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Happy New Year!!

It’s summary time.
I’ve seen several of my blog fellows doing all kinds of summarizing and if you’re a follower of mine you know I always do one as well, in the end of the year.

For me 2011 have been a year of a lot of hard work. By choice so no complains though.
Quite the opposite – I’m very happy and grateful that I’ve had the opportunity (and energy and health) to have done all these fun, and super varying work assignments.

The year started with the tripple BLASTS in the nordic countries. (Swe, Nor, Fin)
In Stockholm I opened the entire blast with an easy going streetjazz class on the big stage. A truly happy moment!

Thank you lovely Sara & Josefine for the best back up!

The weekends off have been very rare – I belive I had one during the spring, and a few during the fall. Which means a lot of travellling;  modules in Norway, convention and qw’s in Estonia, super qw in Orlando, Florida (in february = perfect timing for a constantly freezing Åsa) performance in Denmark… to mention a few.

And obviously – all over SWEDEN-land; Åre Workout, Topphälsa training camp, Blogger Boot Camp, Gerdahallen convention, EGO convention, Toppconvention, qw’s, modules, master classes, inspiration days, etc.
THANK YOU all sweet, wonderful people that contributed with your energy, sweat and hospitality.

And, of course, some NYC-visits.
Both shorter and then a longer over the summer.
For the first time in my entire life I took a break over the summer, five weeks off!! Weeks very well spent in a hot hot hot (and just wonderful) New York.
Some guest teaching – but most of all own training, chilling, living, laughing – and just enjoying!! I totally understand the concept of a not-working-at-all-or-almost-not-at-all-vaccation! LOL!

During the early summer my very own CD released. In collaboration with Swedebeat I compiled a hiphop-cd, which I think became really great, and I’ve used it on my classes, fo shizzle.

During the spring semester I also did something I’ve been wanting to do for a while..
I went to Poppius – and their main course in practical journalism.
It was a great education and I learned a lot. 
And I have been writing more and more, professionally, after that.
One of my published pieces that I’m very proud of is the four page portait of Robert that was in Fitness Magazine # 8/11.

Stockholm in august.. it was a while ago since I experienced that! (gotta love swedish summer when it exist)
One of the highlights was definitly our performance at Stockholm Pride, in Kungsträdgården with 10 000 ppl in front of the stage.

The fall season brushed by – super quick – with SUPER SATURDAY as a kick off!

Time flies.. imagen when you were a kid and one year seemed like forever. Now it feels like… nothing, or just like 525 600 minutes (yeah – I know some musicals)

I just got back to Stockholm after a real Svensson-week at Cran Canaria. It was just awesome with some sun and light – even though I’m pretty sure that I will never go back there ever again. 🙂 (but, you should never say never – right?!)

A briefly summary (even if it may seem long in words) of an eventful year!

If I’m gonna share one private event it will definitly be our wedding in june.
A perfect summer day and a tiny, non traditional, very personal and relaxed wedding with the enitre inlet to Stockholm as a wiev. A happy day!

I’m looking forward to 2012!
A very merry HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! I wish you nothing but happiness, love, joy and genuine people around you!

Much love!
XOXO

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The Blasting continues…

February is the month for Nike Nordic.
All three Nike Blasts are lined up the weekends after each others.
2012 I’ll present in Stockholm and in Helsinki, Finland.

I’ve been to Nike Finland several times, I think this will be the 6th time. And it’s always a pleasure. I’m doing a whole bunch of classes there:

AfHo – as I’m presenting in Stockholm the week before.
A funky fusion with Afro & House as the strongest influences.

Sassy Jazz – A dance class with the roots in the traditional jazz technique, with a show dance-twist on it. Inflenced as well from contemporary, musicals and mtv. Lights, camera & action!

Pilates/Core  – Traditional pilates on a matt and/or functional core exercises that build your strengt from the inside and out. A great complement to dance classes for example. Improve your technique within other way of training by having a great core stability.

BODYJAM®60-team with the Funky Fin; Kimmo!

And finally, I’m doing a choreography workshop. How to experiment with pretty simple moves within different styles, and how to use the music at its most. Sort of!

So, all my finish (and nearby) friends – hurry up to register – and I hope to see you feb 11th 2012!

Here’s me and awesome Eddie from the last year’s Nike Blast Helsinki!!

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More NIKE BLAST!!

The NIKE BLAST site opened up last wednesday, nov. 30th. And in this very moment it’s 1466 people that have payed and signed up.

One year I helped Lina out – that’s the organizer and the brain behind this amazing event – at the office. I worked with her for three months, nov, dec and jan – for the event of 2007.
And one of my assignments was to manually type in all the people that registred.
Back then you signed up by sending in a fax with your class selections – and then I had to sync the fax with their payment that came by mail – and by mail I mean snail mail.
It took like forever. Haha!

It was only five years ago… These days, it’s like a totally different event.
2012 is the 18th year in a row for the Nike Blast!
And my 10th year as a presenter. It feels awesome!!

