We love new dancers! Sign up online, use the voucher code FIRSTTIME, and your first drop-in lesson plus your first Tuesday night dance is on us!
We're pleased to offer some of the best instructors and classes around! Here are some of the things we are up to:
Need a refresher? Want to try swing dancing for the first time? Our drop-in lesson is the perfect place! No partner and no advance registration is necessary.
Our drop-in lesson admission comes included with admission to our weekly dance, the New Columbia Social. So once you've learned a few new moves, stick around to try them out!
When you're ready to really dive in to learning the dance, we're here for you. Our full-length class series run every six weeks.
Swing 1 is a single 6-week series that will introduce you to the basics of Lindy Hop, including the standard move patterns, basic footwork, and partnership technique.
Swing 2 consists of four rotating 6-week series that will continue to hone swing dancing skills you learned in Swing 1, expand your Lindy Hop move library, and introduce you to other swing dances that you can integrate into your social dancing. The series rotate and are designed so that you can take them in any order. You may begin the Swing 2 level with any of these series:
A) Lindy Hop: Musicality and Rhythm
B) Charleston
C) Lindy Hop: Moves and Partnership
D) Balboa and Bal-Swing
We also offer one-off classes and shorter 3-week series on special topics, some introductory and some more advanced. Keep an eye on the calendar or an ear out for announcements at the New Columbia Social about what new topic is coming up!
Everything is taught by our fantastic team of instructors.
All Tuesday-night classes run from 8-9pm. You may not be admitted into the classrom after 8:20 pm, so be sure to arrive early to allow time to check in!
| Online | At the door | Single Class* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-Week Series | $115 | $135 | $25* |
| 3-Week Series | $60 | $70 | $25* |
* Taking a single class in a series is only available as space permits and is dependent on series content and/or previous dance experience. Admittance is at the discretion of the instructors.
Dance Weekend Recovery Toolkit
April 22nd
Learn the key components of warm up, cool down, and recovery to make it through a packed weekend of dancing to your heart's content from Kyle, a professional Medical Exercise Specialist, Certified Athletic Trainer, Personal Trainer, and avid Lindy Hopper! **Class is limited to 15 participants**
Dance Shoe Care and Maintenance
April 22nd
Let’s discuss the health of your dance shoes…and you! In this seminar style lesson we’ll tackle just what makes a dance shoe, and deep dive into dance shoe selection, maintenance, and repair! (For this version of the seminar you’re encouraged to bring questions, but not your broken shoes…this time!)
Vary the Rhythm, Vary the Vibe (Lindy Hop)
April 22nd
Explore how you can make your Lindy Hop more musically reactive and less tiring by varying footwork, pulse, and energy. Comfort with side passes and six-count basics is required.
Intro to Blues Dance w/guest instructors from Capital Blues
Begins April 29th
Learn several Blues dance styles from special guest instructors, Jesse Barber and Megan Richards, in preparation for DC’s premier Blues dance event, Red Hot Blues and BBQ!