Levels

 

BEGINNERS

You have taken at least 3/4 months of classes, covering six counts and eight count basic moves. You must be confident with the: Lindy Turn, Swing Out, Lindy Circle and basic Lindy Charleston steps, such as side-by-side Charleston. In this level you will learn a lot of technique and concepts you need to know to improve as a lindy hop dancer.


INTERMEDIATE

You've been learning Lindy Hop and social dancing regularly for at least one year; you already attended a few workshops and weekly classes in your scene. You must have a good and solid knowledge of fundamentals patterns - Swingouts, Lindy Turn, Lindy Circle, Texas Tommy, Swivels (for ladies), a good number of moves also stolen from the Charleston and Lindy Charleston moves such as variations on Side-by-side, Tandem Charleston, Reverse Charleston. You must have heard about connections, musicality and improvisation. Lindy Hop is definitely your dance FOR LIFE! :) In this level you will become a solid Lindy Hopper, you'll improve your skills, lean how to improvise, using your body and your musicality to add something special to your dancing. This is the right way to become a better dancer.

 

If you don't feel perfectly confident with all the above steps, then this level DOES NOT suit you! So please, go to the previous level to really learn how to dance Lindy Hop! In this way, you will get the best for yourself from the classes, and you will help the others to enjoy them better. Thanks for your kind cooperation!

 

ADVANCED

You've been dancing Lindy Hop for at least two years, you have a nice repertoire of moves and jazz movements. You've traveled around the world and you've been to many camps. You know dips and tricks to impress you audience, you lead and follow without any problems both on slow and super fast tempos. You know how to use your musicality. In this level you will understand that to become a better dancer you need to go back to the basics. Not only patterns and complicated figures, but lots of technique, lots of challenges and a very quick teaching pace.
To be in this level you must pass the audition (friday and saturday before the classes start).
 

MASTER CLASSES

Reserved to the top dancers and the Cream of the advanced dancers, chosen by Invitation only by the Organizers, on teachers' indication and/or by auditions to be made at the beginning of the classes on friday and saturday. The first invitations will be sent before JUNE, 30th. If you don't get the invitation but you think you should be in this level, please write at info@swingdancegenova.net and we'll be happy to consider your request.

Any final decision is up to the Organizers and the teachers.