✸ Here’s all important and good-to-know information and links about your swingomania weekend. ✸
✸✸ swingomania on TV!
On Saturday 3 October, BR Fernsehen will be filming a five-minute feature on the club and the swingomania co-organisers, Mia and Poldi. Footage of participants dancing will be filmed during the afternoon and evening.
We’d love it if you are up for it and join in the fun!
The feature is expected to be broadcast on “Wir in Bayern” at the end of October. Afterwards, the film will be available in the media library – we’ll send you the link or post it on the homepage.
✸✸ NEW: ANOTHER DANCE ROOM
We’ll try a new workshop room for the weekend workshops, additional to the gym halls.
At Pfarrsaal St. Anton, same building as lunch catering.
Entrance: Adam-Klein-Straße 45a – through the courtyard into the building by the church
INFO Check-in
➽ FRIDAY check-in times
19 – 19.30 h
20.20 – 22 h
Villa Leon, Nürnberg
➽ SATURDAY check-in times
10.15–11 h
and during breaks
1st. floor, Preißlerschule Nürnberg
20–21.30 h
Villa Leon, Nürnberg
➽ Extras
You will receive your workshop and party tickets as well as ordered lunch/salad vouchers and shirts at the check-in.
INFO Workshops
➽ ADDRESS Classes
Gym halls at Preißlerschule
Preißlerstraße 6
90429 Nürnberg
Entrance via Paumgartnerstraße (link streetview)
➽ FOOD/DRINKS
We sell snacks, coffee, cake, tea, mineral water…
Please bring your own reusable cup or bottle to avoid unnecessary waste (also see next up drinks flatrate).
Payment at our kiosk with CASH ONLY.
Eating room for ordered lunch: Pfarrsaal St. Anton just across the street. Info & address under “Lunch Location” also here in the info menu of the info page.
If you didn’t order catering: There are a couple of take-away places and restaurants if you need to buy lunch. Sunday some of them might be closed. On Saturday it’s a holiday in Nürnberg and all supermarkets are closed, they are also closed on Sunday.
Eating and drinking (except water) is not permitted inside the gym halls.
➽ Drinks FLATRATE
We offer refilling certain drinks for free: During the workshops you can refill coffee, tea und mineral water for free if you bring your own reusable cup/bottle. You just have to buy our flatrate sticker at the kiosk for 5 € and stick it on your cup/bottle.
➽ SHOES
Please bring shoes for dancing with a bright-coloured sole! No black soles as they leave black marks on the floor.
Lunch location
➽ Our place for eating together
On Saturday and Sunday we get catering in the St. Anton hall just across the street.
One request: If you leave your seat towards the end of the break, please help to tidy up and wipe down your seat/table.
Entrance: Adam-Klein-Straße 45a – through the courtyard into the building by the church, catering will be on the same floor. Seating area: Foyer and more seats downstairs.
Levels And tracks
➽ Is there FREE CHOICE of classes?
Within your level, yes. Your schedule can be flexible, especially if you dance both Blues and Lindy Hop. As long as you don’t go higher than your respective level, you can choose which classes you attend.
➽ What we mean by FUSION
swingomania wants to unite Blues and Lindy Hop and inspire you for both. In our so-called fusion classes, we melt Blues and Lindy Hop tracks together so that you can get closer to the feeling and music of the other dance even without basic knowledge.
SCHEDULE
➽ Friday
| FR | Villa Leon |
|---|---|
| 19.00 | Check-in |
| 19.30 – 20.30 |
AFRO-JAZZ (Ballroom) Solo Dance Workshop, alle Level Edmilson Bothelo |
| 20.30–1 | PARTY mit Linda Kyei Swing Combo |
gym HALLS
Main gym 1: 1. floor, entrance via check-in
Vintage gym 2: on the other side of the courtyard
Cosy ballroom 3: Pfarrsaal, Adam-Klein-Straße 45a
*depending on the size of the group the group might have to switch to another gym spontaneously.
