April 10-June 18, 2023

CLASSES AND ASSIGNMENTS
​- for Lindy Hop teachers

A 10-week course specialized for Lindy Hop teachers & dancers that want to work more in the tradition of "old school" Lindy Hop where we put a lot of emphasis on what we have learnt from originators of this dance, like Mr. Frankie Manning, Ms. Norma Miller and Mr. Albert Minns. These dancers are our biggest source of inspiration & information who we have all worked and danced with, direct or indirect. Mr. Frankie Manning is the one dancer that we worked more closely with among the original dancers and Åsa even had the opportunity to teach together with "Frankie" for some years in the 1990's.

We base our teaching on what we've learnt from these fantastic dancers and other original dancers active in Harlem, New York during the heydays of Swing; 1930`s - 1940's. But then we, like every other dancer, have our own take on this wonderful dance form that now is widely spread all around the world.

With 30 years of experience of dancing, performing and teaching Lindy Hop we will share our most useful experiences, lessons and advice for teachers. It is mainly the same "lessons learnt" that most Lindy Hop teachers sooner or later figure out after many years of teaching and reflecting - but you will get them easily served, compiled and explained already now :-)

We will help you grow as a teacher, partly by creating a deeper understanding for the history of Lindy Hop but also by providing useful tools and exercises to develop as a teacher from a pedagogical perspective.

Every second week we share new homework assignments and meet in an online live session to discuss the course content and make sure all participants has understood the material.

After a fully completed course a course certificate will be issued. 

​"Teachers Academy - step 1" is a base course which creates the fundamental knowledge for the upcoming step 2: "Teachers Academy - Practical".
Register!

COURSE CONTENT

  • 8 video classes, approx. 60 min each - download and watch our instructions whenever it suits you.
  • New homework assignments every week, for example: "define the essence of Lindy Hop for you".
  • 5 live sessions: a mix of lectures, personal feedback on your homework, discussions around the shared class material, open discussions based on your questions, etcetera.
    • Every live session is recorded and shared afterwards with all participants!​
    • Examples on live topics: Contemporary vs. Authentic Lindy Hop, How to get teaching-inspiration from vintage clips, The essence of Lindy Hop, Pedagogical tools and advice.
    • Access to a private FB-group where we will give personal answers to your individual questions and concerns by uploading recordings with demonstrations/explanations. You will also share some of your homework assignment answers in the forum to share ideas, questions and have group discussions with the other participants. We will be the host for these conversations and will include some of this material, questions and discussions in the live sessions to clarify important topics further.
  • A Lindy Hop curriculum  based on the curriculum that Frankie Manning created. 
  • We will share our music playlist for Beginner classes.
  • History and background of the Lindy Hop and our obligations as teachers to keep the legacy of the originators of this dance alive.
  • Discussions on what defines Swing Dancing, Swing Music and Lindy Hop.
    ​

VIDEO CLASS TOPICS (addressed to instructors)

  • Teaching beginners and what material to start with
  • What to do after a beginners course
  • How to teach the difference between 6-counts and 8-counts
  • Solo Jazz steps
  • The Swingout Breakdown
  • Classical footwork variations
  • Teaching mixed levels in one class
  • Musicality and rhythms (2 hours)
  • Detect students technical problems
    ​​

LIVE SESSIONS

Preliminary times:
Sunday Apr 23, 21:00 - 22:45 (CET)
Sunday May 7, 21:00 - 22:45 (CET)
Sunday May 21, 21:00 - 22:45 (CET)
Sunday June 4, 21:00 - 22:45 (CET)
Sunday June 18, 21:00 - 22:45 (CET)

​Every live session will be recorded and made available to all participants after each session.​
​

REGISTRATION

Register HERE!
To fully confirm your registration, please follow the payment instructions at the end of the registration form.
​

PRICE​

290 Euro/person
​

FEEDBACK FROM previous EDITION

Feedback from our Teachers Academy in March-April 2022 and here is the survey results after that course.
Co-operation partner to TEACHERS ACADEMY:

​Below are a few pictures from previous physical Teachers workshops that we have organized in Luleå, Sweden with dancers from all over the world - China, USA, South Korea, South Africa, Greece, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Russia, Canada, Argentina and Germany to mention a few.

​Teachers Academy has received funding from:
Picture