classes & workshops

Dance Classes Near Huntingdon

On this page, the information on our classes will be updated should there be ANY changes to dates or venues.

Class night Format changes 2010
Starting in 2010, we are going to trial a "fundamentals" class following the beginner class in place of the "taster" class in 4-5 week blocks to teach essentials of Lindyhop such as Lindy Turn, Circle & swingout, as well as linking some things together.
This "fundamentals" class is suitable for all levels, but will run from one week to the next for the 4 week period before resuming our "taster" classes for 4 weeks, then starting this process again (unlike our "drop-in" classes), but if you miss some, don't worry, it will come around again.

View from approach

Nice!!

Abbots Ripton Village Hall

The Green

Abbots Ripton

Cambs.

PE28 2PF

Click For Map to Abbots Ripton:

French doors opening out to field

Great for the Summer!

EVENING DETAILS:
Absolute Beginners class starting at 7.30pm-8.20pm
Freestyle/practice for around 15minutes
Taster class (approx 15-20 mins)
Improvers
starting at 9.20pm-ish
Further practice until end of evening at 10.30pm

Refreshment area (possible use of a bar too!)

Also, Chill-out area for a break

We deliberately don't run our classes as a course, but are working hard to run as a "drop in" class so anyone can join in at any point.

Starting with absolute beginners

Cost:

1 Class of evening £5.00

Why not stay & try the second/third class(es)-FREE

(concessions available i.e student, UB40 etc...)

All are inclusive of freestyle time & Tea/Coffee/Refreshments

Sprung floor with a stage at the front

Excellent accoustics for great dancing

FUN classes, great to keep fit too
Well signposted to find in village
Friendly atmosphere
Plenty of free parking

NO PARTNER NECESSARY!

Please tell your friends/families

For full details please:

Our Definition of Experience

Absolute Beginner:

Self explanatory - no experience

Beginner:

Have tried before with a little knowledge of some basic steps i.e kick step or triple step & charleston steps.

Improver:

Know basic 6 and 8 count triple step, some basic charleston moves i.e side by side or reverse charleston

1 term to 2 years' experience

Intermediate:

Full knowledge of lindy turn, swing-out, circle & charleston variations with a minimum of 2 years' experience of these.

Intermediate -Plus/Intermediate Advanced:

Know many variations on lindy turn,swing-out, circle & charleston moves, able to dance at a large range of tempo's with several years' experience.

Advanced:

Able to take many footwork variations, big routines, technical elements, be aware of tension, compression, centring, frame etc with many years' experience.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A GUIDE ONLY & IS NOT INTENDED TO OFFEND!

What to wear:

Dress casually - something that you will not get too hot in!

You may want to bring a towel, perhaps change of top & deodorant etc

FOOTWEAR:

Ideally, dance shoes, but otherwise just comfortable footwear (stilletto shoes are not practical-especially for men!)

It is always a good idea to bring another pair of shoes to the pair you arrive wearing, as many venues do not like "outdoor" shoes as they tend to mess up the dance floor surface.

Advice

If you are unsure what category you fall under, please contact us for advice, or where we can see you dance so we can give you a rapid response (dance with us & we can tell you in about a minute!)

If you (or friend / relative) would like to join our classes, please drop-in anytime.