Class descriptions

(subject to change)

Swing Rueda w/Megan & Trevor - Swing Rueda is an exciting, very social, group lindy swing dance! Adapted from Salsa Rueda by Jeff Miller and Elaine Hewlett, Swing Rueda is danced in a circle with two or more couples. A dancer calls which the entire circle executes in unison, as the follows travel around the circle dancing one or more moves with each lead. Get ready for a lot of moves and a lot of fun.

Extreme Charleston w/Megan & Trevor - Taking your Charleston to new levels - Extreme Charleston explores the endless variations of Charleston. This workshop is filled with completely leadable patterns that will challenge your lead and follow skills while impressing your partner and onlookers. Get ready to even amaze yourself with variations of Charleston you never thought possible and find out how easily they flow into your Lindy.

Let's Talk About Tone! w/Nicole & Marty - Exploring how varying levels of tone effect body movement (for example swivels).

Eliminating Assumptions w/Nicole & Marty - Leading and following without any assumptions.

Beginner Balboa w/Nicole & Marty - Making Balboa easy!!! Learn or refine your Balboa basic.

A Taste of Blues w/Ria and Damon - Damon and Ria will cover the basics of a number of different Blues dances giving you a broad vocabulary of moves and styles. No matter what style of Blues music is played you will be on the floor living it up.

Flash and Class w/Ria and Damon - This class for Lindy Hoppers and Blues dancers alike, is all about how to impress your partner and anyone else who may be watching. Breathtaking dips, daring lunges, and fun lifts, burn up the floor.

Lindy Hop Basics w/Jen and Ken - Do you want a crash course in your 8-count Lindy Hop moves before you take class with Frankie Manning? Has it been awhile since you actually did a swingout? Want to get warmed up with the basics before you learn all kinds of variations? Then this class is for you! Ken Watanabe and Hep Jen will teach you the basics of 8-count Lindy Hop: the Swingout, the Lindy Circle, the Charleston, styling and turns. This class is offered first thing on Saturday morning for those of you that want to refresh your Lindy Hop skills. Ken and Jen will start you off right!

Taste of the Big Apple w/Jen - Take a bite of the Big Apple, the high energy jazz dance craze from the 1930s! The Big Apple originated in South Carolina and later took New York City by storm. Whitey's Lindy Hoppers choreographed a performance Big Apple, which was performed in several films in the 1930s and 1940s. Learn part of the original choreography as danced by Frankie Manning himself. Hep Jen will lead you through a fun routine full of classic steps like Spank the Baby, Truckin', Flying Charleston, and more!

Tight Like That Charleston w/Jean and Bromley - We'll be teaching the Charleston patterns, transitions and syncopations that really excite us. This will be a fast paced class designed to push everyone to the limit. (Not for the faint of heart).

Stylish Lindy w/Jean and Bromley - While the song goes, "It taint what you do but how you do it," we believe it's actually a little of both. In this class we will be looking at not only lines but some fun moves to accentuate those lines. Be ready for a challenge.

Mad Rhythms for Beginners w/Jean and Bromley - Syncopation and improvisation are key ingredients in jazz music. This class will teach you how to interpret the jazz music by adding syncopations to your own dancing with the added bonus of adding sophistication to basic skills the students already possess.

Partnered Jazz steps w/Owen and Laura - In this class Owen and Laura will show basic Jazz steps and incorporate them into a partnered lindy sequence.

Lindy Routine with hip hop variations w/Owen and Laura - Owen and Laura will teach a lindy choreography that incorporates some basic movement from house and hip hop that fit well with classic lindy hop steps.

Lindy Hop from the Ground Up w/Nathan and Heidi - We'll cover the fundamentals of Lindy Hop including essential footwork, lead/follow technique and Lindy Hop's signature style. This class is perfect for those who are brand new to this classic (and
awesome!) swing dance as well as those who want to practice and polish their basics.

When the Spirit Moves How to dance more musically by doing less w/Nathan and Heidi - Dancing isn't just about doing whiz-bang move-after-move-after-move. It's also about moving as one in tune with your partner and the music. In this class, we'll quiet down our dancing by actually subtracting from and simplifying our basics, so that we can open up space for both partners to play with the connection, dynamics and rhythm...and also give ourselves room for the amazing, unplanned and musically inspired to occur!

Charleston Lindy Hop w/Catrine and Elliott - We will be mixing up the regular Lindy Hop steps with a lot of Charleston steps. We will include some of the traditional figures like behind the back, traveling and side by side Charleston as well as some less common moves. Hoping to accommodate everyone!

Harvest Moon Ball! w/Catrine and Elliott - we'll be emphasizing the madness of Lindy with some crazy moves and lifts ....might be some biting and screaming :)