Beginner : Let the Music Groove You
Rhythm is a key part of what makes Lindy Hop the dance that it is! Syncing up with your partner to the beat of the music is the first thing you'll do in every dance. In this class you'll learn important 8 count Lindy Hop patterns like the Lindy Circle, all while practicing the skills you need for identifying, matching, syncopating, and playing around with the beat of the music. No partner and no experience necessary.
Beginner Teachers: Kevin Weng & Max Ramirez
Intermediate: TBD
Paul and Irina are busy working up a fun and challenging class to help grow your dancing, but aren't ready to share it just yet!
Intermediate Teachers: Paul Riding & Irina Semenova
Intermediate Elective: A Different Intro To Balboa!
This is the second month of our Beginner Balboa classes, which will cover different material than last month, so you can join regardless of whether or not you took last month's class! Balboa is a swing dance that originated in Southern California in the 1920s and enjoyed huge popularity during the 1930s and 1940s. Because it emphasizes rhythmic weight shifts, subtle movements, and closed-position partnering, Balboa is ideal for very fast tempos (around 180 to 300 beats per minute). As a dance, balboa is frequently integrated with lindy hop, with dancers sometimes even switching back and forth within one song!
Elective Topics Teacher: Annie Kirkwood & Tom Galvin
Advanced Topics: Triple Steps and Step-Steps
This series is 3 weeks long: June 4th, 11th, & 18th.
LBN and Practice Session on June 25th included!
Requires prior approval for advanced topics see here.
In this class, we'll break existing patterns and explore new ones to help us learn about how to lead and follow different kinds of footwork, and how we can use those skills to make our dancing more comfortable, interesting, and musical!
Advanced Topics Teachers: Amanda Collins & Calvin Lu
Practice sESSION
Intermediate/Advanced Practice Session is held on the last Thursday of each month at 7-8pm, right before the dance.
These practices are meant for dancers who are very comfortable with Intermediate content, have danced and taken classes regularly for at least a year, and are willing to be more collaborative and self-directed than a typical class setting. Ideas will be given for inspiration, but you are encouraged to bring your own ideas to work on. Coming with a dance partner is not required but is allowed and recommended. Expect to workshop moves and ideas with other dancers, give and receive constructive feedback, and build connections in the Lindy Hop community!