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.

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Intro to Lindy Hop w/ Jen & Sean

Empire Mambo 344 West 38th St, New York, NY

Jennifer 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!

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Swing 1 for Beginners w/ Stina Dallons

You Should Be Dancing...! 37 W 26th St, New York, NY

For 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.

$24 – $100
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Intro to Lindy Hop (Level 3)

Ripley-Grier Studios (72nd St) 131 W 72nd St, New York, NY

Learn the fundamental steps and classic stylings of this original NYC, African American dance form. No partner required. Swing experience required.

$20 – $30
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Lindy Variations & Vocabulary (Level 4)

Ripley-Grier Studios (72nd St) 131 W 72nd St, New York, NY

The 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.

$20 – $30
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Back Room Speakeasy

The Back Room 102 Norfolk St, New York, NY

Swing dancing at Back Room Speakeasy Sessions - "most deliberate recreation of an actual speakeasy"– in it's 10th year since May 2012!

Free
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Balboa Fundamentals w/ Bobby White

You Should Be Dancing...! 37 W 26th St, New York, NY

Learn 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.

$24 – $100
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Harlem’s Lindy Hop Tuesdays!

Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Community Center 34 W 134th St, New York, NY

A 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.

Free – $10
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Solo Jazz w/ Jaime Shannon

Ripley-Grier Studios (72nd St) 131 W 72nd St, New York, NY

Partner 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!

$20
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Lindy Hop at the 92NY w/ Gaby & Nathan

92Y 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Taught 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.

$20
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Lindy Hop 1 – Intro to 8 Count Patterns w/ Elena Iannucci

You Should Be Dancing...! 37 W 26th St, New York, NY

Take 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.

$24 – $100
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Intermediate Balboa w/ Bobby White

You Should Be Dancing...! 37 W 26th St, New York, NY

In 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.

$24 – $100
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Adv. Beginner Swing w/ Spencer & Brooke

Steps on Broadway 2121 Broadway, New York, NY

Progress 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.

$25
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Fun Lindy Patterns w/ Samantha & Aaron

Kilowatt Dance Theater 4 W 43rd St #803, New York, NY

We 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!

$20
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Guided WCS Practice w/ Robert Royston

Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine Dance Studio 320 W 37th St, Fl 2, New York, NY

Join champion Robert Royston weekly to work not only on class topics as well as other moves you may be struggling with.

$30 – $99
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Advanced Balboa w/ Bobby White

You Should Be Dancing...! 37 W 26th St, New York, NY

In 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.

$30 – $100

Balboa Practice at You Should Be Dancing…!

You Should Be Dancing...! 37 W 26th St, New York, NY

It'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

Free
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Technique for Westies w/ Sophie Cazeneuve

Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine Dance Studio 320 W 37th St, Fl 2, New York, NY

Learn basic variations of the basics you learned in the beginner class. Take this class if you're comfortable with your WCS basics.

$30 – $99
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Lindy Hop 100 w/ Gaby Cook & AJ Howard

Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine Dance Studio 320 W 37th St, Fl 2, New York, NY

Join 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.

$25 – $159