Lindy Hop & Blues Workshop with Oksana & Joris

➽ 12. – 14. May 2023
➽ Oksana Pavlova & Joris Focquaert
➽ Lindy Hop 2 Levels-Workshops
➽ Blues 2 Levels-Workshops
➽ 3 social dance nights
➽ DJ Sarah Will (Munich)

Teachers

Oksana (Ukraine) and Joris (Belgium) are two international dancers and dance instructors who decided to move and live in Germany where they pursue their dream of dancing and teaching dance. Each of them has a vast dancing and teaching experience since late 2000.
They both taught in different countries, local communities and international festivals and are united by their love of Swing dances!

They are inspired by jazz music, the history of jazz, and the history and evolution of the various swing and blues dances. Learning to play Jazz – Oksana on xylophone and Joris on clarinet and trombone – has developed their understanding of Jazz as movement.

Oksana started her way to Swing Dance from various other styles, like ballroom, modern jazz, contamporary, while Joris has a background in physical theater (The Commedia School, Copenhagen, 2007) before their roads evolved towards dancing and more specifically African-American Jazz dances. Each of them has vastly promoted the development of Swing dance scenes in their homelands. For many years Oksana was one of the main teachers and events organizers in Kyiv Swing Dance School and Joris is known as the founder of Crazy Legs Dance School in Ghent, the city where he honed his dancing and teaching skills.

They love to dance to various styles, tempos and create fun and creative figures and would be happy to share their knowledge with you!

SCHEDULE (changed 11.5.)

✦✦ Attention: Workshop start and end times have changed. New times marked with ** (11.5.23) ✦✦

Friday, 12.05.2023

20 h – 0 h

Swing & Blues PARTY

Thevo, Nbg.

Saturday, 13.05.2023

*11.15 h*	Check-in	Tanzstelle, Erl.
11.45 h –14 h	BLUES All Levels	Tanzstelle, Erl.
14 h – 15.15 h	lunch break
15 h	Check-in	Tanzstelle, Erl.
15.15 h – 17.30 h	LINDY HOP Sympathizer	Tanzstelle, Erl.
20 h	Swing & Blues PARTY 2 dance floors	Studio58, Erl.

Sunday, 14.05.2023

*11.15 h*	Check-in	Tanzstelle, Erl.
*11.45 –14 h	LINDY HOP Enthusiast	Tanzstelle, Erl.
14 h – 15.15 h	lunch break
15 h	Check-in	Tanzstelle, Erl.
15.15 h – 17.30 h	BLUES Intermediate +	Tanzstelle, Erl.
19 h	Big Band Concert	Orpheum, Nbg.

LEVELS

Please read about the levels below.
LINDY HOP Sympathizer
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EN: You have been dancing Lindy Hop for at least a year and you’ve attended more than just a few Lindy Hop classes. You are able to dance basic 6- and 8-count figures, lindy charleston, swing out and variations of the basics. You go to social dances on a regular basis.

DE: Du tanzt seit mindestens einem Jahr Lindy Hop und hast Lindy Hop Tanzkurse besucht. Du beherrscht die wichtigen Basic Figuren mit 6- und 8-count Grundschritt, Lindy Charleston, Swing out und Variationen der Basics. Du gehst regelmäßig zum Social Dance.

LINDY HOP Enthusiast
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EN: You’ve been dancing for at least 3 years or, if less, very intensively (3 times a week or more). You have attended several (international) workshops. You go to social dances regularly and feel safe with your dancing, no matter to what tempo or with what partner you dance. You want to dive deeper into styling, musicality and tempo.

DE: Du tanzt schon seit mindestens 3 Jahren oder sehr intensiv (3x die Woche oder mehr). Du hast schon mehrere (internationale) Workshops besucht. Du gehst regelmäßig zum Social Dance und fühlst dich sicher, egal mit welchem Partner und zu welchem Tempo Du tanzt. Du willst an Styling, Musikalität und Geschwindigkeit weiter arbeiten.

BLUES – All levels

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EN: In this class there will be something for EVERYONE – wether you have been dancing Blues for a while or you just recently fell in love with it.

DE: In diesen Unterrichtsstunden ist für alle etwas dabei, egal ob du Blues schon seit einer ganzen Weile tanzt oder erst seit kürzerer Zeit Fan bist.

BLUES – intermediate +
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EN: You have taken blues classes before, dance blues socially and have attended a few (or more) workshops. You’re ready to develop your understanding of the blues, improve your technique and widen your dancing vocabulary!

DE: Du hast bereits einige Bluestanz Stunden besucht, tanzt Blues auf Parties und warst schon auf ein paar (oder mehr) Workshops. Du bist bereit Dein Verständnis von Blues und Bluestanz zu entwickeln, Deine Technik zu verbessern und Dein Tanzvokabular zu erweitern.

DJ

Sarah Will: Providing us with swing music at all parties will be lovely Sarah, Munich resident DJ!

Photo: Maximilian Fuchs

LOCATIONS

WORKSHOP/CLASSES
Tanzstelle, Schronfeld 74, 91054 Erlangen

DANCE NIGHTS
Friday: thevo e.V., Siegfriedstr. 20, 90461 Nürnberg
Saturday: STUDIO58, Drausnickstraße 58, 91052 Erlangen
Sunday: „Muttertagskonzert“ Big Band Langwasser, Orpheum, Johannisstr. 32A, Nürnberg (not organized by us – free for Members of Boogie Woogie Club / Swing-Blues Dancers)

Costs

CLASSES
Members of 1.BWC: 10 € per class
Non-members of 1.BWC: 40 € per class
Non-members of 1.BWC + students/pupils/apprentices: 25 € per class
Pay: Cash at check-in.

DANCE NIGHT Friday
We appreciate small donations. Bring your own drinks (and snacks)!!

DANCE NIGHT SATURDAY
We appreciate donations from 10–15 €

SUNDAY
Big Band concert at Orpheum: 20€ – free for Members of Boogie Woogie Club/ Swing-Blues Dancers), (this is not organized by us!)

Registration

Individual registration is mandatory.

CLICK HERE for REGISTRATION

After you registered, if you cannot come for any reason please let us know as soon as possible.

Questions?

If you need to ask us anything write an email to anmeldung@lindymaniacs.de

COVID-19

Let’s all work together and create a safe environment in so many ways.
Please wash and disinfect your hands frequently.
Refrain from attending if you show any symptoms of Covid-19.

Code of Conduct

Have you read about our values in our dancing scene and how we wish to create a welcoming and safe environment for all dancers?
thatswing.de/code-of-conduct

This event is presented by
1. Boogie Woogie Club Nürnberg
and
thatswing.de