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Stomp Stomp
April 29, 2017 @ 11:00 am - April 30, 2017 @ 11:00 pm
Stomp Stomp 2017 Is coming! A unique swing dance weekend of Lindy hop/solo jazz workshops alongside Swingamajig Festival.
Swingamajig – the UKs largest alternative vintage festival and The Swing Era – Birmingham’s hottest swing dance school are coming together to run a day of workshops with a party in the evening in partnership with International Dance Festival Birmingham. Whether you are complete beginner or a seasoned dancer there is something for everyone, with 4 ability groups and internationally acclaimed teachers it is a fantastic opportunity to brush up your moves before heading to Swingamajig Festival.
This year we are really excited to be adding a new class – Solo Jazz for Electro Swing. This will be all about mixing authentic jazz and street dance and is an open class suitable for all dancers. These classes will take place alongside our 4 ability level groups from comeplete begineers to advanced dancers – there is something for everyone
How much does it cost?
We encourage everyone to come to Swingamajig Festival too and offer a big discount if you get your tickets at the same time saving up to £20 on what is already an absolute bargain
This Year at swingamajig festival we’ll be having a dedicated space just for swing dancers so you can be social dancing all day with DJs and live bands as well as taster classes in a different venue.
Beginners/Improver/Jazz for Electro Swing:
£30 for 3 hrs of workshops on Saturday + the Saturday night party. Then get your Swingamajig ticket for just £15 (saving up to £15)
Intermediate/advanced
£70 for 6 hours of workshops Saturday/Sunday + the Saturday night party – Then get your Swingamajig ticket for just £15 (saving up to £15)
2017 Teacher line up, and do we have a line up for you!
Angela Andrew
Benjamin Cook and Michaela Delmonte
Cam Mitchell and Cat Foley
Suzanne Grubham and Martin Safar
+ more TBA
Beginners/improvers have 3 hours of classes on the Saturday and then a social dance with a swing band in the evening. For Intermediate/advanced alongside the saturday night social there are 4 hours of classes on the Satuday followed by another two hours Sunday morning – a total of 6 hours teaching with some of the best teachers in the world!
Classes will cover a mixture of lindy hop and solo jazz steps and take place at a variety of veues across South Birmingham. Full details of the schedule available on the website, and make sure you know when your classes start and where they are ,
Saturday night, included with the workshops is a party at the Moseley Dance Centre wihere will be dancing until late to some of the hottest DJs around, as well as A fantastic big band! Doors open at 21:00 and we will go until midnight.
The address for the social dance is:
The Moseley Dance Centre 572-574 Moseley Rd, Birmingham B12 9AA
Timings/locations
Beginners/improvers,(Saturday only) registration 1:30, classes start at 14:00 and finish at 18:00
The address for the beginners/improvers classes is:
The Dance Xchange, Thorp St, Birmingham B5 4TB
Intermediate- (Saturday) registration at 10:30 classes start at 11:00 and finish at 16:30(Sunday classes start at 11:00 and and finish at 14:00)
The address for the intermediate classes is:
The Moseley Dance Centre 572-574 Moseley Rd, Birmingham B12 9AA
Advanced- (Saturday) registration at 10:30 classes start at 11:00 and finish at 16:30(Sunday classes start at 11:00 and and finish at 14:00)
The address for the advances classes is:
Moseley All Services Club, Moseley, Birmingham B139EA
Jazz for Electo Swing,(Saturday only) registration 14:00, classes start at 14:30 and finish at 18:30
The address for the Jazz for Electro Swing classes is:
Upstairs at the Dark Horse, Moseley, Birmingham B138JP
We strongly recommend everyone comes to Swingamajig Festival on the Sunday too and more info/tickets can be found at www.swingamajig.co.uk.
Which ability level class should I join?
It’s always hard to balance students levels so we really need your help to be as honest as possible with your level. As we don’t run auditions for levels we rely on you to choose the right level depending on your experience. Although you will pick your own level please be aware that the teachers may ask you to change level if they feel it’s appropriate for your learning requirements.
Beginners
If you have never danced before and fancy giving it a go, this is the class for you. The class will progress at a gentle pace and it is a lot of fun!
Improvers
If you took the beginners class last year of you have done a couple of swing dance taster classes then this is the one for you. Also this is a great class for anyone who has maybe never tried lindy hop before danced other styles, and finds it easy to pick things up, or complete beginners who fancy a challenge.
Intermediate
The intermediate class is for you if you are comfortable dancing 6 count and 8 count lindyhop and are familiar with moves such as swing outs, lindy circles and lindy turns. You can social dance and implement new moves you learn in your social dancing.
Advanced
The Advanced level is the highest level for Stomp Stomp. If you have been dancing a minimum of 2 years, attending regular weekly classes, social dancing on a regular weekly basis and also attending numerous swing dancing weekenders then this is the level for you
you should be confident dancing at any tempos, adding variations and individual styling into your dancing. please be honest with yourself before signing up to this level.
Solo Jazz for Electro Swing
This is an open class suitable for all ability levels, though it will be fast paced and aimed at people with some experience of dance, – though not necessarily in swing dance. If you’ve done a bit of lindy hop/tap/jaz/zumba/street/salsa etc or you are fast at picking things up and you want to push yourself then this is the class for you,
Lead or follow?
Traditionally in Lindy Hop the Lead role is for guys, and the follow for gals, however you are totally free to dance whichever role you like and it’s great practice to learn both. You are welcome to sign up to dance which ever part you like, we will keep an eye on the numbers and make sure the classes are balanced so that when we rotate partners in class there are no long waits.
Photo of Angela in Banner by Edgar Bonnet
Dancing in the New Orleans Parade at the Jazz Aux Sources Festival 2008, Chatel Guyon, France