Gothenburg Queer Lindy Festival

A Swing dance event without commonly assumed cis heteronormative dance roles!

GQLF is a Festival run by members of the non-profit dance association West Coast Jitterbugs. Like all other swing dances that WCJ dances Lindy Hop originated during the swing era. Dancing to the music emerged largely under the influence of Afro-American artistic traditions and values.

Read more about GQLF here.

Gothenburg Queer Lindy Festival uses solidarity pricing for all classes. We prioritize keeping the prices relatively low in order to make this event as economically accessible as we could. However the ones of you who struggle financially will also have the possibility to choose the subsidized ticket alternative. For this to be possible for us as a festival, we ask all of you who have the means for it, to choose the higher price category. When you pay the higher price, you will in practice sponsor a fellow queer to join.

Full pass includes  6 hours of quality lessons and evening parties from Friday to Sunday, and also tasters and talks. There are four levels to choose from, including beginner.

We chose to name the different tracks after famous LGBTQ musicians and dancers from back in the days. Read through the descriptions to find out what level suits YOU the best.

During this festival we take care of each other. We have a Code of Conduct that we highly encourage you to read through.

Code of Conduct

We will have an awareness team during the event that you can reach out to if you in any way feel uncomfortable or violated. And if you break the rules and make someone else feel uncomfortable there will be consequences. Worst case scenario we will ban you from the festival, but we have faith that we are all going to take care of each other and make this year's GQLF one to remember!

Teachers:

Jamica Zion, Adam Brozowski, Jason Hsu, Katie Cobalt, Kate Bramley-Moore & Linnea Damber, Hanna Linn & Anne Normann

 

REGISTRATIONS OPEN AT 8 PM:

Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Queer Lindy Level 1

Tony Jackson - Queer Lindy Level 2

Billy Strayhorn - Queer Lindy Level 3

Bessie Smith - Queer Blues Ramble Pass

Queer Lindy and Blues Party Pass

 

For contact, email the GQLF Team here

 

 

 

Planned occasions

1.

v.38

Fre 18/9

18:00 - 21/9 00:00

(2d, 6t)

Forum - Stora salen

Venues

Forum, Dr. Fries Torg 7, 41323 Göteborg