Willy’s Pop Up Dance Hall: Swing Evening – January 28, 2020

After the popular success of Jerusalem’s first Pop Up Dance Hall Festival last autumn, which attracted participants of all ages, nations and religions, we decided to continue our dance activities on a monthly basis.
This year’s first edition of Willy’s Pop Up Dance Hall was presented under the motto “Dancing on the Line“. The purpose of this initiative is to present different dance styles such as swing, salsa, tango, vogueing, waltz and gaga by professional dance instructors, who teach our participants the basic steps of each dance style, followed by social dance sessions.
The evening of January 28th was dedicated to swing. Swing was a popular dance style from the 1920s to the 1950s, and over the past two decades it has seen a huge worldwide revival . We at the Willy Brandt Center were delighted to welcome back our friends from Swing Dance Palestine, a group that was established in 2014 by dedicated Palestinian dancers, with a swing dancer from Germany as their teacher. The group has grown over the years, and now also offers classes in Bethlehem and Ramallah for experienced dancers as well as beginners.
The participants in our swing evening travelled to Jerusalem from Bethlehem, Hebron, Ramallah and Tel Aviv. We are looking forward to future cooperation with Swing Dance Palestine and to present Willy’s Pop Up Dance Hall in other places of the region as well.