New Courses 2024 Spring

Come and learn the happiest Swing dances with us! 🕺💃 We start Lindy Hop and Solo Jazz dance courses. Cottontails is a dance club focused on the Swing era: Lindy Hop, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Charleston, Blues and Shag. Our main emphasis is social dance in a friendly and inclusive atmosphere.

 👉 Couple Courses (You don’t need to register with a partner, we will do our best to balance the count of leaders and followers and we rotate partners at our classes):
1️⃣ Lindy Hop Beginner: We will learn the basics of Lindy Hop dance.  9 weeks, every Thursday*, 18.15 – 19:15starting fromFebruary, 1st @Danckert Krohn Center
2️⃣Lindy Hop Begintermediate: You have taken at least one semester Lindy Hop with us or another school and know the basics. At the Begintermediate course you will enlarge your dance repertoire and some essential techniques and will learn fancy moves for social dancing.6 weeks, twice a month on Thursdays* (TBA)19.30 – 20:15, starting fromFebruary, 1st @Danckert Krohn Center3️⃣ Lindy Hop Intermediate / Shag – Stand-alone workshops with Oguz & Raluca: workshops for experienced dancers who did several semesters with us or have a solid background in swing dance from before. Here we focus on  special techniques, advanced moves and choreographies. Will be given as 2 hours’ workshops, approx 4 workshops during the Spring term. Details and dates will be announced separately.
 👉 Solo Courses (No partner needed, you are all by yourself here!):1️⃣Solo Jazz/Solo Charleston (Beginner): Basics of classic Charleston dance and vernacular jazz. We will learn and practice at least 2 dance routines.  10 weeks, Tuesdays* between18:15 – 19:00starting fromFebruary, 6th@Ulriken Bydelssenter 
2️⃣Solo Jazz/Solo Charleston(Intermediate):  If you took any solo jazz course before or  have some experience in solo jazz or if you are an experienced swing dancer. We will learn at least 2 dance routines. 10 weeks on Tuesdays* between 19:15 – 20:00 starting from February, 6th@Ulriken Bydelssenter *Breaks on winter vacations and public holidays.
👉 Course fee:
Lindy Hop Beginners course (per person) – 1000 KrLindy Hop Begintermediate course (per person) – 600 kr
⚠️ If you register for a Solo jazz course in addition to a Lindy Hop course, you will get the second course at 50% discount.⚠️ 20% discount for students or for those who register as a couple for couple courses (20% is the maximum discount)⚠️ Course registration includes the semester membership fee which gives you benefits of the membership advantages freely: discounts for the live music parties (Klub Kavaler), workshops, events.👉 Membership fee is normally 100 kr per person.⚠️ Course fee is non-refundable unless the course is cancelled by the organizers.
📌 Drop-in fee: 150 kr per lesson / 100 kr for students.
📌 Stand-alone workshop fee – 200 kr / 150 kr for students.

New Courses 2023 Fall

We are starting Lindy Hop and Solo Jazz dance courses for this semester. Learn the most happiest Swing dances with us! 

  1. Lindy Hop (Beginner): We will learn the basics of Lindy Hop dance. https://youtu.be/dFtX8RlGRrw 8 weeks, every Thursday between 18.20 and 19:20 starting from August, 24th @Danckert Krohn Center
  2. Lindy Hop (Couple Charleston): Basics of Couple Charleston dance for faster swing songs. https://youtu.be/CmY_QNOFvRY 8 weeks, every Thursday between 19.30 and 20:30 starting from August, 24th @Danckert Krohn Center
  3. Solo Jazz/Solo Charleston (Beginner): Basics of classic Charleston dance and vernacular jazz. We will learn and practice at least 2 dance routines. https://youtu.be/3RVwZl_WU6A 10 weeks, every Tuesday between 18:15 and 19:15 starting from August, 22th @Ulriken Bydelssenter
  4. Solo Jazz/Solo Charleston (Intermediate): If you took any solo jazz course before or have some experience in solo jazz or if you are an experienced swing dancer. We will learn at least 2 dance routines. 10 weeks, every Tuesday between 19:30 and 20:30 starting from August, 22th @Ulriken BydelssenterDetails are in the registration form: 

https://forms.gle/WqgpGiDDFU5mft3y7Come and enjoy these beautiful music and dances with us. 

