INTRODUCING FOCUS CLASSES
News this year are the FOCUS CLASSES, which will have different themes and you will be able to pick one during Saturday afternoon and one during Sunday afternoon.
These classes are included in all track passes. If you don’t have a full pass you will be able to register for one or two classes, which will cost 150 SEK each. On Saturday you will be able to pick between three different topics. On Sunday there will be four different classes to choose from. Keep in mind that Sister Rosetta Tharpe only have regular classes on Saturday.
Focus classes you can pick from on Saturday at 16-17:10 are with Katie Cobalt, Jason Hsu and Sonnie Spoon separately. Focus classes on Sunday at 13:20-14:20 you will be able to choose from Katie & Jason together or Sonnie, Jamica and Adam separately.
Jason’s topic for Saturday:
Queering learning: A Lesson of Unlearning Ourselves.
In this class, we are going to split into 2 groups: participants and observers. The participants will be taking a culturally-oriented, beginner-friendly crash course led by Jason, and the observers will be taking observation notes throughout the lesson. At the end, we are going to have a guided group discussion on participants’ experiences and observation notes to see what they can learn and what’s good for their own dancing.
Katie’s topic for Saturday:
How to Dance like YOU! – Let’s talk about personal style and self expression. How can we use the language of Swing Jazz to express our own individuality? We will be doing some reflecting and some chats about what we love about our dancing and how to make that shine. Open to all levels and both partnered and solo movement, this class is extra fun if you have friends in the room so bring your buds!
Sonnie’s topics for Saturday and Sunday:
Two classes on gendered movements. One will focus on masculine-read movement, one on feminine-read movement. It makes sense to take both to properly appreciate both ends of the gender spectrum, and how one informs the other.
In these classes we examine how to find such movements in our own bodies, and how they fit into solo and partner dancing. Suitable for all levels and dancers – come expecting to be challenged on lead/follow archetypes, and more.
