NYC Swing Dance
NYC Swings is the place for beginners looking for swing dance and other styles in New York, NY. Discover the best partner dance classes, social dances, live music dance events, and dance studios, curated by local dancers.
Intro to Lindy Hop w/ Jen & Sean
Empire Mambo 344 West 38th St, New York, NYJennifer Murmylo and Sean Vitale will introduce students to Lindy Hop, an African American dance native to Harlem. Dance to jazz and swing music as you learn fundamental rhythms and patterns in this introduction class!
Swing 1 for Beginners w/ Stina Dallons
You Should Be Dancing...! 37 W 26th St, New York, NYFor Students with no prior knowledge or background in Lindy Hop / Swing, this class is an introduction to the look and feel of social swing dancing.
Swing Basic, Lindy Hop & Charleston Classes w/ Paolo Lanna & Lauren Bova
Danznik Studios 240 W 37th St, New York, NYLed by swing veteran Paolo Lanna and Lauren Bova, they will be teaching Swing, Charleston & Lindy Hop.
Intro to Lindy Hop (Level 3)
Ripley-Grier Studios (72nd St) 131 W 72nd St, New York, NYLearn the fundamental steps and classic stylings of this original NYC, African American dance form. No partner required. Swing experience required.
Swing 2 for Advanced Beginners w/ Stina Dallons
You Should Be Dancing...! 37 W 26th St, New York, NYStudents will learn 6-count patterns and start to explore their own voices as individual dancers.
Lindy Variations & Vocabulary (Level 4)
Ripley-Grier Studios (72nd St) 131 W 72nd St, New York, NYThe ability to take your basic Lindy Hop patterns and change them to suit your needs or music WHILE YOU ARE DANCING is a skill. This class will teach slight changes to your patterns and give your moves more intricacy, style, flare, and pop.
Back Room Speakeasy
The Back Room 102 Norfolk St, New York, NYSwing dancing at Back Room Speakeasy Sessions - "most deliberate recreation of an actual speakeasy"– in it's 10th year since May 2012!
Beginner West Coast Swing w/ Robert Royston
Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine Dance Studio 320 W 37th St, Fl 2, New York, NYJoin champion Robert Royston to start out right with good West Coast swing foundation steps!
Swing 2 for Advanced Beginners w/ Elena Iannucci
You Should Be Dancing...! 37 W 26th St, New York, NYAdd finesse, fancy footwork, and funky moves to your swing / lindy hop basics! Learn 'em in class; grab a partner and take 'em to the dance floor!
Balboa Fundamentals w/ Bobby White
You Should Be Dancing...! 37 W 26th St, New York, NYLearn the fundamental steps and concepts of this beautiful Southern Californian swing dance, from the chest-to-chest Balboa Shuffle to kicking, turning, fancy "Swing" steps.
Harlem’s Lindy Hop Tuesdays!
Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Community Center 34 W 134th St, New York, NYA GREAT Taste of Harlem Culture! Harlem's most famous dance is the Lindy Hop, partially derived from the Charleston of the 1920s. Come on and join us on Tuesday evenings at 7pm when you can experience and learn this exciting cultural dance art form.
Solo Jazz w/ Jaime Shannon
Ripley-Grier Studios (72nd St) 131 W 72nd St, New York, NYPartner swing dance is not only comprised of partner patterns, but also vernacular swing jazz solo moves that have been adopted for partner dance. This class will focus ONLY on the solo aspect of swing vernacular jazz movements. This class requires no experience or partner as you’re dancing by yourself. A fantastic class for developing your vernacular jazz building blocks!
Lindy Hop at the 92NY w/ Gaby & Nathan
92Y 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NYTaught by Gaby Cook and Nathan Bugh. For dancers who know all the basics (Jig Walk, 6-count Turns, Swing Out, and Charleston). Dig deeper into Lindy-Hop vocabulary and principles of connection, musicality, and creativity. This class is designed to help dancers expand their social dance skills.
Advanced West Coast Swing w/ Robert Royston
Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine Dance Studio 320 W 37th St, Fl 2, New York, NYJoin champion Robert Royston in this weekly class focused on advanced west coast swing.
Lindy Hop 1 – Intro to 8 Count Patterns w/ Elena Iannucci
You Should Be Dancing...! 37 W 26th St, New York, NYTake your Swing/Lindy Hop to the next level with an Intro to 8ct and MORE! We'll start with a review of 8-count basics and then expand our repertoire by adding a variety of swing-out variations, combos, jazz steps & charleston.
Intermediate Balboa w/ Bobby White
You Should Be Dancing...! 37 W 26th St, New York, NYIn this intermediate-level class, we dive deeper into Balboa and Bal-Swing with other fundamental moves both old and new, and go deeper into improvisation and play.
Advanced Beginner West Coast Swing w/ Tybaldt Ulrich
Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine Dance Studio 320 W 37th St, Fl 2, New York, NYTake Advanced Beginner West Coast Swing classes with Tybaldt, right after Robert Royston's Beginner WCS class.
Adv. Beginner Swing w/ Spencer & Brooke
Steps on Broadway 2121 Broadway, New York, NYProgress in Jitterbug and East Coast Swing by learning more involved patterns with more advanced footwork. Build your dance vocabulary and partnering skills. This class is the prerequisite for Open level Lindy Hop. No partner required. Some previous experience helpful.
Fun Lindy Patterns w/ Samantha & Aaron
Kilowatt Dance Theater 4 W 43rd St #803, New York, NYWe will be playing with eight counts, swing outs and partner Charleston variations every week to build some fun musical phrases that can easily be used socially on the dance floor! Bring some water with you and get ready to have fun and be challenged!
Guided WCS Practice w/ Robert Royston
Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine Dance Studio 320 W 37th St, Fl 2, New York, NYJoin champion Robert Royston weekly to work not only on class topics as well as other moves you may be struggling with.
Advanced Balboa w/ Bobby White
You Should Be Dancing...! 37 W 26th St, New York, NYIn our advanced class, we play with the most difficult concepts in Bal-Swing today, focused on high-level leading & following, rhythmic play, improvisation, and expression.
Balboa Practice at You Should Be Dancing…!
You Should Be Dancing...! 37 W 26th St, New York, NYIt's time to get ready for Bal Week in NYC next month, so come practice at You Should Be Dancing...! This will be a Choose Your Own Adventure format, so bring some things you'd like to work on. You don't have to currently be taking classes at YSBD to attend. All levels of experience are ... Read more
Technique for Westies w/ Sophie Cazeneuve
Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine Dance Studio 320 W 37th St, Fl 2, New York, NYLearn basic variations of the basics you learned in the beginner class. Take this class if you're comfortable with your WCS basics.
Lindy Hop 100 w/ Gaby Cook & AJ Howard
Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine Dance Studio 320 W 37th St, Fl 2, New York, NYJoin Gaby Cook & AJ Howard for Lindy 100, a taster class for beginner Lindy Hop students. Each stand-alone class will introduce swing rhythms, essential vocabulary and technique for leading & following.