Sugarfoot Stomp Incorporated Presents:

A Swing dance Weekend With

Jo Hoffberg

 
 

Event information

We welcome you to an exciting weekend of workshops and social dancing with world renowned swing dance choreographer, competitor, and teacher JO HOFFBERG!

Dates: Saturday 3rd August and Sunday 4th August 2024

Venue: Hutt Intermediate Hall, 7 Kauri Street, Waterloo, Lower Hutt 5011

Workshop Times: See Schedule Below.

Saturday Evening Social Dance Time: 7:30pm - 10:30pm at the Workshop Venue.

Sunday Evening Social Dance Time: 6pm - 8pm. This is a public event held at the Porirua Club with the Liberty Swing Big Band. Find more details below as there are Porirua Club conditions for entry.

Facebook Event Link: Keep up to date with the latest announcements.

Attendees Workshop Weekend Email: Out On Wednesday 31st July

EVENT REGISTRATION

Thursday 25th July

UPDATE: SOLD OUT | Waitlist Option

WOW! The workshop event is sold out, however, in these times, we know that anything could happen.

So we've set up a waitlist just incase someone is unable to attend for whatever reason.

By filling in the form above, you will be placed on a waitlist for the workshops. We will be in contact via the treasury@sugarfootstomp.co.nz email if a workshop place opens up. This could be right up until Friday 2nd August. All other details are on the waitlist form. 

If you don't hear from us, then all the places are taken. There is still the social dance on the Saturday night you are welcome to attend.

This has been a very popular event so ngā mihi for your understanding and patience. 

Registrations Open: Monday 1st July at 8am.

Attending the event with your partner? To make life easier there is the option when registering to grab a pass for your partner as well. Just check who’s going to do it. That way we can avoid double ups!

General Passes Available at $175: SOLD OUT

Sugarfoot Stomp Members: $140 SOLD OUT

Early Bird Passes SOLD OUT

Please be familiar with the General Disclaimers, Terms and Conditions as well as the specific event Terms and Conditions.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

Workshop Schedule: Jo has carefully crafted an amazing programme for our dance community to learn, discover, be challenged, and have fun! Jo has specified the workshop times will enable a deeper dive into the content to maximise learning. Yay!

Workshop Level: Attendees will get the most out of this weekend if they have had prior experience swing dancing either via classes, workshops, and/or social swing dancing. 

All workshops are Open Level that progressively become more challenging. Jo sets up workshops with multiple challenges per exercise so as to not overwhelm the new dancers whilst challenging the higher level dancers. It's a rowdy-good time!

Workshop Details: Please arrive 20 - 30 minutes before the workshop event starts. It gives you a chance to meet and greet, register, and change shoes. This also enables Jo Hoffberg to start teaching on time with no interruptions after the workshop has begun. We understand that road traffic might be busy, ensure that you leave a bit early to allow for travel time to the venue. Bring a drink bottle, wear comfortable clothes you can move in and wear shoes with a bit of slip in them.

MORE DETAILS

  • Event Prices:

    $140 Sugarfoot Stomp Member Pass SOLD OUT

    $160 Early Bird Pass SOLD OUT

    $175 General Pass SOLD OUT

    Due to the venue size, the number of event attendees will be capped. Please register sooner rather than later to avoid disappointment.

    Waitlist details above.

    Workshop Weekend Package:

    Due to the nature of this event, Sugarfoot Stomp is unable to offer door sales or drop ins for the workshops during the day. Workshop Weekend Package includes all the workshops + social dance.

    Saturday Evening Social Dance ONLY:

    Door sales are available just for the Evening Social Dance. Payment via Bank Transfer or Cash.

    Disclaimer, Terms and Conditions:

    Please follow this link to view all of Sugarfoot Stomp Incorporated’s Disclaimers, Terms and Conditions. By signing up, paying, and attending the event, you agree to them.

    This includes any Specific Event Terms and Conditions written on the Google Registration Form.

    Event Refund Policy:

    FULL REFUND: From registrations opening up to 4 Days out from the event: Tuesday 30th July 2024

    50% REFUND: 3 Days, 2 Days, 1 Day from the event: Wednesday 31st July | Thursday 1st August | Friday 2nd August 2024

    NO REFUND: DAY OF EVENT and/or POST EVENT: Saturday 3rd August or afterwards

    Emails must be sent to treasury@sugarfootstomp.co.nz and dated either 3, 2, or 1 day(s) before the event to be eligible for a 50% refund.

  • Sugarfoot Stomp Incorporated is a social place of positivity and equality. We stand for all levels of positive self-expression, empowerment and joy. Our goal is to create classes, workshops, events and spaces that support this to give people the most out of their dancing.

    Being part of Sugarfoot Stomp means you will have opportunities to learn new things, meet new people and be part of a society that reflects the values of the community. This is primarily a learning environment, where we use the power of humour, openness and encouragement to grow and develop both our dancing and ourselves as human beings.

    Our aim at Sugarfoot Stomp is to create fun, open and positive spaces for you to enjoy. In doing so we ask our members and attendees to abide by our Code of Conduct to ensure this remains the case for everybody.

    Please be familiar with the Code of Conduct before you attend the event here.

    Your Code of Conduct Committee Members: Alan Collins, Kerry Seitz, Tom Eastman

    To report a concern, please click here and scroll down to the form. Concerns can be submitted anonymously. You will need an email address.

  • Welcome to Te-Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa’s eclectic capital city! If you are planning to come from out of town, here’s a handy guide and tips for an easy weekend from your friendly locals.

    Staying in the City?

    It’s about a 20-25 minute drive along the motorway to the venue in Lower Hutt. Sharing an Uber with your friends is okay, or you could jump in for a ride with an attendee who is driving in from Wellington. Traffic is fairly light in the early mornings going out to the Hutt and late at night coming back into the city, however might build around the 4pm - 5pm time if you plan on returning to the city to get ready to go back for the evening event.

    Staying in the Hutt?

    You’re already there! Petone and Lower Hutt have a variety of accommodation options with a very short Uber ride to the event. There are great food places in Petone and Lower Hutt.

    If you have an early Monday flight, consider staying back in the city or at the airport on Sunday night to avoid the motorway traffic on Monday morning. A friendly local could give you a ride back to the city after the Sunday event. The airport is an easy drive from the city.

    Getting out to the Hutt

    There is an airport bus to the city and train/bus out to Petone/Lower Hutt. The stations are close to the venue and a variety of accommodation options too. The airport has loads of cars for hire too, if you go for that option.

    Live in the North Island?

    Did someone say ROAD TRIP?! Consider a lovely drive down to Wellington.

    Queensgate Mall

    Is very close. Either a 15 minute walk or a 2 minute drive from the venue. There is a supermarket and a variety of food / coffee places.

    Now for the elephant in the dance studio…..The WELLINGTON WEATHER…. Avoid umbrellas if it’s windy, bring a LONG waterproof raincoat with a hood, pack the hairspray, sun glasses- and just in case woolly gloves… really, anything could happen! Don’t worry, the Event Committee has you covered as the workshop event is indoors in one location- with close car parking too!

EVENING SOCIAL DANCES

Saturday 3rd August | Hutt Intermediate Hall | 7:30pm - 10:30pm

Come and dance the night away to those classic jazz tunes we all love. A great time to catch up with dance friends, meet new ones, and practice what you have learned from Jo during the day! It’s at the same venue as the workshops.. so easy as!

Free entry with the workshop passes.

Door Sales

$10 General Entry | $5 Sugarfoot Stomp Members

Bank Transfer or Cash ONLY

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Please BYO Beverages and Snacks.

Sunday 4th August | Porirua Club: 1 Lodge Place, Porirua. | 6pm - 8pm

Every month on Sunday evenings, the Liberty Swing Big Band plays at the Porirua Club. It's about a 25 minute drive away from the workshop venue. The band starts at 6pm and finishes at 8pm. 

A current member of the Porirua Club (someone from Sugarfoot Stomp or another friendly local dancer) is able to admit and sign in up to 8 guests from our workshop event.

So we can plan the number of attendees that need signing in, please indicate if you are keen to join us for the last social dance when you register.

Beverages and Food can be purchased at the Club.

*As this is a public event, it maybe subject to change. 

www.poriruaclub.co.nz | www.poriruaclub.co.nz/events

BIO FOR JO HOFFBERG

Jo Hoffberg is a force of nature. She is an international choreographer, a highly decorated competitor, a thoughtful mentor, a wearer of high-waist pants, and is best known for her teaching.

She has taught Lindy Hop, Charleston, Vernacular Jazz, Aerials, Competition Prep, and Weekend Intensives both nationally and abroad since 2007.

Her love and appreciation for various Black American art forms allows her to bring innovative versatility to the dance floor while simultaneously respecting the roots.

Her demand as an instructor, performer, and competitor has taken her to hundreds of festivals spanning 35 countries and five continents. After having spent many years prioritizing Lead & Follow, Jo now enjoys exploring improvisation, musicality, body awareness, and self-expression, which is apparent every time she steps on the dance floor (or posts videos of herself dancing in her living room). Incredibly passionate about teaching the solo side of partner dancing, Jo is super-freaking excited about helping students find their voice in this dance! Her motto: possibilities over perfection.

She has been honored for her contributions by being inducted into the 2012 Rising Star California Swing Dance Hall of Fame, 2014 Camp Hollywood Hall of Fame, and 2022 Shining Star California Swing Dance Hall.

She holds countless titles from such prominent competitions as: The American Lindy Hop Championships, European Swing Dance Championships, International Lindy Hop Championships, National Jitterbug Championships, U.S. Open Swing Dance Championships, Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown, and Lone Star Championships - to name a few. Lady Hoffberg has been interviewed for Swing Dancer Magazine, "The Track" podcast, cover of Swing Magasinet om Swingdans, and guest-starred in Yehoodi broadcast of ILHC.

As a community leader, she is shining the spotlight on the next generation by consistently competing in Pro/Ams at ILHC, mentoring the next generation of instructors, and supporting deeper structural changes in the community - check out her online dance school to see this in action!!

She is continuing to invest in her personal dance education by regularly challenging herself in other genres of dance, and believes to be a good teacher you must also be a good student.