Dear Swing Fellows,

 

this Balboa workshop No. 13  is traditionally our best answer to the November blues. Join us and you´ll feel better in a cold and foggy season. On this page we will guide you through everything interesting for you and convince you to register! In case we missed something do not hesitate to get in touch with us.

The Teacher Couple

 

Anni Skoglund (Sweden) and Gašper Hrovat (Slovenia) are an inspiring dance couple. Their style is playful, passionate and smooth. They share their love for the dance as their form of communication through rhythm, melody and harmony. To them it is the awareness of one another that makes the couple dance so magic.

 

From a young age both of them danced several styles before getting into authentic jazz dances. Anni's background lays in Swedish folk-dance, waltz and fox-trot, while Gašper's in popular 90's street dances. Eventually swing dance came across and it became another playground. They fell in love with Balboa immediately at Herräng Dance Camp 2008. This is how they ended up, living and working together in Gothenburg (Sweden).

 

Now - performing, teaching and lecturing about swing dances, at home and abroad, has seen them evolve into a couple that has won competitions with their vibrant style and superfast feet. But above all, social dance is their thing.

 

The Venues

 

The entire workshop including the saturday night party will take place at our homebase venue Kulturwerk, Ostendstr. 106a, 70188 Stuttgart. The pre party on friday is at Stadtpalais, Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 2, 70173 Stuttgart.

 

The Parties

 

Friday Night Pre Party

We are pleased to present you the band for our pre party on friday night: The Achim Bohlender Swingtett!

Achim Bohlender has dedicated his clarinet entirely to the swing music of the 30s, but also returns to the roots of classical jazz in other formations. His program is not limited to songs by Benny Goodman, but includes many well-known and unknown "tunes" of other clarinetists as well as lesser-known compositions.

This concert is organised by Jazz Society Stuttgart in cooperation with SwingKultur Stuttgart. You can find all other information regarding times and whatnot further down on this page!

Time: We start a bit earlier at 07:00 pm and finish at 10:30 pm
Venue: Stadtpalais, Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 2, 70173 Stuttgart
Costs: Free entrance, we kindly ask for donations. No registration for the pre party, just come by!

 

 

Saturday Night Party

We are very happy to have the Linda Kyei Swing Combo for our saturday night party. Linda has gathered a lot of top-class musicians from the Stuttgart swing scene around her, with whom she has perfected the warm, crackling, intense and always loosely jazzy authentic sound.

There will be a free Balboa taster class right before the party. So tell your friends or join yourself in case you do not know Balboa yet.

Of course you can register just for the party, if you cannot make it to the workshop classes. You can find all other information regarding times, registration and whatnot further down on this page!

Time: 09:00 pm - 01:00 am
Venue: Kulturwerk, Ostendstr. 106 A,70188 Stuttgart
Costs: Check Infos further below on this page.

 

The Comprehensive Guide to Happiness

 

What is when?

What to know about the classes?

We offer 4 classes, split in 2 levels. You can register for each class seperately. All classes will have a different content, so feel free to register for more than one class. But please make sure, that you choose the right level according to your personal experience and abilities.

 

Shoe Shine I and II (Int to Int/Adv):
You have been dancing Balboa regularly for a good while. You feel comfortable combining basic and more complex steps and figures creatively on your own and you totally feel comfortable with faster tempos with different dancers.

 

Sugar Foot I and  II (Int/Adv to Adv):
Your Balboa is at a high level and you have been dancing regularly and for quite a while. Basics and variations are no problem for you to fast music. You want to expand your repertoire and work on style at fast tempos. 

 

 

When can you register?

The registration starts here on June 24th, 6:00 pm.

 

How much is it?

Each Class: 43 € regular / 35 € reduced* per class and person (2,5 h of teaching including a 15 minutes break)
Friday Night Party: free entrance, we kindly ask for donations, no registration needed, just come by
Saturday Night Party with Live Music: 20 € regular/ 15 € reduced*

*We are happy to offer you that discount, if you are still going to school or are a student, if you volunteer in social projects or own the Stuttgarter Bonuscard (or a corresponding card). In case you do not apply to any of these, but are in need of financial support to make the workshop happen, please get in touch with us.
 

Are you convinced? Great! We are happy to welcome you ...