Come dance and join the fun!
Here comes the summer!
23 workshops, 25 teachers, 6 dance styles, beginner to advanced levels.
Pick & mix your workshops and join Swing in Utrecht in July and August.
Registration is open!
Gym Amsterdamsestraatweg 3
Address: Amsterdamsestraatweg 3, 3513 AA Utrecht
Gymzaal Nolenslaan 33 B
Address: Nolenslaan 33B, 3515 VB Utrecht
Gymzaal Van Imhoffstraat 2
Address: Van Imhoffstraat 2, 3531 HW Utrecht
Buurtcentrum Rosa, Beweegruimte 6
Address: Malakkastraat 6, 3531 HM Utrecht
Gym Cremerstraat 253
Address: Cremerstraat 253, 3532 BS Utrecht
Sterrenzicht R 26 Keerkring
Address: Keerkringplein 40, 3582 PM Utrecht
Slowbal MiniSeries – The Start
Teachers: Irene & Mark
Dance style: Slowbal
Level: Beginners
Description
Learn Slowbal and or continue on your slowbal journey.
Date: Thu – July 23
Time: 19:30 – 21:30
Location: Gymzaal Nolenslaan 33 B
Price: € 20
Discount: two of the three combined: € 35, all three: € 45
Solo Jazz: Rhythm is Our Business
Teachers: Mike
Dance style: Solo Jazz
Level: Intermediate and up
Experience: You are comfortable with solo Jazz basics like the Shim Sham, jazz squares, and 8ct Charleston.
Description
Jazz rhythm is a language, and when we speak it fluently, our dancing becomes so much deeper and more satisfying. We’ll explore a variety of Mike’s favorite rhythms and build up our improvisational skills.
Date: Sat – July 25
Time: 13:30 – 15:30
Location: Gymzaal Nolenslaan 33 B
Price: € 35
Discount: € 55 combined with Mike’s Slow Lindy workshop
Slow Lindy
Teachers: Mirjam & Mike
Dance style: Lindy Hop
Level: Lindy 2 and up
Experience: You should be very comfortable with all basic Lindy Hop moves including swingouts and circles. The earlier solo Jazz Rhythm class is not required, but it will still be helpful.
Description
How do we key our dance swinging and smooth when the tempo is super slow? Come and learn how to make your slow Lindy groovy rhythmic, and exciting!
Date: Sat – July 25
Time: 16:00 – 18:00
Location: Gymzaal Nolenslaan 33 B
Price: € 35
Discount: € 55 combined with Mike’s Solo Jazz workshop
Latin Blues
Teachers: Julia & Arden
Dance style: Blues
Level: Open Level / Intermediate
Experience: You need some experience in blues dance; we’ll learn several footwork patterns and assume knowledge of basic blues figures to quickly apply these figures.
Description
Learn to recognize the characteristics of different Latin styles, expand your repertoire with genre-specific steps and patterns, and develop the musicality needed to embody each rhythm with confidence and flow.
Date: Sun – July 26
Time: 14:00 – 16:00
Location: Gymzaal Nolenslaan 33 B
Price: € 20
Discount: € 35 combined with the Delta Blues workshop
Delta Blues
Teachers: Julia & Arden
Dance style: Blues
Level: Open Level
Description
For this workshop, we travel to the Deep South of the United States: the Mississippi Delta. Think acoustic guitar, blues harp and soulful vocals. We’ll first explore how the music moves us as individuals, finding expression through grounded movement, rhythm and body isolations. Then we’ll bring that awareness into our partner dancing, learning how to connect without losing our own voice. Rather than focusing on flashy moves or elaborate styling, we’ll discover how small, intentional movements can be just as expressive, and how freedom of expression can exist both together and apart.
Date: Sun – July 26
Time: 16:30 – 18:30
Location: Gymzaal Nolenslaan 33 B
Price: € 20
Discount: € 35 combined with the Latin Blues workshop
Balboa Fusion Reaction
Teachers: Lisanne & Federico
Dance style: Balboa
Level: Intermediate +
Experience: Balboa basics (at least one block) and Lindy 2 and up.