New Classes in 2023 Spring

Come and learn the most happiest Swing dances with us! 🕺💃 We are starting Lindy Hop, Balboa and Solo Jazz/Charleston/Blues dance courses for both complete beginners and upper levels.  

👉 Couple Courses (You don’t need to register with a partner, we will balance the number of leaders and followers):
1️⃣Balboa 1(Beginner):  8 weeks of new beginner course to learn the basics of balboa dance . Balboa is the most elegant style of swing dance family – as elegant as tango and as upbeat as Lindy Hop. If you want to enjoy any fast swing music without too much effort, this dance is just for you. Every Wednesday between 18.30 and 19.45, starting from January, 25th @Gnisten Laksevåg . (After each Balboa class, you will also have additional 1 hour of practice/social time specific for Balboa dance. Right after we finish 8 weeks of classes, we are planning a continuation course)
2️⃣Lindy Hop 1(Beginner): 10 weeks of new beginner course for you who want to learn the basics of Lindy Hop dance. First 6 weeks will be about learning the fundamentals, and during the last 4 weeks we will be working on a choreography which will enable you to use all the moves you learned and also adding new ones!  Every Thursday between 19.30 and 20:30 starting fromFebruary, 9th@Danckert Krohn Center
3️⃣Lindy Hop 2 (Intermediate): 10 weeks of continuation course from the last semester. If you have some  experience , know the basics and can do swing out, it is also for you. First 6 weeks we will be adding new moves to our vocabulary, and during the last 4 weeks we will be working on a choreography which will enable you to use all the moves you learned while adding new ones! Every Thursday between 18.15 and 19:15 starting fromFebruary, 9th@Danckert Krohn Center


 👉 Solo Courses (No partner needed, you are all by yourself here!):1️⃣Solo Jazz/Charleston (Open level):  10 weeks of Solo Jazz for you who want to learn thoroughly the basics of classic Charleston dance and vernacular jazz and may be have had some previous experience with us or another dance club. We will learn and practice at least 2 dance routines that we eventually plan to perform at different social events: “Yes, Sir, thats my baby”, “Pennies from heaven” 🌦️☂️🎶 (+ Jitterbug Stroll). Every Tuesday between18:15 and 19:15 starting fromJanuary, 24th@Ulriken Bydelssenter 

2️⃣ Solo Blues course (Open level): 8 weeks of blues course. We learn at least 2 dance routines that we later plan to perform at different social arrangements: “Let’s do it” (3-4 weeks), “Three little  monkeys” (4-5 weeks).  Every Tuesday between 19:30 and 20:30 starting from January, 24th @Ulriken Bydelssenter


💥 First week classes are free: Come and try these beautiful dances yourself.
👉 Semester fee:
1 course (one dance style, per person): 900 Kr
2 courses (two dance styles, per person): 1100 Kr
3 courses (three dance styles, per person): 1300 Kr


⚠️ We offer a 20% discount per person, for students or for those who register as a couple for couple courses. (Maximum total discount is 20%).⚠️ Course registration includes the semester membership fee which lets you benefit from the membership advantages freely; discounts for the live music parties (Klub Kavaler), workshops, events. (👉Membership fee is normally 100 kr per person📌 Drop in fee: 150 kr per lesson)


💰🗓️ For couple dance courses, to make sure that we have enough applicants with the balance of the leaders and followers, we first collect the applications with this form. After we have enough applications for the  related course, we will confirm your registration. For solo dance courses, we don’t send confirmations. If you don’t hear from us, you are definitely enrolled and we look forward to seeing you in the studio. 
Course fees can be paid; 
-by a direct bank transfer to the account 1503.10.35667
-by Vipps: 94745, Cottontails Danseklubb-by cash or card  in the first week of each course  (please let us know with an email) All payments need to be completed before the 2nd week of each course. Please, have a PrtScr of payment available for control at the 2nd week of each course. 


💥Every Thursday , we generally have practice/social time between 20.30 till 22.00, you can practice what you learned and meet other dancers. We are also planning additional workshops for Blues, Shag and Lindy Hop!

