Cambridge Lindy Hoppers

Please note that this event is now over so it is no longer possible to register!

The Cambridge Lindy Hoppers present a weekend of blues workshops and social dancing.

Teachers

Ursula Ledergerber finished her professional dance-education in July
2002, including Modern Dance, Jazz Dance, Ballet and Flamenco. She has been teaching Lindy Hop, Tap, Stretching and Body Control for more than 10 years at national and international level. Her dance style is characterized by the relationship between new and old movements, as well as a strong focus on musicality. Since her early childhood Ursula has been surrounded by Jazz music, as her mother was a drummer in jazz band. It is no surprise that her comprehension and love for Jazz and Lindy Hop naturally came to her. This might explain her passion for music and dancing as well as her ease in playing around with rhythm, which always adds variations in dancing. She is also organizing an international lindy hop workshop focused on musicality and rhythm in October 2008. Check her website http://www.stirit.ch/.

Dave Madison (USA). In 1996, Dave Madison discovered Big-Band music and Swing dancing through the movie Swing Kids. He started to learn 6-count, Jitterbug and East-Coast swing before he fell in love with Lindy Hop. Later on, he discovered Blues dancing thanks to the conniving of his friend Mel and the song Fallin’ in 2001. After that, his life took a turn.

Soon after, he became instrumental in the origins of the contemporary Blues house party, helping founding LindyBooty, the world’s largest Lindy house Blues event in San Francisco, which then inspired blues parties across the West Coast and the United States. In 2007 he organized and was one of the instructors at Blues Rising, the largest Blues dancing workshop of our time, bringing in a huge number of instructors and attendees from across the country. He’s also taught Blues to classes across the globe, from the workshop on Blues Night at Herrang to Lindy Focus and Enter the Blues, as well as an upcoming European tour.

Schedule

Saturday May 10th

11am-1:15pm: Beginners Blues Workshop 1
2:15pm-4:30pm: Intermediates Blues Workshop 1
9pm-late, very late!: Social dance with free tea and cake. After hours blues party.

Sunday May 11th

11am-1:15pm: Beginners Blues Workshop 2
2:15pm-4:30pm: Intermediates Blues Workshop 2

Venues

The workshops will be held at St Matthews Primary School, Norfolk Street (google map). Please note that entrance is at the back of the school on Broad Street, via the wooden gates. Social dancing on Saturday evening will be held at The Centre at St Pauls, Hills Road (google map). Parking is available at Queen Anne on Parkers Piece, next to Parkside Pool. Queen Ann is about 10 minutes’ walk from both day and evening venues and is available 24 hrs.

Prices

Booking

To register by email please contact info@cambridgelindy.com, telling us which workshops you would like to attend, whether you will attend the social dance, whether you are a lead/follow, and how you would like to pay.

To register by post, please print off the booking form and send it to Martin Orr (address below).

Payment methods

Payment for the workshops is in advance and can be made by cash, bank transfer or UK cheque. Tickets for the social dance will be available on the door.

Cash

Just drop your payment, along with your booking form, in to us at any of our regular classes.

Bank transfer

Sort code: 20-17-35
Account number: 10366447
Use your name as the bill reference

Cheque

Cheques should be made payable to Cambridge Lindy Hoppers and sent to:

Martin Orr
Trinity College
Cambridge
CB2 1TQ