Festival Tracks & Classes

• Performance Track

  NEW this year, this track is designed for movers and swing dancers who want to explore the stage as a space for creation and expression, combining tools from theatre, dance, and improvisation. Focusing on presence, listening, and the ability to shape moments with others, it welcomes both experienced performers and newcomers to expand their artistic voice and engage audiences in new ways

  By choosing the Performance track, you’ll gain access to classes focused on performance techniques and stage presence, as well as all classes from either the Movers Circle or Swing Along track. You’ll also have the option to take part in the Unfolding // Instant Composition Performance, and select four theme classes to tailor your festival experience.

  • Take up to 17 hours of classes (5h performance focused classes + the main classes from Movers Circle or Swing Along track)

  • Choose from a variety of Theme Classes (see descriptions below)

  • Participate in Unfolding // Instant Composition Performance as a performer or audience member (your choice)

  • Join the Open Discussion

  • Dance late into the night at the Social Dance Nights (Fri–Sun)

  

  Performance track main classes

  • Entering Fullness

    4h with Alex

    Exploring the layers of performance through dance, movement and presence.

  • The Art of Performance

    1h with Joyss

    Discover performance as a practice of creativity and expression.

• Swing Along

  Designed for swing dancers of all levels, this track offers a variety of engaging & inspiring Lindy Hop, Solo Blues and Vernacular Jazz classes. You’ll refine your technique, enhance your musicality, get a better understanding about movement & get a deeper connection with the rich culture & history of swing dance. 

  • Take up to 10.5 hours of classes

  • Choose from a variety of Theme Classes (see descriptions below)

  • Join the Open Discussion

  • Watch Unfolding // Instant Composition Performance

  • Dance late into the night at the Social Dance Nights (Fri–Sun)

  

  Swing along track main classes

  • Lindy Hop

    2h with Javier + Jo
    1h with Stefanos + Jo

    Three hours to refine your technique, expand your vocabulary, and challenge yourself while keeping the playful spirit of Lindy Hop alive.

  • Vernacular Solo Jazz

    With Joyss 1h

    Explore the rich heritage of jazz dance in a one-hour class that blends rhythm, step vocabulary, style, and expressive movement.

• Movers Circle

  Created for movers of all backgrounds and levels, this track is for those who want to dive into movement as a space of exploration, beyond styles and fixed techniques. Through classes that weave together contemporary practices, acrobatics, improvisation, and body awareness, you’ll be invited to discover new pathways of expression and expand your personal practice.   

  • Take up to 11.5 hours of classes

  • Choose from a variety of Theme Classes (see descriptions below)

  • Join the Open Discussion

  • Watch Unfolding // Instant Composition Performance

  • Dance late into the night at the Social Dance Nights (Fri–Sun)

  

  Movers track main classes

  • Movement I: Efficacy and Ease

    With Logan – 2.5h
    Discover how movement can be playful, sustainable, and aesthetically pleasing all at once. Through acro-dance, floorwork, soft acrobatics, and free-form dance, this class offers tools to move with efficiency and ease—almost as if the body is moving itself.

  • Movement II: Interconnectedness & Harmonious Movement

    With Logan – 2.5h
    Building on the principles of biotensegrity, we explore precision without force and harmony in every action. Using the same playful containers of acro-dance, floorwork, soft acrobatics, and free-form dance, this class deepens the practice of listening within movement, creating flow that feels both connected and expressive.