Martha & Stefanos in Bristol

Schedule

Sat Jun 17 2023 at 10:30 am to 01:30 pm

Location

SouthBank Club | Bristol, EN

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Ready to spice up your Lindy hop repertoire and give it some... mediterranean flavour?
In June, ꐕ-ꐕ Martha & Stefanos ꐕ-ꐕ
are packing their suitcases with enthusiasm, coming to Bristol all the way from Athens!
Meet their playful dance attitude and their loose movement through workshops and social dancing. There will be plenty for the mind to explore and for the body to enjoy.
⊶ WHAT: a lindy hop workshop
⊶ WHEN: 17/6 10:30-13:30
⊶ LEVELS: intermediate -> improvers
⊶ What to EXPECT:
This is a dance workshop consisting of two parts. So, one story, two chapters!
It is n o t a workshop for beginners. You will need to be at ease with fundamental moves like the Swing out, Inside/Outside Turns, Promenade, Tuck turn and the Lindy Circle (…and Swing out again!) in order to keep up. We will play with some Jazz Steps too, so having Shim Sham, the Tranky Doo, or some other authentic jazz choreography under your belt would be considered an add-on.
As a topping (admittedly we are enthusiasts of food) to this base, we will incorporate a set of our favorite rhythmical variations. This is a common way to embellish your dancing while, at the same time, offering your partner some input they can respond to, building a wonderful non-verbal communication.
Last but not least, we will experiment with space and the geometry of our favorite moves trying to be influenced by our environment. How can we adapt to limited available space or a space with obstacles (for example… moving obstacles with rhythmic feet)? What new possibilities may be unlocked by modifying these parameters?
⊶ WHO: Martha & Stefanos
ꐕ-ꐕ Stefanos >>I started dancing Lindy Hop in 2014, when my best friend asked me “Do you want to start Swing?”. “Sure, but what’s that?” I responded. I would never imagine that with this innocent response a personal journey would unfold, with body expression and non-verbal communication as protagonists. My dance development has taken place in various Lindy Hop communities so far such as in Thessaloniki, Paris and Athens. I have also attended classes with acknowledged teachers, in festivals and seminars around Europe, for example Sofia Swing Dance Festival (Bulgaria), Swing n’ Swim (Greece), Lindy Explosion (Germany) among others. One of the things I love about Lindy Hop is the playfulness induced by the inputs of the two dancers and the upbeat rhythm.
ꐕ-ꐕ Martha >> I am a contemporary and afroamerican jazz dancer, based in Athens. I was first introduced to the lindy hop in 2013, as a student of the Rhythm Hoppers, Avgoustinos & Vassia. In 2016, I set up a framework of my own to channel my passion and enthusiasm for the dance and eagerness for new knowledge, launching 'Jazz Reactor', a project on authentic jazz dance, which has been running ever since with weekly sessions and occasional surpsise-events. Travelling to dance with new people and attend classes from the top teachers is a wonderful part of the lindy hop world and one I am most drawn to, having meticulously planned my lindy-related trips and been greatly enriched from each and every one of them. I love the fruitful research during the preparation of a class, as well as the live process of teaching, being porous to the energy, ideas and needs people bring to it, something that became evident throughout the pandemic when I terribly missed it. I am gladly coming back to Bristol, 5 years later to reconnect with the local scene!
⊶ COST:
The workshop costs 25£
⊶ REGISTER HERE:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSed0ieJ-6IIpXXlW0CQPGyM5-EwjtEsUGDg5syXfcBtqtjYRw/viewform?&hl=eo
Expect a reply including payment information within 3 days - please remember to check your spam folder! Your registration will have been completed once your payment has been received. The places are limited and priority will be given in chronological order.
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Where is it happening?

SouthBank Club, Dean Lane,Bristol, United Kingdom

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