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Learn and dance vintage swing dance with us!
New courses start soon!

Breaks on public holidays will be announced in advance.
First class free of charge to try.
Discounted course fee for students and couples – 20%
When you attend the Intermediate Lindy course, you can attend the beginner’s course for free.

Register here: https://forms.gle/HJDUe4AbiGDU6SEQ6

Come and learn the happiest Swing dances with us! 🕺💃 We start Lindy Hop and Solo Jazz dance courses. Cottontails is a dance club focused on the Swing era: Lindy Hop, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Charleston, Blues and Shag. Our main emphasis is social dance in a friendly and inclusive atmosphere.

 👉 Couple Courses (You don’t need to register with a partner, we will do our best to balance the count of leaders and followers and we rotate partners at our classes):
1️⃣ Lindy Hop Beginner: We will learn the basics of Lindy Hop dance.  9 weeks, every Thursday*, 18.15 – 19:15starting fromFebruary, 1st @Danckert Krohn Center
2️⃣Lindy Hop Begintermediate: You have taken at least one semester Lindy Hop with us or another school and know the basics. At the Begintermediate course you will enlarge your dance repertoire and some essential techniques and will learn fancy moves for social dancing.6 weeks, twice a month on Thursdays* (TBA), 19.30 – 20:15, starting fromFebruary, 1st @Danckert Krohn Center3️⃣ Lindy Hop Intermediate / Shag – Stand-alone workshops with Oguz & Raluca: workshops for experienced dancers who did several semesters with us or have a solid background in swing dance from before. Here we focus on  special techniques, advanced moves and choreographies. Will be given as 2 hours’ workshops, approx 4 workshops during the Spring term. Details and dates will be announced separately.
 👉 Solo Courses (No partner needed, you are all by yourself here!):1️⃣Solo Jazz/Solo Charleston (Beginner): Basics of classic Charleston dance and vernacular jazz. We will learn and practice at least 2 dance routines.  10 weeks, Tuesdays* between18:15 – 19:00starting fromFebruary, 6th@Ulriken Bydelssenter 
2️⃣Solo Jazz/Solo Charleston(Intermediate):  If you took any solo jazz course before or  have some experience in solo jazz or if you are an experienced swing dancer. We will learn at least 2 dance routines. 10 weeks on Tuesdays* between 19:15 – 20:00 starting from February, 6th@Ulriken Bydelssenter *Breaks on winter vacations and public holidays.
👉 Course fee:
Lindy Hop Beginners course (per person) – 1000 KrLindy Hop Begintermediate course (per person) – 600 kr
⚠️ If you register for a Solo jazz course in addition to a Lindy Hop course, you will get the second course at 50% discount.⚠️ 20% discount for students or for those who register as a couple for couple courses (20% is the maximum discount)⚠️ Course registration includes the semester membership fee which gives you benefits of the membership advantages freely: discounts for the live music parties (Klub Kavaler), workshops, events.👉 Membership fee is normally 100 kr per person.⚠️ Course fee is non-refundable unless the course is cancelled by the organizers.
📌 Drop-in fee: 150 kr per lesson / 100 kr for students.
📌 Stand-alone workshop fee – 200 kr / 150 kr for students.

We are starting Lindy Hop and Solo Jazz dance courses for this semester. Learn the most happiest Swing dances with us! 

1. Lindy Hop (Beginner): We will learn the basics of Lindy Hop dance. https://youtu.be/dFtX8RlGRrw 8 weeks, every Thursday between 18.20 and 19:20 starting from August, 24th @Danckert Krohn Center
2. Lindy Hop (Couple Charleston): Basics of Couple Charleston dance for faster swing songs. https://youtu.be/CmY_QNOFvRY 8 weeks, every Thursday between 19.30 and 20:30 starting from August, 24th @Danckert Krohn Center
3. Solo Jazz/Solo Charleston (Beginner): Basics of classic Charleston dance and vernacular jazz. We will learn and practice at least 2 dance routines. https://youtu.be/3RVwZl_WU6A 10 weeks, every Tuesday between 18:15 and 19:15 starting from August, 22th @Ulriken Bydelssenter
4. Solo Jazz/Solo Charleston (Intermediate): If you took any solo jazz course before or have some experience in solo jazz or if you are an experienced swing dancer. We will learn at least 2 dance routines. 10 weeks, every Tuesday between 19:30 and 20:30 starting from August, 22th @Ulriken BydelssenterDetails are in the registration form: 

https://forms.gle/WqgpGiDDFU5mft3y7Come and enjoy these beautiful music and dances with us. 

Come and learn the most happiest Swing dances with us! 🕺💃 We are starting Lindy Hop, Balboa and Solo Jazz/Charleston/Blues dance courses for both complete beginners and upper levels.  

