Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz Dance Full Passes / Theme Classes / Master Classes

LINDY HOP FULL PASS

ΑRH offers 4 different levels of Lindy Hop classes from Intermediate to Pro level.
For each level, you will have 6 hours of Lindy Hop classes, plus theme classes, cultural talk & outdoor activities. The classes will take place from Friday noon to Sunday afternoon. The schedule will be announced soon.

Lindy Hop teachers:
Frida & Skye
LaTasha & Remy
Helena & Tyedric
Marie & Felix

*Please note that not all teachers will cover all levels. Additionally, we may add a few more names to the lineup.

Lindy Hop Levels:

Please choose your level according to the description below.

Intermediate
You have been dancing for at least 1 year and you regularly attend lessons and social dance. You feel confident with the main 6 and 8 count figures (Swing Out, Inside Turn / Outside Turn, Circle, Tuck Turn, Texas Tommy, Charleston basic, Tandem, Hand to Hand) which you know how to lead / follow.

Intermediate / Advanced
You have been dancing for at least 2 years and you regularly attend lessons and social dance. You know the basic figures of Lindy Hop and some variations. You are starting to improvise following the change of music and you can easily handle medium-fast tempo.

Advanced

You have been dancing for more than 3 years and you regularly attend lessons, social dance and international workshops. You can handle any tempo (slow, fast and very fast). You improvise following the change of music.

Advanced+
You have been dancing for at least 4 years and you regularly attend lessons, social dance and international workshops. You are comfortable with leading / following (even to very fast tempos) and you can effortlessly improvise rhythmically.

Pro level
This year, we offer a level for professional Lindy Hop dancers. At this level, dancers will be required to dance to fast tempo up to 230 bpm, feel comfortable with rhythm improvisation, solo dancing and basic tap steps.
This is an invitational level. If you want to join this level, upon registration, you will need to write a small text about yourself that explains why you belong there.

 

AUTHENTIC JAZZ DANCE FULL PASS

ΑRH offers 2 levels of Authentic Jazz Dance, Open level & Experienced.

For each level, you will have 6 hours of Authentic Jazz Dance classes, plus theme classes, cultural talk & outdoor activities. The classes will take place from Friday noon to Sunday afternoon. The schedule will be announced soon.

Authentic Jazz Dance teachers:
LaTasha
Remy
Helena
Tyedric
Marie

*Please note that not all teachers will cover all levels. 

Authentic Jazz Dance Levels:

Authentic Jazz Open level
You know the basic jazz steps, Shim Sham and maybe Tranky Doo and Big Apple. You can improvise to jazz music.

Authentic Jazz Experienced
You know the basic jazz steps (and some variations) and the original routines (Shim Sham, Tranky Doo, Big Apple). You dance on a weekly basis and you can easily improvise to jazz music creating your own rhythms and variations.

 

THEME CLASSES

Full Pass holders will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of theme classes.

 

• Lindy Hop Switch
  with Ana Maeso & Samuel Gaudó Belarre
  

In this class, Ana&Samu explore how it feels to dance in both roles, and the nuances of changing fluidly during the dance. They will share different steps that get you to change your role, tips to do so on the dance floor in a natural way as well as tips to create your own during your individual exploration. Their aim during this class is to engage in conversation about gender politics of fixed roles in lindy hop, and to encourage students to delve into the role they are less comfortable in in an engaging way. This class is open level.

 

• Dynamic Dancing
  with Ursula Hicks

We will explore through prompts ways to dance through different shapes, efforts, and movement qualities. From there, we will see how these choices can influence and inspire our partners.

 

• Struttin’
  with  Ioanna Panagopoulou & Alexandros Palamidis

Struttin’ is a blues idiom dance originating from Memphis around the 50s and 60s. Fun, fast and playful, it requires a close embrace connection and leaves space for footwork variations. In this class we are going to start from the basics, get going with some technique and explore our creativity!

 

• Bebop
  with Erol Akinci

We’ll work on bebop dancing as well as partnered solo dancing, practicing jamming and creating sequences that are out of the box.

