Lindy Hop: Level 1B (Beginners) At The Mildmay Jazz Club!

- Starts: Tuesday -Nov 15,22 -dec 13,20 - £80 for 4 weeks (Prebooked) (Class includes admission to the live jazz night) - @ The Mildmay Club 33-34 Newington Green, London N16 9PR --------- Level 1 Lindy (Block B) Beyond The Basics! Ready to level up your Swing dancing and take the next few steps (get it?) to improving your Lindy Hop? This class is for those who have been attending intro/Beginner level drop in classes and are ready to focus on the details, clean up their dancing, learn trickier figures in a progressive 4 week series. Each Block contains 4 weeks of classes, each Block will focus on different aspects of Lindy Hop to progress your dancing. Block A- Swing Outs. Block B- Sugar Push ,Variations and styling (swivels). Block C- Turns, Spins and technique. Block B Week 1- Week 2- week 3- week 4- Class includes entry to The Mildmay Jazz Club held immediately after class where you can practice your new steps or just sit and enjoy the music! -------------- What Level should i expect? Level 1 is aimed at those who have taken a few introductory/Taster & drop-in beginner classes and feel comfortable with the basic 6 count steps and figures without needing to heavily concentrate or make very many errors while social dancing. We will not be reviewing the basics, instead we'll be building off the the basic steps onto more challenging figures while introducing more technique. Block A will focus on learning the Swing out, an 8 count move that is at the core of Lindy Hop. What is Swing Dancing? Swing Dancing a partnered dance from around the 1930’s primarily done to early jazz music originating from the African American neighbourhoods of The U.S. Swing Dance is an umbrella term of multiple jazz dances, the most popular is "The Lindy Hop", give it a search in YouTube for reference. Nowadays people from all over the world participate in this style of dance. It’s fun, social, challenging to learn and open to anyone. Do i need to attend the previous Blocks? No, each block focuses on its own aspect of Lindy Hop. What do I wear? Come as you are, comfortable clothing and closed toed shoes that you can move around in....don’t worry about dressing up in any special way. Do not come in fancy dress! Please Avoid boots, sandals or high heels! What kind of people show up? All types! Artist, business people, artistic business people, anyone really . Ages typically range in class from mid 20’s to mid 30’s....but age doesn’t matter (unless your under 18, in which case, we can’t have you)... We are LGBTQ+ inclusive! We warmly welcome friends from all walks of life. We strive to be inclusive and try to honour our guests with respect for their gender, sexuality and identities. If there's a way we can help make you feel more welcome, we are open to suggestions as we are always eager to learn how to be more inclusive. Can I show up late? No. In fact, Please show up a bit early to check in. Class starts promptly and with information that is important. We don't have enough teachers to pull away from the class to help catch you up. You also cant "figure it out" and catch up on your own, you'll slow down the progression of the class down. If you prepaid we can just credit you for another time that you can make on time.