Lessons are 75 minutes each.
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| 3rd floor | 4th floor | 3rd floor | 4th floor | 3rd floor | 4th floor | |
9:30 |
auditions |
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10:00 |
Adv |
Int/Adv |
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11:30 |
Adv |
Beg/Int |
Adv |
Int/Adv |
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13:00 |
lunch @SwingWings studio |
Adv |
Int/Adv |
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15:00 |
Int/Adv |
Beg/Int |
lunch @Cafe Jaga |
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16:30 |
Beg |
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18:00 |
Beg/Int |
Beg |
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party at  Enter club |
party at První patro |
party at Kinokavárna |
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19:30 |
doors open |
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20:00 |
doors open |
doors open |
first set |
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20:30 |
taster |
first set |
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21:30 |
first set |
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| Friday | ||
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| 3rd floor | 4th floor | |
16:30 |
Beg |
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18:00 |
Beg/Int |
Beg |
party at Enter club |
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20:00 |
doors open |
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20:30 |
taster with Vanessa and Stefan |
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21:30 |
first set |
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| Saturday | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3rd floor | 4th floor | |
9:30 |
auditions |
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10:00 |
Adv |
Int/Adv |
11:30 |
Adv |
Beg/Int |
13:00 |
lunch @SwingWings studio |
|
15:00 |
Int/Adv |
Beg/Int |
party at První patro |
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20:00 |
doors open |
|
20:30 |
first set |
|
| Sunday | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3rd floor | 4th floor | |
11:30 |
Adv |
Int/Adv |
13:00 |
Adv |
Int/Adv |
15:00 |
lunch @Cafe Jaga |
|
party at Kinokavárna |
||
19:30 |
doors open |
|
20:00 |
first set |
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Beg You have little to none experience and would like to taste how Collegiate Shag feels.
Beg/Int You have been dancing Collegiate Shag for 6-12 months. You are familiar with various basic footworks and moves. You feel comfortable dancing at socials. You understand the fundamentals of the dance and now you are ready to enhance your skills, learn new patterns and dance faster and faster.
Int/Adv You have been dancing Collegiate Shag for at least 1-2 years. You have attended some Collegiate Shag festivals. Even when dancing fast, you are able to stay calm and maintain flow. You are eager to further improve your musicality and learn more footwork variations and complex patterns.
Adv You have been committed to Collegiate Shag for a solid 2-3 years, regularly attending Collegiate Shag festivals. You feel at home on the social dance floor, and you are able to add complex patterns and improvisation into your dance. Now you are ready to focus more on details and techniques.
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Juls and Sirom met in Autumn 2018 at a Shag Workshop in Innsbruck and quickly bonded over their shared passion for Collegiate Shag. Since then, they've trained regularly, traveled to international festivals, and refined their dance skills. Their focus on technique, rather than just moves, has deepened their understanding of lead-follow communication, making Shag a more relaxed and smooth dance. Now, they're excited to spread their love for Collegiate Shag beyond Innsbruck and share their expertise worldwide.
Lenka and Jirka are the leading faces of Pilsen Swing. Each found their way to swing differently: Lenka "refreshed" her diverse dance portfolio with it in 2008, while Jirka made his dance debut in 2015 by joining Lenka's classes. Their paths crossed there, and since 2017, they have been performing and teaching together regularly. Lenka loves incorporating perspectives and techniques from various dance styles she's experienced throughout her life, while Jirka focuses on the connection between partners during the dance. Both pay great attention to technique and detail, making their lectures and performances lively and dynamic.
Veronika and Standa! These Collegiate Shag enthusiasts are not just teachers; they're also important community builders in Bratislava and Brno. Their Shag journey started very similarly, yet in two different cities. With a few friends, they rented a small studio to dive deep into the dance and slowly introduced this high-energy style to their communities. Although they don’t teach together often, they certainly love dancing together and teamed up specially for Absolutely Shag! 2024 to share their passion for connection, minimalism, and high tempos.
Our beloved Heart of Dixie will return to their roots after years and, exclusively for Absolutely Shag, will revive not only their straw hats but also their original, raw, and wild dixieland repertoire. We can't wait for their youthful energy, which once thrilled swing dancers all over Europe, to return along with their signature setlist.
We discovered this Croatian gem at the Bal-Shag Festival in 2020, and it was love at first sight! Even if you can't attend the whole festival, don't miss the Saturday party! The group includes dancers who know exactly what we want to hear to keep us on our feet. (Psst – their music is perfect for Balboa too!) Members of the Swing Brigade stand as a cornerstone of the Gypsy swing scene in Zagreb, Croatia. Comprised of seasoned musicians including Franjo Stojaković on clarinet, Radovan Bjelajac on violin, Ivan Grgić and Mirko Prišlin on guitar, and Mario Jamnić on double bass, this experienced ensemble embodies the timeless spirit of Django Reinhardt's music fused with the american swing, as well as the Eastern Europe music traditions.
It would be impossible to find more enthusiastic swing band in Brno. Duke's Ending is a gathering of our swing music school most passionate students who simply could not get enough! The band has expanded its repertoire, which is now mixed especially to the feet of Absolutely-Shagers. After the whole weekend of dancing to fast tempos, the band will also offer you some medium-fast songs on their menu, to please also those of you, who need to slow down a little bit. See you on the Shag floor!
