Beginner : Ready, Set, SWINGOUT
The Swingout!! THE move that defines so much of Lindy Hop. It's a move you'll be refining for the rest of your lindy hop journey, but for now we'll just start by learning the basics of it, as well as a variety of other classic lindy hop moves to put into your dancing. The swingout is critical for Intermediate and this class is well worth taking multiple times if you feel like you haven't got it down pat after just one month with it. No partner and no experience necessary.
Beginner Teachers: Yağmur Halezeroğlu & Aini Hall
Intermediate: Dancing On Your Own (Solo Jazz Vocab/Improv)
Solo jazz is an important part of any lindy hop and jazz dancer’s skill set—and it’s really fun! This class will give you some classic moves, encourage you to explore how these moves work for your body, and help you take what you’ve learned confidently onto the dance floor. Building on Black dance traditions and values from Vernacular Jazz and related dances, we’ll dig into a couple moves every week, and then jam together in an open, welcoming environment.
Intermediate Teachers: Helen Garfinkle & Max Ramirez
Intermediate Elective: Training Sessions: Closed Position
Half of all your dancing involves closed position. From the gentle swaying at the start of the dance, to the high-energy face-off in the middle of a swingout, to the bouncy side-by-side of basic Charleston. Dive into all of these and more in this class focused on building a strong closed connection for all situations.
You must have completed at least 6 months of Intermediate before taking this class.
Elective Topics Teacher: Steven Bach & Serena Calcagno
Advanced Topics: Musical Modifications
This series is 3 weeks long: March 5th, 12th, & 19th.
LBN and Practice Session on Mar 26th included!
Requires prior approval for advanced topics see here.
Musicality isn't always a super big, overt moment where you do a really dynamic variation on top of a musical hit. A lot of musicality actually involves a bunch of little tweaks to your basics, your bounce, and your overall movement. In this class, we'll aim to learn a bunch of "mini-variations" and then listen closely to the music to see if we can make intentional choices about how to dance.
Advanced Topics Teachers: Calvin Lu
Practice sESSION
Intermediate/Advanced Practice Session is held on the last Thursday of each month at 7-8pm, right before the dance.
These practices are meant for dancers who are very comfortable with Intermediate content, have danced and taken classes regularly for at least a year, and are willing to be more collaborative and self-directed than a typical class setting. Ideas will be given for inspiration, but you are encouraged to bring your own ideas to work on. Coming with a dance partner is not required but is allowed and recommended. Expect to workshop moves and ideas with other dancers, give and receive constructive feedback, and build connections in the Lindy Hop community!