Forthcoming Dates:
Swing & Charleston Taster Day - Sunday 28 April
3 Week Beginners & Improvers Lindy Hop Course - Sunday 12, 19 May & 2 June
Dance instruction with top teachers Simon Selmon (Founder of SwingdanceUK - 1986) & Anna Lambrechts (Diamond Girls)!
CitySport (Studio 1), 124 Goswell Road, London, EC1V 7DP
Tubes: Barbican, Old Street
Swing & Charleston Taster Day 11.30am-4.30pm (with a one hour lunch break)
Sunday 28th April
Learn a fun routine of Lindy Hop & 20s Charleston!
Learn the signature moves of two of the most iconic dances of the Swing era: 1920s Charleston and 1930-40s Lindy Hop and put them into a fun routine!
General level class, suitable for absolute beginners with no experience as well as those who have danced before and want to learn a cool routine.
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Sunday 12, 19 May & 2 June - 3 week Lindy Hop Course
Beginners Lindy Hop
This 3 week course will focus on giving you the best possible start in learning to swing dance. Simon Selmon, who is one of the longest running full time professional Lindy Hop teachers in the world, will welcome you to our friendly and fun dance community. He'll share his tried and tested methods designed for complete beginners to teach you solid fundamentals and the foundations needed to progress to the highest level. You're going to have so much fun, meet new people, and by the end of this course you will be able to dance a whole song! No experience or partner required - singles & couples welcome!
What will I learn?
Over 3 weeks you will learn:
- 6 count essentials such as the change places & tuck turn
- 8 count Swing Outs
- Musicality
- Frame
- Connection with your partner
- How to build a dance
- Good social ethics on the dance floor
Improvers Lindy Hop
This 3 week course is a follow on from our beginners course. Starting from the point where you are familiar with many of the classic signature patterns and designed to reinforce those same patterns, increase your vocabulary and ability to begin to improvise whilst simultaneously building on your musicality, frame & connection skills. Designed by Simon Selmon, who is one of the longest running full time professional Lindy Hop teachers in the world. His tried & tested methods will teach you solid fundamentals and the foundations needed to progress to the highest level. At the end of this course you be a more confident dancer, with the ability to choose from multiple variations & options!
What will I learn?
Over 3 weeks we will review much of our beginners course and learn
- New vocabulary/patterns
- To build flow between 6 & 8 count patterns
- Increase musicality awareness and practise simple exercises.
- Understand compression, tension & tone within the context of dance
- Build more connection with your partner
- The basics of how to improvise
- Good social ethics on the dance floor
What People Say
“The Mini Booster workshops coached by Simon and Anna pulled me out of my dancing rut, challenged my abilities and broadened my knowledge. Simon and Anna are warm, kind and fiercely talented dancers and teachers. I can confidently say that I have left every workshop a better dancer with more confidence and always, a big smile, having made new friends.” Charlotte