Hi everyone and Happy New Year!Unfortunately due to winter colds I am postponing our start back to classes to next weekend 11 Jan. Apologies to all who were looking forward to getting back today. I will see you next week.
Best wishes and much love
Lisa xx
Join us this Sunday 21 December to round out another great year with a relaxed, friendly Christmas Tea Dance.
From 5.30pm to 9pm at our usual venue St Christopher’s Church Hall, Trent Road, Sneinton.
We’ll have a fun warm up class, lots of social dancing, and the usual shenanigans like a shim sham, a snowball and a jam circle or two and of course our fuddle table open for us all to make a food donation for us all to share to keep us going through the evening. I’ll provide tea, coffee, and squash as usual.
Dress up or down, it’s up to you. All are welcome wherever you usually dance, we’re a relaxed bunch and we’re simply here to enjoy each other’s company, the music and of course the dancing.
Pay on the door £10 per person.
As usual a share of any profits (apx £2 per person) from the evening will go to the Trussell Trust to support their sadly increasing much needed efforts to try and help everyone stay fed this winter and all year round.
If you’ve already paid for your ticket via the monthly pass then please feel free to make an additional £2 donation on the day which will go directly towards the Trussell Trust.
Whether I see you or not on Sunday I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmastime and here’s to a fantastic Happy New Year!
Thank you everyone for your continued support of Nottingham Lindy Hop and all I do.
So much love to you all
Lisa xx
👋 Hello lovely dancing (or future dancing) humans!
🍂 Autumn is well and truly with us so no better time to brighten your life than with some joyful dancing with fellow lovely people.
🫶Lindy Hop and Jazz dance is all about connection and expression, it’s great for body and mind, and it definitely lifts the spirits.
👇Below are our November 2025 dates for both Adult Lindy Hop & Solo Vernacular Jazz plus our end of block Sunday Jam session to practice and socialise your dancing.
🏁 Beginners please feel free to join us at any level 1 or all levels class. If you’re a completely new dancer definitely try and join us in week 1 (week 2 at latest).
📍All are held at St Christopher’s Church Hall (this is a separate hall behind the church) on Trent Road, Sneinton, Nottingham.
🎟️ All individual classes and events are £8 per person but discounted dance passes are available (details on website but a 4 week monthly pass for one level is £25 per person).
SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER
Lindy Hop level 1 & 2
5 for 5.10pm level 1
6.15-6.30 – break/practice
6.30-7.30 – level 2
MONDAY 3 NOVEMBER
Solo Jazz/Charleston all levels
8 for 8.10pm – class
9.10pm-9.30pm – practice
SUNDAY 9 NOVEMBER
Lindy Hop level 1 & 2
5 for 5.10pm level 1
6.15-6.30 – break/practice
6.30-7.30 – level 2
MONDAY 10 NOVEMBER
Solo Jazz routines practice session
(For those who’ve learned a routine or two in previous classes ie level 2 or fast learners)
8 for 8.10pm – class
9.10pm-9.30pm – practice
SUNDAY 16 NOVEMBER
Lindy Hop level 1 & 2
5 for 5.10pm level 1
6.15-6.30 – break/practice
6.30-7.30 – level 2
MONDAY 17 NOVEMBER
Solo Jazz/Charleston all levels
8 for 8.10pm – class
9.10pm-9.30pm – practice
SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER
Sunday Jam
5.30pm – 8.30pm
Our relaxed, friendly, social, practice session for all
Hello lovely dancing humans
We’re so excited!
We’ll be dancing on the streets again this year as part of Hockley Hustle 2025!
This year it’s taking place on Sunday 19 October and we’ll be on Heathcoat Street from 2.30pm to 3.00pm.
Please come and join us!
This does mean that there we won’t be running our regular classes at St Christopher’s this Sunday but we’re back with Solo Jazz on Monday 20th October and Sunday Jam (our social practice session) on Sunday 26 October. Our next block of Lindy Hop classes will begin on Sunday 2 November.
You don’t need a ticket to attend the streets part of the festival (ie to come and join us, or see any of the other street performers or eat at the food vans) but you will need a wristband to get into the bars for all the live music. It really is an incredible event with so much going on and all proceeds go to charity groups; you don’t want to miss out.
Here’s a link to tickets :
https://www.gigantic.com/hockley-hustle-tickets
and here’s a link about the festival with details of all the venues taking part and the bands and events listings.
Dancers who have registered your names with me, Rowena, or Aria – please meet us somewhere near or just down from Jam Cafe around 2pm/2.15pm – we’ll issue you with your performers wristband after we’ve finished. For everyone else, please join us when you can between 2:30 & 3pm.
We’ve had the pleasure of dancing at Hockley Hustle for a number of years and we just can’t wait to do it again.
As usual we’ll be social dancing to some lovely mid-tempo swing songs, maybe having a jazz circle, and hopefully a shim sham before we finish.
☔️
Now, it’s looking like we won’t have the dry weather of previous years as all forecasts point to rain. It is however supposed to be more drizzle/light rain in the city centre so 🤞 for that, as it should still be a lot of fun.
We’ve been promised gazebos but let’s assume we may get a bit wet.
Bring a brolly and a rain coat and maybe a spare pair of socks and shoes that you can change into for the rest of the festival so you don’t have soggy feet for the rest of the day.
I’ve also bought a bunch of festival type pac-a-macs for those that don’t have rain coats.
So with all that we should be able to splash around together quite happily as long as it doesn’t pour too hard 😁. Again 🤞🤞🤞 😁
Remember everyone is very welcome to join in wherever you usually dance, in Nottingham or beyond, whether you registered or not, or even if you’ve never tried it before, and we love spectators cheering us on too.
So, see you all tomorrow!
Love Lisa x
Hello lovely dancing people!
I’m just back from a fabulous time at Calpe Swing Fiesta! (I highly recommend it for a fabulous dancing holiday). I’m now a little tired but very happy and looking forward to getting back to dancing with you all.
I’m sorry that it’s been a while since I’ve posted here, though classes have been running, in a more relaxed fashion, through the summer (if in doubt always check out our diary page).
Now, as we go into Autumn, despite my best intentions to ramp up the online comms again I’ve had a minimal screen time holiday (also highly recommended) so am behind on creating flyers but I’m not behind on creating lovely classes and dancing opportunities for you all so here are our October dates.
I hope to see you all soon 😘
SUNDAY 5 OCTOBER (TODAY!)
