SWING IT KONSTANZ
Come join our swing dance festival in the beautiful town of Konstanz. Three days filled with exciting workshops from international teachers, water vibes at the lake, birdsong and happy feet are waiting for you!
SWING IT! WEEK
A week of dancing to get us in the mood for the festival weekend – with Simon and Hagar!
for schedule and further information, check out the link below.
teachers
Pavli Grombiri Korcova
Pavli is a swing and blues music geek and lover, vinyls collector and loves to dance to all tempos of these music styles, both solo and in couple.
In her classes she is known to encourage follows to explore different ways how to influence the dance and likes focus on self-expression of dancers.
Community and social aspect of the dance has always been crucial for her. She also believes dancing and building this community is one of the most beautiful and positive forms of activism.
Victor Hristoskov
Victor has been immersed in the magical dance universe for almost 14 years.
His journey began as a Ballroom dancer, and he has expanded his expertise by working with one of the top Ballroom teachers as well as taking classes in classical ballet, contemporary, hip-hop, and broadway jazz.
As a multi-style dancer, Victor has a wealth of experience performing on big stages for dance and musical performances.
However, Blues and Lindy Hop have become his new affair. Falling in love every second with the freedom of the dance and the jazz music which makes you feel, connect and gives you the space to express yourself. He has been teaching Lindy Hop for 7 years as part of the instructors’ team at Lindy Hop Bulgaria.
Karin Gadziala
When Karin had her first Lindy Hop lesson in 2016, she never would have thought how much this was going to change her life. Instead of becoming an elementary school teacher, she decided to drop out of university and dedicate as much of her time to jazz music and swing dancing as she could. Karin loves to bring her passion for swing music and its original artists onto the dance floor as well as into her classes – not only as a dancer and teacher, but also as a social dance DJ and in her podcast Bugle Call Radio. It is essential to her to know about the history of the dance and the music in order to be able to express yourself in this form of art.
In her classes, she focuses on abilities to help dancers enjoy social dancing to the fullest. She is a passionate follower (and by now also leader) who believes the connection to the dance partner, the feeling for the music, the courage to improvise and your own self-expression to be much more valuable than practicing the most complicated dance moves.
Karin lives in Saarbrücken, Germany, where she is part of the swing community Lindy Hop Saarbrücken. She also loves good food, dogs and cycling.
Ben Taffner
„As soon as a swing song starts playing, crazy things begin to happen inside of me: my body feels every single beat of the music and wants to move to it. The music enables me to a completely free expression of myself. It can be sporty, full of energy, lazy, delightful… it’s just pure joie de vivre as soon as I start bouncing through the intro of a song with a follower!
Plus, I have met so many different people through dancing and travelled to beautiful places across the world. It is an indescribable enrichment for my life, and that I can share my passion for the dance in my hometown of Saarbrücken and all over the world is a big honor to me!”
Ben is a swing dance teacher in Saarbrücken, Germany.
Uli & Bernd
Swing dancers Bernd and Ulrike Zoller met in Boogie class and have been dancing together ever since.
They teach weekly Lindy Hop classes in their hometown Friedrichshafen.
Pricing
| Pass | Length of class | Pricing |
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Beginner including Friday Party |
3 hours |
40€ |
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Beginner-Intermediate |
3 hours |
40€ |
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Intermediate |
3 hours |
40€ |
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Intermediate-Advanced |
3 hours |
40€ |
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Advanced |
3 hours |
40€ |
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Solo Jazz |
1 hour |
15€ |
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1.5 h Special |
1.5 hours |
20€ |
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Saturday Evening Special |
1 hour |
15€ |
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Friday Party with Live Band |
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Box Office Prices: Members: 15€ Non-Members: 20€ |
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Saturday Party with Live Band |
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Box Office Prices: Members: 20€ Non-Members: 25€ |
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Sunday Social Dance |
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You're welcome to leave us a donation ! |
level descriptions
Beginner:
You have never danced Lindy Hop before, or it’s been a long time? Then this class is for you! We show you necessary steps that enable you to have fun at our Parties. Also if you know a few steps or visited a Beginner-Workshop already you are at the right spot!
Beginner-Intermediate
You dance actively for at least half of a year and have visited a class or workshop already. You go to social dances and/or Lindy Parties regularly and know some moves and tried dancing the Swing-out.
Intermediate
You have at least two years of active Lindy experience, visited multiple classes or workshops and you attend social dances, dance training and/or Lindy parties regularly. You know lots of dance figures and have danced the Swing-out.
Intermediate-Advanced
You have lots of active Lindy experience, attended multiple dance classes or workshops and you have tried out other swing dances as well (Blues, Balboa, Shag,…). You go to social dances, trainings and/or parties at least once a week. Switching between Lindy Hop and Lindy Charleston is easy for you. You enjoy dancing to very fast as well as very slow music, know lots of variations to Lindy Hop dance moves and improvisation is a essential part of your social dancing. Dancing the Swing-out to fast music does not throw you out of balance. You want to dance with your whole body and enjoy working on the basis of your dancing.
Advanced
We also want to give our very advanced dancers a chance of benefiting from our workshops. Please only register for this class if you truly feel safe in your dancing and contribute to the group! In addition to the description from the intermediate-advanced classes you should be able to implement technical concepts like stretch, posture, momentum and musicality on a high level as well as be able to accept and implement feedback. If you are unsure whether you fit in this class or not, please contact us!
need a place to crash?
We are currently establishing a hosting program.
If you’re interested in applying for a space, please contact us via e-mail!
We’re looking forward to hearing from you <3