Swing It! with Felix Berghäll - Oct 21-22

We are excited to welcome our fourth guest instructor, Felix Berghäll, hailing from Stockholm, Sweden!

Felix is an incredibly versatile dancer, having been recognized internationally in competitions for Lindy Hop, Boogie Woogie, Authentic Solo Jazz, and even West Coast Swing! He brings a unique style all his own to the dance, while staying true to the roots and visually embodying his influences. With Lindy Hop, he is a strong believer in the freedom and the authentic style of the dance and the connection you create with your partner and the music. Felix will help you fall even more in love with Lindy after this weekend, so come prepared to train hard, dance hard, and have a ton of fun! 

See who else is going and stay up-to-date via the Facebook event

​Level Descriptions:

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• Beg/Int: You have been swing dancing for at least 6 months, you are taking a weekly class or go social dancing frequently. You are familiar with the basics such as 8 count swing out, Lindy circle, 6 count basics and tuck turns, and side by side Charleston.  You want to know more about the culture of the dance, and see the bigger picture of this art form

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• Int/Adv: You want to seriously geek out! You like fancy moves, but “advanced basics” is the thing you really want to work on more.  You want more ways to visually embody the music and 'play' in the dance.  Competitions might be a goal for you.  Dancing is your lifestyle now and most of your vacation days are used for attending camps, events and workshops.

About Felix Berghäll:

Like any other Swedish dancer he started in the Swedish competition scene. He started at the age of nine and with Bugg as his main style. One year later he took his first basic six count step in Boogie Woogie and has since then never stopped dancing or competing.

The year of 2009 and the first visit to Herräng was a big turning point in his life. The dance and the music had so much more to offer. That visit turned out to be the best thing he could do, his way of training for both competitions and his own dancing really changed and it proved to be good and have resulted in his most successful years in his career. He is part of both the Swedish National team in both Boogie Woogie and Lindy Hop and made some fine results in the last 3 years. 

Since then he has tried to inspire and learn everything that he can and develop his skill of dancing, music and teaching. He wants to pass on this knowledge to people all over the world, and is a strong believer of the freedom and the authentic style of the dance and the connection you create with your partner and the music.

He sees swing dancing as a way to bring people together and bring happiness into their life. Because when he dances that is all he can think about and express. Pure happiness.