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course schedule – MASTERCLASS

schedule change – saturday july 19

Due to a risk of rain this Saturday morning, Saturday morning classes will be held indoors or under the big top at the Guinguette d’Oc.

All Saturday afternoon classes will take place outdoors on the festival grounds at the Promenade du Peyrou.

Here is the new Saturday class schedule and room addresses:

MASTERCLASS – Saturday, July 19, 2025

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Room addresses

Salle des Rencontres

Montpellier Town Hall

Address: 1 Place Georges Frêche, 34000 Montpellier

Access :

Streetcar lines 1,3 and 4 stop Moularès Hôtel de Ville.

Salle des Aubes

Home for all George Sand

Address: 25 avenue Saint-André de Novigens, 34000 Montpellier

Access :

– Tramway no. 4: Les Aubes stop

– Bus no. 14: Foyer des Aubes stop

– Tramway no. 1: Léon Blum station (connection for bus no. 14)

Guinguette d’Oc

Swinging Montpellier Festival tent – Promenade du Peyrou

Address: Rue la Blottière, 34000 Montpellier

Access :

– Tramway no. 4: Arc de Triomphe stop

Room doors open 30 minutes before the start of the course.

MASTERCLASS – Sunday, July 20, 2025

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the swinging montpellier festival is…

MASTERCLASS

2 days of Lindy Hop and Solo Jazz masterclasses with exceptional dancers: Bianca & Nils, Tyedric, Pamela & Tadas, Josette, Moe & Vincenzo, Rémy, Leti & César.

Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th July 2025 between 10am and 6pm.

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competitions

Two flagship competitions:

The choreographic competition invites dancers to create a two-minute choreography to a piece by Ella Fitzgerald.
Friday, July 18, 2025 at 7pm.

Battle Jazz vs All Styles, pitting jazz dancers against dancers from other worlds in an improvised confrontation to jazz and pop music carefully selected by a DJ.
Sunday, July 20, 2025 at 7pm.

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free evenings

4 free evenings (swing balls under the stars) and 2 afters will punctuate the festival with 2 internationally renowned orchestras: the Hot Swing Sextet and the Carolina Reapers Swing. Afters are organized at the Jost Hotel and hosted by a DJ.

From Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 7pm.

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Les compétitions

The Swinging Montpellier Festival is your chance to challenge yourself to either a choreography contest or a Batlle! Pamela, Josette, Tyedric, Tadas, Bianca, Nils, Moe, Vincenzo, Leti, César and Rémy will be your judges for these 2 events! We look forward to seeing you there to take up the challenge and maybe win 1st prize.

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Les afters

Once again this year, we’re organizing after-parties to keep the party going. These will take place at the JOST HOTEL (our accommodation partner – see below), with a DJ set!
Friday 18 and Saturday 19 July 2025 from 11pm.

Initiations et ateliers gratuits

The festival offers free initiations and workshops: 3 Lindy Hop initiations, 1 Solo Jazz initiation, 1 initiation for children (Swing Kids) and 1 exceptional workshop with Salia Sanou and Rémy Kouakou Kouamé…

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UNE SOIRÉE GRATUITE EN +

This year, the festival kicks off on Thursday with a new opening night. The 4 evenings of the festival are free of charge and take place on the promenade du Peyrou, in the open air, from 7pm to 11pm.

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Les cours à la carte

2 à la carte classes are offered during the festival: 1 Jam Danse Jazz workshop led by Moé and Vincenzo and 1 Jam Danse Jazz vs All Styles workshop led by Rémy Kouakou Kouamé…

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