CLASSES 2020-2021
During class we explore a wide variety of swing dances, such as lindy hop, Charleston, authentic jazz, balboa, shag, west coast swing etc. We also offer private lessons. There is a waiting list for all levels. We allow 1-3 extra followers/leads per level (depending on level and class size), but you may still end up on the waiting list. Please note that couples (dance partners signing up for the same level) are given a spot before single leads/followers.
LINDY HOP BEGINNERS, part 1
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AUTUMN 2020
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Registration: Opens 12.8 at 12.00. Register by clicking on the button link below.
Date: 13.9-22.11. No autumn leave.
Time: Sundays 16-17.30.
Teachers: Akseli Juslin & Anna Weidinger.
Place: Swing Wasa, Kauppapuistikko 38.
Price: 75 €.
Cancellation: Arbis' guidelines apply.
Safety rules: Please read our safety rules before registering.
Description: Beginners class, no previous experience needed. Lindy hop is an Afro-American dance rooted in 1930s Harlem, New York. It's a fun, energetic & social dance for all ages. If possible, please register as a couple. Classes arranged in co-operation with Vasa Arbis.
Date: 13.9-22.11. No autumn leave.
Time: Sundays 16-17.30.
Teachers: Akseli Juslin & Anna Weidinger.
Place: Swing Wasa, Kauppapuistikko 38.
Price: 75 €.
Cancellation: Arbis' guidelines apply.
Safety rules: Please read our safety rules before registering.
Description: Beginners class, no previous experience needed. Lindy hop is an Afro-American dance rooted in 1930s Harlem, New York. It's a fun, energetic & social dance for all ages. If possible, please register as a couple. Classes arranged in co-operation with Vasa Arbis.
LINDY HOP BEGiNNERS, WEEKEND INTRO
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JANUARY 2021
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Registration: Opens December 2020. Register by clicking on the button link below.
Date: 16-17.1.2021 (weekend course).
Time: Sat: 12.30-16.30, Sun: 13.00-16.30
Teachers: Akseli Juslin & Anna Weidinger.
Place: Swing Wasa, Kauppapuistikko 38.
Price: 50 € (5 classes, total of 7.5 h).
Cancellation: Arbis' guidelines apply.
Safety rules: Please read our safety rules before registering.
Description: Beginners class, no previous experience needed. Participating in this weekend means you will be able to sign up for our spring classes (lindy hop beginners, part 2), more info below! Lindy hop is an Afro-American dance rooted in 1930s Harlem, New York. It's a fun, energetic & social dance for all ages. If possible, please register as a couple. Classes arranged in co-operation with Vasa Arbis.
Date: 16-17.1.2021 (weekend course).
Time: Sat: 12.30-16.30, Sun: 13.00-16.30
Teachers: Akseli Juslin & Anna Weidinger.
Place: Swing Wasa, Kauppapuistikko 38.
Price: 50 € (5 classes, total of 7.5 h).
Cancellation: Arbis' guidelines apply.
Safety rules: Please read our safety rules before registering.
Description: Beginners class, no previous experience needed. Participating in this weekend means you will be able to sign up for our spring classes (lindy hop beginners, part 2), more info below! Lindy hop is an Afro-American dance rooted in 1930s Harlem, New York. It's a fun, energetic & social dance for all ages. If possible, please register as a couple. Classes arranged in co-operation with Vasa Arbis.
LINDY HOP BEGINNERS, part 2
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SPRING 2021
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Registration: Opens December 2020. Register by clicking on the button link below.
Date: 24.1-25.4.2021 (winter holiday 28.2, Easter holiday 4.4).
Time: Sundays 16–17.30.
Teachers: Akseli Juslin & Anna Weidinger.
Place: Swing Wasa, Kauppapuistikko 38.
Price: 75 €.
Cancellation: Arbis' guidelines apply.
Safety rules: Please read our safety rules before registering.
Description: Did you start dancing lindy hop in the autumn of 2020, or participated in the beginners weekend, January 2021? Or have you learned the basics before, but had a short break? Then this is the course for you! We'll start by rehearsing, in order for everyone to feel comfortable moving on to new things. We then continue with lots of fun moves and variations. If possible, please register as a couple. Classes arranged in co-operation with Vasa Arbis.
Date: 24.1-25.4.2021 (winter holiday 28.2, Easter holiday 4.4).
Time: Sundays 16–17.30.
Teachers: Akseli Juslin & Anna Weidinger.
Place: Swing Wasa, Kauppapuistikko 38.
Price: 75 €.
Cancellation: Arbis' guidelines apply.
Safety rules: Please read our safety rules before registering.