Description
They are supposed to be danced to the same music, so why not mix them up? In this workshop we will work on transitions between different styles (Balboa, Lindy, Charleston …), and on using their different energies to enhance your dancing.
Date: Mon – July 27
Time: 19:30 – 21:30
Location: Buurtcentrum Rosa, Beweegruimte 6
Price: € 20
Steps from the past
Teachers: Anastasia & Odin
Dance style: Lindy Hop
Level: intermediate +
Experience: Lindy 1c and up
Description
Strap on your seatbelts, because we are travelling back in time. Anastasia and Odin have meticulously examined every pixel of those old video clips to bring you lindy hop straight from the OG’s. During this class they will introduce you to the dancers behind the clips and teach you the moves that started it all.
Date: Tue – July 28
Time: 19:30 – 21:30
Location: Buurtcentrum Rosa, Beweegruimte 6
Price: € 20
Slowbal MiniSeries – The Middle
Teachers: Irene & Mark
Dance style: Slowbal
Level: Beginners
Description
Learn Slowbal and or continue on your slowbal journey.
Date: Thu – July 30
Time: 19:30 – 21:30
Location: GYM AMS – Amsterdamsestraatweg 3
Price: € 20
Discount: two of the three combined: € 35, all three: € 45
Solo Blues
Teachers: Renske
Dance style: Blues
Level: Open Level
Description
Dive into the world of solo blues, working on blues aesthetics and quality of movement.
Date: Mon – August 3
Time: 19:30 – 21:30
Location: Gymzaal Van Imhoffstraat 2
Price: € 20
Learn the Collegiate Cats Choreo!
Teachers: Panka & Tillie
Dance style: Collegiate Shag
Level: Intermediate and up
Experience: To get the most out of this workshop, you need to be confident with classic shag shapes and rhythms such as sailor step, tandem, collegiate kicks and footwork changes.
Description
Learn ‘The Collegiate Cats Choreo’ with Panka and Tillie. You’ll have a fun challenge as you learn this full song partnered routine. Then come along to dance it together at the Shaggin’ Utrecht Exchange.
Date: Tue – August 4
Time: 19:30 – 21:30
Location: GYM AMS – Amsterdamsestraatweg 3
Price: € 20
Teacher training: how to teach to follow
Teachers: Nicky
Dance style: Lindy Hop/Charleston
Level: Teaching weekly or drop-in classes
Description
Learning the vocabulary & didactic skills to give followers a better learning experience (and stop mostly teaching leaders).
Date: Thu – August 6
Time: 19:30 – 21:30
Location: GYM AMS – Amsterdamsestraatweg 3
Price: € 35 (free for SiU teachers)
Moving to the Music
Teachers: Sanne & Maayke
Dance style: Lindy Hop
Level: Open Level
Experience: You need to know the basic shapes.
Description
We’ll work on getting away from the ‘basic’ moves by diving into groove and musicality. This class is about expressing yourself on the vibe of the music and connecting through it with your partner.
Date: Mon – August 10
Time: 19:30 – 21:30
Location: Gymzaal Van Imhoffstraat 2
Price: € 20
Leveling up your Swingouts
Teachers: Yuliya & Thomas
Dance style: Lindy Hop
Level: Lindy 2 and up
Experience: You need to be comfortable with basic swingout.
Description
Let’s explore the many possibilities of Lindy Hop’s most iconic move! From solid basics to exciting variations, creative footwork, and adapting your swingout to different tempos, we’ll dive into everything that makes this move so much fun. Join us for a class full of swingout fun!
Date: Tue – August 11
Time: 19:30 – 21:30
Location: GYM AMS – Amsterdamsestraatweg 3
Price: € 20
1920s Charleston
Teachers: Tillie & Stella
Dance style: Charleston
Level: Open Level
Experience: Preferably you have some Lindy hop/30s Charleston experience.