*Lindy Hop level 1 & 2*
5 for 5.10pm level 1
6.15-6.30 – break/practice
6.30-7.30 – level 2
MONDAY 6 OCTOBER
*Solo Jazz/Charleston all levels*
8 for 8.10pm
SUNDAY 12 OCTOBER
*Lindy Hop level 1 & 2*
5 for 5.10pm level 1
6.15-6.30 – break/practice
6.30-7.30 – level 2
MONDAY 13 OCTOBER
*Solo Jazz routines practice session* !!*NEW*!!
(For those who’ve learned a routine or two in previous classes)
8 for 8.10pm
SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER
*Hockley Hustle 2025*
2.30pm Dancing on Heathcoat Street
(More details to follow)
MONDAY 20 OCTOBER
*Solo Jazz/Charleston all levels*
8 for 8.10pm
SUNDAY 26 OCTOBER
*Sunday Jam*
5.30pm – 8.30pm
Our relaxed, friendly, social, practice session is back 🎉
HAPPY DANCING EVERYONE!
Hello everyone!
It’s time for another end of month Sunday Jam! This is our relaxed, friendly, practice time & social dance from 5:30-8:30pm. Plus it’s also my birthday (technically it’s on Monday but near enough 😉). This is not a fancy party though. It’s just our lovely simple practica, happily coinciding with my big birthday 🙂
So pop along and have a dance with me or/and pepper me and your dancing friends with questions as we spend some time together giving you the opportunity to explore and consolidate your learning from our classes (or just have a lovely natter over a cuppa and some fuddle food 😁)
It’s also open to all Lindy Hop, Charleston, Balboa, Jazz dancers who want a lovely big hall to dance in at their own pace and some fabulous dancing people to hang out with.
DJ music is playlist based at my discretion and I aim to keep a range of tempos alternating for you all while allowing me to also relax, chat, advise, and dance with you too.
£8 on the door (cash or card).
Fuddle food share table open for us all to share some lovely food with each other if you feel like bringing a contribution.
Teas, coffees, squash and biscuits provided as always.
Hope to see lots of you there. Thank you all for your continued support ❤️
Lisa x
Sorry guys for the awful absence of posting to the site lately. Thankfully loads of you saw the Facebook/Instagram posts and made it along to us in June. It was fab.
We’re now back for a full month in July.
3 Sundays of Lindy Hop, 2 Mondays of Jazz and 1 end of block relaxed social practice space where you can come together and consolidate your learning. Coincidentally it’s also my birthday that weekend so hopefully you’ll all come and have a dance with me to celebrate.
Happy dancing July folks 🥰
Love Lisa xx
Hi everyone
We’re going to have a relaxed casual friendly little social dance at St Christopher’s Church Hall, Trent Road, Sneinton, this Sunday 18 May from 5:30 to 8:30pm instead of regular classes. £8 on the door.
There will be a few less bells and whistles to usual but it will be a lovely time for us to hang out and enjoy our dancing to some lovely swing music.
Wear whatever makes you feel comfortable. Bring something for the fuddle table if you feel like it but no pressure as I’ll have the usual tea, coffee and biscuits. Let’s just enjoy some dancing with lovely people.
All welcome 💛
Lisa x
Hi everyone
Unfortunately due to ill health I’ve had to cancel today’s class.
We’re aiming to be back next week.
Enjoy the sunshine till then. ☀️
Much love to all
Lisa x
Hello lovely people
I don’t know if you have ever experienced this but sometimes I get a bit burnt out and low for various reasons I won’t go into here but if you know me you’re aware of at least some of them. Anyway, in periods like this it can be a real challenge to get all the things done that I want to get done however good it would feel to do them.
One of those things this month has been confirming April dates with you all and getting the flyers and FB events posted, however most of you know that I always aim to run Lindy classes on the first three Sundays of the month and Solo Jazz on first and third Mondays of the month and today is the first Sunday of the month (excluding bank holiday weekends). The diary page here on the site will have the latest dates even if I’ve forgotten or got delayed with everything else.
So taking these picture messages to heart, even though I’m a bit wibbly wobbly, and haven’t done all the things I wanted to do ahead of today, I’m going to show up as my imperfect self and lead us through some lovely Lindy Hop dancing to lift our spirits together.
So, if you’re around today and fancy getting your feet shuffling around our dance floor with fellow lovely humans regardless of your imperfections, worries or troubles or perhaps you’re in the mood to celebrate the wonder of life itself, please join us at St Christopher’s Church Hall, Trent Road Sneinton.
5pm for 5.10pm start – Level 1 Beginners and Improvers
6.15pm for a 6:30pm start- Level 2 Improvers and Intermediates
Time to practice before and after class.
Lots of love to all you fellow wibbly wobbly dancing humans
Hope to see you later
😘
Always wanted to learn to dance and fancy giving Lindy Hop and Jazz Dancing a go? Why not make this month the time you make the plunge.
Beginner and Improver Lindy Hop classes for adults in Sneinton, Nottingham.
📍At St Christopher’s Church Hall, Trent Road, Sneinton on 3 Sundays a month, from 5pm to 7.30pm our fun, experienced (20+ years) teacher Lisa will introduce you to the basics of this wonderful, rhythmic, connected, improvisational social dance with its rich history, and culture.
⏰ Check-in for Level 1 Beginners is at 5pm. Class starts 5.10/5.15pm and runs for around an hour followed by additional practice time through till 6.30pm before our Level 2 Improving class begins. Level 2 dancers check-in at 6.15pm.
🧑🤝🧑No partner or experience is necessary.
There are usually a few more experienced dancers in class too revising their fundamentals. Everyone rotates with everyone else and it’s good fun.
🌈Any gender can choose any role. Though for new dancers please stick to one role throughout the month.
Solo Jazz classes on first & third Mondays
Also at St Christopher’s Church Hall. This is an all levels class twice a month from 8pm on Mondays.
Solo Jazz incorporates vernacular jazz and Charleston steps, movements and rhythms and will strengthen your personal dancing, improvisation, memory, and musical expression.
For all our classes:
👟Wear comfy, clean clothes, shoes that have cushioning and support but aren’t very grippy (there are twists and spins in the dance). Note: Lisa always carries dance socks (go over shoes) and duct tape that you can use to temporarily adapt your shoes if you find they’re too grippy on the day.
☕️ We have access to a kitchen so you can fill your water bottles but we also provide free Teas, Coffees, Squash and biscuits to help keep your energy up.
🚗 Parking is free on-street with a few places inside the gates for early birds but venue is also very close to bus routes from city centre or you can 🚲 cycle or scoot and keep your equipment safe inside the hall.
🎟️ Classes are £8 per person. Pay on door. Cash or card.
🎉 MONTHLY DANCE PASSES: Pre-pay the whole month (3 Lindy classes) on week one of the block for just £20 paid in first week, include both Solo Jazz classes for just £30pp.
