Leading and Following in Lindy Hop are both fun roles with a different – but equally challenging – set of skills and different outlets for creativity. Typically students choose a role in their first class and stick with that role forever. But at JazzMAD we encourage all our students to learn and social dance both roles. If you take our Swing Dance Beginners Course you will learn to Lead and to Follow from day one. And all our higher level classes use gender neutral language to support students dancing in non-traditional roles. There’s so many reasons learning both roles is a good idea – technically, musically, creatively, socially! Continue reading Lindy Hop Follower? Here’s 9 reasons why you should learn to Lead too!
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JazzMAD wins Dance Enterprise Ideas Fund 2017
We are delighted to announce that JazzMAD is among six fund winners and four in-kind support winners who were announced today at the Dance Enterprise Ideas Summit.
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JazzMAD shortlisted for Dance Enterprise Ideas Fund!
JazzMAD is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted to pitch for the Ideas Fund at East London Dance’s Dance Enterprise Ideas Summit.
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The Best Shoes for Swing Dancing
One of the top questions JazzMAD gets asked is what shoes should I wear to swing dance class? Here Sharon Davis tells you what shoes work and her favourite brands…
Al and Leon in Ebony Magazine 1961
In March, Sharon Davis is teaching the Al & Leon Shim Sham for JazzMAD. This is a must-know vintage jazz routine for all swing dancers. It’s also a lot of fun, with sweet rhythms and plenty of opportunity to inject your own character into the choreography.
Here you can see Al Minns and Leon James demonstrating classic jazz steps for the August 1961 edition of Ebony Magazine…
Lindy Hop New Year Resolutions
Lindy Hoppers of the world, let’s real talk New Year resolutions.