Beginners Lindy Hop 5 week course starting this Saturday at The Ivy House 11am

[Wendy Steatham]

Traditional Jazz & Swing Dance with Wendy Steatham at The Ivyhouse (Stuart Road SE15 3BE)

5 week course (adults): 12 September ? 10 October 2015 / Saturdays 11am-12 noon/ ?50

To book a place contact Wendy - [email protected] (places limited)

Swing into Autumn with a fun 5-week introduction to the vibrant jazz dances of the 1920s-1940s. Learn how to dance the popular Big Apple, Charleston, Shim Sham and Lindy Hop dance styles and give your fitness a boost at the same time!

Build skills and confidence to dance in a group, on your own or with a partner to a range of jazz band music. During the course you will learn a brief history of the dance styles, basic footwork and steps, posture and co-ordination, and simple (but impressive!) routines. No partner needed. Beginners welcome.

The course will be taught by Nunhead-local Wendy Steatham. Wendy is a professional dance artist whose career has included roles as a performer, choreographer, teacher, movement director, lecturer and project manager. In 2011-2012 Wendy worked as Mass Movement Choreographer on all four Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the London Olympic and Paralympic Games. She co-led the audition and rehearsal process, training the cast for the Ceremonies and directing the large scale cast rehearsals, including the NHS ?Swing Out Sister? sequence in Danny Boyle?s acclaimed Opening Ceremony.