​Description

​Join us in Boston, MA on March 8-9th for Tackling Tempo Workshop Weekend with Stefan Huynh and Elaine Buchignani from Swing Dance SCT! Tackling tempo weekend is all about exploring slow and fast tempos to encourage more dynamic dancing at all speeds. Additionally, we are collaborating with Blues Union on March 6th to help bridge styles and bring more historical awareness to slow dancing. To top it all off, we will be holding a social dance on March 9th with live music brought by the KS Swingtet and mock contest!

​To learn more about Stefan and Elaine, please out SCT Lindy: https://www.swingdancesct.com

​To learn more about Blues Union, please check out: https://bluesunionboston.com/

​​PRICING: Tickets are on a SLIDING SCALE. You may change the price during the checkout process. Please contact Lindy Hopcats at lindyhopcats@gmail.com if you have questions or financial need.

​MASKING: The March 6th event at Blues Union is mask required and March 8-9th events are mask optional. Free masks will be provided to any individual who is in need.

​Schedule

​Thursday, March 6th: Collaboration @ Blues Union!

​Not to be missed! We invite you to explore slow dancing in Lindy and Blues as instructors compare themes in both styles to help inspire more complementary partnering and individual groove. The social dance will have a mix of music, geared towards both blues and lindy. This ticket will buy entry to the class and Blues Union social dance.

​Please note that this event requires a mask and proof of vaccination (photo of card, screenshot from https://www.myvaxrecords.mass.gov/ or equivalent can be sent ahead of time to BostonBluesUnion@gmail.com). Free masks provided.

​Class Time: 7pm-9pm

​Social Dance Time: 9pm-11pm

​Location: Dance Union (Upstairs at 16 Bow St, Somerville, MA)

​Instructors: Julie, Ren, Stefan, Elaine

​​Saturday, March 8th

​​Classes

​​Location: The Allston Abbey (5 St Lukes Rd. Allston, MA)

• ​​Class 1 from 12:30-2:30PM: Fast Dancing–Lindy Hop

  • ​The goal of this class is to chase the holy grail of Lindy Hop: swinging out to insanely fast tempos. We’ll also explore ways to dance fast with ease.

• ​Lunch 2:30-3:30

• ​​Class 2 from 3:30-5:30PM: Solo Movement

  • ​We will work on solo movement via by contrasting choreo with improvisation and jamming across a range of tempos

​Sunday, March 9

​​Classes

​​Location: Multicultural Arts Center (41 2nd street, Cambridge MA)

• ​​Class 3 from 11-1PM: Fast Dancing–Charleston

  • ​We will dive into Charleston from an historical perspective and learn some classic and original combos.

• ​​Class 4 from 2:00-4:00PM: Rhythm and Voice

  • ​​We will explore how followers can inject voice and initiate call-and-response through both rhythm and connection and how leaders can respond creatively.

​​Social Dance

​​Join us for a social dance to wrap up our workshop weekend! Live tunes brought by the Kevin Sihlanick Swingtet and, trust us, you will not want to stop dancing. Kevin is bringing us a special set with a mixture of fasts and slows in honor of our weekend theme. Pre-dance we will hold a community practice and community session so you can work on the material from the weekend before the dance and hang out with friends! A beginner coach will be on hand so that you can brush up on fundamentals if needed. During the dance, there will also be a performance by our instructors, Stefan and Elaine, who have also kindly volunteered to be the judges for a drop in mock comp! Sign-ups will be at the event. 

• ​Lindy Hop Practice and Community Session: 7-8PM

• ​​Swing Dance Social 8-11PM