🗓️ The last Friday of the month
🕰️ 6:15-7:15 pm
📍 Cape Town Unitarian Community Centre
This is an all levels class, where dancers get the time and space to workshop a move, ask questions and get feedback. This session is facilitated by teachers and aimed to help every dancer hone in on some helpful feedback from teachers and more experienced dancers.
Whether you’re a newer intermediate or a seasoned one, we’d love to have you in this space – we all learnt from someone who gave us a moment to dance with so let’s keep that practice alive!
COST:
- R170 per person drop-in, or become a member.
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Where can I find swing music to listen and practice to?
There is an enormous treasure trove of swing music for you to discover. Classic swinging jazz from the 1920s-’40s big bands and small group ensembles should be your go-to. We’ve created a variety of Spotify playlists for you to enjoy, available from our Music page. Our DJs put many hours into sourcing, tagging and categorising swing music from the archives to play at our parties. If you love the songs they play, go up and tell them!
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What is the best way to progress my dancing?
The best way to progress is to be consistent: attend classes regularly, practice at home (solo or with a dance buddy) and get on the social dance floor as often as you can. You’ll probably learn as much on the social floor as you will in class. Listen to lots of swing music, practice between classes, and take inspiration from Swing Era elders. You can also make a habit of trying something new each time you go to a social. It's better to build up slowly and have a good foundation of the basics, rather than being a move machine with sloppy technique.
