Tanz

Der Workshop

Voraussetzungen:

You can join as a total beginner, or come as an intermediate and keep working on your basics and share your steps and ideas with us. Most important is to have fun and go with the music and rhythm.
Bring your dancing shoes!
Best are shoes with flat and smooth soles, that make a tapping sound & that you can slide with.

Inhalt:

Music and dancing belong together. That's why we will learn how to be part of an oldtime jam as a dancer, and how to support the musicians by creating percussion sounds with our feet. We will concentrate on the basics (that I have learned myself in workshops at camps like Mt. Airy & Clifftop and also from watching dancers for example the green grass cloggers, Ira Bernstein, or Jess Collins while exploring the music scene in America and the UK) and I will introduce you to a few different steps that you can improvise with at future oldtime music get-togethers.
Have fun, keep the rhythm, and be part of a wonderful community worldwide. It's more fun for musicians to play if there are dancers around.

Der Workshop

Voraussetzungen:
Just bring your dancin’ feet! No prior experience necessary – these dances are intended to be fun and easy, for everyone to enjoy. I will teach each dance step-by-step before we bring in the band. Also, there’s no need to arrange a dance partner beforehand.

Inhalt:

American barn dances trace their roots to the country dances of Scotland, Ireland, and England. These dances traditionally provided a structured yet enjoyable way for “country folks” to socialize, bond, and strengthen their community ties. Barn dances and Old-Time music are deeply connected – in fact, these two traditions are inseparable. So, at the Hannover Hoedown we will enjoy a few different types of traditional American barn dances (Circle Mixers, Square Dances, Reels, etc…) as a way to fully embrace the Old-Time spirit.