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  • 7 nights half board accommodation at a five star Resort with private beaches
  • At least 12 hours of classes, Modern Jive and West Coast Swing
  • Freestyle dancing every night with theme nights and fancy dress
  • Time to chill by one of the pools or on the private beach
  • Welcome drink on arrival  

Single supplement for the week -  297.50 GBP

Not included: Climate resilience tax of 15 Euro per room / per night, payable on site (tax increased by 5 EUR by Greek Goverment from 2025)

Crete is the largest island in Greece and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. Here, you can admire the remnants of brilliant civilizations, explore glorious beaches, impressive mountainscapes, fertile valleys, and steep gorges, and become part of the island’s rich gastronomic culture. Crete is, after all, a small universe teeming with beauties and treasures that you will probably need a lifetime to uncover!

 

Kalimera Kriti***** (Half Board) (Included) 

 Kalimera Kriti is a 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 environmentThe garden landscape gently slopes onto two beautiful private sandy beaches. We offer a wide spectrum of sports facilities, wellness areas, indoor and outdoor pools and amazing children facilities all within the resort.

 

We guarantee you a fantastic week of dancing in a stunning location.

Not only will this holiday bring you top notch dance tuition and superb evening freestyles, we'll be offering additional activities during the week including dance competitions, private lessons, quizzes, optional performance routines and a social outing to a local venue! Don't leave it too late - book now and come join the fun!

 

This is the ideal holiday for anyone who has danced Modern Jive and would like to dip into West Coast Swing or / and improve the Modern Jive, as well as experienced WCS dancers who wish to improve. You can enjoy immersing yourself in the amazing world of dance for an intensive week of classes, social events and fun in the sun! This is a holiday for all ages and abilities and is a fantastic opportunity to add new skills to your repertoire.

In addition, you will have the opportunity to explore the local area as well as soak up some sunshine by the pools or on the private beach.
 

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Both the West Coast Swing and Jive will be taught with a particular emphasis on good basics, styling and musicality. In addition to the core styles of modern jive and west coast swing, there will be some classes teaching solo routines, ballroom tasters and performance opportunities.  Nearer to the event a detailed programme of classes will be available.   

 
The evening freestyles will have fantastic music with a focus on smooth jive and WCS. There will be a theme party on the final night (tbc) Tuition for beginners will be incorporated into the syllabus at the start of the week, aiming to make the holiday accessible for all. Classes will be progressive throughout the week. There will also be more challenging options for more experienced dancers. Dance venue: All the dancing conveniently takes place in the resort, in a fantastic room with wooden floor.

WEST COAST SWING TEACHER - Linz Bee (demo tbc) 
Linz is a dance teacher and choreographer from Edinburgh with an extensive background in Modern Jive and West Coast Swing. Passionate about choreography, musicality and performance. she has won over 20 national dance titles and is known for team cabaret achievements. Linz has taught, DJ’d, competed and judged throughout the UK and abroad. She has a wealth of dance knowledge and teaching experience to share with you, her classes are very accessible, fun and popular. 

 

MODERN JIVE TEACHERS - 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 have great fun in the process! 

 


 

 

On Arrival: You will receive a detailed itinerary.

Club Dance Holidays Host:  Anja will be your host.  She will be happy to help you with any questions that you may have.

Welcome Drink: At the start of the week, Club Dance Holidays will invite you to an informal welcome meeting and drink.

Free time: We encourage you to explore the local area and make use of the excellent hotel facilities. This can be done when you please around the activities and dance classes that we have organized for you.

 

There will be freestyle dancing every night in our private venue.

Final night party theme - TBC

You will enjoy a progressive journey though West Coast Swing over the week, with particular emphasis on the foundations and good solid basics. In addition to mastering all of the basic moves, you will learn variations, patterns, and most importantly, the vital techniques in order to master the unique connection and smooth elasticity of WCS. We will incorporate fun solo routines, designed to enhance footwork, styling, body isolation and timing. The evening freestyles will have fantastic music for west coast swing, Blues and modern jive, with many ‘crossover’ tracks (i.e. suitable for both genres of dance).

 

Flights and transfers are not included in the holiday. 

We offer to book your transfer service from/to Heraklion Airport at a rate of 30 GBP per person, each way.

The transfer times are set and there will be 2 outbound and 2 inbound transfer times, as listed below.

Outbound Saturday 10/05 

1st coach departs 16:00 

2nd coach departs 23:30 

Please allow an hour from the arrival time of your flight to the coach's departure time to collect your bags.

Inbound Saturday 17/05

1st Coach departs hotel 10:45 (arrive to Heraklion 11:45)

2nd coach departs hotel 18:30 (arrive to Heraklion 19:30) 

We reccommend allowing 2 hours between your flight departure and the coach's arrival to allow plenty of time to check your bags and make your way through security. 

Insurance, Visa and Passport Requirements: In brief, Insurance is a condition of booking. Visas may be required for non EU citizens. British nationals need a full passport to travel to Cyprus.

Travel Documents: You receive these 10 days prior to departure.
 


In May, Crete enjoys an average high temperature of 24ºC, so be sure to pack plenty of beachwear. However, evenings can be cooler with temperatures averaging around 14ºC, so you'll need some warmer clothing for nighttime. The sea temperature averages 19ºC, and the humidity is low, ranging from the mid-40s to just over 80%.y, Crete enjoys an average high temperature of 24ºC, so be sure to pack plenty of beachwear. However, evenings can be cooler with temperatures averaging around 14ºC, so you'll need some warmer clothing for nighttime. The sea temperature averages 19ºC, and the humidity is low, ranging from the mid-40s to just over 80%.