*Cottontails is a dance club dedicated to the dances of the Swing era: Lindy Hop, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Charleston, Blues and Shag.

The Cottontails

Shag Dance Workshop

Let’s learn the Shag dance together!Yeah, you heard this correctly! We are organizing an awesome week with teachers from Barcelona again! 5 hours of memorable shag classes, where you will be able to sweat, lose weight and have tons of fun! 

This workshop is planned for the second week of September and will be an open level with super fun moves, so you are welcome to join and test!The days we propose are the following:● Thursday, 8th of September, from 18:30 till 20.00, @Danckert Krohn senior center● Friday, 9th of September, from 19:00 till 20.30, @ Ny-Kronenborg center (Danmarksplass)● Saturday, 10th of September, from 15:00 till 17.00, @ Ny-Kronenborg center (Danmarksplass)● Sunday, 11th of September – open floor and self practice / drills with feedback from the instructor, @ Ulriken bydelssenter (Landås)After these 5 hours and self practice, you will be very well familiarized with the basic notions of shag, a wide range of cool moves and you will be able to actually dance at fast swing music in a social environment! We will also teach you how to “glue” the steps together, no worries, the vocabulary does not come alone! 

Through this workshop, our goal is to help you master super quick dances as well and enjoy fast songs. So, you will not hide under an umbrella anymore when you hear a fast song, but you will surely wanna dance them all! Besides this, you will laugh and you will have lots of fun!Please let us know if this is an interesting opportunity for you and we will be happy to launch it!

 Workshop fees:

 All around pass: 600 Kr

 For Cottontails members: 500 Kr

 Drop in: 200 Kr/class
Sunday practice – free of charge 

Use the follwing link to register and we will contact you.https://forms.gle/VZMjGSbGEq4zcPtn8Check this awesome dance out:
https://youtu.be/uUGsLoZYXb4

New Classes for 2022 Fall

We are starting Lindy Hop, Balboa and Solo jazz/Charleston dance courses for beginners and higher levels.

Come and learn the most happiest Swing dances with us! 🕺💃 We are starting Lindy Hop, Balboa and Solo jazz/Charleston dance courses for both complete beginners and upper levels.
💥 Free Lindy Hop Taster class: Come and try this beautiful dance yourself. Date/Time:  Thursday, September 8th, 17:30 Location: Danckert Krohn Center

 👉 Course Information:

1️⃣ Lindy Hop (Beginner): 10 weeks of new beginner course for you who wants to learn the basics of Lindy Hop.  Every Thursday between 19.30 and 20:30starting fromSeptember, 15th@Danckert Krohn Center
2️⃣Lindy Hop (Intermediate): 10 weeks of continuation course from the last semester. First 5 weeks will be about learning new moves, and during the last 5 weeks we will be working on a choreography which will enable you to use all the moves you learned and also adding new ones! Every Thursday between 18.15 and 19:15starting fromSeptember, 15th@Danckert Krohn Center
3️⃣Balboa (Beginner):  8 weeks of new beginner course for you who wants to learn the basics of balboa dance. Every Wednesday between 18.30 and 19.30, starting from September, 21th @Gnisten Laksevåg 
4️⃣Balboa (Intermediate)
:  8 weeks  of continuation course from the last semester. This is also suitable if you have some experience with Balboa basics; up hold, down hold, come around, out and ins.. This class will be adapted to the level of participants and follower/leader balance.  Every Wednesday between 20.00 and 21.00, starting from September, 21th @Gnisten Laksevåg 
5️⃣ Solo Jazz/Charleston (Open level):  10 weeks of Solo Jazz for you who wants to learn the basics of classic Charleston dance and vernacular jazz and may be have had some previous experience with us or another dance club. We will learn and practice some easy routines that we eventually plan to perform at different social events. No partner needed, you are all by yourself here! Every Tuesday between 19.00 and 20:00starting fromSeptember, 13th@Ulriken Bydelssenter 
👉 Semester fee:
1 course (one dance style, per person): 800 Kr
2 courses (two dance styles, per person): 1000 Kr
3 courses (three dance styles, per person): 1100 Kr

📌 Drop in fee: 150 kr per lesson

⚠️ We offer a 20% discount per person, for students or for those who register as a couple. (Maximum total discount is 20%).
💰🗓️ To make sure that we have enough applicants with the balance of the leaders and followers, we first collect the applications with this form. After we have enough applications for the course, we will send you an email with the payment information. After the completion of the payment, we will confirm your registration.

