Stomp Stomp 2017 Is coming! A unique swing dance weekend of Lindy hop/solo jazz workshops alongside Swingamajig Festival.

Swingamajig - the UKs largest alternative vintage festival and The Swing Era - Birmingham's hottest swing dance school are coming together to run a day of workshops with a party in the evening in partnership with International Dance Festival Birmingham. Whether you are complete beginner or a seasoned dancer there is something for everyone, with 4 ability groups and internationally acclaimed teachers it is a fantastic opportunity to brush up your moves before heading to Swingamajig Festival. 

This year we are really excited to be adding a new class - Solo Jazz for Electro Swing. This will be all about mixing authentic jazz and street dance and is an open class suitable for all dancers. These classes will take place alongside our 4 ability level groups from comeplete begineers to advanced dancers - there is something for everyone

How much does it cost?

We encourage everyone to come to Swingamajig Festival too and offer a big discount if you get your tickets at the same time saving up to £20 on what is already an absolute bargain

Beginners/Improver/Jazz for Electro Swing:
£30 for 3 hrs of workshops on Saturday + the Saturday night party. Then get your Swingamajig ticket for just £15 (saving up to £15)

Intermediate/advanced
£70 for 6 hours of workshops Saturday/Sunday + the Saturday night party - Then get your Swingamajig ticket for just £15 (saving up to £20)

2017 Teacher line up, and do we have a line up for you!

Angela Andrew

Benjamin Cook and Michaela Delmonte

Cam Mitchell and Cat Foley
Suzanne Grubham
+ more TBA

Beginners/improvers have 3 hours of classes on the Saturday and then a social dance with a swing band in the evening. For Intermediate/advanced alongside the saturday night social there are 4 hours of classes on the Satuday followed by another two hours Sunday morning - a total of 6 hours teaching with some of the best teachers in the world!

Classes will cover a mixture of lindy hop and solo jazz steps and take place at a variety of veues across South Birmingham. Full details of the schedule available on the website, and make sure you know when your classes start and where they are ,

Saturday night, included with the workshops is a party at the Moseley Dance Centre wihere will be dancing until late to some of the hottest DJs around, as well as A fantastic 16 big band! Doors open at 21:00 and we will go until midnight.

The address for the social dance is:

The Moseley Dance Centre 572-574 Moseley Rd, Birmingham B12 9AA

Timings/locations

Beginners/improvers,(Saturday only) registration 1:30, classes start at 14:00 and finish at 18:00
The address for the beginners/improvers classes is:

The Dance Xchange, Thorp St, Birmingham B5 4TB

Intermediate - (Saturday) registration at 10:30 classes start at 11:00 and finish at 16:30(Sunday classes start at 11:00 and and finish at 14:00)

The address for the intermediate classes is:

The Moseley Dance Centre 572-574 Moseley Rd, Birmingham B12 9AA

Advanced - (Saturday) registration at 10:30 classes start at 11:00 and finish at 16:30(Sunday classes start at 11:00 and and finish at 14:00)

The address for the advances classes is:
All Services Club, Moseley, Birmingham B139EA

Jazz for Electo Swing,(Saturday only) registration 12:30, classes start at 13:00 and finish at 17:00
The address for the Jazz for Electro Swing classes is:
Moseley School Sports Centre, Springfield Road, Birmingham, B13 9LR

We strongly recommend everyone comes to Swingamajig Festival on the Sunday too. Once you purchase your Stomp Stomp tickets, you will receive a link to access your discounted Swingamajig ticket within a week via email. More info/tickets can be found at www.swingamajig.co.uk.

Which ability level class should I join?

Beginners

If you have never danced before and fancy giving it a go, this is the class for you. The class will progress at a gentle pace and it is a lot of fun!

Improvers

If you took the beginners class last year of you have done a couple of swing dance taster classes then this is the one for you. Also this is a great class for anyone who has maybe never tried lindy hop before danced other styles, and finds it easy to pick things up, or complete beginners who fancy a challenge.

Intermediate

The intermediate class is for you if you are comfortable dancing 6 count and 8 count lindyhop and are familiar with moves such as swing outs, lindy circles and lindy turns. You can social dance and implement new moves you learn in your social dancing.

Advanced

If you are confident dancing at any tempo, adding variation and individual styling into your dancing and have had plenty of experience social dancing then this is the class for you. In this class we look at advanced techniques and is a great way to push your dancing to that next level.

Solo Jazz for Electro Swing

This is an open class suitable for all ability levels, though it will be fast paced and aimed at people with some experience of dance, - though not necessarily in swing dance. If you've done a bit of lindy hop/tap/jaz/zumba/street/salsa etc or you are fast at picking things up and you want to push yourself then this is the class for you,

Lead or follow?

Traditionally in Lindy Hop the Lead part is for guys, and the follow for gals, however you are totallyy free to dance whichever part you like and good dancers often learn both. You are welcome to sign up to dance which ever part you like, we will keep an eye on the numbers and make sure the classes are balanced so that when we rotate partners in class there are no long waits.

Safety in Swing
We believe everyone should have an enjoyable and safe experience while attending Stomp stomp and have put together a code of conduct and request that everyone adhears to it. You can have a read here and any questions just get in touch.