Paris Jazz Roots Dance Festival 2012 » English

Oliv Wan – Jazz Roots

Brotherswing — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:44:14 +0000

Registration open

Brotherswing — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:37:50 +0000

Registration to the Paris Jazz Roots dance festival are open since january 12 2012. 1 registration by person. 1 unique price 100€. Pass include 8 hours of classes by level (4 hours of Jazz Roots and 4h of tasters)

What’s the Jazz Roots (Authentic Jazz) ?

Brotherswing — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:11:50 +0000

Here is some clips

vidéos Jazz Roots 1930/40/50:

Here is a sélection of BrotherSwing’s event with particularly jazz roots show and jam sessions from the other years

Find a place to sleep

Brotherswing — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:57:15 +0000

If you want to be hosted, don’t forget to let us know on the registration page
Places are limited.
You can also choose an hotel, more informations in the post.

For transport,
You can visit the website of RATP.

For finding place for workshop and parties, you can use MAPPY
The interest for you is to see the closest metro and use the map
Hébergement

You can look by yourself on this very good website fr.parisinfo.com/hotels_paris/ (cliquer sur Réservation).

Classics Hotels

1) Hotel with student Jazz Roots price :

85€, included breakfast for double room (Double ou Twin)
Taxe sejour 1€ per day
Car Parking possible.

Hotel Montmartre Nord -

2) Hotel reasonnable price

Etap Hotel
57-63, Avenue Jean Jaurès 75019 Paris
Tel : (+33)892680891, Fax : (+33)142034443
Site web
Métro : Laumiere (Ligne 5)
Prix chambre double : 53€

Hotels with small price

youth hostel exist too, but you have to buy a card (~15€ +26ans, ~10€ -26ans) and reservations are sometimes impossible.

What to do for eating

Brotherswing — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:49:32 +0000

Meals are not including in the pass. There are several places around the workshop.

There is a pizzeria close from the workshop. But the advise is to plan some sandwich or other because schedule is tight and class will begin on time

Hanna Lundmark – Jazz Roots

Brotherswing — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:16:40 +0000

Hanna Lundmark is a sparkling jazzsinger, musical performer and a mesmerazing dancer with lots of charm, great passion and skills. She masters many styles of dancing like tap, jazz and coupledancing.

At the age of seven she sang in a band and today her singing-repertoire is everything from jazz and rock to musical.

www.mandh.se

Mattias Lundmark – Jazz Roots

Brotherswing — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:26:14 +0000

Mattias is an extremely versatile artist with great success in many fields. As a dancer he has been member of the internationally recognized show-group Harlem hot shots for over 10 years. . His latest appearance was on the British TV–show ”Strictly come dancing” where he performed with Dougie Mills (Tapdogs) in a tap number choreographed by Ryan Francois, tributing the Nicholas Brothers.

Mattias was the assisting choreographer and tap coach for ”Singing in the rain” which won nine awards, among them ”best choreography”, at prestigious Guldmasken 2007. Both as body percussion and tap-dancer, he was seen in the contempary show ”rhythm instrument” at Sprechwerk, Hamburg 2008. He began dancing swedish folkdances at the age of twelve. Then he started to dance Lindy hop 1991 and also went into competing. He came on third place in the Lindy hop world championships 1997. That same year he joined The rhythm hot shots that later became Harlem hot shots.
mandh.se/en/MattiasLundmark

Sharon Davis – Jazz Roots

Brotherswing — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:56:26 +0000

Sharon Davis is a professional swing dancer, specialising in Lindy Hop, 1920s Charleston, Burlesque and other authentic dances from the 1920s, 30s and 40s. Originally from Australia, Sharon is now based in London, and travels the world throughout the year, teaching and performing her dance. Her dance partner is Juan Villafane from Argentina.
www.sharondavis.com.au

Juan Villafane – Jazz Roots

Brotherswing — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:50:01 +0000

Juan Villafañe is a Buenos Aires based professional swing dancer. He specialises in Lindy Hop, 1920s Charleston, tap and other authentic dances from the 1920s, 30s and 40s. With his dance partner Sharon Davis, Juan travels the world throughout the year, teaching and performing his dance.

www.juanvillafane.com.ar
www.sharonandjuan.com Juan & Sharon:

Alex “Texas” Dreyer – Slide

Brotherswing — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:36:37 +0000

Alex is from Houston, Texas, where he started dancing lindy hop in 1998. in ten years, he has participated to the most swing dance event all around the world. He is a passionate of swing movies, particularly ” The spirit moves”. Talented dancer, he is practicing different dance too as tap, carolina shag, or two steps.