Description: Did you start dancing lindy hop in the autumn of 2020, or participated in the beginners weekend, January 2021? Or have you learned the basics before, but had a short break? Then this is the course for you! We'll start by rehearsing, in order for everyone to feel comfortable moving on to new things. We then continue with lots of fun moves and variations. If possible, please register as a couple. Classes arranged in co-operation with Vasa Arbis.
LINDY HOP INTERMEDIATE
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AUTUMN-SPRING 2020-21
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Registration: OPEN. Register by clicking on the button link below.
Date: 6.9-22.11 (no autumn holiday) & 24.1-25.4.2021 (winter holiday 28.2, Easter holiday 4.4).
Time: Sundays 17.30-19.
Teachers: Akseli Juslin & Anna Weidinger.
Place: Swing Wasa, Kauppapuistikko 38.
Price: 150 € (4.17 €/h). Included in the price are all social dances arranged by RLH at the studio. Please note that you may apply for our 50 €/person/year scholarship that will help cut costs down, more info below.
Cancellation: More info here.
Safety rules: Please read our safety rules before registering.
Description: If you have learned your lindy basics, this is the group for you. You know various figures such as send out, take in, tuck turn, lindy circle, and you've tried some Charleston. You know how to lead/follow both 8-count and 6-count basic steps, but wish to become better at communicating with your partner, dancing to different tempos and expressing yourself more on the dance floor. In this course our goal is to learn more, dance lots and have fun. Note! You can stay with the intermediate group for several years! The teachers will change the course content to suit your needs.
PLEASE NOTE! NEW 2020! Due to health & safety reasons, please be on time for class! If your class starts 17.30, please be changed and ready with your dance shoes on before 17.30, allowing the group before you to leave and change their clothes without crowding the space. You will enter the dance space through the opening next to the vintage living room. The group before you will exit the dance space through the door closest to the kitchen area.
Date: 6.9-22.11 (no autumn holiday) & 24.1-25.4.2021 (winter holiday 28.2, Easter holiday 4.4).
Time: Sundays 17.30-19.
Teachers: Akseli Juslin & Anna Weidinger.
Place: Swing Wasa, Kauppapuistikko 38.
Price: 150 € (4.17 €/h). Included in the price are all social dances arranged by RLH at the studio. Please note that you may apply for our 50 €/person/year scholarship that will help cut costs down, more info below.
Cancellation: More info here.
Safety rules: Please read our safety rules before registering.
Description: If you have learned your lindy basics, this is the group for you. You know various figures such as send out, take in, tuck turn, lindy circle, and you've tried some Charleston. You know how to lead/follow both 8-count and 6-count basic steps, but wish to become better at communicating with your partner, dancing to different tempos and expressing yourself more on the dance floor. In this course our goal is to learn more, dance lots and have fun. Note! You can stay with the intermediate group for several years! The teachers will change the course content to suit your needs.
PLEASE NOTE! NEW 2020! Due to health & safety reasons, please be on time for class! If your class starts 17.30, please be changed and ready with your dance shoes on before 17.30, allowing the group before you to leave and change their clothes without crowding the space. You will enter the dance space through the opening next to the vintage living room. The group before you will exit the dance space through the door closest to the kitchen area.
LINDY HOP INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
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AUTUMN-SPRING 2020-21
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Registration: OPEN. Register by clicking on the button link below.
Date: 6.9-22.11 (no autumn holiday) & 24.1-25.4.2021 (winter holiday 28.2, Easter holiday 4.4).
Time: Sundays 19-20.30.
Teachers: Anders Lindahl/Niclas Willberg/Mats Borg & Sabine Mickelsson/Carla Fri/Carina Borg.
Place: Swing Wasa, Kauppapuistikko 38.
Price: 150 € (4.17 €/h). Included in the price are all social dances arranged by RLH at the studio. Please note that you may apply for our 50 €/person/year scholarship that will help cut costs down, more info below.
Cancellation: More info here.
Safety rules: Please read our safety rules before registering.
Description: If you consider yourself an experienced dancer already, this is the group for you. You participate actively in classes, workshops and social dances. In addition to your lindy moves you know some Charleston and solo jazz. You wish to work on themes like musicality, partner connection and step/pattern variations to add more flavor to your dancing. In this course the aim is to improve our technique and develop our own personal style. Note! Consider the course descriptions, whether you should stay another year at intermediate (most dance a while longer at an intermediate level) or move to the intermediate/advanced group.
PLEASE NOTE! NEW 2020! Due to health & safety reasons, please be on time for class! If your class starts 19, please be changed and ready with your dance shoes on before 19, allowing the group before you to leave and change their clothes without crowding the space. You will enter the dance space through the opening next to the vintage living room. The group before you will exit the dance space through the door closest to the kitchen area.