(Note: no refund for missed classes)
⚠️ Unusual dates this month for NottingJam!
We usually run our classes on the first 3 Sundays of the month, with occasional special classes, workshops and socials on latter Sundays through out the year.
This month however the Student Swing Society from the University of Nottingham are hosting a swing dance weekender, NottingJam!, at University Park Campus here in Nottingham, full of classes with amazing teachers and socials dances with live bands, suitable for complete beginners through to intermediate dancers, even including an aerials stream!
This will be on the 2nd weekend of March from 7th to 9th; Lisa will be teaching some taster classes for the event on the Sunday and will be around the whole weekend and so we’re encouraging everyone to join in too and get themselves booked on. Folks will come from across the UK to attend and it will be a great experience regardless of your dance level.
It therefore means that we will be taking a break on that weekend and will be running our classes on 1st, 3rd, and 4th Sundays this month only. Don’t worry, Lisa will do a practice video for you after the first class (accessable for you from our class WhatsApp) so you can practice at home and not forget anything before the second class 🙂
Hope to see you all on 2nd or/and 3rd March!
Love Lisa x
Just a quick extra update for those level 2 improving Lindy Hop dancers and beyond.
During our Level 2 Lindy Hop classes in February we will be focussing on Frankie Manning’s Lindy Chorus routine.
Learn a classic routine from Lindy Hop history which showcases some core Lindy Hop moves with interesting transitions and some solo work too.
You’ll need to be comfortable with your 6 and 8 count triple and Charleston basics.
Here’s Ryan Francois sharing a little of the history in his introduction to Frankie and Asa demonstrating.
I’ve also started a playlist on our YouTube page with this and a couple of other videos so that you can see what’s to come.
If you can’t make all 3 classes come to the ones you can and learn those sections. You may find you can pick up the rest in the recaps and either way you’ll have something you can take away and incorporate into your social dancing.
If you can make all three Sundays why not take advantage of our monthly dance pass for just £20!
Looking forward to seeing you all this Sunday 🥰
Lisa x
January was marvellous with some brilliant progress by our level 1 dancers and so great to see such a full and energetic level 2 class. I can’t wait to get back on the dance floor with you all this February.
We’re back to our regular class pattern this month of first three Sundays for Lindy Hop and first and third Mondays for Solo Jazz.
Monthly dance passes were very popular in January so we’re keeping them going! So, lots of incentive for you to book for the whole block as the more often you come, the more you learn, practice, and remember, and the more you grow.
For brand new dancers please come along and join us on week 1.
All welcome, no partner necessary, everyone dances with everyone else, any gender can dance any role.
About Lindy Hop | About Solo Jazz | Our classes
Lots of good things ahead for 2025 for what will be our 15th year of offering classes in Sneinton, Nottingham!
I’ll be looking at hopefully using the fourth Sundays of future months for workshops and socials and expanding our Monday night offer in time too so watch this space!
Heads Up: On Friday 31 January tickets will be finally open for NOTTINGJAM 2025. This is Nottingham’s own weekend swing dance festival organised by the University of Nottingham’s Swing Society on 7th-9th March. It’s a chance to do some intensive learning from brilliant teachers, try other swing dance styles, and dance with dancers from across the UK and beyond. Don’t miss out! I’ll be looking at how we can flex our March classes so that you can all take part without missing out on anything.
You can find more info on their Facebook event page: https://facebook.com/events/s/nottingjam-2025/2084390048644476/
Or their Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/uonswingsoc?igsh=MWVnN3RjcHViZ25pcw==
So bye for now folks! There’s lots for all of us to look forward to and I’ll hope to see you all on Sunday!
Lisa x❤️
I’m very happy to now announce all our class dates and all our New Year deals for January 2025 for all levels!
The more you do, the more you save, and the more you learn and grow. Win, win, win! Happy, happy, happy!
Now for beginner dancers the biggest challenge for you might just be turning up to your first class but to get the most out of your experience (and this really applies to all dancers), you really should try a full month of classes (and this January that will be 4 weeks!). It’s also amazing if at some point you can add some solo jazz in the mix too. Of course, this a great dance art form in its own right too.
So to encourage you all and also celebrate the New Year I’ve created some bargain bundles for you (available for January only).
(Note: there are no refunds for non-attendance)
Card or cash accepted on the door.
🥰 I’m so looking forward to seeing lots of you having heaps of fun on the dance floor this weekend.
Can’t make week 1? Don’t worry.
If you’re a brand new dancer it’s always going to be more helpful if you start in the first week of a block so do join us then if you can.
However we’ve got four classes this month and we’ll be going steady, so if you happen to be away this first weekend or don’t see the information in time, don’t worry and don’t let that stop you. You’ll be perfectly fine to join us in week 2 and we’d love to see you.
Happy Dancing!
Love Lisa x
Always wanted to learn to dance and fancy giving Lindy Hop and Swing Dancing a go?
Why not make 2025 the time you make the plunge and take advantage of our bumper month of classes with extra special New Year’s discount – see below.
At St Christopher’s Church Hall, Trent Road, Sneinton every Sunday in January from 5pm to 6.30pm our fun, kind, experienced (20+ years) teacher Lisa will introduce you to the basics of this wonderful, rhythmic, connected, improvisational social dance with its rich history, and culture.
We usually run three classes per month but to get you off with a bang we’re running for all four Sundays in January.
🗓️ Sundays 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th January.
⏰ Check in is at 5pm. Class starts 5.10/5.15pm and runs for around an hour followed by additional practice time through till 6.30pm before our L2 class begins.
🌈 No partner or experience necessary. Everyone rotates with everyone else.
Any gender can choose any role. Though for complete beginner dancers please stick to one role throughout the month.
👟👞 Wear comfy, clean clothes, and shoes that have cushioning and support but aren’t very grippy (there are twists and spins in the dance). Note: Lisa always carries dance socks (go over shoes) and duct tape that you can use to temporarily adapt your shoes if you find they’re too grippy on the day.
☕️ We have access to a kitchen so you can fill your water bottles but we also provide free Teas, Coffees, Squash and biscuits to help keep your energy up.
🚗 Parking is free on-street with a few places inside the gates for early birds but venue is also very close to bus routes from city centre or you can cycle or scoot and keep your equipment safe inside the hall.
🎟️ Our per person standard pay on door class rate is going up just a little bit in 2025 to £8 per person per class. This is so that we can continue to grow and build our community, offer discounts that will support our goals and those that are less able to afford classes, and ensure we pay our teachers what they’re worth. Cash or card welcome.
