If you feel that you need that extra work done to make a big development in a short amount of time. If you want to work hard and dedicated like a professional. You now have the opportunity to have 10 hours of a group-private (with 5 other dancers) - this might be what you are looking for.
We are going to coach you and practice with you to help you become as good as possible in the shortest amount of time. We strongly believe in the importance of getting the wide perspective of this dance and to become a good Lindy Hopper you need to have some knowledge and practice in tap, vernacular jazz and of course: rhythms and an understanding of the jazz-music! That is why we include all of this in the program.
Three days of hard work including: 10 hours of teacher-led training: 2 hours of working on basic techniques 2 hours of tap (beginner/beginner-intermediate level) 2 hours of solo-jazz 2 hours of fast dancing (working on solos or specific routine). 2 hours of rhythms, syncopation and musicality (including the subject: how to make a choreography).
On top of this you will need to work on your own in between the teacher-led classes to be able to benefit the most.
Hosting: We will host you in our home and we will cook and eat together in our house in Luleå, Sweden. The classes and the training will be held partly in a small studio in our house and partly in a bigger external studio.
Costs: 4000 SEK / person which includes: 10 hours of teaching. Place to practice on your own. Housing for two nights. Dinner for day one, breakfast, lunch and dinner for day two and day three we will arrange with breakfast and lunch. We have a minimum and a maximum of three couples to do a workshop (we might be able to take 4 couples if you are a group of dancers that normally dance together like a dance company). We want to be able to give you personal help and feedback and to have the possibility to also dance with you.
Sign up: You sign up by sending an e-mail to: [email protected]. Label the e-mail "Practice like a Professional". You can sign up as a couple or like a solo-dancer but as we are going to work on Lindy Hop as well as solo-dancing and tap we will need to have an even amount of followers and leaders. We do recommend that you sign up with a partner that you will work with during the workshop. When signing up you give a short back-ground on your dancing and also for what dates you are interested in signing up for. We might also ask you for a video of you dancing. Possible dates: 23, 24, 25 of January 2018 13, 14, 15 of February 2018 17, 18, 19 of April 2018
Timetable: Day one: 14.30-17.00 class-time (including 30 min break). 19.00-20.30 practice-time. Day two : 10.00-12.00 class-time. 12-13.30 LUNCH. 13.30-15.30 class-time. 19.00-20.00 class-time. Day tree: 10.00-11.00 practice-time. 11.00-12.00 class-time. 12-13.00 LUNCH 13.00-15.00 class-time. 15.00-17.00 possible practice-time (depending on when your flight departs from Luleå again). (There might be changes in the schedule)
Getting here: Right now Norwegian has flights from 299 SEK one way. Possible flight times: Tuesday 12.10-13.30 Arlanda to Luleå. From the airport to our home you can go with public transportation, taxi or we might be able to pick you up by car if it fits with our schedule and depending on when you will arrive. We live 20 min away by car from the airport. Going back 17.45 or 19.30 from Luleå on the Thursday. (Flight-times is only possible suggestions).
Below a few clips from some of our performances from our time with the Harlem Hot Shots: