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. 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 | Drop-in* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-Week Series | $100 | $120 | $25* |
| 3-Week Series | $50 | $60 | $25* |
* Drop-in lessons are offered as space permits and at the discretion of the instructors.
Swing 2: Charleston
with Connor Cole and Jason Niesz
March 7th,
March 14th,
March 21st,
March 28th,
April 4th,
April 11th
Swing 1: Intro to Lindy Hop
with Sarah Chapin and Kevin Mascitelli and Annabel Quisao and Michael Quisao
March 7th,
March 14th,
March 21st,
March 28th,
April 4th,
April 11th
Pure Balboa
with Amanda Gerken and Michael Quisao
March 28th,
April 4th,
April 11th
Dancing with the Band (featuring live music from Jon Tigert and the Corner Pocket Jazz Band!)
April 18th
Jon Tigert and the Corner Pocket Jazz band will provide both live music and expert instruction into how to get more inspiration from the music and enrich your dancing!
Swing 1: Intro to Lindy Hop
Begins April 25th
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: Lindy Hop Moves and Partnership
Begins April 25th
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.