🎉 SPECIAL NEW YEAR OFFER: Pre-pay the whole month (4 classes) on week one of the block for just £20 paid in first week. That’s a 37.5% discount!! And makes classes just £5 per person per class.
(Note: no refund for missed classes)
👉 Level 2 dancers, and those that do both classes, discounts will be in place for you too don’t worry – more info to follow soon.
Hope to see you all on 5 January!
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!
Nottingham Lindy Hop are very excited to host a Brilliant Balboa – Introduction to Balboa afternoon workshop with the wonderful Mandy & Ian from Balboa Connection.
Explore this beautiful connected swing dance through foundational Pure-Bal and Bal-Swing rhythms and techniques that will have you social dancing basic patterns by the end of the session.
No experience or partner required. Dancers will rotate so all leads will dance with all follows.
Note: More experienced dancers can use the practice time to dust off their skills when in a rotation with appropriate partners.
BOOK NOW: https://nottinghamlindyhop.dancecloud.com/dance/36614
💛 2.15pm – Doors open, check in
💛 2.30 – 5.30pm – Class time with breaks and guided practice with Mandy & Ian
About the dance: Balboa is a wonderful partnered, connected, often rotational, swing dance. It uses a relaxed close hold connection as well as some more open positions, using smooth, shuffling, sliding, and swinging footwork patterns to enable us to dance smoothly to very quick tempos but can also be enjoyed at slower tempos too. Some of the techniques and moves in Balboa can also be incorporated into Lindy Hop dance or danced solo in Jazz freestyle. Dancing Balboa is a joy in itself, with a long history and culture to discover, but will also teach you more about getting comfortable with connection and relaxed rhythmical footwork.
Video examples: I’ve put a short playlist together of some Balboa dance examples on our You Tube page – Inspiration: Balboa dance
Teachers: Mandy and Ian have taught Balboa in Nottingham and Leicester for many years and are very experienced, kind and gentle Balboa teachers so you will be in safe hands while having a lot of fun along the way too. Our Lisa will also be around to help things run smoothly through the afternoon.
Venue: St Christopher’s Church Hall, Trent Road, Sneinton, Nottingham (separate building to side of/behind the church).
Breaks: Simple refreshments are provided during breaks throughout the session.
Travel: There is free on street parking around the venue with some, limited spaces inside the gates. The venue is also close to bus routes from the city centre and we can keep bicycles safe inside if you wish to cycle or scoot.
Clothing: Wear comfortable clothing, tops should cover the back, shoulders and chest. Layers are good that you can adjust depending on how warm you get but avoid tags/tassel/hooks etc that could get caught up.
Footwear: should be comfortable with a slippy (not grippy) sole. Note you can temporarily adapt grippy soles with duct tape or dance socks if you don’t have anything that slides easily. Lisa can help you with this if you ask her. Follower dancers may be more comfortable in a slight vintage style heel or wedge (this should NOT be a narrow, spiky stiletto type heel however).
BOOK NOW: We’re trialling online booking for this event so please get your tickets in advance at the link below:
https://nottinghamlindyhop.dancecloud.com/dance/36614
Future: I’m hoping that if this event is successful we can build on this workshop to bring Balboa classes back to Nottingham so if you’ve not tried it before, this is the perfect time to give it a whirl, if you have then I hope you’d like to refresh your skills and join us in building a Balboa community here again. So please come along and support us if you’re able.
Love to you all, Lisa xx
Hi guys.
I’m back with classes today and I’m really looking forward to seeing you all but I did want to warn you that I still have a bit of a cold so if you’re feeling like you want to stay away from that, I completely understand. It is however cold and flu season so as always there will be antibacterial gel available and regular handwashing is encouraged. Mask wearing is optional.
Also, unfortunately, the main heating is down at the hall (classic old boiler start of autumn/winter scenario). We’ll have heaters in the side rooms to keep you toasty when sat in there but you may want to wear some layers for class until you warm up through the dancing. Which you will do pretty quickly 🙂
Anyway, I’m looking forward to getting out and moving again so I hope to see at least a few of you later!
Lisa x
Very sorry folks but due to continued ill health (this cold is kicking my b*tt) and ongoing roofing issues Jazz class on Monday 7 October is sadly cancelled.
It was probably very optimistic of me to think I could do the class but I do hate to cancel them. Big apologies for the late notice in making the call.
🤧🤒😢
Why not join us and learn to dance this September?
🌟 Lindy Hop on Sundays 1, 8, 15 September
5pm – Level 1 – suitable for beginners (who start in wk1) and improvers
6pm – Practice and Social for all
6.30pm – Level 2 – suitable for Improvers to Intermediates
🌟 Solo Jazz/ Charleston on Mondays 2 & 16 September
8pm – All levels
In our first class on 2 September we’ll be learning the Swing Stroll as choreographed by Ryan Francois and dances to My Baby Just Cares For Me by Nina Simone.
All welcome regardless of experience.
See video here:
https://youtu.be/LnUpyAcp5Rk?si=DAP-PszfRy1Lhmsm
For all our classes:
Refreshments provided
Free on street parking with some spaces inside gates
£7 per person per class
£12 per person for both Lindy Hop classes per person on the same Sunday
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📣 SAVE THE DATE – Sunday 27 October – BALBOA WORKSHOP 📣
Finally, I’m very happy to be able to confirm that we’re going to be bringing a lovely bit of Brilliant Balboa back to Nottingham. We’re going to be kicking off with An Introduction to Balboa workshop with Mandy & Ian on Sunday 27 October. More details to follow but for now – save the date!
https://youtu.be/_ncACnpGxRw?si=zq9n7Y4XlRlRa1xC
The escalating rioting, and increased verbal, and physical racist violence that we are seeing and many are experiencing first hand across the country and closer to home right now is truly horrific and sickening and truly frightening.
I hope this is something all of you all already understand, but I want to reiterate it today: hatred, bigotry, intolerance, prejudice of any kind has no place at Nottm Lindy Hop (& Jazz, Charleston, Balboa) and will not be tolerated at any of our classes or events or on our social pages or anywhere that we have presence and influence.
Everyone is welcome here and we treat each other with kindness, warmth and respect.
Lindy Hop, Jazz, Swing, all the things we love were created by Black Americans during a period of mass migration, leading to the Harlem Renaissance. Jazz is a melting pot of rhythm and influences from across the African diaspora. It has always sought to build bridges between people and provide a place of expression to relieve pain, give solace, lift up and empower the oppressed and celebrate life. Christians, Muslims, Jews, humanists, people of diverse ethnic, cultures, and countries of origin, genders and sexual orientation, have all made their mark on this art form over the years and continue to influence it today. Is the scene perfect, no, is it working hard to do and be better, absolutely.
