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  • Spring 2026 Targets

    Spring 2026 Targets

    Target

    • One-on-one practices
    • Advance on Blues dance
    • Advance on Collagiate Shag
    • Comfortable leading with Balboa
    • Basic Solo Jazz improvisation 
    • The first mix and match competition

    Events

    • Dexter Weekend
    • Scandinavian Shuffle
    • Tallinn Swing Weekend
    • Midnight Sun Swing
    • Midsummer Swing

    Schedule

    I try to take it easy.

    Weekly Schedule:

    • Lindy Tekniikka
    • Monday Blues Socials
    • Tuesday Night Hop
    • dances and DJ gigs
    • Blues Idioms
    • Balboa Imp/Int
    • Balboa Friday
    • Saturday Socials
    • Collegiate Shag
    • Swing Band practice

    Yeah, right.

  • Autumn 2025 Retro

    Autumn 2025 Retro

    My Autumn 2025 Plan 

    • Good posture and elastic and flexible back, hips and legs.
      • Maybe better posture, but not perfect.
    • Memorizing more Lindy Hop moves and series for improvisation.
      • Not really much new most learnt, but invent some new moves.
    • Fluent and varied Charleston.
      • Still not fluent with Charleston.
    • Improve with Collegiate Shag.
      • Actually regressed with Collegiate Shag. Not enough practices and dance.
    • Keep the feeling on and trying to avoid injuries, extra interesting courses and camps
      • Successfully avoided injuries and camps, except went once to Tallinn camp and got sick in the first night.

    But I had the best season ever. Nice new dances and dancers. New friends. Started as swing DJ and now doing it fluently with positive feedback.

    Had a big birthday party with two live swing and blues bands, 118 guests, burllesque show and blues dance show.

    Gathered a new swing band with 12 members so far and we have had three successfull trainings.

    Got elected to Comets board 2026 and I’m intended to be event responsible. Rock’n’Swing Dance Club Comets is the biggest dance club in Finland.

  • Planning Spring 2026

    Planning Spring 2026

    Here are options for my dance classes and social dances for the Spring.

    Which classes I should select to get the best effort for lower price?

    • I will take Collegiate Shag anyway.
    • I can take 3-6 classes in a week.
    • The classes can’t overlap with each others.
    • Black Pepper Swing offers season pass for 680 € which covers all the classes + 5 time 60 minutes extra training rated ***** and two gift cards for friends.
    • Black Pepper Swing the second course gives 25% discount.
    • I have 50 € gift card for Black Pepper Swing.
    • Comets don’t have any discounts.
    Dance SchoolClassScheduleEstimated CostClass MinutesClass TimesRatingResult
    CometsBlues ImproversMon 18:001297512***Overlap with Lindy Technique
    CometsBlues Idiom Dances / open levelWed 19:!51797512**Selected cos no other blues courses
    CometsCollegiate Shag Choregraphy / ImproversSun 16:00799010*****Selected
    CometsLindy Hop IntermediateSun 12:001299012***Same day as Collegiate Shag.
    CometsLindy Hop Intermediate-AdvancedWed 17:301999014****
    CometsLindy hop TechniqueMon 17:301999014*****Selected
    CometsLindy hop booster groupMon 19:30119907***Overlap with Monday Blues
    CometsBalboa IntermediateMon 18:301596014****Too high level. Overlap with Lindy Technique.
    OpenSocial Monday Blues DancesMon 19:30012018****Selected
    Black Pepper SwingLindy TrainingMon 20:003597018****Overlap with Monday Blues
    Black Pepper SwingLindy Hop IntermediateWed 20:003597018***No dance pass.
    Black Pepper SwingLindy Hop Intermediate-AdvancedThu 18:403597018****No dance pass.
    Black Pepper SwingBalboa Improvers-IntermediateThu 17:203097018****Selected

  • My Autumn 2025 Plan

    My Autumn 2025 Plan

    • Good posture and elastic and flexible back, hips and legs.
    • Memorizing more Lindy Hop moves and series for improvisation.
    • Fluent and varied Charleston.
    • Improve with Collegiate Shag.

    + Keep the feeling on and trying to avoid injuries, extra interesting courses and camps

    My plan for the Spring 2025 was

    • Fluent social dancing
    • Comfortable with different (speed) music
    • Read the music and respond its changes.
    • Invent and do crazy things in dancing.

    + Stay Healthy

    And it this I nailed it quite well.

  • Spring Season Ended

    Spring Season Ended

    The Spring season is now finally over. Summer is for resting and recover…

    • 1.6.2025 Sunday: Season End Party (Black Pepper Swing)
    • 2.6.2025 Monday: Lindy Hop Social Fun Building Blocks (Comets)
    • 3.6.2025 Tuesday: Lindy Tuesday (Comets)
    • 4.6.2025 Wednesday: Aerials (Little Jazz), Blues Dance Summer (Blues Dance Helsinki)
    • 5.6.2025 Thursday: Aerials (Little Jazz) 
    • 6.6.2025 Friday: Nothing
    • 7.6.2025 Saturday: Four hours of lindy hop and balboa workshops (Jazz Factory)
    • 8.6.2025 Sunday: Sunday Balboa Socials (BPS)
    • 9.6.2025 Monday: Lindy Hop Social Fun Building Blocks (Comets)
    • 10.6.2025 Tuesday: Lindy Tuesday (Comets) 
    • 11.6.2025 Wednesday: Nothing
    • 12.6.2025 Thu: Fast Tempo Party (Midnight Sun Swing Festival)
    • 13.6.2025 Fri: Main Party (Midnight Sun Swing Festival) 
    • 14.6.2025 Sat: Two lindy hop and two solo jazz classes, Main Party (Midnight Sun Swing Festival) 
    • 15.6.2025 Sun: Two lindy hop and two solo jazz classes, Tea Party (Midnight Sun Swing Festival) 
    • 16.6.2025 Monday: Lindy Hop Social Fun Building Blocks (Comets)
    • 17.6.2025 Tuesday: Lindy Tuesday (Comets) 
    • 18.-20.6.2025 Wednesday – Friday: Nothing, traveling
    • 21.6.2025 Saturday: Swing Dance (We Love Helsinki, Kaiku)

  • The Autumn Season

    >> Black Pepper Swing:
    Registration confirmed: Balboa Beginners for dancers” (Monday)

    >> Black Pepper Swing:
    Registration confirmed: Fast Lindy” (Monday)

    >> Black Pepper Swing:
    Registration confirmed: Lindy Hop Technique & style – (Wednesday)

    >> Black Pepper Swing:
    Registration confirmed: Lindy Hop Int-Adv – (Thursday)

    >> Black Pepper Swing:
    Registration confirmed: Lindy Hop Show & performance – (Saturday)