Blues with Renske
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The amazing Renske Bongers will join us on 31st May to teach two blues dance classes!
11:00 - 12:30: Isolations & contained movement - diving into body awareness (solo)
In this solo class we’ll dive into using the full body while dancing. It will give ideas of how to use different body parts and more specifically which muscles to use. We’ll find out how to contain the movement and keep the coolness within. Let’s play with the music and work on how to layer movements on top of each other.
13:00-14:30: Grounding, balance & lag - how to play (partnered)
In this partnered class we want to dive into a physical and muscular way of explaining groundedness. One of the main aesthetics of Blues dancing. Using the hamstrings and glutes to loop the energy from the ground into the legs and back again. Work on this and your balance in both solo and partner dance will improve immensely. Next on we’ll play with balance, groundedness & lag together.
All workshops are open level and registration opens at 1800 at https://www.swinginrhythm.nl/l...
Everybody leads, everybody follows!
As of January 2023, all of our courses will be taught with the 'ELEF' model, unless stated otherwise:
Everybody leads, Everybody follows!
Why are we doing this?
No more waiting lists!
A common issue, particularly for follow dancers.
No need for a partner to join workshops!
Everyone gets an equal chance to join workshops.
No more imbalance in classes!
Everyone gets the chance to dance more often, without having to stand in a 'gap' in the circle.
More inclusivity & less reliance on outdated gender roles!
A more welcoming atmosphere for LGBTQ+ dancers.
Improved technique!
An understanding of both roles makes a person a better dancer.
More fun at social dances!
Being able to dance with everyone in the room, what could be more fun than that?
*Please note - at the moment, the ELEF model will only be applied to the green lindy hop courses, and the green balboa course.
When registering for yellow courses you can choose lead, follow or switch.
*When taking the balboa blue course, it is possible to choose if you'd like to lead, follow or switch; simply inform the teachers before registering to help keep the class balance.
Photo credit above: Yuliya Khadasevich. Photo taken at Harbour Hop, Rotterdam.