Followers First! A Follow focused workshop

Join us for the first in a series of Follow Focused workshops! Have you always wanted to add elegance, musicality, spirit and sass to your dancing? Become a more stylish dancer and build confidence through coaching by these two badass, inspiring ladies of Swing. Anyone who wants to work on techniques in the follower role are welcome. Spots are limited, no partner needed! 😍 Date: Sunday 28th July Time: 13:00 - 16:30 3hrs with a break in between each class Cost: 55€ for all 3 classes, 35€ for two classes, one class 20€ Location: Swing Base Kreuzberg Lausitzer Str. 9 10999 Spaces still available. See you all on Sunday! 13:00 - 14:10 #1 Fancy Feet with Natalia Rueda Fun rhythm variations to spice up your Lindy Hop, to challenge your coordination, and to make your footwork look mesmerizing. Perfect to add to your dancing regardless of your partner's level of experience or connection style! 14:20 - 15:30 #2 Turns & Other Fancy Things* with Natalia Rueda *Heels are recommended for this class but are not required. Turns and other artistic movements to do with your weight on the balls of your feet. In this class you'll work on your body alignment and dynamic equilibrium. We'll keep it classy and badass at the same time! 15:30 - 16:30 #3 Rhythm and Musicality with Erin Morris One of the things that makes you shine the most as a partner is sharing your personal relationship with the music! We will work on phrasing and theory so that our steps can become vocalization, and we will develop the technique and agility needed to be truly responsive to the music. Register here: https://forms.gle/G7rEyRf4DHVjuSht7 ================================== About Natalia: Natalia began teaching Lindy Hop in 2005 at the Ottawa Swing Dance Society. Shortly after, she co-founded Ottawa's first dedicated Swing school, Swing Dynamite, where she taught and mentored students and teachers for 8 years. A Swing instructor of 14 years, Natalia has taught throughout Canada, the USA, Mexico, and the Netherlands. She speaks English, Spanish, and French, and is currently learning Dutch. Natalia specializes in teaching Lindy Hop, Balboa and solo Jazz. She also has expertise in a range of dance styles, including Blues, Collegiate Shag and West Coast Swing. With several teaching and working partners, Natalia taught most recently in Utrecht, Netherlands with Juan Villafañe (Buenos Aires, Argentina). She taught her previous dance residency in Utrecht with Mikey Pedroza (Orange County, USA). Natalia has taught with Mickey Fortanasce (New York, USA) and collaborated for many years with Zack Richard (Montreal, Canada) and Daniel Newsome (Seattle, USA). Natalia also teaches alone. Her latest residencies were in Phoenix, USA and in Rotterdam, Netherlands. About Erin: Erin Morris is a champion solo jazz dancer, celebrated lindy hop artist, and a working jazz musician. She is a formidable improviser and spirited partner, able to draw upon a wealth of musical knowledge and vernacular dance movement. Her strongest influences are Katherine Dunham and Leon James and, of course, the music itself. In the classroom she is renowned for her depth and clarity, and she strives to develop artists and individuals. She is very proud that none of her students ever look like her. She has taught, performed, and competed around the world. Erin began teaching dance in 1999 for the University of Michigan swing club. She invested more than a decade in her home lindy hop scene and spent four years teaching primarily as a lead to meet the unique challenges of that scene. In 2011 she founded Michigan’s first chorus girl troupe, Erin Morris & Her Ragdolls, to explore her voice as a choreographer and to become an ambassador for women in jazz. She choreographed more than 40 original routines for the Ragdolls and worked closely with local band leaders, including the acclaimed James Dapogny, to present revues and performances that featured live music. Erin moved to St. Louis in 2016 to continue her journey as a working musician and dancer. She is currently developing a traditional jazz program for local high schools that combines jazz band with dance class. She is also teaching a workshop with Felipe on 3-4 Aug! https://www.facebook.com/events/494311681336997/