Löftadalens folkhögskola
Folkhögskolevägen, 439 54 Åsa (SE)
08 --> 14 July 2024
The Venue
Löftadalens folkhögskola is a school dedicated to the fine arts. They offer courses in dancing, music, painting, pottery, ... next to general education. During their school holidays, they open the venue to short-term seminars.
There is one large and one small dance room with a wooden floor, and one large and one small dance room with a ballet floor. We also have access to the music room, the painting room, and some other classrooms.
The lodging options are:
* in twin rooms (26 available) with private bathrooms
* in single rooms (39 available). Single rooms share 1 bathroom every 2 rooms or 4 rooms.
Sheets and towels are included. Camping on-site is not possible.
The location is right in front of the sea, left and right there are sand beaches close to the school. The village center is less than 1 km away.
The Program
Monday, July 08
as of 11:00 arrival on site. After lunch, in the afternoon all teachers will give one class each.
First evening milonga after dinner
Tuesday till Saturday, July 09 - -> July 13
Various workshops, practices, open-air afternoon milonga's, evening milonga's
Sunday, July 14
10:00-13:00 Pyama milonga
15.00 Final hugs and kisses goodbye
Included
Lodging in full board (sheets and towels included), drinks, and snacks are included.
Daily tango workshops by our teacher's team.
Tango music classes for experienced and non-experienced musicians.
Daily open-air (weather permitting) afternoon milonga and evening milonga.
Morning body awakening class by Annika Palen.
24/7 soothing waves welcoming you for a swim in the sea.
The Teachers
Mikael and Andreas are the driving force behind the yearly Gotenborg queer tango festival.
Andreas is based in Berlin where he runs his own dance studio, Over the last 20 years, he's been teaching and DJ'ing in SE Asia and Europe for various international tango events.
Mikael has been dancing tango for 20 years, and teaching for the last 15 years all over Sweden.
He finds Tango exciting because one is never fully learned, there are always find new ways to make Your Tango better. Tango is not difficult, it is fun!!
More info on the next slides.
Ruth Rozelaar has long been the soul of Tango Mango in Devon. Now she devotes her life to the bandoneon.
She comes with a special program around playing tango music, where the music is approached playing in a freer, 'a la parilla' style.
More info on the next slides.
Celine & Alexis met at a local milonga in Lyon in 2010 where they danced for more than one hour without stopping. Then they met again by chance in Buenos Aires and continued to enjoy beautiful tandas.
Alexis: “The third time we met was at an international event in France. I had already decided to work with tango as a professional. When I saw Celine again and danced with her for hours, I knew that she was the partner I needed.
Celine: “I think it was evident to us both”
They have been working together since 2011 and from the beginning on, they knew that when dancing tango they were looking for:
“A deep dialogue that enables us to move in harmony with the music in a comfortable embrace, subtle leading and shared sensations”
More info on the next slide
Ruth and Carsta have known each other for many years and have taught at each others events. They share a vision of tango and tango teaching.
Their recent collaboration at Proitzer Mühle in Germany led to a project of teaching together elsewhere.
In their lessons, Ruth lays particular emphasis on both the musicality and structure of tango, whilst Carsta is happy to share her views on how to dance comfortably in both
roles.
Regardless of how long and intensively their students have been dancing, Carsta and Ruth take them on a journey deeper into Tango, encouraging them to expand
their horizons, both in dance technique and interpretation of the music. Given the opportunity to explore both roles during the lessons, students are able to experience the dance as a whole. The broad range of images, used to explain
physical processes, helps students to develop their own tango.
In their classes, they will go back to the very basics of tango.
Look forward to a refreshing, inspiring, and motivating class with Ruth and Carsta!
Morning session, with somatic movement, by Annika
The morning classes aim to gently wake up the body and prepare you for dancing and hours of embracing. We will learn to detect and release unwanted tension before it leads to pain while also improving our coordination and body awareness. Classes will include both embodied anatomy and slow, conscious movements. It is calming for the nervous system and can also be described as meditation in motion.
Some of the benefits of releasing unconscious muscle tension are that you will be able to dance with less effort and with greater precision. And of course, when you can be more aware and relaxed in your own body, it will have a positive effect on your dance partner.
Welcome to explore!
More info on the next slide
Extra
What more is there to do:
Åsa is situated in the Halland region of Sweden. For a good website with all kinds of nice suggestions, click here.
Allemansrätten: The Right of Public Access gives everybody the freedom to roam the Swedish countryside. A unique opportunity to discover the woods and plains. For do's and dont's, click here.
Åkulla Bokskogar: This forest is a fifty square kilometers natural region situated in the interior of the Halland. The area contains some twenty lakes and twelve nature reserves. 40'' by car from our venue.
(you can change the language of the website at the bottom of the intro page).
Tjolöholm Slot: The Castle is one of Scandinavia’s leading Arts and crafts properties. The luxurious castle was finished in 1904 and is said to be one of Sweden’s most amazing buildings. During the summer you have the chance to go on a guided tour of the castle in English. 15'' by car from our venue.
How to reach us:
Åsa is situated 45 min south of Gotenborg (SE) at the coast. It is a municipality of the greater Kungsbacka area.
The main international airport is Landvetter Airport (Gotenborg). To go from the airport to the venue by public transport will take about 1'40''. You can plan your trip here.
Renting a car is also an option and not that expensive. It starts at 25 Euro per day. You will find a good deal here.
You can also come by ferry from Kiel (DE) and Frederikshavn (DK) to Gotenborg. More info here.
There are bus and train connections from Malmo and Stockholm to Kungsbaka, and then further on.
The train from Kopenhagen to Gotenborg stops in Asa.
If you need a shuttle from Asa train station to the venue, please use this form.
Schedule proposition:
Pricing & Registration
You can join us for as many days as you want. From 1 day up till the full 6 nights :-).
Under 1 day we understand your stay at the venue for 24 hours, 1-night accommodation, and 3 meals.
Included: Access to all classes, stay in single or twin rooms, full board, drinks, and snacks.
Not included: Transport to the venue.
The more consecutive nights you stay, the cheaper the price per night is.
We welcome all dancers that enjoy double role dancing.
No need to register with a partner.
We all dance with each other.
Is your friend/partner (still) a single role dancer? You are both welcome.
