Gothenburg Queer Lindy Festival 2019

Welcome to the third edition of the Gothenburg Queer Lindy Festival! There will be workshops, parties, live bands, DJs, conversations, fika, and most importantly loads of dancing! What is queer lindy? It is swing dancing without regard to the traditional heteronormative dance roles, and with the option to switch roles while dancing. This way of dancing has many names in the lindy community, but we have chosen to use the term queer lindy to connect with other movements like queer tango and queer salsa. But also to expand the LGBTQ+ community within the swing dancing scene and create an opportunity to learn lindy hop for those of us who do not always feel comfortable in the often heteronormative couple dance context. We hope to create a forum for queer lindy dancers to meet, learn and share experiences, as well as an opportunity for the curious to discover queer lindy. ✨ TEACHERS: DecaVitas, Adam & Máté, Tove Casén & Ellen Holmström, Ida Håkansson & Kate Bramley-Moore LIVE BANDS: Cats and Dinosaurs, Stockholm Swing Collective DJs: Superheidi, more to be announced VENUE: West Coast Jitterbugs, Dr Fries torg, Gothenburg ✨ Class schedule: https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/17f7f3_293c61a3dced4b7682978734d77c4b5a.pdf If you have ideas, requests or fantasies for the festival, please let us know. The festival is arranged by West Coast Jitterbugs in collaboration with Queerlindy Göteborg. Both societies are politically unaffiliated. Any political stance made by the participating bands, teachers etc. would reflect their own opinion only. Everybody who wants to dance queer lindy and abides by our code of conduct is welcome to our festival.