Taking your Lindy Hop and Solo Jazz to the Next Level with International Superstar Gentleman James

James Joseph Horada is an English Gentleman has been teaching and performing throughout London and Europe for the past 13 years. Specialising in Lindy Hop and Solo Jazz, James has just landed here in Australia for a 3 month Holiday so we are taking full advantage of his expertise, teaching prowess and oodles of charm to bring you two dedicated Lindy Hop & Solo Jazz workshop opportunities. First Stop Mullumbimby and then Gold Coast - Both workshops will contain different content so do 1 or do both! This day will certainly take your dancing to the next level. It will be challenging, fun, and by the end your brain will be fried but you will have a cup full of Lindy Hop & Jazz joy and a whole lot of learnings. Are you ready to leap? Dates/Times and Cost: Sunday 27 November 9.45am Registration (NSW TIME) 10.15am - Prompt Start to Workshop 1 - Lindy Hop - Intermediate No Late entries 11.45am - Short 15 Min Break 12 Noon to 1.30pm - Workshop 2 - Lindy Hop - Advanced - building on morning class 1.30pm to 2.15 - Lunch Break 2.15 to 4.15 - Solo Jazz Workshop - all levels 4.15 to 7pm - Social Dancing - James will be our guest DJ as well. Cost: $120pp for the day pass - 3 workshops and social dance. To Book: Email: [email protected] What to bring: Change of Shirt Deodorant Water Bottle Spare Shoes Hand Towel Notepad and pen Energy, enthusiasm, open heart and open mind..:) Here is the workshop brief outline from James to you: Morning Swing Dance Workshop: This workshop is for those dancers who have perhaps been dancing for a couple of years or more. For those dancers who consider themselves to be of an intermediate to advance level. For those who are comfortable with social dancing, who have some moves and steps but are ready to improve their understanding of this wonderful, joyous dance. “Beginners learn beginner moves, intermediates learn intermediate moves, and advance dancers learn beginner moves”. Relearning and replacing what is good, for something that is even better, may be exceedingly useful. Perhaps your learning curve has progressively slowed down as you have improved your dancing. Do you find you can have great dances with some people whilst others don’t go so well? Perhaps you feel unsure or unclear at times whilst social dancing. Over the course of three hours, we will take you on a journey. Equipping you with new tools for your dancing creativity. You will be embracing new ideas and practices. Offering you techniques that may greatly improve your quality of movement, your communication with your dance partner, better the flow of your dancing, and most importantly boost your enjoyment and imagination. Be ready to be playful, open, and experimental. You are going to be moving around the floor and being active throughout, so come prepared for some fun learning. Solo Jazz workshop : “Remember, if you want to move someone else it’s a great idea to learn how to move yourself.” Perhaps you’ve learnt some traditional solo jazz routines like the Shim Sham or the Big Apple. Or you may have a repertoire of jazz solo moves like ‘fall of the log’, ‘eagle slide’, or ‘shuffle ball change’. Maybe you are one of those partner dancers who love a little fancy footwork to impress your dance partner whilst swinging out. Whichever one of these might describe you best, we invite you to join us and enjoy our beginner/intermediate two-hour solo jazz workshop. When solo dancing, it is not unusual to experience that moment of panic that tricks us into doing too much when less might be best. Get ready to gain greater musicality, better your rhythm, improve your transitions from one move to the next, and learn to feel more comfortable in yourself whilst being creative Social Dancing to close the day. James will be spinning some fabulous tunes, new music, old music and a variety to please our ears and keep our feet moving... See you there..