Get into the musicality and the groove of the swing music!

Led by Emil Efferbach, musician and swing dancer, this class focuses mainly on rhythm for swing dancers and draws directly on Emils experience as a live musician and swing dance teacher. We will explore a variety of topics; what makes the music swing, the subtle push and pull between musicians, slight timing variations, and shifting accents that give swing jazz music its dynamic character, and we will practise recognising and mirroring those concepts as choices in our dancing. These workshops will involve plenty of solo and partnered dancing and you can expect a variety of exercises such as rhythm drills, musicality, a little theory, timing, keeping the pulse, active listening, and how to translate these into clear, musical rhythms you can use on the social dance floor. As a special thing for these workshops, Emil will be bringing two other musicians to accompany the workshops with live swing jazz tunes!

This course is aimed for open level dancers. While beginners in swing dance will gain many valuable insights and get a good challenge, some experience with Lindy hop or solo jazz can be a plus, as these classes prioritise musical concepts and exercises over step‑by‑step technical instruction. Sign up as a Lindy hop couple or solo dancer and bring your ears, your feet, and your curiosity!

DETAILS

Emil Efferbach is a professional drummer and musician, as well as a passionate swing dancer and teacher. He started dancing through various socials in Copenhagen before signing up for classes in the Summer of 2022 and he has since studied from both local and international teachers at festivals and workshops, both in Europe and Africa. He enjoys exploring connection and improvisation through the music and rhythms within his dancing, and he travels frequently to learn and dance with other dancers and teachers in the scene, to continuously improve his dancing journey with inspiration and joy from others in the community.

With these workshops, he aims to teach with a musician's point of view to help swing dancers deepen the fundamental understanding on how to combine and connect rhythms in swing jazz with swing dancing.

PLACE

Frederiksbjerg Skole, Ingerslevs Blvd. 2, 8000 Aarhus C

Social dancing on saturdaywith live music!

On Saturday night at 20:00 we will have social dancing at KlosterHuset, the band will play 2 sets of 45 minutes
Place: Klosterhuset, Klostergade 37, 8000 Aarhus C
You can attend social dancing without signing up for the workshop.
Social dancing is free.

registration - Open level

The workshop will last for two days - Saturday and Sunday, You can sign up with or without a partner.

When you fill in the registration form, you will see the registration confirmation landing page (you will not receive an email at this stage).
Be patient, it might take some time - once we have a spot for you, you will receive an email with a payment link and a deadline to complete your payment. It is important that you keep an eye out for this email and complete the payment within the deadline. On the payment website (nemtilmeld.dk) you will be asked to fill in your personal information again and choose the right type of ticket (single/couple).

SATURDAY

3 hours workshop with a short water break, Saturday, 300 kr. Frederiksbjerg Skole 15-18.

Saturday price: 300 kr
(Same price for students and regular)

Register for Saturday

SUNDAY

3 hours workshop with a short water break, Saturday, 300 kr. Frederiksbjerg Skole 10-13.

Workshop in rhythm & musicality