The Mess Around

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Be prepared to explore how solo, partner dancing, and group dancing can boost your ability to connect with other dancers around you and feel the dance floor as a whole. We are welcoming upcoming and established international teachers to guide you along the way. Together with their support and some fun surprises and challenges during the party, we will invite you to sometimes break away with your solo moves, deepen connection or dance with more tone person at the same time.

ℹ️ About

Be prepared to explore how solo, partner dancing, and group dancing can boost your ability to connect with other dancers around you and feel the dance floor as a whole. We are welcoming upcoming and established international teachers to guide you along the way. Together with their support and some fun surprises and challenges during the party, we will invite you to sometimes break away with your solo moves, deepen connection or dance with more than one person at the same time.
Tune in with the musicians, sync with one of the many rhythmic layers, and become a part of the ‘musical organism’ that’s filling the space. There will be live workshops during the weekend.
The Mess Around is all about having fun. Get ready for some stealing, switching, jamming, and who knows what we will come up with. The festival will allow you to safely explore all those groovy possibilities in your body.

📅 Dates & Registration

📍 What & Where

💃 Dance Styles

  • Lindy Hop
  • Solo Jazz
  • Authentic Jazz

🎉 Activities & Highlights

  • Workshops
  • Social Dancing
  • Live Music
  • Parties
  • Shows / Competitions
  • Other
  • History Talk& Musicality Workshops with live music

Classes with live music
Games and surprises to make you dance more
Classes and parties in one venue
Welcoming community

🧑‍🏫 Teachers & Artists

Thanh Thanh Nguyen
Sylvain&Marion
Dafa&Charlotte

🎷 Live Music / DJs

Toulouse Hot Club
Gumbo Night

✨ Festival Vibe

Connection, musicality, jamming, fun

❤️ Why You Should Come

You can connect to all the aspects of the dance floor, dancers, teachers, musicians, music from different side. The dance floor as a whole, an organism.

🧾 Quick Overview

  • 📅 Dates: January 8 – 10, 2027
  • 📍 Location: The Hague, Netherlands
  • 💃 Styles:
    • Lindy Hop
    • Solo Jazz
    • Authentic Jazz
  • 🎟️ Passes:
    • Full Pass
    • Party Pass
  • 🏕️ Type:
    • Festival
  • 🎉 Activities:
    • Workshops
    • Social Dancing
    • Live Music
    • Parties
    • Shows / Competitions
    • Other
    • History Talk& Musicality Workshops with live music

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