Levels & Schedule
Swing – Level 1 (Beginner Plus – Intermediate):
You know the basics of Charleston and 6 beat like the back of your hand. You are also comfortable with the 8 beat Lindy basic and have started to social dance regularly.
Swing – Level 2:
You have been dancing for a long time now and know the basics of Charleston, 6 beat and 8 beat Lindy Hop. You think more about styling and adding your own flavour these days as the steps are like second nature.
For the Lindy Hop streams (Lindy Hop 1 or 2), dancers who register at the festival will be automatically placed in the stream of dancing most appropriate for their experience. This will allow each dancer to maximise their learning and also avoid the situation of inexperienced dancers holding the other dancers in the stream back!
Performance & Show (couples only):
You are a strong intermediate dancer and have been dancing for more than 2yrs. You are comfortable with 8 beat Lindy Hop as well as Charleston (solo and partnered) and prepared to work HARD. You are excited by the fact that you will learn 2 routines in under 6hrs and are not intimidated by the fact that the pace will be FAST and the explanations limited. This stream of dancers will perform at the Sunday night at the Festival. We are limiting the Performance & Show Stream to 30 couples (MAX), so first in… best dressed. Please remember that the Performance and Show Stream is ONLY 6 classes and you are not able to jump into other streams in the afternoon.
Class Schedule:
Saturday March 8th
| Time | Performance & Show | Optional Class 1 | Optional Class 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:15am-10:15am | Mike and Jojo P & S Class 1 | Hip Hop & Breakin' for Lindy 101 (Liam) | No Class | |
| 10:15am-11:15am | Mike and Jojo P & S Class 2 | Balboa/Swing Renovation Rescue - (Mark & Vicki) | Enter the Matrix - (Derek & Trish) | |
| 11:15am-12:15pm | Mattias and Hanna P & S Class 1 | Dips & Tricks - (Dave & Shan) | Sausages 1 *Men only* (Vas & Trev) | |
| 12:15pm – 1:00pm Lunch Break | ||||
| Time | No classes | Swing Level 1 | Swing Level 2 | |
| 1.00pm-2:00pm | Classic moves from the ballrooms of Harlem (M & H) | Rhythm & Improvisation (M & J) | ||
| 2:10pm-3:10pm | The DeFrankie Code (M & J) | Hellza rip off (M & H) | ||
| 3:20pm-4:20pm | LH Fundamentals - The history of Lindy Hop (M & H) | Harlem Heat (M & J) | ||
| 4:30pm-5:30pm | Instructors' Choice (M & J) | Rhythms into Lindy Hop (M & H) | ||
Sunday March 9th
| Time | Performance & Show | Optional Class 1 | Optional Class 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:15am-10:15am | Mattias and Hanna P & S Class 2 | No Class | “That’s not my hand!" - (Dave & Shan) | |
| 10:15am-11:15am | Mattias and Hanna P & S Class 3 | Scrapbooking for Balboa/Swing Dancers - (Mark & Vicki) | Aerials 101 - (Derek & Trish) | |
| 11:15am-12:15pm | Mike and Jojo P & S Class 3 | Hip Hop Lindy Improvisation (Liam) | Sausages 2 *Men only* (Vas & Trev) | |
| 12:15pm – 1:00pm Lunch Break | ||||
| Time | No classes | Swing Level 1 | Swing Level 2 | |
| 1.00pm-2.00pm | Musicality - make the music do the dancing (M & H) | Bluin' the Blues (M & J) | ||
| 2:10pm-3:10pm | Rhythm & Improvisation (M & J) | Styling classes (M & H) | ||
| 3:20pm-4:20pm | Speeding up your Lindy (M & H) | Savoy Sampler (M & J) | ||
| 4:30pm-5:30pm | Savoy Sampler (M & J) | Musicality (M & H) | ||