Dance workshop with Swing Tyne. A good warm-up for the Alligator Gumbo gig and swing dance DJ later in the evening.
No partner required as we will rotate partners.
2-3 pm Collegiate Shag (Shag) was danced across America in the 1920s, 30s and 40s. This is a fast and often wild dance performed in a unique hold. It is believed that the dance originated within the African American community of the Carolinas in the 1920s, later spreading across the United States during the 1930s into colleges.
3-4 pm Lindy Hop (Lindy) was born in Harlem in the early 1930s. It is an upbeat dance that can be fast and frenetic or cool and laid back. Lindy is a fusion of many dances that preceded it or were popular during its development but is mainly based on jazz, tap, breakaway, and Charleston. It is frequently described as a jazz dance and is a member of the swing dance family.
Apr 28 – Swing Dance Workshop
Sunday 28 April, afternoon, exact time to be confirmed
Free, but sign-up is required.
2-3 pm Shag
3-4 pm Lindy Hop
Description
10 YEARS A CO-OP festival – Day 3: jazz/swing
Dance workshop with Swing Tyne. A good warm-up for the Alligator Gumbo gig and swing dance DJ later in the evening.
No partner required as we will rotate partners.
2-3 pm Collegiate Shag (Shag) was danced across America in the 1920s, 30s and 40s. This is a fast and often wild dance performed in a unique hold. It is believed that the dance originated within the African American community of the Carolinas in the 1920s, later spreading across the United States during the 1930s into colleges.
3-4 pm Lindy Hop (Lindy) was born in Harlem in the early 1930s. It is an upbeat dance that can be fast and frenetic or cool and laid back. Lindy is a fusion of many dances that preceded it or were popular during its development but is mainly based on jazz, tap, breakaway, and Charleston. It is frequently described as a jazz dance and is a member of the swing dance family.
Additional information
Lindy Hop, Shag
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