Classes
Winter Jump offers solo jazz and Lindy Hop tracks with 8 hours of workshop classes, several concept classes and a culture talk.
The Lindy Hop track has 6 levels, please read the level descriptions and choose wisely.
The solo jazz track has one level aimed at dancers with authentic jazz experience - please read the level description. Some of the main teachers will be teaching the solo jazz classes (in addition to Lindy Hop classes).
Rough schedule
Levels
Levels are always a challenge. Where do I place myself? How do I know what I master and not?
Since there are no auditions, we trust that you read the level descriptions thoroughly and choose wisely. Please make sure you sign up for the level you feel is the best fit for you. We believe it is better to sign up at a level where you can master all aspects of the level descriptions. This way the teachers can plan for the best possible output of the class.
If you are not sure what level to register for, you can ask your local teachers or regular dance partner about their opinion. It will not be possible to change levels during the festival.
We want to emphasize that level placement is not a way of validating you as a dancer or person. You are an awesome person and dancer no matter what level you sign up for!
And we believe that all dancers can benefit from training and social dancing with each other, no matter what level they are at. So if you feel the level in your group is more uneven than what you are used to, see this as a wonderful opportunity to dance, connect and learn with different dancers from around the world.
Level descriptions
Crushing on Lindy Hop
🔥
You recently started dancing and feel excited to go to your first international swing dance event. You are familiar with triple steps, groove walks and some basic figures such as Lindy Circle, I go - you go, Tuck turn and Swing Out. You can’t wait to learn new skills and dance as much as possible!
Dating Lindy Hop
🌙
You are starting to fall in love with Lindy Hop, and feel ready to take it further. You know the basics, such as Tuck turn, Swing Out, Circle, and Charleston/Kick steps. You can dance 6 counts and 8 counts in the same song without a problem. Sometimes you might feel uncertain on the dance floor, and find it challenging to dance to fast tempos on a crowded floor. You need some guidance to grow further, and can’t wait to learn from the amazing teachers at the festival.
Crazy in love with Lindy Hop
⭐️
You are absolutely in love with Lindy Hop, and want to learn all there is to know! You're familiar with most of the basic vocabulary, but some pieces are missing. You still want to expand your knowledge on basics, but you are eager to learn new moves too. You need more guidance around body awareness and improvisation, but you're ready to push yourself outside of your comfort zone. You have probably been to dance festivals before, and had such a great time, so you really can’t wait for Winter Jump!
In a relationship with Lindy Hop
❤️
You are an active dancer in your scene and have been to several international dance events before. You are comfortable with learning new material quickly and without much explanation. You are happy to look at the teachers executing a move, and then try it yourself without further explanation. You have probably watched your own dancing on video and are committed to growing as a dancer. You would like to feel more comfortable around improvisation, work on rhythms and refining your technique.
Lifelong parner with Lindy Hop
♾️
You have been dancing for a long time, and appreciate working on the small details. You might be a local teacher and/or travel to international dance events regularly. You probably practise concepts, moves and styles on your own. You feel very comfortable improvising, playing with rhythms, making musical choices and reacting to phrasing and dynamics in the music, and you would like to work more on various techniques and bringing your own personality into the dance. You highly appreciate the social aspects of Lindy Hop, and are motivated by working on communication with your dance partners.
Married to Lindy Hop
💍
You too have been dancing for a long time and you have a strong sense of rhythm and body awareness. You regularly practice dance on your own, and you are aware of the choices you make when you dance, and how you add your own personality into the dance. You travel to international dance events regularly, probably compete, and if you teach, you are one of the more experienced teachers in your local community. You are comfortable with all the tempos, from super slow to super fast, and you want to be challenged to keep evolving as a dancer and are ready to push your limits.
I´m focusing on myself right now
👑
You have been taking solo jazz classes before, and know authentic jazz steps such as Half break, Full breaks, Fall of the log, Applejacks, Suzie Q etc. You feel comfortable learning pieces of choreography, and would like to work on body awareness, movement through space, improvisation, styling and rhythm variations. You would like some more guidance on bringing your personal style and taste into your solo dancing.
Class venues
The class venues are all within walking distance.
BUL is about 500 meters away from BLS and Treningshuset, less than 10 minutes on foot.
Concept class descriptions
Please note that concept classes are only for full pass holders
(except for the bouncing babies class which is for family pass holders too)
