Swing Dance Classes for Absolute Beginners
Feeling nervous about trying your first swing dance class? Don’t sweat it! We’ve curated this list of classes friendly for beginners with zero dance experience. Try various styles like Lindy Hop and West Coast Swing to see what you like most.
International Lindy Hop Championships
Alhambra Ballroom 2116 Adam Clayton Powell Junior Boulevard, New York, NY, United StatesCome celebrate Lindy Hop at ILHC with 4 days of dancing, including 24 competitions, 16 classes, over 24 hours of social dancing, and more!
USA Grand National Dance Championships
Renaissance Waverly Atlanta Hotel 2450 Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta, GA, United StatesEstablished in 1995, GNDC is the largest and most diverse Carolina Shag and West Coast Swing Dance Event in the World.
YoZouk New York Congress
Hyatt Regency New Brunswick 2 Albany St, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesA new generation of Brazilian Zouk Teachers from Brazil and Europe invade the USA for an epic congress and marathon! We will pre-party in Manhattan, then come together in an incredible hotel accessible internationally. The party ends with an epic Manhattan rooftop party! Come visit us and dance 7 days straight!
Camp Jitterbug
Century Ballroom 915 E Pine St, Seattle, WA, United StatesJoin us for the 22nd annual Camp Jitterbug held every year over Memorial Day weekend in Seattle Washington. Featuring workshops, lectures, competitions and social dancing at historic venues in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.
MDJ Danceversary Celebration at EPA ft. Arjay Centeno
Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine Dance Studio 320 W 37th St, Fl 2, New York, NY, United StatesCome join us for this special celebration of MDJ dance parties in NYC. It's our annual *DANCEVERSARY PARTY* We will be celebrating 21 years of dance parties in NYC for […]
Open-Air Spring Swing Market
Greenpoint Waterfront 2 Noble St, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesGreenpointers & Brooklyn Swings present: Spring Swing Market Sunday, May 28th 11:00 - 6:00 pm Free Entry More at Greenpointers Post Picture Over 3k visitors showed up to our market […]
Swingin in the Park – Swing Dance Workshops
Prestige Dance Academy 3 Walter E Foran Blvd, Flemington, NJ, United StatesLooking for free fun? Come learn Swing Dancing! Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing, and many more styles!
Central Park Swings ft. Live Music
King Jagiello Plaza E. 79th St., East Side of the Turtle Pond, New York, NY, United StatesAn outdoor swing music concert and dance open to public. The music is live and there is a dance lesson at the start. You can come just for the music or you can bust out your own dancing. All of our events are permitted through NYC Parks and Recreation. Events are subject to cancellation due to weather.
Beginner Swing Dance with Brooke McDaniel
Steps on Broadway 2121 Broadway, New York, NY, United StatesBrooke McDaniel will be teaching an open beginner swing class every Sunday at 5 PM at Steps on Broadway.
The Deep Dive | Fusion Workshop
The Pearling Principle 252 W 30th St, Apt 8A, New York, NY, United StatesCome discover the heart of fusion dance with Brendan & Arielle. Our workshop will explore subtle partnered connections, opportunities for authentic expression, gentle approaches to explosive lifts, and how best […]
Seaport Swings
Tin Building by Jean-Georges 96 South St, New York, NY, United StatesCome support Seaport Swings at our trial run with new venue management. If we get enough people, we would like to continue this event throughout the summer like last year. […]
Swing Basics, Lindy Hop & Charleston with Paolo Lanna & Lauren Bova
Danznik Studios 240 W 37th St Fl 2, New York, NY, United StatesLed by swing veteran Paolo Lanna and Lauren Bova, they will be teaching Swing, Charleston & Lindy Hop.
Intro to Lindy Hop (Level 3) with Milo & Nissreen
Ripley-Grier Studios (72nd St) 131 W 72nd St, New York, NY, United StatesLearn the fundamental steps and classic stylings of this original NYC, African American dance form. No partner required. Swing experience required.
Lindy Variations & Vocabulary (Level 4) with Milo & Nissreen
Ripley-Grier Studios (72nd St) 131 W 72nd St, New York, NY, United StatesThe 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.
Intermediate Level Class w/ Michael Stavola & Kristen Shaw
Ballroom Dancesport 163 Boston Post Rd, Orange, CT, United States$20 per class or class card / Advanced Beginner / Intermediate class taught by Michael Stavola and Kristen Shaw
Speakeasy Swing Dance ft. Evan Hamaguchi & Friends
The Back Room 102 Norfolk St, New York, NY, United StatesSwing dancing at Back Room Speakeasy Sessions - "most deliberate recreation of an actual speakeasy"– in it's 10th year since May 2012!
Air of the Month! with AJ & Laura
5th Wall Studio 156 N 4th St #7, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesHey friends! I'm starting a monthly aerials workshop series, and YOU'RE invited! Let's throw some air!!
Beginner West Coast Swing with Robert Royston
Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine Dance Studio 320 W 37th St, Fl 2, New York, NY, United StatesJoin champion Robert Royston to start out right with good West Coast swing foundation steps!
Groovin’ Tuesdays – California Mix Lesson & Social
Knights of Columbus 105 Grove Street, Maywood, NJ, United StatesGroovin' Tuesday is happening weekly. West Coast Swing, Hustle, Salsa, 2 Step & more
Harlem’s Lindy Hop Tuesdays!
Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Community Center 34 W 134th St, New York, NY, United StatesA 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.
Lindy Hop with Gaby & Nathan
92NY 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY, United StatesTaught 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.
Beginner & Intermediate Classes + Social Dance w/ Angelique Early
First Congressional Church 837 Main Street, East Hartford, CT, United StatesTake West Coast Swing lessons with WestCoastJamn!
Advanced West Coast Swing with Robert Royston
Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine Dance Studio 320 W 37th St, Fl 2, New York, NY, United StatesJoin champion Robert Royston in this weekly class focused on advanced west coast swing.
Advanced Beginner West Coast Swing with Tybaldt Ulrich
Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine Dance Studio 320 W 37th St, Fl 2, New York, NY, United StatesTake Advanced Beginner West Coast Swing classes with Tybaldt, right after Robert Royston's Beginner WCS class.