Jazz From The Ground Up

Important Information:

• Event Date: June 12-14th

• Facilitators: Gabs Novellino (she/her) & Grey Armstrong (he/him)

• Location: Bergen, Norway

• Full Pass: 6+ hours of workshops, culture talk, entry to Friday and Saturday social dances and Sunday farewell hangout.

• Price: 700 NOK

We are excited to announce our petite Jazz and Lindy Hop workshop weekend focused on social dancing and building connection between dance partners.

Gabs & Grey will be sharing workshops on centering community and connection through dance, and how it relates to the roots of dancing to jazz and related music.

No matter what dance you usually do, these workshops will give you new skills for the dance floor. You will also learn more about the music and the African-American culture that these dances come from.

With these workshops, we want to make an affordable, creative space, trying things a little different. This means we have a clear purpose: to experiment and try new things together.

We’ll be using the ELEF (Everybody Leads, Everybody Follows) method throughout the workshops, so everyone gets to try both leading and following, no previous experience in your opposite role required.

At the end of the workshops, we’re confident you’ll leave with new skills you can show off on any social dance floor, an improved relationship to the music, and a better understanding of the history and African-American culture these dances come from.