Swing Dance and Retro Culture
At noon today, the 24th of September we finally open the registration for the fall semester.
At noon today, the 24th of September we finally open the registration for the fall semester. Read more about that here.
Tonight at 18.00 we kick off The Authentic Jazz Solo Swing Dance Project in Malmö. This is already an ongoing thing in Lund every Monday. Both with theme classes of 1-3 occations On the Monday Night Swing, we also have a Swing Practice where you can dance to DJ music in the Grand Hotel ballroom.
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. .
Med början Måndagen 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.
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.
The restrictions was lifted February 9th, but the pandemic is not completely over and we still try to reduce risks of infection. When you social dance and take classes with us, you commit to doing the same. See what currently applies here
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.
We think that all these rules can still apply even after 29 September.
* The Swedish Public Health Agency recommends that adults who have not been vaccinated take special precautions. This means that these people should avoid crowds and large crowds indoors.
We still like to see that you who take the course are vaccinated, but from 9 February it is no longer a requirement we can make.
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.
If needed we might go back to using rotation groups during the fall 2022, but right now the plan is to have regular rotation where everyone dances with everyone
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
Updated March 13th 2020 20:14
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.
https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/nyheter-och-press/nyhetsarkiv/2021/december/flera-nya-atgarder-vidtas-den-23-december-nar-smittspridningen-vantas-oka/
* Not valid after February 9th. 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)
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.
Tonight our friends at Cats’ Corner kick off their Wednesday Night Hop and the Monday Night Swing is back on Monday. Both include a beginners’ Lindy Hop taster class to send all your friends to or join yourself to get started.
On sunday it’s finally time for a small Swing Kids/Teens course & a parents sosial dance and Lindy Acrobatics.
There is still room in many of the Lindy Hop courses this spring as we are doubling up om beginners Lindy Hop weekends, beginners continued and even some of the higher levels as C & D now available on Tuesday too.
See all of HepTowns Lindy Hop courses in the schedule
Se most of the Öresund swing and blues dance events in the HepTown Calendar
The quickest and mos reliable way to find out if there is still room for you ist to sign-up.
Hope to see you on the dance floors!
Registration for beginners weekends, Swing Kids and Sunday courses are already open. The rest opens at noon on the 12th of December.
Registration for beginners weekends, Swing Kids and Sunday courses are already open. The rest opens at noon on the 12th of December.
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.
The last Monday Night Swing 2019 is December 16 and the first Monday Night Swing 2020 is January 13. Both start with a Lindy Hop taster class for beginners.
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…
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.
Spring season is coming to and end with our last Monday Night Swing in Lund on the 10th of June and Cats’ Corners’ last Wednesday Night Hop on the 12th of June.
After that there is no big break as the first of three Swing n’ Blues Summer Sessions outside Moriska Paviljongen kicks-off on the 14th of June. In Lund Swing in the Park premieres the 19th of June and “dans på stranden” has a joint inauguration for all dances the 23rd of June, continuing swingin on the beach in Malmö every Sunday all summer…
There is also lots of other summer swing dance events all around Öresund. Most of them are imported daily from 10 different organizers and conveniently gathered in our calendar.
Swing in the park ends on 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.
During three summer nights at Mikkeller Pop Up in Moriskans Trädgård Moriskan, HepTown and Cats’ Corner gives you some sweet swing and blues
Mikkeller Pop Up is open: 15-03
Swing and blues music: 19-00
Live on stage about 20.30 and 22.30ish
First out the 14th of June we got the amazing blues artist Christoffer Johansson from Gothenburg…
There is lots of room to just hang out, eat, drink and listen but also a small dance floor if you want to get up and dance.
DJs will be playing swing and blues 19-00 whenever Christoffer Johansson is not playing his two blues sets starting about 20.00 and 22.00.
14/6 Christoffer Johansson
12/7 Swing Street Orchestra
9/8 Nanna Carling Swing Band
www.heptown.com www.catscorner.se www.moriskapaviljongen.se
☞ Mikkeller Pop Up Moriskans Trädgård☜
– Open between 15:00-03:00
– Age limit: 18 years or with guardian
– Wheelchair friendly
– NOTE! We only take card! No cash! ·
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.
And 5 levels of Collegiate Shag !
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
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…
Most big swing dance events can be found in our swing calendar and/or in the Facebook Öresund Calendar. In addition there are lots of weekly swing dance events in the Öresund region that in some cases are harder to find information about. On our weekly swing dances page we try to gather them all in one place
“Don´t miss the säsongsfinalen av Swing Street and the Swing Street: The Vintage Variety Hour III May 6th. There will be music, dancing, a little nudity and of course an ANANAS. Very välkomna & bring your friends” -Miss Sassy Sally
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.
Wishing ya all a Happy Easter, and reminding that there are no swing classes during the Easter holidays (See www.heptown.com/s)
However, it is social dancing as usual on Monday
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