Date: 6.9-22.11 (no autumn holiday) & 24.1-25.4.2021 (winter holiday 28.2, Easter holiday 4.4).
Time: Sundays 19-20.30.
Teachers: Anders Lindahl/Niclas Willberg/Mats Borg & Sabine Mickelsson/Carla Fri/Carina Borg.
Place: Swing Wasa, Kauppapuistikko 38.
Price: 150 € (4.17 €/h). Included in the price are all social dances arranged by RLH at the studio. Please note that you may apply for our 50 €/person/year scholarship that will help cut costs down, more info below.
Cancellation: More info here.
Safety rules: Please read our safety rules before registering.
Description: If you consider yourself an experienced dancer already, this is the group for you. You participate actively in classes, workshops and social dances. In addition to your lindy moves you know some Charleston and solo jazz. You wish to work on themes like musicality, partner connection and step/pattern variations to add more flavor to your dancing. In this course the aim is to improve our technique and develop our own personal style. Note! Consider the course descriptions, whether you should stay another year at intermediate (most dance a while longer at an intermediate level) or move to the intermediate/advanced group.
PLEASE NOTE! NEW 2020! Due to health & safety reasons, please be on time for class! If your class starts 19, please be changed and ready with your dance shoes on before 19, allowing the group before you to leave and change their clothes without crowding the space. You will enter the dance space through the opening next to the vintage living room. The group before you will exit the dance space through the door closest to the kitchen area.
SOLO JAZZ
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AUTUMN 2020
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SOLO JAZZ FOR BEGINNERS
Date: 21.10-18.11 (5 classes, 1 h/class).
Time: Wednesdays 18-19.
Teachers: Anna Weidinger.
Place: Swing Wasa, Kauppapuistikko 38.
Price: 30 €.
Cancellation: More info here.
Safety rules: Please read our safety rules before registering.
Description:
In the solo jazz class for beginners we learn the basic solo jazz steps which are seen in famous routines like the Shim Sham and Big Apple. They also can be used for spicing up your lindy steps and we will practice them in a fun and easy routine. No experience or partner needed.
Date: 21.10-18.11 (5 classes, 1 h/class).
Time: Wednesdays 18-19.
Teachers: Anna Weidinger.
Place: Swing Wasa, Kauppapuistikko 38.
Price: 30 €.
Cancellation: More info here.
Safety rules: Please read our safety rules before registering.
Description:
In the solo jazz class for beginners we learn the basic solo jazz steps which are seen in famous routines like the Shim Sham and Big Apple. They also can be used for spicing up your lindy steps and we will practice them in a fun and easy routine. No experience or partner needed.
TRANKY DOO & BIG APPLE SOLO JAZZ CHOREOGRAPHIES
Date: 4.10-29.11, autumn break 18.10 (8 classes, 1.5 h/class).
Time: Sundays 14-15.30.
Teachers: Carla Fri.
Place: Swing Wasa, Kauppapuistikko 38.
Price: 70 €.
Cancellation: More info here.
Safety rules: Please read our safety rules before registering.
Description:
Learn the iconic solo jazz choreographies danced by lindy hoppers all over the world! Tranky Doo (watch clip here) and Big Apple (watch clip here) are classic dance routines, similar to Shim Sham. Join our classes for plenty of fun jazz moves that you can use for both partner dancing and performing. No partner needed.
Date: 4.10-29.11, autumn break 18.10 (8 classes, 1.5 h/class).
Time: Sundays 14-15.30.
Teachers: Carla Fri.
Place: Swing Wasa, Kauppapuistikko 38.
Price: 70 €.
Cancellation: More info here.
Safety rules: Please read our safety rules before registering.
Description:
Learn the iconic solo jazz choreographies danced by lindy hoppers all over the world! Tranky Doo (watch clip here) and Big Apple (watch clip here) are classic dance routines, similar to Shim Sham. Join our classes for plenty of fun jazz moves that you can use for both partner dancing and performing. No partner needed.
SHORT ON CASH BUT WANNA DANCE?
We hand out a total of 250 € in scholarships every year to our Ritz Lindy Hoppers members in order to promote swing dancing in Vaasa. You can use it towards your local classes, or to travel to a workshop elsewhere. Feel free to apply for our:
1) 25 € scholarship (attend local classes, 25 €/semester/person), or our
2) 50 € scholarship (attend national or international workshops).
1) 25 € scholarship (attend local classes, 25 €/semester/person), or our
2) 50 € scholarship (attend national or international workshops).
THIS IS WHERE WE PRACTISE
Kauppapuistikko 38, 65100 Vaasa (parking on the street).