👉 Couple Courses (You don’t need to register with a partner, we will balance the number of leaders and followers):
1️⃣Balboa 1(Beginner):  8 weeks of new beginner course to learn the basics of balboa dance . Balboa is the most elegant style of swing dance family – as elegant as tango and as upbeat as Lindy Hop. If you want to enjoy any fast swing music without too much effort, this dance is just for you. Every Wednesday between 18.30 and 19.45, starting from January, 25th @Gnisten Laksevåg . (After each Balboa class, you will also have additional 1 hour of practice/social time specific for Balboa dance. Right after we finish 8 weeks of classes, we are planning a continuation course)
2️⃣Lindy Hop 1(Beginner): 10 weeks of new beginner course for you who want to learn the basics of Lindy Hop dance. First 6 weeks will be about learning the fundamentals, and during the last 4 weeks we will be working on a choreography which will enable you to use all the moves you learned and also adding new ones!  Every Thursday between 19.30 and 20:30 starting fromFebruary, 9th@Danckert Krohn Center
3️⃣Lindy Hop 2 (Intermediate): 10 weeks of continuation course from the last semester. If you have some  experience , know the basics and can do swing out, it is also for you. First 6 weeks we will be adding new moves to our vocabulary, and during the last 4 weeks we will be working on a choreography which will enable you to use all the moves you learned while adding new ones! Every Thursday between 18.15 and 19:15 starting fromFebruary, 9th@Danckert Krohn Center

 👉 Solo Courses (No partner needed, you are all by yourself here!):1️⃣Solo Jazz/Charleston (Open level):  10 weeks of Solo Jazz for you who want to learn thoroughly the basics of classic Charleston dance and vernacular jazz and may be have had some previous experience with us or another dance club. We will learn and practice at least 2 dance routines that we eventually plan to perform at different social events: “Yes, Sir, thats my baby”, “Pennies from heaven” 🌦️☂️🎶 (+ Jitterbug Stroll). Every Tuesday between18:15 and 19:15 starting fromJanuary, 24th@Ulriken Bydelssenter 

2️⃣ Solo Blues course (Open level): 8 weeks of blues course. We learn at least 2 dance routines that we later plan to perform at different social arrangements: “Let’s do it” (3-4 weeks), “Three little  monkeys” (4-5 weeks).  Every Tuesday between 19:30 and 20:30 starting from January, 24th @Ulriken Bydelssenter

💥 First week classes are free: Come and try these beautiful dances yourself.
👉 Semester fee:
1 course (one dance style, per person): 900 Kr
2 courses (two dance styles, per person): 1100 Kr
3 courses (three dance styles, per person): 1300 Kr

⚠️ We offer a 20% discount per person, for students or for those who register as a couple for couple courses. (Maximum total discount is 20%).⚠️ Course registration includes the semester membership fee which lets you benefit from the membership advantages freely; discounts for the live music parties (Klub Kavaler), workshops, events. (👉Membership fee is normally 100 kr per person📌 Drop in fee: 150 kr per lesson)

💰🗓️ For couple dance courses, to make sure that we have enough applicants with the balance of the leaders and followers, we first collect the applications with this form. After we have enough applications for the  related course, we will confirm your registration. For solo dance courses, we don’t send confirmations. If you don’t hear from us, you are definitely enrolled and we look forward to seeing you in the studio. 
Course fees can be paid; 
-by a direct bank transfer to the account 1503.10.35667
-by Vipps: 94745, Cottontails Danseklubb-by cash or card  in the first week of each course  (please let us know with an email) All payments need to be completed before the 2nd week of each course. Please, have a PrtScr of payment available for control at the 2nd week of each course. 

💥Every Thursday , we generally have practice/social time between 20.30 till 22.00, you can practice what you learned and meet other dancers. We are also planning additional workshops for Blues, Shag and Lindy Hop!

*Cottontails is a dance club dedicated to the dances of the Swing era: Lindy Hop, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Charleston, Blues and Shag.

The Cottontails

Let’s learn the Shag dance together!Yeah, you heard this correctly! We are organizing an awesome week with teachers from Barcelona again! 5 hours of memorable shag classes, where you will be able to sweat, lose weight and have tons of fun! 

This workshop is planned for the second week of September and will be an open level with super fun moves, so you are welcome to join and test!The days we propose are the following:● Thursday, 8th of September, from 18:30 till 20.00, @Danckert Krohn senior center● Friday, 9th of September, from 19:00 till 20.30, @ Ny-Kronenborg center (Danmarksplass)● Saturday, 10th of September, from 15:00 till 17.00, @ Ny-Kronenborg center (Danmarksplass)● Sunday, 11th of September – open floor and self practice / drills with feedback from the instructor, @ Ulriken bydelssenter (Landås)After these 5 hours and self practice, you will be very well familiarized with the basic notions of shag, a wide range of cool moves and you will be able to actually dance at fast swing music in a social environment! We will also teach you how to “glue” the steps together, no worries, the vocabulary does not come alone! 

Through this workshop, our goal is to help you master super quick dances as well and enjoy fast songs. So, you will not hide under an umbrella anymore when you hear a fast song, but you will surely wanna dance them all! Besides this, you will laugh and you will have lots of fun!Please let us know if this is an interesting opportunity for you and we will be happy to launch it!

