You’ve probably tried a few other swing dances, like Balboa, Blues or Shag and are still hungry for new ideas and technical knowledge that may improve your dancing skills. You love dancing to live music and are putting more and more emphasis on improvisation, musicality and partner connection. You can dance freely to various tempos: 110 – 200 bpm incorporating different rhythms, movement patterns and other improvisational elements into your dancing. You dance regularly: you take weekly classes, attend social dance evenings, and, on occasion, you participate in local and international workshops. You’ve been dancing Lindy Hop for a minimum of 24 months. You know most of the basic steps from the Shim Sham routine, such as stomps, Tacky Annie, pushes, half breaks, breaks, boogie back, boogie forward etc. You’ve been dancing Authentic Jazz and Solo Charleston for 12 months (or a tad less, but are catching on quickly due to your background in partner swing dancing and your familiarity with jazz and swing music from the 1930s, ’40s and 50s). You can dance to 120 – 180 bpm music with ease. You are able to add simple swing-out variations to your dancing. You feel comfortable playing with different rhythms, such as groove walks, charleston steps, kick steps, triple steps etc, and have no trouble staying on beat. It’s possible this isn’t your first international dance event. You’ve been taking regular Lindy Hop classes for at least 18 months and have attended a few local workshops. In addition, you know some basic solo jazz rhythms and steps. You would like to improve your dance vocabulary and connection with your partner, but still feel the need to improve your overall dancing technique.

You dance to different mid tempos with ease.

You alternate structures of 6 and 8 counts fluently and have integrated them in your social dancing. You’ve been taking regular Lindy Hop classes for at least 12 months and are enthusiastic about learning more! You feel comfortable mixing basic rhythms, such as groove walks, charleston steps, triple steps etc., and can incorporate a few swing-out variations to your dancing. If you’d like to ensure the best possible learning experience for yourself and everyone else in your group, please be honest in your self-assessment and remember: in the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few. ALL students must be fully vaccinated, status will be checked upon arrival.DISCLAIMER: Please make sure you review your SOLO dancing skills along with your experience in partner dancing, since the level you register for will include both styles of dancing. If you have flu like systems, or someone close to you does, please stay home. *This class follows all COVID-19 rules and regulations as outlined by the DHHS website. Please bring a valid student ID to your first class. *Student discount available, check the student box to receive your 15% off. NO CASH, everyone must sign up online, or pay at the door with a credit card. That means we start right at the very beginning in week 1, and steadily build up and out each week. We teach lindy hop in four week progressive courses. We will be rotating partners, but if you and a partner would like to sign up and not rotate, we respect and welcome that. So no drop ins. We are excited to dance with you!

We'll be expanding our knowledge around music and its structure, adding to our confidence as dancers and partner dancers. We will be tapping into our natural instinct and ear for when things start and finish. In this block is a chance to hone in on the music and how it makes us feel. Level 3 consists of six blocks of four week classes.

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