WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
SATURDAY WORKSHOPS
TRACK ONE | IRIS CLUB — with BREONNA & SEAN
9:30 AM - 9:59 AM: CHECK-IN
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Slow Mo’
In this class Breonna and Sean will invite you to let go and allow breath to enter your dancing. We will examine extending moments to create syncopation and ways to resolve those moments together. These ideas can be initiated by followers or leaders, so bring your listening ears.
11:10 AM - 12:10 PM: Do a Barrel Roll
In this class Sean and Breonna will teach a basic barrel roll for optimum SAFETY and COMFORT. Then we will take a look at a version of this step which leaves itself open for many different endings. Create your own resolutions.
12:11 PM - 1:29 PM: LUNCH
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Connect the Dots
Lindy Hop is a dance heavily concerned with following and leading. These two distinct and equally important roles have unique responsibilities. This class will shed light on some ways Sean and Breonna like to connect and how to apply this to social improvisation.
TRACK TWO | IRIS CLUB — with GABY & AJ
9:30 AM - 9:59 AM: CHECK-IN
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Moves, Grooves and Flow
In this class, we’ll explore the ways rhythm in the music relates to rhythm in the body makes the rhythm of the dance flow.
11:10 AM - 12:10 PM: Kinetic Connection
Piggy-backing off the last class, this class will explore how moves can connect to make one seamless experience. We’ll focus on quality of movement, weight changes, rotation and pacing
12:11 PM - 1:29 PM: LUNCH
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Fast Swing Outs
Let’s. Go. Fast. In this class, we’ll unpack some of the challenges of faster dancing, specifically getting the swing out to be more efficient and streamlined.
TRACK THREE | MULBERRY ART STUDIOS — with ANNIE & RAFAL
9:30 AM - 9:59 AM: CHECK-IN
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Unusual Redirections With a Sprinkle of Texas Tommy
Prepare to explore the possibilities of extending classic variations we love in order to fuel our creativity in building our own shapes, textures, and dynamics!
11:10 AM - 12:10 PM: Floor Craft
The art of adapting to the available space. Explore adapting your steps when plans change unexpectedly, build responsible spatial awareness, and find a relaxed headspace within distance management.
12:11 PM - 1:29 PM: LUNCH
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Tuck Turn Frenzy
Travelling, on the spot, behind the back - really diving into the intricacies and nuances of different tuck turns variations.
GLOBAL ELECTIVE | IRIS CLUB —
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM: Elective 1 (all levels) with living LINDY HOP LEGEND Crystal Johnson!
Mama Lu Parks dancer and winner of the 1972 Harvest Moon Ball will be joining us Saturday afternoon. Grab a coffee, a snack, and settle in for a cozy time as our very own Mike McDermott interviews this local Lindy Hop legend!
SUNDAY WORKSHOPS
TRACK ONE | IRIS CLUB — with ANNIE & RAFAL
9:30 AM - 9:59 AM: CHECK-IN
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Six & Two
How to create new dynamic opportunities by making simple rhythm changes. By taking time to revisit some basic and essentials, we will also multiply the possibilities in shape, rhythm and musical interpretation.
11:10 AM - 12:10 PM: Jig Kicks & Drags
In this class we will explore this very iconic movement of Lindy hop: the jig kicks. We will also learn how to use counterbody motion to create a fun move called the ''drags'' or as Norma Miller called them : Jig walks.
12:11 PM - 1:29 PM: LUNCH
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Behind The Back
We will explore fun tuck turn variations using different ways to connect, involving behind the back points of connection.
TRACK TWO | IRIS CLUB — with BREONNA & SEAN
9:30 AM - 9:59 AM: CHECK-IN
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Slow Mo’
In this class Breonna and Sean will invite you to let go and allow breath to enter your dancing. We will examine extending moments to create syncopation and ways to resolve those moments together. These ideas can be initiated by followers or leaders, so bring your listening ears.
11:10 AM - 12:10 PM: Do a Barrel Roll
In this class Sean and Breonna will teach a basic barrel roll for optimum SAFETY and COMFORT. Then we will take a look at a version of this step which leaves itself open for many different endings. Create your own resolutions.
12:11 PM - 1:29 PM: LUNCH
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Connect the Dots
Lindy Hop is a dance heavily concerned with following and leading. These two distinct and equally important roles have unique responsibilities. This class will shed light on some ways Sean and Breonna like to connect and how to apply this to social improvisation.
TRACK THREE | MULBERRY ART STUDIOS — with GABY & AJ
9:30 AM - 9:59 AM: CHECK-IN
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Deceptively Easy Moves
In this class, we’ll look at moves that pack a lot of visual interest — but come down to simple, easy principles of connection and partnering.
11:10 AM - 12:10 PM: Deceptively Hard Moves
In this class, we’ll look at basic movements that rely on high level mastery of specific dance principles, and see if we can unpack some of the more challenging aspects of Lindy Hop.
12:11 PM - 1:29 PM: LUNCH
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Connection is Everything
For the last class of the day, we’ll work on connection as a driving force of social dancing. Relying on the push-and-pull of how leads and followers move together, we’ll explore ways that moves sequencing become emergent and magically alive!
GLOBAL ELECTIVE | IRIS CLUB —
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM: Elective 1 (all levels) with AJ & Gaby Intro to Jumps & Lifts:
In this class, we’ll look at different fun and flashy moves to try in a jam circle or contest. This class will include both independent jumps and lifts supported by the lead. Half of this class will include rotating partners, and the second half will required a set partner. Plan to come with a friend! Bring athletic shoes that allow you to jump and land easily (no heels, no leather soles, no slick soles)
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM: Elective 2 (all levels) with Rafal & Annie Dawn Hampton Special Inspiration Class
Join Rafal & Annie in honouring Dawn and her inclusive approach to dancing - letting yourself be present with the music, feeling the beat, emulating her expressivity in simplicity, digging into her specific style of triple steps. Leading and following. We also tried to emulate her expressivity in simplicity and worked on triple steps she used to lead.
EVENING DANCE IS HELD AT THE IRIS CLUB AND BEGINS AT 8 PM.
WALK-IN BEGINNER LESSON AT 7 PM, INCLUDED WITH PRICE OF ADMISSION.
