The Great HavelHop Ball is a special experience every year. The more than 200 participants of the HavelHop workshop are already well danced in and our international top teachers show their skills in a small show. In addition, our terrific live band The Schwings Band will play once again and DJ Mr. HavelHop will ensure a full dance floor during the band breaks. Swing is the music of the 30s and 40s, when jazz was still pop, when movies were black and white and life was colorful.
House of the Black Gardenia are a nine-piece band from the North-East of England bringing the energy of 1920s jazz straight to the dancefloor. Rooted in early jazz and blues, they combine rare repertoire with authentic original compositions. Their latest album Mazurka in Jazz continues this approach with a driving, swinging sound, rich brass textures and a playful, dark-humoured edge — music made for movement, swing and long, lively ball nights.
