Two Swing Dance workshops to learn or improve on your swing dancing!

1pm-2.30pm - Beginners: Suitable for absolute beginners, or those wanting to recap on what they've already learnt. In this workshop we'll be teaching different footwork to our 10th March Beginners.

3pm-4.30pm - Improvers: familiar with 8 count, 6 count and Charleston.

More about these workshops
In our Swing Dance Beginners Workshop we will take you through some of the foundations of this vintage partnered dance, the Lindy Hop, with plenty of time for practice!

Improvers workshop, more details to come soon.

About Swing Dance
We will be teaching the Lindy hop, a style of swing dancing born from the dance halls of 1920s and 30s Harlem. In recent years swing dancing has been enjoying a revival, and it can now be found all over the world!

Please note that we rotate partners during the workshops.

Prices
£20/£15 conc. - Beginners workshop (1pm-2.30pm)
£20/£15 conc. - Improvers workshop (3pm-4.30pm)


Booking your place
To confirm a place on the workshop please:

1. Email full names
2. Email whether you want to lead or follow
3. Complete the workshop payment

Please email swingtimefrome@gmail.com with the above details and we will email back with payment details.

Lead or follow or couple?
We very much encourage men and women to try whichever role they would like to. Traditionally it's the male who leads and the female who follows, but with swing dancing you will see many people exchanging roles. If you want to book on as a follow please do so asap, as these spaces tend to fill up first!

And about your teachers
Joe Medler 
Joe is a dedicated and experienced dancer, teaching weekly lindy hop/swing dance classes in Bristol and sometimes Bath. He also DJs and co-organises a monthly swing dance social night in Bristol. He has been teaching with Tamsin since 2017 for Swing Time Frome.

He first fell in love with the dance in 2010 after attending a taster class. "I'd always loved early rock n roll music and so originally thought I'd give jive dance a go until a friend suggested I try swing. I was hooked straight away by how fun, varied and playful it is!". Joe still enjoys developing his dancing through attending workshops and dance camps in the UK and abroad, bringing back what he's learnt to share in his classes.

Tamsin Marshall 
Tamsin is excited to be bringing ongoing events and classes to Somerset through Swing Time Frome. She has a passion for swing dancing and solo jazz. She is enjoying spreading the joy of swing to the area!

Tamsin dances a variety of styles. She has recently performed authentic jazz/charleston, having worked with a number of dance troupes, including The Bristolettes - https://www.facebook.com/bristolettes/