What is Lindy Hop? – What is Solo Jazz?
Nottm Lindy Hop’s mission is to be a safe, welcoming and supportive place, to have fun, meet friends, and learn to dance and appreciate swing and jazz music and dance and culture for all people – the heart is part of our logo for a reason – and, in partnership with all who have joined our community over the years, I believe we have been relatively successful at ensuring that is the case to date.
I am not perfect however, none of us are, and despite my many years of experience, I am actively continuing to learn and understand more every day about our modern and historic swing culture and community and the changing world around us, uncover my blind spots and unconscious biases, and adapt and change accordingly.
Please come and talk to me, or send me a message, or even ask a friend to speak on your behalf, if you have any concerns to raise at anytime and I will address them together with you or your nominee (that includes anything I may be doing or saying too). I want you to be and feel safe and happy. Tell me if you don’t. I want Nottm Lindy Hop to keep getting better for everyone, help me continue to do that as best I can.
Let’s Dance!
So, as dancing, in my opinion, really is the best way to (in the words of one of many favourite swing songs) ‘leave your worries on the doormat’ even if just for a little while, come join us and celebrate the best of being human and what collaboration and joy can achieve.
Please all continue to come to our classes and events with openness in your heart and a willingness to keep learning and growing and we will all be better for it.
Much love, always
Lisa xx
Even with several of us away on holidays or down with illness or injury we still managed to have quite a bit of fun through July…
Thanks especially to everyone who came out to the social dance at month end and helped me celebrate my birthday (and held the ladder so that I didn’t kill myself getting the bunting down 😂). I’ve also been able to make a £50 donation to the Trussell Trust so thanks again for supporting the event.
Anyway, we’ve decided to continue the fun and keep classes running through August for those of you still around.
Classes for Lindy Hop get underway this Sunday 4 August for three weeks (so also Sundays 11 & 18 Aug) and then we have two Mondays, 5 & 19 August, for Solo Jazz/Charleston.
More details at the event links below or on our classes and diary pages
https://facebook.com/events/s/nlh-aug24-sunday-lindy-hop-cla/1593738221486786/
https://facebook.com/events/s/nlh-5aug24-monday-solo-jazz-ch/811214861203763/
https://facebook.com/events/s/nlh-19aug24-monday-solo-jazz-c/3824001221254198/
Looking forward to seeing you all there
Lisa xx
Hi everyone!
This is a brief note just to say that our class dates for July are confirmed. See our classes info page for more detailed information on times, levels and cost.
Solo Jazz and Charleston
Mondays 1 and 15 July
Lindy Hop
Sundays 7 and 14 July
Summer Social (and Lisa’s Birthday)
Sunday 28 July
More details on the social to follow. For now save the date!
Hi everyone
After a very fun social dancing weekend for many of you in Sheffield and Leicester for World Lindy Hop day last week; I’m happy to confirm our class dates for June. Yay!
Classes start this weekend for 3 weeks on Sunday 2 June for Lindy Hop.
Level 1 from 5pm; Practice from 6pm; Level 2 from 6.30pm.
£7 per person per class/ £12 for both on same day.
Future class dates for rest of block Sunday 9 and 16 June.
Jazz class dates are slightly different again this month with 2 classes back to back due to a mix up with my availability. Apologies to those expecting classes on first and third Mondays, but rather than completely cancel I’ve squeezed the second class into week two instead. I hope you can all still join us.
Monday 3 and 10 June.
All levels from 8pm.
£7 per person.
All classes as usual at St Christopher’s Church Hall, Trent Road, Sneinton
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⭐️May24! Lots of fun and something a little different at our two weeks of classes squeezed between the bank holidays as we celebrate Frankie (Manning) Month leading up to World Lindy Hop Day on 26 May.
⭐️Sundays (12th & 19th) have us learning the Shim Sham and the Frankie99 routine along with sharing some more history and interesting videos
⭐️And we’ll be getting back to rhythm and freestyle in our Monday Jazz classes (on 13th & 20th).
⭐️Then at the end of the month we’re encouraging you to hit the road and support our neighbouring scenes in Sheffield and Leicester as they both host social dances on different days on the WLHD weekend! It’s going to be fun! Come join us!!
🌼 SPRING TIME DANCE TIME 🌼
Hi everyone! I’m very happy to confirm our new class dates for April 2024 plus our next social dance and fuddle to celebrate Spring and our 14th Birthday.
All will be held at our usual venue: St Christopher’s Church Hall, Trent Road, Sneinton, Nottingham.
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🌻 Lindy Hop Classes – levels 1 & 2
🗓️ Sundays 7, 14, & 21 April
⏰ 5pm – Level 1 class | 6pm – all levels practice | 6.30pm – Level 2 class
🎟️ £7pp per class or £12pp both classes same day
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🌿 Solo Jazz and Charleston class
🗓️ Mondays 8 & 22 April – all levels
⏰ from 8pm
🎟️ £7pp
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🌷Spring Tea Dance & Fuddle (plus it’s our 14th Birthday)
🗓️ Sunday 28 April
⏰ from 5.30pm to 9.00pm
🎟️ £10pp
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Hope to see you all there!
Happy Springtime everyone 🐣
Love Lisa xx
Our next teaching block starts this weekend!
Lindy Hop
Sundays 3,10,17 March
5pm – level 1 foundations (Charleston kicks)
6pm – all levels practice
6.30pm – level 2 improving dancers (Swing Outs +)
£7 pp per class or £12pp both classes on same day
No partner necessary, all welcome, new dancers should try to start on first week of month.
Solo Jazz and Charleston
Mondays 4 & 18 March
8pm – all levels class (A-Z of Jazz steps)
£7pp
All at St Christopher’s Church Hall, Trent Riad, Sneinton, Nottingham
Free on street parking with some spaces inside gates
Close to bus routes from city centre
Complimentary refreshments provided.
Good news! I’ve gone ahead and booked the hall for an end of month práctica on Sunday 25 Feb from 5-7pm.
This is for those who’ve attended our classes in Jan and Feb this year.
If you’re a brand new dancer, who hasn’t been to our classes yet, please join us for our new level 1 block on Sunday 3 March.
It’ll be an all levels facilitated session recapping class material in Jan and Feb and developing social dance skills. I’ll keep the session flowing but there’ll be lots time and space to practice together to music. I’m also planning to show a short video or two on swing dance history.
It’ll be the first time I’ve tried this so I’m sure I’ll learn a lot too on the day but I think it will be a good way to prepare for NottingJam and consolidate your learning over the last 2 months. If it works well I’ll repeat these sessions through the year, expanding our opportunity to dance and grow together.
