You Can DANCE in May 2012
After the fabulous dancing I saw at World Dance Day I wanted to learn more about doing the dances from the early 20th century. They look like so much fun and the music is infectious! If you agree, your luck is in!
- couple doing the Lindy Hop on Augustus Platz, photo: Maeshelle West-Davies
Sugar Foot Workshop – 20 May with Meike Heller (HH)
Meike Heller trained with Frankie Manning. Wow! This Sat she’s coming to Leipzig from Hamburg to teach us how to do it right.
all levels welcome!
SOLO CHARLESTON:
The most popular dance of the roaring 20s. From Electro Swing to Tin Pan Alley, it’s sexy, wild, zany and loads of fun!
AUTHENTIC JAZZ:
Love big band and swing? Now you’ll know how to dance to it like they did in the 40s. Can you “Fall of the Log”, “Suzie Q” and “Boogies”? Want to learn?
Workshop Schedule
11.00 – 11.50 – Check in
12.00 – 13.45 – AUTHENTIC JAZZ**
14.15 -16.00 – SOLO CHARLESTON**
How much: 50 EUR
Where: Spiegelsaal 1. Stock, Villa Leipzig, Lessingstr. 7, 04109 Leipzig
What to wear: flats or socks, comfortable clothing with room to move
Don’t forget to bring water. You’ll need it!
to register in advance: booking@mamaulita.de
And to practice or to dance, even if you can’t make the workshop, there’s a tea dance that night at Noel’s Ballroom.
Stories behind forgotten walls…..
If your German is up to it there is a wonderful event happening at the Soviet Pavilion at the Alte Messe this weekend. A documentary is being shown by a group of independent film makers which tells the stories behind some of Leipzig’s beautiful ruins. These are stunning architectural spaces, tunnels and cellars which have lain dormant for the last 20 years…waiting for a fairy godmother to bring them back to life (though I do like them in their ruin form).
The première takes place on 30.03.12 at 20:00. Further showings will take place on 31.03 and 01.04 – both also at 20:00.
There will also be a photo exhibition and an after-show party.
Manga Festival 2012!
The Japanese House invites you to its Manga Festival which runs from the 15.03 – 31.03.
The opening will take place on the 15th at 18:30 and the exhibition will then run until the 31.03, with a full programme of other activities such as Manga-workshops and a symposium with Professors from the Japanologie department at the University of Leipzig’s Ostasiatisches Insitut.
Check out the Japanese House’s website for all the details!
Das Japanische Haus e.V.
Delitzscher Str. 3, 04105 Leipzig
japanischeshaus@googlemail.com
Ph: 0152 0590 9735