The first time I visited the convention I was just a tiny teen, still in high school (gymnasiet)I went to the dance program… and one of my class buddies was performing at Nike – so we went out super early saturday morning to look at her… 
Then –  I was totally unaware of dance as a way of training…and conventions… and Nike… more than as a brand of sneakers and clothes.
But as I was watching a class with Ms Gustafsson right there and then, I thought to myself – I wanna be on a stage like that too…doing my thing… without really knowing exactly what they’re were doing – or what the purpose was – or what kind of people that came to a thing like this…
And it actually didn’t took that long until I was there – doing my own thing.

I was overwhelmed of the glowing energy that was all over the venue… and I still am. That’s the one of the things that makes the NIKE BLAST so special. That magic glowing energy is still there – and it’s a very special feel that you need to experience for yourself.

So – I hope I’ll see you in Globen the first weekend of february 2012.
There’s still plenty of spots left in several classes and lectures. You don’t wanna miss this happy BOOST of inspiration & energy!

100 % earned
From 2011-BLAST, the 100% earned teamclass.

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NIKENIKENIKENIKENIKENIKE….

Yesterday the NIKE BLAST website came alive, and the registration opened.
It opened up around 4.30 pm – and last night (ie. in a few hours only) it was more than 900 people that have signed up.

Crazy?!
Totally! But crazy-good of course! And totally expected.
Cause this is the BEST event in the world.
It’s the BLAST of the blasts – and the EVENT with capital E!

I’ll be presenting – my tribal house in a new fresh and updated version, with a brand new name: AfHo (as in afro & house)
Last year I got to open up the entire BLAST on the big main stage – and this year I’m shutting it down by tearing the dance studio-stage down.
It’s gonna be awesome, LOUD and just BOMBLASTIC!! Come join me sunday afternoon!

I’m also teaming up with Åsa and Kristin – for a smoking hot Femme Fatale, at the big stage! Also sunday!
Don’t know what to say… more than that we’ll be dancing till the world ends… Don’t hold it against us! It’s gonna be criminal fun – up n’down crazy sexy fun – and some BIG PHAT BASS!
You’ll be (DROP DEAD) beautiful on the dance floor. Cause this is your time to shine!
Your time to be selfish! 

I think you get it…
And yes, we might play some Britney – LOL!

See you in the GLOBE!!!!

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More QW’s…recap

Besides today’s qw’s – I’ve done a few more.
The first was in Finspång two weeks ago. It was a in-house quarterly for Medley. I did BODYBALANCE™ as a quarterly, and then BODYJAM® as a promotion class – since they don’t have that program just yet. My guess is  though, that they will have it pretty soon. Cause they sure seemed to like it. Maybe at a Medley near you.

Last weekend it was the capital-jammers turn (capital and surroundings I better say) to be updated!
Sunday afternoon in late november = dark grey and foggy outside!
The 1st of advent = people wants to be home and eat ginger bread and drink their glögg. 
Despite that – I had a group of 27 awesome BODYJAMMERS that danced their booteys off.
Olle was there…

and he was probably the freshest jam-instructors of them all.
Fresh as in most recently educated. Hehe!
Not as in the rest of the crowd seemed to be fading.
Quite the opposite! It was so much fun to see old faces – and new faces – and that they all went all in! GOOD JOB! And thank you all!

BODYBALANCE™ in Stockholm this weekend, and then both programs in Gothenburg the next. I’m hoping for lots and lots of just as happy, lovely and relaxed people as it’s been this far, the upcoming weekends. 🙂

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Sweet Saturday!

It was a good day, fo shizzle. 
The event was fully booked and we had a crowd of awesome dancers that definitly brought their A-game, great energy and positive spirit all day.

Un-pretentious, fun and happy!
Thank you all for coming and shaking your gorgeous ass with us 🙂

Unfortunately I didn’t take that many pics – but here’s one from my class…

If you want to stay tuned for more upcoming events – find the Beatz Group Training Event page on Facebook – and like it!!

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Reminder…

…to all of you who lives in Linköping, or happens to be in the near…
Next saturday october 29th it’s time to dance.
With me and Petra!
I’ll be teaching two master classes; Commercial Hiphop and Girly Grove. So come join us. You need to sign up in advance, and you do that by emailing petra.kardell@gmail.com

Have a great weekend and I hope to see you next saturday.

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Beatz!

Do you find the Nike Blast beeing way to far away in the future?
I know what you can do to make the time go faster while you’re waiting…
At least for one of the days: november 12th
You can come dancing with me and Rob.

Saturday november 12th, here in Stockholm.
Just because it’s fun!!
Hope to see you!

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Dance workshop!

October 29th I’m having a dance workshop in Linköping.
So, if you’re around – and love to dance – come join me.
I’ll teach two different classes: Girly Grove and Commercial Hiphop.
Read more about the classes here.

Totally it’s three classes, and it’s lovely Petra that teaches the last one.
You can choose if you want to participate in one, two or all three classes.

You need to sign up in advance – to Petra Kardell 073-703 61 48 or petra.kardell@gmail.com

I hope I’ll see you there!