BIG thank to teachers, volunteers and participants who participated in the autumn semester!
Registration for the spring semester courses opened yesterday, but no stress as everyone who registers until 12.00 on 28 December has the same chance of getting a spot as we will raffle the queue order.
New for this year is that Wednesdays will offer various shorter theme courses. Some of these are already published and open for registration. More will be published and open for registration on the 12th and 19th of January. Feel free to come up with suggestions and wishes! Do you want to teach a theme course yourself?
What do they mean for our courses and social dances? According to estimates, the peak of the spread of infection will be in January, thus restrictions can possibly be released before the course semester start in mid-February, but at present no dates have been set. If they are not released and for courses and social dances before that, it could look like the following
Social dances
At public events, to which our social dances in their current form are assumed to belong, only seated guests are allowed if there are more than 20 people. A return to antisocial dance training with a permanent partner and pre-registration may be relevant here as a substitute for the social dances
Classes
For culture and leisure activities, requirements are set at 10 square meters per person. This, our courses should follow even if the course activities are closed arrangements that are not legally covered by these requirements. A smaller number of participants in each course and a return to smaller rotation groups may be relevant here, or a delayed course start.
A maximum of 50 people when renting out places for private gatherings applies to those who rent out venues for classes to us, but we are already staying way below that.
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.
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.
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
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!
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…
With vaccines rolling out faster than expected we hope we can all dance together again quite soon. Meanwhile, hang in there, stay safe and well!
In case you missed we want to recommend the following from our friends:
4 Swedes fantastic swing camp The Snowball just opened the registration for a virtual edition https://www.thesnowball.se/
LinaMaria & Jerry from Teater Trassel, known to most of you as teachers, MCs, singers and dancers in our local scene made a Christmas Calendar from their cabin in Ynglingarum…https://www.facebook.com/trasselsagor.
I måndags hade nya Måndagsswingen premiär på Grand Hotell och imorgon 14/9 fortsätter vi med dubbla nybörjar prova-på i Lindy Hop kl 18 & 19 samt både nybörjar och mer avancerad Solo Charleston kl 20 & 21. Följande måndagar blir det Swing Practice kl 20 samt olika solodanskurser kl 21. Drop in är möjlig genom att visa sitt medlemskort. Men säkrast att anmäla sig då solokurserna blev fulla senaste måndagen. Vi har ännu fler solodanskurser i Malmö på torsdagar. .
Socialdans?
Med börjanMåndagen den 21 drar vad som skulle kunna kallas socialdans igång där max 36 föranmälda dansare får swinga loss i den fantastiska balsalen på grand hotell. Anmäl dig till vår Swing Practice tilsammans med en danspartner som sen är den du dansar med eller själv som förare, följare, solo eller switch. Vi antar så att det blir helt jämnt.
Höstterminen
Först tar vi igen den pausade vårterminen enligt följande. Sen fortsätter vi med en kortare hösttermin där tanken är att alla ska stanna kvar i samma grupp och kursen fortsätter i stort sett där den andra slutade. Gick du D på onsdagar ska du helst anmäla dig till D+ samma dag och tid. Om du inte gick kurser i våras och t.ex. gick D förra hösten är kanske C+ nu en lämplig nivå. Några av dessa kursen är redan öppna, några öppnar på tisdag och resten den 24 september. Vi kommer att lotta köplatser. Anmälningarna är som vanligt bindande och du kan denna termin inte få någon återbetalning. Du kan dock få hela avgiften tillgodo och enkelt avboka med en ny knapp i antagningsmailen.
We do our best to comply with covid 19 restrictions. When you dance with us, you commit to doing the same. See what currently applies here including vaccination requirements
When you register for a course, you should be aware that new restrictions may mean that we are forced to pause the course activities.
Most classes have not yet started, but e few are up and running in small groups with lots of precautions.
Social dances are currently on hold. At least until the end of January.
Meanwhile, hang in there, get vaccinated, stay safe and well!
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 and corona, our dance interest is not only a good thing.
We follow the local risk assessments as well as official recommendations and adapt our rekommendations accordingly.
New restrictions from the 23rd of December 2021
What do they mean for our courses and social dances? According to estimates, the peak of the spread of infection will be in January, thus restrictions can possibly be released before the course semester start in mid-February, but at present no dates have been set. If they are not released and for courses and social dances before that, it could look like the following
At public events, to which our social dances in their current form are assumed to belong, only seated guests are allowed if there are more than 20 people. A return to antisocial dance training with a permanent partner and pre-registration may be relevant here as a substitute for the social dances.
Avrådan från cuper och läger inomhus som inte innebär yrkesmässig utövning. Däremot kan ordinarie aktiviteter med träningar, övningar, matcher, föreställning och tävlingar fortgå. Tolkar vi som att våra ordinarie kurser kan fortsätta men att vi ska undvika dansläger (som vi ändå inte har några planterade just nu)
For culture and leisure activities, requirements are set at 10 square meters per person. This, our courses should follow even if the course activities are closed arrangements that are not legally covered by these requirements. A smaller number of participants in each course and a return to smaller rotation groups may be relevant here, or a delayed course start.