 

• African Rhythms & sensibility
  with Michael Afolayan
  

In the history of jazz t, it is said that the special polyrhythmic nature of the West African percussion tradition forms the basis, combined with other elements, that gave birth to it. As Olaudah Equiano says in his book, “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano”. “The story of a family and a village can be a representative sample for the whole country”. Similarly, the polyrhythms of West Africa seem to have transcended boundaries, as the people who moved to the new world also brought these rhythms with them. 

Come and get to know them through our voice and body (singing, clapping, and body music.)

 

• African Movement Ensemble (AME)
  with Sammy Gian 
  

The African Movement Ensemble (AME) embodies the fusion of rhythmic and coordinated movement influenced by urban beats and tempo. With its pulsating electro-like drums, AME synchronizes with the rhythm of percussion to create a dynamic dance experience.

AME aims to explore the intricacies of polyrhythm, body percussion, and pantomime through technical, strengthening, and rhythmical combinations intertwined with music. Participants will be encouraged to unleash their creativity and deepen their awareness of their bodies, discovering the potential within their movements.

AME draws inspiration from electro beats, infusing its movements with the vibrant energy and contemporary flair of urban music.

 

• AFROfitness 
  with Bantu Dancers (Grace Nwoke and Jessica Anosike)
  

AFROfitness combines traditional African dance movements of intensity and duration with modern dance expressions developing fluidity, greater range of motion as well as a richer and more authentic movement. 

The class commences with a warm-up incorporating diverse African dance patterns, followed by the introduction of basic steps that gradually increase in speed and complexity. These elements harmoniously come together in a choreography that unifies the teachings from the entire session.

 

• Footwork – Work your Feet
  with Thanos Daskalopoulos
  

Discover creative ways to use your feet. Drawing from the traditions of soft-shoe and rhythm tap in this workshop, you will learn basic footwork, but more importantly how to use it in your dancing.

 

• Body Music 
  with Natasha Martin
  

Body Music is a performative style and also a mapping of all cultures around the worlds that produce music with their bodies: spanish flamenco, indian bharatanatyam, south african gumboot, new zealand’s haka, balkan polyphonic singing, tap dance etc. We will spend one our of non-stop body musicking in a non-verbal setting and explore all the possible ways that the dancing body can produce music.

 

*If you have a full pass, you don’t need to register for these classes. The theme classes are included.
**If you want to register only for Theme Classes & Parties, you may choose the “Theme Classes & Parties” Pass upon registration.

 

MASTER CLASSES

This year, ARH offers a variety of Master Classes. The cost for each Master class is 25 euros (Early Bird) – 30 euros (Late Bird).

*Please have in mind that ONLY Full Pass holders can register for Master Classes.
***Please note that the time of Master Classes is indicative and might change when the final Schedule is announced.
***Early Bird prices are valid until Thursday 29/2.

Lindy Hop with LaTasha & Tyedric (Ιnter/Adv+ Level) – Thursday 9/5 4/5 7.30 pm – 8.30 pm – 25,00€ (Early Bird) – 30€ (Late Bird)

Solo Jazz with Helena & Remy (Open Level) – Friday 10/5 11.00 am – 12.00 am – 25,00€ (Early Bird) – 30€ (Late Bird)

Solo Jazz with Helena & Marie (Open Level) – Friday 10/5 12.10 am – 13.10 0 am – 25,00€ (Early Bird) – 30€ (Late Bird)

House Dance with LaTasha Barnes (Open Level) – Friday 10/5 12.10 am – 13.10 0 am – 25,00€ (Early Bird) – 30€ (Late Bird)

LaTasha Barnes except than a Lindy Hop and Authentic Jazz dancer, is one of the most famous house dancers in the world. Don’t miss the opportunity to take a House dance class with her.

Solo Jazz with Remy (Experienced Level) – Saturday 11/5 4/5 6.30-7.30 pm – 25,00€ (Early Bird) – 30€ (Late Bird)

Solo Jazz with Tyedric (Open Level) – Sunday 12/5 4/5 6.30-7.30 pm – 25,00€ (Early Bird) – 30€ (Late Bird)

 

You will only be able to apply for master classes upon registration.