Spot Dance. Swing. Swing dance has many variations and names. Swing, Jump Swing, Jive, Jitterbug, Boogie Woogie, Lindy Charleston, Shag…East Coast is the easiest of the swing dances to learn. It’s also one of the most commonly known dances in America.
Spot Dance. Swing. Swing dance has many variations and names. Swing, Jump Swing, Jive, Jitterbug, Boogie Woogie, Lindy Charleston, Shag…East Coast is the easiest of the swing dances to learn. It’s also one of the most commonly known dances in America.
Fun energetic music! With its roots in Lindy Hop, the original swing dance, Swing has been around since the 1920’s, and has evolved with each decade’s popular music. It is also great for big band, rock n’ roll, and blues music. We teach several variations including Lindy Hop.
Ballroom smooth dances like Waltz and Tango. Ballroom Latin and Club Latin dances like Cha Cha, Salsa and Bachata. Swing dances like East Coast Swing, Lindy and West Coast Swing. And Club and Country Dances like Country Two-Step, Hustle and Nightclub Two-Step.
Our reputation for teaching social dancing in the Portland area is one of the best! Join us and add movement, social activity, personal achievement and joy to your life!
Whether east coast, west coast, or some Jitterbug, you will learn to swing the night away.
Want to enter a competition or just learn a few basic dance steps, it is our pleasure to help you become the kind of dancer you wish to be.
Swing is a carefree and joyous dance that became popular in the 1940's. It is danced to up-tempo music from Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong and 50's style rock and roll, to bands playing in today's current Los Angeles swing dance scene.
This class will explore the basics of west coast swing, touching on connection, rhythm, and the most crucial foundations of the dance. Great for beginners and returning dancers.
New to Swing dancing? Been to a few drop-in lessons around town and looking for more? This is the class for you! It’s designed as a 3-month series (taken in no particular order), each month-long session focusing on a slightly different aspect of what makes this dance so great.
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