A maximum of 50 people when renting out places for private gatherings applies to those who rent out venues for classes to us, but we are already staying way below that.
We adapt and update regularly, so feel free to come back here closer to 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.
Always stay home if you are sick! Especially for the slightest flu, cold like symptoms or anything else that may be a sign of covid-19
Get all your vaccinations 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.
Stay home if you have been in contact with people who might carry COVID-19.
Feel free to use a Face mask. However, i does not replace any of the previous points.
* 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 (recovered from covid-19 in the last 6 months). 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 (PCR within 48h)
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 courses?
And what happens to someone who does not have a partner?
Changing partners is voluntary during the pandemic, but we then want to go back to courses where everyone dances with everyone as the courses work much better that way. Small rotation groups as below is a compromise until then.
Anyone who has or acquires a permanent dance partner simply dances with this one.
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.
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.
Tonight our friends at Cats’ Corner kick off their Wednesday Night Hop and Monday Night Swing is pack on Monday. Both include a beginners’ Lindy to send all your friends to or join yourself to get started.
Please note that everyone that signs-up the first four days has the same chance to get a spot as we will raffle the queue.
IMPORTANT! If you sign up for several courses but only want to take one of them you have to make a note of that in the comment field of your registrations. You are not allowed to hold on to one spot while waiting in line to get another.
Ditt företag är berättigat att ge dig en skattefri personalvårdsförmån som ofta kallas friskvårdsbidrag. Ett bidrag för kostnaden att delta i fysiska aktiviteter som t.ex. dans och däribland såklart swingdanser som Lindy Hop, Balboa och Jazzdans. En möjlighet som de allra flesta företag tar till vara.
Kvitto på swingdanskurs
Se nu bara till att skriva ut ett kvitto och lämna inn på jobbet. Kvittot får du automatiskt på mail när vi registrerat din betalning och kan även hämtas här.
Klart att Lindy Hop räknas som friskvård!
Har tidigare hänt att företag påstår att dans inte räknas men numera står motionsdans t.o.m. specifikt med i skatteverkets definition.
Hur mycket får man maximalt i friskvårdsbidrag?
Det finns från skattemyndigheten ingen övre gräns så länge samma villkor gäller för alla anställda. Det är med andra ord din arbetsplats som bestämmer hur mycket pengar du kan få tillbaka.
We just opened the registration for A beginners weekends and B beginners’ continued. At noon on THURSDAY THE 13TH OF JUNE we open the registration for the rest of them
We just opened the registration for A beginners weekends and B beginners’ continued. At noon on THURSDAY THE 13TH OF JUNE we open the registration for the rest of them. Everyone that signs-up the first 48h will have the same chance to get a spot as we will raffle the queue at noon on Saturday.
Most courses can already be found in the schedule but lots of details will be updated during next week.
We have managed to squeeze in C an D on Mondays near Kårhuset and will also extend the social dance as the last class ends 21.15. There will be an Extra B level where every one learns to both lead and follow (ELEF).. A full semester 10x E and 5x F starting after E has finished so that you can take both. Fast Lindy + Arial + California Routine. In addition we are planning to add at least one beginners continued weekend workshop and some kick ass jazz theme classes in August…
RAFFLE THE QUEUE?
Open registration = Everyone that signs-up for C-F the first 48 hours will have the same chance to get a spot on a course as we will raffle the queue (lotta ordningen på köplatserna). After that it’s the usual direct registration with fist come first served with usually followers in queue being accepted as soon as the usually later leaders sign-up.
Swing in the park endson the 7th of August and Monday Night Swing is back on the 12th of August. We are guessing that Cats’ Corners Wednesday Night Jump will jump start around the 14th of August.
Registration to the first beginners’ weekends are already open. Registration for the semester courses will open at noon on Tuesday the 18th of December.
At noon on the 14th of June we open the registration for >20 different Lindy Hop classes and courses Fall 2018 in Malmö and Lund. Beginners to advanced, weekends, full/half semesters and lots of shorter theme classes.
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…
With uncertainties surrounding venues Gunhild Carling made the choice to not arrange her big Stockamöllan Swing & Jazz Festival this summer, 2017. Hopefully it will be back next summer, 15-17th of June 2018.
The 22nd of December at 8 pm we open the registration for the beginners’ Lindy Hop weekends. January 4th at 8 pm we open all higher Lindy Hop levels. Get a head start and register faster by creating a user account on www.dans.se today. This is where all HepTowns course registrations will be handled
Login with Facebook or Google+
If you log in at dansa.se with Facebook or Google+ a user account will be created with the ability to log on through these
Make a test registration
you can also create a user account by making a test registration. This also helps us test the system.
