Piano Masterclass (for the Dance Workshop, please see below...)

Saturday afternoon, March 7th 2009 between 15:00 and 16:00 PM, before the festival evening, the Stichting Boogie Promotions Holland organizes a Piano Masterclass by Don 'Papadon' Washington (New York, USA). Don will be playing the piano and tell about boogie, blues piano, gospel and his views and experiences. Don 'Papadon' Washington previously performed at the International Boogie Woogie Festival Holland 2007 and 2008.

The Masterclass is open for everybody and primarily meant to be attended by enthusiasts, fans and for piano players (amateurs and professionals).

The Masterclass will take place in Regardz Hotel Heerlickheijd van Ermelo, on Saturday March 7th 2009, between 15:00 PM and 16:00 PM.

Entrance is € 10. Reservation is required. Payment is cash, before the start of the Masterclass.

To make your reservation for the Piano Masterclass, please click here...

Extra: right after the Piano Masterclass, young talent can perform 1 or 2 boogie woogie, piano blues or jazz songs. Registration is required by sending an e-mail to youngtalent@boogiefestival.nl, or by clicking here. Please e-mail us your name, address, country, telephone number and age. Also, please let us know how long you have been playing piano and how long in the boogie woogie, piano blues or jazz style. Depending on the amount of registrations, the organisation will make a selection of young talents that are invited to play after the Piano Masterclass. When you are selected, you can attend the Piano Masterclass for free. The performances of the Young Talents are only accessible for attendants of the Piano Masterclass.

Don 'Papadon' Washington (piano/zang, New York, USA) verzorgt in 2009 de Piano Masterclass
(foto: Robert Joore)


Don 'Papadon' Washington (New York, USA)
Foto: Robert Joore

Piano Masterclass in 2007
by Bob Seeley (Detroit, USA)
(photo: Wim de Boevere)

Dance Workshop: Swing Sessions!

Saturday afternoon, March 7th 2009 between 13:30 and 14:30 PM, before the festival evening, the Stichting Boogie Promotions Holland organizes a Workshop Dance: Swing Sessions. Attending is also possible without a dancing partner, see below.

The Workshop is for beginners and advanced dancers, and will be given by the multiple Dutch Champions Boogie Woogie Dance, Dave and Mascha Nieuwenburg. Dave is Director competion dancing of the NRRA (the Dutch association for Rock & Roll, Boogie Woogie, Swing and acrobatic dance). Dave and Mascha are the owners and instructors of Swing Club Boogie World, and have been dancing with their Show Team at the International Boogie Woogie Festival Holland since its first edition in 2004.

'Swing Sessions' is an invention of Dave and Mascha. Attending is also possible without a dancing partner, because Swing Session is individual dancing with a group. A sort of streetdance/linedance in Boogie Woogie style with popular swing music.

The Workshop will take place in Regardz Hotel Heerlickheijd van Ermelo (Burggraafzaal), on Saturday March 7th 2009, between 13:30 PM and 14:30 PM.

Entrance is € 10. Reservation is required. Payment is cash, before the start of the Workshop.

To make your reservation for the Dance Workshop, please click here...

 

 

Dave and Mascha Nieuwenburg




Workshop Boogie Woogie Dancing in 2007
(photos: Wim de Boevere)

The International Boogie Woogie Festival
Holland is supported by
the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds