To take part in University of Swing, select one of our three degrees in Lindy Hop and Solo Jazz! Each degree offers a weekend full of classes and access to three socials, featuring live music. Look out for teacher and band announcements coming soon on our social media….
Concession tickets are available for all students. Please see below for more information on our Pay-It-Forward scholarship fund.
Our Degrees
Master’s of Swing (MSwi)
This degree is aimed at students who are newer to dancing and are familiar with some of the classic vocabulary. You may regularly take classes in Lindy Hop and you’re eager to consolidate and expand your knowledge of moves, rhythm and musicality. You mostly feel comfortable on the social dance floor, but you may find fast tempos, crowded floors or improvisation challenging. If you can connect with a partner and are familiar with some of the basic figures like Lindy circles, Swing outs and Charleston steps, this degree may be for you. Get ready to boost your skills and dance all weekend!
PhD in Swing (PhDSwi)
This degree is aimed at more experienced swing dancers who are ready to work on refining their existing technique. You take part in your local dance scene and attend regular classes. You may have travelled to other dance events (nationally or internationally) and you are able to quickly pick up new material in class by watching the teachers and then trying it yourself. You’re excited to work on improvisation, further developing your own style and getting more comfortable with different rhythms and tempos at UoS.
Postdoc in Swing (PDSwi)
This degree is for the most seasoned dancers who are working on advanced concepts. You might teach classes locally and/or travel to international dance events. You probably train by yourself or with a partner regularly, and you have a strong sense of rhythm, musicality and your own personal style. You are eager to keep developing as a dancer with a deeper and more complex exploration of concepts, and you are ready to dive into the nitty gritty of techniques, improvisation and partner communication.
An important note on our degrees: We want to emphasise that at the end of the day, we are all here to dance with one another. We acknowledge that levels are a consequence of learning this dance in an artificial class context, and we hope that on the social floor we can put them aside.
By having leveled degrees in Swing, we hope to make it easier for teachers to target their content appropriately and help students get the most out of their classes, not to stop people from dancing together. We will not be holding auditions, so please carefully read the degree descriptions and pick the level that is the best fit for you. Teachers and organisers reserve the right to recommend degree changes during the weekend.
Group Discounts
Group discounts are available for groups of five to twenty. Groups applying to University of Swing will get a discount of £5 per ticket for every 5 people, up to a maximum of £20 for a group of 20 people. The Group Discount is applicable to both Standard and Concession-rate full passes.
Group discount tickets are handled outside of Dancecloud. Please email us at eusds.workshops@gmail.com with a list of your group members, their emails, their chosen degree and role (lead/follow/switch) and whether their ticket is a concession or a regular pass to arrange a discount for your group.
Pay-it-forward
We believe that financial reasons should not prevent anyone from attending the University of Swing. While we aim to deliver a high-quality fun and educational dance event, we recognise that this also comes with high costs reflected in the ticket prices. If the price of our tuition would prevent you from being able to come, please get in touch with us via EUSDS social media (Facebook or Instagram) or email us at eusds.workshops@gmail.com. We will do our best to offer you a subsidised ticket using our pay-it-forward fund.
If you would like to contribute towards the University’s scholarship fund in order to make this possible, you can add one or more Pay-it-Forward “extras” when buying your ticket via Dancecloud in order to donate.