Classes

regular classes

[IN-PERSON only]

Regular Classes

where: Swing Cats
type of class: intensive [in person]
time: tba!

BODY MOVEMENT & BLUES

slow & regular work on your body abilities in the expression and improvisation to blues music. using body isolations as a tool we work to achieve better understanding of body's physical possibilities and a quality of movement, as well as learning and getting inspired from the vernacular African-American dances.

Level: open, professionals / non-professionals

where:Swing Cats
type of class: intensive [in person]
time: tba!

AUTHENTIC JAZZ

research and inspiration from the vernacular black dances in America from the turn of the 20th century until the mid 1940s: from swing up to the beginning of the bebop era. Alina will work with you on how to use the steps, rhythms & jazz body movement for your creative improvisation.

Level: open, professionals / non-professionals

where:Swing Cats
type of class: intensive [in person]
time: tba

[NEW!] latin moves for swing dancers

historically, mambo has been developing in a close contact with African American dances & jazz, you can see the evidence of that in the Spirit Moves movie by Murha Dehn, where the dancers language is a fusion between charleston, rumba, mambo, lindy and jazz steps, danced on the Savoy, Palladium as well as other iconic dancefloors of the era.

this new course by Alina is designed to introduce swing dancers to the latin dance such as mambo and give a guidance to its movement, rhythm and culture basics. you will see how tightly mambo & jazz are connected and what a resource for the body movement you can get, applied to your solo & couple swing.

Level: open with dance experience

where: Swing Cats
type of class: intensive [in person]
time: tba

[NEW!]
BEBOP 40's

"a style nobody can deal with".
retrospecting to the after swing craze era of the "awkward 40's", and shedding the light to quite an underrated and unknown social dance style: bebop. first of all, there is no one homogeneous methodology on how to dance bebop. what we know from the few evidence from the books and videos, that bebop IS definitely a danceable music, with a cool, dramatic, often abstract style of movement and with a lot of brave attitude.

this course is definitely about THE style. and it is not everywhere you can catch it. join ;)

[ONLINE and IN-PERSON]

Regular Classes

where: in-person / Zoom
type of class: group sessions
time: Mondays, 19:00, Saturdays 12-14:00 or Tuesdays 19-21:00 CET

the IMMERSION Lab

This is a 3 month long online/in-person course for those who want not only to research the dance technique, but also dive deep into the history of dance and ethics of "inspiration", locating the place of your creativity on the global map of dance, & define your perspective of creative thinking in dance.

The course consists of experimental-based movement research practice sessions in the mode of the 4 elements, as well as seminars and discussions on critical issues in dance such as decoloniality of cliched thinking, cultural appropriation and appreciation of world culture dances, etc. You will be given homework: articles to read, movies to watch, dance footage to analyze, as well as guidance to go deep inside yourself, listen to your body and finding your own ways of moving and being creative within the familiar languages of dance.

Level: everybody, open with dance experience, teachers of social dance, amateur social dancers, beginners and advanced.

details & sign up!

where: Zoom & in-person
type of class: individual sessions, max. 2 people

PERSONAL mentorship

individual course designed upon your request: apply for a mentorship with me with a doubt/request what you want to work on, considering my method might help, and we will find the best solution & schedule for you!

ideas what we could work on:
+ dance improvisation
+ footwork, body isolations, jazz techniques,
+ movement basics
+ 4 elements imagination research in dance
+ dance styles (UK jazz, swing, blues, authentic jazz, mambo, contemporary dance approaches)
+ your request!

minimum duration: 5 hours/month
level: any

apply for a mentorship

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[PRERECORDED]

Regular Classes

prerecorded series of courses

check here the prerecorded courses in various topics & practice at any convenient schedule!

online lectures about dance history

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