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2 jours (samedi et dimanche) de masterclass de Lindy Hop et de Solo Jazz avec des danseurs internationaux d’exception de Lindy hop et de jazz roots : Korantema Anyimadu (UK), Stephen Atemie (UK), Angela Andrew (UK), Bianca Locatelli (Italie), Nils Andr\u00e9n (Su\u00e8de), Josette Wiggan (Etats-Unis), Claudia Fonte (Espagne), Coleen Avril(France), Felipe Braga (Br\u00e9sil), Marion Quesne (France), Sylvain Guiheneuc (France) et R\u00e9my Kouakou Kouam\u00e9 (France).<\/p>\n
And every day from Thursday to Sunday at 5:30pm, free initiations…<\/p>\n
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Two flagship competitions:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Choreographic Competition<\/strong> (Friday evening) invites dancers to create a two-minute choreography to a piece by a jazz icon such as Ella Fitzgerald in 2025 or Count Basie in 2024. The Jazz vs All Styles Battle <\/strong>(Sunday evening), which pits jazz dancers against dancers from other styles (such as Hip Hop, for example) in an improvised showdown to jazz and pop music tracks carefully selected by a DJ.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1%|1%|1%|1%|true|true” custom_padding_tablet=”1%|1%|1%|1%|true|true” custom_padding_phone=”0%|0%|0%|0%|true|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_css_main_element=”display:flex;||flex-direction:column;” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/swingingmontpellier.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/soirees-concerts-swinging-montpellier-2026-600_600.jpg” alt=”Free Parties Swinging Montpellier Festival” title_text=”soir\u00e9es-concerts-swinging-montpellier-2026-600_600″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”|||on|||||” header_2_font=”||||||||” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”|1%||1%|false|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n 4 free parties from Thursday to Sunday evening (swing dances under the stars) and 2 after-parties (Friday and Saturday evening) feature internationally renowned orchestras (the Carolina Reapers Swing, the Hot Swing Sextet, the Swing Up Orchestra…).<\/p>\n The after-parties are held at the Jost Hotel and are hosted by a DJ.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Swinging Montpellier Festival is\u2026Masterclasses & initiations 2 jours (samedi et dimanche) de masterclass de Lindy Hop et de Solo Jazz avec des danseurs internationaux d’exception de Lindy hop et de jazz roots : Korantema Anyimadu (UK), Stephen Atemie (UK), Angela Andrew (UK), Bianca Locatelli (Italie), Nils Andr\u00e9n (Su\u00e8de), Josette Wiggan (Etats-Unis), Claudia Fonte (Espagne), Coleen Avril(France), Felipe Braga (Br\u00e9sil), Marion Quesne (France), Sylvain Guiheneuc (France) et R\u00e9my Kouakou Kouam\u00e9 (France). And every day from Thursday to Sunday at 5:30pm, free initiations…Competitions Two flagship competitions: The Choreographic Competition (Friday evening) invites dancers to create a two-minute choreography to a piece by a jazz icon such as Ella Fitzgerald in 2025 or Count Basie in 2024.This year, Duke Ellington’s repertoire will be featured… The Jazz vs All Styles Battle (Sunday evening), which pits jazz dancers against dancers from other styles (such as Hip Hop, for example) in an improvised showdown to jazz and pop music tracks carefully selected by a DJ.Free evenings & concerts 4 free parties from Thursday to Sunday evening (swing dances under the stars) and 2 after-parties (Friday and Saturday evening) feature internationally renowned orchestras (the Carolina Reapers Swing, the Hot Swing Sextet, the Swing Up Orchestra…). The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19763","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swingingmontpellier.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swingingmontpellier.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swingingmontpellier.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swingingmontpellier.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swingingmontpellier.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19763"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/swingingmontpellier.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20218,"href":"https:\/\/swingingmontpellier.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19763\/revisions\/20218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swingingmontpellier.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
This year, Duke Ellington’s repertoire will be featured…<\/strong><\/p>\nFree evenings & concerts<\/h2>\n