ARTISTS_
Alexia Legoueix Sep Vermeersh
Claudia Fonte
Maria Mallan
Remy Kouakou Kouame
Alice Mei
Helena Kanini Kiiru
Slevin
MUSIC_
Jake Walker at BRUX
The House Room
Attached to the main room you will find the "House Room", a space dedicated to the diffusion of House, Afrobeat, Amapiano, Hip Hop sounds.
SAFE SPACE_
The Swing & Shout Festival does not tolerate any type of harassment.
The Swing & Shout Festival strives to be a "safe space", that is to say an environment in which everyone feels comfortable regardless of their gender, age, sexual orientation, abilities and physical appearance, religion or ethnicity.
We invite you to report any incident that has happened to you or that you witness to a referent.
We recall that French law prohibits and sanctions hate speech, in particular racist and homophobic remarks, as well as sexual harassment and sexist insults.
In order to guarantee the most "safe space" possible, we also insist on the notions of consent outside but also on the dance floor: be sure to verbally ask your partner for a dance and also be sure to respect the personal space of the dancers and dancers.
The Swing & Shout Festival is committed to hiring artists who are sensitive to respect for each other, and respect for black dance culture. The Swing & Shout recognizes the Afro-descendance of swing dances.​
LESSONS_
LINDY HOP
FULL PASS
PASS Lindy Hop 1 (beginners)
You will have 3 x 1h15 of Lindy Hop with the 3 pairs of artists during the weekend: Claùdia & Maria, Sep & Alexia and Alice & Remy.
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We ask artists to pay attention to whatboth partnershave content to work on in the classes.
BOOST YOUR DANCE WORKSHOPS
FULL PASS
PASS Lindy Hop 1 (beginners)
You will have 1 x 1h45 of BOOST YOUR DANCE workshop to choose from among the 6 offered.
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BOOST YOUR DANCE are workshops that aim to allow us to become better dancers and not just better Lindy Hoppers. It is also an opportunity to go to new horizons and to test dances from the Jazz Continuum.
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Topics to be announced soon.
SOLO-JAZZ
FULL PASS
You will have 1 x 1 hour of SOLO JAZZ lessons to choose from among the 8 offered.
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SOLO JAZZ is almost inseparable from Lindy Hop, which is why in your FULL PASS you have access to a SOLO course of your choice according to the proposed themes.
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Topics to be announced soon.
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We will open places individually for SOLO JAZZ classes within the limits of available places.
LEVELS_
Lindy Hop 1
You started in September 2022.
You know the basics in triple step and Charleston.
Lindy Hop 2
You started in September 2021 or in 2020.
You begin to master the basics of triple step and Charleston (swing out, tuck turn, tandem, hand to hand...)
You have experience in social dancing.
Lindy Hop 3
You have been dancing for more than 3 years. You have experience in social dancing and go out dancing regularly (evenings, practices, jam sessions). You are comfortable with triple steps and the charleston and can mix the two together at rather fast tempos.
Lindy Hop 4
You have been dancing for at least 4 or 5 years and frequently go dancing socially (evenings, practices, jam sessions). You must be very comfortable on all tempos (very slow to very fast). You are comfortable dancing a few solo steps. You are not afraid of being challenged.
Lindy Hop 5
By invitation or on request.
This level is reserved for dancers at a very advanced level, professional or semi-pro.
(Advanced Wednesdays, local and international teachers). Elements concerning pedagogy can be addressed, even if it will not be the main subject of the courses.
Please read the level descriptions above very carefully before registering. You will be asked questions during the registration form, please answer them as honestly as possible, in order to generate homogeneous levels as well as possible.
PASSES & PRICES_
INFO_
Classes
Gymnase des Minimes
11 rue des Minimes
Tours city center
Parties
L'Escale - Friday, Saturday and Sunday
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All. Rene Coulon,
37540 Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
The festival will be subject to the health rules in force in April 2023
DANCE BRUNCH
Come enjoy the Dancing Brunch on Monday, May 1
See you at the Jardin des Prébendes to play extra time on May 1!
In the program :
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dancing under the Kiosque des Prébendes from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (it's free and accessible to everyone)!
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and a superb Brunch with a €22 formula at El Cafecito Prébendes (reservations required at 0788436206)
SHIATSU FOR DANCERS
We welcome Julien Mondon, Shiatsu practitioner and Lindy Hopper to take care of you!
This is an opportunity to take care of that lingering back pain or to accompany your body in the frantic pace of the course! It's good to dance the night away, but you have to recover well too.
What is SHIATSU?
These are the pressures of the practitioner's fingers and hands which circulate the body fluids by opening energy "valves" and the joints (blocking centers). Linked to the energy of the seasons, this work restores the patient's potential for global harmonization.
3 SESSIONS SUGGESTED:
1 HOUR (futons):
Personalized session consisting of an exchange and body work aimed at physical and mental recovery, muscle fatigue, back pain, emotional disorders... Session for specific problems or general recovery.
30 MINUTES (futons):
Relaxation and physical support to fully enjoy classes and evenings.
15 MINUTES (futon or chair):
Short time of general relaxation, a breathing break.
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Reservations will be made directly on its site when registrations are open!
VINTAGE SHOP
Vintage shopwill have a stand at l'Escale during the evenings of Friday and Saturday!
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Shop Vintage is THE thrift store that hits Tours! 100% vintage, a sharp selection and ultra reasonable prices, what more could you ask for?
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You will find the stand of the shop in the entrance of l'Escale, opposite the bar, you cannot miss it!