WARSAW (!) - traditional SWEDISH dances - hambo-polska, polska and slängpolska (level +1)

We invite you in February to the Academy of Traditional Dance for workshops on SWEDISH DANCES.

The goal of our workshops will be to learn and master at a basic level the characteristic and most common steps in traditional Swedish dances such as: hambo-polska, polska and slängpolska.

They have a huge number of variants and are danced in pairs both in turning versions and in procession-style forms to triple meter rhythms in 3/4 and 3/8.

Some roots of these Swedish dances can be traced back to Poland, as indicated by the often-appearing dance name “polska” — due to cultural and musical-dance inspirations that flowed to Sweden from Poland through court contacts at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. The evolution of court dances (including the polonaise and minuet) caused them to become faster, less ceremonial and take on a folk character in the Swedish countryside, with characteristic turns and improvisations.

During the workshops you will learn steps and rules applicable in non-stage forms of traditional dance performed at social dances, so that dancing brings you as much pleasure and joy as possible.

For those who have already “dabbled” a bit, the workshops can be treated as dance practice or a fitness session.

During classes there will be rhythm exercises to help develop a sense of rhythm, motor coordination, strengthen physical fitness and strength, and give dance movements fluidity and lightness.

The workshops are also an opportunity to meet new people and have a pleasant time among fantastic people. It's a big dose of inspiration and good fun.

WHO TEACHES

👤 Piotr Zgorzelski

FOR WHOM

• beginner level

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5, 12, 26 February and 5 March (Thursday)

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Time 20:00 - 21:30

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• PROMOTION: CARNIVAL for 4 meetings (paid by 25 January): 120 zł per person (paired), 140 zł per person.
• PROMOTION II for 4 meetings (paid by 1 February): 140 zł per person (paired), 160 zł per person.
• STANDARD FEE for 4 meetings (paid after 1 February): 160 zł per person (paired), 180 zł per person.

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Workshops take place at the Tomasz Potocki Academy of Dance in Nowolipki
Address: ul. Żelazna 103A / 2nd floor, Warsaw
Room: YELLOW ROOM

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Zgłoszenia mailowe

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After confirming your place in the group, pay by bank transfer to ACCOUNT no.: 80 1020 1055 0000 9602 0683 3919
With the note: WARSZAWA SZWEDZKIE luty + first and last name

WHAT TO BRING

• Change of shoes 👟
• It is also worth taking something to drink, comfortable spare clothes, deodorant.

PHOTO: own archive

RULES OF THE ORGANIZED WORKSHOPS AND SOCIAL DANCES:

1. Due to COVID, all current restrictions apply.
2. The fee is non-refundable in case of participant resignation (except for situations listed in the regulations).
3. In case of a small number of registrations, the organizer reserves the right to cancel the workshops; in that case the nominal fee is refunded to those who paid. Participants will receive information by e-mail or phone.
4. The organizer is not responsible for possible injuries or accidents of participants or for valuable items; we suggest participants have up-to-date medical examinations and accident insurance.
5. Filming, recording and photographing classes without the organizers' consent is prohibited.
6. The organizer has the right to photograph and record classes and to use the obtained material.
7. Signing up and participating in the workshops constitutes consent to the use of one's image for promotional purposes in case of publication of photos and films from the workshops by the organizer and partners.
8. Signing up for the workshops constitutes acknowledgment and acceptance of the regulations, price list and terms of participation and consent to the processing of personal data by the organizer in accordance with the Act of 29 August 1997 on the protection of personal data.