A weekend in Vienna to Explore the Sway and Flow of the Laminu
The first Laminu Lab in Vienna was a phantastic experience!
Thanks to all who participated and made this weekend special!
What is Laminu – and Who is Ray Cunningham?
Laminu is a coupled dance in close embrace that enables you to dance to Slow Swing or Crooner/popular music from the 1940ies to 1960ies (and beyond).
Laminu and SlowBal
Albeit related, it is not a small variant of SlowBal. It is a dance on its own right.
Ray’s Laminu
We were lucky and deeply honored to have learnt Laminu from the original source: Ray Cunningham, the Oldtimer for Laminu.
Ray’s Laminu is not a vintage swing dance as such, as his Laminu is allegedly from 1951. His version has common elements, but differs from Swing dances in movement or flow. He always claimed that Laminu is a dance in its own right.
This is what we also learnt from Dan Guest – the Midtimer for Laminu – who invested a great amount of work and investigation to understand Laminu and keep this dance alive by teaching and talking about it. We owe him not only that we are now the next generation of Laminu Ambassadors, but the fact that the legacy of Ray Cunningham is preserved.
About the Laminu Lab Weekend
This weekend provides you with the unique opportunity to discover, learn and improve the Laminu as we love it most – the Ray Laminu. It is our first shot to focus on Laminu only, therefore we keep a low profile, aiming for a pleasant weekend.
| The Laminu Weekend 2025 Schedule | |||||||
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| Friday, 07.11.2025 | TRAIN THE TRAINER SESSIONS | ||||||
| 17:30 - 19:00 | Train The Trainer - THEORY, TECHNIQUE | ||||||
| 19:15 - 20:30 | Train The Trainer - PRACTICE | ||||||
| 20:45 - 23:00 | Social Get Together, Ordering Pizza, Dance | ||||||
| Saturday, 08.11.2025 | |||||||
| 10:00 - 12:00 | LAMINU BEGINNERS | ||||||
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Instructive Talk: Laminu Roots - Boundaries - Laminu vs SlowBal | ||||||
| 13:45 - 14:45 | LAMINU INTERMEDIATE: Fundaments and Flow | LAMINU ADVANCED: Breakout-Session | |||||
| 15:00 - 16:00 | LAMINU INTERMEDIATE: Moves and Musicality | LAMINU ADVANCED: Breakout-Session | |||||
| 18:30 - 22:30 | Cook, Eat and Dance: Community Cooking with Social Dance | ||||||
| Sunday, 09.11.2025 | |||||||
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Digging into Laminu Music: How to implement Laminu Music into local scenes & DJing tips Exchange and Talk | ||||||
| 12:15 - 13:15 | LAMINU INTERMEDIATE: Fundaments and Flow | ||||||
| 13:30 - 14:30 | LAMINU INTERMEDIATE: Moves and Musicality | ||||||
| 14:45 - 16:15 | PLAYFUL EXCHANGE: Shaping the Future of Laminu Move Development | ||||||
| 20:00 - 23:30 | BADESCHIFF LINDY SOCIAL with Extra Laminu DJs Axel & Sandra | ||||||
Workshop Location: Studio Belvedere, Prinz Eugen Straße 48, 1040 Vienna
Saturday Socialising: DREHM Café, Grünbergstrasse 15/3/3, 1120 Vienna
Sunday Lindy Social: Badeschiff Wien, Obere Donaustraße 97-99/3/3, 1020 Vienna
Weekend Fee Options: Full Pass € 100,-/person; Saturday Taster Pass € 60,-/person.