Description: Ardent Swing Festival 2020 - Liège - Belgium - 13-15 mars 2020
Lindy Hop Solo Jazz Special Guest: BOOGIE WOOGIE Workshops Lives Bands Shows Competitions Vintage Market and much more
The style of the Boogie straddles Lindy Hop and Rock'n'Roll. This dance is clearly an answer and adaptation to the musical evolution of its time which is between the years 1920 and 1950. It’s popularity grew and grew as the fledgling Rock'n'Roll stars such as Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis replaced the old Swing music on the radio and in nightclubs. Boogie-Woogie is commonly danced to a fast pace but easily adapts to all types of tempos, with a predilection for piano pieces of Boogie music. It is famous for its
The « Ardent Swing Festival » - very first swing festival in Liège - welcomes you from March 13 to 15, 2020. Come and discover the « Cité Ardente » (Liège’s nickname) by dancing to the frantic rhythm of the 1920’s. The « Ardent Swing Festival » will be an intense 3 days during which professional dancers will meet passionate dancers – lovers of the exceptional atmosphere of the Roaring Twenties. This weekend is not only focused on dance, but also on artistic exchanges and the discovery of various disciplines