It’s open to anyone who’s attended classes in January and February including our Jazz class.
It’ll be just £7 per person for the 2 hour session for all.
What do you think? Is this a good idea? Will you join us?
Hi all!
I had a great time teaching the taster class at Late Night Lindy last Friday and then hanging out and dancing with you all till the end. It was just what I needed following the news of a sudden and unexpected bereavement the day before. Thank you so much to everyone for taking my mind off everything and just allowing me to be happy for a moment doing this special dance we love.
Given all that I’ve had going on I’m a little bit behind with Admin but I did want to very quickly let you know our next class dates for February.
More details about prices and location of all our classes in our About us and our Classes page. However all are held at St Christopher’s Church Hall, Trent Road, Sneinton, Nottingham
Now, I don’t know about you but I’m getting just a little tired of dull grey skies and rainy days and I can’t think of anything better to banish those January blues than getting back on to the dance floor with you all again.
Thankfully I have good news for us all as classes begin again this weekend (Sun 7th & Mon 8th Jan)! Yay!
It’s the perfect time to join us, whether you’re a brand new or returning dancer.
All our classes are currently held at St Christopher’s Church Hall, Trent Road, Sneinton, Nottingham
All welcome, no partner necessary.
Click the button below to find out more about this fabulous dance style and culture
Our level 1 Lindy Hop class at 5pm on Sunday is completely suitable for brand new dancers, so why not jump in and give it a whirl! It’s just £7 per person.
We start simply with walking (really!) sometimes fast, sometimes slow, then add a little more rhythm and footwork as needed. We learn to connect with each other safely and respectfully, and build our dancing skills together through the class and each week through the month.
Any gender can dance any role (lead or follow) in fact many dancers learn both over time and switch dancing can be so much fun. We all dance with each other and rotate in the class so no partner necessary. You can check out our ‘What is Lindy Hop?’ page for more details about the dance.
Remember everyone learns at different paces in the class, some may have danced before, some never a step, but we all support each other and laugh along the way, (and tbh the ‘wibbly wobbly’ moments are often just as much fun as the ‘aha! I got it!’ moments) and you will learn and improve week-by-week even if you start with two left feet and you’re more tortoise than hare. If you throw yourself, and enjoy the ride, you’ll have a blast.
£20 bundle offer to gently encourage you ALL to attend ALL Lindy Hop Sundays in January
Now the biggest challenge might be turning up to your first class (though you really needn’t worry) but to get the most out of your experience, you really should try a full month of classes (it’s only 3 weeks!)
So, if you want to help yourself to commit to a full month of classes, you can pay for all three January level 1 classes for the slightly reduced price of £20 if paid in full when you join us on 7 January.
I’m also making the same offer to level 2 dancers – all three level 2 (only) January classes for £20 if paid in full on 7 January.
For those of you that do both classes each week, you’re already getting a fabulous discount, but you too can make a small extra saving by paying £35 up front on 7 January for all three January Sundays.
(Note: there are no refunds for non-attendance – this small offer is to help give you the incentive to join us each week and really get the benefit of regular attendance, when perhaps the sofa might be calling your name a little too loudly, you can remember you’ve already paid 😉 – I hope it helps )
Card or cash accepted on the door. (Btw I’m working on a pre-pay system as an option but not set up yet).
This class is also completely suitable for beginners.
The class itself is an all levels class from 8pm where complete beginners work alongside more experienced dancers at their own pace with options for all at their own level.
All are welcome, no experience necessary.
It’s really good fun and a dance style in its own right including vernacular Jazz and Charleston rhythms and movements which are danced independently, either alone, in pairs or in a group but as it also teaches us balance, coordination, style, and most importantly, rhythm you can bring this into and improve your partnered dancing too.
The good news is we’ve moved from one class a month to two a month this year. I’m so excited!
Whichever classes you’re able to get to, whenever you’re able to join us, I’m really looking forward to meeting you all on the dance floor in 2024 (at St Christopher’s Church Hall, Trent Road, Sneinton, Nottingham).
Roll on the weekend!
Love Lisa xx
PS – I realised while getting ready for the new year that 2024 (in May) will mark 20 years since I started Lindy Hopping – my lindy-versary! I’ll have also been teaching it for around 16ish years and running Nottingham Lindy Hop for 14 years. My goodness that’s a long time! I’ll have to think about how we can celebrate. 😘
TLDR: This is a bit of an epic post. Part 1 is my heartfelt thank yous and recap of 2023. Part 2 has the details of our January classes including a section encouraging new beginner dancers to join us and a small incentive for all to attend every week in January.
Firstly I want to say a big thank you to everyone who came out to our Christmas Social dance in December. A few folk were sadly kept away by winter colds or other festive commitments at this busy time of year and yet we still had so many of us in the room. And, from the smiles and laughter on the day, and the lovely messages I’ve had since, from the fun swing rueda class, to snowballs, shim shams, and jam circles, social dancing and socialising, I think you all had a marvellous time. I know I did.
I also want to thank: Sarah and Tony for helping set up (those tables don’t wrap themselves you know!); everyone who brought food for the fuddle table (there were some lovely homemade dishes this year and I actually got to taste some of them before they were gone, yum!); and Adele, Graham, Paul and all who helped with the clear down (especially when I was so tired I could barely think straight)!
For those that didn’t see it on the socials here’s me, very tired, at the end, gushing away with happy thanks (note: there’s a little speaker button in bottom corner of the insta video which you may need to press to get sound) 🥰
I also want to thank everyone who has supported us throughout 2023 and I put together this little reel (see below), remembering where we started the year and where we finished.
Putting reels together is a skill I need to work on (and I/we really need to take more photos and videos of all the good times we have – too busy dancing of course!) but for me, simple though this is, it’s a lovely reminder that after just two taster classes at the end of 2022, we started 2023 with a one level intro to Lindy Hop class, twice a month, and finished with two levels of Lindy Hop classes, three Sundays a month, plus a Solo Jazz class once a month on Mondays. We also held four social dances of our own and supported and attended Late Night Lindy along the way too.
So, thank you so much for your support and enthusiasm that you all bring to our classes and events as we continue to build our wonderful community together. For all the work I do behind the scenes and on each day it’s really all of you who make it so special and completely worth it. 🥰
I’m now very excited about what we can do together in the year ahead!
Now, I don’t know about you but I’m getting just a little tired of dull grey skies and rainy days and I can’t wait to get dancing with you all again to banish those January blues.
Thankfully I have good news for us all as classes begin again this weekend (Sun 7th & Mon 8th Jan)! Yay!
