A group with many different levels of dance skills is very difficult to teach in.
One way of making sure dance classes will be as successful as possible, is to make the groups as homogenous as possible. So, for the benefits and in respect of our invited teachers (and your fellow dancers), please choose the right level in your application form.
To help you
choose the right level we provide descriptions. All lindy scenes have their own definitions on dancing skills, and we have ours. When the registration has
closed, we will assemble all participants into groups. (You will receive
information about which group you have been assigned to upon
arrival.)
There might be a waiting list, when you register. This waiting list is just temporary, and a way for us to keep the balance right.
Choosing a different level does not keep you out of the waiting list, so please... choose your level and if you are still on a waiting list at the end of the registration period, we might ask you to change level (up or down) in order to get accepted.
Levels
1
You have taken classes for a semester or so (about 15 hours) and are
done with the beginners' level. You are ready to add some more figures
and twists to your basic steps and lindy turns. You can lead/follow
series of movements with a partner you know well, but after this
weekend you will be ready to do fancy swingout variations with any
stranger on the dance floor.
2
By now, you are a regular swing dancer and have taken
classes for about a year. You find the one in the music and
lead/follows with the
music into rhythmical steps and breaks. Your steady frame helps you to
keep the balance in spins and turns, and you are ready to solidify the
connection with your dance partner and polish the technique behind it. 3
At this level you have been taking classes for more than a year and
here is where all those hours of social dancing really start to matter.
You have started to experiment with your dancing and can lead/follow
unknown figures to faster music. You might add an occasional jazz step
into your lindy hop, and your musicality makes you dance with the music
without leaving your partner behind. Although you are confident with
your steady and clean leading, or tossing in variations without
disturbing the lead, you are aware of your flaws and are ready to get
rid of them.
5
After several years of classes and workshops, you are well aware of
your strenghts and flaws and you prefer to take classes with dancers
who can give you relevant feedback in class.
Even though you have a clear idea on how to dance lindy, you are happy
to try different styles, change the rhythm of the dance to fit the
music, and play around on the social dancefloor. After all, it's just a
matter of polishing the basics and ace the fancy stuff before you take
on the next level.
8
By now, you have worked for years on your basics, your
connection,
musicality, improvisation and yet - you are perfectly happy to work on
one thing for a whole class just to perfect it. As a follower, you
occasionally amuse your leader with a playful taking over movement, and
as a leader you easily pick up a followers lead and play with it. Music
drives your dance, and your have your own style. But above all, people
love to dance with you, because they all know how good it feels!
13
So, you have read this far and still wants more? It must mean that
you are a very experienced dancer with a good awareness of your own
skills, and probably are a teacher or a competitor? Well then...
welcome! |
Classes & Levels
