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 Jason Niesz and Elena Trafton
July 28th,
Aug. 4th,
Aug. 11th,
Aug. 18th,
Aug. 25th,
Sept. 1st
Swing 2: Balboa and Bal-Swing
with Amanda Gerken and Frankie Pereda and Erin Stephenson
July 28th,
Aug. 4th,
Aug. 11th,
Aug. 18th,
Aug. 25th,
Sept. 1st
Everybody Leads, Everybody Follows: Lindy Hop
with Daniel Barrera and Aryn Kelly and Michael Quisao
July 28th,
Aug. 4th,
Aug. 11th,
Aug. 18th,
Aug. 25th,
Sept. 1st
Creativity Games for your Lindy Hop (Int/Adv)
September 8th
Want to spice up your dancing? Learn how to invent individual variations and partnered moves, so that you can bring endless variety to your Lindy Hop!
Swinging Footwork for Beginners
September 8th
Learn and practice fundamental swing rhythm in your individual footwork, so that you can dance musically and efficiently in your Lindy Hop!
Swing 2: Lindy Hop Musicality and Rhythm
Begins September 15th
Music is why we dance! In this series, you will continue to learn new lindy hop moves, practice the ones you learned in Swing 1, and explore how music inspires our movements and our dance ideas.
Bal-Swing Moves for Lindy Hoppers
Begins September 15th
Explore the similarities and differences in Lindy Hop and Balboa technique and use the adjustments in connection to multiply your move and movement options! This class is ideal if you just finished the Intro to Bal series or are looking for new inspiration and turn technique for your Lindy Hop.