{"id":53437,"date":"2015-06-09T01:27:24","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T23:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=53437"},"modified":"2022-02-15T11:08:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T10:08:29","slug":"swing-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/swing-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Swing!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the past few years, <strong>Catalunya<\/strong> has gone completely bonkers for swing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/dancing-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dancing<\/a>. In <strong>Barcelona,<\/strong> a series of <strong>swing schools<\/strong> started popping up and city even started organizing swing festivals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-53438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/swing-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"swing 1\" width=\"410\" height=\"231\" \/>If you happen to be walking down the street and bump into couples dancing in an agile manner to the rhythm of lively music, chances are you walked into one of the various swing events that are now common in the city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Don\u2019t be surprised if you suddenly find yourself dancing as well. <strong>Swing<\/strong> is a very inviting type of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/summer-music-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">music<\/a> that invites our bodies to move.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So why not give into temptation and go try a <strong>swing class<\/strong> at one of the many dance schools around town?<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/swing-class\/#Swing_Barcelona\" title=\"Swing Barcelona\">Swing Barcelona<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/swing-class\/#Swing_Maniacs\" title=\"Swing Maniacs\">Swing Maniacs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/swing-class\/#_Spank_the_baby\" title=\"\u00a0Spank the baby\">\u00a0Spank the baby<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Swing_Barcelona\"><\/span>Swing Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swingbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Swing Barcelona\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>is a studio located in the heart of the city, at Carrer Moles 32, just next to Plaza Catalunya. Students can learn to dance the Lindy Hop, the Charleston, Balboa, Blues and Boogie-Woogie. There are a variety of classes for adults and kids each month.\u00a0 You can choose between taking one of the regular courses, an intensive course, workshops &amp; monographs, private tutoring or special classes. The school also offers classes for kids.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Swing_Maniacs\"><\/span>Swing Maniacs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This dance school was founded by Jana Grulichov\u00e1 and Jordi Mundet, a pair of aficionados who studied swing in workshops all around the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swingmaniacs.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Swing Maniacs<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is one of the most important dance schools in Barcelona, with a team of almost 50 teachers. The school offers the following classes: Lindy Hop, Charleston, ballet, tap, balboa, blues, hip-hop and funk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The school has various locations around town: one in <strong>Gr\u00e0cia<\/strong> (Carrer Egl\u00e9sia 4), one in <strong>Poblenou<\/strong> (Passatge de Pere Ripoll, 5), one in\u00a0<strong>Badalona<\/strong> (Carrer de la Merc\u00e8, 58) and one in\u00a0<strong>Sant Cugat<\/strong> (Carrer Enric Granados, 6).<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_Spank_the_baby\"><\/span>\u00a0Spank the baby<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/www.spankthebaby.net\/\"><img class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-53439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/7777313910_3e90b75cb3_z-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"swing\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/>Spank the baby<\/span><\/strong> is a swing dance school in <strong>Raval<\/strong> that\u00a0teaches styles like the Lindy Hop, the Charleston and Jazz Steps. The school also organizes a series of activities connected to music.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One course costs 85\u20ac, 2 cost 160\u20ac and 3, 4 or 5 go for 220\u20ac.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can find <strong>Spank the baby<\/strong> at Carrer Vistalegre, 18.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"53437\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate us!<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the past few years, Catalunya has gone completely bonkers for swing dancing. In Barcelona, a series of swing schools started popping up and city even started organizing swing festivals. 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