CLASSES AND ASSIGNMENTS - for Lindy Hop teachers

An education specialized for Lindy Hop teachers and Lindy Hop 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 original dancers like Frankie Manning, Norma Miller and Al Minns. These dancers are our biggest source of information and inspiration who we have all worked and danced with, direct or indirect. Frankie Manning is the one dancer that we worked more closely with than any other dancer of the original dancers and Åsa even had the opportunity to teach together with Frankie for some years in the 1990's.
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We will help you grow as a teacher, partly by creating a deeper understanding of the history of Lindy Hop but also to give you useful tools and exercises to develop as a teacher from a pedagogical perspective.
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With 28 years of experience from teaching Lindy Hop we will share some of our most useful experiences, lessons and advice for teachers. 
Maximum 10 couples per group.

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Course includes

• 8 video classes (download and watch whenever it suits you) á 60 minutes each.
• 5 homework assignments.
• 3 live sessions on different topics - a mix of lectures, film clips, discussions around the video class material, open discussions on the topic, feedback on your homework etcetera:
  • Contemporary vs Authentic Lindy Hop
  • Get teaching inspiration from vintage clips
  • The essence of Lindy Hop
• Access to a private FB-group where you will share your homework material with the other participants of the Teachers Academy. In this forum you will be able to see what your colleagues do as well and you will be able to share thoughts and ideas around the topics and the classes. We will include some of this material and discussions into the live sessions to clarify important topics further. 
• A Lindy Hop curriculum  based on the curriculum that Frankie Manning created. 
• Discussions on what music is suitable to play in Lindy Hop classes.
• We will share our music playlists.
• History and background of the Lindy Hop and our obligations as teachers to keep the legacy of the originators of this dance alive.
• What defines Swing dancing, Swing music and Lindy Hop.
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Topics for the video classes

• Teaching beginners and what material to start with.
• What to do after a beginners course?
• Solo Jazz steps
• The Swingout
• Teaching different levels in one class
• Musicality and rhythms
• 2 open topics (depending on participants needs/requests)​
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Register

We will organize 2 editions of the Teachers Academy Online during the spring of 2021:
1st edition:  4th of January - 22nd of February
Register here (1st edition)

2nd edition:  1st of March - 19th of April​
Register here (2nd edition)
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Price​

290 Euro/person
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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.