Below you will find a description of all the mini courses.
Slow Solo Jazz – 4 weeks - 50 euro
Dates: 14 September, 21 September, 28 September, 5 October
One of the best ways to practice your dancing skills in a partner dance is to dance alone. It gives you the opportunity to focus completely on yourself: on your manner of moving. It's time to discover how your body moves, what you like to move and how you can apply your own style to dancing with your partner. In these 4 lessons we will work on Slow Slow Bal, to improve your dance techniques in the partner dance. Also we work on your creativity. And finally we will also do short fun solo choreos.
Switch! – 4 weeks - 50 euroDates: 12 October, 26 October, 2 November, 9 November
Leading and following, it's great fun to be able to do both. Not only because it gives you the opportunity to dance with anyone, but also: Both roles offer their own fun and challenges. Learning the different part from what you're used to dancing will give you a much better understanding of what your partner needs to follow or lead properly. You can then apply this new knowledge and skills in your own dances. In the mini-course we will explore the other role. And, super fun, we're going to play with changing roles while dancing. Let's Switch!
Laminu – 4 weeks - 50 euro
Dates: 16 November, 23 November, 30 November, 7 December
Laminu is one of the two Slow Ball dance styles that we still know today. Usually, in class, we dance more in the style of Dean Raftery. But another well-known 'old-timer' is Ray Cunningham. He danced slightly differently to slow jazz music. His style feels different, slightly more angular. In these four lessons, we'll explore Laminu and learn how to mix it in your Deans Slow Bal. If you like Slow Bal, it is great to be able to dance this dance style within slow jazz!
