TEACHERS
FLORIAN HAMM
Music has always been a major part of Florian's life. Before he found his passion for dance, he played the violin and the piano.
Already during his studies he started to take dance classes in salsa, bachata, ballroom, lindy hop and west coast swing. He dedicated a lot of time to learn, and started to travel internationally to bachata and west coast swing events. Soon after getting his first experiences as an assistant at the local dance school, he took over the local bachata and WCS classes in the dance school of Conny & Dado in Graz, Austria. After 4 years of splitting his time between both dances, Florian fully committed to west coast swing and moved to Berlin.
Florian enthusiasticly attends many international events, where he's currently competing in the Advanced devision. He still regularly takes private lessons to deepen his knowledge of west coast swing, He also attends regular weekly ballet and yoga classes to improve movement and body awareness apart from WCS.
VANESSA BACHMANN
As a hip-hop dancer, Vanessa competed from a very young age. Fully committed to her dance crew, Vanessa travelled for Hip Hop Contests all over Germany. She then hopped into partner dancing with the Brazilian Dances Zouk and Forró, but her heart finally settled for WCS.
She started swing dancing in 2017, learning not only West Coast Swing, but also Lindy Hop, Charleston, Shag and Balboa. Vanessa actively travels the world to study and teach WCS, including the USA and Asia.
Her great passion besides teaching groups, is working as a coach on goals and implementation. Through her experiences in both dancing and business, she has an excellent sense and expertise to analyse on a detailed level. Vanessa loves to share her knowledge with her students all over the (dance) world.
WORKSHOP LEVEL
Workshops will be held on an improver-intermediate level. They will not be appropriate for complete beginners. Participants should already know the basic patterns (sugar push, side pass, whip) and be aware of basic lead-follow concepts.
The level of workshops will progress over the weekend, starting from improver level on Saturday towards intermediate level on Sunday.
SCHEDULE
This is preliminary schedule and subject to change.
FRIDAY, February 24
20:00 - 00:00
dance party
* entrance fee 7 euros
** included in price of "Full pass"
SATURDAY, February 25
12:00 - 13:00
13:15 - 14:15
15:30 - 16:30
16:45 - 17:45
20:00 - 00:00
workshop
workshop
workshop
workshop
dance party
SUNDAY, February 26
12:00 - 13:00
13:15 - 14:15
14:30 - 16:00
workshop
workshop
westie lunch hangout
PASSES
The current price list is valid until January 1, 2023.
SATURDAY PASS
FULL PASS
until 1. 1. 2023
40 euros
60 euros
1. 1. - 1. 2. 2023
50 euros
70 euros
from 1. 2. 2023
60 euros
80 euros
Do you intend to also attend Fast 2 Slow workshops?
If you register and pay for both events, you're entitled to a 5 eur discount on the end price of your chosen pass.
SATURDAY PASS
4 workshops on Saturday
Saturday party
60 euros
FULL PASS
4 workshops on Saturday
2 workshops on Sunday
2 dance parties
80 euros
LOCATION