page_title: Herräng Dance Camp
hierarchical_section_title: Herräng Dance Camp
caption_attribution_description: English: Herräng Dance Camp, outside Hallstavik, a few hours north of Stockholm, Sweden. Summer 2016.
context_page_description: Herräng Dance Camp is the largest annual dance camp that focuses on Lindy Hop, boogie woogie, Tap dance, jazz dance, and balboa. It is held for 5 weeks annually from late June through July in Herräng, Sweden and focuses both on instruction and dancing.
  Swing era dancers including Frankie Manning, Norma Miller, Chazz Young, and Dawn Hampton presented at the camp.
  With over 750 people attending each week compared to a population of the village of Herräng of between 400 and 600, the camp assembles a significant amount of infrastructure each summer to meet the needs of the large number of dancers. Some of the most noticeable additions to Herräng during Herräng Dance Camp includes several cafes; a full cafeteria serving buffet-style meals; a shop for dance supplies, accessories and daily essentials; bicycle rental; housing of various standards; and nightly entertainment.
  The camp is owned and run by Lorenz Ilg, Frida Segerdahl, Fatima Teffahi, Daniel Heedman, and Lennart Westerlund.
context_section_description: Herräng Dance Camp (commonly abbreviated HDC, officially Herräng Dance Camp Aktiebolag) is the largest annual dance camp that focuses on Lindy Hop, boogie woogie, Tap dance, jazz dance, and balboa. It is held for 5 weeks annually from late June through July in Herräng, Sweden and focuses both on instruction and dancing.
  Swing era dancers including Frankie Manning, Norma Miller, Chazz Young, and Dawn Hampton presented at the camp.
  With over 750 people attending each week compared to a population of the village of Herräng of between 400 and 600, the camp assembles a significant amount of infrastructure each summer to meet the needs of the large number of dancers. Some of the most noticeable additions to Herräng during Herräng Dance Camp includes several cafes; a full cafeteria serving buffet-style meals; a shop for dance supplies, accessories and daily essentials; bicycle rental; housing of various standards; and nightly entertainment.
  The camp is owned and run by Lorenz Ilg, Frida Segerdahl, Fatima Teffahi, Daniel Heedman, and Lennart Westerlund.
caption: Social dancing in Herräng Folkets Hus during Herräng Dance Camp 2016.
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