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Wednesday Night Hop | Flying Lindy taster | Social dance | 24/1
January 24, 2024 @ 20:00 - 22:30
Welcome to Cats’ Corners swingin’ Wednesday Night Hop in the grand ballroom at Moriska Paviljongen 20:00:22:30
EXTRA: Tonight we have invited the teachers from the “Flying Lindy Hop Show” track to teach a free (included in door fee) taster class. In the taster they will show some simple lifts and jumps that anyone can try…
The drop-in class is included in the regular entrance fee and you are very welcome regardless of age, membership, dance ability, with or without a partner and if you are a student or not
Also tonight at Moriskan 18:15 our friends at HepTown start a 5 part special youth beginners’ Lindy Hop track https://dans.se/heptown/shop/?event=202078
- Doors open: 20:00
- Social dance: 120:00-22.30 (Stora Salen)
- Drop in Flying Lindy class: 20:15-21:15 (Spegel Salen)
- Teachers: Jenny & Kim
- DJ: TBA
- Ballroom door fee: 80kr, 60kr for Cats’ Corner members / students
- Moriska Paviljongen, Norra Parkgatan 2, Malmö
- Map: https://goo.gl/maps/kBpFWfswzEjyKyvb9
- Volunteer at the front desk: http://catscorner.se/volunteering/
Volunteering?
We often need help at the front desk.
For 30 min of your time, you’ll receive free entrance for the night.
There’s a list at the front desk.
And you can also sign-up in advance here:
https://catscorner.se/volunteering/
LINDY HOP
The main dance on Wednesdays’ is Lindy Hop, a swing dance originating in the 30-40s in Harlem, NY. But you are always welcome to dance whatever you like or just hang out
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lindy+hop
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_Hop
FLYING LINDY HOP
Acrobatics in Lindy Hop is actually forbidden on the social dance floor but fun to practice and very stylish in a show or a jam. In tonights taster you get a chance to try som easy lifts and jumps that does not require a fixed partner
In the following course you get to try some more and putting it in a show routine: https://dans.se/heptown/shop/?event=202035
NOTE! You participate at your own risk and must be aware that even with light acrobatics there is a risk of injury.
Warming up properly, listening to the teachers and sometimes daring to refrain from doing something are good ways to avoid injuries.
CATS’ CORNER
Cats’ Corner is a non-profit dance organisation from Malmö. Our main focus is Lindy Hop, but we gladly also dance Charleston, Balboa, Shag, Blues, Authentic Jazz and other Swing dances.
https://www.catscorner.se/
https://www.heptown.com/calendar/category/organizer/cats-corner/
LINDY HOP DANCE CLASSES?
This is also the home for some of HepTowns weekly courses. Take a look at these and lots of other swing dance classes at:
https://www.heptown.com/classes/
MORISKA PAVILJONGEN
Moriska Paviljongen är Malmös största oberoende kultur- och nöjeshus. Moriskan erbjuder Bistro, Bar, Kulturprogram och Nattklubb på 4 olika scener i en anrik miljö från 1901. Mer info finns på:
www.moriskapaviljongen.se
www.facebook.com/moriskapaviljongen
www.instagram.com/moriska_paviljongen