Swinging Projects for Lindy Hop & Balboa Dancers
Marcia Bodenmann und Christian Bossert unterrichten Balboa und Lindy Hop am Summer Swing 2013 in Luzern, organisiert durch Triplestep:
Anforderung: Balboa-Grundkenntnisse
Anforderung: Du kennst die Basics im Lindy Hop und bist schon seit mindestens einem Jahr dabei (für Luzerner Tänzerinnen und Tänzer: ab Intermediate 2).
If you've liked Kevin St. Laurent's tutorial for the Hat Trick Tranky Doo by Tips & Tops from last week then you will also dig this post!
In the meantime I namely found out that Tips & Tops published another Hat Trick tutorial back in 2010 and both of them – Shesha Marvin & Kevin St. Laurent – are teaching in these clips.
Here it is. Have fun!
It's the Shim Sham by Al Minns & Leon James combined with hat tricks.
Thanks again Kevin & Shesha for publishing these great tutorials!
Let us know in the comment section below!
It's Friday and sometimes I like to feature a random video clip on YouTube.
Today, I would like to share with you an awesome series of 11 videos created by Kevin St. Laurent!
This choreography was created by Tips (aka Kevin St. Laurent) and Tops (aka Shesha Marvin) as an add on to the famous Tranky Doo.
Kevin shares this tutorial with everyone for free (!), so you can learn and perform it where ever you want.
There's a lot of work involved, first to create such a choreography and then to produce a whole series of video clips.
So please, share these videos, leave a comment on Kevin's YouTube Channel and say thank you! 🙂
Thank you Kevin & Shesha!
And here is a performance from Swing Brother Swing Festival in Bologna, Italy 2011:
As you know, I do not promote many events on this blog. However, a few of the Swiss events with international recognition are especially important to me.
I'm glad, that Natascha Podraza and Ulla Wingenfelder will be organizing another edition of the Swiss Balboa Weekend. The workshop and party weekend will happen from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th September 2012.
Two days of Balboa classes for three levels “A – Beginners”, “B – Intermediate” and “C – Advanced” with four international and national renowned instructor couples:
The registration is now open! Don't miss the early bird prices until 14th June 2012. Check out the website Swiss Balboa Weekend for further informations, available in German and English.
I hope to see you in September!
First of all, I don't get paid or receive any benefits for writing this blog post. This article represents my personal opinion. 😉
Quote from the website:
The Experiment is a highly intensive Balboa workshop built around the model of small, select groups of participants spending a week together with top dancers of our generation in an extraordinary live+work+play environment.
It was back in Summer 2008, I was attending the Studio Hop Summer Camp, when I heard the first time about The Experiment. Mastermind David Rehm, who was teaching there, was handing out flyers about the event. He was painfully mysterious about the event. When we asked him what The Experiment is, he always redirected us to the website.
As a matter of fact, the first Experiment in 2009 was very exclusive. Only one week, only 24 students. You can imagine the high competition between the appliers to get a spot.
I was hooked from the beginning. In that year, I knew I can't apply because of my dance level but I also knew that I wanna go there as soon as possible.
One year later, the event was advertised again, and this time with 2 weeks with 24 students each. I applied and to my big surprise I got accepted. I was excited and terrified at the same moment!
In this year (2012), I attended The Experiment already for the third time. The event has meanwhile grown to three weeks with 28 students each.
What didn't change over the years is the fascination and the concept of the event.
I have already written about this last year in “A Day At The Balboa Experiment“. Let me summarize one more time, what distinguishes The Experiment from all the other camps and workshops:
Usually, there is a morning session and an afternoon session. Some of these sessions have specific topics, chosen by the staff, and some are open (without a topic) and free to use. Examples of sessions are: watching old clips and try to copy what you see, Ask & Tell, feedback session after competition, etc.
Some sessions are created and led by specific instructors but mainly they are coaching and mentoring. As a student you have to be pro-active, though. In other words, you have to ask them for feedback.
The primary goal is, that the participants teach, inspire and give feedback to each other. The students are all high level dancers (advanced/advanced plus/masters). It's simply amazing how much knowledge and experience comes together in such a place. It would be a big waste, if there wouldn't be a possibility to share and exchange that knowledge.
You know that from your own experience. You spend hours with the same people again and again at workshops and events but basically, you don't know that much about them unless your common passion for the dance.
Here, everything is happening at the same place, means: in the Experiment House. Sleeping, eating, working, playing, hanging out, social dancing, etc.
There is plenty of time to get to know your peers better and in a different way.
I don't know any other place where I get honest feedback about my dancing from my peers. This fact helped me the most in the last few years to grow and to become a better dancer – and also a better dance teacher!
If one or more of these points resonate with you, then you should apply for the next Experiment.
Even if you're not an advanced dancer so far and you are interested in such a learning environment, apply! Who knows the future, maybe there will be a Balboa Experiment with 4 weeks!?
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