Winter Wonderland Blues 2024
- Date: December 13–15, 2024
- Location: Erlangen
- Amazing Blues workshops
- Instructors: Daire MacAnBhaird and Jenna Applegarth
- 4 parties with the best Blues dancing and live music
- Grand Christmas dinner on Saturday
- Theme dance party and live band
Blues dance enthusiasts: get ready for the ultimate blues dance event to close out the year! For the fourth time, we invite you to end the year in an unforgettable way.
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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
Join us on Saturday for a grand holiday banquet. There will be Blues dancing with live music and amazing international DJs.
- amazing holiday food (buffet that serves all food restrictions)
- a festive atmosphere in a beautiful wine cellar
- live music
- included in all passes
There are even more parties that you can look forward to:
- Thursday 12.12. – House preparty at Andreas‘ place (max 20 people so please register)
- Friday 13.12. – Big Reuninon party
- Sunday 15.12. – Cozy, snuggly Fare well party
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.
Thursday
19:00 – 0:00 Pre-Houseparty in Erlangen @Andreas’ Place
Friday
16:00 – 18:00 Get together with mulled wine drinking at the christmas market
20:00 – 02:00 Party at TBA
Saturday
10:00 – 12:15 Advanced track workshop with D&J @Familienzentrum
12:15 – 14:00 Lunch @Familienzentrum
14:00 – 15:00 Special Class @Familienzentrum
15:15 – 17:30 Intermediate track workshop with D&J @Familienzentrum
18:30 Doors open @Bayerischer Hof
19:15 Dinner starts @Bayerischer Hof
~21:00 Dancing starts with live band Stef Rosen, Lorenzo „Washboard Man“ Bergamino @Bayerischer Hof
03:00 End of party
Sunday
So 10:30 – 12:45 Intermediate track workshop with V&A @TBA
So 12:00 – 14:30 Lunch @TBA
So 14:30 – 16:45 Advanced track workshop with V&A @Familienzentrum
So 19:00 – 01:00 Cozy Fare well Party @Familienzentrum
Festive Dinner
The festive dinner will be a buffet. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free food options will be included.
During all parties we will be offering a selection of mulled wine, christmas cookies and other festive treats.
Lunch Catering
In addition to the festive dinner we try to organize a catered lunch during the registration for Saturday and/or Sunday. This will give you more time to rest and hang out with the other participants during the break time. More info follows soon.
All venues of the event are in Erlangen, Germany.
We recommend to find accomodation in Erlangen in the rough center. We also offer ~20 spots for hosting (people on helper tickets will be favored).
It is possible to book a room in the Hotel Bayerischer Hof, where the banquet and Saturday party will be.
The closest hubs for transport are Erlangen train station and Nuremberg airport.
Workshops will take place at:
- Saturday and Sunday afternoon: Ev. Familienzentrum Erlangen: Bismarckstraße 19, 91054 Erlangen
- Sunday morning workshops: TBA
Parties:
- Thursday evening – Preparty at Andreas‘ place (address will come via email)
- Friday evening -Welcome party: TBA
- Saturday evening – festive banquet and party: Hotel Bayerischer Hof, Schuhstraße 31, Erlangen
- Sunday evening – cozy fare well party: Ev. Familienzentrum, Bismarckstraße 19, Erlangen
We are keeping costs as low as possible to enable as many of you to attend.
Early Bird Prices (till 29th September):
190€ full pass (including 5 hours of classes, all parties and the Saturday banquet)
160€ low income ticket (includes all items from the full pass)
90€ party pass (all items of full pass except the classes. It also includes the Saturday banquet)
Regular Prices:
210€ full pass (including 5 hours of classes, all parties and the Saturday banquet)
180€ low income ticket (includes all items from the full pass)
100€ party pass (all items of full pass except the classes. It also includes the Saturday banquet)
Refunds:
We can refund up to 50% of the Full Pass up until the 31.10.2024 if you cancel until then. After that point we cannot provide any refund for Full Passes, but you are welcome to sell the ticket to another person and contact us with their information. Also we might be able to find you someone who needs a ticket.
Party Passes cannot be refunded at all, but can also be given to another person. Money for catering can be fully refunded if you cancel before the 31.10.2024. After that point we cannot refund any money for catering.
Registration opens on the 15th of September 2024 at 18h
Do you have any questions, ideas or suggestions? Please let us know and send an email to: blues(at)boogie-woogie-club-nuernberg.de