Youll have to swing it
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You will have completed intermediate/ advanced or advanced (Level 3+) classes in the past and play with variations in your social dancing. You should have danced for a number of years, attended international camps and be confident mixing up rhythms and styles. These sessions are intended for experienced dancers who maybe feel that their development has stagnated or perhaps feel they’ve been to a lot of lessons and would like a new challenge. We like you to go away with material to digest and assimilate, not just regurgitate. But we encourage students to help each other with problems, share ideas and think critically.
Youll have to swing it free#
We will also develop further important concepts in technique, a more in-depth look at musicality, partner response, free improvisation, and advanced floorcraft. The general pace of learning also gets faster. And of course, more killer moves for your repertoire: fun Texas Tommy variations, Charleston figures, Slides, Followers’ tricks, and some non-acrobatic “airsteps”. We will continually look at technique for this important figure, as well as more complex combinations, footwork/styling variations, and fast tempos. As the name suggests, these classes bridge the gap between intermediate and advanced. You should be comfortable with all the material listed in the Intermediate level description, and you should be able to comfortably social dance all night to a range of tempos up to 180bpm.įor many teachers, the litmus test for an advanced dancer is the quality of your swing outs. If you’re here, the chances are you’re not dabbling anymore: you’ve been bitten by the bug, it ain’t going away, and now you want to be a kick-arse dancer. We will also look at different footwork patterns and develop styling and musicality across all of our dancing.īy now you are probably quite into your dancing and have begun to social dance regularly, or at least have a feel for improvisation. We will look in more depth at technique and cover some interesting variations on Swing-outs and other moves. In these classes we will look at more complex combinations of familiar figures and develop a repertoire of entirely new material. You’ve also probably started thinking a little more about your relationship to swing music. You will also have an appreciation of lead and follow connection, tension and frame, and your footwork should be second nature. Intermediate classes are for those who have a solid grasp of the core figures (Tuck Turn, Change Places, Texas Tommy, Lindy Circle, Swing-out and Basic Lindy Charleston) and a good knowledge of the repertoire covered in Improvers classes, including Send-outs, Basket, Catapult, Tandem and Hand-to-Hand Charleston, and some variations on key moves such as Swing-Outs. Even if you are a brilliant dancer, it is not recommended that you skip forward without doing beginners, or try to learn on the job – we want you to progress as quickly as possible but you cannot jump ahead without learning the basics! Find out more. You should be comfortable with triple steps. We also mix up 6- and 8-count moves, so you will need to be very comfortable with these rhythms. You should be familiar with the core moves including Tuck Turn, Change Places, Texas Tommy, Lindy Circle, Swing-out and Basic Lindy Charleston, as we build upon these moves and work on variations. At this level we also start to become conscious of musicality in our dancing. You will learn a load of new figures as well as looking in more depth at technique – particularly for key moves such as Swing-outs – and develop an appreciation for principles of leading & following and partner connection. Improvers level classes are about refining material learned in beginners classes, expanding your repertoire and developing your style. And don’t worry – if you’re nervous, you’re not the only one! Find out more. You don’t need special clothing or footwear – just what is comfortable for you to move around in.
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You don’t need any experience for beginners classes. These comprise the main basic rhythms/footwork in Lindy Hop, and you should attend from the start of each block of material.
Youll have to swing it full#
The full beginners cycle covers 6 weeks of “8-count” Lindy Hop, 4 weeks of “6-count” Lindy Hop, and 2 weeks of Lindy Charleston. You will learn the foundations of the dance, the core moves and some extra fun moves and basic jumps. Beginnersīeginners classes run in 12-week courses, during which we cover the basics in 6-count and 8-count Lindy Hop. We’re very happy for people joining Uptown Swing to try out classes before committing to a course to make sure the levels are right for you. The main thing that defines our approach to levels is how far each level is on the overall journey. Levels of any class are a highly subjective matter, and our view of class levels will inevitably be different from a teacher you may have had before.