Description
Learn the basics of both solo and partnered 1920s Charleston and how this can be integrated into your Lindy hop.
Date: Thu – August 13
Time: 19:30 – 21:30
Location: GYM AMS – Amsterdamsestraatweg 3
Price: € 20
Groove first. Everything else follows
Teachers: Anastasia & Ivar
Dance style: Lindy Hop
Level: Lindy 2 and up
Description
Lindy Hop starts with the groove. In this workshop, we’ll explore a simple approach to building movement while keeping the groove alive, from the first bounce to dancing across the space. We’ll also look at how leads and follows create movement together – how leads propose movement through energy and how follows actively choose, shape, and respond to that invitation.
Date: Mon – August 17
Time: 19:30 – 21:30
Location: Gym Cremerstraat 253
Price: € 20
Charleston Fearless Flyers
Teachers: Panka & Odin
Dance style: Charleston
Level: Lindy 2 and up
Description
Get ready to take-off, because Panka and Odin will teach you the techniques and figures to soar over the dancefloor. During this class, you will learn everything to dance charleston in a way never seen before on the Utrecht dancefloor.
Date: Tue – August 18
Time: 19:30 – 21:30
Location: GYM AMS – Amsterdamsestraatweg 3
Price: € 20
Slowbal MiniSeries – The Finish
Teachers: Irene & Mark
Dance style: Slowbal
Level: Beginners
Description
Learn Slowbal and or continue on your slowbal journey.
Date: Thu – August 20
Time: 19:30 – 21:30
Location: Sterrenzicht R 26 Keerkring
Price: € 20
Discount: two of the three combined: € 35, all three: € 45
Pure bal, pure bliss
Teachers: Lisanne & Mark
Dance style: Balboa
Level: Open Level
Experience: You have completed at least one block of balboa
Description
Boost your pure bal by improving your connection and adding rhythms and shapes.
Date: Sun – August 23
Time: 13:30 – 15:30
Location: GYM AMS – Amsterdamsestraatweg 3
Price: € 20
Power-Moves for over-excited dancers
Teachers: Esther & Federico
Dance style: Lindy Hop
Level: Lindy 3 and up
Description
Some of the not-so-subtle stuff we like to throw at each other on the dancefloor: Drops and kicks and stretches and jumps.
Date: Mon – August 24
Time: 19:30 – 21:30
Location: Gymzaal Van Imhoffstraat 2
Price: € 20
Body Conditioning and Awareness for Dancers
Teacher: Anastasia & Federico
Dance style: all styles
Level: Open Level
Description
This workshop focuses on the importance of full-body engagement in swing dancing and will be divided in two parts:1) How to train and prepare your body for dancing: Drills and Exercises to improve your Strength, Flexibility and Balance 2) How to use techniques from jazz and other dances to bring upper body movement and groove into your swing dancing.
Date: Tue – August 25
Time: 19:30 – 21:30
Location: GYM AMS – Amsterdamsestraatweg 3
Price: € 20
It’s all about rhythm
Teachers: Simona & Federico
Dance style: Lindy Hop
Level: Lindy 2 and up
Description
Building up from simple elements to more complex patterns, we will work on incorporating rhythmical ideas in your dancing. We will see how rhythms can be used to define your style, connect and interact with your partner and bring new life into old moves.
Date: Thu – August 27
Time: 19:30 – 21:30
Location: GYM AMS – Amsterdamsestraatweg 3
Price: € 20
Tytti’s and Stefan’s shaggadoodles
Teachers: Tytti & Stefan
Dance style: Collegiate Shag
Level: Intermediate
Experience: At least 1 year of collegiate shag dancing (classes and local socials)
Description
This workshop focuses on the connection and body awareness needed between linear and rotational energy. You’ll learn moves brought to small sequences to practise transition between linear and rotational momentums and how to lead and follow them. The moves are spiced with some styling variations!
Date: Sat – August 29
Time: 13:30 – 15:30
Location: GYM AMS – Amsterdamsestraatweg 3
Price: € 20
