Swingspiration 2018
Swingum Swingspiration offers lindy hop classes with international and local instructors at 3 different levels. Each level has ca 9h of lindy hop and taster classes. Swingparty with DJ Friday evening, party with Live-music Saturday evening and on Sunday the weekend finish with a tea dance after the classes, at Ordenshuset.
Price
900 SEK Early Bird (during September) include classes, all taster classes and entrance to all dances.
1000 SEK Normal price (October).
1100 SEK (late registrations, November)
The price for social dances is 100 SEK Friday evening, 200 SEK (170 SEK for members) Saturday evening, and 40 SEK Sunday afternoon.
Levels
- A: You already participated a basic lindy hop course and you are familiar to changing place, swingouts and Charleston figures and you want to develop your swing dancing. You have probably danced lindy hop for less than 1 year.
- B: You have already participated a basic lindy course and several follow-up courses. You are eager about your swing dancing and want to participate everything you can. You are not afraid of getting challenged by technique, figures or musicality.
- C: You already danced swing for a looong time and participated all classes in your local scene. You probably already visited national or international events, such as Herräng or The Snowball and want even more! At this level, the instructors can suggest you to change to another level, if they think it would fit you better. If you are unsure if this level is right for you – ask your local instructors or an advanced dancer you trust.
Inspiration
This year’s Swingspiration will be on the theme “Inspiration”… and this begins with YOU and your friends! We invite everybody to prepare a little something, maximum 60 seconds, to be performed on Saturday night. It can be anything related to Swing and you decide if you want to go solo, couple or as a team. Remember, it doesn’t have to be good, but it must be short! Send us an e-mail before the weekend, at info@swingum.se, with a heads-up about your participation on this, and if possible, also providing us the music as a sound file.
Schedule
Class schedule. Updated 15 Nov. 2018. Update for Saturday night!
Friday Classes 18.00-20.00 and Swing party from 20.00 to 23.00
Saturday: Classes 10.00 – 16.40 Lindy Hop intro from 19.30-20.30 and live music 20.30-23.30. DJ 23.30-00.00
Sunday: Classes 10.00 to ~15.30 Tea dance 15.00-19.00
Parties
Friday evening from 20.00 to 23.00 with DJ music. Saturday evening a live band will play from 21.00-00.00 and on Sunday there is tea party, after the courses at Ordenshuset, 15.00-18.00.
Teachers
Valérie and Stefan found their access to the world of swing dances through Lindy Hop. Together they have been teaching weekly classes since 2011 and are actively building a strong local scene by offering regular and special classes, organizing social dance events and workshops at their own dance school in Zurich. Both have been addicted to Balboa the first moment they came in contact with this dance. Fascinated by the elegant movements to fast music paired with playful rhythm and foot variations, Balboa cannot be missed from their lives – since it’s not only a dance but more a way of life. In 2014 they got hooked to Collegiate Shag and this energetic dance became the perfect add-on to their existing Balboa & Lindy Hop repertoire. For them being able to adjust and interpret the music with different dance styles is an important skill of a swing dancer. Social dancing has always been a very important aspect for Valérie & Stefan. In their teaching, they concentrate on a balanced mix of technique and having fun paired with focus on leading-following.
Johan “Selle” Selander Selle, as he is called, grew up in Umeå and began teaching Lindy Hop 2012 in Uppsala. Since then, he has visited numerous dance camps as an instructor and dancer. Currently, he teaches in both Uppsala and Stockholm on a regular basis. Selle performs, competes and trains with the MessAround dance group from Uppsala which recently placed third in the ILHC team division, which was held in Washington DC. He has also performed at ESDC, Snowball and Herräng Dance Camp. Selle also created a workshop called U-Town Swing Camp in Uppsala. This year’s edition will take place on 19-21 October and will be arranged by other dancers in Swingkatten. What Selle loves with Lindy Hop is the contact and relation with the partner. The magic that you create together to good jazz music is a great reason for spending so much time on the dance.
Miranda van Wonterghem Miranda loves everything with Lindy Hop and brings her energy, musicality and a big boost of positivism to all the events where she’s involved. Her first dance was blues. It led her to her second great love, Lindy Hop. The addition of Fusion, Balboa and Tango has made her a competent and versatile dancer. Miranda began teaching Lindy Hop and Blues in Amsterdam and has since moved with her passion to Copenhagen. Through her teaching, Miranda gets out of her dance pleasure with others in a fun and inclusive way. For her, the essence of the dance is joy, musicality and the contact she has with her partner.
Travelers
There is an opportunity in the sign-up sheet to host foreign dancers or ask for hosting by a local dancer. We cannot promise any hosting, but will do our best with the “match making” as the registrations arrive.
Umeå is located in northern Sweden and is well connected through train, airplane (UME), ferry, bus (e.g., Y-buss from Stockholm) and asphalt roads (E4 and E12).
Code of Conduct
Swingum is dedicated to provide a safe and comfortable event experience for everyone, therefore all participants are required to comply with the following code of conduct.
Organizers will enforce this code throughout our arrangements. We are expecting cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everybody.
Need help?
Email info@swingum.se or find an organizer in person during our events.
Quick version
Swingum is dedicated to provide a safe and comfortable event experience for everyone, regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, ability, physical appearance, body size, ethnicity, or religion (or lack thereof). We do not tolerate harassment of event participants in any form. When a participant is accepted to a workshop arranged by Swingum he/she is expected to follow the rotation during class, i.e. dance with all participants of the other role. Event participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event without a refund at the discretion of the organizers.
Full version
Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, ethnicity, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of workshops or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.
Participants asked to stop any harassing behaviour are expected to comply immediately. If a participant engages in harassing behaviour, the event organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the event with no refund.
If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of event staff immediately.
Event staff will be happy to help participants contact local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the event.
We value your attendance and your safety.
We expect participants to follow these rules at dance and workshop venues.
Thank you.