See the application form:
https://forms.gle/sbdCo9iDGKH73GPUA


💥Every Thursday , there will be practice/social time for both Lindy Hop and Balboa between 20.30 till 22.00, you can practice what you learned and meet other dancers. We are also planning additional workshops for Blues, Shag and Lindy Hop!

*Cottontails is a dance club dedicated to the dances of the Swing era: Lindy Hop, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Charleston, Blues and Shag.

New Classes for 2022 Spring

Come and learn the most happiest Swing dances with us! 🕺💃 We are starting Lindy Hop, Balboa and Solo jazz/Charleston dance courses for both complete beginners and upper levels.

👉 Courses:

1️⃣ Lindy Hop Beginner (Level 1): 10 weeks of new beginner course for you who want to learn the basics of Lindy Hop. First day is March, 31th then every Thursday 18.30 till 19.30 (except public holidays) @Danckert Krohn Center (Downstairs)

2️⃣Lindy Hop Level 2: 10 weeks of continuation course from last semester (FALL21). Also suitable if you know the basics and can do a little swing out. First day is March,31th then every Thursday 19.30 till 20.30 (Except public holidays) @Danckert Krohn Center (Downstairs)

3️⃣Balboa Beginner (Level 1): 8 weeks of new beginner course for you who want to learn the basics of balboa dance. First day is April, 5th then every Tuesday 18.00 till 19.00 (Except public holidays) @Ulriken Bydelssenter (UIDisco)

4️⃣Balboa Concept (Level 2): 8 weeks of Balboa course for you who have some experience with Balboa dancing, can follow the rhythm and wants to improve. This class will be adapted to the level of participants and follower/leader balance. First day is April, 5th then every Tuesday 19.00 till 20.00 (Except public holidays) @Ulriken Bydelssenter (UIDisco)

5️⃣ Solo Jazz/Charleston (Level 1): 8-10 weeks of Solo Jazz for you who want to learn the basics of classic Charleston dance and vernacular jazz and may be have had some previous experience with us or another dance club. We will learn and practice some easy routines that we eventually plan to perform at different social events. No partner needed, you are all by yourself here! First day is March, 31th 18.00 @Danckert Krohns, then every Thursday 18.00 @Danckert Krohns and Tuesday 20.00 @Ulriken Bydelssenter (UIDisco) (Except public holidays).

Application form: https://forms.gle/F7tHcvwEJLZe7bZE6

👉 Semester fee:
1 course (one dance style, per person): 500 Kr
2 courses (two dance styles, per person): 700 Kr
3 courses (three dance styles, per person): 800 Kr

📌 Drop in fee: 150 kr per lesson

⚠️ We offer a 15% discount for students or for those who register as a couple. (Maximum total discount is 15%).

💰🗓️The course fee is to be paid by a direct bank transfer to the account 1503.10.35667, at the first week of the course start.

💥Every Thursday , there will be practice/social time for both Lindy Hop and Balboa between 20.30 till 22.00, you can practice what you learned and meet other dancers.

We’re Back!

Posted: 12.9.2021

Vil du lære å danse den gladeste dansen fra jazzens gyldne tidsalder? Vi starter et 10 ukers nybegynner kurs i Lindy Hop. Kom å lær Lindy Hop med oss! 

 Timeplan: Hver torsdag fra 18:30 til 19:30 i 10 uker (starter den 16. september)

 Total Pris: Ordinærpris er 400 NOK, Studentpris er 250 NOK (Gratis for deltakerne av det tidligere kurset som ble kansellert) Vipps: 94745

 Registering: Følg lenken under og fyll ut for å registrere deg som solo danser eller som par: https://forms.gle/iu3s6ywc58tf2qsT9

Hver torsdag etter kurs vil det være egentrening/sosial tid frem til kl 22:00, hvor du kan øve på det du har lært på kurs og møte andre dansere.