You can go to the ‘about us and our classes page’ for more details on all our classes – where, when and how much 🙂
However, they’re all held at St Christopher’s Church Hall, Trent Road, Sneinton, Nottingham and here are the dates and a little info (and a little offer) to whet your appetite:
Lindy Hop classes this month will be on Sunday 7th, 14th, & 21st January
We have level 1 Foundations (suitable for beginners) at 5pm, practice and social time (all levels) at 6pm, and level 2 Improvers at 6.30pm.
What is Lindy Hop? – follow the link to find out more about this fabulous dance
Our level 1 Lindy Hop class at 5pm on Sunday is completely suitable for brand new dancers, so why not jump in and give it a whirl! It’s just £7 per person.
We start from the rhythm and the footwork, then on to connection, building skills through the class and each week through the month.
Any gender can dance any role (lead or follow) in fact many dancers learn both over time and switch dancing can be so much fun. We all dance with each other and rotate in the class so no partner necessary. You can check out our ‘What is Lindy Hop?’ page for more details about the dance.
Remember everyone learns at different paces in the class, some may have danced before, some never a step, but we all support each other and laugh along the way, (and tbh the ‘wibbly wobbly’ moments are often just as much fun as the ‘aha! I got it!’ moments) and you will learn and improve week-by-week even if you start with two left feet and you’re more tortoise than hare. If you throw yourself and enjoy the ride, you’ll have a blast.
£20 bundle offer to gently encourage you ALL to attend ALL Lindy Hop Sundays in January
Now the biggest challenge might be turning up to your first class but to get the most out of your experience, you really should try a full month of classes (it’s only 3 weeks!)
So, if you want to help yourself to commit to a full month of classes, you can pay for all three January level 1 classes for the slightly reduced price of £20 if paid in full when you join us on 7 January.
I’m also making the same offer to level 2 dancers – all three level 2 (only) January classes for £20 if paid in full on 7 January.
For those of you that do both classes each week, you’re already getting a fabulous discount, but you too can make a small extra saving by paying £35 up front on 7 January for all three January Sundays.
(Note: there are no refunds for non-attendance – this small offer is to help give you the incentive to join us each week and really get the benefit of regular attendance, when perhaps the sofa might be calling your name a little too loudly 😉 – I hope it helps )
Card or cash accepted on the door. (Btw I’m working on a pre-pay system as an option but not set up yet).
Solo Jazz classes will be on Monday 8th & 22nd January (8pm)
This class is also completely suitable for beginners.
The class itself is an all levels class from 8pm where complete beginners work alongside more experienced dancers at their own pace with options for all at their own level.
All are welcome, no experience necessary.
It’s really good fun and a dance style in its own right including vernacular Jazz and Charleston rhythms and movements which are danced independently, either alone, in pairs or in a group but as it also teaches us balance, coordination, style, and most importantly, rhythm you can bring this into and improve your partnered dancing too.
The good news is we’ve moved from one class a month to two a month this year. I’m so excited!
See you soon!
Whichever classes you’re able to get to, I’m really looking forward to getting back on the dance floor with you all again (at St Christopher’s Church Hall, Trent Road, Sneinton, Nottingham) and for lots of new dancers to join us there too.
Roll on the weekend!
Love Lisa xx
PS – I realised while getting ready for the new year that 2024 (in May) will mark 20 years since I started Lindy Hopping – my lindy-versary! I’ll have also been teaching it for around 16ish years and running Nottingham Lindy Hop for 14 years. My goodness that’s a long time! I’ll have to think about how we can celebrate. 😘
Yay! It’s our Christmas Tea Dance and Fuddle this Sunday 17 December from 5pm to 9pm. Only 2 more sleeps!
Come and join us for our last Sunday of NLH in 2023 and celebrate a fabulous year of happy Lindy Hop and Jazz dancing returning to Sneinton, Nottingham. 🥰
All swing dancers are very welcome regardless of experience or where you usually dance. No partner necessary.
🎟️ £10 per person (card or cash) on the door
Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/share/c5gTjX9YsT6ZTCLs/?mibextid=9l3rBW
Relaxed and friendly with warm up class
This will be, as usual, a relaxed friendly swing dance social with warm up fun class (probably starting 5.30ish), snowball, shim sham, jam circles and, of course, a food sharing Fuddle.
Fuddle (food sharing) table
Everyone’s invited to bring a donation of food to the Fuddle table for everyone to share. We’ve had some lovely food in the past.
I’ll provide tea, coffee, juice and biscuits as usual.
Getting here:
We’re at our usual venue, St Christopher’s Church Hall, Trent Road, Sneinton, Nottingham.
Free parking on street with a few places available inside the gates to the hall. Also close to bus routes or you could cycle or e-scoot here too.
See you soon!
I’m really looking forward to celebrating and dancing with you all 🥰
Love Lisa xx
🎄⛄️🥳
Hey there Swing Cats! 😉
🥳 There’s a great weekend of dancing ahead 🥳
1️⃣ Tonight (Sat 9 Dec) Late Night Lindy and UoN Swing Society have their Christmas Social with live music from The Moonlighters at The Great Hall in the Uni Campus.
https://www.facebook.com/share/dAdzBM6WzKUaScVQ/?mibextid=9l3rBW
2️⃣ Tomorrow (Sun 10 Dec) our second week of Lindy Hop classes for Beginners and Improvers start from 5pm at St Christopher’s Church Hall in Sneinton.
https://www.facebook.com/share/UbGvQA2Z89Q2CF51/?mibextid=9l3rBW
3️⃣ Then on Monday (Mon 11 Dec) we have our all levels Solo Jazz class also at St Christopher’s Church Hall from 8pm.
https://www.facebook.com/share/bdW2jvKpQ16wyZH8/?mibextid=9l3rBW
Hope to see you on the dance floor at some or all of these!
Love Lx
📣 Exciting news folks!! 📣
We have an extra activity in our October programme.
We’ve recently had it confirmed that we have a slot for outdoor dancing at this year’s ⭐️ Hockley Hustle⭐️
🙌 Yay! Dancing outside is always so much fun (even if it rains)!
❗️[Note change of location to original posting – now dancing outside ICE NINE]❗️
https://www.hockleyhustle.co.uk/
Continue readingGood news! Our first Solo (Vernacular) Jazz Dance Class, since restarting NLH last year, took place on Monday 18 September and it was a roaring success! So two more dates have been added on the third Mondays of the next two months:
🌟 Monday 16 October and Monday 20 November 2023 🌟
Hi lovely dancing people.
Good news! I’m running our first Solo (Vernacular) Jazz Dance Class, since restarting NLH, this Monday 18 September from 8pm at our usual venue, St Christopher’s Church Hall, in Sneinton.
