Our weekly social dance. Free for first timers with email signup.
Tuesday, September 24th
Drop-in Lesson 8pm, Dancing 9pm
2437 Fifteenth Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
Swing 1: Intro to Lindy Hop
with Lee Tucker and Sarah Garr
Aug. 20th,
Aug. 27th,
Sept. 3rd,
Sept. 10th,
Sept. 17th,
Sept. 24th
Swing 2: Charleston
with Gretchen Midgley and David Lee
Aug. 20th,
Aug. 27th,
Sept. 3rd,
Sept. 10th,
Sept. 17th,
Sept. 24th
The Big Apple Routine part 1
with Annabel Quisao and Jason Niesz
Sept. 10th,
Sept. 17th,
Sept. 24th
Swing 1: Intro to Lindy Hop
Begins October 1st
Learn the fundamental rhythms, movements, and partnering integral to the swing dance style invented in the ballrooms of 1930s/40s Harlem, the Lindy Hop!
Swing 2: Lindy Hop Moves and Partnership
Begins October 1st
Expand your Lindy Hop move library and continue working on how to communicate effectively, comfortably, and receptively with your partner on the social dance floor.
The Big Apple Routine part 2
Begins October 1st
Choreographed by Frankie Manning for Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers, the Big Apple routine is a solo dance choreography inspired by a 1930s dance craze. You can see Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers perform it in the 1937 movie, Keep Punchin’. Learn this piece of lindy hop history and practice a variety of solo jazz movements in the process!
Dance to live bands in the historic Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom.
November 16th, 2019
Enjoy a night of dancing in the historic Spanish Ballroom to the beloved swing dance veterans, the Boilermaker Jazz Band!
7300 MacArthur Boulevard
Glen Echo, MD 20812