Swing Dance Amsterdam

Workshop: Jazz & Swing MUSIC: a geographical & cultural look of their origins / with Adam Lee-Morgan

LIVE Music: Adam Lee-Morgan & House Band

Are you a Swing Dancer and/ or a Jazz & Swing Lover? Then this is a MUST for YOU! Why? THERE IS NO DANCE WITHOUT MUSIC! Swing Dances are coming from Jazz & Swing music and it represents a culture orginated from the afro-american communities. So let’s take a closer look at the differences within the music based on the geographical characterization of the music and their cultural background.

Questions like following will be asked, adressed and explained:
How does Jazz & Swing music from New Orleans differ from music from Chicago & New York and how do those differ from the Kansas City/Territory Band sound?
What are some culture reasons for the differences?

Lecturer: Adam Lee-Morgan – JAZZ Musician & LINDY HOP Dancer
Adam Lee-Morgan started down his swing path in the 2nd grade when he started playing clarinet, and his grandmother bought him his very first record, which happened to be a Benny Goodman record.
Growing up as a jazz musician, the addition of Lindy Hop to his life was a natural one. Adam started dancing in 1997 just a few months before the infamous GAP ad and was dancing five nights a week. In 2001 he moved to Beijing, China where he started the Lindy Hop scene and led a 17 piece big band. In 2010 he returned to the USA to do a Master’s degree in Music Education at NYU, and a few years later moved back to his home state of California, where he taught high school band and was the bandleader and music director for the LA Swing Barons. He presently is working on his Ph.D. in Jazz Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, teaches band at Chatham University and the Afro American Music Institute. His passion is for the music of the swing era, specifically that of the Kansas City sound from the ’30s. He also organizes swing dances and leads swing dance bands in the Pittsburgh area.

SCHEDULE:
18.30 Door OPEN w/ Dinner & Drinks
19.00- 20.00H Workshop
20.00- 20.15H Q&A w/ Adam Lee-Morgan
20.15-20.45H DJ
20.45- 00.00H Live MUSIC with Adam Lee-Morgan & House Band

Are you ready to discover the Joy of Lindy HOP?

Than this is the perfect course for YOU! In 3,5 hours (with breaks) we will teach you the basics of Lindy Hop and some fun moves which will get you dancing in no time.

Everyone dances with everyone, and you’ll learn BOTH roles – no partner needed!

WHAT: Crash Course Lindy Hop – Complete Beginners

WHEN: 11:00 – 14:30

WHERE: KZ (KNSM-Laan 311, Amsterdam)

FOOD:
The venue offers lunch for purchase – we appreciate you supporting them!
What is Lindy Hop and in general Swing Dance?