Upcoming Weekend Dates:
No upcoming Beginner Swing Weekends. Check our Intro to Swing lessons page for class schedules.
Upcoming Weekend Dates:
No upcoming Beginner Swing Weekends. Check our Intro to Swing lessons page for class schedules.
Get started in the wonderful world of swing dancing! If you’ve always wanted to try but were afraid you’d have two left feet, this is the class for you. Learn to dance in a friendly, supportive environment. Meet new people, get moving, improve your co-ordination, and have a lot of fun!
Thursdays 8-9pm for Swing 1; 6:45-7:45pm for Swing 2
Once you’ve completed the material from Intro to Swing to your satisfaction, you’re ready to get a whole lot more dancing in your Swing! At this point, you’ve learned most of the most commonly known basic Lindy hop steps and patterns, and it’s time to get them feeling more awesome (for you and your partner) at a wider range of tempos and with more variations.
Lindy Hop Essentials (Swing 3) is where we mix and match all the prior Swing series material, add a few more, and increase your comfort with a wider range of tempos. We also add some variations on moves you already know and love, to further enrich your social dancing vocabulary and your understanding of connecting with the music and a partner.
Mondays 7:45-8:45pm
Solo Jazz is an essential element of Lindy hop and its history. There are vintage routines Swing dancers around the world know and enjoy dancing together, and there are fun, musical, and dynamic ways of incorporating your Solo Jazz into your partner dancing!
These classes are for everyone: Solo Jazz 1 (Mondays 6:15-7:15pm) is for beginners, and Solo Jazz 2 (Wednesdays 8:15-9:15pm) is for experienced dancers.
Lindy hop for experienced Swing dancers: improve your partner connection skills and musical responsiveness. Gain skills and experience to expand your tempo versatility, learn complex moves, and more!
Wednesdays 7-8pm
NEW this year! Solo Jazz beginner level! Mondays at 6:15pm at EDAM, 303 east 8th. starting Monday January 9 with the Shim Sham. Click the link above for info and to register Lab sessions are paused until further notice. The Lab is the arena for play and exploration in your dancing. Once you’ve mastered the material in the Intermediate classes, and…