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Monday Night Swing | Lindy Hop | Blues dance | Beginner classes | Social dance 20/1

Tonight we’re back at Kårhuset with a very special edition of Monday Night swing

The evening starts with drop in classes for beginners’ in both Lindy Hop and Blues dance.

As always you are very welcome regardless of age, membership, dance ability, with or without a partner and if you are a student or not.

Registration: https://dans.se/heptown/shop/?event=237909
Monday Night Swing: https://www.heptown.com/monday-night-swing/
Season Pass: https://dans.se/heptown/shop/?event=237467

Tonights swing DJs: Anton and Fredric
Tonights Lindy Hop teachers: Samantha and Jerry
Tonights Blues dance teacher: Lea
Blues Dance DJs: t.b.a.

LOCATION

Kårhuset, Gasque salen, John Ericssons väg 3
Enter through the amphitheater here: https://goo.gl/maps/v3hmJZozeFkeysQ18
Parking: https://goo.gl/maps/AveB7GXCECgWx63f9

Schedule

18:00 – 19:00 Try-out Blues dance for beginners
19:00 – 20:00 Try-out Lindy Hop for beginners
19:00 – 22:00 Blues social dance in the foyer
20:00 – 22:00 Social dance to Swing music
22:15 – ??:?? After dance hangout at Botulfs

Price & discounts

80kr fixed rate if you pay by swish at the door.
70kr if you sign-up in advance.
20kr (additional) discount if you are a member and sign-up in advance.
20kr (additional) discount for students(ST), youth or the unemployed(AR) that sign up in advance.
0kr for those who sign-up as volunteer and help out during the evening .

Swing dance links

Lindy Hop Classes: https://www.heptown.com/classes/
Lindy Hop events: https://www.heptown.com/calendar/
Blues dance events and classes: https://www.heptown.com/blues/

LINDY HOP

Lindy Hop is an African American street swing jazz dance. It evolved from many other dances in the late 1920s and early 1930s in Harlem, New York.
It is a partner dance usually done to swing jazz music and it is one of the most improvisational, funn and expressive partner dances around.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lindy+hop
https://www.heptown.com/classes/

BLUES DANCING?

Blues dancing is whole a family of dances with African American roots danced to blues music, it can for instance look like this when Philippa and Vivien dance https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Philippa+Svensson+and+Vivien+Nivesse+blues

https://www.heptown.com/blues/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/BluesMLH/

Volunteer and get in for free

You can volunteer for about 1/2 an hour to get in for free. Just ask for Håkan to get more information or email classes@heptown.com
The volunteer schedule and sign-up is now available online
Schedule: https://bit.ly/mondaycrew
Sign-up: https://bit.ly/catcrewme

Dance course registration Spring 2025 is open

Big thanks to all teachers, volunteers and participants this Fall and welcome to sign-up for the Spring 2025 courses.

Do you want to give a beginner’s Lindy Hop or other weekend/course as a Christmas gift?

Since last time we’ve added and opened the registration for Lindy Hop D & E with some new building blocks and a new Sunday track. There is also Solo Jazz and Blues courses and events, a Monday Night Swing with dinner and drop-in classes and a new Rhythm & Blues Dance track in the making.

www.heptown.com

Monday Night Swing & Blues Dance @ Stadshallen 11/11

NOTE! This evening Monday Night Swing is moved to Danssalen, Stadshallen, Stortorget 9, Lund

Danssalen has its own entrance under the footbridge towards Rådhuset. https://goo.gl/maps/oGc4diFdSj8Nb4eH8

Ingrid and one more DJ will play some great swing in danssalen from 20:00

EXTRA! Lea will teach an included beginners blues dance class in the side room 20:15-21:15. Erik and Peppe will DJ blues there for the rest of the evening.

Registration for tonight: https://dans.se/heptown/shop/?event=225340
More events and classes: https://www.heptown.com/
Monday Night Swing: https://www.heptown.com/monday-night-swing/

You are very welcome regardless of age, membership, dance ability, with or without a partner and if you are a student or not.

Social swing dance

Pre dance hangout in the side room from 19:00
Social swing dance 20:00-22:00
Beginners blues dance class (in the side room): 20:15-21:15
Social blues dance (in the side room): 21:15-22:00
Danssalen, Stadshallen, Stortorget 9, Lund
Danssalen has its own entrance under the footbridge towards Rådhuset.
See map: https://goo.gl/maps/oGc4diFdSj8Nb4eH8
Swing DJs: Ingrid & Erika
Blues DJs: Erik & Peppe

Price & discounts

80kr fixed rate if you pay by swish or cash at the door.
70kr if you sign-up in advance.
20kr (additional) discount if you are a member and sign-up in advance.
20kr (additional) discount for students(ST), youth or the unemployed(AR) that sign up in advance.
Lower price (or free) when we move to Smålands Nation.
0kr for those who sign-up as volunteer and help out during the evening .