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.
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!
Swing 1: Intro to Lindy Hop
Begins April 29th
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 29th
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.
Learn the Tranky Doo
Begins May 20th
Learn this solo jazz routine of the original Swing-era, choreographed by Frankie Manning and beloved of modern-day Lindy Hoppers. The Tranky Doo will teach you solo jazz movements, while providing opportunities for self expression!