Det vil komme ekstra workshoper med andre danserstiler senere i semesteret.*Cottontails er en danseklubb som dedikerer seg til Swing-æraens dansestiler: Lindy Hop, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Charleston, Blues og Shag.


Do you want to learn the most happiest dance of the golden age of jazz music? We are starting 10 weeks of beginner Lindy Hop course. Come and learn Lindy Hop with us! 

 Schedule: Every Thursday from 18:30 till 19:30 for 10 weeks (Starting 16th of Sept.)

 Total Price: Regular 400 NOK, Student 250 NOK (Free for the students of the previously cancelled courses) Vipps: 94745

 Register: Please use the following form to register as a couple or solo: https://forms.gle/iu3s6ywc58tf2qsT9

Every Thursday after the class, there will be practice/social time till 22.00, you can practice what you learned and meet other dancers.

There will be additional workshops for other Swing era dances.*Cottontails is a dance club dedicated to the dances of the Swing era: Lindy Hop, Balboa, Solo Jazz, Charleston, Blues and Shag.

extraordinary yearly meeting (online) 28.10.2020

Hey people of Cottontails!

We are inviting our members to attend an online extraordinary yearly meeting where we will choose a new board for Cottontails on Wednesday the 28th of October at 19:00. We already have a new board ready to be made official, so we hope that you can join us in this meeting to make it so. If you payed a membership fee last semester, you’re welcome to vote in this meeting. All you have to do to join the meeting is join our video call by going to https://meet.jit.si/cottontailsmeet in your browser.

Alternatively there is an app “Jitsi Meet” on both Google Play and the App Store you can use on your phone. Once you get that, you can join the “cottontailsmeet” room. (we’re trying out this platform because it’s free, unlimited and doesn’t require account)

We hope to see you in the meeting room.Best wishes form The Cottontails (soon to be) Board

About the lost courses 2020

11.9.2020

Dear members of the Cottontails! 

As you might have noticed us in the Cottontails board have been busy figuring out how to run the club and staying connected in our dancing community under this pandemic we’re now facing. We’re all very sad that our last semester got interrupted so abruptly by covid-19, and as a volunteer organisation we are dependent on our members to be able to stay floating. We know that none of our members got what they paid for in terms of dancing classes, which means we will refund the lost classes. We humbly ask you to consider not to ask for a refund, but rather accept a free semester of classes when we are able to start normal dancing classes again. Nevertheless this time can be economical challenging for many, and therefore we also understand if you ask for a refund for the lost classes. If you wish to get a refund we ask you to send us an email or a massage on Facebook and we will give you back the money worth for the classes that got canceled.

When in comes to this fall we won’t have any regular classes, but we hope to open up for self practice as soon as we can. We have to follow the guidelines and restrictions that we have been given about covid, which means that everyone needs to stay at least one meter apart at all times – which means only solo dancing for now, washing hands before entering the room and stay home when feeling sick or having symptoms of covid-19. Also we will register every member that is present each time and ask that you sign up beforehand (we will give further information about this) to make sure we are not too many people at the venue at once. More information about how we plan to stay connected through the dance we all love are soon to come, whenever the situation allows us to start up slowly again! 

But for now, you all better stay healthy and keep dancing at home! 
We are looking forward to seeing you all again soon!

Best regards
The Cottontails Board

IMPORTANT NEWS! CLASSES CANCELLED!

11.3.2020


Many of you might be wondering if there’s a class tonight: Because of the corona virus and the new recommendations that we avoid body contact, the Cottontails board (together with the dance instructors) have decided to cancel the classes (both Lindy hop and Balboa), social dance and own practice until further notice.


We have simply followed the advice from above, and also been checking in with other dance organisations, to see how they are dealing with the situation. Even though we are a small club, this is for the best.


We will however try to compensate the loss in the best way we can: the members of Lindy 1 will receive a video tonight of stuff you can practice on your own at home!

This strange situation really sucks for us all, but we have to make the best of it, and make sure nobody gets sick! Let’s make these days a good reminder to always appreciate and love our body when we’re healthy and can move freely! 🙂
Take good care until we’re all back on the dance floor!


/ The Cottontails Board & Teachers