Category: classes

In October, the new autumn term in Lindy Hop finally starts in Malmö and Lund. It’s not too late to sign up. Already tonight, 27 Sep, is the last Monday we dance in the ballroom at the Grand Hotel and on Monday the 4th of October we are back in the Gasquesalen in Kårhuset. On September 29, several restrictions will be lifted for those who are vaccinated. We can then have more normal courses and social dances where everyone is allowed to dance with everyone. A hugely important step for our normally very inclusive swing scene.

Vaccination requirements?

Due to FHM’s easing of the restrictions for vaccinated and new restrictions for unvaccinated, starting september 29th, we require that you are vaccinated or have natural immunity. FHM is very clear, those who are not vaccinated should not dance.
You can download your certificate here, but we do not promise to check everyone as it would take too much time and resources from courses and social dances.
In order not to discriminate, you are also admitted with a recent negative test for covid-19.
This would then apply as long as FHM has special restrictions for the unvaccinated.

Read more here

Courses

There are places left on all courses and registration is still open.

We offer

• Nybörjarhelg nu i helgen och fler längre fram
• Terminskurser på flera olika nivåer i både Lund och Malmö.
  Nytt för denna höst är en DE-kurs som svårighetsmässigt siktar på E-nivå men utan krav på audition. 
• Akrobatik, en nybörjarkurs och en mer avancerad showgrupps-akrobatik
• Solojazzdans och andra temakurser. Kommer fler än vad som nu syns.

Read more and sign-up

Social Dance

När vi går tillbaka till en öppnare socialdans är det trots vaccination extra viktigt att stanna hemma om du är minsta krasslig och respektera ett ”nej tack” om du bjuder upp någon, som vi alltid gör, men var lite extra observant då alla ännu inte är bekväma med att dansa med många..

HepTown återgår till måndagar på Kårhuset. Cats’ Corner har socialdans på onsdagar som just nu och fram t.o.m. 6 oktober håller till på Brändan, men flyttar sen till Ungdomens hus för att sen åter vara tillbaka på Moriskan i November

All events (regardless of who arranges it)

HepTowns events on Facebook

Cats’ Corners events on Facebook

Ikväll 4/8 är sista Swing in the park! Kvällen inkluderar nybörjarkurs, en avrostningskurs för de som behöver komma igång efter uppehåll, samt dans till swingDJ. Tidigare på kvällen erbjuds även en inofficiell akrobatikkurs

Avrostningskurser blir det även i Malmö som temakurser med start redan 18/8 då det förmodligen även någon typ av socialdans med Cats Corner i salen nedanför kl 18-21…

Flera nybörjarhelger i Lindy Hop är redan öppna för anmälan med den första utomhus nu i helgen den 7-8 augusti!

Kurserna som pausades hösten 2020 har nu fått nya datum i september hösten 2021. Några har t.o.m. platser kvar och är öppna för anmälan. Om du hade en plats är den fortfarande din.

I oktober börjar vi sen en helt ny hösttermin. Alla detaljer är inte spikade. Mer information kommer löpande här och anmälan öppnar kl 12 den 12 augusti.

Vi gör vårt bästa för att följa och överträffa gällande restriktioner. När du dansar hos oss förbinder du dig att gör det samma. Se vad som gäller här inkluderar information om rotation och hur det funkar utan partner. Vi kommer att vara försiktiga under hösten trots att många då kommer att vara vaccinerade.

Håll ut, ta han om och vaccinera dig så kan vi snart dansa som vanligt igen…

How we dance in times of flu and corona

Dancing comes with many positive health benefits, but when it comes to the possible spread of flu, our dance interest is not only a good thing.

We follow the local risk assessments as well as official recommendations and act accordingly.

Precautions introduced in the spring of 2020 will largely be maintained in the autumn of 2021 and probably for some time to come. With the hope of gradually being able to ease those that negatively affect dance and community.

Staying home when you are sick is however a demand that we want to keep forever…

• The following is based on The Public Health Agency of Sweden‘s recommendations and the Swedish Dance Sports Association’s interpretations of these
• We adapt and update regularly, so feel free to come back here closer to the start of the course start.

When taking part in any of our activities you are obligated to:

Reduce the risk of infection and infecting!

We think that all these rules can still apply even after 29 September.

• Get vaccinate against covid-19! *
• Wash your hands frequently with soap and warm water >30s.
• As backup to washing hands use hand saintlier between dances.
• Avoid touching your face. Especially the eyes.
• Cover your mouth/nose when coughing/sneezing**
• Avoid dance events and courses altogether if you are sick. Especially for the slightest flu, cold like symptoms or anything else that may be a sign of covid-19
• Stay home if you have been in contact with people who might carry COVID-19.

* Due to FHM’s easing of the restrictions for vaccinated and new restrictions for unvaccinated, starting september 29th, we require that you are vaccinated or have natural immunity. FHM is very clear, those who are not vaccinated should not dance.
You can download your certificate here, but we do not promise to check everyone as it would take too much time and resources from courses and social dances.
In order not to discriminate, you are also admitted with a recent negative test for covid-19.
This would then apply as long as FHM has special restrictions for the unvaccinated.

** The general tip about using the elbow may not be the best thing in combination with social dancing, but still much better than coughing/sneezing straight out. A handkerchief is of course best, but using your hands that are immediately washed works as an emergency solution.

HepTown will:

• Inform, repeat and nag about the above points to reduce the spread of infection
• Keep down the number of participants/course *
• Make sure there is access to soap and hand sanitizer
• Limit and make partners rotation voluntary on all courses**
• As far as possible, have substitutes ready for instructors who obviously stay at home if they have symptoms.
• Be prepared to pause all or part of the course activities again

** How do we eliminate/reduce the partner rotation on the autumn courses?

And what happens to someone who does not have a partner?

Changing partners will still be voluntary for a while after September 29th, but we then want to go back to courses where everyone dances with everyone as the courses work much better that way.

1. Anyone who has or acquires a permanent dance partner simply dances with this one.
2. Those who do not have a regular dance partner are paired together on arrival per course occasion and dance with the same person all evening.
3. Those who wish to participate in a minimized form of rotation, form rotation groups of 2-3 pairs. Within these groups, you then rotate as frequently as on a regular course. After September 29th , we can rotate the whole group or, if desired, keep the rotation groups.

More information about the coronavirus 

https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/smittskydd-beredskap/smittsamma-sjukdomar/coronavirus/

https://www.krisinformation.se/corona

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/summary.html

Updates

Updated March 13th 2020 20:14

Most spring courses have already started but there are still som theme classes, a beginners weekend and a summer course to sign-up for this spring.  In the middle of this we open the registration for fall courses…

Lindy Hop registration for the fall will open as follows

• Registration for A Beginners Lindy Hop weekends is open!
• B will open at noon on the 20th of April
• Registration for C-F and theme classes will open at noon on Thursday the  14th of June.

Registrants for the highest 2 (E and F) that want to take a higher level than they have done before will need to do a small audition (no big scary pear audition)  on Wednesday the 5th of September at Moriskan in Malmö, 18.15-19.45. If you sign-up for the same level you will not need to do the audition.

The Helsingborg crew is planning some a beginners weekend and some other classes that will be announced by the end of May

Half of the semester on E-F in Malmö and D i Lund will be replaced by theme classes of various length. Most theme classes are now on-line. A few more and descriptions of them all to be announced soon…