Welcome to BAZZ!

Bad Ass Jazz, a place of sharing, learning, inspiration and celebration of human expression through dance.

Get ready to learn from Bad Ass teachers and to get down with amazing people on LIVE music by musicians who really know how to get people moving!

An event that aims to bridge dance communities like Swing, Street dance and Afro, and to explore how these communities can fuel and inspire each other. Let's cross the borders between dance styles, while honoring their evolution, similarities and differences. Let's be Bad Ass and explore what we can learn from each other and celebrate the richness of Afrocentric body movement and language.

The festival will take place from 19 to 22 October in the beautiful city of Amsterdam

Registration

Booklet

booklet
The booklet is finally here!

Teachers

Schedules

General schedule
Parties schedule
Chillax schedule
Kickass schedule
Bazz Pro schedule

Levels

Note for enthusiastic & passionate learners: KICK ASS level & KICK ASS PRO are oriented towards enthusiastic dancers and passionate learners that want a total immersion of various Social and Club dance styles throughout this weekend! These levels are available only within a FULL PASS package

KICK ASS

KICK ASS

KICK ASS is recommended for INT/INT+. You're comfortable with weight shifts and moving through space. You're familiar with most of the basic vocabulary, but some pieces are missing. You're still searching to expand your knowledge on basics, transitions and body awareness. You need more guidance around improvisation and generally throughout the class, but you're ready to push yourself outside of your comfort zone and finish the weekend like a Bad Ass.

BAZZ PRO

BAZZ PRO

BAZZ PRO is recommended for ADV/ADV+ dancers with good body awareness, body control, and fluent improvisation skills, who want to challenge their current limits. You easily follow combinations, you're enthusiastic about exploring intricate rhythms, techniques and movement in greater depth, while adding your own voice to it. You're comfortable with a faster pace of learning, you're fluent in improvisation but want to level it up like pro!

CHILLAX

CHILLAX

CHILLAX Pass is for everyone who wants a taste of BAZZ Vibes, but still wants to have enough time to explore Amsterdam and relax during the day. This group will have an easy going schedule with less number of classes than a full pass, scheduled in the afternoon. It will be an OPEN level, which means approachable to a wide range of dance experience.

Musicians

Our Concepts

BAZZ Lab

BAZZ Lab is focused on a crossover between two different dance styles. One Jazz teacher, and one teacher of another dance style will be guiding these sessions together. Let's explore existing links between Jazz and its contemporary descendant dance styles, let's celebrate their similarities and differences! (Included in all class passes)

JAZZ Hub

JAZZ Hub session is totally focused on Jazz! In this session we will bring all our badass Jazz teachers together in the same room to share their diverse perspectives on many motives that create a Jazz landscape. With a goal to help you find your own truth within a Jazz universe, we will tackle topics like groove, improvisation, authenticity, culture, jamming etc. If you're wondering how this will look like, probably more like a party rather than a class ;) (NOT included in any pass, you can sign up separately in registration form)

BAZZ Buzz

BAZZ Buzz is focused on YOU! This time will be dedicated to your own practice, where together with your BAZZ friends, you can go through whatever you learned throughout the weekend, or you can just jam ! In each BB session there will be a DJ & Teachers available for you to ask any questions, personal feedback or tips! You're not obliged to ask them anything, you can also just come and hang, listen to music & grab a drink :) (Included in all class passes)

Prices

Package
Content
Price
FULL PASS
  • 3 Parties
  • 7,5h of Solo Social & Club dance styles
  • 1,5h BAZZ Lab
  • 2h BAZZ Buzz
  • Regular price 190pp
CHILLAX PASS
  • 3 Parties
  • 2h of Solo Authentic Jazz
  • 1,5h of BAZZ Lab
  • 2h BAZZ Buzz
  • Regular price €140pp
JAZZ Hub session (optional, not included in any pass)
  • 1,5h with ALL Jazz teachers
  • €10pp
PARTY PASS
  • 3 parties with variety of Live Jazz & DJ music
  • €80pp
BAZZ Pre Party (Thursday night)
  • €15pp
BAZZ T-SHIRT (design by Helena)
  • €25
Lunch pack
  • Saturday lunch
  • Sunday lunch
  • €18
Single dinner
  • One dinner on Friday OR Saturday OR Sunday
  • €15
Full food package
  • 2 lunches
  • 3 dinners
  • €55

SOLIDARITY FUND

Many people in the world can't attend such events. We would like to help them out and need your help for that! Please donate the amount that you can miss from your budget. The collected funds will be used for covering full passes for such people. If you are having financial problems and want to participate, please reach out and let's chat, we are sure together we can figure it out!

Bazz Vibes