Crete Dance Holiday
10th - 17th May 2025
Crete Dance Holiday
10th - 17th May 2025
Join this very popular dance holiday in Crete!
Kalimera Kriti is a beautiful and unique resort on the north coast of Crete, harmoniously spread over 240.000m² of glorious Mediterranean gardens. The landscape incorporates incredible long sandy beaches with world famous sunsets that evoke a feeling of romance and relaxation set in total harmony with the extraordinary environment. The garden landscape gently slopes onto two beautiful private sandy beaches. The resort offers a wide spectrum of sports facilities, wellness areas, indoor and outdoor pools and other amazing facilities. Both the classes and evening music throughout the week will
Dance classes - MODERN JIVE and WEST COAST SWING (in equal measures). Additional fun classes/styles on offer.
Freestyle music - A really good mix of smooth jive, WCS, modern/pop, blues, swing, latin, funk, chill & soul
Final night party theme - 70s Disco!
PRICES:-
Early bird price = £849 per person
Single supplement £297.50 (there is a cheaper option to share a dual suite with 2 single rooms/shared bathroom, contact for details)
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
Welcome drink on arrival
7 nights half board accommodation at a five-star resort
Use of resort's private beaches
At least 12 hours of classes, Modern Jive and West Coast Swing
Freestyle dancing every night with one night fancy dress (theme tbc)
Private beaches, spa & gym, indoor/outdoor pools, hot tubs
At least 12 hours of classes, Modern Jive and West Coast Swing
Not included: Climate resilience tax of 10eu per room per night
We can also arrange flights and transfers - just get in touch!
WEST COAST SWING
Linz Bee & Rob Howe
Linz has dance background in Modern Jive and Lindy Hop, later being drawn to West Coast Swing for its creativity and musicality. With a flair for choreography she has won over 20 national dance titles and is best-known for her team cabaret achievements. She has judged many UK and international modern jive/swing championships. With a wealth of dance knowledge and teaching experience to share, her classes will be very accessible & great fun!
Linz is delighted to be joined by Rob as WCS demo - a fabulous smooth dancer who is passionate about WCS and keen to help dancers learn & improve.
MODERN JIVE
Andrew & Kim
Since 1996, Andrew & Kim have had many years of success in competition both as a couple, as founder members of the Dancing On Air team, and performing in local theatre.
With a core philosophy that dancing should be fun for everybody, they aim to share their wealth of knowledge to bring a different dimension to your modern jive, focusing on technique, style, new exciting moves, dynamic movement and you will definitely have great fun in the process!
Plus... PILATES - Carin
Carin trained as a classical ballet dancer and is a certified APPI Pilates instructor. Carin runs Nutts about Pilates in Norfolk. She'll focus on core strength and balance to improve posture and dancing.
WHY CHOOSE US? Boogaloo & Club Dance Holidays will look after you from your initial booking to flying home. We only choose top quality hotels in great locations with excellent food and facilities. We always have wooden dance floors, and we work hard to give you top quality dance tuition and really great music in the evenings. We always incorporate extra optional activities such as day trips, poolside quizzes, dance competitions and performances., If you are attending alone, don't worry, you'll be part of a lovely dance family by the end of the week. All welcome, come and join us for fun in the sun!
You will enjoy a progressive journey though WEST COAST SWING and MODERN JIVE over the week, with particular emphasis on the foundations and good solid basics. This holiday is geared at those with some dance experience. In addition to mastering all of the basic moves, you will learn variations, patterns, and most importantly, the vital techniques in order to master these dance styles. We also incorporate fun solo routines & choreo routines, designed to enhance footwork, styling, body isolation and timing. The evening freestyles will have fantastic music for smooth jive/silc/west coast swing/blues and jive, with many ‘crossover’ tracks (i.e. suitable for many genres of dance).