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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 Juthapathra Dechanupong and Jason Niesz and Frankie Pereda
June 17th,
June 24th,
July 1st,
July 8th,
July 15th,
July 22nd
Swing 2: Balboa and Bal-Swing
with Amanda Gerken and Annabel Quisao and Michael Quisao
June 17th,
June 24th,
July 1st,
July 8th,
July 15th,
July 22nd
Swingout Deep Dive
with Amanda Gerken and Skyler Hinkel and Erin Stephenson
July 8th,
July 15th,
July 22nd
Sugar Push Deep Dive for All Levels
July 29th
Dig into the details of this dynamic move and staple of Lindy Hop, the Sugar Push! Add it to your vocabulary and hone your partnering technique in the process.
Creativity Games for your Lindy Hop (Int/Adv)
July 29th
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!
Swing 2: Lindy Hop Musicality and Rhythm
Begins August 5th
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.
Beyond Balboa Basics
Begins August 5th
Add to your vocabulary and continue to hone your Bal technique, bringing more comfort and individual style to this intricate and fun swing dance. This class is best suited to those who have completed the Swing 2D Intro to Bal series or who otherwise have familiarity with Bal basics including Pure Balboa, Lollies, Out and Ins, and Toss-outs.