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.
Swing 1: Intro to Lindy Hop
with David Lee and Annabel Quisao and Michael Quisao
April 29th,
May 6th,
May 13th,
May 20th,
May 27th,
June 3rd
Swing 2: Lindy Hop Moves and Partnership
with Julianne Ferrill and Kevin Mascitelli
April 29th,
May 6th,
May 13th,
May 20th,
May 27th,
June 3rd
Learn the Tranky Doo
with Frankie Pereda and Michael Quisao
May 20th,
May 27th,
June 3rd
Lindy Hop Turns - All levels
June 10th
Increase your comfort with turns and bring new variety to your Lindy Hop! This class will cover individual turn technique and introduce you to more partnered move options. This is a beginner-friendly, all-levels class. Familiarity with six-count basics is recommended.
Switch Dancing in Lindy Hop
June 10th
Learn smooth ways to switch dance roles with your partner mid-dance! If you have explored both leading and following in Lindy Hop, this class will teach you specific switching strategies and allow you to play and invent your own switches.
Swing 1: Intro to Lindy Hop
Begins June 17th
Learn the fundamental rhythms, movements, and partnering integral to the African American swing dance style invented in the ballrooms of 1930s/40s Harlem, the Lindy Hop!
Swing 2: Balboa and Bal-Swing
Begins June 17th
Learn the basics of these partnered swing dances of Southern California and be ready to twist, turn, and explore intricate footwork. Completion of the Swing 1 series or equivalent is required to attend this class.