 Workshop fees:

 All around pass: 600 Kr

 For Cottontails members: 500 Kr

 Drop in: 200 Kr/class
Sunday practice – free of charge 

Use the follwing link to register and we will contact you.https://forms.gle/VZMjGSbGEq4zcPtn8Check this awesome dance out:
https://youtu.be/uUGsLoZYXb4

We are starting Lindy Hop, Balboa and Solo jazz/Charleston dance courses for beginners and higher levels.

Come and learn the most happiest Swing dances with us! 🕺💃 We are starting Lindy Hop, Balboa and Solo jazz/Charleston dance courses for both complete beginners and upper levels.
💥 Free Lindy Hop Taster class: Come and try this beautiful dance yourself. Date/Time:  Thursday, September 8th, 17:30 Location: Danckert Krohn Center

 👉 Course Information:

1️⃣ Lindy Hop (Beginner): 10 weeks of new beginner course for you who wants to learn the basics of Lindy Hop.  Every Thursday between 19.30 and 20:30starting fromSeptember, 15th@Danckert Krohn Center
2️⃣Lindy Hop (Intermediate): 10 weeks of continuation course from the last semester. First 5 weeks will be about learning new moves, and during the last 5 weeks we will be working on a choreography which will enable you to use all the moves you learned and also adding new ones! Every Thursday between 18.15 and 19:15starting fromSeptember, 15th@Danckert Krohn Center
3️⃣Balboa (Beginner):  8 weeks of new beginner course for you who wants to learn the basics of balboa dance. Every Wednesday between 18.30 and 19.30, starting from September, 21th @Gnisten Laksevåg 
4️⃣Balboa (Intermediate):  8 weeks  of continuation course from the last semester. This is also suitable if you have some experience with Balboa basics; up hold, down hold, come around, out and ins.. This class will be adapted to the level of participants and follower/leader balance.  Every Wednesday between 20.00 and 21.00, starting from September, 21th @Gnisten Laksevåg 
5️⃣ Solo Jazz/Charleston (Open level):  10 weeks of Solo Jazz for you who wants to learn the basics of classic Charleston dance and vernacular jazz and may be have had some previous experience with us or another dance club. We will learn and practice some easy routines that we eventually plan to perform at different social events. No partner needed, you are all by yourself here! Every Tuesday between 19.00 and 20:00starting fromSeptember, 13th@Ulriken Bydelssenter 
👉 Semester fee:
1 course (one dance style, per person): 800 Kr
2 courses (two dance styles, per person): 1000 Kr
3 courses (three dance styles, per person): 1100 Kr

📌 Drop in fee: 150 kr per lesson

⚠️ We offer a 20% discount per person, for students or for those who register as a couple. (Maximum total discount is 20%).
💰🗓️ To make sure that we have enough applicants with the balance of the leaders and followers, we first collect the applications with this form. After we have enough applications for the course, we will send you an email with the payment information. After the completion of the payment, we will confirm your registration.

See the application form:
https://forms.gle/sbdCo9iDGKH73GPUA

💥Every Thursday , there will be practice/social time for both Lindy Hop and Balboa between 20.30 till 22.00, you can practice what you learned and meet other dancers. We are also planning additional workshops for Blues, Shag and Lindy Hop!

*Cottontails is a dance club dedicated to the dances of the Swing era: Lindy Hop, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Charleston, Blues and Shag.

Posted: 12.9.2021

Vil du lære å danse den gladeste dansen fra jazzens gyldne tidsalder? Vi starter et 10 ukers nybegynner kurs i Lindy Hop. Kom å lær Lindy Hop med oss! 

 Timeplan: Hver torsdag fra 18:30 til 19:30 i 10 uker (starter den 16. september)

 Total Pris: Ordinærpris er 400 NOK, Studentpris er 250 NOK (Gratis for deltakerne av det tidligere kurset som ble kansellert) Vipps: 94745

 Registering: Følg lenken under og fyll ut for å registrere deg som solo danser eller som par: https://forms.gle/iu3s6ywc58tf2qsT9

Hver torsdag etter kurs vil det være egentrening/sosial tid frem til kl 22:00, hvor du kan øve på det du har lært på kurs og møte andre dansere.

Det vil komme ekstra workshoper med andre danserstiler senere i semesteret.*Cottontails er en danseklubb som dedikerer seg til Swing-æraens dansestiler: Lindy Hop, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Charleston, Blues og Shag.

Do you want to learn the most happiest dance of the golden age of jazz music? We are starting 10 weeks of beginner Lindy Hop course. Come and learn Lindy Hop with us! 

 Schedule: Every Thursday from 18:30 till 19:30 for 10 weeks (Starting 16th of Sept.)

 Total Price: Regular 400 NOK, Student 250 NOK (Free for the students of the previously cancelled courses) Vipps: 94745

 Register: Please use the following form to register as a couple or solo: https://forms.gle/iu3s6ywc58tf2qsT9

Every Thursday after the class, there will be practice/social time till 22.00, you can practice what you learned and meet other dancers.

There will be additional workshops for other Swing era dances.*Cottontails is a dance club dedicated to the dances of the Swing era: Lindy Hop, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Charleston, Blues and Shag.