SWING OUT WITH: MARIEL GASTIARENA!

We're thrilled to welcome international pro dancer & instructor Mariel Gastiarena to South Florida for a special Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz Workshop! ​Mariel is co-founder and co-director of Swing City, the first Lindy Hop, Authentic Jazz and Tap school in Argentina and Swing City Jazz Club! WHEN: Sunday, October 15th, 11 AM - 3:30 PM WHERE: Funk & Flow Studio (1215 NE 17th Ct Ft Lauderdale 33305​) PRICE $80 FULL WORKSHOP PASS $25 A LA CARTE ​No partner or experience needed! WORKSHOP SCHEDULE ​LINDY HOP: Rhythm & Footwork 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM This class will focus on rhythms and footwork within Lindy Hop. Lindy Hop includes both 6 and 8-count patterns. We’ll work on understanding different ways to modify our 6 and 8-count patterns to be able to create your own footwork variations while improvising! ​LINDY HOP: Phrasing 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM This class will focus on phrasing within Lindy Hop. Understanding musical phrasing and how to use it is a critical skill for any dancer to have! Music is a language and dancing is like telling a story. In this class we’ll work on different tools to add more sense to the structure of your dance, making it easier to connect it to the structure of the music! 1:00 - 1:30 BREAK ​AUTHENTIC JAZZ: Musicality 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM This class will focus on musicality while dancing Authentic Jazz (solo jazz). Without the added complication of a partner, solo dancing can feel like a big spotlight is on you and the pressure is on. But we don't have to get in our heads! We can use the music to help inspire our moves. In this class we’ll work on listening to melodies and being able to reproduce their rhythms with easy steps. We'll also work on how to modify the moves you know to make them fit better to any song. Any jazz dance is a conversation between the body and the music - let's make it a fun one! ​AUTHENTIC JAZZ: Improvisation - Transitions between Moves 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM This class will focus on improvisation while dancing Authentic Jazz (solo jazz) - specifically transitions between moves. Ever join a solo dance jam on the floor and go blank? This class will focus on how to set a good background that you can always go back to and also to learn how to connect every move you know!