Jazzy Spring Weekend with Jo Hoffberg ~ MALMÖ ~ 2025

Name: Jazzy Spring Weekend with Jo Hoffberg ~ MALMÖ ~ 2025
Start: 2025-04-26T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-04-27T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Malmö Folkdansare

Schedule

Sat, 26 Apr, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sun, 27 Apr, 2025 at 05:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Malmö Folkdansare | Malmö, SN

Get ready for a jazzy spring weekend with Jo Hoffberg!
We are delighted to have Jo back in Malmö this spring for two full days Lindy Hop and Solo Jazz workshops. There will also be a Saturday night party!
The weekend will feature a mix of Lindy Hop and solo work as both of these elements are essential for us to grow as dancers. We highly encourage you to sign up for both!
All workshops will be open to all levels. Jo is very good at this - there will truly be something for everyone (yes, even top dancers will be challenged). However. we do recommend that you have taken at least a semester or two of swing dance classes. (If you've never taken a solo jazz class in your life, that is totally fine - now is your chance!)

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Venue: Malmö Folkdansare, Sallerupsvägen 26 (the one with the gorgeously springy wooden floor 🤤)
Pricing and registration details TBA very soon!

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SCHEDULE

SOLO SATURDAY

10.00-12.30: Foundations of Charleston – solo (2h30min)
All things that kick!! Let’s make every kick count. This class will start with a warm up, then you will learn a routine to practice the six different kicks we use in Charleston, and then we’ll add some speed. This class will be 4 parts energetic, 2 parts technical, and 4 parts fun!!

12.30-13.30: Lunch break (60 min)

13.30-16.00: Building Your Jazz Library– solo (2h30min)
Whether you're new to jazz or have been dancing it for some time, this class to remind you that you're already a great improvisor when you add "play" to your movement ideas. As most of jazz contains 5 key elements - bounce, step, touch/hold, kick, and ball change - we'll loop these ideas to help you create seamless transitions between your ideas. The class ideas are simple to understand, and will be as challenging as you make them.

LINDY SUNDAY

11.00-13.30: Phrasing – Partnered Lindy Hop (2h30min)
Music is the roadmap and when we know what we're listening to, we can better embody the dance. In this class, we will focus on musicality, phrasing our ideas, creating phrase enders, and finding inspiration from other.

13.30-14.30: Lunch break (60 min)

14.30-17.00: Replacing Rhythms – Partnered Lindy Hop (2h30min)
In this class, we’ll train our rhythm first as an individual dancer, and then we’ll see how it works within the partnership. The class will get more challenging as it progresses and participants can choose what to focus on, so they work where they are comfortable.

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JO'S BIO
Jo Hoffberg is a force of nature. She is an international choreographer, a highly decorated competitor, a thoughtful mentor, a wearer of high-waist pants, and is best known for her teaching. She has taught Lindy Hop, Charleston, Vernacular Jazz, Aerials, Competition Prep, and Weekend Intensives both nationally and abroad since 2007. Her love and appreciation for various Black American art forms allows her to bring innovative versatility to the dance floor while simultaneously respecting the roots.
Her demand as an instructor, performer, and competitor has taken her to hundreds of festivals spanning 35 countries and five continents. After having spent many years prioritizing Lead & Follow, Jo now enjoys exploring improvisation, musicality, body awareness, and self-expression, which is apparent every time she steps on the dance floor (or posts videos of herself dancing in her living room). Incredibly passionate about teaching the solo side of partner dancing, Jo is super-freaking excited about helping students find their voice in this dance!
Her motto: possibilities over perfection.
She has been honored for her contributions by being inducted into the 2012 Rising Star California Swing Dance Hall of Fame, 2014 Camp Hollywood Hall of Fame, and 2022 Shining Star California Swing Dance Hall. She holds countless titles from such prominent competitions as: The American Lindy Hop Championships, European Swing Dance Championships, International Lindy Hop Championships, National Jitterbug Championships, U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships, Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown, and Lone Star Championships - to name a few. Lady Hoffberg has been interviewed for Swing Dancer Magazine, "The Track" podcast, cover of Swing Magasinet om Swingdans, and guest-starred in Yehoodi broadcast of ILHC.
As a community leader, she is shining the spotlight on the next generation by consistently competing in Pro/Ams at ILHC, mentoring the next generation of instructors, and supporting deeper structural changes in the community - check out her online dance school to see this in action!! She is continuing to invest in her personal dance education by regularly challenging herself in other genres of dance, and believes to be a good teacher you must also be a good student.