I am excited to introduce a new series of warm up videos for LindyPott!
Here's the first one:

The idea behind this new series is to provide swing dancers of all levels a fun and easy way to get their bodies warmed up before dance class. 

Beginner dancers can use the choreographies to learn basic solo jazz and Charleston moves, while more experienced dancers can use the straightforward structure as a frame for playing around with their basics and work on adding different rhythms.

The moves you will find in this video include:

• Single Bounce
• Swing Bounce
• Shout Steps
• Single Kicks
• Hallelujahs
• Mess Around
• Front & Back
• Swivels
• Knee Slaps
• Jazz Square
• Kick Crossovers
• Traveling Charleston
• Lock Turn
• Shimmy

This routine will be taught and danced over the next two months in all of our LindyPott classes in Dortmund, Bochum & Essen.  In the area?  Please feel free to join us!

Look out for the next installment of our LindyPott Warm Up Series coming in January!

Saturday – 14.11.2015 – LindyPott Studio, Dortmund, Germany
Learn one of the most fun and fascinating follower variations in Lindy Hop: the swivel!
Level: Beginner-Intermediate and up
***Sold out!  New sign-ups will be put on the waiting list.
More information & registration HERE.

Saturday & Sunday – 21./22.11.2015 – LindyPott @ Villa Rü, Essen, Germany
Lucy, Tim, and Sabine give you all the basics you need to start jitterbuggin' and rug cuttin'!
Level:  All are welcome! No dance experience whatsoever necessary!
***Sold out!  New sign-ups will be put on the waiting list.
More information & registration HERE.

Friday – 11.12.2015 – LindyPott Studio, Dortmund, Germany
Lucy & Tim share their tips & tricks for teachers of beginner & intermediate levels.
Closed workshop for LindyPott Trainers only.

This past September I attended a truly fantastic workshop on the topics of pantomime, mime corporel, Marceau-style, and Meyerhold's biomechanics taught by Anke Gerber, Oliver Pollack, Lionel Ménard, and Tony de Maeyer.  This workshop is hosted by the Mime Centrum Berlin and by the Plateforme organization and has been taking place for the past three years.  Not only were the instructors phenomenal, the studio in which we worked was absolutely beautiful: Studio 2 of the Kunsthaus Bethanien is a large, bright room with natural light and high ceilings in a castle-like ex-hospital located in Kreuzberg.  Every morning we looked out from the tall open windows over the lovely courtyard and park below.  The days were full of hard, physical work, inspiring challenges, in-depth exploration of the different styles, and great conversations over shared meals.  Our week together culminated in an hour-long performance open to the public, during which we showcased several pieces we had been developing over the week and our work with ensemble-based, improvised movement.  Aside from our group work, I was involved in a Marceau-styled performance of "Le Manteu" directed by Lionel Ménard and based on the short story "The Overcoat" by Nikolai Gogol, and in a piece created with two other colleagues based on "Les Lavandieres," one of Marceau's dream studies.  After such an intense week, it was certainly hard to say goodbye, but the relationships formed will surely lead to future creative collaborations, to which I am already looking forward!  In case you're interested in participating yourself, check back in with the Mime Centrum & Plateforme next year for registration details.  Highly recommended!