I have dreamt of learning to dance Swing ever since I arrived in Catalunya. There are plenty of classes in Barcelona and earlier this year I went up there every week to do a beginners class of Lindy Hop. But what I really wanted was to dance in Granollers. I knew there were dancers here but they also were always travelling to the big city. It seemed noone wanted to start classes here.
And then….my friend Montse decided to take the plunge and open a school of Swing here at the Roca Umbert Arts Centre. She and her dance partner Miquel teach classes there on Mondays and Wednesdays. See them on stage at the EcoGra on my previous post
Last Spring they did a few events, dancing in the street and handing out leaflets, and soon there were enough people signed up to run not one but several classes. We are lucky that there is also a successful and thriving swing scene in nearby La Garriga and with the added bonus of a jazz band to play live occasionally, we were off!
More information is available at the Facebook page of Big Potters Swing.
The name comes from a play on words Gran=Big and Ollers=Pots. Granollers=Big Potters
I’m still waiting to learn properly, but having given up one of my jobs I hope to finally find space for it. X
Hi TJay It has been great to learn and so different from tango. There are hundreds of people here doing Lindy Hop and so far much easier to get dances. It’s very good fun but I have to admit tango still has my heart!