Program

Let’s meet in our well-known dance party location Tango Milieu in the heart of our lovely city and get in the mood for a weekend full of fun and energy!

After your registration, the big band “SwingLeiner” will make sure your legs can no longer stand still and everyone is guaranteed to dance.

The SwingLeiner are synonymous for classic big band sound and play the most famous titles of the great swing big bands of the 1930s to 1950s. Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Count Basie and Charlie Barnet are not to be missed.

Here are a few audio samples: swingleiner.de.

So it’s proven: The dance floor is absolutely swing-suitable!

Location

In addition to tango events (as you might have guessed by the name), the Tango Milieu has also hosted the Swing Salon Linden for several years. The parties are also known and popular beyond Hannover. Here are a few impressions: Facebook (also featuring the band “SwingLeiner”). So it’s proven: The dance floor is absolutely swing-suitable!

Teacher: Boris

Learn to combine simple jazz steps with self-generated rhythm. This taster will enrich your sense and musical understanding of rhythm in swing, in addition to interesting jazz step variations. Based on steps from the Shim Sham and other routines, you’ll learn how to use your body to create interesting rhythms and combine the two.

Boris hosts the podcast “Bei mir bist Du schön”, and runs the first German-language online swing dance school. For over 10 years he has been guiding Lindy Hop and Solo Jazz dancers on a direct path to their personal dance goals.
Both, in Hannover and online, he has accompanied more than 2.000 people from absolute beginners to experienced dancers, who have even more fun with more partners and on every dance floor. So you can be sure that you learn (also in this taster) fast and sustainable, and thus can add your individual rhythm to the music.

Location

Step by Step is a dance school along with a cabaret stage and is known for its excellent swing dance concerts.

Teachers: Samson & Peach

Welcome to the Roaring 20s. The hips shake, the body trembles, the legs cross wildly. In this tester you will learn pairs of steps from the 1920s. 20s Charleston replaced the foxtrot and Frankie Manning created the Lindy Hop in the late 1929s originated from the dances called One Step and Breakaway. We’ll show you that the well-known X and O legs are just a foot variation and it’s a lot of fun to move to fast ragtime music.

Peach and Samson have over 50 years of combined dance experience. Originally started with ballroom, they stayed with the swing dances and nowadays teach Lindy-Hop and 20s Partner Charleston together in Hanover. They also took part in the TV series “Babylon Berlin” and the movie “Und der Zukunft zugewandt”. The fun factor is their number one priority. Everything is possible, nothing is necessary. With a multitude of creative ideas and new approaches, they try together with you to work out the goal in dance without feeling under or overwhelmed. They try to incorporate the love of music and the lifestyle of the swing era. They look forward to you.

Location

Step by Step is a dance school along with a cabaret stage and is known for its excellent swing dance concerts.

On this swingy tour Kathrin and Olli will guide you through the biggest village of the former province of Hanover - Linden. You will enter the aristocratic and also civil life of this hotspot of industrialisation, which was not only social democratic. You roam through some of the most beautiful streets and places of Linden. Passing the Linden Market and an old palace park, you will even reach a hill (!!!). At some places we will have a break for a little dance session, the hanoverian band “Marshmallows” will play some swing music for us.

Please wear comfortable footwear and bring some beverages. If it rains: Don’t forget the umbrella.

The guided tour starts at 3 pm at “Am Küchengarten”, in front of the “TAK” (Theater am Küchengarten”) and will end approximately at 5:30 pm at the Lindener Berg. There you can relax in the beer garden “Turmschänke” and refresh for the Swing Ball.

Get ready for a roaring party in the style of the 20s and 30s with the great Shreveport Rhythm from Hamburg at the dance school Teichert. Get new inspiration for your dance skills during the taster class. Show everyone what you’re made of and impress with your dancing skills at the Mix & Match. Or simply let yourself be inspired and carried away by one of the shows. Get your fanciest outfit out of the closet and dress up really chic. Or just come as you are. The HASE welcomes everyone.

The Shreveport Rhythm are also known as Hamburg’s Hot Jazz & Swing Band and are considered one of the best jazz quartets in northern Germany. So it’s worth it!

Here is a sample of the Shreveport Rhythms: Shreveport Rhythm - Hit That Jive Jack

Location

The dance school Teichert is located in the former premises of the Petersen printing house (built during the founding period of the German Empire) and is a long-established dance school in Hannover-Ricklingen.

On Sunday you can start a bit lazier. The day starts at 11 a.m. at the Kanu-Club Limmer e.V. (Canoe Club Limmer Association) with a brunch accompanied by a wonderful view.

Later you can dance to some great swing music or take a paddling tour if you like. Canoes will be provided. Alternatively you can chill on the adjoining meadow, play Kubb or table tennis. If you’re super cool you can try to do a swing out on the slack line. Good Luck! HASE keeps its fingers crossed.

Costs for brunch are 10 € per person for exchange participants. The number of participants for brunch is limited to 60 people, so sign up quickly.

Canoeing is included within the exchange fee. Don’t forget to bring a towel and dry clothes, you could get wet.

If you’d like to skip brunch your day starts at 1 p.m. directly with dancing, canoeing, and all the above.

Location

The canoe club Limmer association is located in the western part of the district Linden-Limmer and owns a beautiful club house.

On the dance floor of the Platzprojekt you can prove that you are a real party bunny. From 6 PM there will be swing music to dance to. Say “goodbye” and “let’s meet again” to your new friends. And in case you’re thirsty: The bar offers drinks at student prices and leaves no wish unfulfilled.

Location

Among other things, the Platzprojekt is home to “Swing am Platz” and also an experimental field for the cultural use of a former industrial site. You can find more information here: platzprojekt.de.