Jumpin at Istanbul, The start, and class wit Nils and Bianca.
Jumpin at Istanbul 2024. This was the real purpose I decided to come to Turkey, that and I have always wanted to see Istanbul. Yesterday, I got to the hotel on the Asia side of Istanbul. I checked-in, took a little nap and headed over to the welcome classes. The Lindy hop theme class/ welcome dance was fun. It was a nice way to meet other dancers. The class was large enough that there was only one rotation of dancers. I met Sabine and her friend Yvon from Berlin. I had met Sabine at Herräng dance camp last summer. I also saw Nissa from Ankara who I also met last year in Herräng. It was fun seeing them again. After the classes I saw the Seattle dancers sitting at a table. Five people from our home scene. That is nice. The class from Nils and Bianca covered some exercises to make a better connection between partners. It starts off with a dance. Then we dance again with the idea that there is a ...