Apr
23
10:30 am10:30

Balboa Refresher

Alice and I will be running a Balboa refresher workshop for those who want to get back into Balboa aftere the long COVID break or for anyone who wants to give Balboa a try as a new beginner.

The day will be include treaching and a period at the end for social dancing. The plan at teh momnet looks like this:

10.30-11.15 Class 1

11.15-11.25 Short Break

11.25 - 12.10 Class 2

12.10 - 12.45 Lunch Break

12.45 - 13.30 Class 3

13.30 - 13.40 Short Break

13.40 - 14.30 Class 4

14.30 - 16.00 Social Dancing

Please bring your own drinks and lunch with you.

We are trying to create a balanced workshop of leaders and followers so booking is required with confirmation from us about wherther you have got a place for the day. Please follow this link to the online booking form. We will get back to you asap about whether we have confirmed your place.

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Cat & Cam Lindyhop Workshop
Nov
30
11:30 am11:30

Cat & Cam Lindyhop Workshop

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Our autumn Lindyhop workshop and dance features the return of the very popular guest teachers Cat and Cam. They will be teaching our usual arrangement of six classes spread over the day ranging from beginner+ level to advanced.

Cat and Cam are a team who love sharing the history, creativity and fun of Lindyhop with students all over the world, dedicated to helping their students improve and to working to a high standard, whilst not taking themselves too seriously. They love teaching, helping people discover new talents and achieve their perceived impossibles.

We will also have a live band at the evening social dance - The Swing Town Cats.

The workshop flyer with level descriptions and details of the day can be found here. You can use this form if you prefer to do postal bookings. For online bookings you can jump to our booking page which is located here.

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Leicester Balboa Workshop Weekend
Jun
21
to 23 Jun

Leicester Balboa Workshop Weekend

We have a wonderful weekend Balboa workshop coming up in June 2019. We have two class levels to suit a wide range of abilities along with social dancing on both the Friday and Saturday evenings. Teachers for the weekend are Anni & Gašper from Gothenburg Sweden and Rob & Tina from Leeds.

There will be social dances on Friday and Saturday evenings including a live band - Hot Fingers - for the Saturday night.

We will run an Improver level on Saturday only for dancers who are relatively new to Balboa and a higher level for Intermediates and above who are more confident Bal dancers. This higher level will run over the entire weekend with 4 classes on Saturday and 4 on Sunday. The workshop information is shown here in more detail. We like online booking which can be found here. We still accept booking in the old fashioned way by filling out the booking form on the back of the workshop information sheet along with a cheque or cash if you come along to one of our weekly classes.

It helps us with bookings if you are able to apply as a lead and follow at the same level. However do not be deterred if you want to book on your own. We just try to balance leads and follows reasonable well so there is little standing out in the classes.

If you need any more information then please get in touch with us at: leicesterlindyhop@gmail.com

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Trisha & Ben Lindyhop Workshop
Nov
10
12:00 am00:00

Trisha & Ben Lindyhop Workshop

We have booked our Autumn Lindyhop workshop for 2018. We have the return of the very popular teachers Trisha Sewell & Ben Cook. The band for the evening social dance is the wonderful Jim Wynn Swingtet.  

Classes will run in our usual format starting with Beginner+ level up to advanced. Simply choose the levels you feel most comfortable with when you make your booking. Details of the programme for the day and a form for mail bookings can be found here. If you do not attend the workshop but wish to come to the dance it will be £8 on the door.

Our workshops are usually very well attended so get your bookings in early to avoid disappointment. You always stand a better chance of getting a place if you can book with a partner. Our online booking form can be found here

On the Sunday (11th November) there will be a Solo Jazz workshop run by Trisha for one of the other Leicester groups. Details of how to book are shown in the next event below. 

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Jenny Thomas & Scott Cupit Lindyhop Workshop
Jun
23
11:30 am11:30

Jenny Thomas & Scott Cupit Lindyhop Workshop

We have booked our summer Lindyhop workshop for 2018. We have the return of the every popular teachers Jenny Thomas and Scott Cupit. The band for the evening social dance is the wonderful Swingamathing. Bookings are now open online here.

Classes will run in our usual format starting with beginner+ level up to advanced. Simply choose the levels you feel most comfortable with when you make your booking. Details of the programme for the day and a form for mail bookings can be found here. If you do not attend the workshop but wish to come to the dance it will be £8 on the door.

Based on our previous workshops with Jenny & Scott, this workshop will be a sell out so get your bookings in early once they open. You always stand a better chance of getting a place if you can book with a partner.  

 

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May
12
11:00 am11:00

Lindyhop in a Day

Fran and Ian will be running a Lindyhop workshop specifically aimed at new beginners or dancers who started recently. For totally new dancer, this is a chance to learn from the beginning some of the basics of Lindyhop. If you then decide you want to carry on you can simply show up at our regular Tuesday evening classes in Aylestone. For dancers who have been coming a few weeks or even a few months, this is your chance to go over some of the fundamentals again and pick up some more of the technique to improve your dancing. 

The programme for the day is shown below:

Class 1:   11.00-11.50

Class 2:   12.00-12.50

Lunch:     12.50 - 13.30

Class 3:   13.30 - 14.20

Class 4:   14.30 - 15.20

Social dancing:    15.20 - 15.45

We will provide drinks and snacks between classes but you should bring your own lunch.

The venue for the workshop is St Peter’s Church Hall, Church Road, Glenfield, Leicester LE3 8DP. The venue has lots of parking with a large dance floor and kitchen area for breaks. If you would like to book then please use our online booking form or contact us by email at: leicesterlindyhop@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mel & Jo Balboa Workshop
Jan
27
11:30 am11:30

Mel & Jo Balboa Workshop

We welcome the return of teachers Mel & Jo for our annual Balboa workshop. They are both well known on the UK and international Balboa scene and have been dancing for many years.

Classes will run in our usual format starting with beginner level up to advanced. Simply choose the levels you feel most comfortable with when you make your booking. If you do not attend the workshop but wish to come to the dance it will be £8 on the door. You can download details of the workshop and dance here and use the form to make a postal booking if you wish. Our preferred means of booking is online which can be found here. Please note you will not receive an automatic reply or invoice. This will follow once we have received your booking and we review our leader-follower balance.

 

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Bic & Simone Lindyhop Workshop
Jun
24
12:30 pm12:30

Bic & Simone Lindyhop Workshop

Our summer Lindyhop workshop and dance features a return of the very popular guest teachers Bic and Simone. They will be teaching our usual arrangement of six classes spread over the afternoon ranging from beginner+ level to advanced. Bookings will open in early April so keep an eye on this page to check. We also have the wonderful Tessa and the Applejacks playing at the evening social dance. 

Simply choose the levels you feel most comfortable with when you make your booking. If you do not attend the workshop but wish to come to the dance it will be £8 on the door. You can download details of the workshop and dance here and use the form to make a postal booking if you wish. Our preferred means of booking is online which can be found here.

Please note you will not receive an automatic reply or invoice. This will follow once we have received your booking and we review our leader-follower balance. We will however always let you know whether or not you have a place. If you have not heard from us after about 7 days then please email us.

This workshop will be a sell out so get your bookings in early. You always stand a better chance of getting a place if you can book with a partner. 

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Janet & Chris Balboa Workshop
Nov
12
12:30 pm12:30

Janet & Chris Balboa Workshop

We welcome the return of teachers Janet & Chris for our annual Balboa workshop. They are both well known on the UK and international Balboa scene and have been dancing for many years.

Classes will run in our usual format starting with beginner level up to advanced. Simply choose the levels you feel most comfortable with when you make your booking. If you do not attend the workshop but wish to come to the dance it will be £8 on the door. You can download details of the workshop and dance here and use the form to make a postal booking if you wish. Our preferred means of booking is online which can be found here. Please note you will not receive an automatic reply or invoice. This will follow once we have received your booking and we review our leader-follower balance.

The Jim Wynn Swingtet will be playing for us for the first time at the evening dance. Well known in the Birmingham area - this will be their first swing event in Leicester.

Bookings will open at the end of July.

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