SWING CLASS on Kristofz.com
CLASS DESCRIPTION:
SWING class - many levels (beginner, int., advanced)
The beginner SWING class is great for total beginners. We will learn basic 6-count single and triple swing and lindy charleston. This fundamentals of swing dancing we will use on advanced class levels, when we will start learning and later on improving Lindy Hop! We will do a lot of work on moves, connection, leading and following. We will learn how to look cool dancing to slower and faster tempos in music.
Other classes I teach:
BALBOA and BAL SWING class-on this class we will learn a dance called balboa (we will work a lot on pure balboa) and will combine it with swing moves (thus called Bal Swing). Beginner swing level is required for intermediate level of this class!
COLLEGIATE SHAG class - Here we will learn a dance called the Collegiate Shag. Shag is a six-count dance and is in many ways similar to 6-count swing we learn in the behinner swing class. Total beginners welcome.
20's CHARLESTON class - At this class I will teach you how to dance the dance 20's charleston. This class is (at the beginner level) suitable to all, even to total beginners.
Welcome!
My experience:
Years ago I got infected with swing when I was visiting dance nights that were held every tuesday at a Kodeljevo castle near my home. I was visiting swing classes for several years and learned a lot from Sajles, a teacher from New York. I also visited several swing workshops in Slovenija and abroad. We were also performing on stage with unique balboa, lindy and swing coreographies. Later I organized some shows myself.
In the past years I have learned a lot about swing dances like Lidy hop, 20's Charleston, Balboa, Snowden, East coast swing, Collegiate shag and more. I started teaching as a substitute teacher and I found out I quite liked it. So now I also teach swing classes of my own in a dance school. I am happy that I have got the chance to transfer my knowledge to other dancers.
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Swing classes in Slovenia, Ljubljana
I like swing dancing and would like to see more and more people dancing it. That is why I teach swing classes. Some of them are for beginners, some for more advanced students. I live and work in Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia, Europe. I also organize swing dance performances from time to time and swing dance nights.
| Are you visiting Ljubljana? If you want to know when the next regular dance lesson in Ljubljana is going to be, please write and ask me via the application form bellow. On this site you can see what dance styles I teach. |
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Dance class
I teach different swing dance styles to my students, so that they decide which style they prefer the most. Apart from the lindy hop I also teach dances like east coast swing (which is great especially for beginners), balboa, collegiate shag, lindy charleston and and 20's charleston.
I believe that a swing dancer should be al teast familiar with these swing dances. Different music types calll for different dancing styles, so being able to dance different styles of swing dancing in very good in my opinion.
Apply for the class and be informed
If you would like to know when the next class is going to be write me a message and I will inform you about the start of the new class. You can make your inquiry by:
- sending me an e-mail to kristof.swing@gmail.com
- OR using the form bellow. Please add your email adress and your name, so I can inform you about news regarding the class.
You don't need a dance partner to apply to the class. Please wear confortable clothes and bring with you a pair of clean dance shoes. And a bottle of water could come in handy.
Description of the swing dances:
In my classes I teach the following dances (clicking on the coloured names of the dances will take you to the slovene pages of the dances, that probably won't make any sense to you at all, but you can find some videos there):
- East coast swing - this is the dance we can dance a lot to faster tempos of music. I teach it in the way that we mostly use single steps to dance it, later on we combine it with kick steps and triple steps. I teach this dance at the beginner level. It can be a super cool crazy dance if you wish to work on it or it can be a good solid preparation if you wish to learn other dances listed bellow.
- Lindy hop is a dance that I start teaching at the intermediate swing level. it is similar in many ways to the East coast, but quite different as posture and body movement is concerned. It is a 'must know' swing dance since it is the most widely spread swing dance in the world.
- Charleston is a dance originating from the beginning of the last century. I teach the lindy Charleston version in combination with East coast swing anc Lindy Hop in the beginner, intermediate and advanced Swing levels. The original 20's Charleston version of the dance I teach separatly. Both versions can be daced solo or with a partner.
- Balboa and Bal Swing are the dances I like dancing a lot. Balboa is dances strictly in a closed position. But we can combine it with swing to go from closed to open position and do crazy swing moves in this dance also. This is then named the bal Swing.
- Collegiate shag is a crazy dance that I try to teach my students. It is not hard to learn, since the movement and the posture is in many ways similar to the kick step ESC that I teach at the beginner level. But it requires a dancer to be fit. If you want to be che craziest dancer on the dancefloor than this is the dance for you :)
Information on Ljubljana
If you are in Ljubljana for the first time I have set up some information about our country and our capital city on my LJUBLJANA site. Feel free to ask me about the locations of the dances and classes and where they will happen. I'll be happy to reply.
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