NYC Swing Dance Classes & Events

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

Taught by Gaby Cook & Nathan Bugh. Learn the building blocks of Vernacular Jazz movement. Learn vocabulary, and the unique character of early jazz dance.

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…

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

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…

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…

Exciting News! "The Swing Set" Classes Are Expanding and Welcoming New Dancers! After running our beloved swing dance classes for a while now, Samantha Pincus and I (Ryan Grose) are…

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…

Progress in Jitterbug and East Coast Swing by learning more involved patterns with more advanced footwork.

Join Gaby Cook & AJ Howard for Lindy 200, a taster class for intermediate Lindy Hop students. Each stand-alone class will include socially-led combinations, technique for improvement and drills to…

Somewhere in the middle of nowhere is a speakeasy in the sky… here the band is swinging, the singer singing, the tapper tapping, and a burlesque dancer peeling away all…

Swing Dancing Thursdays in NYC since 2001! We’re thrilled to be back to our regular Thursday nights!

Brooke McDaniel will be teaching an open beginner swing class every Sunday at 5 PM at Steps on Broadway.

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

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…

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

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…

Exciting News! "The Swing Set" Classes Are Expanding and Welcoming New Dancers! After running our beloved swing dance classes for a while now, Samantha Pincus and I (Ryan Grose) are…

WHITE HEAT is the monthly dance celebrating the NYC balboa community. On the last Tuesday of every month, we have live music, DJs, and the Bal Bar. This is a…

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…

Progress in Jitterbug and East Coast Swing by learning more involved patterns with more advanced footwork.

Join Gaby Cook & AJ Howard for Lindy 200, a taster class for intermediate Lindy Hop students. Each stand-alone class will include socially-led combinations, technique for improvement and drills to…

Join us 2nd and 4th Wednesdays for Midtown Swings' DJ'ed weekly social lindy hop dance hosted by AJ Howard and Gaby Cook!

Somewhere in the middle of nowhere is a speakeasy in the sky… here the band is swinging, the singer singing, the tapper tapping, and a burlesque dancer peeling away all…