➽ workshop SATURDAY
| big gym (1) | vintage gym (2) | cosy ballroom (3) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.15 h | LINDY HOP 2 Jenny & Dara The Space Between Lindy hop is inspired by tap dancers so let’s use creative footwork mid-movement, riff off each other, and see how this can inspire the next move. | BLUES all levels Renske & Edmilson 20 ways to groove It's all about doing, Learn moving your body, grooving, playing with rhythms. Explore and feel what works for you solo / with partner. Class focus is body and rhythmic coordination | LINDY HOP 1 Lisa & Fabien Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm Adding new Rhythm to your dancing / playing around with Rhythm |
| 13.45 h | LINDY HOP 2 Lisa & Fabien Flow and compression Challenging moves with compression technique | LINDY HOP 1 Renske & Edmilson Timing is everything! In this class we will deconstruct a basic move like the pass by and start changing it up in different ways to make it fun, exciting and unexpected. | BLUES 1 Jenny & Dara Answering ‘What is Blues?’ Get connected to this call & response conversation, the music and your partner with these moves to use. |
| 15.30 h | FUSION all levels Jenny & Dara Back & Forth How to go back & forth between Lindy Hop and Blues. The music can surprise you, so be ready. | BLUES 1 Lisa & Fabien Slow drag Working on the feeling and technique that can make your slow drag feel great | BLUES 2 Renske & Edmilson The Dance Triangle: you, the music and your partner Let's explore the partnership you are in. With the music as well as your partner. How do you navigate both? How to anticipate, listen and initiate in both roles. |
➽ Workshop SUNDAY
| big gym (1) | vintage gym (2) | cosy ballroom (3) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.15 h | LINDY HOP 1 Jenny & Dara Freedom in Footwork Lindy hop is inspired by tap dancers so let’s use the rhythm in our feet mid-movement and riff off each other. | BLUES 1 Renske & Edmilson Rhythms! We will explore shuffle and triplets as rhythms we can use. How do they relate? How can you hear them in the music? And how can we combine them in our dancing? | BLUES 2 Lisa & Fabien All things stretch How to use your stretch to create a dance full of emotion |
| 13.45 h | LINDY HOP 2 Lisa & Fabien Creative listening Improving your call and response technique and creating cool moves together | FUSION all levels Renske & Edmilson Full body goodness. The place it all starts. How to use your body to influence the dance. To change direction, to gain a stronger connection, making the dance a lovely conversation, speaking from both roles. | BLUES 2 Jenny & Dara Connected Polyrhythm Embracing polyrhythm across the partnership, even in Close Embrace. Find individuality in rhythm while connected. |
| 15.30 h | LINDY HOP 2 Renske & Edmilson Do you know where you go? We will deconstruct a basic move like the pass by and start working different angles on how to use stretch (push/pull) to transition into different moves without dancing these ‘moves’. Where will you end up? | BLUES all levels Jenny & Dara Connected Conversation Unexpected fun within a connected conversation. Ideas for Follows & Leads to slowly surprise your partner within the groove. | LINDY HOP 1 Lisa & Fabien Texas Tommy Bootcamp Lets have fun with our Texas Tommys |
games & lottery
Volunteers get a lottery ticket! Don’t forget to put it in the box for your fullfilled volunteer job to take part in the lottery for a swingomania 2027 pass!
☞ COUPLE UP AND PAIR RIGHT ☜
Get to know each other on the dance floor by playing a game of pairs! In your check-in bag you will find a card (only full passes). Find the person who has exactly the same card as you. Go together to the check-in or main DJ and collect your gift!
Parties
➽ Friday
20.30–1 h Party
2 dance floors: one for Swing, one for Blues
Live: Lindy Kyei Swing Combo (Swing & Blues)
Special:
● Teacher’s introduction
Villa Leon, Schlachthofstraße/Philipp-Koerber-Weg 1, Nürnberg
Bar/food: yes– Restaurant/Kneipe Cayhaus
⚑ Help the restaurant planning all your dinners! If you are doing Friday’s Workshop(s) and want to have dinner between workshop and party you better select and pre-order your food in a break so it will be ready after the workshop.
➽ Saturday
20–2 h
2 dance floors: one for Swing, one for Blues
Live: Lindy Kyei Swing Combo (Swing)
Live: Michael van Merwick (Blues)
Special:
● Teacher’s demos
Villa Leon, Schlachthofstraße/Philipp-Koerber-Weg 1, Nürnberg
Bar/food: yes– Restaurant/Kneipe Cayhaus
➽ Sunday
19–0 h
1 dance floor: Swing & Blues Mix
Live: Blues Papas (Blues)
Akademie LAB, Kulturwerkstatt Auf AEG (maps link), Fürther Straße 244d, Nürnberg
Bar/food: yes
⚑ Reservation at Restaurant Tellerrand very welcome!
☞ Admission only with Farewell Party wristband. ☜
Code of conduct
➽ Well-being and being good to each other
We have collected and worked out some points to help you having a good time at our event and in our dance scene. If you haven’t yet you should read it, there might even be something there you haven’t been aware of.
www.thatswing.de/en/code-of-conduct