Midwest Lindy Fest Productions Procedures
Please arrive 10 minutes before class to change shoes and prepare for class. This will help ensure your preparedness and that you won’t miss any of the class as classes will begin on time.
Classes will end promptly, but before we are required to exit the space. This allows students to ask questions of the instructors following class. Please use inside voices and respect the students around you. Also, there are often other classes and events following, so please be respectful of them as they enter the space.
Registration is completed when both your payment and your information is received. Payment may be submitted by cash, check, or paypal and details for payment are supplied on the registration page. Under 18 must be submit a parental consent form which must be signed and dated by their parent or legal guardian. See the Consent policy for further details.
Midwest Lindy Fest Productions Policies
Spectating is allowed for MWLF classes and workshops, but is not free. You must be a registered, paying member or guest of MWLF to attend any classes.
Flash Photography is strictly forbidden during The Show, all competitions, dances, and classes. It is very distracting to the performers, instructors, and competitors, not to mention that it detracts from ambiance. Please, please, just don’t do it!
Filming and photography is allowed only with express consent of the instructor. If you wish to film the class while in session, you must receive permission from the entire class. You may be filmed or photographed by a member of the MWLF staff for promotional purposes. You must explicitly notify MWLF in writing that you wish to be exempt from having your image used for these purposes.
Filming and photography are allowed during the MWLF Show, competitions, and evening dances. Use discretion when capturing anything outside of events.
Public dissemination of video footage is not permitted without express consent from those who are in the film. Video recording is permitted, as defined within this document, for personal use only. This applies to, but is not limited to, instructor demonstrations, performances, and student classroom participation. Excluded from this clause are: competitions and dances.
Refunds will be not be given out. Your pass is transferable.
All attendees under 18 must submit a written (or typed) consent form which must be signed and dated by their parent or legal guardian. All attendees under 13 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian for the duration of each class. Online Consent forms will be available for Workshop VI.
Dancing is a physical activity that can and does result in either overuse, indirect injuries as well as direct physical injury. You may get hurt. You accept all liability for the risk you are undertaking.
The attendee assumes all risk involved with dancing and assumes all responsibility for any damages that occur. The attendee acknowledges this risk and agrees not to hold MWLF, MWLFP, the venues, instructors, or organizers liable for any damages received while participating in this event. Attendees may be asked to sign a formal policy and liability waiver prior to partaking in the event. Refusal to sign the waiver forfeits your participation in the event and no refund will be given.
Midwest Lindy Fest Productions Level Definitions
Note: Level descriptions are for reference only and may not represent the actual levels at MWLFP Events.
No previous experience necessary.
Basic understanding of beginner concepts and moves such as a swing out or Charleston kick required.
Dancer should have a few months experience and be comfortable with the basics at medium tempos (up to 185bpm). Tuck turns, sugar pushes, basic Charleston, footwork variations, and swing outs should all be familiar to you while you learn to integrate 6 and 8 count patterns. The trust relationship between partner’s connection is dawning on you.
Dancer should be familiar with traditional moves. Now is the time to begin to understand how the dance and the music relate and interact. Fast Tempos up to 220bpm should be accessible to the dancer. Concepts of movement and musicality should have dawned on the dancer as well as the ability to improvise, vary simple moves to create interesting movements as well as footwork flourishes. The concept of thinking in two’s can be an interesting discussion topic. The dancer should also have an understanding of the importance of outside exposure, travel, and different stylings, perhaps having already traveled or at least attended a locally hosted regional or national event. Connection is important in your dance because it creates that trust between you and your partner. You also know that connection is not simple but complex, consisting of points of connection, strength of the connection, direction of the connection, and more.
Dancer should be comfortable with musicality and movement concepts. No tempo frightens you. Creativity and expression on the floor is what you are looking for in your dances. Dancer has traveled and learned from a variety of teachers in a variety of places. Charleston, Balboa, Shag, Blues all have an interest to you and you work them into your dances as the music moves you. You understand that the fundamentals are key to this dance — maybe even having revamped your swingout several times already.
You enjoy a good ass kicking. You have forgotten how many moves you know, they all come from connection and movement anyways. Screw tempos, just dance.
