Children and Juniors

Children and juniors

Rock’n’Swing Dance Club Comets offers dance lessons for children and juniors from 3 years old to school age. The classes are based on rock and swing dance genres, such as boogie woogie, bugg and rock’n’roll. At Comets, dancers have the opportunity to compete and perform, for example, at the club’s events. However, dancing can also be done for good mood, friends and developing exercise hobby.

We operate in the sports facilities of schools in Pasila and Pukinmäki. The spring and autumn seasons of children’s courses last 12 weeks. During school holidays and public holidays, the groups are on break.

Upcoming children dance courses

Different age groups

RokkiNaperot (3-4 yrs.) In children’s dance, dance is practiced with the help of games and games, and the basics of musical movement are learned. The group is excellent for starting a dance hobby, and the child gains important motor and rhythmic skills from children’s dance. In the classes, you mainly move to the rhythm of the music, either alone, with a couple or in a group.

RokkiVekarat (5-6 years) The next step up from the Naperot is Vekarat. In children’s dance, the basic skills of dance movement are developed in a variety of ways, such as motor skills, balance, body control, sense of rhythm, danceability and self-expression. In the classes, you mainly move to the rhythm of the music, either alone, with a couple or in a group.

Rock’n’Swing Juniors (ages 7-9) Get to move to the rhythm of the music and practice the basics of dancing. The lessons create a foundation for acquiring sports skills. The course is excellent for starting a dance hobby, and no previous dance experience is necessary. In the classes, you exercise alone, with a couple or in a group.

Course fee

The course fee for children’s dance courses (12 dance lessons) is 99€. In addition to this, a club membership fee of 25€ is paid once a calendar year.

The club has a sibling discount. The sibling discount means that the oldest child in the family pays the normal season course fees and other siblings in the same family have a sibling discount deducted from the children’s season-long season course fee (-10€).

Registration

Registration for courses takes place in myClub.

Children’s dance courses have one free trial session. You can also sign up for the trial session via myClub’s course registration.

Insurance

Members are not insured on behalf of the club. Members are recommended to get their own leisure accident insurance or an amateur license with insurance from the Dance Sports Association. A valid competition license and insurance are mandatory for members participating in the competition activities of the Finnish Dance Sports Association.

The coach is responsible for the course participants only for the duration of the dance class indicated in the course description, not before or after the class. So please wait with your child until the class starts and meet them in time when the class ends.

You can find more information in Frequently Asked Questions

Dancer’s Path

RokkiNaperot (3-4 years old) → RokkiVekarat (5-6 years old) → Rock’n’Swing Juniors (7-9 years old) → advanced level courses → adult rock and swing dance courses

You can jump into the path of a dancer at any point. Please contact us if you need help choosing a group or if you cannot find a course aimed at your age group. Advanced level courses are organized if there are enough interested participants.

Competing

You can compete in rock and swing sports at both national and international level. At the national level, there are currently competitions for children and juniors in boogie woogie, rock’n’roll, buggy, lindy hop and fusku. The youngest competition series is for children under 10 years old. In Finland, a few GP competitions are usually organized during the year, as well as age championship competitions in connection with the SC competitions in the spring. For more information about competing, you can ask your coach or the club’s junior manager.

Juniors can compete internationally in boogie woogie, buggie and rock’n’roll. Comets’ junior pairs have been particularly successful in boogie woogie, winning, among other things, World Championship gold and silver in 2023.

Frequently asked questions

What do the courses cost?

The course fee for children’s dance courses (12 dance lessons) is 99€. In addition to this, a club membership fee of 25€ is paid once a calendar year.

What equipment does the child need for lessons?

Sports clothes and indoor slippers or dance shoes are worn for classes. During the first hours, you can also move with bare toes. It’s a good idea to take a labeled drinking bottle with you.

How do I add a child to the club?

You can add your child to the club by registering him in myClub. The child automatically becomes a member if he is registered for a course organized by the club in myClub. We will send new members the current year’s membership fee within about a month.

How can a child leave the club?

see friend FAQ for adults

Can children participate in the courses without being a member of the club?

Only club members have the right to participate in the club’s dance courses and activities.

Can I cancel registration for the course?

Course registrations are binding and a confirmed course place cannot be cancelled.

Can I get a discount on the courses if more than one child from the same family participates in the club’s activities?

Can I get a refund for the course fee if the child gets sick?

In the case of illness, the invoice can only be canceled completely if the person falls ill before the start of the course. If the illness occurs after the course has already started, the bill can be halved if 50% or more of the teaching was missed. If the illness occurs after the middle of the course, the fee will not be refunded.

To receive a refund, a medical certificate must be submitted to the club’s financial committee at talous@comets.fi. Fees will only be refunded against a medical certificate delivered to the right place on time.