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.
Improvers
* done with the beginners' level
You have taken classes for a semester or so 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
variations with any stranger on the dance floor.
Intermediate
* You have started to experiment with your dancing and can lead/follow to
faster music
By now, you are a regular swing dancer and have taken classes for
at least a year. You have started to experiment with your dancing and can
lead/follow new figures to faster music. You might add an occasional jazz step
into your lindy hop, and you dance with the music without leaving your partner
behind. Although you are confident with your leading, or tossing in variations
without disturbing the lead, you are starting to get aware of how much more
there is to learn.
Intermediate advanced
* you are aware of your flaws and are ready to get rid of them.
After several years of classes and workshops, you are well
aware of your strengths and flaws and you prefer to take classes with
dancers who can give you relevant feedback in class.
Even though you have an idea on how to dance proper lindy, you are happy to try
different styles, change the rhythm of the dance to fit the music, and play
around on the social dance floor. After all, it's just a matter of polishing
the basics and ace the fancy stuff before you take on the next level.
Advanced
* you are perfectly happy to work on one thing for a whole class just to
perfect it
By now, you have worked for years on
your basics, your connection, musicality, improvisation, all those hours of
social dancing really start to matter on this level 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 you have your own style. But above all, people
love to dance with you, because they all know how good it feels!
Teachers' level
* really, this one is for teachers and those who the teachers invite
So, you have read this far and still want 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... tell us where you teach, how long
you have been teaching, on what levels you teach and we will invite you. Please note that this is not a class on how to
teach lindy, this is a dance class for teachers. |
Classes & Levels
