Don’t miss the chance to dance, learn, and celebrate in a winter wonderland!
Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details. We look forward to spending this special weekend with you!

Registration opens on the 15th of September 2024 at 18h.

Highlights:

• Amazing workshops with the renowned instructors Daire MacAnBhaird and Jenna Applegarth
• A gathering with dear friends to celebrate the end of the year
• A grand Christmas dinner on Saturday evening, followed by a theme dance party and a live band to set the perfect mood

Festive Banquet and Parties

Teachers

Daire MacAnBhaird

Dara´s love of dancing started with moving to the latin rhythms growing up in the Caribbean, but he fell in love with Lindy Hop in the frozen north of Scotland, in 2009, and fell in love again with Blues at a workshop just 6 months later.

Dara comes from a dancing family; doing yoga at age 3 with his mum (in case you’re wondering how such a tall man can be so bendy); three of the brothers dance, teach and organise dance events around the world. Co-founder of “Crash! The Blues Festival”, Delft, and Safer Spaces point person at many events, Dáire loves to contribute in the dance community – you’ll usually find him doing something behind the scenes at every event he attends.

Dara has been teaching Lindy Hop and Blues since 2011 and lived out of a suitcase as a travelling man for 5 years; moving between scenes, teaching and DJing workshops around Europe. In 2017, he relocated to Valencia – finally back in the warm climate he enjoys – to join forces with Leigh and cook up some special sauce for some of the biggest blues events in Europe.

Dara teaches Blues Dance, Lindy Hop, Authentic Jazz, blues DJing and blues history both in his home scene in Valencia, Spain; and at international blues events. (Check out the Calendar here)

Jenna Applegarth

Jenna found swing dancing in 2004 in her small local scene of Wenatchee WA. Since then she has spent countless hours expanding her dancing repertoire and sharing her love and knowledge of these dances with others. Her energy and passion create the perfect environment for learning.

Jenna has attended, coordinated, and taught various workshops and exchanges all across the globe. Some of her favorite highlights are performing at Benaroya Hall in The Jump Session Show and teaching for Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing. Above all else she believes that learning to dance should be fun, and rooted in the music and history. With over 15 years of teaching/coaching/training experience, she loves finding new ways to connect with other dancers on the floor and in the classroom and to create challenging yet applicable lessons in the classroom

Muscicians

During our party on Saturday we present to you these amazing Blues Musicians:

Stef Rosenand and Lorenzo „Washboard Man“ Bergamino (Saturday)

Stef Rosen is a guitar player and singer from Berlin, Germany. His way of composing, playing and arranging is inspired by the soulful electric blues from the late 60s and early 70s.

He looks at the tradition of this music with a personal and respectful attitude. He is constantly touring around the World, playing in blues clubs, Festival, and blues dance events as solo artist or collaborating with other great musicians and bands.

He has been constantly touring non-stop..from New York to Seoul, from London to Moscow .. anywhere people need to dance their blues away!

Accompanied by the wonderful Lorenzo „Washboard Man“ Bergamino (Percussions) , they create music unlike we have heard in Erlangen before.