifically agree with us BEFORE the date of the workshop · We will endeavour to keep numbers of leads and follows as even as possible but cannot guarantee exactly equal numbers On-line booking and payment (PayPal) (if you'd rather pay by cash/cheque you may do so at any of our regular classes before the workshop date - but all bookings must be made in advance) Please ensure that you are available for the workshop and have read the above information before booking, as refunds cannot be given - thanks!

Options LEAD - full day £25.00 GBP FOLLOW - full day £25.00 GBP LEAD+FOLLOW - full day £40.00 GBP LEAD - half day £15.00 GBP FOLLOW - half day £15.00 GBP LEAD+FOLLOW - half day £25.00 GBP For half day booking - am/pm? Not applicable am (11am-1pm) pm (2pm-4pm) Names of attendee(s)

SAVE £££'s by booking together! Just £40 for the day for LEAD+FOLLOW together compared with £25 each for LEAD or FOLLOW separately. NB we rotate partners, so you don't have to dance together all day, just find someone to book with!

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One-day workshop - Intermediate/Advanced
@ The Bedford, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham SW12 9HD

• Next date TBC

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One-day workshop - Performance/Routine
@ The Bedford, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham SW12 9HD

• Next date TBC

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Workshop dates (2012)

Saturday 28 January - Beginners/Improvers Lindy hop
Saturday 4 February - Classic Airsteps
Saturday 11 February - Intermediates Lindy hop
Saturday 25 February - Beginners/Improvers Lindy hop
Saturday 10 March - Improvers/Intermediates Lindy hop
Saturday 17 March (10.30am-1pm) - Solo/Partnered Charleston with Lisa Clarke & Fabien Vrillon
Saturday 31 March - Beginners/Improvers Lindy hop
then every 2nd & last Saturday of the month except 28 July

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About our Workshops

We teach the original swing dance - the Lindy hop as danced in the great ballrooms of the Harlem Renaissance, such as The Savoy.

What to expect
You should expect to work hard. Our workshops are first and foremost about fundamentals and technique. Like most things you get out what you put in, so if you concentrate and practise what you learn you should expect your dancing to improve noticeably - and rapidly.

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