Workshops
Level up your dancing with jiveswing workshops
We run regular workshops, covering a range of skills, strolls and more. We take pride in teaching a range of styles, topics and competencies you’ll need to learn something new or take your dancing to the next level.
We offer varying levels of workshops throughout the year, from absolute beginners, to teacher level, lasting from 2-4 hours, to all day and weekenders.
No matter what your skill level, we have a workshop that’s right for you. So come and join us on the dance floor!
Sign up for a Jiveswing workshop today and continue on your swing dancing journey!
Hosting the largest range of jazz workshops
At JiveSwing we take pride in teaching many different styles of Jazz and popular strolls, inspired by the forefathers of the dance.
Our most popular workshops include:
- JiveSwing Stroll
- Shim Sham
- Big Apple
- Tranky Doo
- Solo 20’s Charleston
- Solo Blues
- Cake Walk
- Tap
- Blackbottom
- Trickeration
Concentrated workshops just for followers
SISTA’S OF SWING
These workshops are dedicated to finding each follower’s inner Sista of Swing! They focus on Authentic Jazz, Blues and Body Movement, followers styling and technique. They also can include guest tutors, specialising in vintage hair and make-up.
FOLLOWERS’ STYLING
These workshops cover a wide range of topics, such as Swivels, Swing Out variations, Authentic Jazz, Blues, Burlesque and more! Keeping followers looking flashy and feeling fancy on the dance floor!
SHOWCASE YOUR MOVES!
Throughout the year JiveSwing perform at a number of local and national events. As well as our professional performance groups, we also stage performances with willing participants from our classes, most notably at Breast Fest and the Jiveswing Vintage Ball.
Our most popular performance workshops include:
- Big Apple
- Tranky Doo
- Frankie Chorus
- California Routine
LEARN SOMETHING NEW
From time to time, we will run workshops in other Swing Dance styles, to give you a flavor different thing to add to your repertoire.
These are some of the specialist workshops we run:
Partnered 20s Charleston
Partnered Blues
Balboa
Collegiate Shag
Lindy Aerials I, II & III
Dips & Tricks I, II & III
Full details including the topics taught, will be given when each specialist workshop is announced.
FUNDAMENTALS I, II AND III
4 hour intense but fun workshops, focusing on the fundamentals of Lindy Hop steps, taking you from the very roots of Lindy to today’s perception of the dance.
Our Fundamentals workshops are suitable for those within their first year of learning Lindy Hop, those who have completed our Fundamentals cycle(s) and also the more advanced dancer, wishing to consolidate the basics.
Fundamentals covers 8 Count, 30s Charleston and (in Fundamentals III) how to mix them with 6 Count. You will leave the workshop with a clear understanding of lead/follow techniques and how the dance should look and feel.
INTERMEDIATE I, II AND III
Our Intermediate workshops are aimed at small groups of intermediate and above dancers, looking to challenge themselves and take their dancing to the next level.
Intermediate covers 8 Count, 30s Charleston and 6 Count. You’ll work on different styles of Swing Out variations, incorporate Jazz movement, spins and turns and followers styling. You’ll focus on connection and other social dancing techniques at an intermediate level to make you stand out on the dance floor.
You’ll also learn unique and transferable skills, to allow you to dance to ANY tempo, from slow blues to fast and prepare you for dips/tricks and aerials, should you wish to follow that route.
These workshops will, without doubt, give you the key tools to develop to the more advanced levels, so long as you follow our tried and tested methods.
ADVANCED
Our Advanced workshop is aimed at a very small group of advanced level dancers who are ready to accept feedback and work to perfection, doing whatever is required to improve.
At this level we work on a variety of specialised concepts and topics, then give you tips, drills and homework to take away to practice in your own time.
There will be blood, sweat and tears!