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
Nottingham Lindy Hop 