It’s an intro level class starting from the basics. No experience necessary. All welcome.
£7pp on the door (card or cash)
Complimentary refreshments and free on street parking parking with some spaces inside the gates too. Easy bus route from town or grab an e-bike or e-scooter.
Just like when I restarted Lindy last year, I’m going to start with a monthly drop in class (most probably on 3rd Mondays of the month in 2023) and build up from there depending on interest.
Come join us!
Facebook Event for 18 Sep class:
https://facebook.com/events/s/solo-vernacular-jazz-class/266814459524399/
Want to know more about solo jazz? Well keep on reading …
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🌟BRIGHTEN UP YOUR AUTUMN with LINDY HOP CLASSES in SNEINTON, NOTTINGHAM!
📣 Here are the new dates for our Lindy Hop classes this Autumn – September through to December – yay!
1st, 2nd, 3rd Sundays (ex Oct)
SEPT – 3rd, 10th, 17th
OCT – 8th, 15th, 22nd
NOV – 5th, 12th, 19th
DEC – 3rd, 10th, (With 17th Dec – Christmas Social Dance)
Times:
5.00pm Level 1 Foundations (suitable for beginners)
6.00pm Practice and Social Time
6.30pm Level 2 Improvers
Where:
At Christopher’s Church Hall, Trent Road, Sneinton, Nottingham
Cost: cash or card, on the door
£7 per class per person
£12 per person for both classes on the same day
Other:
Complimentary refreshments provided
Ample free on-street parking with some limited (also free) spaces inside the gates to the hall. Direct short bus ride from city centre or make use of the e-scooter and e-bike schemes.
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It’s time for our next relaxed, friendly, swing dance social with warm up fun class, snowball, shim sham, jam circles and, of course, a Fuddle.
Everyone’s invited to bring a donation of food (sweet or savoury) to the Fuddle table for everyone to share. We’ve had some lovely food in the past.
I’ll provide tea, coffee, juice and biscuits as usual.
We’re at our usual venue, St Christopher’s Church Hall, Trent Road, Sneinton, Nottingham. Free parking on street with a few places available inside the gates to the hall for early birds.
Doors open at 5pm and close at 9pm.
Cost £10 per person (card or cash on the door)
No partner necessary. All welcome.
Come join us to swing your socks off, have a natter and most of all have a fun evening with all your dancing friends.
👋 Hi lovely dancing people!
📣 Our July Adult Lindy Hop classes start tomorrow- yay!!
🗓️ We have classes on the first, second, and third Sundays in July, that’s Sunday 2nd July, Sunday 9th July and Sunday 16th July.
1️⃣ Foundations 1 starts at 5pm for beginners and improvers (kick/charleston rhythms this month).
☕️ 🎶 There’s time for all to practice, social dance, and catch up from 6pm (Refreshments provided)
2️⃣ Foundations 2 for Improvers and refreshing Intermediates starts at 6.30pm (triple steps to swing outs)
🎟️ Classes are £7 per per person per class
Both classes on same day is £12 per person
📍Classes are held at St Christopher’s Church Hall, Trent Road, Sneinton, Nottingham.
🥰 No partner necessary, all welcome.
PS – apologies, but something seems to have gone awry with our June post (when we did hold classes) so sorry if you missed them, please join us this July! Join our Facebook page and group and group chats too to help stay in the loop.
It’s the 2nd of our Frankie Manning honouring class days this Sunday 21 May.
https://facebook.com/events/s/nlh-lindy-hop-classes-foundati/626666418795898/
🌟 F1 – come learn the Shim Sham from 5pm (suitable for beginners)
🌟 Practice and Social time 6-6.30pm
🌟 F2 – From 6.30pm Explore some more of Frankie’s classic Lindy Hop partnered moves (for those who can triple step and rock step in 8 and 6 bt patterns but it’ll be ok if you sometimes get muddled 😉).
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It’s also WORLD LINDY HOP DAY on Friday 26 May so head down to Late Night Lindy to celebrate by dancing your socks off!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/latenightlindy/permalink/5881437361984791/
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Hope to see you all tomorrow and Friday 😘
Woo! Hoo! It’s the first of our two May class days today! I hope you had a great time over the bank holidays but I’m so looking forward to getting back to classes for a couple of weeks. Hope to see you all later 👋
https://facebook.com/events/s/nlh-lindy-hop-classes-foundati/1277922482805469/
F1 class will be doing something a little different in May by exploring ‘Frankie’s’ Shim Sham – an essential must know for all Lindy Hoppers (suitable for beginners)
F2 class will be focussing on Frankie’s 6’s (anyone with a grasp of triple step basic footwork and connection will be fine here)
For those new to swing dancing, Frankie is Frankie Manning ‘The Ambassador of Lindy Hop’. There’s lots to learn about Frankie – I’ll tell you more in classes and you can also get googling and YouTubing – but I love this blog post from Bobby White at SwungOver written for Frankie100 it captures so much about the man as well as the dancer and teacher:
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📣 Good news folks! I have some more dates planned for us all and after the success of our introductory classes over the last couple of months I’m changing things up a little bit so that we can continue to build and grow together.
I’m adding a second class (Foundations level 2) to our Sunday sessions for those of you ready to expand your repertoire and skills a little further while still working on the fundamentals.
The Intro class will become Foundations level 1. Both classes will be drop in, pay on the door. No partner required.
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Hello everyone!
I’m so looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow at our first of two more ‘Intro to Lindy Hop’ classes in Sneinton this month on Sunday 5th and Sunday 19th March. The weather may be getting colder but we’ll soon warm up out on the dance floor.
Classes are suitable for complete beginners and rusty returners.
This month we’ll be building a few new connections and rhythms into our repertoire including some of the basics of the ‘swing out’ Lindy Hop’s fundamental essential move/connection/pattern. It’s going to be a blast!
Don’t worry if you’re brand new, or you’ve had to miss a few classes, it’s still a great time to join us. No experience is necessary as we start slowly from the beginning and build up in these intro classes. No partner necessary either as we rotate dancers around the group circle so every lead dances with every follow – it’s the most effective and most fun way to learn.
Apologies for the delay in posting to the website – I forgot to move the post from the drafts folder! 🤦♀️
Anyway, as those of you in our Facebook group or who follow our Facebook page will already know, following the continued fabulous success of our January classes, I have confirmed some new class dates for February and March. Yay!
They’ll be on first and third Sundays of each month (that’s the 5th and 19th of both months). So the first is this Sunday 5 February (and as I’m posting late – that means TODAY!!)
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